At the Llanview PD, Michael and Antonio staged an argument about Talia getting. They successfully distracted Eddie and took their argument to Ramsey's office, where they whispered between shouts about what really happened with Talia. John guessed that what Ramsey's up to is about more than just money and suggested he's trying to protect someone. Meanwhile, Ramsey was draping his bed-ridden guest with the Mendorran jewels. When he returned to the station, Eddie tattled that Vega and McBain were having an argument in Ramsey's office. Back at the penthouse, the guest became agitated while being spoon-fed by Janet. Ramsey rushed into the office and broke up the "escalating" argument, chastising the men for bringing their personal differences to work. The commissioner requested a word alone with Antonio and asked if he would like John to be fired. "Go ahead," Antonio shrugged. Ramsey commended Antonio on a job well done with the Mendorra theft. Meanwhile, Janet came running into the station and asked to speak with Ramsey. "She's very agitated," Janet breathlessly informed Ramsey, while John and Antonio eavesdropped. Ramsey ran back to the penthouse and handed the woman a photo. Her hand stopped shaking as he placed it in her hands.

Outside the impending shareholders' meeting, Clint assured the press that the threat of takeover was no longer an issue. Nora, Sarah, Jessica, Nash and Natalie arrived, but there was no sign of Jared, which Clint pointed out to Bo. Nash's sketchy partner Malcolm showed up and said he still hadn't heard from the Buchanans about the vineyard offer. Nash explained to Natalie that Malcolm was trying to buy out the vineyard but that Jared had agreed to step in.

Meanwhile, Jared stopped by La Boulaie to make one more plea to David to stay silent. David announced that he's not the only one Jared should be worried about and Jared quickly figured out that meant Dorian. Upstairs, Dorian apologized for what she was about to do, then poured alcohol into a drugged Charlie's mouth. She went downstairs to find Jared at her door and remarked that he's late for the shareholders' meeting. Jared wondered how she knew about that, but Dorian simply said she makes it her business to know about the Buchanans' business. After Dorian lied that she didn't care about outing Jared's scheme, he agreed to pay David in exchange for his silence. When David caught on that Dorian had something up her sleeve, she handed him a wad of cash and told him to get ready for a celebration she was expecting. The doorbell rang and two of Dorian's henchmen came in, adding to David's curiosity. Once David was gone, she instructed them to move her guest to the limo, then changed into an outfit more appropriate for a funeral than a shareholders' meeting.

Before the meeting started, Rex and Gigi shared an awkward exchange when Rex asked how she and Brody are doing. She dodged the question and went to pass out programs. Rex looked out over the Palace skylight as he took a deep breath. Jessica told Natalie that she had a romantic plan to tell Nash about the baby later that night.

After learning that Charlie never talked to Rex, Viki headed over to the hair salon and grilled Roxy about why she made him play along with her charade. Roxy wanted to let "sleeping dogs sleep" and keep the truth hidden. Viki expressed her concern that Charlie seems to have disappeared. Just as Viki was really getting upset, David walked in and Roxy took that as her cue to flee. Viki recalled received a text from Charlie and told David that texting is just not something Charlie does. David thought back to when he caught Dorian with a cell phone that wasn't hers. "A text ... really?" he inquired. "I think I may know what happened to your boyfriend." Just then, Charlie started to stir and called out Viki's name.

After Dorian's henchmen tossed a passed-out Charlie into an alley, she covered him with booze and tucked his cell phone into his pocket. "I guess that launches you, Charlie B.," she cryptically stated. Jared arrived late to the shareholders' meeting and came face-to-face with a nervous Nash. He assured Nash that the deal won't be a problem, and Nash apologized for treating Jared poorly in the past. "For what it's worth, welcome to the family," he offered. In front of a giant photo of Asa, Clint called the meeting to order and asked his family members to join him before getting started. Clint informed the audience that every takeover attempt has been "shot down hard," while Dorian lurked outside in her hat and sunglasses. When Clint asked if anyone has any questions, Dorian barged in and announced, "I do." She informed the audience that she's Dr. Dorian Lord, also a shareholder, and asked if the other shareholders know that BE has been perpetrating a fraud on them. Bo asked a security guard to escort Dorian out and Clint tried to get things back under his control, but reporters starting jumping all over him about Dorian's question. Clint insisted there was no fraud. Rex uttered to himself that Dorian's got her hand in everything, then found a note inside his program saying, "Your wife's been lying to you." Meanwhile, Dorian blurted out that Jared is not Asa's son nor a Buchanan at all. The only person who didn't look confused was Natalie, while Jared hung his head in shame.