Veronica's marriage shatters after her hush-hush affair is exposed, but a family crisis reunites her with Mike. Meanwhile, Sonia must provide nursing care for her rich and bratty high-school nemesis; Chloe fires up her relationship with a fireman; and Sands embarks upon a new romance.

Life's a battle zone for Veronica: She copes with haunting postwar stress and attends a veteran support group, her marriage continues to collapse, and her father falls victim to Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Sonia bonds with a young mother struggling with a weighty decision; and Chloe gets saddled with the most demanding of patients---a doctor.