At Mercy Hospital, Rebecca explained to Nik that she's been asked to have a biopsy and it will take two weeks to schedule the procedure. Seeing her concern, Nikolas barked at a doctor and demanded that Rebecca's appointment be moved up. The doctor insisted that his staff cannot be bought. Nik apologized and cited Rebecca's anxiety. The doctor said he'd see what he could do. Rebecca thanked Nikolas and, in return, he said that she didn't have to go through this alone. Nik invited Rebecca back to Wyndmere for tea. "Just as weird and gothic as I remembered," Rebecca noted upon entering. She then asked Nik to tell her everything he went through with Emily's breast cancer scare. A cold Rebecca asked Nik to put his arms around her.

At the penthouse, Jason caught Spinelli faking an illness so Maxie would take care of him. Maxie overheard the Jackal's confession that the ruse was his way to keep Maxie from going out with Johnny. Maxie blamed Jason for setting a bad example for Spinelli when it comes to relationships. She insisted that her evening was strictly business for Crimson and left.

Sonny knocked on Claudia's bedroom door, just after Ric collapsed from her poisoning his drink. She hid Ric under the bed and opened the door for Sonny. "What the hell's going on in here?" Sonny questioned. He was about to pour himself a drink and settle in for a quickie but Claudia explained that a girl needs a little notice and playfully shoved him out the door.

At Lulu's apartment, Johnny told Lulu that he's going to another club opening with Maxie but Lulu wanted to talk about their relationship. She asked for honesty and Johnny stated that he returned to the family because Claudia needed him. However, when Lulu asked Johnny what secret he was keeping for Claudia, he refused to spill. Maxie burst in and insisted they leave for the club opening. In the limo, Claudia called Johnny and asked that he come over right away — or else she'd be dead.

At Sonny's, Claudia was upset that Johnny showed up with Maxie. He insisted that Maxie could be trusted. Claudia stated that Ric passed out from booze and pills after they had sex and that she needed Johnny to get Ric out of the house before Sonny found him. With Maxie along to help — and add color commentary — the duo dragged Ric's drugged body out of the house and into the limo. They planned to drop him at Mercy on their way to the airport. Meanwhile, Claudia went into the drawing room and began to seduce Sonny to keep him occupied. Sonny suspected Claudia was trying too hard. Claudia feigned being insulted and asked Sonny to just meet her halfway. "I can do halfway," Sonny replied. They kissed, until Jason interrupted. Sonny asked Claudia for some privacy. Then, Jason updated Sonny on the Rayner situation and that without the evidence against Spinelli, he's a free geek, er, man. When Sonny suggested that Jason cut Spinelli loose, Jason said the same thing could be said about him and Claudia.

Spinelli showed up at Lulu's so they could wait together for their significant others to return. He confessed his earlier fib and cited the statistics for romance in the workplace. Just then, Lulu got a call and learned that Johnny and Maxie never made it to the club opening. In the limo, a nervous Maxie wondered why Ric would drink while taking pills and asked Johnny what the real story was. Maxie realized Johnny was putting himself at risk the same way Georgie used to do for her. In Georgie's name, Maxie agreed to help Johnny. Together, they ran Ric into the E.R., then ducked out unseen. Later, back at the apartment, Maxie raved to Lulu and Spinelli about the club opening but Lulu smiled and said she knew they never made it and demanded to know where they were.

Carly and Jax visited Michael, where they shared their renewed happiness with him. After they left, Carly returned to turn off the light and saw Michael's fingers move.... Ric woke up in the hospital, where Claudia hovered over him. Ric scowled that he knows Claudia tried to kill him and now, she's going to have to pay.