14. Black And White And Green All Over

Complete story — includes the ending

Now stepping back into her old lifestyle, Sutton's personality shift is noticeable among her family members. Sutton doesn't want Emma staying with her, so she (Emma) moves into the Mercer family cabin. Thayer comes by to bring her the basics, plus some comfort food. Emma immediately knows the comfort food is not from Sutton but from Thayer, which he admits to. He asks Emma what she is doing with the laptop. Emma still thinks Thayer's dad had something to do with Sutton nearly drowning in her car on her birthday. Thayer says his dad is many things, but he is not a killer. Ethan wants Emma to run away with him, but she is reluctant to leave her sister behind unprotected. Justin approaches Laurel to apologize, but Laurel is still questioning everything about him. Later, Sutton spills Justin's secret to Ted without Laurel's consent and Ted goes to talk to him, leading to a confrontation that leaves Laurel upset at Justin, Ted, and Sutton. Ethan plans a public breakup with Sutton so that he could leave with Emma without suspicion. Mads encourages her father to take Rebecca as his date to the Black & White Ball and in turn, Rebecca tells her to take a chance with Ryan. Kristin reveals to Laurel that because of what happened with Justin's mother, Ted had lost his residency in L.A., which forced them to relocate to Phoenix. Sutton shows up at the cabin and tries to get Emma to stay, saying that she'll tell her parents about her. Emma isn't easily convinced by Sutton's sudden change of heart, but chooses to believe her, as she has always wanted to be a part of a family. At the ball, Justin shows up for Laurel, but Kristin tells him off. Sutton tries to get Ethan's affection in public and it seems like she might still have feelings for him. Ethan leaves early to be with Emma for the night, while Thayer asks Sutton for a dance. It is later revealed that the reason why Sutton hates Ryan is because they had a fling back in the ninth grade. Alec tells Ted that he'll date Rebecca to keep her from saying anything. Dan shows up to tell Alec that he had found Annie Hobbs lurking near the Mercer home; Sutton has been eavesdropping. Justin tells Laurel that he loves her. Sutton goes to get Emma and walks in on Emma and Ethan's make-out session. She tells them that they need to get to Annie before Alec does so that Emma could finally see her. When they finally meet Annie together, she tells them that she isn't their mother. Her own baby had died at birth and when she heard that a woman was giving up twins (Sutton and Emma) at the same hospital, she wanted one of them and ended up taking Emma. When the girls bring up Alec's name, Annie insists that they are in danger. Kristin thinks Ted is hiding things from her. In the last scene, Rebecca appears to be in the same hospital that Annie is currently being held in.