Carly sat in a bar in Greenville, South Carolina, and ordered another drink. Suddenly, Craig appeared at her side, asking "what the hell" she was doing. Next he asked how many drinks she had already imbibed, and when Carly answered, "three," Craig went ballistic. Carly laughed and said that she was only drinking seltzer water. Carly further said that Craig had given up the right to weigh in on her life decisions when he slept with her sister. When Carly refused to leave with him, he agreed to go to her hotel room with her.

In Carly's room, Craig said that he was very worried about her and her wild goose chase. Carly finally got Craig to admit that he had a guilty conscience about being in a hotel with her, but he claimed that he and Rosanna had complete trust in one another. Carly called Craig "an equal opportunity liar" and challenged him to call Rosanna and tell her that they were alone in a hotel room Craig apologized yet again for not seeing that Carly had been on a downward spiral with her drinking, so she asked him to respect her enough to leave her alone.

Craig went to the door, but noticed an empty booze bottle from the mini-bar in Carly's waste basket. Carly said she had wanted to drink it badly, but instead she had dumped it out and called her sponsor. Craig cleaned out the rest of the liquor in the mini-bar, but he handed her the chocolate. Carly thanked him, and they sat on the bed and devoured the candy, as Carly voiced her fear that Jack was unraveling.

Carly told Craig that Jack was on a quest to find someone for Katie to love, since Brad was gone. Carly felt that she owed Brad for all the times that he had picked up the pieces for her. Craig answered his phone, and the caller was Rosanna. He told her that he was in South Carolina with Carly, but he did not want her to worry. Rosanna stayed calm, and after Craig hung up, Carly urged him to go home to her sister.

Back home, Rosanna visited Emma at the farm and offered to help with chores. She told Emma how much she had enjoyed working on the co-op, and then she worked her way around to asking if Emma had heard about Rosanna and Craig. Emma had, and she said she hoped Rosanna knew what she was doing. The two women talked some more, and Rosanna voiced her concern that Carly might resume her drinking habit.

Craig returned to the Lakeview bearing flowers for Rosanna. They kissed, and Rosanna said that while he was gone, Rosanna had talked with Emma. She asked Craig why they didn't get married right away, and Craig flashed back to when his hand had touched Carly earlier in the day, and he had felt an electric shock. Craig then told Rosanna that he thought it was a good idea for them to marry soon.

At the hospital, Luke attempted to comfort an unresponsive Noah. Meg and Holden joined Luke, who agonized over not hearing from Noah's aunt, who was the only person who could give consent for the young man's surgery. Dr. Bob walked in and vouched for the surgeon who would perform the operation as soon as they got the word from the aunt.

In the hall, Lily questioned whether they could legally adopt someone as old as Noah. She gave Damian permission to get the paperwork started, as Holden informed them that Noah was running out of time. Damian suggested that he call his lawyer, so he left to make the contact. Holden was of the opinion that Luke should be consulted about the adoption instead of letting Damian continue to make all the decisions. Luke walked up and told Holden to back off.

Damian instructed his attorney to bring the adoption papers to the front desk at Memorial. Meg approached and asked if Damian had thought through the consequences of what he was doing. She cautioned that Noah's recovery from a traumatic brain injury would take a terrible toll on the family, but Damian said that Noah was already part of the family. Meg brought up Damian's marrying Lily when he knew the chances were good that Holden was still alive, and Damian responded by yelling at her to accept his choices and leave him alone.

Luke readily agreed to the adoption, much to Holden's chagrin. Bob said they had to begin the surgery right away, but he still needed legal consent. Damian spoke up and said that he and Lily were in the process of adopting Noah, and they gave their consent. Bob thought about it for a while and then reluctantly agreed to send Noah to the operating room if they all kept it a secret until the papers arrived. Meg took Damian aside in an exam room and apologized for offending him earlier. Then she stepped up and kissed him hard, as orderlies wheeled Noah away on a gurney.

In New York City, Jack pretended to be a government agent and got into the CBS building. He met up with Lonnie, the station's weathercaster, and asked for help. Jack said he had heard that one of their reporters had done a story about the notorious art thief, Simon Frasier, recently. He asked to speak to that reporter, but the weatherman said the reporter was busy at that moment. Jack began to prowl the studio on his own, and he walked into an office where he surprised an underwear-clad woman who turned out to be Molly Conlon from Oakdale.

While Molly covered herself with her dress, Jack asked "who" she was doing. A flustered Molly had obviously been having a romp, and she confessed that her lover was married, but that was going to change soon. Lonnie joined them and warned Molly that her lover was "no good." Molly told Jack that she was the noon news anchor at the station, and she asked why he was in New York. Jack said that he had heard that Molly was investigating an art theft that might involve Simon Frasier, and he asked her for help.

Molly took Jack to a room where she showed him a grainy video of a man removing a painting from a wall. Molly was convinced that the man was Simon, although they could not see his face. Molly then dragged Jack down the street to a press conference called by New York Congressman Silas Whitman. Molly was excited and said that the congressman was going to make a "bombshell" announcement any minute. Jack realized that Whitman was Molly's secret lover, and she admitted as much.

Molly also said that Whitman was going to announce his retirement from public life so that he could divorce his wife and marry Molly. The congressman stepped to the microphone and said he wanted to invite a "special lady" to join him at the podium, and Molly was ecstatic. Then, however, the congressman's wife and two children joined him instead, and he announced his candidacy for the governor's seat. Molly dissolved in tears, and then she swore to get even.

The press conference was ending when Molly regained some of her composure and called out to the congressman. She asked where he had been just prior to his press conference, and Whitman looked worried. Jack pulled Molly away and marched her down the street to the CBS studio. He said goodbye to her and said he was off to Pittsburgh, where there had been a possible Simon sighting. The two of them hugged, and Molly put herself together to do the noon news.

On the newscast, Lonnie finished his weather segment and handed off to Molly. Jack sneaked back into the studio because he was worried about his friend, and he was just in time to see Molly rant that Congressman Whitman had been having a torrid affair with a local newscaster -- her. Molly called him "a liar, a cheat, and a hypocrite of the worst kind." The producer raced through the door and cut to a commercial. Then he walked up to Molly, fired her on the spot, and demanded that she leave the set.

Jack watched the producer fire Molly, so he placed a call to Carly and informed her that her cousin Molly was in big trouble in New York. He said Molly needed help right away, and Carly said she was on her way.