Made in America

Zora's blood test reveals a blood group that can't be explained by either of her parents. She confronts her mother to understand how this is possible. The discovery sets her on a quest to uncover the truth about her origins.

Sarah admits she used a sperm donor because she couldn't conceive with her husband. Zora feels betrayed and overwhelmed by the revelation. The family tension deepens as secrets come to light.

Zora enlists her best friend Tea Cake to go to the sperm bank and pretend to be a donor while Zora sneaks into the records. She uncovers that Sarah was matched with Halbert Jackson and retrieves his social security number. The plan accelerates the search for answers.

Zora learns the identity of the donor and realizes Halbert Jackson may be her biological father. The revelation shifts the stakes from curiosity to an urgent family confrontation. The truth begins to pull the family toward an inevitable reckoning.

Zora intercepts Hal as he reverses out of his garage in his pickup and declares that he is her father. Hal reacts with shock and hostility, showing little empathy or willingness to engage with her claims. The moment exposes a rift between him and Zora.

Zora and Tea Cake follow Sarah to Hal's dealership to confront Hal about the bombshell. The pursuit underscores the growing entanglement of love, loyalty, and custody in a tangled family saga. Tensions rise as lines between father, mother, and daughter blur.

Inside the shop, an upstairs shrine-like room displays pictures of Zora growing up and of Sarah's late husband Charles. The images emphasize the complicated history and the possibility that Hal might actually be part of Zora's lineage. The room intensifies the emotional stakes of the revelation.

Hal hires an Indian elephant for marketing, and the beast roams the streets in a chaotic spectacle ending in a pond. The incident also involves the ripping of a bell from Sarah's bike in Hal's moment of anger. News coverage of the spectacle ironically boosts Hal's dealership's popularity the next day.

In a conciliatory gesture, Hal brings a new bike bell and a cycling helmet to Sarah, and gives Zora an atlas to fuel her wanderlust. He also has his assistant Diego arrange a date for Zora, signaling a potential reweaving of fragile family bonds. The moment blends reconciliation with practical plans for the future.

Hal asks Sarah out and they go for sushi, a meal that tests boundaries and chemistry. Hal overdoes the wasabi and the moment turns flirtatious, culminating in a kiss goodnight. When Zora and Diego return home, the scene stirs mixed feelings about the new dynamic.

The potential romance between Hal and Sarah unsettles Zora, blurring lines of family and romance. Sarah goes to the dealership and an argument erupts; she cycles off in distress and is struck by a car. The accident catalyzes a crucial turning point for the family.

In the hospital, Hal and Zora donate blood and sit vigil by Sarah's bedside as she recovers. The act of giving back brings the trio closer, even as tensions linger. Hope remains amid the ongoing crisis.

A medic reveals that Hal cannot be Zora's father. Hal shares the truth with Sarah and Zora and apologizes; Zora runs off in reaction to the revelation. The family must decide how to redefine their relationships moving forward.

Zora and Tea Cake graduate, and Zora wins a Westinghouse scholarship to MIT. In her commencement speech she credits her mother for everything, and Hal arrives to celebrate, helping Sarah up the steps as Zora thanks both parents. The family reaches a new, fragile but hopeful balance as she steps into her future.