They took her back to Oakdale, and Emily promised that she would not tell their mother, but Ali had to kick off in return. Ali pretend she was okay with it, but kept meeting her dealer in secret. When she had no money left, Ali offered herself to her dealer in return for more drugs.
After being brought back to Oakdale, Emily assured her mother that nothing would be said, but Ali felt obligated to respond in kind by getting entangled with a dealer. Ali pretended agreement, yet secretly maintained clandestine encounters with the dealer when she lacked funds.