Rudy is accused on a busy street of knocking down an elderly woman; a hostile crowd calls her a scammer, demands the woman be treated, and she protests, "It wasn't me!" A witness even declares, "I can testify," pushing public judgment to a boil. A devoted girl who dreams of being a cop declares, "From now on, we're sisters from another mother," vowing to protect Rudy. Cherry then returns to her parents, who plead that Rudy stay because they adore her—leaving Cherry facing an immediate choice about sheltering Rudy amid the scandal.