Hailey returns home late; her child Cody is asleep and family demand to know why. She admits she ran into Damon, who is revealed to be the Mercer heir and whose project is in trouble. A woman confronts Hailey with an ultimatum—break up with Damon so she can help him, or the woman's father will have Damon jailed. Under pressure Hailey reluctantly agrees to end the relationship. She begs to search for Damon again but Helen forbids it because Hailey is pregnant. Hailey then tells Cody she can't let him see his father, leaving their reunion blocked.