In the operating room a child's mother is prepped for emergency surgery when Mr. Hawkins orders the procedure paused after staff say a diamond ring and longevity lock on her are stolen property belonging to Mr. Powers. The child insists, "I didn't steal them," and pleads with Dr. Dale to operate, but hospital administrators, afraid of offending the powerful Powers family, demand the items returned and delay the surgery. Later a man who matches a photo is accused of theft and the child asks, "Are you my father?" The surgery is stalled as that revelation hangs unresolved.