That person who happened to catch Jimmy and Julie making out was none other than Hailey Nichol who arrived in a cab. "Hailey!" said a surprised Jimmy. "HAILEY!" bellowed an angry Julie. "So I take it you two are having an affair. Julie's being a bitch as asual". Julie stood up. "You do not mention this OK Hailey" said Jimmy. "Why wat r u gonna do?". Julie stood up and slapped Hailey across the face. "C'mon Julie, we cant keep doing this" smiled Hailey as she pushed Julie into the bushes. Julie stood up, "I'll give you 1 grand a month if you keep this". Hailey took a second to deal with this, "OK".
Back at the mall, Ryan was shocked and angry at the sight of Theresa losing the baby. "Lindsay, can you give me and Theresa a moment. Now". "How do you know her name?" asked a curious Lindsay. "NOW LINDSAY!" Ryan was beginning to lose it. Lindsay walked away. "You told me you lost the baby" said Ryan. "I know, I lied Ryan. I knew you wanted to go back to Newport, to the Cohen's I had to find a way. It was the only one possible" cried Theresa. "What? That's bull Theresa and you know it!". Eddie suddenly entered the scene, "Hey baby I heard some scr-" he cut off his sentence as soon as he saw Ryan. "That's it". Ryan walked off really angry.
At the Newport Group New Year's party, Julie and Jimmy entered to witness Marissa and Alex's show of affection. "Oh my god" Julie gasped. She went up to Alex and slapped her. "You keep away from my daughter". "Alex!" cried Marissa. She helped Alex up and pushed Julie away. Caleb came between them to stop the fight but Marissa punched him back. She leaped at Julie and a big catfight ensued. "MARISSA NO!" shouted Jimmy as he tried to stop his daughter. "Now you get it mom" said Marissa as she ran off with Alex. Jimmy lent a hand to Julie, "You OK". Julie nodded. This made Kirsten suspicious.
Summer went up to Seth's room to see what he wrote for their Drama assignment. "No Cohen! That is totally our real life relationship!". "How is it, Rob?". "Rob?" said a surprised Summer. "Roberts, I figured since you called me Cohen I call you Rob. It was either that or Robbie or Robert". "Yeah whatever" said Summer. "Dont you think our story rocks, Rob?". Summer, "Dont call me that! And why did you do a comic strip for the assignment. A script Cohen not a strip!". "Well they sound the same anyway. Hows my Jew-Fro?". Summer couldn't help it but grin.
As if surprises didn't keep rolling in for the night, Hailey Nichol made her grand entrance. "Hailey?" said Kirsten as she ran up to hug her sister, "How was Japan?". "It was good, Im taking a vacation". Caleb gave Hailey a tight hug "Welcome home sweetie". Hailey smiled.
Ryan was driving in a really fast speed. "Who was that girl, Ryan?" asked Lindsay. "Do you really wanna know?". "Yeah I do. If were in a relationship, we have to be honest". "She was my ex girlfriend from Chino. She came back to Newport, we had a baby, we moved back to Chino and she pretended she lost the baby so I could return to damn Newport!" siad Ryan. "RYAN!" screamed Lindsay. Ryan ran a red light and collided with a van...
"Omg, what?" Kirsten said as guests began to depart the Cohen mansion. Sandy hurried over as soon as he heard those words, "What's going on?". "Ryan and Lindsay- they've been in a car accident". Kirsten froze in shock. At the hospital, the Cohen/Nichol family plus Summer arrived. A doctor spoke with Sandy, "Lindsay's OK but Ryan he's been badly hurt".
At the waiting room, Hailey was told who her sister was. "Lindsay? She's my sister?". Seth nodded, laughing. "Seth it's not funny" said a serious Sandy. "Whoa dad, eyebrows out of control! Back away!". Hailey smirked. Summer yawned as she read through her drama script. "Summer are you sure your parent's wont mind?" asked Kirsten. "Dad's on a business trip, step-monster doesn't care" grinned Summer.
The next day, Marissa made it through the day at Harbor amid gossip and whispers. She went over to her car but realised: that was only the beginning. DYKE was spray-painted all over her car in big pink letters. Marissa just sunk to the ground. Her whole life was getting out of control. She returned home and thought of the one thing that could help her out right now- Newport Iced Tea.
