ðə stˈoːɹi ɪz fɹˈeɪmd baɪ ɐn ɐdˈɪʃənəl pɚspˈɛktɪv fɹʌm bˈɜːdʒɚɹənz pˈɛɹənts, hˌuː ɑːɹ wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt ˌɔn tˌiːvˈiː, bˌʌt hˈuː, bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚz hˈændɪkˌæpɪŋ dˈuː tə hɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚɹ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚz lˈɛs ðɐn ˈævɹɪdʒ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns, kænˈɑːt kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪt ɪnˈʌf tʊ ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪt wʌt əkˈɜːz nˈɔːɹ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚɹ ɪt.
The story is framed by an additional perspective from Bergeron's parents, who are watching the incident on TV, but who, because of his father's handicapping due to his superior intelligence and his mother's less than average intelligence, cannot concentrate enough to appreciate what occurs nor remember it.