Summary

In Chapter 23, Carrie meets Cadence and her mother at the dock. On the boat ride to the island, Cadence thinks about the summer ahead and hopes she will still feel at home. She catches a glimpse of Windemere, and then cranes her neck to see the turret of Clairmont but it isn’t there. The trees, including the big maple with the tire swing, are gone. The house that sits in Clairmont’s place is described as being sleek and modern with a Japanese garden. Cadence is hit by a wave of grief. Her mother notices and orders her to be normal. As the boat turns toward the shore, Cadence sees The Liars by the perimeter path.

In Chapter 24, it is only the younger children who meet the boat at the dock. Taft tells Cadence that Mirren read him...