Mabeline sat in her wheelchair, staring through her apartment window as a winter wind howled. Her caretaker, Jane, arrived with breakfast, and they discussed the day ahead. Mabeline's eyes wandered outside, settling on a haggard man with a dog. There was something oddly familiar about him, stirring up memories of her long-lost son, Ezekiel, who had vanished after her paralysis. As she watched, a mix of hope and fear welled inside her. But the revelation of Ezekiel's true identity would only be the beginning of what Mabeline was prepared to do next.