Chatting aloud with Spinelli after attending the Campbell's Go Red Ball, Maxie wondered what life would have been like had she died and her cousin B.J., who gave her the heart transplant, had lived. Spinelli told Maxie that he loved her but she had already drifted off to sleep.
Maxie found herself standing at her own grave and watched as life with B.J. played out. B.J. was happily engaged to Matt, while Lulu slaved away at Kelly's and expressed her cynicism about love. Lulu's attitude surprised Maxie, who was commenting off in the distance.
At Jake's, Carly was drinking and flirting with strangers. Patrick entered and chewed her out for acting like a tramp. "Why the hell did I ever marry you?" Patrick huffed to Carly. "Carly is your wife?" Maxie exclaimed. "What happened to Robin?" The action then jumped to the cemetery, where a solemn Robin placed flowers on Stone's grave. She was still grieving for her lost love all these years later.
B.J. met with Mac, now a uniformed beat cop, who had just gotten off the night shift. They talked about Maxie. B.J. told him about her engagement and relayed that med school was going well. She noted that she planned to become a cardiologist. Mac gave her a poignant hug as Maxie watched.
Back at Kelly's, Spinelli, Matt and Mike all called Lulu out on her
bitterness toward B.J. Just then, Johnny entered and ordered some coffee. He told grouchy Lulu that if she was unhappy with her job, she could always work at one of his clubs as a stripper. Lulu threw Johnny's card back in his face.
At Jake's, Patrick stated he was glad that he and Carly never had children. It also came out that Carly married Tony and she started fooling around with Patrick during the union. After Patrick stormed out, Mac came in and demanded a drink. Coleman pointed out he'd be falling off the wagon but Mac didn't care.
At G.H., Bobbie caught Monica snooping through Patrick's office. The women couldn't believe how unfriendly Drake Junior was compared to his father. Monica told Bobbie that she heard Patrick was going to start firing people and she wanted to know who. Robin entered and they enlisted her aid to help dig up info. Bobbie said that Carly's the reason behind Patrick's unhappiness and she'd try to talk to her wayward daughter.
On the docks, B.J. volunteered to work at G.H. after her class got
canceled. While talking on the phone, B.J. bumped into Spinelli, who snapped at her. B.J. managed to charm the surly Jackal. She offered to bake him a cake. She opened up that it was the anniversary of her cousin's death and she'd baked Maxie a cake and brought it to the hospital shortly before she died. Johnny showed up and hit on B.J. She stood up for Spinelli, told Johnny he should be ashamed of his profession and left.
At G.H., Patrick returned to his office and bit Robin's head off. Maxie begged her cousin to fight back, to no avail. Robin asked about the staff cuts. Patrick told Robin that she keeps her nose clean and her job was safe. Robin then asked about her co-workers; Patrick chided her and asked her to leave. Just then, Monica entered and told Robin that Coleman called about Mac.
B.J. met with Bobbie at Kelly's and suggested they incorporate a heart healthy menu. Bobbie liked the idea. B.J. went to Jake's to console Mac, then talked to Carly about how she was living her life. Carly brought up the fact that by going after Tony back in the day, she wrecked B.J.'s happy home. "I'm not mad at you Carly," B.J. told her sis. "I feel sorry for you." Johnny entered and Carly made a move on him. They flirted and played pool. Robin came to pick up Mac, who apologized for ruining her day.
Spinelli went to Kelly's to buy a chocolate cupcake. Lulu couldn't get over that Spinelli would fall for such sentimentality after he relayed B.J.'s earlier tale. Spinelli said it wasn't for B.J. It was to put on Maxie's grave. He asked Lulu if she wanted to accompany him. Meanwhile, B.J. went to the grave to tell her cousin that what happened was so unfair. As Maxie watched, she agreed, stating, "I know how you feel. We both deserved to have a life." Spinelli showed up with the cupcake. B.J. was touched.
In a musical montage, Patrick fired Bobbie.... Carly almost kissed Johnny but stopped short.... Lulu found the phone number Johnny left behind.... Robin took home a passed out Mac.... Maxie woke up and told Spinelli, "Some days, you wake up and realize how lucky you are to be alive." Maxie then went to B.J.'s grave, reflected on what she had seen and said that while she couldn't live her life for her cousin, she'd honor the life B.J. gave her.
