Leo, a civil engineer, receives a text from his boss Lilith advising him to budget his time better. It's Friday evening and he's working at his desk before a planned family movie outing. He considers skipping the movie to keep working, rationalizing that he won't be interacting with his family during the film anyway.

His wife Neve reminds him their daughter Bridie is looking forward to the movie. Leo reflects on the aftermath of Bridie overhearing about the prediction that he would die in a workplace accident. Bridie spent nearly two weeks in distress—suffering insomnia, stomachaches, and tears—while researching psychics' accurate predictions and ways civil engineers die on the job. Their son Oli, by contrast, dismissed the prediction entirely, calling the woman a scammer. Eventually Bridie moved on to worrying about a math exam she ultimately failed, and the family was swept back into their busy routine.

Leo acknowledges that the prediction has made him slightly more safety-conscious when visiting the construction site of a major underground railway station project he's been managing. However, he's caught between his boss Lilith's demand for desk hours and the construction crews wanting him on-site more often, creating a persistent time-management struggle.

Neve tries to persuade Leo to stop working by citing a palliative-care nurse's list of top deathbed regrets, including "I wish I hadn't worked so hard" and "I wish I'd stayed in touch with my friends." Leo pushes back, arguing that dying men forget they needed and wanted to work. Neve considers his point but warns him not to miss his children growing up. Leo agrees to come to the movie but doesn't stand up, and Neve ultimately leaves without him, sighing that she doesn't want him fretting over work during the film. Leo returns to his keyboard, ignoring the regrets Neve has shared.