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Dollar Store

Episode number: 1

Overview: Fleeing in the night with Maddy, Alex seeks help from social services and lands a job with Value Maids, only to find her problems are just beginning.

Ponies

Episode number: 2

Overview: After a long night on the floor of a ferry terminal with Maddy, Alex finds shelter, but custody issues and an unhappy client push her to the edge.

Sea Glass

Episode number: 3

Overview: While navigating the complex government assistance system, Alex wrangles with Sean over Maddy's care and tackles a cleaning job that nearly breaks her.

Cashmere

Episode number: 4

Overview: Cleaning Regina's gorgeous house on Thanksgiving, Alex imagines what it would be like to live in such luxury before taking the fantasy a step further.

Thief

Episode number: 5

Overview: A job cleaning out the childhood home of a notorious local thief triggers memories for Alex, who also discovers what's causing Maddy's worrying cough.

M

Episode number: 6

Overview: Determined to send Maddy to a better preschool, Alex desperately searches for a new place to live, a process complicated by her government benefits.

String Cheese

Episode number: 7

Overview: Alex writes about her clients, including a couple living separate lives, as she juggles her tricky housing situation and Paula's fragile mental state.

Bear Hunt

Episode number: 8

Overview: Amid a crushing series of setbacks, Alex explores the possibility of college while dealing with Paula's health crisis and offering Regina a helping hand.

Sky Blue

Episode number: 9

Overview: Back at square one, Alex reaches out for a safe harbor and legal lifeline, realizing how much of herself she's lost along the way.

Snaps

Episode number: 10

Overview: Gaining strength and support from a creative writing therapy group, Alex fights for her future by facing off with Sean over custody of Maddy.