The Golden Girls

The first installment of the two‑part series introduces the aftermath of a blaze that erupted at Shady Pines retirement home in 1985. In this episode, Sophia is officially taken into custody by the authorities for her alleged involvement in the incident.

"Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home – Part One" is a two‑part programme presented as an episode. It introduces the first half of a story that will be continued in a second instalment, and it is billed simply as an episode‑type broadcast. The title hints at the setting and the central incident that drives the narrative. In this opening segment, the plot centres on a woman called Sophia. She finds herself taken into police custody after being linked to a blaze that broke out at the Shady Pines retirement home. The fire, which occurred in 1985, is the pivotal event that leads to her arrest, and the episode follows the immediate fallout from that incident. The episode ends on the note of Sophia’s detention, deliberately leaving the aftermath unresolved. As the first half of a two‑part arc, it sets the stage for further developments that will be explored in the subsequent episode, keeping the audience waiting to see how the story of the 1985 Shady Pines fire and Sophia’s involvement will unfold.