So Desmond asked her to choose.

She chose him, Dr.

Beck for one planned visit, and me.

Gideon arranged ordinary transportation and a discreet security check, not a convoy that would make the journey feel like an emergency.

At the cottage, Pearl wandered to the porch and touched the place where the old wooden railing had been replaced.

She signed that her mother used to watch boats with her there.

Inside, Desmond found a family photo album.