Little Fires Everywhere

Lexie asks Mia to go with her to her follow-up appointment at the abortion clinic. In the days following the appointment, Lexie grows distant from Brian. When he confronts her about her distance, she does not tell him about her abortion. In frustration, he leaves, and they break up. This devastates Lexie, who turns to Mia for comfort.

Meanwhile, Moody grows suspicious of Pearl’s whereabouts after school. He bikes to Pearl’s home to find Trip’s car parked nearby. He also sees Pearl walk out of the house holding hands with Trip. Pearl and Trip notice Moody, too. Without saying anything, Moody bikes away.

Mrs. Richardson tries to comfort Mrs. McCullough, who has been distressed over the custody trial. Bebe’s case grows stronger in the courtroom, and there is an increasing chance that the birth mother will regain custody. Mrs. Richardson urges her friend to think about any information they might use to prove that Bebe is an unfit mother. Mrs. McCullough tells her about her suspicions that Bebe might have, at one point, been pregnant again, citing the woman’s changing weight and vomiting during one of the supervised visits as possible evidence. As these symptoms disappeared one day, Mrs. McCullough wonders if Bebe had a secret abortion.