Luke and Laura jumped when the door of the Triple L diner opened. It was Jennifer Smith. She recalled when she tried to kill Laura, who pointed a gun at her. Jennifer then called in her goons and demanded that Laura hand over her gun if she ever wanted to see Lucky again. After Luke was also disarmed, Jennifer teased them about the past few years of their lives. Following some gloating, she explained that Luke couldn't be married for what came next. She then added that she wasn’t out to marry him. "Why buy the cow when I can get the milk for free?" she asked. They thought this whole situation was sick. Jennifer then said that Luke had to spend the night with her if they wanted to get Lucky back.
Dillon gave Lulu a hug as he left her apartment. They talked about keeping a secret from Dante. Valerie listened from down the hall. Then, her phone went off so they noticed that she was there. She told Lulu that she about to leave, but Lulu insisted that she stay. Valerie then headed inside with Lulu and Dillon. They discussed the newspaper article and Valerie mentioned her run-in with Maxie. Lulu insisted that her friend was in the wrong. "You don't think I'm after your husband, do you?" Valerie asked. Lulu did admit that she had concerns. They cleared the air and Lulu agreed to trust that Valerie wasn’t after Dante.
In Michael's office at ELQ, he informed Rosalie that she was being arrested for corporate espionage. "That's crazy!" she shouted. Jake/Jason then told her that Sam had planted the bug in her phone. Rosalie then trashed Sabrina. Dante suggested to Rosalie that she come clean. Jake/Jason then pulled out the recording that Nina supposedly gave him. Rosalie then began to look nervous. They offered to make the charges go away if she handed over her boss. She then explained that she was being blackmailed. They pressured her until she finally blurted out Nikolas' name. She then apologized to Michael and then Dante dragged her off to make her statement. Jake/Jason then assured Michael that he could trust him. They then shook hands on trying to save the company.
Dante took Rosalie to the PCPD interrogation room. He left her to write her statement and chatted with Valerie in the office. She told him that she had something to tell him about Lulu.
Tracy paced around the Quartermaine mansion. Sabrina tried to keep her calm. They folded laundry and then Tracy tried to figure out how much ELQ stock Nikolas could control. She then called Brook Lynn and learned that she was blackmailed into handing over her shares. Tracy then started to rant as Dillon arrived. He then filled her in about Nikolas attempting to get his shares.
Sam cornered Nikolas at The Metro Court to question him about his relationship with Rosalie. She told him that she already knew that Rosalie got the ELQ shares from Nina and handed them off. He tried to throw her off, but she keeps prodding and then bluntly confronted him. He then admitted that he was trying to take over ELQ. She was shocked. Nikolas insisted that it was only business. He then added how Helena and Victor had been selling off Cassadine assets for years and that he needed to put the family finances back together, that he was doing this for the whole family and that he didn't want her to be dragged into it. He then insisted that he wasn’t stealing, just making better moves. Nikolas then walked off. Sam then called Jake/Jason over and filled him in about Nikolas admitting to everything.
Tracy burst into Michael's office at ELQ to say that Nikolas now had half of ELQ. Nikolas then strolled in.
At her place, Lulu talked with Dillon on the phone, but he told her that he would have to call her back because Lucy had just dropped. Then, Maxie arrived to see Lulu and apologized for sticking her nose into her business. Yet, then she saw how Lulu seemed distracted and she wondered what could be more important than her marriage. Lulu tried to dodge Maxie’s questions, but eventually broke and said that she and Dillon couldn’t tell anyone what was going on, but to just trust her.
At the PCPD, Dante questioned Valerie about what she wasn’t telling him. Valerie then confessed she heard Lulu and Dillon discussing some secret they were keeping from him. Dante decided to go have a talk with Lulu and he suggested that Valerie find a new place to live as Nikolas was in a bit of trouble.
Nikolas sat in the CEO chair at ELQ and told Tracy and Michael that he now controlled half of ELQ, so they would have to deal with him whether they liked it or not. Nikolas then added that the company was falling apart because of the Quartermaine’s constant in-fighting and that ELQ needed him to bring it back to Edward’s standards. Michael then told Nikolas that they may be deadlocked, but the family had Lucy on their side and that she would vote with them. Michael also informed him that Edward put a loophole into his will that prevented anyone from owning more than one third of ELQ from trying to take it over. Also, that if such a move was made, then that person could be stripped of their voting rights and would be nothing more than an owner of the shares. Michael then proposed an immediate board meeting to strip Nikolas of his voting rights.
