Complex sentence: Clay finds Julian and rescues him; after a violent confrontation with Rip and his henchman, Clay, Julian and Blair all escape and begin the long drive to the desert so Julian can attempt to achieve sobriety once and for all.
Split into simpler sentences: Clay finds Julian and rescues him and after a violent confrontation with Rip and his henchman. They escape and begin the long drive to the desert so Julian can achieve sobriety once and for all.