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In the car, Julie is upset because she hoped her children would not experience such racism. Knox cheers her up by reminding her of all the people who echoed them, and he tells her that it is not possible to keep them safe from everything. She tells them that the restaurant Lao Lao and Lao Ye worked at when she was younger was vandalized by racists once, but people rallied around them.

Knox spends a lot of time writing kind messages on Nextdoor. People show support on the app for small businesses, especially those owned by Latinx business owners as well as by Black people and Asian people. Knox talks to Andrew, who says he understands why Julie left them alone, but he is worried because of California’s state of emergency. Knox tells him that they want to stay in America.

Julie gets the job she applied for, and she will be working from home due to the virus. The family starts to discuss what would happen if schools close, and Knox does not want this to happen because he is finally successful in school. Bowen tells his siblings that he will help them with their homework if they need it. They now have insurance and will be staying in the US.

Knox tells Bowen and Lea that in order to stay safe while delivering food, he purchased blow-up dinosaur costumes for them to wear. They plan to use a skateboard to put the takeout orders on, push the food to the houses, and pull the money back. While they drive to school, Julie gets a message from the district saying that classes will end at noon, and they will start remote learning.

Nobody knows how long school will be held remotely. Mrs. Turner says she will deliver books to students who do not have any at home. People who get free lunches will still be able to pick them up at the high school. The kids tell Mrs. Turner of the positive impact she has made on their lives.

All three of the Wei-Evans kids set up their desks in the living room so they can work together. Bowen plans to help them with their schoolwork, and they plan to go to the restaurant every day once they finish. Bowen finds out that the track season was canceled because of the virus, and Knox reminds him that he can still train at home. Julie says they must go pick up their refund, and when the children ask what she means, she explains that she had to pay $300 for Bowen to participate, as it was not a school-funded program. When they arrive at Bowen’s school, a boy named Jackson calls to Bowen. Jackson sat by and watched as the other kids picked on Bowen, and he apologizes, and they become friends.

Bowen helps his siblings with their schoolwork. Knox is excited when Bowen tells him he can time him as he practices his running.

The kids get their dinosaur suits and tell their mom that they are for Halloween. They ride their bikes to the restaurant, and Christopher gives them the food and reminds them to disinfect the money they get.

They deliver quite a bit of food. The children go to the house of a man named Mr. Brady who is lonely because he is too old to have his grandchildren near him during the pandemic. Bowen tells him that he will set up his computer so that the man can meet with his grandkids virtually. They all hear a newscast about essential workers, and Mr. Brady tells them that an essential worker is someone whose job is essential for the functioning of society. Mr. Brady gives them $100 for their delivery and for the computer set up.

Julie is excited when she gets off work and sees the food that Christopher’s family sent home with the kids. Julie is happy that everyone’s work is done.

The kids deliver quite a few meals that week, and when Jackson invites Bowen to go running with masks on, Bowen asks Knox to go as well, but Knox feels sick. He has a cough, and Julie says they could not have COVID-19 because they have not been going out. Bowen then explains about the deliveries they have been making. Knox has a fever, and Julie is mad at Bowen for taking the risk of deliveries.

The family goes to the hospital, and Knox is taken to an isolation room. No one, not even Julie, can go in with him. Knox is scared, and Bowen gives Knox his cell phone so he can talk to their father.

Knox is given a COVID-19 test, and he hears oxygen machines in the ward. Knox talks to Andrew and tells him all he has been doing to help Andrew get a job in the US. His father, in turn, apologizes for not figuring out a way to get to the US and tells Knox that he will figure out a way to come now. Knox tells him not to come, because he does not want his dad to get sick on the plane.

Knox has been asleep for three days in the hospital when he wakes up. Knox composes messages in his head to his brother and sister because his phone is dead. In his letter to Bowen, he tells him not to feel guilty because Knox would have made the deliveries even if Bowen tried to stop him—it is part of his hyper-focus.

Knox is woken up by his brother calling his name. The COVID-19 test came back negative. Bowen tells Knox that he just has the flu and that he has been so worried about losing his best friend. Just then, Andrew comes into the room.

Nobody knew that Andrew was coming, and he tells everyone that his job will be okay for a few days with him gone. While Knox was sick, Julie had everyone tested for COVID-19, and everybody tested negative. The doctor who gives them the results has on a cloth mask because they do not have enough surgical masks. Knox gets angry at the Taradippin brothers for hoarding and selling masks. Andrew says he must return to Hong Kong, and the kids want to figure out a way for him to stay.

When Knox gets home, he sees many signs in the home, including ones that say Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate. Julie tells them about Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was shot by police in her home. Julie is brought to tears talking about racism. As soon as Knox feels well enough, the family plans to hang the posters around town. Knox tries to reach the country club to set up the next interview for Andrew, and the kids have set up a romantic evening for their parents in the backyard. They hear their parents talk about how well each of the children is doing since the pandemic began. Julie feels like she has been failing, but she also feels proud of the good that her children have been doing. Julie asks Andrew if he could try to get a job in the US like she did, but he says that she only got a job because she is wonderful. He must go back to Hong Kong, or he will be fired.

Knox finally contacts the man at the country club, but the man tells him that he has no job to offer and that he, himself, might lose his job soon. Knox fills out as many applications for his dad as he can, and he reminds himself to hyper-focus. Knox wants to walk their dog Cody at the dog park, but Bowen is hesitant because he does not want to experience racism like he did with the last dog owners they saw. Bowen reads on his phone that 2,000 surgical masks have been donated to a hospital, and Knox admits that he wrote about the Taradippin brothers on Nextdoor. The family goes to the dog park, and a dog runs toward them, and the owner causes Knox to pause.

The man they see is the one who called Bowen a racist term, and Andrew and Julie are furious with the man who tries to deny what he said. Knox notices the dog’s tags and learns that the man is CJ Axel, who goes home and refuses to apologize. Later in the car, Andrew talks about the history of racism in the US. The kids give their father the folder of all of the job applications they filled out for him. They really want him to stay, but he says going back is the responsible thing to do because something could happen to Julie’s job. He tells them that they will continue to FaceTime daily.

The next morning, Andrew leaves for the airport, as the children prepare to go for a run, Andrew walks in. He tells them that he decided that he has to be courageous and that he is going to stay in the US.