At Jake's, Alexis and Diane watched Johnny go after a drunken, troublemaking Matt. Coleman broke it up, but then Matt threw a mug at Zacchara. Olivia arrived and kept Johnny from launching another attack, while Coleman tried to talk some sense into Matt. Meanwhile, Maxie iced Spinelli's chin. After more taunting, Johnny got in another punch against Matt. Across the room, Diane kept a timeline of Matt's behavior and wondered if he could have been drunk when he performed Brianna's surgery. Patrick and Robin arrived, but couldn't pull Matt out of the bar. Then, Matt publicly proclaimed his innocence. As Spinelli thanked Johnny for his assistance, Patrick apologized to Matt for letting him do the surgery alone; Diane eavesdropped. "It's my fault," Patrick declared, perking up Diane's ears. "You might want to take it down a notch," Coleman whispered. Alexis seconded the sentiment.

After Jason rescued Sam from being attacked by the undercover cop, Jason confided he's worried about Michael. He detailed Michael's outbursts and worried that the boy was falling apart and would soon do something that he couldn't take back. Jason then filled in Sam about Kristina's bad behavior, regarding the joint and the joy-riding. "I will handle her," stated Sam, who then reassured Jason that he'd be able to reach Michael.

At Sonny's, Michael wasn't happy that he couldn't stay at his father's house. Michael stuck up for Claudia, then apologized for pushing Carly earlier. Michael also admitted he was afraid that he might hurt Carly and the baby, and suggested he try living at Sonny's for two weeks. Sonny said no and tried to make his son see that they all just wanted what was best for him.

At The Haunted Star, Nikolas told Rebecca that after discovering she and Emily were sisters, he feels as if he's betraying Emily's memory. Rebecca admitted it's been weird for her, too. She told Nikolas that she was developing feelings for him and he said that it was reciprocal. Ethan interjected that it was creepy falling for a true love's twin. "This card game's over," Rebecca noted. Nik wanted to hear what Ethan had to say. Ethan stated his ups and downs with Luke and said he couldn't imagine what Nik must be going through. Rebecca then scowled at Ethan.

Kristina showed up at Carly's house to find Jax, who told her that Michael wasn't home yet. Jax asked Kristina for her opinion of how Michael was holding up. As they chatted, Carly came home with Michael. He asked if he and Kristina could go out on the porch. Carly said okay. Alone with Jax, Carly said she's suspicious of Claudia supporting her decision.

Once alone again, Claudia told Sonny that she's tired of his second guessing about Ric. Just then, Ric knocked at the door. After they both groaned, Ric countered with, "You'll want to hear what I have to say." Ric then stated that after what happened with Michael, there was no way in hell that he'd let Sonny raise his child. Ric left and an angry Claudia declared Ric and Sonny be damned, she was going to do what was best for her and her baby.

Spinelli and Maxie returned to the office, where they filled in Jason and Sam about the fight at Jake's. When they mentioned Brianna's name, Sam blurted out that she'd been hired by the Mayor's wife, Andrea, to investigate the affair. Sam explained she'd been tailing Brianna and that the thug who broke into the office worked for the mayor. Spinelli suspected that Brianna might have been murdered.

Patrick and Robin brought Matt home with them to sleep it off.... Olivia kissed Johnny's hand to make his boo boo feel better.... Jax told Carly he's fearful of Michael's rages. Carly said she could handle it but Jax had his doubts.... After Nikolas left, Rebecca went to hit Ethan for interfering. Ethan grabbed her fist and pulled her into a kiss.... Diane showed up at Robin and Patrick's and informed Patrick that he was being named as a co-defendant in Matt's malpractice suit.