Emily takes steps to ensure that her family won’t repeat their past mistakes. The Amherst gang gathers for a fond farewell.
Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.
Emily tries to connect with the pain of war by writing to a Union Army colonel and visiting a war hospital. Henry takes a new job teaching soldiers.
When she learns that Sam plans to publish her poem, Emily embraces being his latest discovery while attending one of Sue's salons.
