The silence of uncertainty is the most prevalent among emotions experienced between Uncle Charlie and his lovely niece, but not before their connection is established by a display of very affectionate exchanges. He comes back in her life after what we suspect is a lengthy absence; bored and passive about the grind of routine – especially in a house with aloof parents and two outspoken younger siblings – she longs for his company just as a telegram arrives announcing his return home. The moment almost seems to occur as an exchange of psychic rapport, and they reunite in a display of admiration that implies years of loyal commonality. Did they grow this close because they were so alike, or do they share histories that have strengthened the attachment? The answer isn’t so important when the context of his mysterious visit begins to fill her mind with questions, and just as his secretive nature eludes even the closest of his relatives, there is young and observant Charlie staring back at him with a sharp brow, quietly indicating that there is no deception great enough to keep hidden from her all-seeing eyes.
