The doctor at the hospital wants to list alcoholism and pneumonia as the cause of death, but Katie is adamant that alcoholism not be listed on Johnny's death certificate. The next morning, Katie tells the children that their father has died and not to cry. McShane takes Katie to the hospital, where she sits and watches Johnny die.

Finally, McShane appears at the door to tell Katie that Johnny has been found unconscious in the street and he is dying. The lack of money, Johnny's emotional breakdown, and the shortage of food will make this Christmas season a particularly unhappy one.Ĭhapter 36: After awakening the next day, Johnny leaves the apartment and disappears for two days. Johnny is extraordinarily proud of his union pin, and the thought of not having it makes him fall to pieces. The Waiters Union has kicked him out and is demanding their union pin be returned. Only Katie, Johnny, and Francie know that the baby is not Sissy's.Ĭhapter 35: One day, Johnny comes home and is crying hysterically. She convinces her husband that she has given birth to the baby and that he is the father. When Lucia's baby girl is ten days old, Sissy brings her new daughter home. She offers to adopt the baby and to provide food for Lucia and her siblings and mother during the pregnancy.

Sissy visits the family one day when the father is not home. Lucia's father has locked her in her room and is giving her only bread and water. She learns of a young girl, Lucia, who is unmarried and pregnant. Chapter 34: In spite of all the babies who have died, Sissy still wants a baby.

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