Katherine and Charles are a couple who live in Brooklyn. They were married and became pregnant seven months ago. Though there is some debate about whether or not Charles is the father — since both had an affair around the time Katherine became pregnant — she nonetheless insists that the baby is his and that she wouldn't have married him had it not been. As they relax at home, Katherine starts to feel contraction-like pains, and they call their obstetrician, Dr. Horner, to seek his advice. Horner tells them that it's probably nothing, and not to call him again until the pain is undeniably a contraction and they are ten minutes apart. Once the pain becomes unbearable for Katherine, they make their way to the hospital, and she tells Charles to stay by her side through it. The scene at the hospital is chaotic, and Charles pays the deposit for the room in a rush, and doesn't even get dressed in sterile covers before he joins Katherine. When Horner arrives, however, he orders Charles out furiously, angry that he may have contaminated the room. Later, Charles is in the waiting room when Horner apologizes for his outburst and informs him that his son has been born two months early with severe respiratory problems, and they're doing everything they can for him. Within hours, Horner tells Charles that the baby has died. Charles thinks this is a sign that he and Katherine should consider separating, and that they should not feel trapped in the relationship just because their child died. When he's finally allowed to see Katherine, she tells him that the baby taught her how to be more open with him in their relationship. She insists that the baby has brought them closer together.