At the beginning of the finale, Pearl is still angry with Mia for not telling her the truth about her father. Pearl becomes even more upset when she goes into Mia's studio and sees that Mia has been stealing things from the Richardsons' home (e.g. Elena's medication) since she started working there as a "house manager." Pearl is also enraged by a photograph of Elena that Mia burned.
After a quarrel with Mia, Pearl goes off to meet up with her boyfriend, Trip, but is surprised to see Moody there. Moody confronts her and Trip about their relationship and lashes out at Pearl. When he's gone, Pearl and Trip talk about their romance and their guilt behind lying to Moody. Pearl then rethinks the way she's been treating Mia. She returns home and reconciles with her mother before they move out of their apartment and leave Shaker Heights without saying goodbye to any of the Richardsons. Pearl then meets the couple who would have been her parents.