▁father ▁Brad ▁( K ip ▁G amb lin ). ▁The ▁bo iler ▁at ▁L ass iter ' s ▁Hotel ▁expl odes ▁and ▁k ills ▁Ned ' s ▁half - bro ther ▁Josh ▁( Har ley ▁Bon ner ). ▁Ned ▁meets ▁Brad ▁outside ▁and ▁Doug ▁witness es ▁their ▁re union ▁shortly ▁before ▁he ▁also ▁dies . ▁Brad ' s ▁partner ▁La uren ▁Turner ▁( K ate ▁K end all ) ▁not ices ▁a ▁gang ▁t atto o ▁on ▁Ned ' s ▁ch est , ▁and ▁his ▁grand m other ▁Pam ▁( S ue ▁Jones ) ▁reve als ▁that ▁Ned ▁helped ▁a ▁local ▁gang ▁to ▁rob ▁her ▁house . ▁She ▁and ▁Ned ▁soon ▁recon cile . ▁Ned ▁gives ▁his ▁younger ▁sister ▁Pi per ▁( M av our ne e ▁Haz el ) ▁a ▁t atto o , ▁after ▁she ▁lies ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁Brad ' s ▁permission . ▁Ned ▁and ▁Brad ' s ▁relationship ▁is ▁further ▁stra ined , ▁and ▁Ned ▁public ly ▁embar rass es ▁him . ▁Pi per ▁finds ▁that ▁Ned ' s ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion ▁has ▁incons isten cies , ▁so ▁Brad ▁reports ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁Ned ▁is ▁question ed , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁soon ▁released ▁as ▁he ▁has ▁an ▁al ib i . ▁He ▁plans ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁but ▁stays ▁when ▁La uren ▁and ▁Ter ese ▁Will is ▁( R eb ek ah ▁El mal og lou ) ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁Beth ▁deliber ately ▁kept ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁Brad . ▁Ned ▁grows