Patricia Arquette plays Peggy, a strong-headed, resourceful, and in sync with her emotions and feelings. She is pivotal in the scheme of things as everything follows through her, even in episode 4. High Desert is yet to branch out into subplots, but Arquette's likeability has dictated the appeal until now. Her scheming to get the reward for Donatella and deceive Bob has had mixed results, taking the attention off the more interesting emotional element of Roslyn's death while also giving a tangible energy to move the narrative forward. In 1986, Rosalyn's husband abandoned her family and ran off with another woman. Peggy was a grown-up with her mother and displayed the full extent of her anger by breaking a skateboard on her father's car bonnet and snatching the set of pearls from his lover's neck. In the present day, Peggy beseeches Denny to leave her house and sign the papers, but he is not willing to give in due to an early release due to a legal technicality in the evidence. Despite her protests, Peggy agrees to go for coffee with him that night. Denny praises her for being independent and finding a new line of work, but Peggy exaggerates her situation and how important she is to Bruce. Denny professes his wish to start an evolved version of a qigong centre in the area, but Peggy sees through him and asks where he hid the silver. Denny tells Peggy that it has been in the laundry room of the Alejandro Road House all along, making her angry and causing her to act out. The next morning at work, Peggy presses Bruce to help her find Donatella for the reward, but he focuses on the clients he already has. Peggy tries to postpone her drug test at the pain management centre, but Mary warns her that incomplete weeks will pile up and she will not be able to finish the treatment. Nick insists Peggy gets a free tan and she notices an oil painting that has striking similarities to a Magritte painting. Nick also alludes to Dona's art school education and leads Peggy to believe that Dona was in cahoots with Bob, who used to sell fakes of famous paintings. Peggy also suspects that Donatella left voluntarily and did not go missing. Peggy compels Dianne to come for the rehearsals with Ginger and she opens up about Roslyn's passing to Ginger. Dianne is reduced to tears as she keeps opening up about how Roslyn turned emotionally unavailable once her husband left. Bruce digs deeper into his actual accounts and realizes he might have to declare bankruptcy. Peggy has hired Ginger to pose as an art dealer in front of Bob, and Denny agrees to play his part. Denny has brought a rescue dog, Judy, to the house, and Peggy asks him to "get Judy off the bed" as they prepare for sex. Will they be back?
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