As Mariah is a week out from the birth of Dominic, and only Devon and Tessa seem to appreciate the extent of her condition.

Even her mother Sharon, a telephone anti-suicide expert and aspiring psychologist knew enough to know that she could not possibly understand. In fact, Sharon withholds the details of the criminally insane acts of “Stitch” Rayburn as not to upset her, only continuing the split among the family members where Mariah cannot turn to Adam, with whom she has no positive relations. Where is Nick during Mariah’s struggle for people to. understand the isolation that was so evil it was difficult to watch?