A snowy afternoon begins with Joanna and her mother watching heavy snow; Joanna asks who the visiting man is and learns he’s her mother’s first love. The mother recalls losing Joanna’s father in her senior year, then reveals he left unpaid debts and took a bribe from the Collins family, and court summons now threaten their home. Joanna says she’s arranged a way out and will no longer stay trapped. The mother confesses she wasn’t a good wife or mother. As they prepare to separate, someone slips—"Are you okay?"—and their plan to leave hangs unresolved.