Episode: 6Episodes: 25
Avery checks frantic messages from Caleb and confirms to him by phone that her withdrawal is real. Mr. Bennett calls the house to apologize, but Mr. Ross hangs up on him. Soon after, Mrs. Bennett calls Mrs. Ross to beg for an in-person meeting after Mr. Bennett slaps Caleb. Avery refuses to hide, and the Bennett family car pulls up outside the front door.
Avery checks her phone in her bedroom and sees missed calls and texts from Caleb. Maya texts that Caleb rushed home after his father phoned him. Caleb calls Avery to ask if her withdrawal is real, and she confirms it.
Mr. Ross answers the landline and speaks to Mr. Bennett. He rejects Mr. Bennett's apology because Caleb humiliated Avery in front of thousands on stage. Mr. Ross hangs up the phone, and he tells Avery he backs her decision.
Mrs. Bennett calls Mrs. Ross crying and asks for Caleb to apologize in person. She mentions that Mr. Bennett slapped Caleb for the first time. Mrs. Ross stands firm and says opening their front door is entirely their choice.
Mrs. Ross offers to lock the front door against Caleb, but Avery tells her to leave it unlocked. Avery says Caleb can kneel and cry without changing anything. Outside, headlights shine through the window as the Bennetts arrive.
“The withdrawal isn't real, right? You're just trying to scare me—right?”
“Don't apologize to me. I'm not the one your son held down on that stage. In front of thousands of people, Bennett. Thousands.”
“Whether he comes is your business. Whether that door opens is ours.”
“Don't lock it. Let him kneel. Let him cry. Whatever he wants. It won't change a thing.”
Avery tells her mother to keep the front door unlocked, refusing to be swayed by any tears or begging. Outside, car headlights flash against the living room window as the Bennett family pulls up to the house. Will Caleb admit his wrongdoing when he faces Avery, or will he only try to save himself?