On a whim, Maddie chooses Cynthia to be her sponsor leading to friction with Charlotte, who starts to resent Cynthia's place in her daughter's life. Maddie bonds with Wes when she asks him for ideas on how to spend her time now that she's sober. Later, they have a good sober day when they break his grandmother (guest star Jenny O'Hara) out of her nursing home for an afternoon. In hopes of saving enough money to fight for custody of her daughter, Trish starts working at Margarita's restaurant, but things do not go smoothly. Ellie and Nyla begin to question what has been going on with Maddie. Flashbacks show the depths of Trish's addiction to meth, and her troubled childhood.

Maddie's greatest fear comes true when Ellie discovers she's in rehab. Meanwhile, Charlotte presses Wes for information on Maddie's progress; and Wes, Vern and Craig spend an afternoon together.