At The Metro Court, Patrick and Elizabeth found Sam and Jake/Jason drinking and laughing at the bar. Sam explained that they were celebrating finding out that Nikolas was the one trying to takeover ELQ. She then told them that Nikolas claimed that Helena and Victor had spent too much of the Cassadine fortune and it seemed that Nikolas wanted to feel like he was in power again. Sam suggested since they were all there, that they should have that double date dinner. Jake/Jason and Sam wouldn’t let Elizabeth say no, so they all then sat down to dinner. They all laughed and had a good time and Jake/Jason talked about how he felt very lucky to have them all in his new life.
At the Triple L diner, Jennifer offered to return Lucky as long as Luke made love to her. Luke replied that their relationship was over and that she should move on. She then said that she had moved on, but that she had realized how her life had just been one failed relationship after another. She then explained that after years of therapy she realized that she couldn’t move on with her life until she had closure with Luke, the one who got away. Jennifer thought of her offer as one similar to the movie Indecent Proposal, but Laura told her it was rape. Jennifer then told Laura to think of it as poetic justice and payback for what Luke did to her. Laura replied that she didn’t believe in bloodlust or vengeance. Jennifer again stated that this was just a business transaction, so she then asked Luke if they had a deal. Luke replied that he would do it and then headed off with Jennifer, leaving Laura behind in the diner.
At the Quartermaines, Lucy gave Dillon a big hug and said that she came because she got a message from Tracy that she needed her help. He told her that Tracy called her because the fate of ELQ was in her hands.
Dillon and Lucy went to ELQ for the board meeting. Dillon couldn’t believe what Nikolas was doing and told him that Emily would be ashamed of him. Michael that began the vote to strip Nikolas of his power. Everyone was shocked when the tiebreaker, Lucy, sided with Nikolas.
Dante returned home and asked Lulu if she knew what was going on with Nikolas trying to steal ELQ. Lulu said that she and Dillon figured he was behind the takeover when he dropped by and tried to buy Dillon's shares. Dante then asked about Dillon being at their apartment, but she only said that he came to see Rocco.
At the PCPD, Jordan and Valerie discussed the charges against TJ suddenly being dropped, which Jordan believed was thanks to Sonny. She hated that she was grateful to Sonny for what he did and that she and her son were now in debt to him.
At The Metro Court, TJ joined Sonny for lunch to discuss his legal expenses, which TJ felt the need to pay back. Sonny wouldn’t hear of it and he also wanted to help cover TJ’s education expenses as well as have TJ move in with him. TJ agreed when Sonny told him that it was what Shawn would want. Then, Jordan arrived and found out what was going on. She begged TJ to come live with her and that she would pay for his expenses, but he said that he wanted nothing from her. Then, TJ walks out and Jordan told Sonny that he didn’t get to take her son just because he lost his.
At ELQ, Michael and Tracy demanded to know why Lucy voted against them. Tracy thought that Nikolas must have dirt on her, but Lucy said that he didn’t. Then, Lucy told them that she voted the way she did because of Duke’s friendship with Sonny and because of Michael stealing Sonny’s child from him. Lucy then added that she thought Michael was acting like a child and could benefit by learning from an experienced businessman like Nikolas.
Nicholas headed to the Quartermaines to see Dillon. He told him that he read his script and wanted to finance his film, but Dillon thought this was Nikolas’ guilt talking. Dillon then told Nikolas to take his offer and get out.
At her place, Lulu called Laura to find out what is happening. Laura replied that they had made some headway in their search for Lucky, but that she couldn’t tell her anything else since she was being followed. After she hung up, Dante asked who Lulu was talking to. Lulu told him that she was talking to Maxie. Dante then had to head to work and after he left, Lulu left a message for Dillon to call her. She then took off with Dante on her trail.
