Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Maeve confirms that she is pregnant and arranges an abortion, but she needs someone to collect her afterward. She asks Otis for help without immediately explaining why, leaving him to discover that their meeting is at a clinic. He stays while she waits for the procedure and speaks with another patient who treats her with blunt kindness. The visit gives Maeve company at a time when she has few people she trusts. Otis is anxious about saying the right thing, but he waits rather than leaving her to manage the journey home alone. Their business partnership becomes a more personal friendship.
Elsewhere, Jackson's swimming success comes with intense expectations from his mother and the school. Adam sees the attention Jackson receives from his father and feels the comparison. Eric spends time with Lily, who wants to explore intimacy and is disappointed to learn that he is gay. Their awkward afternoon ends when Eric's father finds them together. After Maeve's appointment, Otis walks her home and offers the food and flowers he brought. She tells him a little about her absent mother and unreliable brother, while making clear that the visit must remain private. He respects that confidence. At home, Jean wrongly believes Otis's unusual day signals a change in his own romantic life.