After months of persuading her husband to let her go, Mrs Foster is preparing for a six-week trip to Paris by herself, where their daughter and three grandchildren (whom they have not yet met) reside.
After the usual rounds of teasing his wife's delicate psyche, he demands that he be driven to his club (which is in the opposite direction of the airport and therefore complicating the journey even more).
While her husband pretends to search their home, Mrs Foster finds the present down the side of one of the car seats and can't help but notice "it was wedged down firm and deep, as though with the help of a pushing hand".
Mrs Foster rushes to retrieve her husband as quickly as possible, but hears a series of unspecified noises from inside their home and has a sudden change of heart.
To the surprise of the driver, Mrs Foster returns immediately to the car and demands to be driven to the airport at once, stating that her husband will understand and will get a cab to the club instead.