Misbah learned of the fight between Noor and Salahudin when Noor stopped answering Misbah’s text messages. She eventually visited Noor at the liquor store, hoping to reconnect with her, and noticed a bruise on Noor. Misbah immediately suspected Riaz of abuse when she asked Noor about the bruise, but Misbah didn’t know what to say or do. She had called the police once when Noor was young, but they hadn’t done anything. Misbah drove home, and as she sat in the car back at the motel, her limbs felt heavy, and she could hardly move. Salahudin had helped her into the house as she wished for more time.

Noor rejects the plea deal, and Khadija encourages her to fight for her future by testifying. Noor is hesitant, though, and afraid. Khajdija convinces Noor to attend graduation, and Noor appreciates how Khadija made sure she kept up with her school assignments. At graduation, Noor sits with Ashlee and wonders where Salahudin is; she hasn’t seen him since he brought her the UCLA acceptance letter. As they wait for the ceremony to begin, they notice a teacher and Principal Ernst huddled over a phone. Ashlee explains that she took a video of Jamie’s racist comments to Noor and Salahudin and sent it to Princeton’s dean of admissions and an online news outlet called Feedbait, which published an article about Jamie.