A BLOSSOMING NEW COUPLE CREATES CONFLICT IN PARADISE AND THREE BACHELORS SAY ADIOS, ON ABC'S "BACHELOR IN PARADISE"

"Episode 203A" - The dramatic rose ceremony continues following Clare's unexpected meltdown, on "Bachelor in Paradise," airing SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network. While Chris Harrison tries to help Clare from making an irrational decision, Juelia faces a difficult choice between Joe who she's falling for and two other suitors.

As the week begins, a beautiful new Bachelorette, Samantha, arrives to Paradise with a date card and invites Joe. As the two embark on their date, they leave Playa Escondida holding hands, leaving Juelia extremely disheartened. Joe and Samantha head to a gorgeous rooftop pool at the exquisite Vidanta Resort, where they learn they will be doing a sexy photo shoot for PEOPLE. While things get hot and heavy between the blossoming couple, back at the house the cast is convinced Joe manipulated Juelia to give him her rose. When they return, his friends pressure him to smooth things out with Juelia, but Joe is anything but apologetic, and things get especially awkward when Samantha walks into the middle of it.

A new date card arrives for Carly, who invites her hesitant man, Krik, to dine at a beachfront hotel where they discuss their relationship and ultimately turn their evening together into an overnight date. Meanwhile, a loopy Ashley S., who is falling for Dan, is shocked when he tells her he has serious doubts about their relationship. Then, after getting lost in "Old Mexico," blonde bombshell Megan finally arrives in Paradise with a date card, and decides to ask out an unclaimed JJ.

"Episode 203B" -- On MONDAY, AUGUST 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network, Juelia decides to caution her friend Samantha about Joe but it's clear her warning falls on deaf ears when Samantha immediately runs off to tell Joe everything that was said about him. Smooth-talking Joe assures his dream girl Samantha that what they have is real, leaving Juelia even further distraught.

Meanwhile, rumors about this new couple begin to swirl amongst the group when Tanner reveals to his buddy Jared that the villainous Joe and Samantha have more of a history than they're admitting. When the guys confront them, they're met with resistance and more lies, spurring the partners in crime to hatch a new plan to keep their stories straight. Later, newly single Ashley S., hopeful for reconciliation with Dan, has a moment of happiness when her best friend Amber arrives to Paradise... up until Amber asks Dan out on a date. When they head off on their date, the distressed Ashley S. breaks down in the arms of Juelia but later finds more comfort from her feathered "friends."

On their date, Dan and Amber walk the streets of Puerto Vallarta hand in hand, stopping to kiss along the way, and it's clear neither of them have a concern for Ashley S. Another sweet duo, JJ and Megan, spend their date sailing on a yacht with dolphins jumping alongside. Upon their return however, JJ comes to learn the real story behind lying twosome Joe and Samantha and becomes enraged that they've picked on Juelia and robbed her chance to find love. Not afraid of conflict, JJ confronts Joe, who becomes immediately defensive, sprouting off more lies and the two almost come to blows!

Hosted by Chris Harrison, "Bachelor in Paradise" is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton, Alycia Rossiter, Nicole Woods, Peter J. Scalettar and Elan Gale are executive producers. "Bachelor in Paradise" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format. (CLOSED- CAPTIONED). This program carries a TV-14 D,L parental guideline.

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