At the Quartermaines, Sabrina tried to help Tracy pull her ring off. Before she could grab the pliers, Sam showed up. Tracy was annoyed. Sabrina thought she should hear what Sam had to say. She explained about her suspicions of Rosalie. Tracy then said that she could have her ring if she got the dirt on the mole. Sam then used some ice to slip Tracy’s ring off with ease. She then replied that she didn’t want the ring because it clearly had a bad track record. Sabrina then advised Tracy to hold onto it, but Tracy decided to give it back to Luke and strolled out.
After Dillon lunged at Luke on The Haunted Star, Luke blurted out that everything he and Laura said last night was a lie. They weren’t getting back together. Laura then explained to Lulu that Lucky was in trouble. Someone had abducted him. Laura went to see him in Ireland, but his place was ransacked. She then got a call threatening to kill him unless she and Luke convinced everyone that they were back together. This puzzled them. Luke then told them they had to wait until the next phone call. Dillon didn’t plan to keep this from Tracy. Luke tried to talk him out of it and then Lulu took her turn. Then, Tracy strolled in.
Rosalie called Nikolas from ELQ to warn him that Jake/Jason was going to come after the Cassadines. Nikolas told her not to worry and urged her to investigate Jake/Jason. Meanwhile, Jake/Jason informed Michael that someone had been spying on him: Sam. That didn’t make sense to Michael. Jake/Jason then showed him the bug he had pulled out of the phone and pointed out that Sam was a Cassadine. Michael couldn’t imagine why Nikolas would declare war on him. Jake/Jason assumed it was just business. He then told Michael that he was going to plant the bug back in the phone to find out who Sam was working with.
Sloane showed up at Wyndemere and informed Nikolas that he managed to get the ELQ shares from Brook Lynn, but had no luck with Maya. He explained that he found Olivia's baby with Brook Lynn and blackmailed her. Nikolas now owned half of ELQ now and promised Sloane a place at the company. He then asked him to try working on Maya some more. Then, Rosalie arrived so Sloane left. Once they were alone together, she told Nikolas that her phone was on the fritz so she couldn’t eavesdrop on Michael.
Ava/Denise showed up at Silas' to fill him in about her visit with Avery. As she gloated about Michael buying her act, Kiki showed up, surprised to see her aunt there. They chatted about their dinner the other night. Then, Kiki ran off. Ava/Denise and Silas then bickered about him not filling her in on her daughter's love life. He replied by lecturing her for threatening him. "Ava and Morgan may be done with, but Denise and Morgan have just begun," she said, explaining how her feelings for Morgan had returned. She then admitted to kissing Morgan. Silas wasn’t impressed that she made the moves on their daughter's boyfriend. She insisted that it wouldn’t happen again. He doubted that and suggested that she find a way to get Morgan off her mind. Then, Ava/Denise kissed Silas.
Morgan was at The Metro Court with his parents, apologizing for his actions. They thought he should be talking to Michael. He then explained to them that he and Michael had formed a truce. Carly thought this was a huge step. Morgan then offered to try to get Michael to let Sonny see Avery. When he mentioned Ava/Denise, Sonny and Carly lectured him about spending time with her. Carly got upset and walked off. Sonny hoped that Morgan wasn’t making the same stupid mistakes he made with Ava. "We kind of uh..." Morgan explained. Then, Kiki arrived. Sonny advised her to watch her back with Ava/Denise. When Carly returned, Sonny had to leave for TJ's arraignment. Carly then got called back to work so Kiki asked Morgan what he was discussing with Sonny.
At Silas', Ava/Denise started kissing Silas. He kissed her back and then pulled away. They then rehashed their past relationship. Those were some of the best times of her life she said and she thought they should explore what they had again. With some prodding, Silas admitted that he still had some feelings for her and she replied that she had finally realized how much she regretted giving up on them. Silas then added that he refused “to play second fiddle to some kid” like Morgan. Ava/Denise then accused him of being selfish. Silas then suggested that she start acting like a grown-up and maybe leave town. She fired back that she wouldn't leave her children and then stormed off.
Morgan and Kiki were having dinner at The Metro Court. She wondered what he was talking to Sonny about and asked him what he was hiding. He thought about kissing Ava/Denise and then told her that he had found somewhere swanky for them to hang out. They then discussed Ava/Denise looking like her mom. Kiki then told Morgan that she understood how awkward it must be for him. He insisted that he was still ready to move forward with her. Kiki then explained that having Ava/Denise around made her feel closer to her mom again.
