Johnny tried unsuccessfully to get Jason to stop investigating Claudia. Jason went to meet Sam to discuss the Devlin leads. Jason asked Sam to accompany him to one of Devlin's last places of residence. There, in the basement, Sam thought she found something in the vent. Just then, they heard someone in the house.

Sonny ordered Olivia to stay out of Claudia's space, as a hidden Michael eavesdropped. As Olivia continued her rant, Michael burst in and spoke in Claudia's defense. Sonny ordered his son to show Olivia some respect. Liv apologized to Michael for upsetting him and left.

At Metro Court, Dominic refused to give into Claudia's demands for sex. He cited his own background for not wanting to bring a child into this world. Dominic pointed out that if Claudia were to give him up to Sonny, Olivia would have no reason to stay away from Johnny anymore. Dom left, and a furious Claudia threw a glass against the wall.

At G.H., Lucky refused to listen to Helena's ramblings. Ethan showed up and Helena asked for some time alone with Lucky's brother. "I need to tell you a secret," Helena smiled. Ethan pledged allegiance to Lucky and the guys left together. Tracy then arrived and wanted Helena to confirm Luke's story about being held captive. Tracy threatened to have Helena kicked out of "her" hospital. Luke entered and told Helena that she researched Helena's story about Valentin Cassadine and he thought it was bunk. He said Valentin was dead but Helena noted that while it appeared that way, Val was merely biding his time, waiting to strike out against their families.

At Elizabeth's art studio, a panicked Elizabeth told Nikolas that Helena knows about their affair. Nik remained calm, but Liz got very upset. Liz was afraid to go forward with the wedding for fear of making matters worse with Lucky. Liz thought they should just go back to being friends but wondered if they could. Nikolas kissed Liz and left.

Dominic bumped into Lulu, and he thanked her for her earlier advice about sleeping with the boss's wife. Alone on the docks, he came across some strange graffiti.

Claudia summoned Johnny to the hotel room. As she drank champagne, she lamented to her brother about not having another child. Johnny tried to point out that their lifestyle wasn't conducive to child-rearing. Claudia still believed it was possible for her to get everything she wants.

Anthony had Olivia summoned to prison for a chat. He asked her why she deserved to live. Olivia stated that she was going to give Johnny all the support she could, despite his dysfunctional family members. Anthony was impressed by Liv's spunk and decided to let her live — for now. Liv left and Johnny showed up, furious to discover that his father had summoned Olivia there. Anthony said he liked Olivia. Johnny threatened Anthony's life if anything happened to Olivia. Anthony pointed out that Johnny had become his father's son.

Nik went to see Helena and told her to be gone. Helena mentioned the Valetin threat but Nik said he didn't care. Helena then warned that he wouldn't want her to spill anything to Lucky.... Lucky met Liz and brought her to the Spencer house, where Audrey, Lesley, Bobbie and the rest of the family was waiting for them. Lucky said he and Liz had an announcement to make.... Sonny needed to take a business trip — and asked Claudia to accompany him. Claudia was pleased and accepted.