Lucas dreamt of romping with Chloe. So did Daniel. Chloe woke up next to Lucas and asked what was wrong. They discussed Kate firing Chloe, but Lucas said that wasn't it. He'd had a dream about Chloe not loving him. Chloe tried to reassure her hubby. Lucas decided to take a drive to clear his head and ended up at Maggie's. He explained something was wrong. His mom no longer liked Chloe. "She pulled a complete 180 on her," said Lucas. He couldn't figure out why, but knew it was something big. Maggie urged Lucas not to obsess over things he couldn't control.

Daniel picked up a leave of absence form at the hospital. Later, he turned up at the Java Café and was haunted by more hot memories of Chloe, when she walked in. Chloe asked about the paper Daniel was holding. He explained it was a leave of absence from the hospital. "But you're not going?" asked a distraught Chloe. Daniel said he wasn't, but admitted Chloe's choosing Lucas over him was driving him mad. Chloe confessed she wasn't happy either and still had feelings for Daniel. "But I know that I did the right thing," said Chloe. Daniel insisted he wanted Chloe to be happy. Chloe noted that Kate had been horrible since finding out about their affair, and it was making Lucas moody. Chloe was sure Lucas wasn't going to stop until he figured things out.

Brady told Bo something happened to Stephanie and that he'd heard Victor and Philip talking about something going down tonight. Bo made a call; then, told Brady he may have saved Steph's life. Bo left, telling Brady to stay put. Melanie entered and started grating on Brady. He tried to ignore her until she mentioned finding Steph's earring. Brady asked to see it, when he got a phone call from a cop. He hung up and told Melanie, Steph was kidnapped and ran off.

Victor and Philip had a phone chat about the impending Sefano/Steph swap. Owen and EJ had a phone chat, too. EJ asked when Owen would be bringing Steph to him. "Actually, sir, the answer to that question would be never," responded Owen, noting Steph was a dear person and he didn't want anything bad happening to her. EJ demanded Owen do the job he paid him to do. Owen screamed that he wasn't going to let EJ hurt Steph, as she listened from her morgue drawer. Philip phoned EJ and told him he was late for the swap. He noted Stefano wasn't looking so hot and EJ better hurry. EJ told another flunkie they were going to get Stefano. Owen rolled Steph out of the drawer and told her he was going to save her. "So I'm free to go?" asked Steph. "Yes. You're free," retorted Owen. Steph was thrilled until Owen announced they'd be starting a new life together. Steph mentioned needing clothes and cajoled Owen into going back to the mansion to fetch her things. Owen said he'd go get them alone. Then, he slid a screaming Steph back into the drawer.

EJ arrived at the pier. Philip told EJ to walk Steph out and he'd do the same with Stefano. When EJ hesitated, Philip realized he didn't have Steph. The two men started fighting, when Bo and the cops arrived. Bo told EJ he'd put him in a pine box if anything happened to Steph. Later, at the hospital, a cop arrested EJ. Before he could haul EJ off, he came upon Stefano. EJ was thrilled his father was alive. Later, Stefano's monitors went off and a nurse rushed to help him. Meanwhile, Bo asked Victor where Philip and Steph were. Victor hadn't a clue about Steph, but said he sent Philip to New York. Brady arrived and Victor called him a traitor. Bo noted they still had to find Steph. That's why he needed to know where Philip was.

Owen snuck into the Kiriakis mansion and headed upstairs to get Steph's things. Philip raced in and vowed he'd find Steph. Melanie arrived and asked if Philip was looking for Steph. She held up Steph's earring and noted she'd found it on the terrace. Philip asked if Melanie saw anyone else around. "Your gardener," responded Melanie, as Owen snuck downstairs.