Luke woke up in bed with Jennifer and found that his t-shirt was ripped and that his hands were tied with pantyhose. Meanwhile, Laura tried to barge into their room, but Jennifer’s goons kept her out. Jennifer ended up allowing her into the room and Laura found out that Luke didn’t sleep with Jennifer, only because they got too drunk to do anything.
Luke felt that they didn’t consummate things because neither wanted to do it. Jennifer then asked Luke if he ever cared for her. He told her no, that he made a deal with her dad and that he was sorry for that, but it was 35 years ago. He begged her to move on and give them their son. Jennifer then admitted to them that she didn’t have Lucky. She explained that someone called her and told her they had Lucky and that they also gave her information to use to try and win Luke back. She then swore that she didn’t know who had Lucky and then she left.
Back at ELQ, Nikolas arrived to call a board meeting to remove Michael as CEO. Nikolas knew how they would all vote on this, leaving Lucy as the tiebreaker again. Michael and Tracy begged her not to do this, but Lucy ended up giving Nikolas her vote to make him CEO. Lucy then said that she felt that Michael needed more worldly experience. Yet, she warned Nikolas that if he didn’t live up to Edward’s expectations that he would answer to her. Tracy then told Nikolas that she was glad that Emily wasn’t alive to see what he had become. Then, Tracy and Michael left and Lucy told Nikolas that Tracy didn’t deserve this right after Luke left her. Meanwhile, Tracy blamed herself for starting all this by trading her shares for Luke and now she had lost everything.
Dante watched as Lulu headed into the Quartermaines to see Dillon. Lulu filled Dillon in on the latest. She was worried that her dad could be breaking down again or maybe her mom was and she felt that she needed to tell Dante what was going on. Dillon reminded her that they said no cops, so she convinced Dillon to go with her to find her parents and Lucky.
Dante returned to the PCPD and confessed to Valerie that Lulu was keeping secrets with Dillon, who she was with right now. Later, Dante got a call from Lulu, who told him that she had to go out of town to help her grandma Lesley, who had broken her ankle.
Rosalie showed up at ELQ to see Nikolas, who was furious that she had turned him into the police. He told her to give him one good reason not to lock her up on Cassadine Island. Rosalie said that she was cornered with a recording, but Nikolas said that they had conned her. He wanted her to recant her statement and said if she didn’t then he would reveal her secret. He then told her if she recanted then she would still have a place at ELQ, so she agreed to do it. He then told her that an attorney would meet her at the station, so she left.
Michael visited Sabrina at her place and filled her in on Lucy stabbing him in the back. He explained that Lucy voted how she did because she didn’t think he was a good guy and she accused him of taking Avery to hurt Sonny out of spite. Michael then admitted that she was right, so Sabrina asked if he was thinking about forgiving Sonny for what he did to AJ. Michael replied that he didn’t know if he could, but admitted that he wasn’t happy and part of him wanted his parents back in his life. He then added that he didn’t know how to make that happen. Sabrina suggested that he give Avery back to Sonny.
At Sonny’s, Carly was screaming at Sonny about Nikolas taking ELQ, which meant so much to Michael. Sonny replied that Michael hadn't lost everything, he still had Avery. Then, Morgan showed up and Carly took off for work. Once she was gone, Morgan confessed to Sonny about his latest indiscretion with Ava/Denise and how Rosalie caught them. He said she promised not to tell Kiki, but Sonny thought nobody could trust her given what she did to Michael and ELQ. Morgan didn’t think Rosalie would betray him because they were friends long before she knew Michael.
Ava/Denise visited Silas at GH and told him that if she didn’t get access to her daughter then she was going to drop the Denise act and they would have to deal with Ava. Silas then pointed out that would land them both in prison, but Denise/Ava said that she was going crazy without Avery. She then confessed to slipping up again with Morgan, which caused Silas to suggest that she find another hobby to occupy her time.
Kiki found Franco drinking at the bar of The Metro Court and sulking over losing Nina. She told him to forget about Nina and let her figure things out about her marriage for herself.
