Marilyn #5 December 1959

In "Bellissima," Lissa faces a heart-wrenching choice when she urges Vito to surrender to the police, knowing she must stay behind to care for her ailing sister. As she travels by train to the port, a newspaper headline reveals Vito has been exonerated—leaving her to wonder if he’ll ever forgive her for walking away. Just as her ship prepares to sail for England, Vito arrives, stepping onto the deck with quiet determination, and the journey home begins anew.

In "null," Liz finds something in her eye and asks Tab to accompany her to the chemist’s, where a simple errand takes a playful turn—when Tab catches sight of the shopkeeper, he’s quick to find his own reason to linger. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this brief, sweet moment captures a quiet spark in a moment of everyday routine.

In "Wild Music," Maggie faces a storm of emotions when she learns Jervis, recovering at a nursing home, has been calling out her name. Though she rushes to see him, even breaking off her engagement to Stan, Jervis pushes her away in anger—leaving her to board a north-bound train, unsure what comes next.

In "Come Dance with Me," Cathy’s blind date ghosts her at the dance, leaving her stranded—until she boldly cuts in on a couple during the "ladies excuse me" dance. Her moment of desperation takes a turn when her new partner proves to be a wolf she can’t shake, and just as things get awkward, the saxophonist swoops in with a clever lie: he’s her brother, and it’s time to go home.