Sami chatted with baby Grace, saying how excited she is that Rafe is going to talk to Dr. Baker so EJ will never learn the truth. Meanwhile, at the DiMera manse, EJ said goodnight Johnny before he went to bed. Harold asked why Stefano's portrait was taken down and surmised Mr. DiMera will be very upset when he sees it. "He'll be just fine," EJ assured him. Then Sami called EJ asking about Johnny. EJ explained that their son won't be spending the night with her tonight, saying that something has come up and it's for the best. Sami was miffed and demanded a reason but EJ refused to explain himself and hung up.

Stephanie was startled by Owen, who was lurking outside. Philip approached and wondered what Owen is up to. He quickly covered, Phil blew it off and they all bid each other good night. After Phil and Steph went back inside, Owen wondered why the drugs he gave Phil were taking so long to work. EJ called Owen and asked what's taking so long. Meanwhile, a woozy Phil started to pour himself another cup of coffee and confronted Stephanie about what he overheard her tell Melanie. "I don't think you're happy about marrying me!" he yelled, becoming increasingly drowsy and slurring his speech. Step was rattled, assured Phil that she loves him and called Melanie a liar. She implored Phil to get some rest, but he wouldn't back down and said maybe she shouldn't marry him. Fed up, Steph yelled, "Maybe I shouldn't!" and stormed out of the room. Phil passed out. Steph went outside, where Owen grabbed her from behind and stifled her screams.

Maggie informed Melanie that her 12-step group is meeting at their house tonight and invited her to stick around. Melanie claimed she's going to the library and ran into Brady on her way out, surprised to learn that he was there for the meeting. Brady gave her a brief summary of his past struggles with drugs and alcohol and said that he reminds himself he's an addict when he gets stressed out about things. Mel brought up Philip's engagement to Stephanie which was news to Brady. "Philip and Stephanie getting engaged is enough to turn me into an addict!" Mel cracked and admitted that she still harbors feelings for Philip and knows that he could never be happy with Stephanie because she'll never be able to understand the way he lives. Later, Mel realized she lost her pricy bracelet and went to the pub to retrieve it.

At Java Café, Will confronted Mia about not calling him and wondered if they're still friends, explaining that he stayed in Salem because of her. She said she thought he was mad at her about her being in rehab; he assured her that he doesn't mind and tried to smooth things over. She agreed they're on good terms again and thanked him for not judging her, claiming that she was once addicted to pills. When Mia mentioned she's going to a recovering addicts meeting, Will asked if he could come along. She hesitated. Will stopped by home first where Sami was on her way out. Mia offered to babysit Grace, but Will refused to let her miss her AA meeting. Sami left with Grace in tow; Will went upstairs for a minute. While Will was gone, Mia went to Sami's laptop to look up AA meeting locations in Salem on the sly.

Back at the DiMera manse, Sami rang the doorbell and demanded to know what's going on with EJ, who vaguely explained that he just doesn't want their son's life to be in danger. After Sami saw Stefano's portrait, she demanded more answers.

Back at the Horton household, Brady told Maggie she's an inspiration to him. There was a knock at the door. Maggie was stunned to see Mia and vice versa. Mia explained she got the address off the Internet and had no idea Maggie lived there. She also kindly asked Maggie to keep mum about their previous encounter at Java café to Will who was outside parking the car. Mia was stressed out by the awkward situation: "God, can this get any worse?" She came up with an escape plan, then Brady approached and wondered why she's there and surmised she must've been using drugs while she was pregnant. He refused to let her leave, saying, "It's only fair to Nicole. Tell me what you were on and how it affected the baby." Mia promised him that she'd never harm her baby and has never used drugs and hates alcohol. She was forced to come clean about lying to Will because she doesn't want him to know the truth. Except Will walked in and overheard everything.

Melanie couldn't find her bracelet at the pub so she called, Philip who was barely awake but managed to answer the phone. She inquired about her bracelet, saying it may have fallen off at his place. She could tell something was wrong with him and said she's coming over to get the bracelet. Phil passed out again. Meanwhile, Owen knocked Stephanie out, placed her body in a big gardening bin and covered it with leaves right as Melanie arrived at the mansion to get her bracelet from the terrace. Owen covered, saying a gardener's work is never done and left. On her way out, Mel saw one of Stephanie's earrings on the patio. Meanwhile, Owen wheeled Stephanie's body to a morgue and placed her in a compartment.