The Conditions of Will

Twenty-four-year-old Georgia Carter is at home in her London flat with her roommate Hattie when her sister Maryanne repeatedly calls her. Georgia ignores the calls because she hasn’t been home to Okatie, South Carolina, in 10 years and has never had a good relationship with Maryanne. Just seeing her name reminds Georgia of the life she left behind. When Georgia checks her texts, she sees Maryanne messaged to say that their dad, Will, died of a heart attack the day before. The funeral is at the end of the week and Maryanne wants Georgia to inform their brother Oliver since neither she, their mom—Margaret—or their eldest brother Tennyson has his number.

Georgia tries to understand what she’s feeling before calling Oliver. She reflects on his life over the past years, too. Just like their parents sent Georgia away to school in London, they sent Oliver away to military school in Los Angeles after they discovered he was gay. He’s been in California ever since. He had a few rough years because he developed an addiction to alcohol. He’s in AA and doing better now as far as Georgia knows. She and Oliver used to be best friends but haven’t been as close recently.