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Summary

• The protagonist wakes up to find no one else around, which is unusual.
• She makes sandwiches for everyone and finds her daughters working in the orchard.
• They talk about their workload, the weather, and agree to have whitefish for dinner, but avoid discussing the movie they watched.
• Maisie reports that Happy, the Otts' dog, may have old-dog vestibular disease and not a stroke.
• Joe arrives to collect the filled lugs and comments on their silence, which leads to a discussion about the movie being sad.
• Nell asks about their father's performance as Stage Manager, which prompts a conversation about his understated acting and directing style.
• The protagonist reflects on old acting experiences and notices a contrast in the scent of her acting partners.
• The narrative shifts to past rehearsals and managing the cast's alcohol consumption due to their small size and reckless behavior.
• Sebastian, Duke's brother, was intermittently present due to his busy schedule and relationship with Pallace.
• During a tennis game, Duke is playing poorly and ends up vomiting due to earlier drinking.
• Pallace decides to swim instead of playing tennis due to tendinitis, while the protagonist steps in, surprising herself with her good play.
• The protagonist ruptures her Achilles tendon during the game, mistaking it for being shot.
• Maisie and Emily are shocked to learn of their mother's tendon rupture and that Nell is aware of the severity.
• The daughters discuss their ignorance of the mother's injury and speculate on its implications.
• Back in the past, Pallace acknowledges that she must take over the protagonist's role due to her injury and rushes to prepare.
• Duke and Pallace are left standing together as Sebastian drives the injured protagonist to the hospital.
• The protagonist and Sebastian discuss her injury, its sensations, and the recovery process on the way to the hospital.
• Sebastian comforts the protagonist about her worries, and they share a laugh over the phrase "break a leg" as they head towards the hospital.