Aiden's mother, apologizing that she can't be there for him, tells him he must find his father so someone can care for Aiden. Aiden, a self-reliant schoolboy who promises to return for her, receives a set of prayer beads left by his father and is told to use them to find him. He leaves to search and approaches a woman who offers help. When she asks for the father's name, Aiden admits he doesn't know and shows only the beads. The woman leans in and asks, "What kind of beads?"