"You've been spending quite some time with Cohen" said Zach as he chatted with Summer at her bedroom. "I know we were paired up for a drama assignment". "Which was?" "To write and act out a love story". Those words made Zach flip out. "You and Cohen have a history! Couldn't you ask for another partner?". Summer was speechless. "No you couldn't because you still like Cohen. I think we need some time apart Summer". "But Zach-", "No buts. I need to go". Zach walked away leaving Summer alone.
"Lesbian?" gasped Seth as he got some news from Hailey. "Yeah, at the party. You missed it. Where were you?". "I was studying my masterpiece with Rob". "Rob?". "Summer". "Oh" said Hailey- this didn't come as a surprise, Seth was always comedy man no matter what. "So. Who is Marissa's new partner?". "Some girl named Alex I think". "What?" gasped Seth.
After hearing about the new revelation, Seth snuck into the Bait Shop where Modest Mouse played. He went into the store room to find Alex and Marissa together. Talking. "Alex. Marissa" he said, in a serious tone. Alex stood up. "Seth how did you get in here? No ticket no entrance" she said furious. "Does it matter? I liked you Alex and you knew that straight up". Tears were now filling Seth's eyes. "What about DJ Marissa?" Seth focused on Marissa next. "He's gone. He left me a letter". "Oh so you just thought great I'll hit on Seth's girlfriend" said Seth. "You two weren't together then! You dont understand Seth! I have a connection with Alex and she has a connection with me. Screw you if you cant accept that. C'mon Alex". They walked out leaving Seth out.
Lindsay woke up and demanded to see Ryan. "I need to see my boyfriend! Please!" she said to the nurse. Lindsay was going crazy and was throwing fits. "DOCTOR!" shouted the nurse. The doctor immediately hurried into the room. "Where is Ryan? What's happened to him?". "Ms Gardner we have bad news about Ryan". With the secrets revolving around her family, Lindsay thought she couldn't handle this one. "What's up with Ryan doctor?". The doctor stuttered... "Ryan he's in a coma".
Lindsay broke down at the thought of not having Ryan in her life for a while. "Well when will he wake up?". The doctor answered, "We're not sure yet. It could be weeks, months or even a year. You should get some sleep Ms Gardner it's getting late". The doctor left the room leaving Lindsay shocked and speechless.
The following day at breakfast, Marissa returned to the Nichol mansion where Julie was waiting. "I suppose you've been partying with that girl". "So" Marissa walked past Julie but Julie shoved her back. "Marissa you are ruining your life. What has happened to you?" Julie tried her best to look sympathetic. "No im not the one ruining my life". Marissa stormed off.
Renee told the Cohens the bad news that Ryan was in a coma. Tears filled Kirsten's eyes. "Omg, Ryan". Sandy comforted his wife. Hailey sat at the table eating breakfast but speechless. Seth walked in noticing everyone's emotions. "Hey what's with all the emotion in this room? Mom did you cook again?". "Seth it's Ryan- he's in a coma". Seth stood there stunned. "You should have some breakfast. I'll tell you the whole story later" said Hailey.
Back at Coop's yacht, Jimmy and Julie were making out, as per normal. "So Julie I have some news to tell you" Jimmy said sitting up. "You're gonna kill Caleb?" said a sarcastic Julie. "No, Im planning to leave Newport". Julie looked furious. "What? Why? Does Mariss know?". "Julie I dont think this affair- I dont think it's right". Julie touched Jimmy's cheeks. "But we love each other. I'll come with you. We can go somewhere else". "No I cant do that to Marissa. I dont know what to do". "Oh well" smiled Julie. She pushed Jimmy back down and they got back to business.
Marissa headed for the Bait Shop to break things off with Alex. "Hey" said Alex. Her partner nodded. "Alex we need to talk". "Ok, shoot. What's up?". "I dont think I can keep seeing you anymore". "Why not?". "I think it's ruining my life, I mean last night the car my parents gave me it had DYKE spraypainted over it. And I cant get another one". "So you're breaking up with me because you have DYKE all over your car?". As Alex turned around, Marissa held her elbow. "Look at me. I like you a lot Alex but I dont think it's gonna work. Im sorry". She turned around tears in her eyes.
