Emma's husband Flap was awakened by a nurse's words: ("She's gone").Aurora blamed herself and piteously sobbed to Flap: ("I'm so stupid, so stupid.Somehow, I thought, somehow I thought when she finally went that - that it would be a relief.Oh, my sweet little darling.Oh dear, there's nothing harder! THERE'S NOTHING HARDER!").During the final end credits scene set at Aurora's house after the funeral, Garrett proved his decent, sensitive and fatherly nature when he provided needed support and paid special attention to Emma's long-neglected older boy Tommy: ("Good-lookin' suit there") and won over the reluctant boy:Garrett: I understand you're a swimmer.The next morning after the sun rose, a fleet of snow-speeders left the Rebel base on a search/rescue mission, and one of the young pilots on Rogue Two located them (Han sarcastically joked: "Nice of you guys to drop by") and reported their sighting.Both commanding officers feared what could potentially happen as everyone reported o battle stations and all weapons were readied." The two stopped at a memorial statue, dated 1983, of a dog ("Rover") and cat ("Tabby") pet.He continued: "They all died within a few months eight years ago, every dog and cat in the world.It was like a plague.The disease that killed them was a mysterious virus brought back from outer space by one of the astronauts.The romantic couple includes a wife/mother (stage actress Celia Johnson) looking for escape from her humdrum life and sterile marriage, and a dashing doctor (Trevor Howard in his third film).