While Jo struggles as a writer with a casual job, Alice has achieved her childhood dream as a world-renowned cellist. Struck by Alice's coolness towards her, Jo reflects on the past, recalling their arrival at Silver Creek.

Riding high on adrenaline from Portia's approval, Jo gets into trouble with a furious Miss Lacey; Alice clings to whatever crumbs of friendship Jo offers her.

Red House gets reunited in the present day at the funeral of their peer Emma, one of the few girls they all remember warmly despite their different memories of Silver Creek. Jo tries to make a healthier path for herself.

Fifteen-year-old Jo tries to rally the girls into standing up to Portia. In the present, Jo and Portia have a rare and honest conversation about their time at Silver Creek. Jo decides to face her past head-on.