ilt ▁for ▁Brad ▁and ▁Ned ' s ▁f ract ured ▁relationship , ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁partly ▁responsible ▁for ▁taking ▁Brad ▁away ▁from ▁Beth . ▁Hall ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁Ned ▁would ▁enjoy ▁getting ▁to ▁know ▁his ▁sister s ▁and ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁again . ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁Ned ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁learn ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁both ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁get ▁right ▁and ▁wrong ▁at ▁times . ▁ ▁Brad ▁and ▁Ned ' s ▁relationship ▁is ▁further ▁stra ined ▁when ▁Brad ▁reports ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁The ▁story line ▁begins ▁as ▁Ned ' s ▁half - s ister ▁Pi per ▁Will is ▁( M av our ne e ▁Haz el ) ▁real ises ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁holes ▁in ▁Ned ' s ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion . ▁Pi per ▁tells ▁her ▁parents , ▁and ▁while ▁Brad ▁feels ▁he ▁cannot ▁confront ▁Ned , ▁Ter ese ▁ins ists ▁that ▁he ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Ned ▁conf ides ▁in ▁Brad ' s ▁partner ▁La uren ▁Turner ▁( K ate ▁K end all ) ▁about ▁where ▁he ▁really ▁was . ▁When ▁Ned ▁is ▁brought ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁for ▁question ing , ▁he ▁soon ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Brad ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁reported ▁him . ▁Ned ▁leaves ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁decl ares ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁is ▁dead ▁to ▁him . ▁He ▁plans ▁to ▁leave ▁Er ins borough , ▁but ▁stays ▁when ▁La uren ▁and ▁Ter ese ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁his ▁mother ▁tried ▁to