What Alice Forgot

Alice goes to Family Talent Night at Frannie’s retirement village with Nick, Madison, Tom, and Olivia. Nick’s sister, Ella, and Ella’s son, Billy, are also present. Ella’s coldness surprises Alice because it is not the way Alice remembers her. During the performance, children perform poems, songs, and dances. Olivia performs a cute dance routine, pretending to be a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. Alice is suffused with pride and sees that Nick feels the same way.

Roger and Barb perform a salsa routine. Nick and Alice are embarrassed when they’re chosen to come onto the stage to illustrate how easy it is to learn to salsa. Alice reflects that there is still clearly chemistry between them.

Ben and Elisabeth are on their way to the Family Talent Night when Elisabeth suddenly decides that she wants to return home and watch television.

Ella stares, confused, as Alice treats Nick lovingly. Alice returns Granny Love’s ring to Nick, and Nick and Ella are surprised and grateful. Ella tells Alice that she’s being a cow about the custody battle. Alice responds, unexpectedly, with a memory: a line from a nursery