Molly brought TJ a tie in the PCPD holding room. She told him that she was worried about him all night and that the hardest part with him was the blowout with his mom. He then told her about all the stuff with Duke. She wondered if Sonny was involved.
Meanwhile, Jordan stood in her office. Ric popped up to taunt her about letting TJ stay in jail. She was frustrated, but her hands were tied. "Help my son," she begged him and threatened him. Ric then went in to see TJ.
Later, Dante arrived and chatted with Valerie until a journalist ran in and started accusing him of being a racist. Valerie told him that he was out of line and a “shameless hack.” She then kicked him out of the station. Dante appreciated her having his back. She replied that family supports each other.
Sonny strolled into the court room. Scott taunted him about putting TJ away and that he was prosecuting him for aggravated battery since the guard's shoulder was injured. Sonny then made a call to Max. Then, Ric, TJ. Molly and Jordan arrived. Ric asked Sonny to help by staying out of the arraignment for the sake of perception. Sonny agreed to stay outside. Then, Scott got a call. The guard had backed out of pressing charges. Scott could go on, but it would be an uphill battle. He then told TJ that was free to go. Jordan left and found Sonny. She asked him about the guard doing a 180. "Justice is served. That's all that matters," he replied.
On The Haunted Star, Lulu tried to talk Dillon out of speaking to Tracy when Lucky's life was at stake. Tracy then barged in to return her ring to Luke. She then accused Dillon of conspiring with the enemy. Dillon covered for everyone and talked about what a “slime” Luke was. "Good riddance," Tracy said, handing the ring off to Laura. She didn’t want it so Tracy shoved it into Luke's hand. Before she could storm out, Luke stopped her to say how much he loved her and that he will always be sorry for this. That was not worth anything to Tracy, who then exited. Once she was gone, Luke thanked Dillon for keeping his mouth shut. He replied that he did it for Lulu's sake. Luke was getting tired of waiting around for the kidnappers. Laura then got a text asking her to meet them in British Columbia. She swore Lulu and Dillon to silence. Lulu replied that she couldn’t lie to Dante, but Dillon and Luke talked her into it. Then, Luke and Laura left for British Columbia.
Tracy returned to the Quartermaines. She poured a drink and filled Sabrina in about what happened. Then, Ava/Denise came to the door. She strolled in past Sabrina and wanted to see Avery. Sabrina then told her that she couldn’t allow that without Michael's permission. Then, Ava/Denise nearly lost it and left.
In Elizabeth’s bed, Jake/Jason woke Elizabeth with his research on Sam and who may have hired her. He asked her to keep quiet about Sam’s involvement in this and then headed to work.
At the Quartermaines, Tracy, Sabrina and Dillon discussed the issues with ELQ, as well as Luke and Laura. Dillon eventually left, and Sabrina and Tracy talked about Dillon and his past relationships with Georgie and Lulu.
Sam was in Patrick's bed and listening in on her phone tap as Rosalie called Nikolas. He answered, but the phone call was immediately cut off. She felt the man’s voice on the phone was familiar, but couldn’t place it. Patrick then woke up and asked what she was doing, so she explained. He found it odd that Sam was working with Sabrina, but Sam assured him that it was only professional and it wasn’t as if they comparing notes on him. She also assured him that Sabrina never mentions him and that she had moved on with Michael. Patrick worried about this new job and asked Sam to be careful.
At ELQ, Michael hung up Rosalie's phone as she was calling Nikolas and asked her into his office. He then warned her that her phone had been tapped, and that they left the bug as to not tip off the spy. He then asked her to use her cell for any important business calls. Later, Jake/Jason arrived and met with Michael. Rosalie called Nikolas back on her cell and told him that her office phone had been bugged. Nikolas then ordered her to find out who was tapping the phone. She told him that Jake/Jason had a lead and was talking with Michael about it now.
Meanwhile in his office, Michael confessed to Jake/Jason about his past with Rosalie, that he trusted her and had warned her about the phone tap. He then added that he didn’t tell her about Sam bugging the phone, which Jake/Jason suggested Michael keep to himself, which Jake/Jason then headed off to spy on Sam.
