As Hilary Duff was once crooned, let’s go back, back to the beginning.

Monday night’s anticipated premiere of “Bachelor in Paradise” wasted no time diving into the drama, even after host Chris Harrison addressed the near season-ending scandal surrounding the summer’s steamiest beach party.

“Rest assured, our intention, as always, was to make our show about summer fun, and of course, love,” Chris Harrison tells viewers ahead of the cast’s imminent arrival.

Flashing back to the initial taping, several familiar faces from #BachelorNation trickle in to the Mexican hideaway, including DeMario Jackson, who was bounced from the most recent season of “The Bachelorette” after Rachel Lindsay discovered he had a girlfriend.

“I don’t like that DeMario had a girlfriend on the show,” Nick Viall’s ex, Raven Gates, seethes. “DeMario is a grade-A cheater, douchebag.”

As DeMario toasts to new beginnings, Corinne Olympios crosses the gateway to paradise.

“I’m not going to jump on the first guy that shows me attention,” says a single Corinne. “I’m here to do me.”

Gathered at the bar, Corinne makes a toast of her own as she and DeMario get to know one another. The pair would later cozy up at the beach before crashing former “Bachelorette” contestant Alex Woytkiw’s poolside interview.

“This is 30 minutes into paradise and it’s already going down,” Alex describes, confirming Corinne stays clothed during her splash session with DeMario. “They are forging a relationship, a connection.”

But before the first rose ceremony can even get underway, producers pull DeMario and Corinne away from their co-stars.

“Can I steal you for a minute,” a producer asks Corinne as she chats with Alex and “Bachelor” favorite Amanda Stanton.

As a separate producer approaches DeMario, the remaining cast ponders what could have gone awry.

“Corinne’s getting pulled away, DeMario’s getting pulled away, we don’t know what’s going on,” Jasmine Goode explains.

What happens next, however, would rock “Paradise” and the future of the “Bachelor” franchise to its core.

Amid allegations of a sexual encounter between DeMario and Corinne, production of the fourth season of “Bachelor in Paradise” was suspended. Following an internal investigation, ABC and Warner Bros. determined no sexual misconduct had taken place.

Despite a brief shut down, filming resumed with majority of the original cast in tact.

“Bachelor in Paradise” continues Tuesday at 8 p.m. on ABC.