As Nikolas suffered a seizure, he relived the night of Emily's murder, recalling that he was knocked down by the real killer — but couldn't make out a face. Dr. Devlin arrived to treat Nik, over Patrick and Elizabeth's objections. He ordered PET and MRI scans, and then climbed up on his soap box to scold Patrick for not only not acting in Nik's best interests, but violating the basic tenets of medicine. At Kelly's, Spinelli looked at online photos of Claudia, which angered Johnny. Jason explained he asked for research on Claudia because she called the meeting of the Five Families. Spinelli explained his suspicions just as Maxie arrived to declare Logan the TMK. Meanwhile, Lulu accused Logan: "You are the Text Message Killer!" He grabbed her to calm her down (good plan!), then demanded she explain why she suspects him. She babbled about Spinelli and Maxie's plot that Coop was on the real killer's trail so Logan killed him. He said his dog tags ended up at Coop's because Coop found them in the park. He claimed he was hating life and threw away his tags. Coop argued with Georgie that night and she scratched him. Coop didn't think anyone would believe him, so he stole the DNA results. Lulu continued to accuse he threw something and raged at her. He dismissed the ski mask, and said he used to tinker with engines back in the desert and wanted to open a garage here in Port Charles. However, he was jealous of rich Johnny. He said he saw her in Johnny's arms. She said they "didn't do anything." Logan confessed he was going to use the mask and gloves to frame Johnny, but she wasn't buying. Suddenly, Johnny demanded Logan open the door. At Kelly's, Maxie explained the liver pill and how it could make the killer smell sweet. Jason got a call from Liz, who told him about Nik's seizure. Nik, meanwhile, told Emily, "I didn't kill you." Nadine appeared and asked who did. He told her someone hit him, "a man," but he couldn't see a face. Emily appeared, and Nadine told him to ask Emily what she saw. Mike asked if anyone saw Daniel. Spinelli once again imagined Maxie in a '40s film noir. Snapping out of it, he wondered how Georgie could have loved him. Maxie asked if that's really so hard to imagine. When she leaned really close, he freaked out. She assumed that meant he hates her guts. But he's going to have to deal.

Alexis blasted Jerry for vanishing and allowing Sam and Kristina to be hounded by the TMK. He said he was burying someone. He brought Kristina a little bouquet and encouraged her to speak. Lainey said the child isn't as shut off as the time she saw Sam kill someone. Alexis demanded to know why he wanted to bury Coop. Jerry confessed Coop was one of his men at the Metro Court siege, and Maxie knew it. Patrick ran into Devlin, and they recalled their wild days at med school. "Life happens," he observed, sagely.

On the waterfront, Michael dropped his gun and it discharged; at that moment, Carly fell to the ground. She awoke just as a concerned Jax arrived, asking if she was shot. She insisted she merely felt faint, but he took her to the hospital. Meanwhile, Michael stared in horror at his real victim: Kate. When he got blood on his hands he recalled his father's admonishments about guns and fled. He boarded a ship about to set sail and threw the gun in the water. At Sonny's cafe, Sonny ordered Skye found. Then Claudia — a rival mob boss — strutted straight into his office. They kissed passionately, but he broke it off and demanded to know what she wanted. She thought that was obvious. He questioned if she had inherited her father's madness (way to throw stones, Mr. Glass House), but she claimed to just be a thrill-seeker, unlike "that bloodless stiff, Kate Howard." He summoned Max to escort her to her car and ordered her to stay away. She said she doesn't need to be close to take him down. Claudia went to the piers (even PC newbies automatically know to go hang out there!), where she found Kate's body, checked for a pulse and gingerly stepped over her. She went home and smashed a mirror in anger. Later, when Jason got to GH, Liz filled him in. He got a call from Sonny, who ordered him to check out a report of shots fired, and he's worried Kate was in the area. Good thinking: He stumbled upon Kate's body and swept her into his arms.