Zora’s leaving causes chaos in the Greenleaf family.
The episode opens with Zora rolling her suitcase down Mae’s long driveway. She’s headed to the gate with Mae on her tail. Just then, Jacob and Kerissa pull up to the gate and the guard opens it.
As Jacob and Kerissa try to figure out what’s going on, Isaiah pulls up and he hops out of the car recording everything. He puts the phone camera on Jacob who wants to strike him again. But instead of striking Isaiah, Jacob yells into the camera the Isaiah hits women.
Isaiah doesn’t flinch and throws obscenities at Jacob. He even calls Jacob a “fat a*s.” Meanwhile, Zora runs to Isaiah’s car and attempts to hop into the passenger side. Charity pulls up to the gate too and threatens to whip Isiah’s “tail.”
Before Zora jumped in, Mae tries to stop Zora but she brushes her off. Kerissa gave Zora her phone, telling her to keep it so she can call he family. She promises not to call Zora.
Eventually, Isiah speeds off with Zora, but not before he throws out Kerissa’s phone that she gave Zora. That move really hurt Kerissa to the core. When they drive off, everyone remains standing at the gate confused and frustrated over what just happened.
James is the last to find out about Zora.
Meanwhile, Percy and James are enjoying their morning. Percy consoles James by bringing up his breakups. Grace also walks out of jail with Coralee facing dozens of journalists. Rochelle Cross shows up too and they all fight past the frenzied reporters.
Kerissa goes off on Jacob and Mae as Jacob tries to stop her from going after Isaiah with Zora. She hits a low blow when she tells Mae she doesn’t want Zora to end up like Faith.
As this goes on, Tasha tries to text Jacob, asking to talk, but Jacob deleted the message. Kerissa tried to leave with his phone, but Jacob managed to retrieve his phone from her before Tasha answered.
Kerissa and Mae arrived at Isaiah’s parents and they wait outside. Mae wants to unleash on them but Kerissa talks her down from her anger. She also apologizes to Mae for what she said about Faith.
Mae tells Kerissa she did everything she could to raise Zora. But she understands there isn’t much left she can do to get to Zora and make her leave Isaiah.
Mae understands this too.
The D.A. warns Grace not to help Coralee.
Grace and Rochelle head into Calvary and Warren’s waiting on Grace in her office. He threatens Grace with a trial of her own if she keeps helping Coralee.
When Warren leaves, she declines to tell Rochelle what they talked about.
At Percy’s funeral home, Percy witnesses Charity consoling a woman grieving a death.
Grace takes Coralee to see her current lawyer and he encourages her to take the deal. He presses Coralee about the deal, however, she nor Grace move. When he left, Rochelle brings good news; she pulled a favor to get a visit with Coralee’s children.
James and Jacob argue over how to handle Zora leaving with Isaiah. He wants Jacob to call the deputy mayor Skip to step in, but Jacob can’t do anything. Before James leaves, he cuts into Jacob, citing his anger issues.
Grace and Rochelle seemingly bond as Coralee visits with her children at Calvary. When the visit ends, she tells Grace and Rochelle she won’t take the deal.
Meanwhile, Sophia receives a package in the mail. When she opens it, she sees it’s a collage of her and her now ex-boyfriend. Inside, it says “I Miss U.”
As they are staking out Isaiah’s parents’ home, Isaiah pulls up. When he hops out, Kerissa heads over to the car to talk to Zora. Kerissa uses this time to plead her case. She apologizes for “beating her down” with expectations. But Zora isn’t really listening.
Kerissa tells Zora that this is her last chance to come home because she won’t chase after her. However, Zora isn’t moved by this and stays. But when Kerissa leaves, Zora puts down her wall and begins to cry.
Mae puts James in his place once more.
James pulls up to the gate of his former home, and the gate won’t open. He then tries to get the attention of the guard at the gate and gets nowhere. Eventually, the guard comes out and calls Mae. Once inside, he comes across Mae playing the piano.
Jacob returned to Tasha’s now former office as she’s packing. He apologizes and then realized Tasha quit. He tries to stop her from leaving but fails. But when she walks out, she apologizes.
Percy stops Charity before leaving the funeral home and gives her a check and a job offer. He offers taking Charity under his wing, training her to run the home when he leaves. She appreciates the offer and declines it for now.
“You’re stronger than you think.” – Percy
James and Mae have yet another argument over Zora’s actions. He says he’s the head of the family, still. However, Mae puts him in his place.
“If you want a friend, talk to Jesus.” – Mae
That evening, Jacob returns home to Kerissa, who’s looking in a photo album. Kerissa begins to cry when she tells Jacob about what happened at Isaiah’s.
Grace also returns home. She crashes into a chair in the dark. Sophia brings light into the room when she opens her door. Sophia says she doesn’t want to go to Rhodes College and Grace reluctantly obliges.
In the morning, Percy joins James on his front porch. James is lacking sleep. The episode ends with James beginning to second-guess his divorce with Mae.
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