Ali sat up as soon as she and Ryan heard footsteps, seeing Martin, Gina and Miguel. All three hugged Ali one at a time, Ryan and Miguel glancing at each other and silently agreeing to keep from fighting right now for Ali's sake.
"Ali, I'm sorry about earlier-" Miguel says.
"Let's not talk about that right now, Miguel." Ali says as they hug again, Miguel noticing that the sedative Ali was given earlier made her sleepy but she was fighting sleep. Martin, meanwhile, decided to talk to Ryan.
"What did this guy look like, Rivera?" Martin asks, his eyes red from crying.
"Taller than me, about 6'1"... dark hair, almost to his shoulders, dark eyes, African American with a bit of Colombian, similar accent… he was wearing a white suit and black shirt with black shoes… I saw what he was doing and I went mad, I'm not sure if I killed him or not." Ryan says, Martin realising who Ryan described.
"It's the same guy that's been attacking women for the past two months… his last victim looked eerily similar to my daughter she was a bit older too, about 17." Martin says, Ryan remembering what Ali had said about the pictures that were put up in the Girls' locker room at Miami Beach Senior High by Britt Wheeler and Alicia Ballard.
Ryan found it hard to believe that Ali and Alicia were friends when they were kids, given how Alicia was behaving lately.
Meanwhile, at the Ballard house, Jake was trying to keep a still drunk Alicia from leaving her room.
"Alicia, if Mom and Dad see you like this, they're gonna go crazy! Calm down!" Jake says.
Alicia was about to respond when both twins heard a breaking news bulletin interrupt The Surreal Life… what it was about, however, made Alicia sober up and go pale.
"...the unidentified man has been rushed to Biscayne General Hospital and is listed as being in critical condition. Police are trying to locate a young man and a teenage girl that were seen driving away in a 1977 black Trans Am…" The news reporter says before Jake shuts the Tv off.
"The man who was attacked, he matches the description of the man who's been assaulting women in the Red Light District." Alicia says.
"I'm gonna call Billy and ask him what the hell's going on." Jake says before walking into the hallway, dialing Billy's number.
"Hey, Jake. Everything okay?" Billy says.
"Billy, there's something on the news about a beating in the Red Light District." Jake says.
"I know about it, the man who was beaten up was taken to Biscayne General… Ali was also taken to North Shore Medical, the man attacked her before Ryan stopped him." Billy says, Jake almost dropping his phone.
Jake felt like he was going to be sick… he hated himself for how he treated Ali earlier, they were friends at one point until he and his family moved to Georgia after he accidentally broke Ali's arm.
"Is she okay?" Jake asks, Alicia having opened the door and was listening.
"She's roughed up but he didn't rape her... I know you guys aren't friends anymore-" Billy says.
"Is it Ali?!" Alicia asks, Jake turning and seeing her.
"The guy they took to Biscayne General attacked her." Jake says, Alicia turning horrified as tears started forming in her blue eyes.
Meanwhile, Caroline and Bob had walked in and were planning on watching Tv after the long day they had… the second they turned the Tv on, they saw the news bulletin.
"...if anyone has information on the unidentified man or the two that were seen leaving afterwards, they are advised to call the Miami Dade Police Department." The news reporter says, the house phone ringing and Bob answering it.
"Hello? Oh, hey Sonny… yeah, we just heard about it… he attacked… oh my god, that poor girl." Bob says, Caroline looking at him. The second Bob turned around and mouthed Ali's name, Caroline's eyes widened in horror… she immediately started blaming herself for how she had acted after Ali had been pulled off the monkey bars at the playground 7 years ago. Every time she saw Ali after that, she saw the resemblance to Gina and her anger towards the woman resurfaced.
Bob handed the phone to Caroline, who walked outside onto the front patio, unaware that Jake and Alicia had snuck out the back.
"How bad?" Caroline asks.
"Ryan Rivera stopped the guy before he could do what he intended to but… Ali's scarred, physically and emotionally." Sonny says, Caroline thankful that Ryan had gotten there in time.
Alicia and Jake arrived at North Shore Medical Center and Jake knocked on the door to the trauma room Ali was in, Ali waving for him to come in.
"Ali… are you sure you want to talk to him?" Martin asks. Ali nodded and Martin, Miguel, Gina and Ryan left, leaving Ali alone with Jake.
