Chapters 4 - 6 Summary

Diane and Emily help Ola pack. Ola plans to give almost everything away but she wants to go through it first so that old and worn things can be discarded first. As they work, Ola talks about Martha Jackson, her close friend. Martha has a video camera and has spent many hours taping various things. Ola hopes that Martha will make some videotapes for her, so she can watch them later and remember her friends. Emily calls Martha and asks.

In Chapter 5, Martha brings the video camera to Ola's house. Instead of using it herself, she teaches Emily how to use it and then leaves the camera and several blank tapes. Emily starts by doing a video interview with Martha, right there in the front yard. Martha recalls how she first met Ola in 1964—after criticizing the choice of yellow...