Twain chose to write a lullaby to commemorate his adult daughter, which Stephen recites to himself wading waist-high in the Ligurian Sea. He and Nancy stand holding hands, bracing themselves against the waves in the same water that stole Jonathan's life. Parents say that their children will always be their "babies," and maybe that's most true for parents in mourning.
Episode three is Disclaimer's strongest so far. If you ignore the present-day story line, which is hammy and boring, it's two small, sad stories that make sense told side by side. Young Catherine and Jonathan in the throes of their desire; days later, Nancy and Stephen in the storm of their grief.
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