The Testaments

As Daisy sits in Ada’s car, she tries to understand that Neil and Melanie died in a car bombing. Ada destroys Daisy’s phone, saying you cannot be too careful. Daisy thanks Ada for the ride and wants to go back into the school for advice. Ada says that she is in shock and the school will put her in foster care. As Ada drives, she explains that the people who planted the car bomb may be after Daisy, and Daisy must trust her. The police cannot help them. Finally, they reach a Quaker Meeting House and go to the back of the building. It’s full of cots with women lying down on some of them. It’s SanctuCare, the organization that helps Gilead refugees.

Ada instructs Daisy to sit down and wait while she makes arrangements for her. A woman brings Daisy hot tea and a cookie and covers her with a blanket. Daisy watches people come and go, including one woman with a baby. It’s an emotional scene and the SanctuCare worker reassures the crying woman that she’s safe now.

Ada returns and tells Daisy that she needs to change her clothes. In a back room, there are tables full of