At a fast food restaurant on the outskirts of town, Adam began writing a letter to Sharon, since she was not answering her phone. He wrote that he knew that she was angry with him, but that, no matter what, he always had, and always would, love her.

A man walked up to Adam's table and asked him if he was Adam Newman. Adam confirmed that he was. The man introduced himself as Richard Hightower, and told Adam that it was a pleasure to finally meet him in person. Richard told Adam that what Adam had done was phenomenal, and wondered Adam had chosen him for "Adam's generous act." Adam said that he wanted to go to a sports bar with Richard to hear Richard's story.

Richard's young son walked up to the table and asked his father for some change to play video games. Adam seemed surprised that Richard had a son. Richard introduced his son to Adam, and the boy hugged Adam, saying, "Mr. Newman. Thank you so much." Adam suddenly said that he had to reschedule his meeting with Richard, and quickly left the restaurant. Inside, Richard and his son looked hurt and confused. Outside, Adam looked distraught.

Sharon called Victor and asked him to visit with her. They met at the Wilsons' Athletic Club suite, where Sharon was finishing gathering her possessions. Sharon told Victor about her feeling that her baby was still alive. Sharon said that, although Dr. Taylor had told her that her baby had been stillborn, she was sure that she had heard the baby cry.

She told Victor that she and Ashley had spoken to employees at both the Fairview psychiatric facility and St. Mary's Hospital, and that there was no record of a baby having died at either facility on the night in question. Sharon wondered how Adam could know that her baby was still alive and not have told her. Victor told her that he and Jack had devised a plan to find out the truth -- but that they needed Sharon's help.

After Victor told Sharon about his and Jack's plan, Sharon said that she didn't think that she wanted any part of it -- she was afraid of dredging up painful memories. Victor told Sharon that she was brave and resilient, and if there was a chance that her baby was still alive, she had to participate in the plan. Sharon acquiesced, but said that she wanted to be the person to tell Nick that her and Nick's baby might still be alive. Victor said that was fine.

Rafe and Billy met for a cup of coffee at Crimson Lights. Billy wondered why Rafe was in such a good mood. Rafe told Billy that he had just spent a wonderful weekend with his new boyfriend, Brian. Billy said that Rafe deserved happiness after the way that Adam had treated him. Billy received a text message from Jack to meet him at Ashley's immediately. As Billy left, he told Rafe not to let Brian get away, and added that it was good to see Rafe smiling.

At Ashley's, Jack was upset to learn from Ashley that Sharon suspected that her baby was still alive. Ashley told Jack that she hadn't said anything to Sharon -- Sharon had arrived at that conclusion on her own. Ashley said that she and Sharon had been in touch with Fairview and St. Mary's, and learned that there were no stillbirths reported on the evening that Sharon's baby allegedly died.

Jack wondered where Sharon was. Ashley said that she was at the Athletic Club, and was gathering up the remainder of her belongings. Jack said that Sharon was probably speaking with Victor. Ashley wanted to know how Victor had gotten involved in the situation. Jack revealed, to a stunned Ashley, that he and Victor were working together to try to expose Adam's misdeeds. Jack said that he was going to confide the details of the plan to Ashley -- but that Ashley wouldn't like it.

After Jack told Ashley his and Victor's plan, Ashley was aghast -- she said that she was interested in justice -- not revenge. Jack feared that if they tried to deal with Adam in the legal system, Adam would bring up Ashley's history of mental illness, and that any court proceeding would simply end up being Adam's word against Ashley's.

Billy arrived at Ashley's. He wanted to know if it was true that it had been Adam -- and not Estella or Patty -- who had been gaslighting Ashley the previous summer. Ashley said that it looked that way. Billy said that he wanted to "rip Adam's head off," but Jack warned his brother to keep cool. Ashley said that she wasn't completely sure that she wanted to participate in Jack and Victor's plan to bring down Adam. Billy was not happy to learn that Victor was involved.

