Hugh runs into Helen, a woman he met on vacation in Bali. The problem is that he told Helen he works as a war photographer in Bosnia. Hugh is forced to keep up his charade but how long will it work? Ryan refuses to go to Mia's transvestite night at The Lava Lounge; resulting in fighting with Michael. Gideon receives his insurance money and pays down some of his debts. Later, Roger Merritt offers Gideon money in exchange for inside information from his work. Stephanie's father, Carl, claims he got infected with AIDS through a blood transfution. This, however, turns out to be a lie and so Aileen has to be tested as well...