Emily was joining them to watch her own burial. But as the scene unfolded, she discovered she had the option of ineffably going back, somehow, and reliving moments from her life. The other souls pleaded with her not to; it’s too painful, they said. Finally, the Stage Manager explained why: “You not only live it,” he told her, “but you watch yourself living it. And as you watch it, you see the thing that they—down there—never know. You see the future. You know what’s going to happen afterwards.”
