Eli returns to Adelaide after facing disaster in Sydney. All he wants to do is sleep in his old bed, but sister Emma is also there, young Kitty presents him with questionable clothes, and mum has shocking news about the family home.

Kitty must cull her belongings if she wishes to move in with Maude, so she decides she would rather find somewhere else to live. As her anonymous sex faces a setback in Adelaide, Kitty's stuff faces destruction in a bonfire.

Before she leaves for Thailand, Emma attempts to bond with Maude over old family photos. A disagreement about the provenance of a recovered leather jacket causes Maude to expose the real reason she is selling the house.

Toby tries to help Emma relax and is tasked with fixing the back fence. As he tries to avoid the continuing family drama about the sale of the house, he starts to wonder if Adelaide is where he truly belongs.

Cleo asks for Maude's help with a magic show but is interrupted when Geoff arrives. Cleo appreciates the opportunity of a captive audience but doesn't realise what it means to let this man in.

The siblings are faced with disbelief and exhaustion as they try to answer their mother's wishes. They battle with each other to create a speech about Maude, while all Cleo wants is time to give her something.