The next morning's shoot was at a tall waterfall on the big island, so we had to meet Mercedes at the airport and fly there by helicopter. Colleen was right; the video had hit the internet within minutes, and the news had been playing it as we ate breakfast. I was expecting Mercedes to be mad when she showed up. "I'm sorry," I said.

"For what? That asshole got what he deserved. You kicked ass and looked great doing it, in a Bodyglove bikini," she said. "Your fight was on every channel in the world this morning, and no one blames you except Skip. You told him to stop, he...