The episode opens with a woman, Miss Foster, being told by a doctor that her young daughter Emma has suffered a severe allergic reaction that triggered a pre-existing heart condition, requiring hospitalization. Faced with a sudden six-thousand-dollar medical bill she cannot pay, she promises her daughter she will find the money. In desperation, she asks her employer for an emergency payroll advance but is immediately fired by her supervisor. As she reels from this setback, her attention is caught by a man named Ethan; his presence feels strangely familiar, sparking a memory she cannot place.