Nancy befriends a homeless man and struggles with how best to help him:
The centenary of the order of St. Raymond Nonnatus is approaching, and Sister Julienne has once again overstretched herself and become ill. She is struck by such dizziness that Fred must help her home; Dr. Turner diagnoses an ear infection, and orders her to rest until she is better. Sister Hilda is eager to take over the planning of the centenary celebrations, but Sister Julienne wants Shelagh to organize it, to Hilda’s disappointment.
Nancy is in the Buckle general store when the same man comes limping in to try to buy alcohol. Fred chides Violet and her for commenting on the man’s smell and laughing at him, and follows him to gift him some soda and cigarettes. Nancy decides to try to help him too, and brings him a walking stick that evening. He shares his name, Bernard, as well as stories of his mother—Nancy’s Irish accent reminds him of her. But he won’t accept treatment for his foot, which he can’t feel.
Thelma finally insists that Julie visit the clinic, where she is diagnosed with an infection. The medical staff and Thelma argue that Julie must put her career on hold until she has the baby, no matter the audition. Mo wants to proceed with Julie’s career, but he also fears he won’t be able to market an unwed mother.
Violet is nervous for her meeting with a government minister. She ends up disappointed: the outcome is a plan to address the complaints about the homeless men with an increased police presence. She doesn’t like the plan, but feels she must address the concerns of her constituents. Fred contends that Bernard and the others like him are her constituents just as much as those complaining about them.
Violet visits Bernard in the hospital with some treats and goods. He is dying of pneumonia. Nancy sits with him and learns about his hard life: his mother drowned herself when he was a child; he was robbed of the little money he had; he joined the Navy and was in the war. He always struggled, and decided it would be best to come home to Poplar where he could remember his mother.
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