Sara confronts Linda Blake, who claims to be her mother despite having passed away 12 years ago. Linda reveals intimate knowledge only Sara and her late mom would know, convincing Sara of her identity. Linda explains her absence by revealing she took the place of someone named Tess in a concert, struggling with her changed appearance and urging Sara to care for herself. She offers financial support, showing Sara a room full of designer clothes left as inheritance. However, when they return to Linda's home, they find it is no longer as she remembers, leaving the truth about her comeback uncertain and unresolved.