When the deaf-surrogate mother of a deaf baby believes the parents are harming her by suggesting a cochlear implant, she takes matters into her own hands to protect the baby.
- Abusive Parents:
- To call Ava's mom cold and distant would be an insult to cold and distant parents everywhere.
- Why Ava kidnaps Lucie, believing her parents are abusing her by suggesting a cochlear implant.
- Technology Marches On: In-Universe. Ava got implants as a child, but the relative primitive nature of them left her with constant headaches, so she doesn't use them. This is what spurs her worry about Lucie, despite people assuring her the technology is much more advanced now.
- Teen Pregnancy: Ava previously got pregnant at 16.
