After Cosmo’s death, she gave Nicolette up for adoption, and the name was changed.

Eventually, she married a small-town politician, and they had Hayden.

In the end, she reaches out now because she has become so old that she is unrecognizable.

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However, it’s revealed that her sister Laura married Cecil and privately had a daughter, Jodie.

Jodie and Cecil both live on the island, with Jodie taking care of Margaret.

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It’s actually because Cecil and Jodie live on the island that Margaret chose to disappear here.

Margaret’s daughter, Nicolette, is also living, as is her child, Hayden.

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The ending is about more than just family and connection, though.

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