Standing Beside Her First - Episode 1

A frightened child clings to a man as others push him toward a car, shouting, "Let my dad go! Stop the car!" A calming voice says, "Don't be scared," but the child keeps screaming as the vehicle pulls away. The episode then cuts to Coral being told school already started; Janet appears and says she filed for a leave of absence, insisting, "I'm fine." The shift shows one crisis unfolding on the street while Coral is absent from school. The man's forced removal is left unresolved, and Janet's choice to stay away raises immediate stakes.