Nicole witnesses the whole thing and although Eva is demanding MJ be fired, she backs up MJ. Vincent, who hasn't caught on that his hotel employees are not ratting each other out, looks perplexed but goes on his way. Nicole finds out that Eva was never interested with getting back into rehab and Nicole verbally acknowledges that she isn't the person she was before, and is better for it. In a banner moment for her, she joins Jason, MJ, Gabriel, and Frankie for a late night bonfire. Maybe she'll fit in better than we were led to believe?
Although this was a fairly good episode, North Shore took a small step back this week. Nobody is interested in Vincent, and we want more Tessa, even if it means that we get nothing more than a Tessa/Vincent sammich. I also believe that the audience understands the differences between the backgrounds of Nicole and Jason. And did I mention we really don't care about what happens to Vincent? I thought that the episodes were going to be more like the one where we got Tessa, but it looks like the writers are going to put us through some more expository paces before we get to the real story. Look for portions of the next several episodes to demonstrate some more of the intricacies of all the characters. Let's hope they make it quick though, before the audience revolts at the thought of yet another love rhombus taking over their TV.