when the ship arrives at in new york, bridget is frustrated that while first and second class passengers just go straight to immigration, the steerage class passengers are all required to go through ellis island. marco passes through with no problems, jacob is treated for a gunshot wound that he had suffered during the trouble in his village. bridget too is allowed in, but georgiana is refused entry when she is diagnosed with trachoma an eye disease that can lead to blindness. despite bridget's criticism of the ellis island doctor carl travers, the decision is final, but the sisters' uncle casey, a powerful businessman, arranges for georgiana to return to ireland and then come back on another ship by second class as she wouldn't be checked that way.