Arianna and Brady discovered that Victor was involved in the drug trade. Brady thought that Victor was still involved, but Arianna looked at the files closer and realized that Victor had sold the drug operation to someone else.

Nathan stopped by Maggie's house to pick up the rest of his belongings, and Stephanie was there with Maggie planning the hospital's rooftop garden. He suggested that they put a play area next to the garden so that the children in long-term care would have somewhere to play on nice days. After Nathan left, Stephanie remarked on how she admired Nathan more each day, and she worried that he might get hurt.

Stephanie stormed into the Kiriakis mansion to chew Philip out for leaving so many messages on her voicemail. She told him to stop leaving messages, texting her, and accidentally running into her. Philip pointed out that she could have said that over the phone but instead decided to say it face-to-face. He asked why that was. He said that she wanted him in her life as much as he wanted her, but Melanie denied it and said that she wanted Philip out of her life, because she was with Nathan.

An officer tried to keep E.J. at the DiMera mansion, but he was hell-bent on leaving. E.J. opened the door, and there was Roman. E.J. announced to Roman that he was on his way to see Sami and get Sydney back, but Roman said E.J. wasn't going anywhere. Roman received a call from the station and told E.J. that the hit man who tried to kill Rafe had changed his story and said that E.J. was the one who hired him. Abe and the district attorney showed up.

E.J. assumed that Sami was behind the police showing up at the house, because it would make her look good in court. The DA asked E.J. if he wanted a lawyer present during questioning, and E.J. reminded the DA that he was an attorney. The DA threatened to handcuff E.J., but Abe tried to defuse the situation. E.J. claimed that it was a set-up so that Sami could get custody of Sydney. The DA told E.J. that his office would notify E.J. if they decided to pursue charges. E.J. told Roman to get a warrant before he returned.

E.J. told Abe that he suspected something was going on, and it had something to do with his family situation. E.J. got a call saying the judge granted his request to speak to his accuser. Abe said he needed to accompany E.J., and he asked if E.J. planned to see Nicole while they were there. "I certainly hope not," E.J. said.

At the jail, E.J. confronted Mateo about his reason for changing his story and fingering E.J. as the one who ordered the hit on Rafe instead of Stefano. When Mateo wouldn't cooperate, E.J. grabbed him, so Abe had to intervene. Abe reminded E.J. that Mateo was a material witness. E.J. told Abe to let Roman know that Roman would be sorry and so would Sami.

At the jail, Nicole tried to convince Mia to help her get out of jail. First, Nicole asked if Mia talked to Sami or E.J., and Mia shook her head. Nicole said that if Mia didn't help Nicole, they could lose their little girl forever, but Mia said that her daughter was already lost. Nicole explained that Sami had Mia's baby, but if Mia and Nicole worked together, they could get her back. She said if it didn't happen soon, they might never get Mia's baby back. Nicole claimed that Sami and E.J. were being vindictive.

Mia told Nicole that Mia's baby was dead, and Mia would never get to see her again, thanks to Nicole. Mia asked how long Nicole had planned to hide the truth from her. Mia confronted Nicole about her lies and said that Nicole took away Mia's chance to mourn Grace as a mother should. Mia said she used to feel awful that Sydney didn't mean that much to Mia while Mia felt a connection with Grace. Nicole tried to explain.

Mia said it was Nicole's fault that Mia lost Will and her self-respect. She said that giving her daughter to Nicole was the worst thing she ever did, and she hated herself for it. Mia called Nicole a "cold, selfish bitch" and she hoped that Nicole would rot in jail. That angered Nicole, so Nicole decided to give Mia a reality check.

Nicole reminded Mia that Mia got pregnant in the backseat of a car and then Chad left town. Nicole said that she was the only family that Mia had, because Mia's real family wasn't there, and Nicole reminded her of the money Nicole had given her to start a new life in Japan. Mia didn't even want to hold her own baby once she was born, Nicole added, and she told Mia to look in the mirror if she didn't like the way that Nicole had handled the situation.

Nicole said she never told Mia about Grace being her baby to spare Mia a loss. Mia pointed out that she felt the loss anyway. Nicole said that she empathized with Mia for losing her baby, because Nicole had miscarried. Nicole felt that she didn't do anything wrong, because she lost E.J.'s baby and then Sydney. Nicole said that she was Sydney's mother no matter what anyone said. Mia said that Nicole was not sorry, and Mia didn't care whether Nicole stayed in jail forever -- she just hoped that Nicole burned in hell for what she did.

At the Brady Pub, Caroline told Victor that he didn't need to send her flowers everyday when she was fighting the flu. He said he was worried about her. She said she was worried about him, too -- specifically about Kate marrying Stefano. Victor said that he and Kate hadn't had a "meaningful relationship in years," and besides, Caroline was the only woman for him.

At the hospital, Melanie told Nathan that she went to see Philip because of the messages he had left on her phone. Nathan already knew about that, because he heard Philip leaving a message. Melanie admitted that she was torn between Nathan and Philip. Nathan vowed that he would fight for her. Stephanie watched as Nathan kissed Melanie.

After Melanie left, Stephanie tried to make conversation with Nathan about the plans for the rooftop garden. When she started to walk away, she almost fell, but Nathan caught her. Nathan tended to Stephanie's foot. She imagined him asking why Stephanie tried to get away from him so fast and whether she was upset with him. She daydreamed saying no and that he was a great guy. She fantasized that he said he never knew that she felt that way about him, and if he had, things might have been different, and she pretended that he kissed her.

Stephanie was shaken out of her daydream by the sound of Nathan's voice. He told her to ice her foot and keep it elevated. Then Stephanie tried to warn Nathan that he was making a big mistake.

At the Kiriakis mansion, Brady confronted his grandfather over his involvement in a drug operation. Victor asked where Brady got his information, and Brady admitted to accessing Victor's personal files at Titan. Brady accused Victor of being selfish for trying to deflect the blame to Arianna when Victor was her distributor. Brady warned that Victor would end up alone.

Maggie stopped by the Java Café looking for Mia and ran into Philip. She warned Philip not to mess things up with Melanie and Nathan. Philip said that if Maggie was so worried that someone would interfere with Nathan and Melanie, then maybe Melanie wasn't in a good place, after all. Maggie got a phone call from Mickey, which interrupted their conversation.

Brady returned to Arianna's place and said that Victor denied being involved in the drug operation. Arianna felt responsible for Brady's problems with Victor. Brady said it had nothing to do with her, because he and his grandfather had been at odds for years. Brady vowed to find out who was behind the drug cartel. Brady turned his phone on and got a message saying that Nicole had been arrested.

Nicole worried that she might never get out of prison, and she realized that it might be what she deserved. Brady showed up and said he was there to help her.

At Maggie's house, a man named Mark paid Stephanie a visit. She assumed it was Philip knocking, but when she opened the door, Mark burst in. She tried to explain that she had a different life and couldn't do what she used to do. He said that he traveled "4,000 miles" just to see her and she couldn't say no to him.

E.J. called Stefano and left him a message informing him that Mateo was blaming E.J. for the hit on Rafe. Then E.J. realized that Stefano made Mateo lie. E.J. got angry and told Stefano, "Damn you."