At GH, Ernesto brought Luke some Cuban cigars as a get-well gift. Meanwhile, Lucky ran into Elizabeth in the hall and they shared awkward New Year's greetings. Elizabeth was curious why her ex was so concerned about her whereabouts; Lucky admitted he was with Sam on New Year's.... Lucky and Lulu met up with Tracy in Luke's room. Luke was in a surprisingly good mood so Tracy surmised he was up to something mischievous. He vowed to follow doctor's orders and said he didn't need his family to monitor his every move.

Spinelli, Jason and Diane were in the middle of trying to find a way to help Sonny when Diane opened a letter saying she'd been nominated for Litigator of the Year. She was ecstatic and quickly left to purchase a new outfit for the ceremony.... Ric arrived and told Jason that Diane's preoccupation with the award might prevent her from focusing on getting Sonny out of jail.

At Metro Court, Jerry helped Alexis open her mail. She squealed in delight when she read the letter saying she was also nominated for Litigator of the Year. Jerry asked if he could accompany her to the dinner, but she rejected his offer. Later, Carly stopped by and served Alexis with an eviction notice. Alexis promised to pay up ASAP, then gave her rival some unsolicited advice and told Carly to do everything in her power to keep Jax happy.

Alexis got a babysitter for the night of the award and went off to purchase a new pair of shoes. Meanwhile, Diane sought fashion advice from Maxie, but said she preferred Kate Howard's couture expertise instead. Later, Alexis also met with Maxie to talk dresses.

At Wyndemere, Nikolas had another vision of Emily and told her that he wasn't having fits of rage anymore. Then Lulu showed up to check in on him and suggested he go for a walk. After, Nik wondered if his tumor will kill him. Emily said their love would save him.

Spinelli whined to Max about failing to avenge Georgie's death by finding the text-message killer and was busted by the city health inspector.... Jerry put a hit out on a former operative in Florida...Epiphany was miffed that her son, Stan hadn't called. When he did, he said he was in Florida, then there was a car crash.... Ric and Skye flirted; Alexis caught them in a moment.

Back at GH, Tracy called Luke out on his contraband but couldn't locate it. After she left, Luke lit up a stogie, started wheezing and his monitors went haywire.