Sigmificance of Arlo van Cleeb's Farm

Near What Cheer, Iowa, the van Cleeb farm is famous for being the site of the September 21, 1978 crash of Midwest Airlines Flight 997. Rebecca Jones was a toddler and one of five survivors of the crash. When Jane and Rebecca re-visit the farm, they are unaware that Oliver is behind corn stalks watching them. It is here that Oliver realizes he does not know what to say that will invite them back to San Diego, back into his family.