Doc Golightly’s Search

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Doc’s journey to New York brings Holly face to face with a loving past, but their reunion cannot reverse her decision to leave Texas.

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A Father’s Search A Father’s Search from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The Long Absence Lulamae Disappears Doc says his wife left without explanation, leaving him and the children heartbroken.

A Father’s Search from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The Long Absence Lulamae Disappears Doc says his wife left without explanation, leaving him and the children heartbroken.

The Long Absence Lulamae Disappears Doc says his wife left without explanation, leaving him and the children heartbroken. He has spent years wondering where she went and whether she might return. Fred’s Letter A letter from Fred gives Doc Holly’s New York address. The news offers the first practical chance to find the girl he still calls Lulamae.

The Photograph The Photograph from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Family Picture A Childhood Image Doc shows the narrator a faded photograph of children on a porch.

The Photograph from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Family Picture A Childhood Image Doc shows the narrator a faded photograph of children on a porch.

A Family Picture A Childhood Image Doc shows the narrator a faded photograph of children on a porch. A plump little girl in the picture resembles the Holly he knows. Identity Recovered Doc explains that the girl was Lulamae Barnes, whom he married as a child. The photograph makes Holly’s hidden history tangible to the narrator.

The Request for Help The Request for Help from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Careful Approach Seeking a Friend Doc asks the narrator to tell Holly he is nearby rather than surprise her.

The Request for Help from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Careful Approach Seeking a Friend Doc asks the narrator to tell Holly he is nearby rather than surprise her.

A Careful Approach Seeking a Friend Doc asks the narrator to tell Holly he is nearby rather than surprise her. He wants to avoid frightening her and still hopes she will come home. The Narrator’s Doubt The narrator sees the sincerity in Doc’s request, though he recognizes that Holly has changed. His task becomes an uneasy bridge between the past and present.

The Reunion The Reunion from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Lulamae and Holly Meet A Name from Home When the narrator calls her Lulamae, Holly understands that Doc is waiting.

The Reunion from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Lulamae and Holly Meet A Name from Home When the narrator calls her Lulamae, Holly understands that Doc is waiting.

Lulamae and Holly Meet A Name from Home When the narrator calls her Lulamae, Holly understands that Doc is waiting. She rushes into the hall, searching for him and calling for Fred. Tender Recognition Doc reaches her, and after a moment of uncertainty she touches his face and greets him. Their embrace shows that affection survived the long separation.

The Separate Departures The Separate Departures from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Love Without Return A Night Together Holly and Doc spend the night talking and wandering around a bus station.

The Separate Departures from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Love Without Return A Night Together Holly and Doc spend the night talking and wandering around a bus station.

Love Without Return A Night Together Holly and Doc spend the night talking and wandering around a bus station. Doc hopes she will return to Texas until the final moments. An Honest Parting Holly tells him she is no longer fourteen and cannot resume the old life. They part tenderly, with Doc wishing her luck instead of forcing a return.

Five years before Doc reaches New York

Late spring, before Holly learns Doc is nearby

On the evening Doc arrives in New York City

That evening at Holly’s apartment door

The night after the reunion