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.
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.
A nighttime confrontation between a mother and son. The son accuses her of having an affair with his uncle, and killing his father. He’s found a doctor in Chinatown who will be able to prove his father was poisoned. The mother claims she did it to end his pain.
A couple argue: Keith is trying to interrupt Erica's rant.
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.
A young Chinese/Canadian woman (Xiao Lian) faces a difficult choice: Honour her family’s traditional past or embrace a more modern future. Her father dwells on the memory of his deceased wife and honours her by performing the Qingming funeral tradition. Meanwhile, Xiao Lian’s two friends want her to get out and be more social. Her ...
We hear Keith teaching a child to play violin. Alex listens happily while Jackie wishes she was still at work.