Besides dealing with April, Ray Walters is still playing the “main role” in his relationship with Laurel Thomas.

After a disastrous date, Ray decides to make up for it with a romantic picnic — a gesture to mend — and Laurel, in a moment of weakness, gives him a chance.

But little does anyone know: it is just Celia’s precise bait to keep Ray close — while hiding the real power in her hands.

Celia is using love to manipulate, using trust to blindfold.

She doesn’t need to be the man beside Laurel, just Ray — the easy-to-manipulate man — standing in the middle to shield her plan. To April, Ray sees her as a burden — to Laurel, Ray is an opportunity to keep power.

A double play is taking place: on the surface is love, redemption, new hope — but underneath is violence, lies, control. April, Laurel, Bob, Marlon—all are caught up in the stage Celia has created. And they are performing a play that has been written—just waiting for the climax to come.