Crossroads

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness, substance use, sexual content, and cursing.

A week has passed since Indya arrived, and the staff are more resistant to her presence than ever. She hasn’t seen West or Jax all week, the chef refuses to start offering a vegetarian meal option, and Indya overheard Deb calling her a “bitch.” Indya has moved into the Beartooth Chalet, and she asks a waiter named Ron to bring her dinner later, but he never does. West comes over to drop off his papers stating his agreement to Indya’s new employee rules, and Indya suddenly feels guilty for making him sign them. She’s overcome with relief to know that West is going to stay, but she doesn’t express her guilt or her relief to him. Indya tells West that she’s the only one who can fix the ranch’s problems and that he won’t be able to save the ranch without her. When West leaves, all Indya can think about is how she plans to leave in a year and how her and West’s paths never quite seem to align. Instead, they exist like crossroads, only meeting every now and again and then parting ways.