As usual, Mustafa’s email buoys Nuri’s flagging hope. His own successful connection with the British community suggests that finding another home similar to the one they lost is not impossible. Drawing attention to the Syrian man on the bench suggests that he may have connections that will help Nuri and Afra escape. Nuri and Afra share a brief moment of connection, implying that their old selves are still within them, buried beneath their trauma.