Louisa and Calder visit Calder’s parents in Richmond, Massachusetts. They search for a new house along the Housatonic River in Massachusetts, while also considering real estate in Tarrytown and New City, New York; Yaphank, Long Island; and Westport and Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Calder and fellow artist Ben Shahn act as honorary co-chairmen for the Artists Committee to Free Siqueiros to call for the release of the Mexican painter, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and they promote an exhibition at the ACA Galllery of his work. Under arrest since 1960, Siqueiros is freed 14 June 1964.