Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Maeve faces the school over the drugs found after the dance and takes responsibility rather than exposing Sean. Jackson tries to bargain with Groff, offering a swimming victory in return for leniency, but the headmaster refuses to save her place. The strain between Jackson and Maeve also ends their relationship. Otis is angry about Jean's manuscript and the way she has treated his private life as material. Their conversation finally brings an apology from her and an admission that she does not have every answer. He begins trying to repair the relationships his own interference has damaged.
In detention, Eric and Adam's hostility gives way to a kiss, but Adam is sent to military school before they can work out what it means. Otis takes the essay award from Groff's office and sends it to Maeve with an apology that recognizes her intelligence and her role in starting the clinic. He also visits Ola to explain that he likes her and wants to move slowly. They return to his house and kiss outside. Maeve arrives with the award but sees them together and leaves without telling Otis how she feels. Jean and Jakob renew their connection, while Maeve finds that Sean has gone again. The season ends with Otis more comfortable in himself, unaware that Maeve came to see him.