Ethan returns from a weekend away to discover that his wife, Natalie, and her parents secretly baptized their daughter, Lily, behind his back. This breach of trust spirals into a deep confrontation about control, partnership, and parenthood. Ethan and Natalie had agreed not to raise Lily in any religion, but Natalie, pressured by her mother, secretly arranged the baptism, lying to Ethan about her involvement. As Ethan processes the betrayal, he demands that her parents never watch Lily unsupervised again. Natalie defends her actions
claiming she was trying to avoid conflict, but Ethan sees it as an unforgivable betrayal. After a tense conversation, he learns that Natalie had been secretly meeting with her mother and the priest to arrange the baptism without his consent. Ethan calls the priest, who apologizes for performing the baptism without his permission,