I ▁really ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁entrance ▁as ▁a ▁fully ▁developed , ▁interesting ▁character ." ▁The ▁character ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁during ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Death ▁T rap ▁story line , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁bo iler ▁room ▁at ▁L ass it ers ▁Hotel ▁expl odes . ▁Ned ▁is ▁invited ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁by ▁his ▁grand father ▁Doug , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁the ▁hotel ▁following ▁the ▁explos ion ▁. ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁Ned ▁comes ▁face - to - face ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁Brad . ▁Doug ▁witness es ▁their ▁re union , ▁before ▁col laps ing ▁and ▁dying . ▁Doug ' s ▁death ▁came ▁shortly ▁after ▁Ned ' s ▁half - bro ther ▁Josh ▁Will is ▁( Har ley ▁Bon ner ) ▁was ▁also ▁killed ▁off . ▁ ▁Hall ▁believed ▁that ▁Ned ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁get ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁Ned ▁comes ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁with ▁the ▁" right ▁intent ions ", ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁uns ure ▁what ▁he ▁will ▁achieve . ▁The ▁actor ▁continued , ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁pain ▁to ▁get ▁over , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁hurt ▁to ▁be ▁left ▁by ▁your ▁father . ▁To ▁suddenly ▁try ▁and ▁recon cile ▁after ▁twenty ▁years ▁is ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁easy !" ▁Reb ek ah ▁El mal og lou ▁who ▁plays ▁Brad ' s ▁second ▁wife ▁Ter ese ▁Will is ▁told ▁Sarah ▁Ell is ▁from ▁Inside ▁So ap ▁that ▁Ter ese ▁feels ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁gu