▁close ▁to ▁La uren ▁and ▁kiss es ▁her . ▁She ▁agre es ▁not ▁to ▁tell ▁Brad , ▁however , ▁Pi per ▁over he ars ▁them ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁kiss , ▁and ▁La uren ▁changes ▁her ▁mind . ▁Ned ▁takes ▁all ▁the ▁bl ame ▁and ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁ ▁Pi per ▁inv ites ▁Ned ▁to ▁Brad ▁and ▁Ter ese ' s ▁divor ce ▁party . ▁He ▁forms ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁El ly ▁Con way ▁( J odi ▁An asta ). ▁Ned ' s ▁former ▁lo ver ▁Reg an ▁Davis ▁( S abe ena ▁Man alis ) ▁comes ▁to ▁warn ▁him ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁Jack a ▁Hills ▁( B rad ▁Mc M ur ray ) ▁has ▁found ▁out ▁about ▁their ▁affair ▁and ▁is ▁after ▁reven ge . ▁When ▁Jack a ▁is ▁released ▁from ▁prison , ▁Ned ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁El ly ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁safe ▁and ▁he ▁takes ▁Reg an ▁out ▁of ▁town . ▁When ▁he ▁returns , ▁he ▁finds ▁El ly ▁talking ▁with ▁Jack a ▁at ▁The ▁Water hole ▁and ▁Ned ▁attempts ▁to ▁fight ▁Jack a . ▁Ned ▁announ ces ▁he ▁is ▁leaving ▁town ▁and ▁El ly ▁dec ides ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁him , ▁however , ▁Ned ▁leaves ▁without ▁her . ▁He ▁returns ▁for ▁Brad ▁and ▁La uren ' s ▁wed ding . ▁Jack a ' s ▁mother ▁Max ine ▁Cow per ▁( K ate ▁H ood ) ▁turns ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁reception , ▁and ▁it ▁emer ges ▁that ▁Ned ▁un int ention ally ▁started ▁a ▁fire ▁that ▁bur nt