After 18 years in prison, Miri Matteson has just arrived back in her home town, a place she no longer recognises, in the dysfunctional family home she involuntarily vacated as a teen, living with parents she can no longer hold a conversation with.

Miri is excited about her first day working at Nathan's fish and chip shop, but the community are making it very clear that she is not welcome. Meanwhile, Miri's childhood best friend, Mandy, is eager to rebuild their old friendship.

Miri's memories of that terrible night at the Sound Mirror just aren't going away. She lies awake at night, obsessively listening to a cassette recording of her and her friends singing when they were teenagers.

Miri is trying hard to navigate the strange new relationship with her parents and when Oscar, still reeling from Caroline's betrayal, feigns a migraine to get out of a family road trip, Miri must face the journey with her mother alone. While Miri relishes the opportunity of a day trip together, Caroline seems more reluctant and as the day rolls on, it becomes quite clear that she dreads spending time alone with her daughter.

Miri tries to mend her friendship with Billy after his terrible reaction to the truth of who she really is. She seems to make progress until an encounter with his wife Anna takes a dark turn, and Miri ends up under the scrutiny of the local police.

After being locked in a cell once again, Miri gets out determined to tell her side of the story and to finally get the town on her side. She agrees to meet the mysterious Scandinavian man who has been following her since her return.