▁as ▁well ▁but ▁later ▁realized ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁alive ▁and ▁well . ▁Much ▁like ▁Luke ▁and ▁Alex is , ▁Nik olas ▁bel ieves ▁Val entin ▁is ▁long ▁dead ▁and ▁that ▁Hel ena ▁is ▁just ▁using ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁Val entin ▁to ▁manipulate ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁fish erman ▁The o ▁Hart ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁tra pped ▁on ▁Cass ad ine ▁Island ▁due ▁to ▁bad ▁weather . ▁Jason ▁( B illy ▁Miller ) ▁and ▁Sam ▁( K elly ▁Mon aco ) ▁agree ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁stay . ▁The o ▁fe ign s ▁surprise ▁when ▁Nik olas ▁( N ick ▁St abile ) ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁explains ▁that ▁they ▁met ▁briefly ▁when ▁Nik olas ▁was ▁a ▁te en ager . ▁The o ▁announ ces ▁his ▁plans ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁island ▁when ▁the ▁storm ▁cle ars ▁only ▁to ▁return ▁and ▁take ▁several ▁host ages ▁at ▁gun ▁point ▁and ▁reve al ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁Val entin . ▁He ▁then ▁separ ates ▁Nik olas ▁and ▁A va ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁wanting ▁him ▁to ▁sign ▁over ▁his ▁entire ▁fortune ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Val entin ▁sp aring ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁family . ▁When ▁Val entin ▁threat ens ▁to ▁kill ▁A va ▁Jer ome ▁( Ma ura ▁West ) ▁anyway , ▁a ▁struggle ▁ens ues ▁and ▁Nik olas ▁is ▁seem ingly ▁shot ▁falling ▁out ▁a ▁window ▁to ▁his ▁pres umed ▁death . ▁A va ▁attempts ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁Val entin ▁only ▁to ▁attack ▁him ▁and