The first episode of Ginny & Georgia season 3 ended with Georgia being released on bail and returning home as she awaits trial. But things are far from perfect. She's now on house arrest, confined to her property with an ankle monitor tracking her every move. Here's all that happens in the second episode of the season titled "Beep Beep Freaking Beep."
Spoilers from Ginny & Georgia season 3 episode 2 ahead!
Georgia is bored out of her mind on house arrest
The next morning after returning home, Georgia finds Austin sleeping on the couch instead of in his bed. Still shaken from witnessing Georgia kill Tom, Austin feels more secure sleeping on the couch. Georgia gently brings up the incident, trying to explain her actions, but Austin quickly insists he didn’t see anything. Uh oh! It looks like some of Georgia’s bad ways are starting to rub off on him.
While Ginny and Austin head off to school and Paul goes to work, Georgia is left alone at home. She gets a surprise visit from her neighbor and friend Ellen, who brings over a basket of goodies she playfully calls a "house arrest survival kit." The two share a friendly chat until Ellen says she has to get to work. Just before she leaves, Georgia asks why she hasn’t questioned whether she really committed the murder. Ellen simply replies that whether she did or didn’t isn’t her business.
Georgia fills the rest of her day with distractions, painting her nails, working out, baking, and people-watching from her balcony. It's far from exciting, but things take a tense turn when Cynthia shows up at her door. Confronting her directly, Cynthia asks why she killed her husband. Georgia denies it, but pointedly adds that if someone had done it, wouldn’t it have been a favor? This angers Cynthia, and she begins yelling at Georgia. Georgia immediately closes the door on her.
Later, Georgia gets a visit from her lawyer, Josh. She walks him through a carefully crafted version of what happened the night Tom died. Of course, the audience knows the truth. Georgia suffocated Tom with a pillow. But that’s not something she can admit to her lawyer. Instead, she spins a lie, claiming she was in Cynthia’s kitchen when she heard Tom choking. According to Georgia, she rushed into the bedroom, found him facedown in his pillow, and by the time she turned him over, he was already gone.
Josh seems to accept Georgia's version of events, but he believes the best way to get her off would be to find someone else who could be a potential suspect. This would help shift suspicion away from her. He shares that after some investigation, he discovered Cynthia was facing financial difficulties due to Tom’s medical bills, giving her a possible motive. All they need to do now is dig a little deeper and hopefully uncover something, perhaps an affair or another secret, that could implicate Cynthia instead. However, Georgia makes it clear that she does not want to drag Cynthia into the mess.
Paul is feeling the pressure of being mayor
With Georgia accused of murder, the town of Wellsbury isn’t thrilled to learn their mayor is married to a suspect. One particular person is city council member David Mann, who is proposing a motion to allow big businesses inside Wellbury. Seizing the moment, David is using the chaos surrounding Georgia as leverage to undermine Paul’s credibility and rally support for his own agenda. Nick, Paul's campaign manager, tries to get Paul to see reason and divorce Georgia to salvage his career, but Paul refuses to do so.
Paul later addresses his team and tells them that their main focus needs to be on stopping David's proposal, not his personal life. While listening in on the conversation, Nick is shown secretly emailing his resume over to another business for a campaign manager position. That can't be good, and if Paul finds out, it could spell trouble.
Ginny makes it clear to Marcus that she still loves him
Although Georgia is out of jail, Ginny is still dealing with the constant whispers and side-eyes from her classmates. To make things more awkward, Norah continues to act distant around her. On the bright side, at least poetry class is giving her a much-needed escape. Wolfe even asks her out to get boba, but she declines.
The next day during lunch, Ginny sits alone in her car outside of school, battling a wave of overwhelming emotions. She finds herself on the verge of self-harming again, but manages to stop and throws the lighter aside. Soon after, her friend Bracia joins her, and they talk for a while. Ginny has grown close to Bracia and, feeling a deep sense of trust, finally opens up and shares her secret about self-harming.
Later on at the Blue Farm Cafe, Ginny is working her shift when Cynthia walks through the door. She quickly goes to the back of the cafe to hide, but ends up having a panic attack. Joe finds her and helps her out. He then tells her to take off work. Ginny heads to Marcus's house afterwards, where she finds him painting in his garage. After she finishes expressing her frustration about her mom, Marcus suggests that she try painting. Ginny then paints for a little bit before she stops and turns to Marcus to tell him that she still loves him.
Marcus says it back to her, but he doesn’t seem eager to jump back into a relationship. Instead, he offers Ginny some thoughtful advice on how to handle things with her mom. The moment between them grows tender, leading to another near kiss. However, neither is aware that Georgia is secretly watching from her balcony across the street.
Ginny and Georgia are back on rocky terms
Ginny comes home to find out from Georgia that Zion’s mother, Lynette, is coming over for dinner. And if history is any indication, things are bound to get tense, because they always do when Georgia and Lynette are in the same room. Their rocky relationship dates back to Georgia’s teenage years. Lynette never believed Georgia was good enough for her son, and after Ginny was born, she made it clear she wanted to shield her granddaughter from Georgia’s influence.
During dinner, Georgia and Lynette get into another heated argument about Georgia's parenting skills. Frustrated by the shouting, Ginny abruptly leaves the table and walks out of the house. Georgia rushes after her, insisting she come back inside, but Ginny firmly says she needs space. As Ginny keeps walking, Georgia tries to follow but is forced to stop when her ankle monitor starts beeping, signaling that she’s reached the edge of her house arrest boundary. Instead of turning around, Ginny keeps on walking, leaving Georgia to stare at her in disbelief.
Ginny & Georgia season 3 is streaming now on Netflix.