"Ali…" Jake says, trying to figure out what to say to his former friend but he found himself horrified when he saw her injuries.
"Is Alicia here too?" Ali asks.
"She's out in the hallway… I'm so sorry, Ali. I'm sorry for all of it, I hate myself for how I treated you, I'm sorry about the damn pictures-" Jake says, trying not to cry.
"Jake, that wasn't your fault. And what happened earlier wasn't your fault either, the only one to blame is the guy that attacked me." Ali says as Jake carefully walked over and sat down, seeing the scars where Ali's arm had been broken 7 years earlier.
Alicia tried to control her emotions but she broke down crying… she hated herself for how she behaved towards Ali.
"Billy said you were here." Alicia heard, looked up and saw Britt Wheeler, who had also been drinking heavily. "Finally happened, huh? He attacked that little tramp?" She says, angering Alicia, who turned and slapped Britt, making her scream out in pain.
"Screw off, you obnoxious little bitch! If you hadn't suggested putting those pictures up in the locker room, Ali wouldn't have snapped and attacked you and she damn well wouldn't be in the hospital if we hadn't antagonized and bullied her!" Alicia shouts, Sonny and Billy running over and pulling the girls away from each other.
"That's enough, there's been enough violence for tonight!" Sonny says.
"You know what, Britt?! I'm done being your friend! You're vindictive, bitchy and just downright evil!" Alicia shouts before Britt storms off out of the hospital in tears.
Alicia took several deep breaths, everyone startled as to how she had just acted towards Britt.
Meanwhile, Ryan walked back into Ali's room, Jake deciding to go check on Alicia as Ali tried to find the right words to describe how she felt about what just happened.
"You okay there, Ali?" Ryan asks after sitting next to her.
At the same time, Britt was driving her 1984 Chevy Camaro erratically and trying to dial her dad's number. She managed to, Scottie immediately answering.
"Hey, kiddo." Scottie greeted, Britt trying to calm down but couldn't stop crying. "Britt, what's wrong sweetheart?" He asks.
"Alicia and I got into a fight, she slapped me and said she didn't want to be my friend anymore-" Britt says, unaware that she was driving right towards a utility post until she lost control of the car and crashed it, knocking herself out.
"Britt?! Britt?!" Scottie shouted when his daughter didn't respond. He hung up and tracked Britt's phone signal, seeing she was not too far from North Shore Medical before dialing 911.
Scottie drove to the site of the accident… the second he had seen his unconscious daughter being put on a stretcher, he ran over.
"Is this your daughter, sir?" One of the paramedics asked.
"Yes… Britt, grab my hand if you can hear me, kiddo." Scottie says frantically as tears fell down his face, Britt instinctively reaching out and gripping her dad's hand.
Scott looked up after Britt was taken into a trauma room at North Shore E.R, seeing Ali… the second she saw him, he charged into her room.
"This is all your fault! If you hadn't been bar hopping in the Red Light District, Britt and Alicia wouldn't have gotten into a fight and Britt wouldn't have crashed her car!" Scottie yelled at Ali, infuriating the 14 year old.
"Britt made a damn choice to bully me and try to drive me insane! Instead, her and Alicia's actions made Alicia snap and slap her! If Britt wants to hold someone responsible, she should blame herself!" Ali says, Scottie reaching out and grabbing her and Ali reacting by grabbing a scalpel and stabbing it into Scottie's right arm as Martin and the others ran in, Sonny grabbing Scottie and throwing him onto the floor.
"You ever touch her again, you'll be wishing you had stayed in prison!" Sonny yells at him, Scottie standing up and walking into the room Britt was in, pulling the scalpel out of his arm.
At the same time in Biscayne General, the man's eyes had opened, him finding himself in a room with a doctor examining him.
"Can you tell me your name, sir?" The doctor, a man in his late 40s asks.
"Esteban… Calderone jr." The badly beaten up man says. He had only seen Ryan for a split second before losing consciousness… he wasn't sure how long he was out.
Esteban did remember the look on Ali's face though when he told her his last name when he was attacking her… the small teen had looked like she had seen a ghost when she saw how much he looked like Rico.
The doctor left, Esteban trying to get up but found that his left leg was badly bruised and he couldn't put any weight on it, let alone walk.
"Damn, Rivera… guess I underestimated you." Esteban says quietly.