Episode: 4
Claire walks into the dining room and finds her parents, Noah, and Ellie planning renovations. The room falls silent immediately. Her mother mentions they bought a house months ago. Claire asks for the entrance code, which only uses Noah and Ellie's birthdates. When Claire asks for her own birthdate, Mom cannot reply. Dad laughs that her early delivery caused constant trouble. Claire sits weeping in silence.
Claire steps into the dining room unannounced. Her parents, Noah, and Ellie are gathered around the table reviewing renovation plans and paint samples for a new property. The entire family stops talking the second they notice her standing there.
Claire sits down at the dining table to eat. Mom awkwardly explains that the family purchased the new house half a year ago. She claims they never found the right moment to share the news with Claire.
Claire asks for the new home's entry code and notices the digits match Noah and Ellie's birthdays. She then questions her mother about her own birth date. Mom freezes on the spot and cannot give an answer.
Dad laughs and brings up Claire's birth during a December snowstorm. He remarks that her premature delivery nearly killed Mom and brought nothing but headaches from the start. Claire looks down at her plate, crying silently.
“What's the door code?”
“617923”
“When's my birthday?”
“You forgot your own birthday?”
“She always says you were making trouble for her before you were even born.”
Dad treats Claire's traumatic birth as a casual joke, claiming she caused trouble before she even arrived. Claire grips her trembling fork and weeps quietly over her plate while her family watches without offering comfort. Will Claire confront them about their deliberate neglect, or will she silently endure their cruelty until she can escape?