In their room, Ric sent Nina down to the bar to order dinner, claiming he needed to freshen up and would meet her. Once she was gone, he looked over some papers to claim power of attorney. Then, there was a knock at the door and Ric was shocked to see Madeline. She wanted to know if he had gotten his hands on Nina’s money, but he told her that he hadn’t yet. Ric then suggested that they just get rid of Nina, which caused Madeline to slap him. She then told him to find another solution, but he said that he was out of ideas. Madeline suggested they prove that Nina was mentally unbalanced and have her institutionalized again. However, Madeline didn't fully trust Ric and wanted to make sure she got what she was owed. He then asked how he can reassure her and she responds by pulling him into a kiss.
Back in the bar, Nina walked in and hears Franco talking about her mother. She wanted answers, so he told her that her mother was out of jail. She refused to believe that Madeline was out given the charges she was facing, so Franco suggested that maybe Ric sprung her and they were working together. They then bickered as Franco attempted to make Nina jealous by saying he had moved on and was dating someone else. Nina wanted to know who.
Meanwhile, Carly showed up for work and she talked with Kiki about Morgan and Michael. They also discussed Ava/ Denise, who then walked into the bar. As Carly met Ava/Denise for the first time, Franco saw Ava/Denise and told Nina that she was his date. Nina demanded to meet her and stormed up to Ava/Denise, only to be shocked by how much she looked like Ava. Nina introduced herself to Ava/Denise and then looks for a sign that Franco and Ava/Denise knew one another.
Dante sat at home with a beer and thought of Lulu leaving with Dillon. She called to check on him and the baby. He asked to speak to her grandmother. "She's sleeping," she replied. When he got off the line, he threw his phone across the room. Then, Valerie showed up. He explained that he knew Lulu lied to him and was in a room with another man right now. Dante then continued to drink and vented. He then asked Valerie to watch Rocco while he went to confront his Lulu. She talked him out of that, advised him to sleep on it and cooked him dinner. He didn't know how he would get through the night. She told him he didn't have to do it alone. Then, they kissed.
When Lulu got off the phone in Vancouver, she beat herself up about lying to Dante. Dillon reassured her that she did the right thing. She thanked him from stopping her spiral into drama. They then talked about Georgie and she searched the hotel registry. After finding an alias used by her parents, they headed down the hall. They walked into a room and found Luke and Laura with their guns out. They filled Lulu in on still being at square one in their search for Lucky and then ordered her to go back to her room. After she and Dillon left, Holly showed up.
At his place, Sabrina urged Michael to give Avery back to Sonny. He argued that Avery was safer with him. She then talked about how much taking care of Avery was to make up for what she did to Ava. He then conceded that giving Avery back might make peace in the family, but it felt wrong to let go of what Sonny did. Sabrina replied that holding onto his anger would only hurt him and that she would support whatever decision he made.
Morgan was at Sonny’s house, telling his father about his attraction to Ava/Denise. Sonny assured him that he was better off with Kiki and that Ava/Denise was trouble. Once Morgan left, TJ showed up and Sonny told his bodyguard that he was moving in. He then had TJ’s bags sent to Michael's old room.
Nina was startled to run into Denise/Ava at The Metro Court. She confronted her about dating Franco. Carly and Kiki then started gossiping about this. When Ava/Denise spotted Morgan walking in, she declared that she was dating Franco and planted a kiss on him. By the time they were finished, he was chewing her gum and wearing her lipstick. Ava/Denise then gushed about how they got together. Nina was in disbelief. Franco then told her to go find her husband. Franco and Ava/Denise then wandered off. He asked why she backed him up. She replied that she also needed someone to think they were together. Ava/Denise then explained that Kiki was trying to set her up with Silas. Meanwhile, Morgan told Kiki that they needed to end things between Ava/Denise and Franco. She wondered why it bothered him so much. "Because he's insane," he replied.
Meanwhile, Madeline was in Ric's room. She put her arms around Ric and pulled him into a kiss. He reminded her that he was married and was sure their plan would fail if anyone found out about them. She promised to be discreet. Then, with a little pushing, he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. Moments later, Nina showed up. Ric rushed out of the bedroom in a bathrobe. She asked if her mom was there. He then noticed Madeline’s bag on the chair.
Carly dropped by Sonny's. He told her that TJ was staying in Michael's old room. He then admitted how much he missed Michael and how he was stuck in a big house full of empty rooms. Then, Michael and Sabrina arrived with Avery.
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