At a family cookout, Cole discovers his six-year-old son Ethan’s beloved stuffed animals burned to ash in the fire pit, an act his brother Bradley dismisses as harmless fun meant to toughen the boy up. When their father Walter sides with Bradley instead of defending Ethan, Cole picks up his crying son and walks out without another word.

The very next day, Walter shows up at Cole’s door, not to apologize for the cruelty Ethan endured, but to beg Cole for help saving Bradley’s job, revealing exactly where the family’s priorities have always stood.