Arianna opened her door and was stunned to find Rafe. She wanted to call 911 but Rafe forbade it, noting everything depended upon keeping a secret. He explained how Meredith knocked him out, held him captive, and dumped him in the river. He was sure Stefano was involved, so they couldn't call the police. They couldn't call Sami, either. Rafe drifted off. When he awakened, he filled Arianna in on the woman on the boat who saved his life. Arianna asked about the secret and Rafe said it had to do with Nicole and Sydney. Arianna said everyone already knew Sydney wasn't Nicole's baby.

Mia went to see Sami, and was crying as she entered the townhouse. She asked EJ if he'd rethought things regarding Sydney. EJ said he hadn't and left. Mia was devastated that Sydney's life would be ruined by Chad. Sami promised to help her. Mia's phone rang and it was Nicole asking her to come to the hospital. EJ returned to the mansion and summoned Troy to inform him that from now on he worked only for him and not Stefano. EJ asked Troy about the dealers working on the north side. EJ noticed Arianna's name on the list Troy gave him.

Sami ran into Brady at the pub and said she was disappointed he hadn't helped Nicole. Brady noted that he offered to get Nicole an attorney, but wasn't going to help her become a fugitive for life. Sami admitted she'd given Nicole money to flee Salem, but that she didn't leave. Sami vowed to support Nicole. Brady mentioned Rafe and told Sami his people couldn't find him. Sami insisted their relationship was over.

Will happened upon Chad and T talking about Mia. T wondered if what Chad said was true, that Mia left school to have his baby. Will confirmed it was. Chad vowed he was going to get his kid. Alone, Chad went off about Will and Mia lying to him. Will said Chad didn't deserve to have a kid.

Stefano explained his plan to Nicole: Chad was going to find out he wasn't the father of Mia's baby. When Mia arrived at the hospital, Nicole recounted Chad's demand for a paternity test. They entered Stefano's room and he went on about growing to love Sydney as his own. Nicole explained that Stefano would make sure the DNA tests showed Chad wasn't Sydney's father; Mia would then have to say she had multiple sex partners. "There has to be some other way," retorted Mia. Nicole insisted there wasn't. If she didn't do this, she'd ruin Sydney's life. Mia relented. She called Chad and said she had to tell him something that would change everything. She met Chad on the pier. She asked him to call off the paternity test, warning he'd come off looking like an idiot, since she didn't think he was Sydney's father. Chad didn't believe her. Mia said after Chad left town she got caught up in the party scene in Chicago, drinking and seeing different guys. She was almost positive that's when she got pregnant. Chad didn't buy it and wondered why Mia didn't tell him this before. She didn't want him to tell Will she was total slut, Mia explained. Will approached, and Chad said she could tell him herself.

Bo assured a sobbing Carly she would get through this ordeal. "Now that I know the whole story, I understand why you did what you did," he said, vowing to protect her. Carly said people were coming after her. She took a life and they were going to want hers in return. Bo assured her she was not alone.

"Master Lawrence's ashes, Madam," announced a man as he handed them to a mystery woman. She put the container down and glanced at pictures of Lawrence and Carly. She tore Carly out of one of the photos and then ripped up others. The woman rang a bell. A man came in; she handed him the picture and demanded he find Carly. It was Vivian! "Then I'll deal with her personally," she seethed.