Heroes

His final mission now complete, Francis visits the nuns in their convent, asking for Sister Mathilde, his and Nicole’s former 7th grade teacher. He hopes that she may have kept in touch with Nicole after she left and will be able to tell him where she lives now.

When Sister Mathilde arrives, Francis respectfully removes his Red Sox cap and introduces himself by his real name. After pleasantries, he asks the sister if she knows where Nicole went after she abruptly left Frenchtown, worried that she may have left to become a nun herself.

Thankfully for Francis, Sister Mathilde explains that Nicole and her family simply moved back to Albany. When pressed, she admits that Nicole seemed unhappy when she came to the convent to say goodbye. She then asks Francis why that might have been, which reveals to Francis that Nicole when Nicole withdrew into the convent after being raped, she never confided in the nuns the details of her trauma.

Thinking that a familiar face might be a nice surprise for Nicole, Sister Mathilde gives Francis her new address in Albany. Before Francis leaves, Sister Mathilde gently tells him she hopes his wounds will heal soon. Instinctively, Francis tells her that he will be going to Dr. Abrams’s clinic to have his face reconstructed soon. All the while, he wonders if it is a special sin to lie to a nun. Brushing the thought aside, he sets out to reunite with his childhood sweetheart.