On Christmas Eve, on her way to work, Ginny meets Harry Dickens at a gas station who is trying to sell some of his possessions in order to support himself and his son. She goes on her way while Jack leaves the children in the car while he goes to the bank to withdraw some of their savings for Christmas shopping. Abbie leaves the car to see Ginny at the grocery store across the street and tells her that Jack is at the bank. She leaves to stop him and her boss fires her. She returns Abbie to the car and enters the bank, which Harry is robbing at gunpoint. Jack attempts to calm Harry down, but he impulsively shoots and kills Jack. He flees in Jack's car with Cal and Abbie still inside. Ginny takes his car to chase after him, but runs out of gas before she can catch up to him. He swerves to avoid the police, but skids off a bridge into the river. Believing she has lost her husband and children, she returns to the house grief-stricken. Gideon rescues the children and the police bring them home. Ginny tells them that their father is dead and is never coming home.