The Librarianist

The timeline shifts forward to 2006. When Bob learns that Chip is Connie, he is unsure what to do. He realizes that this information changes nothing, but still he calls Maria and tells her he needs to take a break from volunteering. He assures her he will return. That day, as he tries to climb the stairs, Bob falls. Believing he may have broken a hip, Bob cannot move. A young man appears at his door and enters the house, finding Bob in need of help. The man calls an ambulance and, as they wait, explains to Bob that he is selling windows. Bob asks to hear his sales pitch and the man complies. The ambulance takes Bob to a nearby hospital, and the salesman wishes him well.

Bob has indeed broken his hip; he is placed in a body cast and put on a Demerol drip.

Linus Webster visits, and they watch an episode of Linus’s favorite television show. As Linus leaves, he gives Bob a letter from Maria. In it, she expresses her happiness that Bob is healing and explains that, because another residence has been found for Connie, she is moving out. Bob, Maria explains, is welcome to become a resident, occupying Connie’s former room.