Just the Nicest Couple

Nina wakes up feeling ill after drinking a bottle of wine the previous night. Jake still hasn’t returned home. Lily texts Nina, checking on Jake, and Nina updates her about his continued absence. At school, Nina runs into Ryan, who asks about Nina’s mom. Ryan asks Nina if she has any other family to help care for her mom. Nina reports that she is an only child, and her father left when she was young. She doesn’t consider caring for her mother a burden and is happy to do it alone.

Nina receives a call from Jake’s office. His colleagues are concerned about his absence from work. Nina cannot believe that Jake would willingly miss work, and she starts to suspect that Jake’s disappearance isn’t intentional. Nina rushes to the police station, having her student teacher cover her classes. Nina reports Jake missing, and a police officer asks her several questions about Jake. Nina recalls the last time she saw Jake—a cold encounter in which she and Jake gave each other the silent treatment. Nina thinks about their argument again and remembers feeling scared of Jake. The police officer eventually asks Nina if Jake could be intentionally staying away, and Nina admits that it is possible.