My interpretation of the relationship of Ada and Baines is different than that of Chris White. Something is out of order here, as if he saw a different movie than the one I saw. If I remember correctly, Baines is brought to the beach by Ada and her daughter. Ada refuses to have the piano left there. Baines gives in. The only thing Baines and Ada have in common is pent-up horniness. It seems that Ada hasn't had a man since she was pregnant and Baines may never have had a white/non-Maori woman. Any sexual attraction on Ada's part comes as her clothing comes off onion-skin like, one layer at a time over the course of time. Maybe Baines wears her down or maybe he awakens her repressed feelings. But never did I get the impression that there was any kind of mutual physical attraction. Dennis Ross