Phyllis came to visit Daniel at his apartment, and found her son packing up Amber's things. Phyllis was putting Amber down when Tawny burst in. "Hey!" she bellowed. "Nobody talks about my little girl that way!" Daniel introduced his mother to Amber's mother, who giggled after realizing that Phyllis wasn't a "cougar hitting on her son-in-law." After exchanging barbs, Tawny demanded that Eric be turned over to her so that they could return to California. When Daniel refused to disclose Eric's whereabouts, Tawny began bragging that Deacon had been sending her "big fat checks" to take care of the boy. After Tawny taunted Daniel about being broke and his lack of career, Phyllis threatened to call the police. Tawny left, and Phyllis admitted to Daniel that after meeting her mother, she realized that Amber wasn't so bad after all.

At the GCAC, Tucker found Jill dining alone. He asked her to have a drink with him. She responded by saying that she was good at "dumping losers and never looking back."

Cane and Lily continued to be at odds about the stem cell procedure. Lily was reluctant to put the babies at risk, but Cane insisted that it was the right thing to do. There was a knock at the door, and Lily was furious to learn that her husband had invited her family over to "discuss her options." Neil, Malcolm and Olivia entered. Lily was disappointed when Olivia spilled the beans about the procedure, though Neil and Malcolm were excited to hear the details about it. Lily cut them off, saying that she had already decided against it. Malcolm immediately attempted to change her mind, but she was steadfast in her decision. Despite her father's and uncle's arguments, Lily refused to risk the lives of her twins. Finally, Neil pulled Lily into a hug and told her that he understood her decision. Malcolm, however, was livid that Lily wouldn't do everything she could to save herself. Malcolm began shouting at Lily, and Neil wouldn't stand for it. He and Malcolm almost came to blows and had to be separated. Jill burst in as the men were leaving. After hearing everything about the procedure, a tearful Jill pleaded with Olivia to tell her what she thought Lily should do. Pausing, Olivia eventually stated her opinion: that Lily should participate in the trial and go ahead with the treatment. Jill assured Lily that no matter what decision she made, she and the whole family would be behind her.

Outside the front door, Neil and Malcolm continued to argue. Malcolm claimed that although he had been a horrible father in the past, he truly cared about his daughter now. Neil wouldn't accept that, and the argument became physical. Malcolm shoved Neil against door with a bang, which caused everyone to come running out. Olivia begged them to stop fighting, for Lily's sake. Malcolm agreed to leave, and went to the Club for a drink. There, he encountered Tucker. Malcolm informed Tucker that he was through "playing spy games" for him.

Nikki and Victor arrived at Victoria's house to give her a pep talk before the custody appeal hearing. Nikki assured her daughter that she would be reunited with her son that very night. Victor excused himself to take a phone call. He was dismayed to hear that his judge friend had reassigned the custody case. Without letting on that anything was amiss, Victor claimed he had a meeting and left. Alone with Nikki, Victoria lamented the end of her marriage. She came to the conclusion that J.T. had sacrificed everything for her; that taking orders from Victor for years had worn him down. Victoria became weepy as she mourned the end of her marriage. Nikki suggested that after all the anger faded, perhaps she and J.T. could find their way back to each other. Victoria wasn't so sure, but Nikki comforted her, saying that no matter what happened, she would find her own path in life.

At J.T.'s apartment, Reed wondered when he would see his mommy again. After comforting his son, J.T. received a call from the nanny, who was calling in sick. Frustrated, J.T. had to scramble for child care. He resorted to bringing Reed with him to the GCAC for a meeting with Tucker. He was taken aback when his boss asked him to gather information about Newman. J.T. agreed to think about spying on his wife's company. As the meeting wrapped up, J.T. panicked when he couldn't find Reed. After searching everywhere and alerting security, he was relieved to see Victor approaching holding the boy. J.T. grabbed him and rushed out to the custody hearing. Victor smirked as he walked away, happy with himself for delaying J.T. Tucker, piecing things together, dialed the courthouse.

In the courtroom, J.T. dashed in with Reed just as the judge was going to rule against him in his absence. Nikki grabbed Reed and took him outside. The judge announced that she knew the reason that J.T. was late, and admonished Victor for playing dirty. Saying that Reed should be protected from this sort of Newman behavior, the judge denied Victoria's bid for joint custody. Victoria's eyes filled with tears. Everyone began leaving, and a shaken Victoria cried to J.T. that it wasn't fair to be kept from her son. Reed came running in, and Victoria scooped him up and hugged him tight. She sobbed as she told him that she couldn't be with him.

Nikki called Victor, who was still at the Club. "What did you do?" she shrieked. She informed him that the judge had awarded custody to J.T. due to Victor's interference. Victor pledged to fight the ruling. He turned to Tucker, who was sitting at the bar, and told him that there was a "special place in hell" for people who dared to cross him. A smug Tucker responded that J.T. was like a son to him, and that he would never let anyone mess with him.