Shawn and Belle happily decorated the Pub for New Year's Eve. Shawn remarked how much he loved when Belle dressed down Philip at Chez Rouge. Belle admitted that she just snapped. Philip looked in from outside, then got a call from Chloe, who told him she was being followed and was about to be arrested. He said he'd get her a lawyer if she's busted, then hung up and went back to watching Shawn and Belle. Caroline came in and asked Shawn to get her some champagne, leaving Belle alone. Philip came in; Belle told him to go. He talked about their future and told her he would wait for her. She told him they had no future and that she wanted him to stay away from her. "Not until you admit you made a mistake. I love you too much to let you throw your life away," he declared. She insisted she didn't regret marrying Shawn, but did admit to bring attracted to Philip. "I love Shawn," she insisted, then proceeded to tell Philip how much she loves it when Shawn runs his hands over her body. A smirky Philip told her he didn't buy what she was saying, but before they could talk further, Shawn came in. After a few heated words, Philip left. Belle apologized to Shawn, who assured her she did nothing wrong. "Yeah, I did. This is my fault," she said softly, then dropped the bomb that she slept with Philip.

EJ played with the twins while Sami went to track down Lucas. Stefano, accompanied by a new bodyguard, arrived with a pram to take Johnny for a walk. EJ refused. Stefano was angry. EJ explained that he was holding Allie and that Johnny was asleep. Stefano pressed EJ for a reason he couldn't take the boy. Elvis finally asked what his plan was regarding the baby. Stefano asked him why he was acting that way. EJ confessed that he didn't believe if Stefano took his son that he would bring him back. "Please take your pram and leave. There's nothing for you here," EJ explained. Stefano explained that either EJ was a devoted son to Stefano and a good DiMera or he was the enemy. "There is no in between," he warned. Elvis asked his father how far he was willing to go to get what he wants. Stefano softened and remarked what a dark day it was that EJ turned on him. "Haven't I been a good father to you? Have I not show you love, taken care of you, given you everything you ever needed? Didn't I?" he lamented. EJ assured him he did, but explained that he was just being careful. EJ then noted that there were many secrets in the DiMera family and that Stefano shouldn't take Johnny from him. "Do you understand what I'm saying?" he asked pointedly. "You're an ingrate. A turncoat," Stefano fumed. "You raised me a DiMera, father. And as you know, that makes for a very dangerous enemy," EJ retorted.

Sami tracked Lucas and Kate to the airport and urged him not to flee. A teary Sami apologized for hurting him and taking him for granted while she obsessed over the vendetta. He finally admitted that he lied to her and that yes, he did shoot EJ. "My only regret is that EJ didn't die," he said calmly. Sami was distraught. He tried to touch her, but she told him he couldn't put her arms around her to make it better. "Nothing can make this better," she cried.

Chloe called Philip to meet her at the station. He arrived and Roman brought Philip in to see her. Roman told him that the Vienna police want Chloe arrested. Chloe finally admitted to Philip that men broke into her and Brady's apartment, grabbed Brady and tied him up. Brady knocked over a glass and cut his hand so there was blood everywhere. "I tried to help him, but I couldn't," she said. He asked her if she called the cops. She said no because she and Brady had been fighting and the police had already been there at the neighbors behest and she worried she would be the prime suspect in Brady's kidnapping. She said she had been looking for him, but then got a note telling her to back off and stop nosing around or else she'd never see Brady again. "So you just bailed on him, hopped on a plane and hightailed it out of there," Philip observed. She said she came to Salem to get help from Philip. "You have money and power and connections all over the world," she pointed out.

Kate secretly called EJ to berate him for helping Sami track Lucas down. He returned to Lucas and Sami and revealed that Sami used EJ to track them down and that EJ was watching the twins. Kate implored Lucas to run away, as did Sami once they heard sirens. "I'm sorry, Sami. I love you," Lucas told her. Roman showed up, asking where Kate and Lucas were going. Kate begged for 10 minutes to get away, but Roman said no and arrested Lucas.