Jack explained that teaming up with Victor was the only way that they could ever expose what Adam had done. Billy said that he would go along with the plan. Jack said that Victor was, as they spoke, trying to get other victims of Adam, including Nick, Phyllis, Sharon, and Heather to take part in the scheme. Jack wasn't sure that Heather would participate, since there was a question of the legality of what Jack and Victor hoped to accomplish. Referring to Rafe, Billy said that he had an attorney friend who had an axe to grind with Adam. Jack told Billy to try to get his friend involved in the plan.

At the tack house, Nick and Phyllis talked about the great day they had just had playing with Summer. They were also excited about going out for dinner that evening. Victoria went downstairs and told Phyllis and Nick not to call a babysitter for Summer -- she said that she wanted to spend some quality time with her niece. Victoria went upstairs to tell Summer that they would be spending a "girls' night" together. After Victoria was out of earshot, Phyllis told Nick that Victoria was hurting about her impending divorce from J.T. The Newmans agreed that they were glad that they had managed to survive the rough patches in their marriage.

While Phyllis and Nick were upstairs changing for dinner, Victoria ran across a folder labeled "Jabot Sale Hearing." She remembered Billy kissing her at the hearing. Phyllis and Nick entered the living room, and were dressed to the nines. As the Newmans were about to leave, Victor showed up. Nick asked his father if he had confronted Adam about the allegations that Adam had been behind Ashley's mental collapse. Victor said that he had, but that Adam had denied everything. Victor told Nick, Phyllis, and Victoria that he was going to handle Adam his own way -- but that he need all of them to help him.

Heather showed up at the coffeehouse to speak with Rafe. Heather said that she still couldn't get over how badly Adam had treated her and Rafe. Rafe said that he had felt used -- but he had gotten over it. Rafe made it clear to Heather that he felt uncomfortable speaking to her about Adam. Heather said that she realized that she had gotten overly upset with Rafe when she had learned that Rafe had slept with Adam. Heather apologized to Rafe for her behavior. She asked Rafe why he thought that Adam had played the two of them. Rafe said that he wasn't sure -- but that perhaps Adam was simply a "sick bastard" who enjoyed ruining other people's lives. Rafe didn't think they would ever learn the true reason.

Rafe told Heather that he owed her an apology -- he knew that she was seeing Adam when he had slept with him. Rafe explained that Adam had convinced him that Adam needed to be rescued from "the closet" that he had been living in. Heather agreed that Adam had played them both, and that they were lucky that they "got out" when they did. Rafe received a phone call from Billy, who asked to meet him at the Athletic Club to discuss Adam. Initially reluctant, Billy told Rafe that he would explain the situation when Rafe arrived at the club -- he told Rafe that it was urgent that they meet. Rafe agreed to see Billy.

Rafe told Heather about the phone call from Billy. Seconds later, Heather received a phone call from Phyllis. Phyllis said that they needed to have a face-to-face meeting about Adam. Heather agreed to meet Phyllis at the Athletic Club. As Rafe and Heather left Crimson Lights, Heather said, "Something's up. Something big."

At the tack house, Phyllis got off the phone with Heather and told Victoria, Nick, and Victor that, despite her previous problems with Heather, she would be able to work with her if it meant bringing Adam down. Realizing that their date was going to have to be postponed, Nick and Phyllis arranged for Summer to spend the evening with Reed and the nanny. Victor said that he had one more stop to make, and then the group could meet as planned. Alone for a moment, Nick and Phyllis joked about their aborted date night. Phyllis said it was worth postponing the date if they could "cut Adam off at the knees."

At the Athletic Club, Billy told Rafe that it had been Adam who had been gaslighting Ashley the previous summer -- that Adam was responsible for Ashley's "Sabrina sightings." Rafe became angry, because Adam had let Rafe's Aunt Estella take the blame for tormenting Ashley, and Estella had narrowly avoided being charged with a crime. Rafe reminded Billy that Adam had also implied that Patty Williams was responsible for victimizing Ashley.

