Several years later, after his wife and her family are wiped out by the plague in Florence, he returns to Kingsbridge with his only daughter, Lolla, and establishes his authority as a master builder.
Flere år senere, efter hans kone og hendes familie bliver dræbt af pesten i Firenze, rejser han tilbage til Kingsbridge med sin eneste datter, Lolla, og fastslår sin autoritet som bygmester.