Eventually, the parents decide that Sebastian probably needs to attend Sylvia’s funeral for closure, plus they want to return some of the clothes she left at their place to her family. At the funeral, we witness a series of shenanigans. They meet a white man in his 20s (Chet Hanks) who was also cared for by Sylvia and sports a thick Trinidadian accent, even though he's not from there.
They encounter a family member who tries to persuade them to let him take over Sylvia’s job. They observe their son, Sebastian, behaving as if he were Sylvia’s own child — he's completely at home in the church, singing along to the praise music and muttering "amens" with the congregation just like a 70-year-old Black man.
Additionally, they discover that Sylvia’s daughter is resentful of the fact that Sylvia spent her time raising white folks' children while seemingly neglecting her own (her son is more understanding, mentioning she was just doing what she had to provide). The daughter, in her grief and anger, starts beating on Sylvia’s casket, prompting a family member to jump up, open the casket, and attempt to get inside, leading to a scuffle among family members. This chaos prompts the white family to hastily leave the scene.