The Bachelor recap: Drama escalates as bitter rivals face off during 2-on-1 date
The Shanae show continued on Monday's episode of "The Bachelor," leading to a two-on-one date between her and Genevieve to determine who stays and who goes home.
But first, Clayton needed to get to the bottom of a confrontation between Shanae and some of the other ladies during last week's group date.
Shanae, after hearing the others plotting to get her sent home, found herself on the losing side of a football game -- resulting in her team going home and the winners spending time with Clayton. Worried the others would talk about her without the chance to respond, she crashed the afterparty, angering the others.
Before the rose ceremony, Clayton heard both sides of the story -- first from the winning team, then from Shanae -- in an effort to sort things out. Shanae delivered an award-worthy apology that afterwards, in a reveal, she admitted was all an act.
When the roses were handed out, Shanae made the cut while Jill and Lyndsey W. were sent home, along with Sierra, whose parting words to Clayton were to choose "the right girl" and to not "be stupid."
The international journey continued in Toronto with a group date featuring some of the ladies roasting each other, although Shanae -- who wasn't even on the date -- took most of the heat. The date rose went to Rachel.
A pair of one-on-one dates went to Serene and Gabby, who each walked away with roses as well.
The episode ended with a two-on-one date at Niagara Falls featuring bitter rivals Shanae and Genevieve and an ominous message: "Into the falls your journey goes ... only one comes out with a rose."
The date, however, may also carry consequences for Clayton, whose decision could change their feelings about him.
Here are the other women still in the running:
Eliza, 25, a marketing manager from Berlin
Gabby, 30, an ICU nurse from Denver
Genevieve, 26, a bartender from Los Angeles
Hunter, 28, a human resources specialist from Charlotte, North Carolina
Mara, 32, an entrepreneur from Collingswood, New Jersey
Marlena, 30, a former Olympian from Gainesville, Florida
Rachel, 25, a flight instructor from Clermont, Florida
Sarah, 23, a wealth management advisor from New York
Serene, 26, an elementary school teacher from Oklahoma City
Shanae, 29, a recruiter from Sycamore, Ohio
Susie, 28, a wedding videographer from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Teddi, 24, a surgical unit nurse from Highland, California
"The Bachelor" returns Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
