Dear Father,
my dear friend, Ilse, lives with her father.
Good morning, Ilse.
Good morning, Emily.
The weather's just great!
I just have this feeling that something good will happen today.
What happened?
You're so full of energy this morning.
Well, you know today is...
Today is?
It's a secret.
By the way, Emily, what brings you here?
I baked a pie.
Both Ilse and her father are as lazy as fat cats.
That's why the interior of their house always looks like the aftermath of a storm.
Ilse's father, Mister Burnley, is a doctor.
He's famous for his eccentricity.
Umm... Would you like some pie, sir?
Thank you, but this will be enough for my breakfast.
The liver is the largest organ inside the human body.
Dad.
It plays a role in metabolism and digestion.
It also handles the storage and conversion of glycogen.
Dad!
Tell me what day is today.
Dad, are you listening?
Dad!
Doctor Burnley!
Please help!
My son fell out of the second storey window!
Put him on the bed.
Does this part hurt?
It hurts! It hurts!
And here?
Tom! Tom, are you all right?
Ilse! Bandages and splints!
Okay.
Hudson, hold him down.
How is he?
It's a fracture.
I shall have to reset it.
Hold him still.
Y-Yes!
Tom, bear with it.
Has some of the pain gone away?
You did well.
That's a brave boy.
Ilse.
Doctor.
There aren't any other injuries other than his leg fracture.
Emily, are you okay?
Y-Yeah.
Were you shocked?
Yeah.
You're completely calm, Ilse?
These things happen every now and then.
Aren't you scared?
Not really. I got used to it.
Thank you so much, Doctor.
Thank you for your help.
I shall drop by tomorrow.
Okay.
Are you going out?
Yes.
I need to give old Dawson his medicine.
Then I have to drop by Maggie Crane's.
I also need to go see Arthur Keane over at White Cross.
So you'll be home late again.
Wash the bed sheets.
Dad!
Today is...
I shall be waiting for you.
I shall be waiting until you return.
Don't stay up for me.
I'm really peeved!
Ilse, you're going to dirty the sheets you just washed.
Does my dad hate me?
Ilse.
Dad is an-
Ilse!
Idiot!
Are you okay?
Ilse, you were saying that today is a what?
Is there some special occasion?
I don't know.
You don't know?
I found this the other day.
The first anniversary.
That's today's date.
Who's this with Doctor Burnley?
Probably my mum.
Dad has never spoken to me about my mum.
Not once?
Not once.
I thought he might tell me about her if I showed him this picture on their anniversary day.
But yet...
You know, Ilse?
What about if we prepared a celebration for the anniversary?
Even though we don't know what anniversary it is?
Yeah.
We shall cook up a feast and decorate the table.
I'm sure Doctor Burnley will be touched.
A feast?
Yeah.
Let's see... I shall bring some cheese and ham over.
We could make some sandwiches with those.
You call that a feast?
Anyway, let's get started, okay?
Hmmm... The yeast is...
Over here.
Ilse, we can't use this.
You better throw it out.
Why not? It looks clean to me.
What shall we do then?
We can't bake bread without yeast.
Um... Where's the baking powder?
It's over here.
Let's make tea bread, then.
Let's start.
Please clean the oven, Ilse.
You're pretty good at this.
That's it, Ilse. Keep it up.
Okay!
All we have to do is clean up...
Ilse, this is the last of it.
We managed to clean up the kitchen, but this place here...
I shall clean it up some other day.
Some other day?
What a lovely spread.
You think so?
Yes, it's absolutely darling!
So, there's a party at the Burnley's right now?
That's right.
I wanted to see the surprised look on Doctor Burnley's face.
But what anniversary is today, I wonder.
Looks like we're having a stormy night.
Oh dear, today is Beatrice's-
Laura.
Is Beatrice, Ilse's mother?
What about her?
She died in an unfortunate accident.
In an accident?
What accident?
Emily!
We're in the middle of supper.
Finish your food.
But!
Emily!
Yes, ma'am.
Mum.
