She decides to call in the help of an art historian from the local museum. After she told the man her story, he immediately came to pick up the painting for further research. From the goodness of his heart, the art historian decide to use his tricks of the trade on a painting done as a hobby instead of on truly historical artworks for once.
The following weeks were extremely hard on Charlotte. She mourns the loss of her husband and, at the same time, has to wait for a call from the museum. To pass the time, she went on lots of walks and visited her children frequently. She looks back melancholically on the beautiful marriage she had.