Astrid (Lucy Boynton) is unhappy after returning home from her tryst with Ricardo in New York. Her mother, Lisbeth (January Jones), is still not fully present due to her prescription pill problem and her father, Theo (Dylan McDermott), is still a bully. Tired of living with the constant mistreatment and the idea that her father believes she's a disappointment, Astrid calls the FBI on him for fraud. She then decides to go back to New York City and gets a job as a waitress. During one of her side jobs, she discovers that Dede Standish is a part of a throuple, an important piece of information that she reveals to "Team Payton" after joining his campaign for senate.