He's back!
Welcome back, Dad!
What a storm.
The winds are so strong, they had me worried there.
Happy anniversary.
I don't know what anniversary it is,
but it has to be one of Mum and Dad's anniversaries, right?
I found that picture the other day.
So I thought of celebrating this anniversary.
Tell me, Dad.
What kind of person was Mum?
What did she like?
You don't need to know.
But Dad...
It's late. Go to bed.
Dad!
Why?
Why won't you tell me anything about Mum?
It's all in the past.
You're always busy and grumpy.
It may be the past for you,
but she's still my mother.
Tell me about her!
I want to know!
You don't need to know about her.
Never bring this up again! Do you hear me?
You old fool!
I hate you!
Ilse.
Ilse!
Fool!
Dad is an old fool!
I hate you!
Do you know where she might have gone?
To think that she would run outside in this weather.
Let's start searching the vicinity.
We have to find her quickly or I fear the consequences.
Would Emily know where she might have gone?
There's no point in worrying her at this unearthly hour.
I might know a couple of places the children frequent.
Calm yourself, Allan.
Storms blow past quickly during this season.
But who knows what might happen to Ilse in this storm.
What happened to Ilse?
She ran out of her house into this storm.
Emily, return at once!
There's nothing you can do now!
Saucy Sal!
Wait there!
Ilse, where are you?
Happy anniversary.
What dreadful weather. I was worried about you.
Charles didn't make it, did he?
The boy was only three.
That tickles.
Ilse!
Allan, you did your best.
Don't cry all by yourself.
You and I...
I've lost too much already.
My bed sheet.
That was incredible!
My leg...
Ilse!
Hey there, Emily.
What are you doing out here, Ilse?
My leg hurts and I can't move.
The most incredible thing just happened.
Why are you here, Emily?
And dressed like that, too.
I left the house in a hurry.
That aside, I shall go get the grown-ups.
Wait for me.
Okay.
I believe you have a sprain.
It should heal quickly if you rest it.
Okay.
Today was the day your mother and I first met.
And it's also her death anniversary.
Happy anniversary.
That night was a stormy night, like tonight.
Beatrice said she had something she had to return to New Moon that day.
I shall be back soon. Watch Ilse for me.
Shall I take it there instead?
The doctor needs his rest.
This is my job.
See you in a while.
She never came back.
She fell into a well and died.
Why didn't I go in her stead?
I should never have let her go alone in that weather.
I...
So that's it. It's not like you hated Mum after all.
Thanks for telling me about her.
I was always uncertain.
I thought that you hated Mum and me.
Wow! It's beautiful!
The sunset looks like a sunny-side-up egg.
Say, Dad.
When is Mum coming back?
I took your mother from you.
You're still here.
You're my one and only Dad.
Dad and I...
I'm glad we're a family.
Beatrice said the same thing, that night.
I forgot about it.
My family is here.
Dad.
It's not too late.
Remember.
I shall always be by your side.
Ilse!
Emily would later learn how happy Ilse felt on that day.
This is really beyond words.
How long since this house was cleaned, I wonder.
You really don't have to do this.
That's right.
We feel more at ease when the house is in this state.
But if Aunt Elizabeth should come to see this...
Aunt Elizabeth is coming?
Yeah.
She's worried about you, Ilse.
This onion has gone bad.
I think I shall go take a walk until she comes-
Ilse.
Too late.
You seem to be in better shape than I had expected.
You should be able to help with the cleaning, yes?
Ouch, my leg suddenly hurts again.
You're holding onto the wrong leg.
Oh, drat!
Emily, stop laughing and clean up.
Yes, ma'am.
This cabbage has gone mushy!
Dear Father,
Ilse and her Dad still lead their same old carefree lifestyle.
But there's one difference...
Her mother's smile watches over both of them.
I've been invited to Rhoda's birthday party.
She suddenly asks me to read her a poem,
but my mind is a blank.
On the next episode of Emily of New Moon:
Rhoda's Trap.
Watch for it!