As her relationship with Javi heats up, Ana makes a discovery about him that challenges her entire belief system. Meanwhile, Aaron learns about Cal U's investment in private prisons, challenging him to reconnect with his activist roots.
The Johnson family's firstborn daughter Zoey leaves the family to go to college. As she attends the California University of Liberal Arts (Cal U for short) while befriending some people, she discovers that her journey to adulthood and her departure from the family does not go the way she hoped.