ate ▁and ▁Jen ny ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁a partment . ▁Just ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁Ser ena ▁gets ▁off ▁the ▁elev ator , ▁she ▁sees ▁Jen ny ▁trying ▁to ▁kiss ▁N ate . ▁N ate ▁k icks ▁Jen ny ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁a partment ▁to ▁recon cile ▁with ▁Ser ena , ▁sp urn ing ▁Jen ny ' s ▁adv ances . ▁ ▁During ▁Dor ota ' s ▁wed ding , ▁Ser ena ▁leaves ▁with ▁Carter ▁and ▁gives ▁Jen ny ▁a ▁message ▁telling ▁N ate ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁found ▁her ▁father . ▁Ser ena ▁soon ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁Carter ▁has ▁been ▁delay ing ▁her ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁get ▁close ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁leaves ▁him , ▁f lies ▁alone . ▁Upon ▁arriv ing , ▁she ▁is ▁shock ed ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁mother ▁answering ▁the ▁hotel ▁door , ▁assuming ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁C any on ▁R anch ▁the ▁entire ▁time . ▁ ▁William ▁van ▁der ▁Wood sen ▁( Will iam ▁Bald win ) ▁returns , ▁making ▁Ser ena ▁happy ▁but ▁is ▁un know ingly ▁drag ged ▁into ▁her ▁father ' s ▁plot ▁to ▁win ▁back ▁his ▁ex - w ife . ▁The ▁plot ▁nearly ▁works ▁until ▁Jen ny , ▁Bla ir , ▁N ate ▁and ▁Ch uck ▁scheme ▁against ▁William , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁frame ▁R uf us ▁for ▁ad ul tery ▁and ▁intention ally ▁mis di agn osing ▁L ily , ▁and ▁William ▁leaves . ▁Her ▁father ' s ▁departure ▁leads ▁to ▁Dan ▁comfort ing ▁her ▁and ▁reign ites ▁her