One month after the aquarium renovations, Tova prepares for a Scrabble match in her new waterfront condominium while Cameron brings snacks and banter. Cameron has left the aquarium for long days with a contractor, plans community college engineering prerequisites, and insists on paying his own way. Their easy routine signals their growing bond.

As Thanksgiving arrives, Tova and Cameron set a table for three, with Avery promising to stop by later. Cameron hopes Marco might join and even buys a Nerf football. Ethan arrives early, increasingly at home in Tova’s living room and reverently spinning records on Will’s old turntable. When Ethan appears wearing Cameron’s old “Moth Sausage” T-shirt, they realize Cameron’s long-missing duffel has finally turned up on Ethan’s porch.

After dinner, the three stroll the waterfront and pause before a new bronze octopus statue Tova funded. Tova now volunteers at the renovated aquarium, helping visitors understand the giant Pacific octopus. Pippa the Grippa remains shy, and the sea cucumbers are stable, underscoring that Marcellus was truly exceptional.

They continue past the jetty and toward the shoreline below Tova’s former house. Tova recalls returning once to retrieve her gray cat, who now divides time between outdoor beach patrols and warm perches inside the condo. Back at the pier, she privately acknowledges her enduring grief for Erik and Marcellus before rejoining Cameron and Ethan, ready to welcome Avery with pie and return to their Scrabble game.