On the other side of the world, at the close of her day, a woman bathes her yougest child, the last in a series of tasks that have filled a lonely string of days, months, years. Till now. Tomorrow, she will leave for SanFrancisco. The soap makes a splash when it slips from nervous fingers, but Lorraine is smiling.
Somewhere over the Sea of Japan, a man's restless thoughts fly toward home. After too long mending broken people, he looks forward to mending a fence, his children's toys. The plane makes a splash when it spins in, but Henry is smiling.