Marcie arrived at La Boulaie with Hope and asked to speak to Starr alone. Upstairs, Marcie watched Starr play with Hope and asked if Starr still believes that Marcie is the best mom for her baby. Starr insisted that Marcie is Hope's mom now, but Marcie said she can sense how much Starr regrets her decision. After explaining that she can see that Starr has matured over the last year, she offered to let Starr raise the baby. It took a bit of convincing, but Starr finally admitted that nothing would make her happier than raising her biological daughter. She gratefully took the child in her arms as Marcie tore up the adoption papers and credited Starr with giving Marcie her life back.

Dorian was a mess as she crushed a champagne flute in her hand at Markko's graduation party. Moe and Noelle whispered about how she must be upset that Ray skipped town. When Markko's parents, Aurelia and Ernesto, showed up for the graduation party, Dorian mistook them for hired help and tried to usher them to the kitchen. She quickly backtracked and welcomed them to her home, but stuck her foot in her mouth again when she heard that Markko's real name is Geraldo. The Riveras were eager to meet Langston's uncle, but Dorian explained that he had to take his crazy daughter far from Llanview and revealed that Lola murdered her mother! Markko's parents were horrified as they witnessed Dorian's rant. Langston tried to get her to stop talking, but Dorian caught them up on everything that happened with Lola, including her poking holes in Langston and Markko's condoms on prom night. Aurelia ran off, while Ernesto thanked Dorian for the party and followed his wife to the door, taking Markko with them.

At Todd and Blair's custody hearing, Téa reluctantly took the stand. Todd's lawyer took the opportunity to remind the judge that Todd once married Téa to secure custody of his and Blair's children, just as Blair did when she married John. To Téa's dismay, Morgan played an audiotape of Téa admitting to Todd that she orchestrated John and Blair's fake marriage. Blair's attorney retaliated by noting that Téa was sleeping with Todd while she was representing his ex-wife in their last custody go-round. Todd was amused as Téa revealed what she and Blair shared in the boiler room. During recess, Todd asked Téa if he really was the love of her life. "Emphasis on was," she spat. The judge called the court back in session and announced his ruling: Todd and Blair can have custody of their children if they raise them together, under one roof, and put the needs of their children ahead of theirs; otherwise, it's foster care for the Manning kids. Todd told Blair to pack her bags.

Langston and Moe jumped all over Dorian for ruining the party. Still on a tear, Dorian revealed that her lawyers had finally sorted out the ownership of the mansion and she is once again the rightful owner. She evicted Moe and Noelle, then fired Shaun, telling him to take his "little friend" Rachel with him, too. Afterward, Langston accused Dorian of acting out because Ray dumped her. But drunken Dorian was beyond reason, so Langston dumped a bottle of champagne in the pool and pushed Dorian in, too! She then headed into the parlor just in time to hear Mrs. Rivera forbid Markko from seeing her. Langston tried to speak on Markko's behalf but they didn't want to hear anything she had to say and insisted that Markko go home with them.

Meanwhile, Cole ran to the docks and right into drug dealer Asher, who pressed Cole's buttons to try to get him to do drugs again. Cole argued that he was okay with not graduating and giving away his baby, but Asher dangled a bag of pills in front of him. When Cole refused to buy them, Asher just shoved them in his jacket pocket and ran off. Just as Cole was about to toss them into the water, a young cop approached him. He asked if Cole has a prescription for the pills and when Cole claimed they belonged to someone else, the officer arrested him. Back at La Boulaie, Blair walked into Starr's bedroom and asked why Hope was there. "She's home, mom," Starr smiled.