It was a quiet pitch black night in this particular neighborhood of Los Angeles which seems highly unusual, but many people didn't seem to mind as the quiet vibe could bring some advantages. At least everything is all calm and cool at the Toretto house given what they have gone through all these years. Dominic Toretto and Letty Ortiz are blissfully happy together while Letty's memories are starting to resurface after her temporary obstacle with amnesia. Meanwhile the other couple, Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto, are blissfully happy together themselves and they're parents of a young boy named Jack, who is now in his pre-teens. In their eyes, Jack is a miraculous blessing that came into their lives at a much needed time and over time, he is found to be compassionate, intelligent, healthy, funny, hard-working and has the ability to make anyone he knows feel better about themselves. One night after dinner, Mia notices that the trash bag was getting full and has to be taken out.
"Hey, Jack, can you take the trash out?" Mia asked her son who was finishing up his homework.
"Sure," Jack answered.
"So, Jack, do you want to see everybody race at Race Wars on Saturday?" Brian asked casually but with a smile as he knew that Jack has been wanting to attend their street-racing events, but never really got the chance to.
"Seriously?!" Jack asked excitedly.
"Hey, O'Conner, that was meant to be a surprise!" Dom playfully scolded Brian. Now, young Jack was more excited than ever, but he reminded himself he still has to take the trash out, so he went outside to get it over with.
As he puts the trash bag in the garbage can, he accidentally drops the garbage can lid on the street. Remembering what his parents taught him about safety, Jack looked both ways to make sure they're aren't any upcoming cars. He sees that the coast was clear, but what he didn't notice through the darkness was that a car nearby had its lights off and is secretly watching him. As Jack bends over to pick up the garbage can lid in the middle of the street, the car then turned its lights on and sped up. Jack quickly turned around to look, but it was too late. The car barreled towards him and hits him hard as Jack rolled over the top and then landed on the ground unconscious while the car stopped to look at him and drive away.