Xavier tells his mother that he acts so protective of her because he remembers hearing her cry herself to sleep when he was a young boy. He makes up and even agrees to 'apologize' to John who haughtily accepts 'although we don't need your blessing'. Romeo however stands by his principles, warns Xavier about bad boy-friends given his own unmentionable experience. He realizes his job-hunt is desperate without a diploma, so he seriously considers Gina's idea that he can still finish high-school. Now Ian's blackmail seems the only way to prevent his world crashing down, Miles has a tidal wave-nightmare and secretly cashes $10,000. Yet having heard Romeo's courage and Palmer's suggestion the fiend probably beat up Riley himself, Miles decides to offer only an down-payment and a repair man job in the caravan park.
—KGF Vissers