Rafe remembered that Patty had been found in the potting shed at the Newman ranch at about the same time that Adam had decided that he wasn't gay after all. Rafe realized that the timeline made sense -- that once Adam had Patty to blame, he no longer needed to keep Rafe distracted by sleeping with him. Rafe said that he was going to "tear that son of a bitch apart." Billy said that his family had a plan in the works to deal with Adam, and he wondered if Rafe was interested in participating.

Phyllis and Heather met at the Athletic Club bar. Phyllis said that Victor and Jack were enlisting the aid of all of Adam's victims to help bring him down. Heather said that was "vigilanteism." Phyllis preferred to call it "justice." Heather told Phyllis that justice was what happened in a courtroom. Phyllis said that it would be almost impossible to prove Adam's guilt in a courtroom, and that Victor and Jack's plan was the only thing that would work. Phyllis wondered if Heather wanted to be the one who let Adam "skate." Heather looked deep in thought.

Heather said that she could easily go to the district attorney and blow the plan out of the water. Phyllis said that she didn't think Heather would do that, particularly since Adam had made Heather feel cheap and worthless. Phyllis told Heather that she would leave and give her a few moments to think about taking part in the plan. Phyllis walked into the Athletic Club's foyer, where she ran into Victoria. Phyllis said that she had given it her best shot, and the rest was up to Heather. Phyllis left to call Nick before the "fireworks" started.

Victoria went to the club's bar, where she ran into Billy. Billy ordered a drink for Rafe. Victoria wondered how Rafe was doing. Billy said that he was doing as well as could be expected after learning that he was a pawn in someone's "mind game." Victoria said that she wished she had warned Rafe about Adam.

Billy told Victoria that he had seen Adam sneaking around Mitchell's Funeral Parlor when Billy had gone there to make arrangements for Colleen's funeral. Victoria wondered if Adam could have been there to make arrangements for Victor's funeral, in case Victor had succumbed to the gunshot injuries Patty had inflicted. Billy said that was unlikely, as Victor was well on the road to recovery when Billy had seen Adam at the funeral home. Billy and Victoria realized that there was yet another unexplained mystery about Adam.

Heather remembered the night when she had learned that Adam had slept with Rafe. Adam had denied that he was gay -- he said that his involvement with Rafe was just a one-time experiment and that it would never happen again. Rafe walked over to Heather. Heather said that, as a lawyer, Rafe probably felt uneasy with what was in store for Adam that night. Rafe said that Adam was going to get what he deserved for pretending to be gay in order to frame his Aunt Estella.

Heather was shocked to learn that Adam was behind Ashley's "Sabrina sightings." Heather said, "That son of a bitch used me, too." Referring to Estella, Heather said that she had almost put an innocent woman in jail. Heather walked over to Phyllis and told her that she would take part in the plan.

Sharon went to Ashley's. She told Ashley and Jack that she was participating in Jack and Victor's plan, although she wasn't particularly happy about it. Jack said that he knew it couldn't have been an easy decision for Sharon. Sharon apologized to Jack for not listening to him about Adam. Jack apologized to Sharon for not protecting her like he said he would -- but perhaps he could make it up to her that night. Jack left the room to call Victor and make sure that everything was on schedule.

Ashley told Sharon that she wasn't looking forward to what was going to happen that evening either. Sharon said that she was only doing it for her baby. She asked Ashley if Ashley would do everything possible to search for her baby if she were in Sharon's shoes. Ashley said that of course she would, and, if they learned that Adam had done anything with Sharon's baby, Ashley would do everything humanly possible to get the child back to Sharon.

