5: Sunday 14 April 1912. The deck of an Atlantic liner Edward has married Edith Harris, and they are on their honeymoon. They speculate blithely how long the initial bliss of marriage will last. As they walk off, she lifts her cloak from where it has been draped on the ship rail, revealing the name Titanic on a lifebelt. The lights fade into complete darkness; the orchestra plays "Nearer, My God, to Thee " very quietly. Scene 6: Tuesday 4 August 1914. The Marryots' drawing-room War has been declared. Robert and Joe are keen to join the army. Jane is horrified, and refuses to indulge in the jingoisim she sees around her. Scene 7: 1914–1915–1916–1917–1918. Marching Soldiers are seen endlessly marching. The orchestra plays songs of the First World War. Scene 8: Tuesday 22 October 1918. A restaurant Joe and Fanny – now a rising young actress – are dining in a West End restaurant. Joe is in army officer's uniform. He is on leave but is about to return to the Front. They discuss marriage, but she envisages opposition from his family, and bids him wait until he is back from the war for good. Scene 9: Tuesday 22 October 1918. A railway station Jane sees Joe off at the railway station. Like many of the women on the platform she is distressed. Scene 10: Monday 11 November 1918. The Marryots' drawing-room Ellen visits Jane, having found out that Joe is emotionally involved with her daughter. The two mothers fall out: Ellen thinks Jane regards Fanny as beneath Joe socially. As Ellen is leaving, the maid brings in a telegram. Jane opens it and tells Ellen. "You needn't worry about Fanny and Joe any more, Ellen. He won't be able to come back at all, because he's dead." Scene 11: Monday 11 November 1918. Trafalgar Square Surrounded by the frantic revelry of Armistice Night, Jane is walking, dazed, through Trafalgar Square. With tears streaming down her face, she cheers wildly and waves a rattle, while the band plays "Land of Hope and Glory ". Part III Scene 1: Tuesday 31 December 1929. The Marryot's drawing room Margaret and Jane, both now elderly, are sitting by the fire. Margaret leaves, after wishing a happy New Year to Jane and Robert, who has come in to drink a New Year toast with his wife. Jane drinks first to him and then