In the Dark

Murphy (Perry Mattfeld, "Shameless") is a hard-living, hard-drinking, disaffected twenty-something with a penchant for cigarettes and casual sex. She's also blind. Murphy lives with her supportive best friend, Jess (Brooke Markham), and—more reluctantly—her trusty guide dog, Pretzel, whose presence she resents. Her parents, Hank (Derek Webster) and Joy (Kathleen York), own a guide dog school, a venture they opened hoping it would give Murphy a job with some purpose. Murphy's closest friend is a sweet teenager named Tyson (Thamela Mpumlwana), whose kindness and intelligence are currently going to waste as he deals drugs on the street for his older cousin, Darnell (Keston John). Murphy's life comes crashing down when, while out for a walk with Pretzel, she stumbles upon what she's sure is the lifeless body of Tyson in the alley outside her apartment.  But when the police arrive, including a salt-of-the-earth detective named Dean (Rich Sommer), there is no body to be found—and with Murphy not exactly sober, the police aren't especially inclined to investigate. Murphy is devastated, and the only thing holding her back from spiraling downward even further is her resolve to learn what happened to Tyson.

Murphy (Perry Mattfeld) enlists an unwitting Felix to help her organize an outreach presentation at Fairview High so she can do some digging around to try and locate Tysons (Thamela Mpumlwana) girlfriend Kira.  When the presentation goes awry, Murphy and Felix take a smoke break under the bleachers and have their first heart-to-heart. Meanwhile, Dean (Rich Sommer) does his best to be there for Chloe (guest star Calle Walton) as she experience’s a rite of passage.

Jess (Brooke Markham) reluctantly agrees to let Murphy (Perry Mattfeld) go alone with Max (Casey Diedrick) on a day trip. While traveling, Murphy has flashback of memories of Tyson (Thamela Mpumlwana). Meanwhile, Jess and Joy (Kathleen York) realize they may have more in common than they thought.

Murphy (Perry Mattfeld) discovers she may not have known Tyson (Thamela Mpumlwana) as well as she thought she did. Meanwhile, it's puppy graduation day at Guiding Hope, and one of the foster's is having a hard time letting go.

Murphy (Perry Mattfeld), unable to deal with things, begins to push everyone away, including Max (Casey Diedrick). Meanwhile, Murphy and Jess (Brooke Markham) have a heart-to-heart.