After Paul's death, the Reverend John Maclean searches for answers that he seems unable to find in his beliefs:
Reverend Maclean: Is there anything else you can tell me?
Norman Maclean: Nearly all the bones in his hand were broken.
The Reverend Maclean rises from the table to leave, digesting what Norman has told him, then pauses and continues:
Reverend Maclean: Which hand?
Norman Maclean: His right hand.
After some time has gone by:
Older Norman - [narrating]:
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As time passes, my father struggled for more to hold on to, asking me again and again: had I told him everything. And I finally said to him, "maybe all I know about Paul is that he was a fine fisherman." "You know more than that," my father said; "he was beautiful." And that was the last time we spoke of my brother's death.
First we see young Norman and Paul fishing, then older Norman remembering as he fishes alone:
Older Norman - [narrating]: Paul Hello, Jess. Jessie Hey, Paul. Paul How's your brother? Jessie You both left him alone.
Older Norman - [narrating]: Paul Hello, Jess. Jessie Hey, Paul. Paul How's your brother? Jessie You both left him alone.
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