Sonny told Carly he was hurt because she and Jason teamed up and took his kids away. Sonny said that he understood that the shooting affected Michael the most but that he was hurt, too. He told Carly that he could fight her or he could fight Jason, but not both of them. Carly was empathetic, but told Sonny that when Michael got shot, she blamed him. After Sonny admitted that he hadn't thought of how Carly felt when Michael got shot, Carly suggested the two try to help each other from now on. Carly went to get her purse and something fell out of it and under the end table. They were surprised to find one of Jerry's DVDs. Sonny mistook it for one of the maid's CDs and put it back in the cabinet! Carly invited Sonny to her benefit at the hospital, and he promised to attend. Ric warned Luke to stay out of Anthony's way. When Ric left, Lulu showed herself and despaired of getting Johnny freed. "I'm just getting started, cupcake," Luke winked. Then Trevor paid Luke a visit at the casino to warn him to steer clear of Anthony. When Sonny arrived he and Luke ignored Trevor, who eventually left. Sonny pointed out that Luke usually skips town when the going gets tough, but Luke vowed to stay and fight this time.

Outside the Spencer house, Sam assured Lucky she had nothing important to say, and left. When Lucky went back inside, Liz told him he could go, but he stayed and they did his taxes. Lucky confided that Sam was getting involved with Jason again. Elizabeth suggested that maybe Sam was one of those people who needed to move from crisis to crisis, so Lucky should follow his instincts.

Olivia expertly warded off Jax's flirting, insisting she wasn't going to be his rebound relationship. When Carly walked in Jax was not happy to hear that she saw Sonny. "I don't think the two of you are as far apart as you think you are," Olivia suggested before leaving. Carly wanted to go for a swim with Jax but he reminded her they had a meeting with the divorce lawyers. Carly hoped to stall that. Nadine and Nikolas met with Alexis, who told them that they'd be speaking with two senators in Washington — in six hours! "I can't do this!" cried Nadine. Nikolas assured her that everything would be okay, so she rushed to tell Epiphany she'd be missing her shift. When she left, Alexis asked Nikolas about Nadine. He explained Nadine dragged him back into the land of the living. Alexis guessed that while Nadine was clearly in love him, Nikolas simply liked her a whole lot and that's why he was overcompensating. Alexis was concerned that Nadine not get hurt in the end. Nikolas admitted that in his heart, he'd never be over Emily. After Nikolas left, Diane arrived, and suggested they pull Carly and Jax's strings to make them realize they are still in love. Alexis wasn't so sure.

Sam and Maxie met up at Maxie's apartment, where Sam deduced that Maxie wanted Spinelli all to herself. Maxie boasted that while Winifred shared tech things with Spinelli, she had looks on her side. An ambivalent Sam agreed to talk to Jason about Spinelli, and warned Maxie not to do anything she'd regret. Spinelli and Winifred met on the docks, where he tried to tell her he only wanted to be friends. "If you don't want to be friends anymore just say it!" she said. Spinelli assured her he did, but his heart belongs to Maxie. "Fair Maxinista is the luckiest girl on Earth," smiled Winifred. Then Spinelli was summoned by Maxie.When he arrived at the apartment, she began to seduce him. At that moment, Winifred met with Agent Rayner on the docks — who told her that thanks to her, he can put Spinelli away for the rest of his life. Or use him to get to Sonny!