Bankrupt in the US, Mia flees to London with the hope of maintaining her high-end appearances. However, life has moved on back home as her mum Chrissy is caring for a teenage girl from her estate, and her best friend Jo is getting married.
Mia stifles her jealousy while meeting Ella, the girl now sleeping in her childhood bedroom; Mia faces a moral dilemma when the model party she's using to network reveals a dark underbelly.
Mia struggles to keep a roof over her head using a high-end hustle; a welcome distraction comes in the shape of a date, but Chrissy questions how Mia is maintaining her lifestyle.
In 2014, a visit from Jo to Mia's high life reveals that their friendship is complicated; in the present, Mia helps Teddy, but she doesn't get the reception she wanted.
Mia reluctantly steps up as guardian for Ella and as she tries to charm social services, Mia accidentally promises Ella a birthday party and a reunion with her mum.
Mia's debts close in while the romantic tension with Jo reaches a head. Mia then goes to a swanky party to get away from everything, unaware that a dangerous ex awaits her there.
