Summary

In “Now,” Mickey counts on the fact that no one cares what she is doing when she breaks protocol to look her sister up in PCIC. The most recent arrest is 18 months prior. Mickey had counted on a more recent arrest to prove her sister was still alive. She contacts a few members of the O’Brien family. Those who answer claim they have not heard from Kacey. Bobby, a cousin, does not respond. Mickey decides to show up at the family Thanksgiving to question Bobby in person.

Thomas is excited when Mickey proposes to him that they will spend Thanksgiving at Ashley’s house even though she doubts he remembers who Ashley, Mickey’s cousin, is. Mickey is on day shift so she can spend the evenings with Thomas. She reads books to him before she puts him to bed. She suspects...