Maryanne texts Georgia to say their father Will died of a heart attack the day before.

Georgia calls her estranged brother Oliver to tell him about Will's death and buys him a plane ticket.

Georgia arrives at the Carter family home and meets Sam Penny, a handsome stranger she has never seen before.

Oliver appears and reveals that Sam is his straight AA sponsor, not his boyfriend.

At the family dinner, Maryanne publicly blames Georgia for betraying her by sleeping with Beckett years ago.

Maryanne deliberately directs Georgia to a coffee shop that turns out to be owned by Beckett.

Outside Will's wake, Georgia and Sam privately admit to each other that they are attracted.

After the funeral repast, Margaret admits she insisted on sending Georgia to England because it was easier.

At a bar after the repast, Beckett grabs Georgia inappropriately and Maryanne appears to defend him.

Furious, Georgia publicly tells the bar that Beckett raped her for a year and Maryanne knew.

Sam follows Georgia out of the bar, apologizes for everything she suffered, and they kiss for the first time.

At the reading of Will's will, the family discovers a lake house left to the unknown Alexis Beauchêne.

In New Orleans, Georgia deduces that the man called Henri is actually Alexis, Will's secret gay lover.

Oliver bursts in on Georgia and Sam together in a restaurant bathroom and flees in fury.

Georgia and Sam fly back to London together and Sam moves into Georgia's flat to begin a shared life.

Will Carter's sudden death brings his estranged daughter Georgia back to Okatie, South Carolina, where she meets Sam Penny, her brother Oliver's AA sponsor. Forced back into her family's toxic dynamics, Georgia must navigate Maryanne's lies about the abuse she suffered as a teenager. After years of silence, Georgia publicly reveals the truth about Beckett's rape at a bar following Will's wake. A mysterious bequest in Will's will draws the family to New Orleans, where they discover Will was secretly gay and had a lifelong lover named Alexis Beauchêne. Oliver discovers Georgia and Sam's hidden romance and feels profoundly betrayed by the two people he trusted most. Georgia and Sam ultimately return to London together, beginning a new life far from the trauma of Okatie.

The core story of Will's death, Georgia's trauma, and the Alexis mystery.

Georgia reflects on Oliver's troubled years of alcoholism in California before calling him about Will's death.

Georgia travels from London to South Carolina and rents a car for the drive into Okatie.

Outside the house, Sam tells Georgia about his coffee businesses in LA and she shares her psychology studies.

Sam tells Georgia how his mother died in a car crash he caused and how he developed his addiction.

Georgia returns from Stomp and dumps Maryanne's coffee onto her lap in a confrontation over Beckett.

Georgia and Oliver escape family tension by retreating to Will's boat; Oliver admits he has been taking Valium.

At Will's wake, Maryanne's friends make anti-gay remarks about Oliver and Georgia confronts them publicly.

Georgia, her brothers, and Sam visit the cemetery together to complete Will's burial arrangements.

Tennyson confides in Georgia that Will was secretly sending money to an unknown person in New Orleans.

Georgia tells Oliver about her ex-boyfriend Anatole but lies and denies having any feelings for Sam.

Georgia and Violet take a walk together and Violet apologises for never protecting Georgia from Beckett's abuse.

Savannah pulls Georgia aside on Will's boat and learns that Georgia and Sam have already kissed.

At a Florida motel stop, Sam meets Georgia outside at night and they agree to officially become a couple.

Oliver finds a condom wrapper in the car and Tennyson falsely claims he cheated on Savannah to cover for Georgia.

The resumed will reading reveals Oliver inherits sixteen million dollars, conditional on maintaining 548 days of sobriety.

Georgia's return to Okatie is shaped by years of estrangement from a family she barely recognises, and a growing connection with Sam that develops in stolen, unguarded moments. Along the way, she learns about Sam's devastating past and begins to understand what draws them together, even as family tensions escalate around her. Tennyson's discovery of Will's secret financial activity plants the seed that eventually sends the family to New Orleans. Georgia lies to Oliver about her feelings for Sam in a desperate attempt to protect him, while a rare conversation with Violet offers her comfort she has long been denied. The road trip to Louisiana is full of close calls and cover stories as Georgia and Sam try to keep their relationship hidden from Oliver. The dramatic second reading of Will's will finally delivers a revelation about the inheritance he left his gay son.

The supporting moments, secrets, and relationships behind the main story.

Georgia steps inside the Carter family home for the first time in a decade and is flooded with unconfronted memories.

In her room after dinner, Georgia recalls the day Will found Beckett in her room and she was shipped to England.

Sam knocks on Georgia's door to check on her after she leaves the dinner table; she wants to let him in but does not.

Georgia recalls in full that Beckett raped her repeatedly for a year while Maryanne witnessed the start and stayed silent.

Sam takes Georgia to Will's grave and encourages her to speak to him; she expresses her anger and grief aloud.

Georgia asks Oliver directly if he has romantic feelings for Sam; he lies and denies it.

Sam visits Georgia in her room and they almost kiss, but Sam says it is not the right time.

Georgia intentionally has sex with Sam in her childhood bedroom, choosing to reclaim the space on her own terms.

At a New Orleans dinner, Georgia realises Oliver's description of his ideal romantic partner is really about Sam.

Sam professes his love to Georgia; she admits she is in love with him too despite fearing it will hurt Oliver.

Georgia and Tennyson meet privately with Alexis, who reveals Will was proud of Georgia and thought England would be better for her.

Violet confesses to the siblings that she always knew about Will and Alexis but stayed silent to protect her brother.

Oliver denounces Georgia in front of the family, calling her disloyal and promiscuous even after hearing the truth about Beckett.

Sam tells Oliver he can no longer be his AA sponsor because he is choosing to be with Georgia.

Georgia professes her love to Sam in Paris on her birthday, joined by Tennyson, Oliver, and Alexis as a surprise.

Stepping back inside the Carter family home forces Georgia to confront a decade of avoided pain, leading to a full reckoning with Beckett's year-long abuse and Maryanne's complicity. Sam's patient emotional presence creates the conditions for Georgia to face her trauma in ways she never has before, including a charged visit to her father's grave where she finally speaks her anger aloud. Their secret romance deepens into love, and Georgia reclaims her childhood bedroom in a deliberate act of healing. In New Orleans, the walls close in as Georgia realises Oliver sees Sam as his ideal partner, pushing her relationship with Sam toward its most dangerous moment. The private meeting with Alexis reshapes how Georgia understands her father, while Violet's long-held confession reframes the family's silence around Will's secret life. Sam's declaration of love and Georgia's willingness to choose her own happiness mark the final turning point in her transformation.

The hidden truths, emotional turning points, and revelations that define Georgia's arc.