Don't Let Him In

In the present, Ash is irate when Nina says that she is taking Nick to one of Paddy’s restaurants to get his professional advice. When Nick arrives, Ash asks whether he has any pets; he tells her that he sometimes takes care of his neighbor’s dog. He also says that the neighbors have a toddler called Max. Ash notes that he is giving too many details, and she is sure that he is lying.

Martha and Alistair’s youngest child, Nala, is very ill. Martha wants to take her to the emergency room, but Alistair is gone with their only car. She leaves her husband a voicemail but gets no response. Nala’s fever rises, and Martha calls her friend Grace for a ride.

Grace suggests that Martha put a tracker on Alistair to find out where he disappears to, but Martha finds the suggestion immoral. When she gets home the following day, she returns calls from angry customers whose orders went unfulfilled. She realizes that she cannot continue to live this way. She cannot understand where all her money is going; she works hard and her business is successful, but her finances seem worse all the time. She decides that when Alistair gets home, she will confront him and not back down.