Show Notes
Violet is tested as temptation and rejection greet her throughout Reno during her search for work. Desperate for a paycheck, she finally lands at a job at the Thompson Emporium and plays along when the Christian owner believes Violet is still a married woman. The stress of competing with a nearby luxury ranch has Wilma on edge when a new guest insinuates that the Wayward Breeze is behind the times.
Content advisory: Adult situations and language.
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In the season one finale of GOING RENO, a busy day at the Washoe County Courthouse (known to the locals as “The Great Separator”) reveals another side of the divorce industry machine. Violet hires Tom as her divorce lawyer and learns how far she must go to get a fair settlement. Barbara seeks closure with Lonny, and Lucy’s home life reveals a few surprises and a troubling past. A Tülinen family dinner reveals future plans and current conflicts about where their divorce ranch business is headed. And Wilma is put in a compromising position when a private investigator comes to the Wayward Breeze looking for Harlean.
Violet’s new job at the Silver Star Casino yields a potential friend in the cigarette girl, Lucy Juarez. Meanwhile, Charlie Kovacs, the casino owner, confides in Tom about his struggles with increased competition and greater expenses thanks to Reno’s new legalized gambling laws. Sarah continues to uncover the unique struggles of working women—both married and single—in the midst of America’s economic turmoil. Miriam tests the limits of an older man’s affections, and Violet tries to help a fellow divorcée struggling with a gambling addiction
Sarah’s article about Reno sheds an unflattering light on the Wayward Breeze, and she gets a bigger assignment on the government’s attempts to keep married women in the home and out of the job market. Violet experiences a different kind of prejudice on the job when her boss learns about her impending divorce. Harlean meets with her lawyer, Tom Rosenberg, and learns that this divorce will be more complicated than her previous ones. Lonny learns the truth about Barbara’s actions during her marriage.
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