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The story evolves as Carol ultimately decides to keep her baby, a decision that further complicates their lives. After a difficult birth, the couple names their son Jesse, leading them down a path of deception as they adopt a robotic child to cover up their secret. This duality—caring for a real child while fabricating a façade of compliance—creates tension, as they are constantly haunted by the threat of exposure.
However, their secret does not remain hidden for long as their neighbors, Edna and George, encroach upon their lives, drawn by jealousy and suspicion. The couple's increasing visits to see Jesse grow more perilous, leading to a gripping climax where their fabricated family and real family begin to merge dangerously.