In this episode of The Gatekeepers, we break down Nicole’s night at Winterfest with new arrival Dr. Kial Rollins, Vanessa’s very public spiral, and the moment Joey finally stops hiding their relationship… only to walk away just as fast. We also get into Hayley’s increasingly dangerous plan to poison Bill, his shocking collapse at the office, and the growing possibility that he knows more than he’s letting on.

Plus, we unpack Kat and Tomas hitting the brakes on moving in together, Leslie cozying up to Marcel for protection, and Ted watching Nicole move on in real time. From messy romances and power plays to secrets, suspicion, and soap-level chaos.

As always, we wrap things up by rating the week using our signature fun scale.