Cody meets Linda, a famous pilot and friend of his father, and gushes that she'll teach him to fly. At a family dinner the mother feels unwell and asks Skylar, the household maid, to fetch ice wine. Skylar refuses, cites a C-section scar and bleeding, but the adults dismiss her and order her to clean the mess. Cody blows out birthday candles and wishes Linda would be his mother; adults brush it off. The celebration breaks down when another child yells, "Freak! Who said you could eat my cake?", igniting an immediate confrontation.