In his room at the DiMera mansion, a shirtless EJ pulled back the covers and waited in bed for Nicole. Downstairs, Brady arrived; Nicole opened the door and was surprised to see him. He said he needed to talk to her and make amends as part of his rehab. She pointed out that she did horrible things to him and Chloe and the conversation was making her uncomfortable. He said he wanted to start over. She brushed past any further discussion of their past and revealed that she was pregnant by EJ. He was surprised, then congratulated and hugged her. EJ walked in on their embrace. A nervous Nicole introduced the men. Brady apologized for coming at a bad time, but EJ excused himself, claming he had somewhere to be. Nicole walked him to the front door and asked why he was leaving. He noted that it sounded like Brady needed a friend and that he and Nicole would have a lifetime of afternoons together. They kissed and she promised to be waiting for him when he got back. Nicole returned to the living room to talk to Brady. He told her that he knew she and John were friends and asked about his dad. Brady asked her to help him get through to John. "If you give him a chance, you might actually like John 2.0," Nic said. "That is not going to happen," Brady replied. They talked some more and then Brady thanked her for her help and left.

At the Cheatin' Heart, Ray, the caretaker at the cemetery, fingered Nick as the man he saw there the night Trent was killed. Bo and Hope were stunned and Hope asked if he was sure. He insisted he was. After Ray left, Bo and Hope discussed the case and deduced that Nick was covering for Melanie.

An upset Melanie was rattled to find a photo of her and Trent in her suitcase. Nick told her not to think about it, but she cried that she killed him so how could she do that. Nick hugged her and had a flashback of stabbing Trent in the back while Melanie was passed out. He apologized for sending her those notes and making everything worse. She declared that she had to turn herself into the police. He said she couldn't, but she noted that it wasn't his call. He said okay, but pointed out that he would be arrested right along with her because he's an accomplice. She agreed to keep quiet. He suggested running away and she said she'd go anywhere with him.

Marlena and John ran into each other at the police station. She tried to talk to him about Brady, but John shrugged that talking to his son was like talking to a stranger. After, John went into Roman's office to tell him that he hired a private investigator to find the mayor's killer. Roman suspected John was doing it to curry favor with Marlena and suggested that John worry more about Brady than Sami. John told Roman to mind his own business.

Bo and Hope arrived at Maggie's house, looking for Melanie and Nick. Maggie said his car wasn't in the driveway and called out for them but nobody replied. Bo and Hope questioned Maggie about Nick. Maggie reluctantly admitted that Nick had been agitated recently, probably because of the painkillers he was taking. Hope pointed out that Nick's mother didn't do so well when she took them. Hope then poked around and realized that Nick and Mel had taken off. Maggie was alarmed that Nick was in serious trouble.

EJ went to Marlena's townhouse to talk about Brady. He revealed that Brady was at the manse gabbing with Nicole and asked if he should be worried about that. Marlena advised him not to borrow trouble and just have faith in Nicole, then added that it was sweet to see EJ so smitten. She suggested he ask Nicole about Brady. "If she knows that it bothers me, I'll lose all my power," EJ remarked. Marlena chided him for that comment, then told him to go home and talk to Nicole. She opened the door to find Brady there. EJ took the opportunity to get some things straight with him.... Nicole called John and asked him to come to the mansion. When he arrived, Nicole told him about her conversation with Brady.

Nick and Melanie arrived at an airport hotel to wait for their flight to Las Vegas. Nick told her they would get married there. "Married?" she gulped. He explained that it was the only way they wouldn't have to testify against each other and vowed to take care of everything. He went to make them drinks and began stabbing at the ice in the bucket with an icepick. Melanie flashed back to the night in the cemetery and realized that Nick killed her father.