Troy forces Ryan to come to a stop, he proceeds to drag him out the driver's seat, demanding to know who ordered him to do the kidnapping.

Ryan pleads innocent until the end and claims he was just bringing Gabriella to Troy, and Troy's stopped from doing serious damage when Gabriella intervenes. Ryan uses this as an opportunity to run away, Troy tears into Gabriella about her stupidity in getting into a stranger's car.

Troy tells her that he didn't order Ryan to bring her to him. But Gabriella thinks he's mad because Ryan was going to bring her to him without permission.

'Do you hate me that much? I didn't think that you'd hate me, abhor me, that much. If I had known, I wouldn't have looked for you'

Troy grabs her arms and drags her to his car, but she wrenches herself out of his grasp with tears in her eyes, apologizing for ever asking him to remember her, help her, or wait for her.

Gabriella still doesn't think Ryan did anything wrong, and even tells Troy not to blame him, but her. Troy looks at her in disbelief, but he grabs her by the wrist but still she wrenches herself free again.

Gabriella admits to knowing she's pitiful for clinging to him and confessing her love, but now she wants to end it.

'Don't make me any more miserable, please. Even if I've lost my memories, I know how embarrassing I am'.

Troy lets her walk away while she blames herself, and looks on silently.

As Gabriella cries on her cab ride home, Troy sits in his car pensively. In voiceover he says

'Don't you know what I had to do to send you away? What can I do now that you've returned? Gabriella Montez, fool'

And Sharpay is just as nervous as she stares at Ryan's picture of Gabriella. She thinks back to the conversation with Ryan before, who'd known enough to use hr fear of Gabriella returning against her.

Sharpay made a deal with Ryan he kills her and she pays him.

Meanwhile, Secretary Nielsen tries to get a reluctant Gabriella to see her doctor for more therapy. She's not sold on the idea since she feels like she's made no progress, and continues to listen to the song she listened to with Troy on their first car ride.

In order to drown out what she doesn't want to hear from Secretary Nielsen, Gabriella continues to raise the volume of the song, until she remembers Troy doing that exact thing in the car. She remembers that ride, at least.

And Troy, is still sitting in his car but in a different place, he remembers Gabriella telling him that she won't cling onto him anymore and makes a call.

Ryan is betting away in a trashy gambling den, clearly counting receiving a boost from Sharpay soon. He ignores seven missed calls from Troy in the process.

He calls Sharpay to demand where his money is right after she's ended a call to the police. Sirens flash as cops arrive to raid the place, and Ryan instantly suspects Sharpay of calling them.

'I know exactly what kind of person you are' he grits out.

But Sharpay knows what kind of person, he is and knows that his blackmail and extortion wouldn't just end at one measly building, or money.

'You'd blackmail me, torture me, my entire life'.

Curiously she asks him

'Our Gabriella. What happened to her? I've told you not to touch a single hair on her body. I told you specifically that if you touch my child, I won't let it go. I won't stay still even if you are my brother or anyone else. I warned you'

But Ryan fires back that she ordered him to do it. She asks innocently

'When did I? Where? Do you have evidence?'

Ryan vows to kill his sister as soon as he can get his hands on her, but their conversation is cut short when he's discovered by the cops.

Troy finally returns home from spending a night in his car, but Ryan is waiting, bedraggled and grungy. Troy's first reaction is to shove him against the door, but Ryan throws his hands up in defense,

'Sharpay told me to do it! To prevent Gabriella Montez from coming back to the company, she told me to whatever I want. She told me she would pay me well then'

But Troy doesn't believe him until he remembers Secretary Nielsen's fear of Sharpay where Gabriella was concerned. Ryan claims that he's telling Troy in order to do the right thing.

Ryan begs Troy to save him if he doesn't stop Sharpay she will put him into jail.

Troy heads straight to Gabriella's house after getting her address from Ryan, except he's not eh first to arrive – Secretary Zara is already there and reporting via phone to Zeke that he's found her hiding place.

Zeke's expression is dark as he tells Secretary Zara that he will be sending people there. He's interrupted when Jason arrives to whether Zeke is having a good time trying to kick Gabriella out of the company.

