Vinny’s nervous about Thomas accepting him as his new dad and secretly terrified about testifying in court against Mike, fearing it could destroy his family. When he learns the defence plans to call Gabby as a witness, he lies about what the court case involves.
Unable to tell Gabby the truth, Vinny pulls out as a witness to protect his marriage. Kim initially opposes Thomas’ adoption, saying it would erase Jamie from his life, but Vinny and Mandy convince her how much having a dad will mean to Thomas. Their celebration over the adoption is cut short for Vinny when Mike arrives in the village, inserting himself into Vinny’s life and demanding Gabby’s money as compensation. In desperation, Vinny makes a deal – if Mike keeps Gabby out of it, he’ll testify and destroy the prosecution case.
Unbeknownst to Mike, Vinny’s got a plan to rid himself of Mike forever – he’s going to tell the truth in court. In the lead up to the court case, Gabby becomes suspicious of Vinny’s lies about the court case and gives him a chance to be honest, but he only digs deeper. Laurel reminds Gabby she’s got a guilty secret of her own.
Soon Vinny heads into court to face the man who terrorised him. Much to Mike’s chagrin, Vinny begins to stand up to him in court. But starts to panic when he sees Gabby enter the public gallery and fix him with a challenging stare just as he’s about to admit to first encountering Mike on a forum for people questioning their sexuality. Will Vinny be able to proceed?