It is not physical injury which Penny now suffers, but from the deep wound caused by the news of Barry Carlton's death. To her, the scars on her face are mild, the worry of failing eyesight nothing at all. The automobile accident proved fatal to Barry, and now Penny no longer wants to go on living. In her hospital room this morning, Paul, Nora Lang's father has come to visit Penny, to try and give her a new perspective on life after a tragedy.