Janelle turns to Carl for support; production for the movie commences; Sasha takes an interest in Helen.
Sasha proposes adjustments to Noah's script; Sasha's relationship with Helen blossoms; Bruce's condition worsens; Joanie's business trip leads to violent encounters.
Noah attempts to sabotage Helen and Sasha's relationship; Whitney and Colin face the hardships of their relationship; Joanie visits the graveyard.
Sierra struggles to balance motherhood with her burgeoning acting career; Sierra's mother visits uninvited; Helen works her first design gig and begins to focus on herself.
Joanie and EJ begin to explore her family history in Montauk, N.Y. to try to discover the cause of her mother's death.
Noah and Whitney travel to Montauk, N.Y. to begin planning the wedding; Noah gets a concerning call; armed with new information about her mother's death, Joanie confronts a stranger.
Allegations against Noah surface and he seeks guidance on how to handle the situation; Helen celebrates a birthday and protects Sierra during an extremely trying time.
Controversy swirls around Noah; Helen and Whitney must decide where their allegiances lie.
Helen and Noah confront old wounds as they are forced to evacuate the city as wildfires threaten Los Angeles.
Everything comes full circle on the day of Whitney's wedding.
Noah struggles to adjust to his new life after moving to Los Angeles to be closer to his kids; Helen finally discovers the source of her anxiety, only to be blind-sided by a new catastrophe.
Despite the possibility of new relationships, Noah, Alison, Helen and Cole find themselves running back to each other.
Noah's attempt to teach his students a lesson in civil duty spirals out of control; Helen can't handle Vik's decision and goes behind his back, only to find resistance everywhere she turns.
Alison and Ben dig into her past and begin confronting her fears; Cole's relationship with Alison is jeopardizing his marriage to Luisa.
Vik decides it's time he started living for himself, but he may not be ready to face the consequences; Cole meets Nan, an old friend of his father's, who sends him on a journey to exorcise the ghosts of his past.
Noah supports Anton in a decision about his future which puts Janelle in a complicated spot with her ex-husband; Alison makes a surprising discovery about her father, and another about Ben that eventually leads her back to Noah.
Helen goes to Joshua Tree in search of meaning; Noah and Anton begin an adventure with high hopes until an ominous phone call alters their course.
A hopeful epiphany leads Cole on a journey to a horrific discovery; Noah questions his role in tragic events.
Noah and Anton visit Princeton, where Noah encounters an old friend; an immensely difficult day forces Cole and Luisa to re-examine their relationship; Helen gets a new perspective on life.
Noah tries to navigate the challenges of his old life; a new love interest does not overcome a sense of dread.
Juliette finds an alluring prospect for Noah; a terrifying event occurs; Noah must fight to make sense of what occurs.
Cole finds himself put into a difficult situation by Alison's return; Alison tries to reconnect with her daughter.
Alison spends a day with Noah on Block Island; a wistful Noah finds his problems returning with a force.
Helen embarks on a journey of troublesome discoveries; Noah tries to repair his relationship with Martin.
Helen helps Noah for a price; Noah's world is hostile; a moment of release has instant ramifications.
Alison has a sobering realization, and ponders the unthinkable; Cole's frustrations reach a boiling point.
Helen's escape to Montauk exacerbates her guilt; Noah's world collapses, and he must process something horrific.
Noah's visit to Paris distracts Juliette; after a chance encounter, Noah gets the possibility of healing a broken relationship.
Alison's summer is interrupted; concerns arise over Cole's lifestyle.
There are serious consequences to Noah's love; Alison learns a truth.
Pressures in Helen's life mount; Noah and Alison face a dire setback from a court order.
Alison is thrown by an unpleasant shift in behavior from her Hudson Valley hosts; Cole rejects Scotty's plan to make money for the family; Scotty catches Cole in a situation best kept secret.
Helen makes a long-overdue decision after a medical emergency; there is a shift in Noah and Alison's relationship.
Alison's mother raises concerns; Alison confronts Noah about his book; Cole lashes out at Luisa, and becomes further alienated from his family.
Helen is surprised to view Noah in a new role on the campus where they met; Noah is in danger of spinning out of control.
Alison endures a momentous solo journey; Helen receives unexpected attention from an exasperating source; Noah faces a reckoning; Cole is pushed to the edge.
Noah wrestles with essential questions; Alison has doubts about a recent ambition; renewed interactions with the Lockhart brothers force Alison to face a distressing possibility.
Cole and Luisa take a serious step forward; Noah is rattled by a series of revelations; Alison makes a decision.
A dispute between Cole and Scotty is followed by tragedy; a turn in Noah's trial results in a shocking event.
Noah Solloway escapes the city with his family to an estate on Long Island; waitress Alison Lockhart and her husband struggle to move past a recent tragedy; Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.
The Butler estate prepares for the annual summer party; Noah is drawn to Alison, who feels indebted to her mother-in-law.
Noah and Alison grow closer when they take a day trip together to Block Island to spend time away from their families.
As passions flare, Alison and Noah encounter new difficulties at home; Alison's estranged mother visits; Noah is conflicted about Whitney's behavior.
After spending a night out with his friend, Noah learns that there is more to Alison than he knows; Helen wants to make the most of the time in Montauk; Alison and Cole try to keep the Lockharts safe.
The Solloways return to Brooklyn; Cole confronts Alison when things hit close to home; Helen and Noah deal with an unexpected emergency.
Since she is distracted by her business, Helen has Noah represent the family at a literary award ceremony; a chance encounter with Alison and her grandmother leads to an uncomfortable truth.
Noah and Helen have a revelation about their daughter; Alison spirals toward a reckoning after feeling remorseful.
Whitney's disappearance causes Helen to scrutinize Noah's relationship with Alison; Cole searches for answers; Jeffries makes progress with his case.