Ricco discovered that his father-in-law was, in fact, Rita’s first love from high school. At the same time, Rita’s academic struggle with a precocious fourteenth-year-old took an unfortunate turn.

The boy found himself increasingly isolated as his parents waged a campaign for a complete ban on sugar at his school. Simultaneously, Rita received a hesitant message from her mother, a woman she had long kept at a distance and who now sou…

The demands of the school talent show compel Rita to reconsider her unwavering commitment to truth, leading her to a startling realization: she has, in her own way, been deceiving herself.

Discovering pornography on Jeppe’s computer, Rita felt a chilling dread. She feared he might reveal the deeply damaging nature of their intimacy, a truth she knew intimately.

Rita shielded a young boy struggling with ADHD from vandalism charges, yet failed to advocate for her own son when he became the target of hate-fueled bullying.

Discovering drugs at school leads Rita to an unexpected source: the accused student directs her toward her own son, Jeppe. Meanwhile, Molly accepts a position at a hospice.

As Rita assumes responsibility for the second-grade play, the boundaries between her own past and the story the children are enacting begin to blur.

Rita, adrift in solitude, began to seek companionship with Rosa. But their burgeoning friendship fractured irrevocably when Rosa discovered the truth: Rita had been the object of her father's infidelity.