▁Bro oks , ▁a ▁new com er ▁to ▁S alem . ▁So on ▁they ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁and ▁begin ▁d ating . ▁But ▁Tom ▁and ▁Alice ▁notice ▁striking ▁similar ities ▁between ▁Dr . ▁Bro oks ▁and ▁their ▁dead ▁son , ▁Tommy . ▁Marie ' s ▁brother ▁Mic key ▁and ▁Tom ▁investigate ▁and ▁find ▁proof ▁that ▁Dr . ▁Bro oks ▁is ▁Tommy . ▁Tommy ▁was ▁a ▁P OW ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁pres umed ▁dead , ▁but ▁he ▁saved ▁a ▁Soviet ▁soldier ' s ▁life ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁a ▁re construct ed ▁face ▁in ▁return . ▁Marie ▁is ▁dev ast ated ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁d ating ▁her ▁own ▁brother . ▁ ▁Marie ▁leaves ▁S alem ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁medical ▁mission ary ▁in ▁Africa ▁but ▁returns ▁when ▁her ▁brother ▁Bill ▁k ills ▁Tommy ' s ▁ex - w ife ▁K itt y . ▁She ▁eventually ▁moves ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁she ▁becomes ▁involved ▁with ▁Alex ▁Marshall ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁H ale y . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁fl ing ▁with ▁Alex ▁and ▁be ars ▁his ▁child , ▁whom ▁she ▁gives ▁up ▁for ▁ad option ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁join ▁a ▁convent . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁now ▁a ▁nun , ▁she ▁returns ▁for ▁a ▁visit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Marie ▁returns ▁home ▁and ▁runs ▁into ▁Alex . ▁See ing ▁him ▁brings ▁back ▁tra um atic ▁mem ories ▁of ▁dru gs , ▁sad omas och istic ▁behavior , ▁the ▁pre gn ancy , ▁and ▁the ▁death