When Francine becomes horrified at the thought that she was responsible for killing her friend Melinda in "Four Little Words", Francine leaves and moves to India, explaining that to amend for her crime she feels the need to help others and find redemption. While in India, Francine adopted a baby whose mother had died toiling to feed her family and her dying wish was for Francine to take care of her orphaned child. Stan eventually comes clean that he faked Melinda's death at Francine's hands to cover for his boss Avery Bullock, leaving Francine furious and concerned about what to do with Sanjit. Stan comes up with the idea to give it to Bullock to take care of to take his mind off of his missing wife who was a hostage in Fallujah.