The episode picks up roughly two months after the Season 1 finale and focuses on the following key character developments:
: Libby Masters has given birth to their child, adding a layer of domestic responsibility that contrasts sharply with Bill’s obsessive work life and his affair with Virginia. [S2E1] Parallax
: Bill has been dismissed from his post at the university and is searching for a new hospital to house his and Virginia's controversial sex study. The episode picks up roughly two months after