Laoise and John Joe are over the moon after hearing that Ó Sé will be leaving Ros na Rún for a few months. Ó Sé is taken aback, however, when John Joe calls a truce and wishes her well. Shortly after, Ó Sé decides to surprise Laoise, her only confidante in town. Crystal is running low on painkillers and to make matters worse, her doctor refuses to write her a new prescription. 

Micheál's lies motionless in the ICU as Laoise and Réailtín wait by his bedside. Things go from bad to worse when the doctor starts to prepare them for the worst. Berni and Laoise go from pinning the blame on Ó Sé for Micheál's demise to blaming themselves. Crystal plays up her pain and tries to convince her doctor to prescribe more medication, but leaves the appointment feeling peeved off, resolving to take matters into her own hands.