Seeking Son — Catherine attempts to reconnect with Simon Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon BergerLocation: City
First Meeting — Awkward first encounter after years apart Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon BergerLocation: Café
Shattered Expectations
Catherine discovers Simon is involved with her best friend Sarah, creating emotional turmoil and threatening her reconciliation efforts.
Key Events
Discovery — Catherine discovers Simon and Sarah's relationship Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon Berger, Sarah GordonLocation: City
Confrontation — Emotional confrontation between the three Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon Berger, Sarah GordonLocation: Apartment
Distance — Catherine and Simon grow apart again Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon BergerLocation: City
Rebuilding Bridges
Despite obstacles, Catherine persists in her efforts to connect with Simon, eventually finding support in unexpected places.
Key Events
Distance — Catherine and Simon grow apart again Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon BergerLocation: City
Reflection — Catherine reflects on her situation Characters: Catherine Berger, PatrickLocation: Park
Reconciliation Attempt — Catherine makes another effort to connect Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon BergerLocation: Simon's Home
Breakthrough — Understanding begins to form Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon Berger, Sarah GordonLocation: Family Home
New Family — New family dynamic established Characters: Catherine Berger, Simon Berger, Sarah Gordon, La fille de Sarah, PatrickLocation: Home
Story Breakdown
Past Trauma — Catherine's imprisonment for killing her rapist boss
Prison Sentence — Time served for murder
Birth of Simon — Son born during incarceration
Reconnection Journey — Catherine's efforts to rebuild relationship with Simon
Initial Approach — First attempts to contact Simon
Emotional Distance — Struggles with unfamiliarity
Persistence — Catherine's unwavering commitment
Complicating Factors — Obstacles to reconciliation
Sarah's Relationship — Simon involved with Catherine's best friend
Betrayal — Feelings of hurt and jealousy
Emotional Turmoil — Threat to reconciliation efforts
Resolution — New family dynamic formed
Understanding — Gradual building of trust
New Romance — Catherine finds connection with Patrick
Family Reconciliation — New kind of family established
Imprisoned as an accessory to murder, Catherine gives birth to a son she conceived in prison. Eighteen years later, her sentence served, she is reunited with the boy, Simon, who has remained in an orphanage the entire time. She is accompanied by toothsome prison buddy Sarah, and gradually these people whose lives have been frozen in time "thaw" and get on with the business of living.
