Episode 5 · Owen, Nora, Adrian Hawthorne
Owen drinks milk from the refrigerator, finds it sour, and spits it into the trash. He calls Nora to report the spoiled milk. Adrian holds baby Milo and tells Nora that Owen is faking everything to get her home. Nora reprimands Owen, ignoring his tears when he says he is hungry and afraid of the dark. After Nora tells him to eat cold food and wait, Owen asks if he can go find her.
Owen opens the refrigerator and takes out a milk carton. He takes a sip, grimaces at the sour taste, and spits it into the kitchen trash can.
Owen calls Nora to say the milk has turned sour. Adrian holds baby Milo while speaking to Nora, insisting Owen is simply inventing problems to force her to come home.
Nora scolds Owen on the phone for interrupting their trip. Owen weeps, telling her he is hungry and scared in the dark apartment. Nora tells him to eat cold food and sleep.
Owen asks Nora when she will return, but she replies they will speak in a few days. Sitting alone in the darkness, a crying Owen asks if he can come find her.
“Nora, don't go back. He knows you'll give in. He's doing it on purpose.”
“Then eat it cold!”
“Nora, I'm scared.”
“Can I go find you?”
Owen weeps alone in the pitch-black apartment, begging Nora over the phone to let him come find her. Nora offers no comfort and brushes him off for future days. Will Owen defy her orders and leave the dark apartment to seek help, or will he stay trapped inside without drinkable milk and fresh food?