The Price of Losing Her Episode 1

Episode 1 · 37 episodes · Aria, Michael, Abby (Abigail)

Episode 1 recap

Aria gets a positive test confirming she is six weeks pregnant on her third wedding anniversary. She leaves Michael a celebratory voice note. Soon after, Michael walks into her clinic in his pilot uniform, holding up his pregnant first love, Abby. Michael denies knowing Aria when Abby asks. Aria performs Abby's ultrasound exam while Michael fawns over her. Once they leave, Aria calls another doctor and books an abortion seven days out.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: Celebrating Three Years of Marriage
Aria reviews her six-week pregnancy report inside her hospital examination room. It is her third wedding anniversary with Michael. She pulls out her phone and records a cheerful voice message to Michael to celebrate their milestone together.
00:27: A Pilot and His First Love
Michael walks into Aria's examination room wearing his airline pilot uniform. He carefully holds and guides Abby, who is heavily pregnant. Abby looks at Aria and asks Michael if he knows her. Michael immediately tells Abby that he does not.
01:19: Ultrasound for a Fragile Patient
Aria gives Abby an ultrasound, noting Abby is thirty-eight weeks pregnant. Michael strokes Abby's hair and tells Aria to handle Abby gently because she feels pain easily. An assisting nurse tells Abby that Michael is a wonderful husband and father.
02:33: Memories of One-Sided Pursuit
Aria remembers pursuing Michael since she was twenty years old. She took ninety-nine steps toward him across basketball courts, cafes, and their living room. Through all those years, Michael continued staring at old photographs of Abby, his first love.
03:22: Setting a Seven-Day Deadline
Michael leaves the clinic with Abby. Alone in the room, Aria dials another doctor. She schedules an abortion for seven days later. She then opens a memo app on her phone and types out a countdown note for the procedure.

Key lines from episode 1

“No.”
Michael · Michael says this when Abby asks if he knows Aria during the hospital visit.

“Doctor, please be careful. My Abby has always been fragile and sensitive to pain.”
Michael · Michael warns Aria to be gentle while Aria performs Abby's ultrasound examination.

“Doctor, please schedule an abortion procedure for me. Just set the date for seven days from now.”
Aria · Aria calls another clinic to terminate her pregnancy after Michael leaves with Abby.

How episode 1 ends

After Michael walks out with Abby, Aria dials another doctor to book her abortion procedure in seven days. She opens her phone and writes a farewell message to her unborn child with a seven-day countdown. Will Michael ever notice Aria's pregnancy before her scheduled appointment arrives, or will she quietly carry out her departure alone?