Teri brought a sausage pizza casserole to the farm for Liberty, but Janet told her sister that Liberty would not eat sausage since she saw a documentary on how it was made. She also told Teri that Liberty was at the library writing her college essay. Teri apologized again for not realizing how evil Ralph Manzo was, but she still blamed Dusty for letting Ralph escape from Metro. Janet said that Dusty had Ralph all set up for the cops to grab when Teri screwed things up at the Lakeview. Teri was upset and went to the door, but Janet relented and said that if she wanted to please Liberty's palate, she should make something with mushrooms.
Liberty, however, was nowhere near the library. Instead, she walked into Yo's and asked the bartender to serve her a gin and tonic. The bartender asked for the girl's identification, but it didn't fool him. He picked up the phone and began dialing the Oakdale Police Department when Dusty walked in. Dusty told the bartender that Liberty was with him, and he offered her a ride home. Liberty said she was procrastinating writing her college essay because she had totally messed up her senior year. She had accomplished nothing of note, so consequently she had nothing to write about.
Dusty suggested that Liberty write about the pain of losing her father. He said he knew what that felt like, and he thought it would make a meaningful essay. He finally talked Liberty into letting him take her home, and when they got to the farm, Dusty told Janet that he had run into her daughter at the library. Liberty confessed, however, and said that she had been at Yo's trying to buy a drink. She explained how the bartender had been calling the police when Dusty had arrived and saved her.
Liberty went inside to begin writing, as Janet and Dusty talked out on the porch. Janet got melancholy about Brad's death, the loss of Liberty's baby, and an absent Jack; so Dusty gave her a big hug. Then Dusty asked if there was anything he could do around the farm to help, but Janet said that Holden dropped in every day to take care of those things. Dusty left, and Janet went inside to find Liberty typing on her laptop.
Liberty finally finished her essay, and she took it out on the porch to read it to Janet. Janet wept with pride at her daughter's poignant words, and Liberty said that Dusty had suggested that she just be real and write about where she was in her life as she looked forward to her college experience.
Dusty returned to the Lakeview and grabbed his mail from the front desk. Teri walked by and noticed that Dusty also had received a subpoena to testify at Ralph's trial. She asked him why he had not told her that he was planning to turn Ralph in to the cops, and then she handed him the casserole as a peace offering. Dusty invited Teri to watch him eat it, so she sat with him in the lounge. They discussed their testimony as Dusty shoveled in the casserole.
Finally Dusty asked what the ingredients were in the dish, and Teri listed them all, including fennel. Dusty was horrified and said if he had ingested fennel, in about ten minutes he would not be able to breathe. They dashed for Dusty's room, and he told her where to find the antidote. Dusty demanded that Teri jab him in the thigh with the syringe, which she did. Suddenly Dusty began to breathe easier, and within minutes, he began to recover. Teri made sure he was all right and made a fast exit.
In Damian's suite, Meg hid in the bathroom and listened to the conversation between Lily and Damian. Lily was frantic that Holden was trying to take the children away from her, so she asked Damian to move back into the house with her and the kids. Damian asked if she was asking him to put on a show for Holden or if they were they beginning their new life together. Lily answered, "Both," as Meg looked disgusted in her hiding place. Damian could hardly wait to accept Lily's offer, and they hugged.
Meg walked out of the bathroom, but only Damian could see her. He looked daggers at her, but Meg just smiled and retreated back into the bathroom. Damian was worried that Lily's kids would not accept him, but Lily assured him that everything would be fine.
At the site of his film shoot, Noah took a bad fall from a ladder while he was rigging some pyrotechnics. Noah hit his head when he landed, plus his face was badly burned from the fireworks. Luke rushed to him and called 9-1-1, as he tried to rouse an unconscious Noah. The EMTs arrived, along with Holden, but the paramedics could not get a pulse and immediately began CPR.
