Peggy’s sister, Anita, looks to be at least ten years older than Peggy (Peggy is supposed to be in her early twenties). Actually, Anita looks MUCH older than that, but women did back then with the heavy makeup and severe hair (plus, Peggy still dresses like a teenager, with the full skirts and ponytails).
Yes, the baby is Peggy’s and he lives with, and is being cared for by, her sister and brother-in-law (the guy on the couch). We don’t know how they explain the baby to others (their neighbors, fellow churchgoers, etc.) exactly, but apparently it was a common thing for young, unwed girls to have their illegitimate kids raised by older siblings or their own parents. They could have explained the new baby as an adoption (which it was) without identifying Peggy as the mother (no one in the congregation knew she was pregnant anyway). My guess is that Peggy wanted to place the child up for adoption but that her family interfered, had the state step in to declare her incompetent, and adopted the baby because they thought it was the right thing to do.
We don't know if Pete knows...I don't think he does. I think Anita telling the priest that her sister "seduced a married man" was just her way of trying to make Peggy look bad. I doubt Peggy would have ever told her family exactly who the baby's father was.
Updated On: 8/19/08 at 03:14 PM
