Jenny’s Search and Reunion

American Woman

This flow traces Rob Frazer’s effort to locate Jenny, from his improvised search to their fraught reunion and renewed collaboration.

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Red Hook Search Red Hook Search from "American Woman". Red Hook Search A Search by Habit Rob Frazer circles Red Hook, treating roads and routines as clues to Jenny’s whereabouts.

Red Hook Search from "American Woman". Red Hook Search A Search by Habit Rob Frazer circles Red Hook, treating roads and routines as clues to Jenny’s whereabouts.

Red Hook Search A Search by Habit Rob Frazer circles Red Hook, treating roads and routines as clues to Jenny’s whereabouts. He assumes that familiar habits make people knowable, even as his search exposes the limits of that confidence. A Narrowing Field His map and inquiries point him toward the river towns.

Wildmoor Clue Wildmoor Clue from "American Woman". Wildmoor Clue The Restoration Trail Rob Frazer learns about an old house and follows the possibility that Jenny works there.

Wildmoor Clue from "American Woman". Wildmoor Clue The Restoration Trail Rob Frazer learns about an old house and follows the possibility that Jenny works there.

Wildmoor Clue The Restoration Trail Rob Frazer learns about an old house and follows the possibility that Jenny works there. At Wildmoor, a tour guide’s reference to an Asian restoration worker turns his guess into a near certainty. A Closed Gate The next day, tours are unavailable, but Jenny’s hand-painted sign confirms his connection to her past.

Station Encounter Station Encounter from "American Woman". Station Encounter The Unexpected Arrival Rob Frazer waits near Rhinecliff’s station and sees Jenny emerge from a train.

Station Encounter from "American Woman". Station Encounter The Unexpected Arrival Rob Frazer waits near Rhinecliff’s station and sees Jenny emerge from a train.

Station Encounter The Unexpected Arrival Rob Frazer waits near Rhinecliff’s station and sees Jenny emerge from a train. The long-imagined reunion arrives as a startling, compressed instant rather than the grand scene he expected. A False Introduction He gives himself the name Ted; Jenny answers with the name Iris, then agrees to talk elsewhere.

A Dangerous Proposal A Dangerous Proposal from "American Woman". A Dangerous Proposal A Pitch for Refuge Rob Frazer asks Jenny to help the three survivors hiding in New York State.

A Dangerous Proposal from "American Woman". A Dangerous Proposal A Pitch for Refuge Rob Frazer asks Jenny to help the three survivors hiding in New York State.

A Dangerous Proposal A Pitch for Refuge Rob Frazer asks Jenny to help the three survivors hiding in New York State. He presents his book scheme as useful to their cause, while also offering Jenny a role and a way out of her precarious situation. Flight from the Meeting Jenny recognizes how recklessly he has linked her to famous fugitives and runs away.

The New Arrangement The New Arrangement from "American Woman". The New Arrangement A Reluctant Return Jenny meets Rob Frazer again and agrees to help with the fugitives’ everyday needs.

The New Arrangement from "American Woman". The New Arrangement A Reluctant Return Jenny meets Rob Frazer again and agrees to help with the fugitives’ everyday needs.

The New Arrangement A Reluctant Return Jenny meets Rob Frazer again and agrees to help with the fugitives’ everyday needs. Her choice brings her into a shared undertaking, but does not restore trust between them or settle their conflicting motives. A Partnership Under Strain The promised book, the fugitives’ safety, and Jenny’s survival pull the group in different directions.

June 3, 1974

June 4, 1974

Early June 1974

The evening after their reunion

After Jenny returns to the farmhouse