At an adoption event, a wealthy couple insists on pretending to be poor to adopt a daughter and vows to raise her simply. Children choose covered boxes; Cindy grabs a gold coin while Lucy must pick last. Lucy freezes, remembering her past life: the Shaws adopted her, she was bargained off and humiliated, and another choice once led to poverty. Peers and a resentful voice pressure her to open the box now. She hesitates with her hand over the lid, forced to decide whether to risk repeating past suffering.