The Prayer Box

Late on Zoey’s birthday, Gina arrives with Zoey, who has missed her surprise party. Gina reveals she traded Tandi’s car for a vintage Jeep as a gift for Zoey, leading to a heated argument. Tandi forbids Gina from ever taking her children again, and Gina speeds away. Tandi then gives her daughter a quiet celebration with the handmade driftwood box.

The next morning, Gina appears at the Seashell Shop with a necklace as a peace offering, but Sandy warns Tandi to cut ties with her sister. Later, Tandi gets an urgent call from Paul, who reports that Iola’s house is scheduled to be condemned and demolished so the county can create flood retention and a borrow pit. Tandi rushes home in an attempt to save Iola’s prayer boxes, and finds Gina and Ross having an intimate moment together. Enraged, she confronts them. Paul arrives and also orders the pair to leave. When Paul and Tandi are alone, he reassures her that not everyone is out to take advantage of her, a moment of grace that sparks Tandi’s idea to save Iola’s house by telling the community Iola’s story.