Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 9.

The fires from the winter finale rage on when Fire Country returns with a new episode this week. Bode (Max Thieriot) and Audrey (Levin Rambin) are stuck treading water in a residential pool while an inferno rages around them. Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila) also finds herself surrounded by flames after walking off the job in the middle of the fire after getting into a fight with Jake (Jordan Calloway). Meanwhile, Eve (Jules Latimer) and Vince (Billy Burke) fight valiantly to save her family’s farm as the fire spreads.

Some well-timed water drops help get our crew out of immediate danger, but the devastation of the fires forges new relationships and ironically builds bridges between an estranged family. Most importantly, the fire forces Gabriela to take a hard look at her recent choices and finally makes her realize that she needs to do better, or she won’t be able to walk away so easily. After spending the first half of the season actively torpedoing her life, it’s nice to see shades of the old Gabriela back. We missed you so much, girl. However, Gabriela being back on track means accepting responsibility for her decisions, both personal and professional, and that might be a harder pill to swallow than expected — but having to start over may be the best for everyone, including Gabriela.

Gabriela Hits Rock Bottom in ‘Fire Country’ Season 3 Episode 9

Of course, Gabriela needs to escape the fire before she can start doing that important soul-searching. She gets lucky that Manny (Kevin Alejandro) risks his position at Three Rock to venture into the flames to find his daughter; he’s the one to find her curled up on the ground after she walks into a barbed wire fence in the smoke. He untangles her and the two hobble into a nearby abandoned campground for shelter until they can call for help. While Manny is focused on trying to find them water in the campground bathroom, Gabriela hits rock bottom. Even though Manny has just saved her life, she’s pissed that he’s left his crew and risked going back to prison just to save her. Then she lays into Manny for being self-righteous instead of a supportive dad when she needs him most. It’s true that Manny did not handle confronting Gabriela about breaking Diego’s (Rafael de la Fuente) heart in the best way, but the decisions she made in the aftermath were all her own.

Luckily, Manny’s learned his lesson and has become the supportive dad after the bathroom meltdown. Gabriela’s words are harsh, but he’s had to watch from the sidelines while his daughter self-sabotaged to the point where she almost got herself killed. He sucks up her verbal abuse so that he can help her see she’s finally hit rock bottom. Manny’s not perfect, but he’s a hell of a dad, man. Gabriela finishes her emotional vomit session just in time for her and Manny to hear a car alarm in the distance. They leave the shelter in hopes of finding transportation that could take them farther away from the flames.

They don’t just find a car, but Vince and Sharon (Diane Farr), who have ventured into the woods to rescue both of them. Unfortunately, the car alarm is the result of Vince and Sharon totaling the truck they’ve driven out to save Manny and Gabriela. So the foursome are reunited but still stuck in a raging fire until the literal cavalry shows up to get them out. Bode is probably the last person Gabriela wants to see after ripping her own heart out in front of her dad, but you know if Gabriela is in trouble, Bode will be the one to ride in to save her. The heroic moment does not mean these two are on the road to reconciliation, though.