Nicole rushes to get home, worried about EJ and Taylor being alone together. She's stopped by Lexie, who confronts Nicole about blackmailing her brother. Lexie warns that it will all blow up in her face. Meanwhile, Taylor reveals to EJ that she overheard that Nicole is blackmailing him. She begs him to tell her the whole story, and he is on the verge of doing so when Nicole returns home. EJ clams up and Taylor runs out. Nicole is hugely relieved to learn that Taylor doesn't know what EJ's done and warns him that she'd better not find out.