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It is 1953. When the door opens, Louise is shocked to see Joe standing there. She is reminded that he is the love of her life, and he has come to help her search for answers. He listens to her news, and she is surprised to learn that he took care of the children on his own after she left.
Louise flashes back to Germany, 1944. She finds Ian, and he tells her they cannot be intimate anymore, and that it never should have happened. She agrees, a little hurt. He says they cannot let what happened to Franny “interfere” with their work. He knows Louise spoke with one of the POWs; he is angry and says he can’t protect her. She confronts him about Franny’s request for his help and the strange circumstances of her death. Ian tells Louise she’s being sent home, and it’s her own fault for refusing to follow instructions.
It is 1944. One morning, while Helaine is setting up her counter in Lévitan, she hears that the Allies have landed in Normandy. Collaborators begin to flee the city, and Miriam fears she will have to make her escape sooner than she planned.
By Pam Jenoff