Chapter One: Hour of Departure

1. The Windowsill
On the 8th of October, 2006, eleven-year old Kurt Glazkov waits by his windowsill for his father to return home.

He reflects on the divorce of his parents, Alexei and Grace - and how the separation annihilated Kurt's sense of family - with Grace remarrying to an American real-estate agent, Mace Lorraine.

From Alexei's brief perspective, it is revealed that he detests talking about his job, especially on an afternoon from a few years ago, when he explicitly told Kurt to avoid the news.

Kurt thinks back on the mysterious afternoon as he waits for Alexei to return.

2. Universe in Transit
Mace leaves home for a drive to Sydney, where he is due to pick up his estranged son, Luke.

We discover Mace is a real-estate agent from the United States; now divorced from his ex-wife, a high-school sweetheart, Sarah Alamein. Mace feels a great deal of guilt when it comes to his 'old life', and ponders over his maimed relationships with Luke and Sarah as he continues his drive north.

Mace prepares for a 'cosmic collision' as he considers how his son's arrival will impact his relationship with his daughter, Lana, and his current wife, Grace.

3. Mace Lorraine Gets a Call
Mace meets his son, Luke at the Sydney International Airport. Mace quickly picks up that his son has changed a great deal since their last meeting, years ago. When Luke begins to insinuate that Mace is wealthy, Mace reminds him that he expects Luke to find a job and be independent during his stay in Nowra.

Mace gives his son a short tour of the town before taking the two of them home. Luke complains about having a room right next to Lana's, much to Mace's apathy. Not finding any food in the fridge, Mace and Luke share a beer in the backyard. Mace reminds him how grateful he is that Luke has come to visit him - also bringing up that his wife, Grace is away for work. Mace then leaves Luke at the house as he goes to buy groceries.

A flashback to 2000 revisits Mace's last 'happy' night with Sarah and Luke. As she cooks the family dinner, a call arrives from Australia wishing to speak to Mace. It is a single mother, informing Mace he has a daughter in Nowra.

In 2006, Mace is leaving the grocery store when Grace calls to tell him he must pick up her son, as his father has failed to return home.

Mace arrives at the home of Kurt and Alexei Glazkov with the dreadful feeling another 'collision' coming his way, on the other side of the door.