3 , ▁Alice ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Ray ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁river bank ▁and ▁make ▁love ▁(" What ▁Could ▁Be ▁Better "). ▁S omet ime ▁later , ▁Alice ▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁town ▁phys ician ▁after ▁feeling ▁ill ▁only ▁to ▁learn ▁she ▁is ▁pre gn ant . ▁Mayor ▁Dob bs ▁arr anges ▁for ▁Alice ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁a ▁remote ▁cabin ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁her ▁pre gn ancy . ▁She ▁div ides ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁isol ation ▁by ▁kn itting ▁a ▁swe ater ▁for ▁the ▁baby ▁and ▁talking ▁about ▁their ▁child ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁Ray ▁when ▁he ▁vis its ▁(" I ▁Can ' t ▁Wait "). ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁baby ▁son , ▁Alice ▁and ▁her ▁parents ▁learn ▁that ▁Mayor ▁Dob bs ▁has ▁secret ly ▁put ▁the ▁child ▁up ▁for ▁ad option . ▁Alice ▁tries ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁change ▁his ▁mind , ▁but ▁los es ▁the ▁argument ▁(" Please , ▁Don ' t ▁Take ▁Him "). ▁He ▁dep arts ▁with ▁the ▁baby ▁in ▁a ▁val ise ▁and ▁bo ards ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁Hay es ▁Creek ▁before ▁throwing ▁the ▁val ise ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁when ▁no ▁one ▁is ▁looking ▁(" A ▁Man ' s ▁G otta ▁Do ▁[ Re prise ] "). ▁ ▁Act ▁II ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Alice ▁prepar es ▁to ▁attend ▁college ▁in ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁and ▁priv ately ▁year ns ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁son . ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Mar go ▁tal ks ▁with ▁her ▁friends ▁about ▁how ▁she