A solemn Monica stands in the woods, reflecting on the events that transpired there earlier. Tess appears, reminding Monica that some ""days humans behave so badly to one another that it's all an angel can do to keep loving them."" The caseworker recalls how this assignment began. Fed up with the ""Yeah, whatever"" generation, Mike O'Connor questioned the significance of his career on the eve of his 20th anniversary as a teacher. Into his life walked Monica, his new student teacher. Unfortunately, so did Lucas Tremaine and Danielle Dawson, two petty criminals who randomly targeted Mike for kidnapping. Monica tacitly revealed herself to Mike, giving him counsel during his ordeal. The situation began to look less grim when the teacher recognized Danielle as a former pupil. But the violate Lucas forced Mike to get into the car's trunk while en route to steal the teacher's boat at Lake Washington. Unable to free Mike from the trunk, Monica encouraged him by playing the videotape his cl