Zeke is straightforward, and asks Jason why Gabriella is hidden away if she's living well, even though Jason is denies the fact that he knows where she is. Zeke knows better and suggests that he take abroad and live quietly if he loves her that much – that way, the secret he wants to keep from her will stay hidden forever.

Jason isn't sold and takes his leave, but Zeke knows their time is running out. He calls up some guys to retrieve Gabriella, stat.

Troy picks up Secretary Nielsen up on the way to her house, and asks how he can be of help.

'How far is the objective you have? To drag Sharpay Evans down and become the CEO of the company, is that the object?'

She doesn't answer directly, but grows worried once she sees Secretary Zara snooping around the neighbourhood asking people if they know Gabriella. Troy knows this means Gabriella is in danger, so Secretary Nielsen charges him with saving her while she tries to buy some time.

Luckily he's first one to make it to her house, though Gabriella treats him like a stranger she wants nothing to do with him. The last thing she wants is his pity, but when she mentions that he loses his cool and shouts her name to bring her back to her senses. She pushes him away in retaliation and heads inside alone.

Troy picks up the book she threw at him, 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', before following her.

Meanwhile, Jason get a text from Secretary Nielsen that Sharpay found out about the hiding spot, while Secretary Nielsen is faces with a smug Secretary Zara. He even makes the call for Gabriella to be taken right in front of her like he has nothing to fear.

Gabriella locked her bedroom door against Troy, who futilely tries to get her open it. She throws his words back at him about going places with strangers, and since she now considers him a stranger, she refuses comply.

While Secretary Nielsen keeps stalling Secretary Zara, Troy and Gabriella stand back to back against her door. Still holding the children's book, Troy calmly begins to tell the story of their past; how they met on a place when he performed first aid, and then when she had a motorcycle accident and fell off the cliff trying to retrieve her doll.

'Why did you do it? What do you want? If you fell off and died, who were you going to blame? You found an easy target, so how much were you going to rip me off for? This was the first time I ever saw someone with such an attitude. She was a twisted as she could be. She thought that there was no one she could trust in the world. She was arrogant, overly-confident, cold, and picky. A girl with no manner, not knowing how to say thanks when needs to, and not knowing how to apologize when she needs to. But that's what made me fall for her'.

These words moved Gabriella, but she couldn't believe she was like that. But she opens the door, and Troy grabs her wrist and tells her they can finish reminiscing in the car.

Jason arrives just in time to stop Secretary Zara's men from scaling Secretary Nielsen's walls, and threatens to throw the book at them if they dare trespass. Like Secretary Nielsen, Jason denies all knowledge of harbouring Gabriella, and succeeds where Secretary Nielsen failed to keep them out of her house.

Secretary Nielsen knows it's just a temporary fix, and is relieved to find that Gabriella's already been taken away by Troy Jason stiffens the second he hears that name.

In the car, Troy reaffirms to Gabriella that yes, she was once a rude girl. He explains that the third time they met was when she came to his house to find him expressed herself in nonsense and 'bullshit', when really she missed him.

Troy told her that he realized the way of expressing herself, and that her anger was a cover for emotions she was really feeling.

Gabriella thinks he'd making all this up, and accuses him of pelting her with lies just because she can't remember the truth. Even when he starts to tell her about the thing that happened when they went to on a long drive, she cuts off the end of his story by predicting the ending

'I guess I had a fit and was rude and all, right?'

Troy doesn't correct her, and decides that this is enough reminiscing for the day. In order to cut the silence Gabriella turns on the car radio and the song that played during their first car ride came on, memories of their first car ride return to her.

While Jason repeats Troy's name over and over in his car, Secretary Zara gives his report to Zeke. He's sure that Gabriella is hiding with Secretary Nielsen and orders them to break in if they have to, though he seems most curious about why they'd hide Gabriella in the first place.

He's called away to a meeting Sharpay is holding with the board of directors concerning Gabriella's dismissal. One of the board members is quick to point out the suspicious nature of Gabriella's shares being sold along with this sudden meeting, and doesn't see the problem with keeping her seat empty for however long it takes her to return.

