The chapter opens with a flashback to the present, where Nemo is playing with his brother, Jake, and his mother, Laurie. The flashback shows that Laurie is jealous of Jake's affections for his sister, Rachel, and that she is upset that Jake is spending so much time with his father. She tells him that she will make up with him when he comes home, and she promises to be friends with Rachel.
The chapter opens with a flashback to the present, where Nemo is playing with his brother, Jake, and his mother, Laurie. The flashback shows that Laurie is jealous of Jake's affections for his sister, Rachel, and that she is upset that Jake is spending so much time with his father. She tells him that she will make up with him when he comes home, and she promises to be friends with Rachel.