Part 2, Chapter 15 Summary

Rose and Dolores plan the reception after the funeral, making a list for groceries and discussing who might attend. Rose is adamant that none of the other sisters will attend besides Celesta. Dolores insists all the sisters will come as well as their mother's friends. She silently thinks of Fran and hopes that she will make it, though Rose has no news of her. Rose does know where Eva is, however, and sends Dolores to a retirement home to see her.

Dolores meets with Eva and finds a woman who is much more fragile than the woman she remembers. Eva is nervous during their talk and tells Dolores if she wants to know about the past, she should go to the old Moonlight. Eva also tells Dolores that Salvatore's body has recently been recovered from the mud at the bottom of...