17. No Country For Young Love

Complete story — includes the ending

Emma and Thayer update Mads on the twin situation. Alec demands that Dan find Ethan and bring him home as soon as possible, as he is Alec's "prime suspect." At the reservation, Sutton and Ethan notice Ben talking to a woman who is supposedly into him, although he never reciprocated those feelings. They invite her over for dinner and while Sutton tries to break the ice at the quiet table, Ben gets up and leaves, saying that he doesn't do small talk. Emma, Mads, and Thayer head off to find a college boy who was involved in drug-dealing with Derek, as they're desperate for any leads on who might've killed him to prove Ethan's innocence. Justin is a bit jealous of all of the time Laurel has been spending with Baz due to music commitments. Meanwhile, Rebecca knows of a music producer than could help Laurel's band produce a demo. While Ted is hesitant at first (presumably because of the tie with Rebecca), Kristin steps in and allows her to do it. Kristin is now more suspicious of her husband as she notices that Ted gets weary whenever Rebecca's name is mentioned. Alec is wondering why Rebecca wants to work close to the Mercers. Too many coincidences have led Emma and Thayer to believe that Alec was involved in the Derek's death, while Mads refuses to believe that her father would be a part of such a thing. Sutton tries to get Ethan to reconcile with his father and Ben ends up apologizing for being so harsh on Ethan all these years. After getting advice from Emma (as Sutton), Laurel decides to break up with Justin. Emma and Thayer interrogate two guys at a fraternity house, the frat leader and a pledge, who might know something and both were at the scene when the murderer killed Derek. The pledge then tells the trio that the murderer was none other than Alec (along with his unknown alibi), but he never told anyone because of Alec's ties to the fraternity. Ted confronts Rebecca about her hanging around his family after Emma and Mads go to ask her questions about Alec. Ted refuses to talk to Kristin about Rebecca and Kristin is tired of all of his lies. Sutton tells Ethan that she loves him and they kiss. The cops find Ethan and arrest him on the charges of murder.