Too Late to Come Home, Nora Episode 6

Episode 6 · Owen, Nora, Adrian Hawthorne

Episode 6 recap

Nora hangs up after warning Owen to stay inside, while Adrian Hawthorne complains about Milo needing sleep. In the dark room, Owen crawls over and pushes the refrigerator shut, but the seal fails. He dreams of Nora releasing a white dove into the mist. Owen wakes to rain and stomach cramps with his phone at thirty percent. Finding bloated, rotten groceries, he swallows dry sugar and dials Nora's number.

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Episode 6 scene by scene

00:00: A Warning at the Campfire
By the campfire, Nora warns Owen she will not want him if he leaves the apartment. Adrian Hawthorne tells her to stop wasting time because Milo needs sleep. Nora tells Owen to stop calling and ends the call.
00:15: Closing the Refrigerator Door
Owen sits alone on the pitch-black floor. He notices a pale glow coming from the cracked refrigerator. He crawls across the kitchen and shoves the door closed with his hands, but the rubber seal fails to shut completely.
00:26: The White Dove Dream
In a dream, Owen sees Nora return alongside Adrian Hawthorne and Milo. Nora carries a white dove in her hands and lets it fly. The dove vanishes into heavy white mist while Owen reaches out and fails to grasp it.
00:39: Rotten Groceries and Rain
Rain falls outside as Owen wakes up clutching his painful stomach. His phone screen displays thirty percent battery life. He crawls toward the kitchen and opens the refrigerator, finding bloated packages and smelling spoiled, rotten food inside.
01:01: Dry Sugar for Breakfast
Owen searches the kitchen counters for bread or cookies and finds nothing. Starving, he eats dry granules of sugar straight out of a plastic bag. He clutches his aching stomach and dials Nora to report the spoiled food.

Key lines from episode 6

“If you go outside, I really won't want you anymore.”
Nora · Nora threatens Owen over the phone when he asks to leave the dark apartment.

“Nora, don't waste time with him. Milo needs to sleep.”
Adrian · Adrian urges Nora to hang up so the baby can rest by the campfire.

“Stop calling me.”
Nora · Nora cuts Owen off right before hanging up her phone at the campsite.

“Nora, all the food's gone bad.”
Owen · Owen calls Nora in panic after discovering spoiled groceries in the warm refrigerator.

How episode 6 ends

Owen clutches his cramping stomach while sitting on the kitchen floor. With no bread or cookies left, he swallows dry sugar from a bag and dials Nora's number to say the food is rotten. Will Nora listen to Owen's plea and return, or will she and Adrian ignore his call again?