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Daniel helps Emory quickly stash Joey in the car, and she gives Daniel a ride home as he consoles Joey in the backseat, telling him that Gage just tripped and fell. Joey explains that Lucy Kerr humiliated him by telling Amber that he is a “druggie” (234), and he found Noah outside and took crushed Oxy. Abigail texts Emory to come home immediately, and she’s certain that her mother knows. She stops by a gas station and gets Joey food to try and sober him up, but he just vomits it up later on the ride home.

Neil explains that Nana had a fall, twisted her ankle, and must stay with them in the spare room for a while. Joey maintains his composure and his dad doesn’t suspect anything. Emory checks her phone and finds a slew of texts from Liza. While paramedics attended to him, Gage mumbled something about her and the pool house and now everyone knows. Emory doesn’t have long to panic because soon Abigail is knocking on her door holding her phone, demanding an explanation as to why Gage’s mother, Beth, left a message about a fight.