Maxie showed up at the PCPD and ran into Valerie, who she confronted about making problems for Lulu. Valerie was confused. Maxie then showed her the article on Dante and suggested Valerie find “another man to stand by.” Valerie replied that she only stood up for a co-worker and Dante wasn’t her man. Valerie then asked why Maxie had a problem with her working with Dante. Maxie told her that she didn’t have a problem with it, as long as she wasn’t trying to steal him from Lulu.
At her and Dante’s place, Lulu had a nightmare about Lucky’s death, which happened because she told Dante what was going on. She then woke up and Dante comforted her, but she claimed that she didn’t remember what the nightmare was about. Dante then headed to work. Lulu then called Dillon and asked if they could talk. Dillon raced over and Lulu filled him in on her nightmare. Dillon told her that this was why she needed to keep quiet, but Lulu felt guilty about not being honest with Dante. Later, the two catch up and Lulu introduced Dillon to Rocco. They then discussed their past and her aborting their child. She then let him know because of her condition, the baby likely wouldn't have survived if she had kept it. Dillon replied that she made the right call as they were only babies themselves then. Later. they discussed the Lucky situation further.
At The Metro Court, Elizabeth met with Nikolas and blabbed to him about Jake/Jason investigating Sam and the phone tap. Nikolas replied that knew about the tap, but not Sam's part in it. Elizabeth thought Sam was working for Nikolas, but he didn’t want her involved in any of this. Then, Elizabeth began freaking out over all the lies she was telling and how Jake/Jason would never forgive her for selling Michael out. Nikolas replied that she better hope he took over ELQ and kept Jake/Jason away from the Quartermaines. Nikolas then updated her on how he now had 50 percent of ELQ and was working on getting the last bit he needed from Dillon. Elizabeth wondered how he would get the needed shares away from Dillon. Nikolas replied that he planned to use Lulu to do it.
Back at the PCPD, Dante walked in on Maxie grilling Valerie, so he pulled her aside and asked what she was doing accusing Valerie of trying to steal him from Lulu. Dante then forced Maxie to apologize to Valerie. Maxie did and she then explained that she was overprotective of Lulu and Dante, who were her “marriage role models.” Dante then assured Maxie that he and Lulu were solid and nothing would ever come between them. Maxie then left and Valerie told Dante that he didn’t have to be so hard on her.
Jake/Jasob spied on Sam meeting with Tracy at the Quartermaines and realized who she was working for.
Nikolas showed up to see Lulu at her place and found Dillon there. The three then discussed what was going on with Luke and Laura until Nikolas changed the subject and asked Dillon about his film career. Dillon said that he had a script he was trying to get off the ground, but he needed a backer. Nikolas offered to finance it and then they talked business. Nikolas suggested he bankroll Dillon’s next three movies in exchange for half of Dillon’s ELQ stock. Nikolas then asked Dillon if they had a deal.
At GH, Patrick asked Elizabeth what was bothering her. She opened up about Jake/Jason going to work for Michael. Patrick then filled her in on Sam also working on a case involving Michael and the idea of Sam and Jake/Jason working together upset Elizabeth. She freaked out that it could be dangerous, so Patrick told her what he knew about Sabrina hiring Sam and then swore her to secrecy. Later, Elizabeth called Nikolas and left a message telling him that Sabrina hired Sam and that they were closing in on him.
Elsewhere, Kiki brought Silas some takeout and asked him for some advice about Morgan. She then filled him in on turning down Morgan’s offer of a trip down in order to spend time with Ava/Denise. She told him that she felt guilty, but Silas told her not to.
Jake/Jason spied on Tracy and Sam at the Quartermaines. He then tried to call Michael to tell him that Sam was working for Tracy, but their call was cut short. Meanwhile, Sam told Tracy about the call Rosalie made to her boss that was cut off, but said that there was something about the voice that was familiar.
At ELQ, Denise/Ava hung up Michael’s phone call with Jake/Jason and confronted him about Sabrina not allowing her to see Avery. Michael told her that Sabrina did the right thing and that he needed to be there to supervise Ava/Denise’s visits. He then explained that he was very busy, so she should see herself out and make an appointment to see Avery. Michael then got another call from Jake/Jason and stormed out when he learned who Sam was working for. Meanwhile, Ava/Denise ranted to a photo of Edward about how she would be a part of Avery’s life even if she had to destroy the Quartermaine mansion brick by brick.
Morgan and Sonny had lunch at The Metro Court and discussed Ava/Denise, who Sonny warned him to stay away from. Morgan also filled Sonny in on the progress he and Michael were making, including allowing him and Kiki to see Avery. He thought he could get Michael to let Sonny see Avery, but Sonny didn’t want Morgan to push it with Michael. Later, Morgan left and Kiki showed up. She asked Sonny about Morgan and he told her that he went to ELQ.
