Evelyn’s history picks back up a few years after
Celia leaves her.
John dies of a heart attack just before he turns 50.
Connor is five, and Evelyn doesn’t know how to explain to her why
Harry is so sad and only gets out of bed to drink. Evelyn wants to comfort Celia, but she knows she can’t, so she tries to help Harry by staying at his apartment with Connor and making sure he eats and bathes. Harry is visibly distraught at the funeral, and though Evelyn knows this seems suspicious to those who believe that Harry and John were just friends, she doesn’t tell Harry to hide his feelings. Celia barely looks at Evelyn during the service. Connor recognizes Celia as “the nice one” from
Little Women, which confirms to Evelyn that her family has fallen apart.