▁her ▁house ▁down . ▁Ned ▁is ▁arrested ▁for ▁ar son ▁and ▁he ▁receives ▁a ▁community ▁sentence , ▁after ▁El ly ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁witness . ▁Ned ▁tells ▁El ly ▁he ▁lov es ▁her . ▁Ned ▁is ▁offered ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁t atto o ▁parl our ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁and ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁accept . ▁After ▁El ly ▁cle ars ▁up ▁a ▁misunder standing ▁in ▁which ▁Ned ▁thinks ▁she ▁had ▁sex ▁with ▁Mark ▁B ren nan ▁( Sc ott ▁McG reg or ), ▁Ned ▁asks ▁her ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁with ▁him , ▁but ▁El ly ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁wants ▁to ▁be ▁single ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁After ▁a ▁fare well ▁party ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁Ned ▁leaves ▁Er ins borough . ▁ ▁Just ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁Ned ▁returns ▁to ▁Er ins borough . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁a ▁fight ▁involving ▁Leo ▁Tan aka ▁( Tim ▁K ano ) ▁and ▁D il han ▁O zd il ▁( K yle ▁Haz eb ro ek ), ▁but ▁Leo ▁accident ally ▁p unch es ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁face . ▁When ▁he ▁arriv es ▁at ▁Number ▁ 2 2 , ▁he ▁tells ▁Pi per ▁and ▁Ter ese ▁that ▁he ▁got ▁hit ▁by ▁falling ▁lug g age ▁on ▁the ▁plane . ▁He ▁also ▁tells ▁Ter ese ▁that ▁his ▁t atto o ▁studio ▁is ▁going ▁broke . ▁Ter ese ' s ▁assistant ▁Ch lo e ▁B ren nan ▁( A pril ▁Rose ▁P eng illy ) ▁attempts ▁to ▁get ▁Ned