Chapter 7 Summary

At the Anna Beach, Elsa and Dieter snipe at each other over coffee until she surprisingly suggests that they go to his room, where she succeeds in reducing their relationship to mere crudeness. Vonni visits Maria to help in the kitchen and offer advice on how to handle well-meaning but interfering relatives. She tells of a hardship in her past and assures Maria that she will someday laugh again. Thomas invites David and Fiona to stay with him after discovering that neither wants to return home.

Andreas and Georgi are alone at the station. They discuss the events of the day and talk about their sister Christina, who lived too far away to attend the funeral. A lonely Maria asks Vonni to spend the night. Her bed is too big and empty. Vonnie agrees after warning that she snores. That's okay, Maria tells...