Beth reflects on her favorite photograph of Bobby, a worn picture she carries everywhere in a leather holder Frank bought her. As she empties her overloaded bag, she realizes the photograph is missing and panics, because the image has become a talisman proving that Bobby existed. Frank tries to calm Beth and urges her to think methodically while he searches upstairs.

While Beth is still frantically looking, Gabriel arrives at the door with Leo. Beth is strained and uneasy, already conscious that her movement between her home and Meadowlands has become more precarious since Jimmy's drunken outburst. Gabriel says Leo has something to tell her, and Leo reveals that he took the photograph from Beth's bag.

Beth is first overwhelmed with relief that the picture is safe. Frank then comes downstairs and assumes the photograph simply fell out and that Leo has kindly returned it, but Leo insists on telling the truth: he stole it because he wanted it and likes looking at Bobby. Beth tries to minimize the incident and end the awkward exchange, and Gabriel and Leo leave.

Once the door is shut, the real conflict emerges between Beth and Frank. Frank, hurt and angry, says Bobby was their son and asks why Gabriel and Leo should have any connection to him. When Beth tries to respond, Frank links the moment to her decision to work at Meadowlands, accusing her of ignoring his warnings and demanding to know how she thinks the situation can possibly end.