After Cheyenne departs, Nick hears strange noises coming from the Forrester's house. He investigates and finds Cheyenne bound and gagged in the attic on the carousel. Adrian confronts and attacks him, leading Cliff to attack Nick in turn, mistaking him as the aggressor. Adrian then knocks Cliff unconscious, enabling Nick to subdue her with one punch. Acquitted, Nick goes to live with Amy while Adrian is confined to a psychiatric hospital. Though she laments that Nick refuses to speak to her or accept her apologies, her doctor comments that she is making good progress, unaware that she is developing a crush on him now.