Nicole called Chad and asked him to meet, but he could tell she was up to something. Still, he agreed to talk to her. Nic then ran into Lexie, who was surprised that she was visiting Stefano. Lexie assured Nicole that she didn't judge her because she knew first-hand how far a woman would go to protect her child. She added that she wished she could have helped Nicole. Nic asked Lexie to help her by watching Sydney. Lexie put the baby in day care at the hospital with Theo. Nurse Maxine urged Lexie to check in on Stefano. When Lexie got to his room, she discovered he had a visitor — Victor. She demanded to know why he was there. "Visiting a sick friend," Vic shrugged. He insisted he hoped Stefano would recover, mainly because Kate shouldn't get off so easily.

Chad and Nicole met on the pier. She tried to sweet-talk him into letting her keep Sydney, but he wasn't falling for it. He told her he'd see her in court. She resorted to her old tricks and put on the charm. In his best imitation of The Graduate, Chad said, "Mrs. DiMera ... are you trying to seduce me?"

At the DiMera mansion, Sami excoriated EJ for how he was treating Nicole and Sydney. EJ tried to kick her out, but Sami pushed, saying that if he was a man, he would stand up and do what's right by keeping Sydney with Nicole. Their argument continued. He threw her out of the house. She warned him that if he kept kicking people out of the house, he would wind up alone.

Mia complained to Will that Chad was going after their baby, pointing out that the teen knew nothing about raising babies. Sami came home to find the teens waiting. Will said that Mia needed Sami's help. They talked about Sydney and Nicole. Mia felt Nicole was the best mother for Sydney and resented Chad's interference. Sami promised to do everything she could to keep Sydney with Nicole.

At the hospital, Melanie and Nathan giggled that an older couple had figured out that they were involved. It was less funny when Nurse Maxine cornered them, and asked what was going on. She wondered why Melanie had volunteered for extra shifts. Mel said she was trying to be helpful because one of the other nurses had a brother home on leave and she thought she might want to stay home with him. Maxine accepted her explanation and went back to work. Melanie later talked to Nathan about Maxine and warned him to stop defending her or else the nurse would be even more suspicious. They made secret plans for dinner later. Back at home, Maggie walked in on Melanie ironing in the kitchen. Thinking it was Nathan, Melanie made a flirty comment, only to discover Mags there. Maggie asked her if she was prepping for a date with Nathan. Melanie said yes, then apologized because she knew Maggie didn't want them to be together. Maggie admitted that she worried Mel was going to hurt Nathan, and it was very hard for her to sit back and watch. Nathan came in while they were talking. Maggie got emotional and left the room. Melanie was upset, too, but Nathan kissed her. He wanted to go to dinner; she whispered an alternate plan in his ear.

EJ arrived at the hospital to see Stefano and found Lexie with Sydney. He wanted to know why the baby was there, then sent Syd home with Mary. Lexie tried to talk to him about how he was feeling, but he stood by his decision to boot Syd and Nicole out of his life. He admitted it was killing him, though. After, he visited Stefano, whose hand moved during their talk.

Arianna pulled away from Brady's kiss, saying they couldn't do that. He pushed her to explain why she was so hot and cold with him. He asked if it was about Victor. She was evasive. They talked about moving forward, but Ari said if they got back together, it had to be a secret. He agreed and kissed her. Oops: Victor secretly caught them! Ari rushed out to go to work; Brady promised to look for Rafe for her. Victor revealed himself to Brady, who was surprised his grandfather was home. Brady quickly excused himself.