As Ace played, Laura was on the phone when there was a knock on the door. Laura let Trina inside and ended her call. Trina apologized for interrupting, but Laura insisted that Trina had perfect timing. She talked about how busy she was, especially since the nanny was off that day. Trina thought she could help and offered to take Ace to the park, and Laura gratefully accepted the offer. Trina suggested that she could rearrange her schedule to make helping out with Ace a regular thing, and she and Ace left.

Molly woke up on the couch as T.J. emerged from the bedroom. She told him about Kristina's visit the night before, and he was horrified that Kristina was out late and also getting stressed out by Josslyn. Molly assured him that Kristina was doing fine otherwise, but T.J. had been dreading the day that Sonny became a part of their lives. Molly insisted that he would continue to not be a big presence, and she excused herself to get ready for work.

Later, Trina was playing with Ace at the park when T.J. approached. She introduced the two, and T.J. observed how much Ace was making her smile. He talked about how excited and nervous he was for his own child's arrival. Trina advised him not to stress and encouraged him to focus on "the here and now."

At the Metro Court restaurant, Kristina watched as Carly addressed the staff as co-owner. When the meeting broke up, Kristina congratulated Carly and assumed that Sonny had gotten the hotel back for her. Carly refused to discuss it with Kristina, and she mentioned how much worse Sonny's temper had gotten. She believed that Ava was a bad influence. Kristina talked about her fight with Josslyn the night before, and Carly advised Kristina not to ask questions she didn't want the answers to. When Carly was gone, Blaze arrived and invited Kristina to join in on her meeting with Brook Lynn. Kristina promised to catch up with Blaze later and left.

Later, Brook Lynn told Blaze about all the plans she had for the release of Blaze's new single, but Blaze worried that Brook Lynn would miss out on wedding-related things by pushing the single so close to the wedding. Brook Lynn wondered if Blaze's sudden worry had something to do with her mother not wanting Blaze's personal life out there. Blaze explained that her mother didn't want Blaze to lose fans if she came out as gay, but Brook Lynn reminded her that she had just as big a chance of attracting new fans. Blaze decided that, "for now," she and Kristina were happy with the way things were.

Nina was working in her office when Drew arrived. He informed her that he'd seen Willow the night before, and he'd put in a good word for Nina. He assumed that Sonny had "rewarded" her after selling the hotel to Jason, but she divulged that she'd signed the divorce papers. She invited him to gloat and added that, if misery loved company, they were made for each other. She asked him to leave and advised him that their "moment of weakness" would never be repeated.

Later, Kristina arrived and asked Nina about selling the hotel. Nina answered that she'd been led to believe that Sonny would approve of the sale, which would enable Carly to get the hotel back, but she had "miscalculated." She named Ava as her "blind spot." She'd realized that Ava wanted Sonny for herself, and Ava was "playing the long game beautifully." Kristina informed Nina that Sonny was drinking again, but Nina sighed that Sonny was no longer her problem. She added that the divorce was done, so Ava could have what she wanted. "Not if I have anything to do with it," Kristina growled. Nina advised her to be careful, as Ava was dangerous.

Drew arrived at the Metro Court restaurant and was glad to see Carly "back at the helm." He wished that he'd been the one to make it happen for her, but she responded that she couldn't have accepted it with all the things he'd already done for her. She commented that everything was back the way it was supposed to be, and Drew left.

There was a knock on Sonny's office door, and he looked up to see Ava. She revealed that she'd been on her way to the gallery when she'd found someone waiting outside Sonny's office, and Jason walked in. Ava wondered if there was anything she could do for Sonny. He declined, and she left. Sonny growled that he no longer trusted Jason, but Jason revealed that Sonny had a problem bigger than him. He talked about Josslyn's belief that Sonny was going to kill Dex, and he urged Sonny not to. Sonny ordered Jason to stay out of it.

Jason continued that so many people knew that Dex had worked for Sonny that if anything happened to Dex, Sonny would be blamed and lose everything, including his family. Sonny yelled that he protected and loved his family, while Jason had abandoned his kids for years, so Jason had no right to lecture him. Jason begged Sonny to leave Dex alone "for everyone's sake." "Or what?" Sonny questioned. Jason replied that he would stop Sonny. "You'll die trying," Sonny shot back. Jason left, and Sonny slammed the door behind him.

Laura approached Ava at the gallery, and they talked about Trina. Laura thought that Trina wanting to help with Ace was Trina clinging to the past, but Ava suggested that it was Trina's way of grieving. Ava believed that all they could do was support Trina while she found her way through the grief. She commented that Trina found solace at work, and the extra hours she'd been putting in had been great, since Ava was needed at home. Laura was surprised that Ava was calling Sonny's place home. Ava clarified that Sonny didn't want her and Avery to feel like guests, and they felt safe and secure there. Laura wondered what Ava wanted.