After eight years, the Fitzgerald family is still struggling to cope: Jesse has reformed, graduated from the police academy, and has been awarded by the mayor for his work in uncovering drugs; Campbell Alexander and Julia Romano are married, but they don't often meet up with the Fitzgerald family, as the memory of Anna's death is too painful; both Sara and Brian needed years to accept their daughter's death, while Kate has recovered from her leukemia and has become a ballet teacher. She still feels deeply guilty, believing that Anna's death could have been avoided if she didn't push her to sue their parents, but feels relieved remembering that a part of Anna keeps living inside her through the kidney that, at the end, truly managed to save her life.