▁Tony ▁is ▁" mer ely " ▁a ▁teacher , ▁while ▁Rick ▁is ▁wealth y ▁like ▁Add ie ' s ▁husband , ▁Ben ▁Ol son . ▁Marie ▁and ▁Tony ▁plan ▁to ▁wed ▁on ▁Thanks g iving ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁but ▁Tony ▁calls ▁it ▁off ▁the ▁night ▁before . ▁Marie ▁grows ▁de pressed ▁and ▁attempts ▁suic ide , ▁but ▁Tony ' s ▁father ▁Craig ▁cons oles ▁her . ▁Marie ▁mar ries ▁Craig ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁becomes ▁pre gn ant ▁by ▁him . ▁So on ▁she ▁suff ers ▁a ▁mis car riage ▁and ▁falls ▁into ▁another ▁deep ▁de pression , ▁which ▁he ▁cannot ▁lift . ▁She ▁begins ▁hall uc in ating , ▁imag ining ▁she ▁he ars ▁b ab ies ▁cry ing . ▁Her ▁mis car riage ▁even ▁makes ▁her ▁doubt ▁her ▁belief ▁in ▁God , ▁but ▁she ▁eventually ▁res umes ▁att ending ▁church ▁regularly . ▁Craig ▁then ▁finds ▁out ▁why ▁Tony ▁dump ed ▁Marie : ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁a ▁rare ▁blood ▁disease ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁her ▁to ▁watch ▁him ▁die . ▁But ▁now ▁Tony ▁has ▁fully ▁recovered . ▁Real izing ▁that ▁Tony ▁still ▁lov es ▁Marie , ▁Craig ▁divor ces ▁her ▁to ▁let ▁her ▁be ▁with ▁Tony . ▁But ▁Marie ▁has ▁changed . ▁She ▁dist rust s ▁Tony , ▁and ▁they ▁break ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Tony ▁leaves ▁S alem . ▁ ▁Marie ▁starts ▁work ▁at ▁S alem ▁University ▁Hospital ▁as ▁a ▁lab ▁techn ician ▁assist ing ▁Dr . ▁Mark