Part 2, Chapter 14 Summary

Chapter 14 -Scott is washing dishes when he hears Karen return. She finds him in the kitchen and, filling his silence, apologizes for leaving at a bad time. Later, after Karen has cried and they've taken a long walk (during which Karen reveals that she has brought the contact sheets of Brita's photographs of Bill), they spend the night together, sometimes talking, sometimes sitting in silence, sometimes making love, sometimes sleeping. They then spend the next day studying Brita's pictures and considering what she may have been trying to do with them. Narration comments on Scott's intent to catalog them all, based on the (often very subtle) differences between the frames.

The next morning, Scott tells Karen they have to prepare themselves for the likelihood that Bill will not be returning. He explains that their financial circumstances are secure, but they may...