"So you sure about inviting Jimmy for dinner?" asked Sandy. Kirsten nodded as they headed for the yacht. Then they saw Jimmy and Julie kissing and hid around the back of the yacht. "OMG, I knew it!" said Kirsten. "Jimmy you're a bad boy" said Sandy. "It's no time for jokes Sandy" Kirsten said.
Summer found Zach at another comic book store. "Is this where you and Cohen are meeting up?". "Zach I dont want our relationship to end we have such a good connection". "But you're still in love with Cohen!". "Im not Zach! Im in love with you!". "How can you be so sure?" said Zach purchasing his order. Summer followed him out of the shop. "Because. I want you to marry me, Zach".
Evening dawned on Orange County. A knock came at the Cohen's door. It was Jimmy. Kirsten opened the door and gave Jimmy a tight hug. "So I brought the wine. Was there anything else you needed?" asked Jimmy. Sandy appeared, "Yeah. A talk. About your affair with Julie". Jimmy froze as Hailey eavesdropped on the conversation.
Marissa sat on the beach, still crying. Seth appeared from out of nowhere. "Hey" nodded Seth. "Leave me alone, Seth" cried Marissa. "Oh c'mon Marissa. We've been down this road before" smiled Seth joining Marissa as he sat on the sand. "I broke up with Alex" said Marissa wiping off her tears. "Oh that's a surprise for me. You know I thought it was gonna work for you guys, but then again, same sex, doesn't work Mariss, it just doesn't work". Marissa smiled.
The following day, Hailey visited her sister Lindsay in hospital. "Hi do I know you?" said Lindsay sitting up. "Im Hailey, Kirsten's sister aka The Bad Seed". "Oh hi. What did you come here for?". Hailey moved towards Lindsay. "Just to share my condolences about Ryan. Im so sorry. Sis" said Hailey. "It doesn't matter. I know Ryan. He's strong. He'll pull through". Hailey gave Lindsay a hug. "I always wanted another sister. Now I got my wish" smiled Hailey.
At Zach's house, Summer had dinner with his parents which wasn't going so well. Zach's dad Greg was a congressman. "So Ms Roberts what kind of grades do you get on your exams?". "Oh please, call me Summer. Well I mostly get Cs and Bs". Zach's mom interrupted, "Well that's not good enough Ms Roberts. Zach is a Straight A Student". "Well Im sorry but Im not that clever". "Whose problem is that". Zach felt very angry and stood up. "No Im not having any more of this. I love Summer and she loves me and that's all that matters. We will get married with or without your permission!"
Julie stormed into the Cohen household, Jimmy in tow. Hailey went to greet Julie but all she got was a slap in the face. "So you told Kirsten and Sandy huh?" said Julie, clearly furious by the emotion on her face. Kirsten and Sandy appeared. "What's going on?". Julie walked up to Kirsten, "So Hailey told you about my affair with Jimmy". Kirsten looked quite confused, "Hailey you knew about this?". Now it was Julie's turn to be confused. "Yeah". Kirsten looked really angry. "You knew they were having an affair and you didn't tell me?". "Julie was paying me a 1 grand a month if I kept the secret! I needed the money Kirsten!" shouted Hailey. "Money! YOU COULD HAVE COME TO ME OR TO DAD!". "I will go now" said Julie. "I'll drive you" said Jimmy.
The following day at Harbor, Summer and Zach went to break the big news to Marissa and Seth at lunch time. "Hey guys we have something to tell you. It's really big!". "You're leaving the country?" said Seth. "WE'RE ENGAGED!" said Summer and Zach at the same time. "OMG that is so great!" said Marissa giving the pair a big hug. Seth gave Zach a handshake and gave Summer a hug. He tried to hide his disappointment.
At night time, Seth sat by the pool, talking to someone on his cell phone. "Hi did you get my messages? Well I've got a big problem. She's engaged to Zach and I still haven't told her how I feel". A shadow crept up behind Seth. "Boy you haven't grown up have you? You're still not over her?" said a familiar enthusiastic voice. Seth turned around. Standing in front of him was Anna Stern.