The theft of Trina’s savings marks the ultimate betrayal and the collapse of the McTeagues’ relationship. Meanwhile, the doctor’s diagnosis of Trina suggests a physical defeat as well as an emotional one. The impending amputation means that Trina will lose her ability to make Noah’s Ark Animals, meaning she will not be able to replenish her missing savings. Instead, she is left to deal with the fact that she is completely alone and without the money she has so desperately clung to for stability for so long.