Joshua Langmead, a college football player dies of heat stroke. Ruth attends a session of a self-help group called "The Plan" with her coworker Robbie. Nate battles with keeping his arteriovenous malformation (AVM) secret but eventually tells David. Brenda stresses about having dinner with an ex-boyfriend and his new family, but they turn out to be far from perfect. The Fishers invest $20,000 on a casket wall to raise profits, much to the chagrin of Rico who had asked for a loan to buy a new home. Vanessa goes against Rico's wishes and accepts money from her sister. David and Keith get closer while spending time with Keith's drug addicted sister Karla and her neglected daughter Taylor. Claire rages at Gabriel for stealing embalming fluid from her family (from Wikipedia).