The paramedics transported Noah to Memorial and took him into an exam room, telling a frantic Luke to wait outside. The nurse asked Luke for Noah's insurance information, but Luke did not know it. Luke was also worried about all of Noah's filming equipment, so he volunteered to go look for it. When the nurse left, Luke confided to Holden that he didn't even know if Noah had any insurance. He said Noah's only relative was an aunt with whom he had no contact.
Lily left Damian's suite, and her phone rang as she stepped from the elevator. The caller was Holden, who told her that Noah had been badly hurt on his shoot and that Luke was with him. Lily promised to go to the hospital right away, but instead, she returned to the elevator. In Damian's room, he was in the middle of accusing Meg of breaking into his room, but Meg countered with the threat from Officer Grady and the DNA test results. Suddenly Lily knocked on the door again, so Meg returned to the bathroom. Damian answered the door and Lily explained that Noah was in the hospital with serious injuries. Damian said he would accompany Lily to Memorial.
At Memorial, Mason showed up and accused Luke and his "daddy" of getting Mason fired. Mason taunted Luke until Luke took a swing at him and broke Mason's nose. Damian arrived then and grabbed Luke, subduing him, and then he chased Mason away . Luke told his father that Noah had gotten hurt because they had been fighting, and Noah was not concentrating on what he was doing while hooking up the fireworks. Luke said Noah was upset that the dean had fired his mentor, but Luke felt some blame because he had given the incriminating DVD to Damian.
The doctor emerged from Noah's room and explained that Noah needed immediate surgery to relieve cranial pressure. If they did not operate soon, there was a chance that the young man would lose his sight. The doctor asked who Noah's closes t relative was, and he made it clear that a partner did not count. Luke was panicked that, even though Damian guaranteed to hold the hospital blameless, the doctor would not operate to save Noah's sight. Luke ran out and returned to the site of the accident. He picked up Noah's phone and left a message for Noah's aunt to call back as soon as possible.
Lily and Holden talked privately at the hospital, and Lily said that she needed to find Luke and tell him that she was there. She also mentioned Damian, but Holden was not eager to have his nemesis there. In fact, Holden said that Damian was responsible for Noah's accident in the first place by getting Noah's advisor fired for inappropriate conduct. Holden said that Mason had planted a kiss on Noah, and Lily said that sounded like grounds for dismissal to her. Holden then explained how Damian had gone behind Luke's back and given the incriminating DVD to the d ean. Holden said he never wanted Damian around his kids.
Damian offered to have his lawyers draw up a waiver that would indemnify the hospital, but then he spotted Meg in her hospital scrubs. He went outside to talk with her, as Luke continued to beg the doctor to save Noah's sight. Damian yelled at Meg that he had no time for her, and Meg understood, but she said she was actually on duty and taking care of Noah. Then Meg grabbed Damian's arm and in a threatening whisper she announced that his moving back in with Lily was a bad idea. She brought up Officer Grady again with a smile.
The doctor finally told Luke that the best thing he could do for his partner was to find his aunt and get her permission for the surgery. Luke had no confidence that the woman would even call him back.
Damian, Lily, and Holden gathered outside Noah's room, and Lily said that Luke had disappeared. Holden challenged Damian about blindsiding Mason, but Damian said he did not regret it. Holden accused Damian of causing everything that had happened to Luke and Noah by taking what Luke had told him in confidence and manipulating it for his own purposes. Luke ran in and asked about Noah. Holden assured his son that they would take care of whatever Noah needed, even if he had no insurance. Luke said that was not the major issue since the doctor would not operate without permission from Noah's only living relative.
Meg approached and invited Luke to go in for a minute with Noah. Luke walked in and talked to his boyfriend, begging his forgiveness. Meg left them alone, but soon Mason peeked in the room through the glass. Luke went outside, and Mason threatened to sue Luke for breaking his nose, and then he said he was going to sue Damian. Mason said that no matter what Luke threatened in return, Luke would have to live with what he had caused for the rest of his life.
Holden spoke with Meg about Damian, while Lily and Damian waited for the phone call from Noah's aunt. Damian suddenly suggested that they give Noah "some more family," and he said to Lily, "Let's adopt him."
