: A recurring belief that windows must be opened to let a soul free after death—a tradition Grace desperately tries to uphold for Mary.
: The "bad business" of the episode centers on Mary’s agonizing death following a botched abortion. Grace wakes to find her friend dead in their shared bed, a trauma that mirrors her mother's death during their Atlantic passage.
: The episode starkly illustrates how women of lower socioeconomic status were often silenced, highlighting the irony that Grace had to be convicted of murder just to have a voice. Viewing Experience
: The episode is structured around omens and predictions, including a palm reader's grim outlook and a game with apple skins that foreshadows Mary’s untimely end.
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