Part 2, Chapter 5, 1950 Summary

Sita Kozka. Sita is now thirty and is living happily in Fargo, North Dakota. Sita is still modeling for a local department store. Recently, Sita ended a relationship with a married man and is now being pursued by an Argus man she knew from childhood, Jimmy. Sita knows he wants to ask her to marry him, but she keeps putting him off. Today she is thinking about a letter Mary forwarded to her that is addressed to the Kozka family. The letter talks about a baby that a woman took into her home and now feels that it is the right time to tell the family where he is. The woman says the boy is to be ordained later that month and invites the family to attend. Sita has no idea what the letter is talking about. However, while ice-skating with...