The Tendo’s are sad because Ranma’s vanished, and it’s the sisters dead mothers 40th birthday. A solicitor visits with a letter from their mother written years before her death. She speaks to each daughter as if she had seen them yesterday and comments on their boyfriend choices, including Ranma She also tells the story of how she met Soun, she had amnesia and that the amnesia cleared a bit after each child was born. She was horrified when she remembered who she was but her love for her daughters and husband won out.