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__**Chapter 10: May's Suicide**__

August, June, Rosaleen and Lily look for May. They find her dead, in the river.

Police visit and ask questions of them. After the autopsy, May is brought back to the house and they hold a vigil. Lily remembers the good parts of May.

Zach comes back - he thinks that May's death is his fault. June reassures him that it could have been anyone's fault, but ultimately, it was May that did it.

August, Zach & Lily drape the beehives with black crepe material. August tells some stories about bees.

The daughters of Mary come to mourn May but joke around. Lily feels like part of the family.

August finds May's suicide note. She tells June to marry Neil.

Lily hears bees as the coffin is lowered into the ground.