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Phineas introduces Jeannie to an oil driller named Hank. While driving to the ranch, Hank explains that he did not serve in World War II because he has color blindness. Jeannie doesn’t mind and is glad for his help.
Hank spends his time studying property maps. He later has supper before Jeannie and apologizes for missing her company.
While preparing for work the next morning, Jeannie and Hank engage in flirtatious banter. She tells him that she hasn’t been with anyone romantically, which leads Hank to share that he is awkward around people too. When they retire to their rooms that night, Jeannie leaves her door open in case he comes.
After hiding out in Mexico for the past two years, María has returned to look for her birth certificate, though she has already learned about the fire that destroyed her home. Peter resolves to shelter her and help her procure the documents she needs to prove her American citizenship.
When Peter brings up the subject of the massacre, María intuits that he wants to be forgiven for his participation. That night, Peter is haunted by nightmares of mob violence, as well as memories of his friendship with Pedro. He gets up and goes to María’s room just as she is about to flee.
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