As Belinda settles in, Chelsea deals with a moody Rick; the Ratliffs go separate ways; Kate, Laurie and Jaclyn kick off a girls' trip.
Kate and Jaclyn discuss Laurie's divorce, while Timothy gets bad business news; Rick shares trauma during meditation with Amrita; Chelsea bonds with Chloe and Gaitok reveals feelings to Mook.
When Saxon starts getting work calls, Timothy decides the family should follow the resort's no phone rule; after going to town with Rick, Chelsea encounters another difficult situation.
Jaclyn drags her friends to a nearby resort, but the party atmosphere is far from what she expected; Rick finally tells Chloe about his past.
Chloe convinces Lochlan, Saxon and Chelsea to continue the party on the yacht; Jaclyn, Laurie and Kate go to a club with Valentin and his comrades; Rick visits an old friend.
In Bangkok, Rick meets face-to-face with the man he thinks ruined his life; a nervous Belinda brings Zion along to Chloe's expat party; Saxon confronts Timothy about how strange he's been acting since they arrived in Thailand.
Laurie, Jaclyn, and Kate reckon with their friendship; Timothy comes up with a shocking plan for his family; Belinda considers a deal.
On a couples' trip in Sicily, Harper, Ethan, Daphne, and Cameron spend an awkward first day sizing each other up; Dominic fields questions from his father, Bert, about his wife's absence, and his son Albie plays neutral.
Tanya enlists Greg to help her live out her perfect Sicilian day; Harper questions Ethan's friends.
While Daphne loops Harper into an off-resort excursion, Ethan and Cameron get in some bro time; Tanya seeks advice from a tarot reader.
Tanya and Portia spend a day with charming expats Quentin and Jack; Harper is blindsided by shocking evidence from Ethan's night out.
Harper gets real during a wine tasting trip with Cam and Daphne; Tanya and Portia go on an excursion with Quentin and Jack; Albie has a misunderstanding with Lucia; Valentina decides to make a staffing change to get Rocco away from Isabella.
Ethan grows suspicious of Cam; Tanya gives Portia an opaque warning about Jack; Lucia helps the Di Grassos search for long-lost relatives.
As a new wave of guests arrives at the White Lotus, resort manager Armond tries to assuage Shane and his wife, Rachel, while spa director Belinda calms a grieving Tanya; Mark distracts himself from a health scare by spending time with their son.
A cautiously optimistic Belinda walks a fine line with Tanya; Armond brainstorms ways to deal with Shane; Rachel approaches Nicole for advice; Paula and Olivia lose track of their stash; a revived Mark attempts to connect with Quinn.
Stripped of his gadgets, Quinn reluctantly takes a scuba class with Mark; Shane enlists Armond to help plan a romantic evening for Rachel; Tanya leans on Belinda for support as she scatters her mother's ashes at sea; Paula keeps a secret from Olivia.
After Shane shoots down her latest career plans, Rachel is blindsided by an unexpected arrival; Tanya's attention turns to an intriguing hotel guest; Armond's renewed commitment to sobriety is put to the test.
As Armond attempts to do damage control, Belinda tries to redirect Tanya's focus to her business proposal; a sidelined Rachel begins to question her future; Nicole rebuffs Mark for airing their dirty laundry to Quinn.