Summary

Of all the schools in the area, the school attended by June and Greta puts on the best musicals each year. This year Greta is cast as Bloody Mary in the play South Pacific because she sings very well and she can be made to look Polynesian. June is at home alone the first time that Toby calls. She hangs up and he calls back, telling the answering machine he is calling about Finn. June dials her Uncle's number, and the man picks up so she hangs up.

June learns that Finn is dying from AIDS when her mother takes her to the Mount Kisco Diner. June and her mother sit in a booth with dessert in front of them when her mother tells her that her favorite person is the whole world is dying from AIDS.

Finn's funeral occurs on a Thursday...