Alone at home, Dot makes a cup of tea and listens to the late night sounds from the Square. She sits down at the kitchen table and turns on the tape recorder.

She talks about the others who've left messages for Jim, but admits that she finds it hard to express her feelings. She's prayed for him, and hopes that his lack of faith won't be held against him one day.

Dot admired Ethel's free-spirited behaviour. It was different for Dot, however, as her parents never made her feel loved. Her happiest times were spent away from them, when she lived in the country during the war.

After the war, Dot had to leave her Auntie Gwen in Wales, and return to her parents in London. Now she had a little sister, Rose, and felt like she was in the way.

It's nearly six years since she married Jim. She calls him a good husband, and knows that she can be hard work. She knows what people think about her, but she can't change her ways.

Dot remarks that Jim restored her faith in men, after all the awful times she had with Charlie and Nick. Deep down though, Dot's always felt alone, and can't accept that she's lost everyone once again.

Her sadness turns to anger as she expresses her fear of the future. She doesn't know how she'd cope if Jim came home, and was totally reliant on her.

Dot muses that it's no wonder she's religious. The only thing that's kept her going is her faith in a better world that to come. She turns off the machine - relieved that she's managed to say what was on her mind - and goes to bed.