During the night distress signals from a ship are heard by Jelle. He awakens the whole neighborhood but his father hears it last. Jelle tries to save the crew by transferring a line. That works, but the islanders are shocked to see that no one is able to save Jelle from drowning. The pastor now helps Sil with his great grief. In the summer Lobke goes shopping and then suddenly Wietse is standing in front of her; if he never left.