Act 5
July 4, 2042, 7:00 pm. Westchester Cemetery. The sun is setting in the horizon. Ted is kneeling at Tracy's grave. Her epitaph reads:
TRACY McCONNELL MOSBY
SEPTEMBER 19, 1984-OCTOBER 4, 2024
BELOVED WIFE, MOTHER, FRIEND
MAY SHE REST IN PEACE
GONE TOO SOON BUT ALWAYS THERE IN OUR HEARTS
TED: Happy Independence Day, honey. [chuckling] It's one of the few things I really can't enjoy telling Robin, even though she finally did end up getting sworn in as a citizen. I don't come here as often as I used to in the late 2020s, but it does not mean I don't miss you any less. [places a bouquet of daisies at her tombstone] You would be happy to know that Penny's wedding plans are going without a hitch. Our dream wedding ceremony will be done through her. My God, she looks more and more like you everyday and whenever I see her, I see you in a way. [sigh] I sometimes think back to 2024 at Farhampton, when you asked, "Which mother does not show up her own daughter's wedding?" Remember how my eyes filled with tears because I knew the answer? [sighs again] It was just a week after your diagnosis and I knew the answer. [reaches into his pocket at pulls out an envelope with "Mom" written on it] We finished mailing the invitations, but Penny insisted I give you one too. [places envelope at base of the tombstone] I wish you could show p for the wedding, honey. I'd be tickled to death (no pun intended) to see your ghost there.
[The sky gets darker. A shooting star goes by. Suddenly a few fireworks start going off.]
TED: Hey, Tracy, I gotta get going. Robin wanted me to take her to see the fireworks. She loves the fireworks, though she still goes "Happy Canada Day!" instead of "Happy ID4!" (They fall around the same time.) See you later, I love you! [kisses tombstone]
End of Act 5