In Alabama, the church has a strong hold on society. Tareq and Carina revisit an abortion clinic that Carina reported on five years ago. New abortion rules have forced the clinic to close. What do the city's young people think about abortion? They visit a so-called megachurch, find themselves in the middle of a homecoming parade, and experience the amazing atmosphere surrounding college football in the US.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi take a detour from their trip to Ireland by driving up to the capital of Northern Ireland, Belfast. A city that bears visible traces and scars of the violent conflicts that have plagued the country. At an undisclosed location outside the city, the young generation meets, united by their love of fast cars and the smell of burning rubber, regardless of religion or background.

Carina and Farah head to the Banagher Horse Fair - an annual festival where horses and people fill the narrow main street. For the two friends, the fair is an overwhelming experience, and Farah finally breaks down. The journey then continues to a family farm where Sean now farms. But the visit is anything but harmonious - Carina and Farah confront Sean, whose disappointment at not having a son to take over the farm casts a shadow over the family's future.

Carina and Tareq stop in the small town of Kennesaw where the law says every household must own at least one firearm. Tareq Taylor tests survival food while Carina Bergfeldt attends a course for women who want to learn how to handle firearms for self-defense. Finally, they meet a mother who has paid a high price for the country's liberal gun policy.

Carina Bergfeldt visits the giant New Orleans jail while Tareq Taylor visits a chef who has been in prison for over 20 years but now runs his own restaurant. They take a boat ride through the Louisiana swamps and end up at a desolate blues club in the middle of nowhere.

Tareq Taylor learns to cook authentic tamales with women who have fled across the border from Mexico in search of a better life. Carina Bergfeldt revisits two boys she met after a school shooting to see how they are doing five years later. She and Tareq also go to Carina's best friend's home in the US and of course there will be real Texas BBQ.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi begin their journey through Ireland with a pilgrimage up the mythical mountain of Croagh Patrick. They meet a man whose touch is said to have the power to heal both animals and people. At an undertaker's, Farah sees a dead person for the first time - something she is not at all comfortable with.

Carina and Tareq have arrived in Nashville, the final destination of their journey, a city where dreams are both lit and extinguished. Carina and Tareq meet two women whose careers have taken them in different directions. Charismatic chef Daryl JW Mackin invites them to a camp for children who have lost parents in war.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi embark on a road trip through Australia to find out if it is the land of dreams. The start of the journey takes them to a ranch where they get to experience the real cowboy life. In the evening, they head to the town's rodeo where Farah gets a wake-up call when she sees the bulls fighting in the arena.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi's journey through Australia continues. On their way to Brisbane they run into trouble but a savior appears. Once in Brisbane, Farah meets people who have moved to the country in search of a better life, but the wounds from their home countries prove difficult to heal. Carina and Farah head for the mythical outback that covers most of the country. There they meet adventurer Charlie and his wife Deborah and together they spend the night out in the red desert under the open sky.