Susan and Josh Powell's marriage is on the rocks with Josh draining funds on electronics and making bizarre financial decisions, mocking Susan's religion, and becoming more controlling over her. 

Susan struggles to make it work but pushes on hoping for a happier marriage and a baby girl. Behind the scenes, she takes several steps to prepare for a divorce. She tells her friends she is threatened by Josh makes it clear that if anything happens to her, it wasn't an accident. The closing audio from the video she made filming their assets is played in this episode to emphasizing the chilling message Susan sent before she was gone.

In this episode, things are coming to a head with Susan going missing in December 2009 and all those who knew her fearing the worst.