Ashley is ready to ring in the New Year with Miles, her partner of 12 years. However, when she turns the corner, her whole world is turned upside down.

It's sentencing day for Miles and tensions are high as Ashley, Rainey and Trish wait for the judge's decision. When the gavel comes down, Ashley's day is set on a path towards destruction.

With his dad gone, Sean is beginning to spiral; a tough parenting moment is upon Ashley.

Ashley and Rainey start bonding with some of Miles' old weed. Earl's parole officers pays him a visit and reveals a new parole requirement. Janelle's dates don't go so well.

Ashley bails on a visit with Miles. Convinced it will help Ashley through the emotional trauma of her situation, Janelle convinces Ashley to join her on a trip to the beach and Trish and Jacque invite themselves along.

Ashley's struggle with how to tell Sean about Miles' incarceration is at a fever pitch, so she enlists the Miles in her head to figure out how to tell him.