At the Quartermaine mansion, Monica and Edward discussed Michael's case and expressed regret for letting Sonny take Michael away from them. Tracy and Luke entered in search of Holly, who was nowhere to be found. Just then, Jason called with news that Michael was awake.

At Patrick's, Holly showed up looking for a place to stay. Patrick was surprised but told Holly to make herself at home. Holly was delighted to hear that Robin and Patrick had married and had a little girl. They discussed the trials of parenthood and Patrick opened up about Robin's postpartum depression. Holly assured him they'd get through. Once Patrick went to work, Holly called Luke and apologized for running out on him. She hung up before Luke could get any answers about Ethan. Luke asked Tracy to admit that she rigged the DNA test, a charge which Tracy continued to deny.

At G.H., Johnny tried to persuade Claudia from barging into Michael's room. Sonny spotted her looking in and went to speak to her. Claudia told Sonny that she heard the happy news but when she asked to see Michael, Sonny said it was too soon. Claudia said she understood and left with Johnny.

In his hospital room, a tearful Carly was thrilled that Michael was awake but the boy was cool to her. Carly didn't notice, but Jason and Sonny did. They discussed it in the hall and hoped that Michael's distance wasn't some kind of side effect of the surgery. Back inside, Carly was feeling faint. Jax offered to take her out for some fresh air and Michael gave his mother attitude for leaving his bedside. Monica and Edward arrived, thrilled to see Michael up and alert. Once Edward started getting blustery with Sonny, Jason asked his grandfather to leave. Monica kissed Michael and walked Edward out. Alone with Jason, Michael stated that his legs hurt. Jason pointed out that his muscles had atrophied. Michael demanded to know how long he was out of it but Jason remained silent.

In the waiting area, Ethan was frustrated with his situation regarding Luke and Holly but Lulu proved to be a sympathetic ear. They overheard Patrick and Matt talking about Holly and realized that she was staying at the Drake abode.

Claudia joined Johnny at Jake's but he said he didn't want to spend time with his sister. He was furious about the situation Claudia found herself in.

Olivia rushed to G.H., thrilled to hear that Michael was awake. Monica and Edward went after Sonny and declared that they have no intention of letting Michael go back to living with his criminal father. As the arguing escalated, Olivia jumped in and told the Qs that they can't rip Michael from the only father he's ever known. "You're late late for that," she interjected. Feeling conflicted because of keeping Dante from Sonny, Olivia went to Jake's, where she found a drinking buddy in Johnny. The two toasted to Michael's recovery and complained about being the "talk tos," whom people always dumped their secrets on. The two began to flirt.

Kelly gave Carly a quick exam and declared that she was okay but needed to be stress-free. They returned to Michael's room, where he was angry that no one would tell him what happened to him. He then chewed out Carly for not being there when he woke up. When Jax tried to explain that Carly needed rest because she's pregnant, Michael accused her of trying to replace him with a new baby.

Lulu showed up at the Qs, where Tracy confided in her stepdaughter about her problems with Luke. Lulu asked Tracy flat out if Ethan was her brother. Tracy cracked and admitted that she bribed a lab tech to fudge the DNA test results but claimed that she didn't know what the real results were.

At the Drake's, Patrick came home and shared some champagne with Holly. Just then, Luke and Ethan appeared in the doorway demanding answers.