Michael arrived at the Quartermaines and ran into Jake/Jason outside. Jake/Jason tried to calm him down, but Michael stormed inside and confronted Sam and Tracy. Jake/Jason followed in slowly, as something about the house seemed to bother him. In the living room, Michael accused Tracy of trying to steal ELQ from him. Michael then said that he knew about the bug. Sam tried to explain everything to him, but he was too busy ranting. Then, Sabrina showed up and she told Michael that she had hired Sam to spy on Rosalie, because she didn’t trust her. Sam then brought Michael up to date on Rosalie actually buying the shares from Nina and they suspected she was working for the person trying to take over ELQ. Michael replied that they needed to find out who Rosalie was working for before it was too late.
Back at ELQ, Morgan arrived and caught Ava/Denise venting to Edward’s photo. Ava/Denise explained that she was upset that Michel wouldn’t let her see Avery and then she cried on his shoulder. The two tried and fight it, but ended up in a kiss. They then made their way into Michael’s office and began to have sex on the couch.
Dante handed Valerie some Corinthos Coffee. They then discussed her run-in with Maxie and worried that it might be Lulu who had a problem. He was sure that Lulu knew there was nothing between them. Valerie thought she should just quit her job and stay away. He told her not to do anything drastic and then offers to speak to Lulu, but she insisted on talking to Lulu herself.
At Lulu's, Nikolas hoped that he and Dillon had a deal for his share of ELQ. It was hard, but Dillon turned Nikolas down saying that he needed to keep his shares in the family. Then, Nikolas left. Once he was gone, Dillon worried that he had been stupid turning down Nikolas’ offer, but Lulu thought he acted noble. They then discussed the possible takeover. Lulu then recalled catching Nikolas with Michael's assistant and started putting the pieces together.
At the Quartermaines, Michael, Sabrina, Sam, Tracy, and Jake/Jason discussedthe Rosalie situation. They needed to figure out who was on the phone with her. Sam tried to recognize the voice of the man, but couldn't. They then decided to throw their attention on Rosalie. Sam and Jake/Jason then formed a plan. After some banter, he ran off to set things in motion. Michael thanked Sabrina for everything she had done. She replied that she did it because she cared. Dillon then called Tracy to fill her in on Lulu's suspicions.
Morgan and Denise/Ava tore their clothes off in Michael's office, but she stopped them, saying that they couldn’t do this to Kiki. Then, Rosalie walked in. She wondered if Morgan and Kiki had an open relationship. He said that he and Ava/Denise restrained themselves and asked her to keep what she saw from Kiki. Then, Kiki arrived, clueless. She wondered what was going on. Rosalie smirked. Morgan made an excuse and then Rosalie ushered them all out. Later, Michael arrived. Jake/Jason pushed past Rosalie and into the office. Moments after, they called Rosalie in. She was nervous. Dante was called in next to arrest her for corporate espionage.
Nathan joined Maxie for lunch at The Metro Court. He asked her about her little run-in with Valerie. She admitted that she might have been a little over-enthusiastic. Nathan didn’t think she needed to intervene, but she insisted that she needed to act as a go-between, even if she wasn't asked. He then told her that he suspected that she was still trying to make up for what she did to Lulu and told her how terrific she was. She then asked him to apologize to Dante and Valerie for her. He didn’t think anyone would ever be able to get between Dante and Lulu.
Across the room, Morgan, Kiki and Ava/Denise were having lunch. Kiki tried to set her aunt up with an eligible bachelor. Morgan and Ava/Denise made excuses. Then, Ava/Denise ran out.
Over at the bar, Sam confronted Nikolas about his relationship with Rosalie.
Valerie headed to Lulu's. As she arrived, she spotted Lulu hugging Dillon at the door and telling him they needed to keep their secret from Dante.
Luke and Laura headed to the Triple L diner in British Columbia. She found an old family photo. They then rehashed their past there. He couldn’t figure out why they had been lured there. She wondered if he resented their life at the diner.. He replied that he was happy enough there, but restless and terrified of destroying his family. Luke then told her that he didn’t regret their life together and never would. Sitting down, he worried that he had lied to Tracy one time too many. They got a call. Suddenly, the door swung open. "What the hell?" Luke wondered.