EJ was furious that the cop arrived to question him about the hit on Rafe. He thought it was a ploy so Sami and Rafe could take Sydney home. Roman arrived and told EJ that the man Stefano hired to kill Rafe claimed EJ ordered the hit. D.A. Woods entered with Abe. EJ wasn't ruffled, pointing out that he recognized a grandstanding district attorney when he saw one. Abe tried to mediate. EJ insisted Roman was trying to build a case against him to give Sami the upper hand in their eventual custody trial. The D.A. told EJ his office would let him know if they were going to press charges. EJ told Woods to send his best to Chad. Roman left next. Abe stayed behind to chat with his brother-in-law. EJ asked Abe if it made sense that he would try and kill Rafe then save him. "Abe, this is ridiculous," he said. EJ's phone rang; it was Judge Rodriguez's office. EJ was granted a chat with the hit man. Abe accompanied him.

Brady worked furiously to break the code on Victor's files. Arianna urged him to take a break. Brady noted a Greek word was used throughout the files, which meant Victor was indeed connected to the drug trade in Salem. Ari noticed that an account had been closed, which meant that Victor was out — and somebody else was now her big boss.

Nathan came to Maggie's to pick up some of his things. Stephanie was there, having a meeting about the hospital with Maggie. Nathan took off to return to work. Steph noted to Maggie that she hoped Nate didn't get hurt. Maggie asked if she thought Melanie would hurt him. Steph said it was clear Melanie liked Nathan. "But she likes Philip more," Maggie added knowingly. Steph rushed off, hurting her ankle in the process.

Melanie barged into Philip's house and told him to stop texting her and leaving messages and to stay out of her life. He asked why she didn't just call him to tell him that. She was exasperated and told Philip that Nathan was in her life now. She left and went to the hospital to confess to Nate that Philip had been leaving her messages. He said he knew because he overheard Philip leaving one. She asked why he never told her. He said it was because it was her choice to tell him, and he was happy she did. "Just so you know, I'll fight for you if I have to," he declared. She smiled and kissed him. Stephanie spied the buss and took off. Later, she approached Nathan to chat. It was awkward. She went to leave and twisted her ankle again. He caught her before she fell. He wrapped her ankle. She fantasized about kissing him. Before he left the room, she told him he was making a huge mistake.

Maggie ran into Philip at the Java Café. She was looking for Mia, but he hadn't seen her. She sat down with Philip and told him to "butt out" of Melanie's relationship with Nathan. Phil countered that perhaps Melanie wasn't in such a good place with Nathan if Maggie was so worried. Maggie got a call from Mickey and excused herself.... Melanie went home and ate ice cream. There was a knock at the door. It was Mark, who she knew from France. "There is something we must do, no?" he said. "I've changed. I can't do the things that I used to do," she replied.

At the jail cell, Nicole turned on the charm with Mia, saying they could still get their baby back, but Mia wasn't buying it. "My baby is dead. I will never, ever get to see her again because of you!" Mia wept. Mia excoriated Nicole for dumping Grace on Sami and not caring about her. Nicole insisted she thought she was doing the right thing. Mia cried that Nicole was a monster. She noted that she never felt a bond with Sydney and never understood why. "I thought I was just some disgusting person," she lamented. "I threw my life away forever because I thought it was the right thing for my baby. But she wasn't mine ... I lost everything!" she yelled. "I hate myself for that and I hate you!" Nicole tried to comfort her, but Mia told her never to touch her again. She added that she hoped Nicole would be in a cell for the rest of her life. "I just hope you burn in hell for what you did," Mia declared.

At the station, EJ talked to Mateo, the hit man, who was behind bars. He put his arm around Mateo's neck and asked why he changed his story. He roughed him up, but Abe pulled EJ off. "My God, EJ, what is the matter with you?" Abe asked. EJ was convinced Roman was behind it all.

At the Brady Pub, Victor chatted with Caroline. She thanked him for sending flowers every day she had the flu. She told him she was worried how he was doing in the wake of Kate and Stefano's marriage. He scoffed that Kate meant nothing to him and there was only woman for him. She told him that Shawn was the only man in her life and that while she cared for Victor deeply, she couldn't overlook his line of work. She gently suggested he move on. He returned home. Brady stormed into the house with his notes on the drug operation. "You're in it; up to your neck," Brady told his grandfather. Victor was outraged that Brady was poking around in his files, then blamed Arianna. "Wake up! This woman is going to ruin you," Vic told Brady. Brady retorted that Vic would wind up bitter and alone if he kept acting the way he was. Brady returned to Ari's room. He told her he was determined to find out who was behind the cartel. She went to fetch them some coffee. He realized his cell was off and turned it on. He had a text message saying Nicole had been arrested. He rushed to the jail and told her he was there to help.