The Names

While working in Egypt, Bear cancels an arrangement to attend a concert with Lily in Paris. Lily meets a friend at a restaurant instead. As the two women sit outside, a man steps from a car with a gun and opens fire.

Bear sees a news flash announcing a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. Discovering Lily was shot and critically injured, he flies to France, regretting spending so much time away from his girlfriend. Lily recovers, and Bear accompanies her back to England, accepting a job at a British museum. Apologizing to Lily for his former wanderlust, Bear explains that he always felt the need to live up to the adventurous associations of his name. Bear and Lily buy a house in Brighton near Maia and her wife Charlotte. Cora and Mehri also live nearby. Bear has stayed in regular touch with Cian since Sílbhe’s death and asks him to make an engagement ring for Lily. When Cian addresses him as “my boy,” Bear is profoundly moved.

Buying snacks for Orla’s pregnancy cravings, Julian sees a newspaper headline about the Paris terrorist attacks. When he returns home, the couple discusses possible names for the baby.