After Pastor Deb asks for an impromptu meeting, Joel prepares for the worst, and promptly breaks out in a vicious neck rash. With money tight, Sam gets creative in sourcing a solution for the upcoming corn harvest, and later, confronts Rick.
When the devastation of her sister Holly's death trickles into her workplace, Sam finds an unexpected connection with her co-worker Joel. Later, just as a fight with her other sister Tricia leaves Sam feeling further unmoored, Joel offers her a lifeline.
Sam begins to bond with new friends, but her friendship with Joel is threatened over competing outlooks on their future in Kansas. After a disappointing job review and a concerning visit to her parents' house, a distraught Sam seeks help from someone close to Holly.
Sam and Joel embark on a covert mission to uncover the source of her brother-in-law Rick's sudden windfall. Then, choir practice provides Sam with the courage and clarity to share mounting concerns about her mother Mary Jo with her father Ed.
With a tornado looming, Sam prepares for a different kind of storm as she shares the truth about Rick with Tricia. After impulsively adopting a dog, Joel realises he wants more out of life.
After a surprising update concerning her recent job performance, Sam must evaluate her next step. Meanwhile, Tricia and Charity's working relationship grows complicated, and a visit to Mary Jo in rehab brings some difficult family truths to light.
In her quest to reinspire Joel, Sam recruits a small team to help and reveals a new potential location for Choir Practice. Later, on a purple party bus, Sam realises just how far she's come.