On Thanksgiving a live simulated-lives broadcast begins, led by the Jeans with over a million reservations. Mandy Jean volunteers to simulate her sister Sheila Jean—presented as a notorious most-wanted figure—and vows to expose her crimes and 'change her choices.' The host lists 18 years of Sheila's scams, gambling and betrayals that destroyed the family: grandma died, parents vanished, the siblings became orphans. The system connects; Mandy is pulled into Sheila's memories, back to 1995 in their old house, where she says, 'Honey, I'm home!' She intends to alter Sheila's choices, but the simulation's early stage leaves the result unknown.