A pretty girl at the coffee shop asked Spinelli for his help. Winnifred piped in that the Jackal is too busy but Spinelli was more than happy to help out a damsel in distress. The lady recounted her sob story about losing her ex-husband's assets, which alarmed Winnifred. When Winnie suggested to Spinelli that he's not acting with his head, he followed the woman upstairs out of spite. Back in Port Charles, Maxie tried to persuade Jason to go after Spinelli, but he refused.

Sonny snapped at Claudia when she referred to Michael's condition. He explained how much he struggles every day with what happened to his son and desperately wants to make someone pay for it. He admitted to still not being 100 percent certain that Dr. Devlin acted alone. Claudia suggested that Michael wouldn't want his father obsessing over this. Sonny explained to her that Michael was a lot like Sonny, especially after his nanny died and he wanted revenge on her killer. Claudia advised Sonny to be more positive, so Sonny headed to the Haunted Star to seek a second opinion.

Lulu endlessly complained to Robin and Patrick about Ethan and how he's pulling one over on Luke. Robin distracted Patrick by telling him to check on Emma, then whispered to Lulu to keep quiet about her visit to the boat/casino. After Robin managed to get rid of Lulu, Patrick asked Robin once again to consider whether she's experiencing postpartum depression. Robin didn't see the need to put a label on her behavior.

Carly was Jason's second visitor of the day and arrived in need of a chat. She told Jason about the test that might help Michael and wondered aloud why she's not embracing this prospect. Jason didn't feel like weighing in but pressed her to consider the risk. Over at the Haunted Star, meanwhile, Sonny downed shots with Luke and consulted him on potentially life-saving test. Both parents were strongly considering their options.

While Claudia was snooping around Sonny's living room, Kate breezed in and dropped the bombshell that she knows about Claudia's role in Michael's shooting. Just as Kate was reminding Claudia that she witnessed the shooting, Sonny walked in and asked why they were discussing Michael's shooting.

Maxie decided to do a little reconnaissance mission, and enlisted Lulu in her search for Spinelli at the Crimson offices. They hit pay dirt when Lulu phoned Frank's place and discovered that "Hudson" is indeed staying there, which Winnifred overheard Ralph confirming on the phone. After hacking into a Web site for the damsel, Spinelli felt woozy and fainted outside the coffee shop. Sam ran over to Jason's and announced that she's going after Spinelli, whether he's coming or not.

Robin and Patrick's difficult discussion resumed, and Patrick blamed Robin for making him spend all his time taking care of Emma. What about his job? Patrick whined. Their attempt to sort things out was blasted once again by a knock on the door. Carly arrived and requested that Patrick perform the test on Michael.