Over time, Peg learns to omit mention of the man down the street. Her letters say nothing of his smile or kind words; of the way he takes to Erin. She discovers BJ takes no comfort in knowing his family has someone they can turn to. For what Peg can make of BJ's coded letters, he was is aggravation enough and who is she to add to it?
She no longer reminds BJ of the young man, as if ignoring him will leave Peg free to ignore her thoughts of the words 'replacement'.
Peg notices BJ no longer mentions Hawkeye.