Connie confesses to Douglas that she feels their marriage has reached its natural conclusion now that their son is leaving home. While Douglas tries to offer solutions and travel plans, Connie expresses a deep-seated fear of a stagnant future and questions if their 'work' as a couple is finished.
CONNIE: All those years as a parent, being ‘Mum’ until it’s like my name and then suddenly it stops. And I think how empty it’s going to be, every evening, for the rest of our lives, the two of us rattling around. Doesn’t that frighten you?
DOUGLAS: No, we wouldn’t rattle, we’d do things, we’d work. We’d travel -
CONNIE: - and then we’d come home. I have this word in my head; ‘box-sets’. Every time I hear it, I feel my heart racing. I don’t know what it is yet, but I need to find something else.
DOUGLAS: Great. Let’s find it together. Have you only stayed because of Albie?
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