Lola notices something different in Ma.

It isn't the warmth she misses, or the illusion that there must be someone on the other side. It's something harder to define: Ma used to question herself, challenge Lola and follow an idea even when it led somewhere uncomfortable.

When Lola confronts her, Ma initially explains the change as greater caution and precision. Lola isn't convinced.

What follows is a conversation about uncertainty, honesty and the strange possibility that being too careful can become another way of avoiding the truth.

If you become afraid of saying the wrong thing, can you still think freely?