Brody thought he was finally holding things together with a new job and an unexpected bond forming with his long-lost father. But a shocking act from his sister Joanie threatens to destroy everything. Their fragile family may not survive what’s coming next.

A single outburst, seemingly minor, is now threatening to unravel everything three siblings have tried to hold onto since their world fell apart.

With both of their parents arrested, Brody, Joanie, and Shanice were forced to live apart. While Joanie and Shanice found temporary refuge with Sally and Tim Metcalfe, Brody chose to stay alone and fend for himself. Rather than spiraling out of control, he stepped up—landing a job at Webster’s Garage and doing everything he could to support his sisters.

That responsibility didn’t go unnoticed. Kit Green, the biological father Brody never knew, began to take interest. Slowly, Kit tried to connect—taking Brody to a football match, having meals together at Speed Daal, and even inviting him to Bernie and Dev’s upcoming wedding. For Kit, it was more than a gesture. It was the first step toward building something real between father and son.

Just when it looked like things were finally turning a corner, the unexpected struck.

An argument over the TV remote spiraled into something far more serious. Joanie, in a moment of rage, hurled it at Shanice. Though the act seemed impulsive, what followed left everyone shaken—bruises on Shanice’s arm. Sally, trying to comfort the younger girl, noticed them and froze. A terrifying possibility began to surface.

“Kids copy what they see, don’t they? And we both know what Mick and Lou were like,” Tim reminded his wife, as they both wrestled with a growing dread.

Shanice insisted she’d simply fallen at school. Brody, too, tried to downplay it, arguing that Joanie may be rough at times but would never hurt her sister intentionally. But Sally couldn’t ignore what she saw. She quietly raised the possibility of calling social services.

Brody panicked. He knew what that meant—official involvement could lead to the worst-case scenario: the three of them being split up permanently. “They’ve had scraps before, but Joanie would never mean to hurt Shanice,” he pleaded.

Caught in the middle, Sally now faces a brutal choice: protect what’s left of this family’s unity or take action that could tear them apart forever.

Is Brody strong enough to keep his family together… or is this the moment everything finally falls apart?