A married couple decides to separate while their young son attends an art class in a nearby building. James and Patricia are an unremarkable couple. They fell in love, got married, bought a house and had a child. They sit silently in their car keeping secrets as a means to counter the burden of their married life. From a dull conversation emerges a hurtful argument and the two are at a loss to explain any reason to stay together. As the argument peaks, their seven-year-old son suddenly appears with a curious set of drawings which make James and Patricia wonder why they would ever want to be apart.