There is no love lost between Sarah and Mpumi. Sarah tells Mpumi that she is selfish in taking Alakhe to New York with her. She even goes as far as trying to slap her. Mpumi tells Sarah that she is not afraid of her and that threatening her will not help as her decision is made. The Nondumo family try to find a way to keep Alakhe from leaving.

Mpumi tells Donald she is leaving for New York and taking Alakhe with her. He does not react favourably, but she tells him that her mind is made up and that he can visit if he wants to. Meanwhile, Puleng is back to her old tricks, trying to win Mandla back since her gravy train with Papi has dried up.

Donald tells Mpumi that he still loves her. He tells her that he has had a hard look within, and he feels that the reason for his coldness towards her was that he was hurting. He wants to fix things, and this leaves Mpumi confused. She mulls the news over with her family, who urges her to go to New York. She later decides that she wants to live her life and will move forward with moving to New York. This news comes as a surprise to Donald as he was sure that he had his family back together again.

Sarah is left to answer for Donald's actions. Robert calls the detective to get her to talk as he is convinced that she is harbouring his secrets. Sarah keeps reminding them that he is not a criminal. Robert wants him found and sends the police to find him but they return empty handed as he purposely left his phone in the hotel room.