While waiting for a show to start, Lee and Ben meet at a the Covina Center for the Performing Arts. Their connection is immediate--charming, goofy, a little awkward, and the most natural thing in the world. However, Lee becomes self-conscious when she notices a white lady, older than herself, eavesdropping on their conversation. Although this ends their conversation on an awkward note, Lee waits for Ben after the show. They decide to get dinner together. The date goes unexpectedly well; they speak honestly about the anticipation instilled in them by their parents about interracial dating--surrounded themselves by young people in the restaurant who do not share the same kind of upbringing--and this openness kicks off a longer conversation about the lives they've had. It turns out they come from the same hometown and were both politically active in the 60s. Lee worked for a Non-Profit, which became her career. The two of them enjoy their time so much that they don't want to part ways, and Lee invites Ben to her house for a glass of wine. When they meet each other again, however, nervousness sets in. Lee opens up more about her father, and Ben shares a story from the war. They feel the weight of the prejudice that filled their lifetimes, but also the understanding that this prejudice was a lie. As pathetic as it is, Lee believes that her father moved her family to Chicago because she befriended an African American boy playing by the river. As she speaks about the boy, Ben changes demeanor, as if experiencing deja vu.