A businessman is waiting for a streetcar, with his back to an unhoused woman. The two silently judge each other. The man is annoyed at seeing someone who wants something for nothing, and the woman is feeling judged for a situation she has no control over. The two finally acknowledge each other, and we discover their shared experience.

In the Blue Room of the Quebec National Assembly, Denis Lortie kills and wounds people with a submachine gun as a protest against Quebec sovereignty.

Allegra has lost her engagement ring.

Zach's class studies the Canada Food Guide, making Zach's tummy grumble.

From the perspective of a beauty mark that progresses into a serious medical complication.

Sydney on her first day at the zoo. Frightened and alone, she thinks of her homeland.

As he tries to get into the train car, James explains to Sydney the elephant why it is best for her to leave the zoo for a new home.

Maupin remembers her romance with the Countess de Florensac.

At a bar, Erica laments the men she chooses. Jackie looks for a rich man- and a rich man walks into the bar.

Jackie demands Alex say something, but Alex doesn't. Erica paces.