Christian's hearing for the robbery he and Aaron committed is coming up, however, Aaron has disappeared which puts a hole in Christian's defence. Tara has been training in rehab and is able to return to the Academy, but is frightened she will again injure herself. Ethan coaches Tara through her recovery, as they both struggle with over coming their fears about what life has in store for them. Abigail tries to be friendly with Kat because she thinks it will help her relationship with Sammy, which has been going downhill lately. Sammy, having spent the day with Christian to provide moral support for his upcoming court hearing forgets about a date he had planned with Abigail, causing even more strain on their relationship and leading them to break up.