Lauren and Michael met with Nick and Phyllis at the coffeehouse. Nick had checks written out for Gloria and Jeffrey Bardwell. Michael and Lauren were pleased with the way Nick was handling things. Nick said it wasn't worth a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

Gloria told Kevin she was finished working at the coffeehouse the second Nick wrote her a check. Kevin said she had better give him fair warning. Michael and Nick walked over to Gloria and Jeff and presented them with their checks. Gloria appeared grateful, but when Nick left, she told Michael that she had hoped for more. Jill arrived at the coffeehouse and appeared nonchalant about her check. Gloria and Jeffrey assumed she was up to something.

Michael was upset to hear that Gloria and Jeffrey were disappointed with their payoff. Kevin decided to rehire Ryder to replace Gloria.

Lauren and Phyllis talked about Ryder. When Ryder walked up to their table and asked if they wantedthem for coffee, Phyllis made a comment about not trusting people. Ryder said that it was a dangerous world. Then he asked about Amber's wedding. Lauren and Phyllis were suddenly suspicious about the connection.

Lauren went to Michael and Kevin and asked if Ryder knew something about the wedding. When they decided to confront Ryder, Michael started to get angry. He grabbed Ryder and told him to admit that he was the one who hurt Lauren. Kevin screamed at Michael, and Lauren was able to calm Michael down. Michael said that he was sure Ryder was a bad seed.

Sharon told Adam that she didn't care if anyone saw them together. She asked him if he wanted to get together after her workout. When Adam asked if he should go to her house, Sharon suggested that they meet at the Athletic Club. Ashley saw Sharon and Adam and said hello. Sharon asked Ashley where the baby was. Ashley said that her baby was doing fine. Sharon apologized for not calling Ashley's baby by name. Ashley invited Sharon to stop by to see the baby. Adam told Sharon that she shouldn't miss her workout. Sharon decided to make plans to see the baby another time.

Sharon ran into Jack on her way to work out. Jack said that he had a potential job opportunity for her. Sharon wondered if he wanted to meet later, but Jack already had plans.

Adam went to work and asked Nick what he needed Adam to do. Adam was upset that Nick continued to give him busy work. Nick said it would take Adam a long time to gain Nick's trust again.

Paul caught up with Heather over coffee. Paul asked Heather about her love life and she said that she didn't have much luck with love. Paul apologized for having to tell her about Adam. When Paul hinted that he was dating someone, Heather was excited. She said she was living vicariously through him. Heather guessed that Paul's date was Nina, but Paul remained mum.

Heather ran into Adam at the Athletic Club. When she saw his broken arm, she asked what had happened. She told him that he had others fooled, but she knew who he was. She didn't trust anything about him. Sharon saw Adam and waved at him. Adam was uncomfortable about Heather seeing Sharon and him together. Adam joked that he wasn't himself; he was "James Bond." Sharon laughed.

Katherine thought about Jill's confession that she was seeing Paul. When Jill went downstairs, Katherine asked her if anyone else was in their home. Jill said that Paul had not spent the night. Jill tried to change the subject and asked about Billy and Mac, but Katherine didn't want to hear it. Katherine said she had issues with Paul and Jill dating.

Jill arrived at Paul's house, and Paul said that Heather was there. Paul told Heather that he and Jill were meeting on business. When Heather left, Paul wondered why Jill had told Katherine that they were dating. Jill said she didn't want Katherine to suspect anything. Jill said that if Katherine believed they were together, he would have access to Katherine's home. Paul said that he felt Katherine would be suspicious. Jill was upset that Paul wouldn't have any interest in her. Paul didn't say anything, but agreed to go with the plan.

When Jill and Paul showed up at the Athletic Club, Heather was shocked to see them holding hands.

Jack told Neil that he wanted in on the ground floor of any stock deals. Neil asked that they discuss their business in private. Neil told Jack that Katherine didn't want Jack involved in the company. Jack begged Neil, but Neil said Jack would have to live with it. Jack said that wasn't going to happen.

Neil met with Katherine to tell her that Jack was desperately trying to get an in on the company. Neil said that he had everything taken care of. Katherine asked if Neil had heard from Jill. Jill was supposed to meet them, but wasn't there.

Ashley went to see Katherine and Neil about working for them. They were skeptical because of her connection to Jack. Ashley said that she wanted nothing to do with Jack. Ashley said that if Katherine let her invest in Chancellor Industries, she would do it all by herself. Katherine said she respected a woman wanting to do things on her own. Katherine said she would be in touch.

Neil and Katherine met and were excited that they were the talk of town. Katherine said that the only thing that was worse than being talked about was not being talked about.

Jack went to Nick and offered to give him money to get stock at Chancellor Industries. Nick said that given their history, he would need to ask a lot of questions. Jack admitted that he'd hoped to get his family back. Nick decided to consider Jack's offer.