When a dog that was adopted out mysteriously appears in a shelter in Mississippi, Tania and Earl head to the rescue. Parolee Joe is left shaken after separating two stray dogs fighting outside the shelter. And an adoption doesn't go as planned.

Newlyweds from New Jersey come looking for a new family member; Tia rescues an injured stray that the community has been trying to help; with his family back home in Virginia, longtime parolee Sui faces a tough decision.