He makes sure to remind her that she's an interim chairman and not the actual chairman.

The board members vote on Gabriella's dismissal, and Jason receives a text with a verdict of dismissal shortly after.

After a phone call with Troy, Chad is sure that he must now be on the run. He's not even surprised since he's considered it inevitability, even though Troy is suggesting moving.

Regardless, Chad and Taylor finds Gabriella in Troy's yard and they die of happiness to see her. Chad's giddy as he tells her how much he and Taylor missed her, and how he's not so sure about Troy because he never said anything. Taylor hugs Gabriella really tight but Gabriella is surprised and says

'Do I know you guys?'

Taylor and Chad eyes went wide and they were shocked.

'Were we close' asked Gabriella

'Are you pranking us' asked Chad

'No'

Chad went to go find Troy packing while Taylor gives Gabriella company.

Troy informs Chad that Gabriella will be living with them from now on and that he needs to pack his things too, because they're not safe with Ryan and Sharpay knowing where they live.

Chad's more surprised that Troy wants to move now, and not the 189257 other times he tried to get him move.

'Gabriella came back, didn't she?'

Chad's jaw drops

'Were you waiting for Gabriella Montez all this time? He ribs his best friend

'Do you like Gabriella? I thought you were just using her to get Sharpay jealous'

Troy then gets a text from Jason to meet in a nearby coffee shop. He immediately confronts Troy about his intentions with Gabriella, knowing that he used her for revenge against Sharpay in the past.

He threatens Troy with telling Gabriella about his real objectives and exactly what kind of person he is, to which Troy calls his bluff and tells him go ahead – if he doesn't want Gabriella want to become the CEO of the company.

But then he asks Jason, 'Do you like Gabriella Montez?'

Meanwhile with Taylor, Chad and Gabriella, Taylor frets over Gabriella's new state.

'It's because of that jerk Troy Bolton right?'

She then sweeps Gabriella into a hug and assures her that she'll help her regain her memories.

Curiously, she apologizes for Troy, and begins to explain something about Troy that Chad hushes her up about.

Jason doesn't trust Troy, but he ends up asking for his help with Gabriella. He is dejected when he adds

'More importantly, the one Gabriella trusts and likes the most…. Is there anyone else aside from'.

Troy takes this all in stride, though he asks if that's all there is to the request. Jason tells Troy the plan.

Sharpay hikes up to Troy's house that night only to find that he's long gone, and she sinks down on his porch in tears.

Meanwhile Troy is driving a car full of sleepy roommates behind the moving truck while Gabriella grips his hand in her sleep.

The next day, Sharpay reveals in her new position as Chairman of the company during a celebratory gala. She even smiles to see her new titles and name forming a header above the doorway, and launches into a speech to those gathered about how she save the company from ruin during year as an interim Chairman.

Sharpay's face falls the second the main doors open. It's Gabriella, accompanied by Secretary Nielsen.

She knows its Gabriella, the audience begins to realize its Gabriella yet she still tries to carry on her speech, stuttering as she goes.

Only when Gabriella reaches the podium she stops, and makes a show a pulling Gabriella into an embrace while explains how worried she was. Gabriela calls her 'Mother' and keeps apologizing, and Sharpay cries to get attention.

Jason watches from the audience with a smile as Gabriella takes the stage, seemingly hiding her insecurities as she faces the crowd and apologizing for taking a year away to recover from her severe accident. Sharpay's hands are clenched tight as she sits nearby, her face scrunches up with anxiety.

Gabriella explains to the crowd that she's suffering from prosopagnosia, a disorder that affects her ability to recognize face.

'Because my body is still not in perfect condition, until then, I will get help from someone'

She looks into the crowd and says,

'Troy Bolton'

Troy stands from his table, having been present the whole time.

'I would like to introduce him to the companies' family. He is my fiancé who will help me lead the company'.

Troy smiles, Gabriella smiles, and Sharpay makes a face that looks like she has been stabbed in the gut.