Mrs. Buchsbaum lives in the house across the street from the Dutch House with her husband. Throughout the years, Maeve and Danny park in front of the Buchsbaums’, watching their childhood home from a distance. One day, just after Danny’s first year of medical school, Mrs. Buchsbaum approaches their car and strikes up conversation, noting that Andrea is a recluse who does not speak to her neighbors. She also says she feels sorry for Norma and Bright, as their mother must be “a very sad person.”