Sharon left to go to the Abbott cabin. Jack told Ashley that he could kill Adam for what Adam had put Ashley and Sharon through. Ashley still wanted to know why Adam had done what he did. Victor arrived to apprise Jack and Ashley that the participants were in position -- that Nick and Sharon were at the Abbott cabin, and Phyllis was at the Athletic Club with Heather. Jack told Victor that Rafe had decided to take part in the plan.

Victor said that, when they were through, he owed Rafe and Estella an apology. Ashley thought that Victor owed them a lot more than that -- that because of Victor's son, Estella had almost ended up in prison. Victor said that he was sorry about that. Ashley told Victor that none of it would have happened if Victor hadn't been so busy with his machinations. Victor admitted that he had failed Ashley -- but that everything would be rectified that night.

After Jack and Victor left, Ashley told Faith that she already missed her, but that she had to leave. Ashley said that a sitter would take care of the girl until Ashley returned. Ashley said that it was her job to protect Faith from all the big, scary monsters -- even if the monster turned out to be her big brother.

Near the Abbott cabin, Nick looked at the plaque that he and Sharon had put up in memory of the baby girl they lost. He was surprised when Sharon walked up behind him. She explained that Victor had enlisted her for the plan to expose Adam -- but that she needed to speak with Nick first. She told Nick that she thought that their daughter was still alive. Sharon insisted that she heard their baby cry -- and that she felt in her bones that the child was alive.

Adam returned to his and Sharon's suite at the Athletic Club. He was obviously hoping that Sharon would be there, but, when he realized that she wasn't, he sat on the bed, and looked despondent. He continued writing his letter to Sharon, and was surprised when he received a phone call from her. Sharon said that she needed to talk with Adam -- and that she was at the Abbott cabin. Adam started to ask Sharon why she was there -- but said, "never mind," and told Sharon that he was on his way to meet her at the cabin.

Sharon told Nick that Adam had left for the cabin. She apologized to Nick for blurting out her suspicions that their baby was still alive. He told Sharon that he was glad that she had told him about the baby -- and that nothing would keep him from getting the truth from Adam.

Nick said that he wanted to believe that the baby was alive, but he wondered where she was, and who she was with. Sharon reminded Nick that Adam would be arriving at the cabin momentarily. Nick asked her if she was up for what was about to happen, and she assured him that she was. Nick walked off.

Nick called Phyllis at the club. He said that it was almost time -- but that there was something that he had to tell her about Sharon's baby.

Outside the cabin, Adam walked up to Sharon. Sharon appeared to be scared. She thanked Adam for meeting her, and said that she didn't know where to begin. Adam wanted to go inside the cabin, where it was warmer. Sharon insisted that they stand outside.

Inside the cabin, Victor looked through the curtains and saw Sharon walking away from Adam. Adam told Sharon that she looked beautiful in the moonlight, and began following her. Sharon yelled, "Stay where you are!" Adam told Sharon that she shouldn't be with anyone capable of such darkness. He said that the previous 48 hours had been hell. He said that he loved Sharon and that he couldn't survive the thought of living without her. He said he could be a better man -- but only if Sharon stayed with him.

Nick called Phyllis at the club, and told her that Adam had arrived at the cabin. Phyllis smiled and told Victoria. Victoria and Phyllis stared at Billy, who was staring at Rafe and Heather. Inside the cabin, Victor tore up a picture of himself holding Adam at Adam's christening. Outside the cabin, Adam told Sharon that he was afraid that he would never see her again. He said that she had given him faith to hold onto.

At Ashley's, Ashley once again said goodbye to Faith as the babysitter watched in the background. Jack approached Ashley and said, "It's time."

Outside the cabin, Adam told Sharon that he'd almost done something desperate and horrible that night, but he couldn't go through with it. He said that he needed Sharon to save him -- his life depended on it. Sharon, with tears in her eyes, said, "Adam, I'm sorry." Suddenly, a fist punched Adam on the side of the head, and knocked him unconscious. Sharon stared at Adam's motionless body.