'The Trouble with Maggie Cole' Recap: Season 1, Episode 5

This week’s installment of The Trouble with Maggie Cole turned up the drama several notches as more secrets were revealed. But before digging into the specifics, let’s remind ourselves of how we got here.

In Episode 4, Maggie finally got the chance to made amends with Roxanna. Alex’s predicament continued to worsen when the money he was intending to use to pay off his gambling debts mysteriously disappeared. Maggie was very publicly blindsided when she discovered that her son had a secret of his own that she knew nothing about. For more details, feel free to peruse the recap.

After the humiliating leak of a family secret, Maggie spent a sleepless night on the sofa. In the morning, Peter wants to talk it over, but she’s feeling angry that her family kept something this important from her for so long. She needs time to process before she’s ready to forgive that betrayal.