Carly wanted to go to Sonny's party with Lulu and enjoy it despite her imminent due date. Michael told Dante he must tell his father about Claudia's actions and Dante cautioned him against acting rashly. At the Metro Court, Olivia attacked a threatening Claudia and the two women brawled. Hotel security broke them up and dragged Olivia off. On the waterfront, a chained Johnny continued to try and convince Joey Limbo to let him go. Jason played Sonny Claudia's incriminating call and asked him what he wants to do about it. Jason explained how they'd found the evidence and Sonny curtly told him he had a birthday party to attend and, "I expect you to be there." At Carly's, Lulu wanted Carly to check Dominic out for her, but her uneasy cousin realized she should probably stay home. Morgan and Molly were on the waterfront (sans their parents' knowledge) for a school project when they heard Johnny screaming for help. The kids decided to rescue him! Molly asked the thug guards to help her get some water samples and guide her out of the warehouse district. Then, Morgan ran in to check on Johnny, who warned him to run before the guards returned.

At the Metro Court, Dante assured Jax he's working on bringing Sonny down. Alexis, who witnessed the tense convo, caught up with her favorite ex-husband. As Luke and Tracy arrived, Mike thanked Dante for influencing Sonny to reach out to him again. Then, Robin (with Patrick) noted Dante reminds her a little of a young Sonny and Maxie cornered Dante for an intentions speech on Lulu's behalf. Luckily, Lulu nipped that in the bud! Maxie then got the 411 on the drugging fiasco and beamed that Lulu was "in" where Dante was concerned. Elsewhere, Jason vented to Sam about Sonny's apparent inaction. He shouldn't have have worried: Max drove a gun-toting, stony Sonny up to the hotel. Sam warned Jason about Michael and Sonny turning on him and urged him to rein in his impulse to off Claudia on his own. Back at the party, Dante called Carly to say Michael had shown up and Carly told him she'd be there soon to collect her son. Nearby, Alexis told Jax she had a feeling "something really, really bad is gonna happen." As Max and Milo waited outside Claudia's suite, Sonny went in and told her he has a surprise for her. No, it wasn't a bullet to the head, it was some bling! "You are finally getting what you deserve," he murmured, as he toasted her. Meanwhile, at the PCPD, Olivia pleaded with Mac to let her get to her son before Claudia blew the big secret. He released her! Morgan came back with a tool to break Johnny's chains and then Johnny and the kids fled Joey's guards. Morgan and Molly's AWOL siblings, Kristina and Michael, caught up at the party...where the mayor offered Alexis her job as DA back. She turned him down! A few feet away, Luke told Tracy he was worried about Lucky and Liz and Maxie called Lulu out on her feelings for Dante.

A somber Max and Milo guided Sonny and Claudia into the party and the cake was brought out. As the chorus of "Happy Birthday" cued up, it was amazing how no one could tell Sonny was borderline homicidal. Afterwards, Sonny made nice with the mayor and caught up with Mike...who admitted he's surprised by this party gesture. Then, Jason and Sam arrived and Sam assured Jax nothing would happen tonight. Across town, Johnny dropped Morgan and Molly at home with Mercedes and bolted back out to save his sister. When Carly showed up at the Metro Court, Marty blocked her path but she talked her way past him. As Sonny continued to circle Claudia like a bird of prey, Dante and Lulu had a sweet moment. Then, Sonny called for everyone's attention! As he got ready to lower the boom, Johnny struggled to get upstairs. Sonny name-checked Luke and his loyal wife Tracy, praised Robin and Patrick for saving Michael, and acknowledged Mike. He even thanked Alexis! He pointedly thanked Jason for standing by him and finally, finally turned to Claudia. "How can I ever repay you?" he mused.