Paul visits Baxter Dawes in hospital after learning from Dr Jameson that he is seriously ill with typhoid. Clara reproaches herself for how she has treated her husband and cracks begin to appear in her and Paul's relationship. For Paul, he is still trying to come to terms with the news of his mother's terminal cancer diagnosis as he and Annie continue to nurse her. But as Gertrude continues to defy doctors predictions, Paul makes a terrible decision that he lives to regret.