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Jimmy Laird is a therapist trapped in a suffocating fog of grief following the sudden, tragic death of his wife, Tia, in a car accident. He is neglecting his demanding job, alienating his supportive yet frustrated teenage daughter, Alice, and drinking heavily. Jimmy is also frustrating his sharp-witted colleague, Paul, who is battling Parkinson’s disease, and his neighbor, Liz, who has stepped in as a maternal figure for Alice.Jimmy’s professional and personal lives collide catastrophically when he abandons traditional, detached therapeutic boundaries. Frustrated by the lack of progress in his clients, he adopts an aggressively unfiltered approach, telling them precisely what they need to do to fix their lives. This radical honesty yields surprising, sometimes chaotic results, particularly with a veteran suffering from severe anger issues named Sean, whom Jimmy ultimately invites to live in his guesthouse.As Jimmy tries to heal his patients through disruptive intervention, he slowly realizes that his crusade to save others is merely a desperate mechanism to avoid confronting his own devastating loss. Alice, meanwhile, is drowning in her own unexpressed sorrow, carrying the emotional weight of a household where her father is physically present but emotionally vacant. The friction between Jimmy and Alice reaches a boiling point, forcing Jimmy to confront his profound failure as a father.Simultaneously, Paul navigates his deteriorating health while trying to keep Jimmy from completely self-destructing, often acting as a reluctant moral compass. Gaby, another close colleague and Tia’s best friend, balances her own romantic and professional frustrations while struggling to manage Jimmy's erratic behavior. Through painful moments of vulnerability, Jimmy begins the arduous process of rebuilding his relationship with Alice, accepting the permanence of Tia's death, and learning that genuine healing requires time and presence rather than quick-fix solutions.The first season culminates in a fragile restoration of order. Sean transitions into a healthier path, Paul confronts his vulnerabilities with the support of his surrogate family, and Jimmy finally takes accountability for his paternal and professional responsibilities. However, the equilibrium is threatened when Jimmy experiences a terrifying reminder of the ripple effects of his actions: a lingering, darker consequence of his past unethical decisions resurfaces, setting the stage for moral reckoning. Jimmy must ultimately decide whether he will continue running from his inner demons or step up to face the complicated reality of being a genuinely present father, friend, and therapist.