Die Nachricht trifft Amy hart: Graciela war an einer Schießerei beteiligt. Amy versucht alles, um ihr zu helfen, doch vergebens - Gracielas Fall wird vor einem ordentlichen Gericht nach Erwachsenenrecht verhandelt, die Anklage: Mord. Crystal ist seit 30 Tagen trocken und bittet Vincent, sie zu einem Treffen der Anonymen Alkoholiker zu begleiten. Dort hält sie eine ergreifende Rede, die ihr Ziel nicht verfehlt: Vincent ist beeindruckt. Sogar so beeindruckt, dass er im Anschluss an das Treffen die Nacht mit Crystal verbringt.
Several weeks have passed since Amy's miscarriage, but things are not quite back to normal for her. She refuses to discuss the house with David and brushes off Bruce's admonition that she's becoming too close to Graciela. Maxine meets up with a high school friend at a wedding and discovers that her recent divorce has left her depressed. Maxine helps her reconnect with the world by getting her involved at the hospital - holding HIV positive babies to stimulate their growth. Crystal invites Vincent to come to her AA meeting marking 30 days of being sober and they begin a new phase in their relationship. When Graciela is arrested for being in the car during a drive-by shooting, Amy goes all-out to keep her from being tried as an adult. Bruce asks her not to get too invested because he doesn't want to see her ""lose...again,"" which unfortunately, she does. David returns Amy's half of the deposit on their dream house and tells her that he thinks they should take a break.
Vincent si avvicina a Crystal, Amy sostiene Graciela e David torna a parlare di matrimonio.
Amy's følelser hænger uden på tøjet efter at have tabt sit og Davids ufødte barn. I retten, hvor det 15-årige tidligere bandemedlem Graciela Reyes nu står anklaget for mord, har Amy derfor også svært ved ikke at blive for følelsesmæssigt involveret, da hun allerede to gange før har afsagt dom over den unge kvinde og lidt har taget hende til sig. Denne gang vil hun gøre alt, hvad der står i hendes magt, for at Graciela kommer for en ungdomsretsstol i stedet for at blive dømt som en voksen kriminel.
