Hayden Information; Higher Ground; Episode Guide

Because It's There

• Written by:Bruce Miller • Directed by:Peter DeLuise • Aired: May 26th,2000 It's been days since Shelby left Horizon and Scott has totally isolated himself from the cliffhangers. Daisy tries to comfort Scott while the others talk about Scott's sudden behavior. They all start to wonder what would happen to them once they all leave. Meanwhile, Shelby is faced with the horrifying memory of her past. As she writes her letters to Daisy with words of fear and resentment towards everything, she feels hopeless in her own home. Peter starts to obsess with working out after the death of his father, and Sophie becomes concern. Stuck at home with the responsibility to take care of her step-father who sexually abused her made it difficult for her to cope with everything. Her mother didn't made it any easy. The only thing that kept Shelby sane was seeing her younger sister Jess and knowing that he didn't do anything to her. As Daisy reads the miserable letters from Shelby, Scott becomes concern and inquires about her well being at home. Daisy reveals that Shelby is not doing very well and this upsets Scott. An old cliffhanger comes back to Horizon to visit Peter. They go out to eat and talk about the past. He invites Peter to join him and his team to explore the world in Tibet. Peter takes his offer but soon learns that he isn't as built for this type of stuff as he use to. Taking care of her step-father has become Shelby's life now. She feeds him and gets him what he needs while being resentful and terrified at the same time. He even had the nerve to ask her to stay and talk to him while she takes everything all in and act like everything is okay. Peter starts to work out with the younger boys and finds out that his knee can't take it anymore. The doctor advises him to take a few weeks off and puts him on medication. He refuses to take the medication because of his previous addiction. The doctor tells him to take the medication when he's in real pain and that if he starts becoming addicted to him to come and tell her right away. Peter tries to get close with Sophie but she refuses and pushes him away fearing that would lead to intimacy. Kat starts working with the old cliffhanger Spence with some of his stuff. As Jules and Auggie peal carrots and discuss about their relationship. Peter on the other hand continues to work himself to death with the team. Causing his knee to be in more pain than he could handle. When the pain got to be too much he had to resort to using the medication. When Scott walks in while Daisy is reading one of Shelby's letters and questions her about Shelby, she decides to show him all the letters Shelby had sent her so he could find out himself. After reading the horrifying letters Scott barges into Peters office demanding that he do something about Shelby's situation. Peter tells Scott that it is not in his power to do so. Scott walks away obviously upset that he couldn't do anything to help Shelby. Upset about the whole situation, Daisy comforts Scott by telling him to pray for Shelby and hope the best for her. Shelby continues to write letters to Daisy while dreading the life at home. In the letters Shelby tells Daisy how it feels weird for her to even walk into her own room and how she feels that her sister is a little mad at her for leaving. Auggie tries to end his relationship with Jules because he feels they're from two worlds. Jules comes to the rescue and reassures him that their relationship is for real and that she wouldn't have it any other way. Auggie feels relieved at her response and smiles. Shelby finally can't stand it anymore and decides to spill all of her feelings towards her stepfather while he's sleeping. She tells him how he took everything away from her and made her runaway from her own home. As she spills her guts about these things, her sister Jess stands behind the wall and tells her how much she hated her stepfather as well. Shelby surprised by the response runs after her sister and questions if their stepfather had done the same thing to her. Jess breaks down and reveals that she was also sexually abused by their stepfather. Shelby tells Jess not to worry because she knows how it feels because it happened to her first. Jess then replies angrily, You knew! And you left me with him!? Shelby stunned by the response backs away with tears filled in her eyes upset to find out what had happened to her was done to her sister as well. Feeling guilt Shelby breaks down and finally calls the cop on her step father and told her mother who was in denial about what happened as well. Scott prays for Shelby and hopes that she'll be strong and get through the pain she?s going through. Shelby's mother finally admits that their step father had abused her children and he gets sent away with the police.

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