At the Quartermaine mansion, Lois comfort Olivia, who recalled that Dante had always stood up to bullies when he had been a teenager. Olivia added that Dante was the type of police officer that truly knew what it meant "to protect and serve." Lois said that she was worried that Brook Lynn was set to marry a cop.
At the hospital, Sonny fought back tears when he told an unconscious Dante not to give up. Tracy joined Sonny to check on Dante. "I hope you won't ruin my reputation as being cold and unfeeling," Tracy quipped. "Your secret's safe with me," Sonny mused. Tracy said that hospital beds reminded her of Luke.
At Dex's apartment, Josslyn and Dex argued after the revelation that Dex had intended to kill Cyrus on Sonny's orders. An appalled Josslyn said she "(couldn't) do this anymore," and she left. Afterwards, Dex told someone by phone that he needed the police's non-emergency number.
At the Jerome Gallery, Trina spoke fondly of Paris. Ava deduced that Trina was throwing herself into work in her grief over Spencer. Trina and Ava were interrupted when Nina entered. After Trina stepped away, a worried Nina said that she was running out of time to save her marriage to Sonny. Nina pleaded with Ava to help.
Nina's voice broke when she imagined telling Sonny that she wanted to be there for him in the aftermath of Dante's shooting. Nina reasoned that Sonny would listen to Ava, if Ava advocated for Nina. When Trina returned, Ava asked Trina to tend to things at the gallery. Ava left with Nina. Later, Josslyn appeared. She sobbed and said she hoped Dex left town and never returned. Trina listened as Josslyn talked about Dex. They hugged.
Back in Dante's room at the hospital, Ava tenderly placed a hand on Sonny's shoulder. When Ava mentioned Nina, Sonny huffed for Ava not to say Nina's name in his presence. Ava apologized, and she offered to wait with Sonny.
At the Invader, Diane told Alexis to focus on getting her law license back. Alexis wondered why she had "thrown away" her license. Diane said she would expedite the process of Alexis' appeal. On her way out, Diane insulted Nina.
In Kevin's office at the hospital, Kevin told Marshall, Curtis, and Stella that Marshall had been discriminated against largely because he was Black. Kevin said that the medication Marshall had been prescribed would have caused some of the unexplained behaviors that Marshall had experienced years earlier.
Stella grew irate and spirited when she noted that she had witnessed inequities within the medical system firsthand during her years as a patient advocate. Stella added that Marshall's misdiagnosis had been a clear case of malpractice.
"I'm sure you've seen the stories of how Blacks, minorities, and women experience medical bias. It's all over the news lately, but it's nothing new. It's been going on since the Jim Crow Era. And women still aren't taken seriously by medical professionals. I know because I have patients I have to fight for in this very hospital. Not to mention the ongoing maternal health crisis for women of color. And what burns me up is that we have great, talented medical professionals in this country. There's no excuse for any of this!" Stella denounced.
Stella added that everyone was human and that people's backgrounds shouldn't matter. Kevin said that Stella was a true advocate, and he hoped she never stopped being one. Kevin turned to Marshall, and he expressed sympathy for what Marshall had experienced. Marshall expressed his gratitude to Kevin, who offered to listen if Marshall ever wanted to talk. Kevin and Marshall warmly shook hands.
A short while later, Marshall and Curtis stood alone in Kevin's office. Marshall recalled Stella having said that everyone was human. "Then why -- why in blazes can't we act like it? It's so wrong. Everybody is -- is wrong about most everything they think about. I lost decades because of how people wanted to see me or not see me. That doctor, he lost a lifelong career because of his misbeliefs. It's so senseless, man," Marshall opined with heavy emotion.
Marshall paused, and he noted that the psychiatrist who had misdiagnosed him was dead. "But I'm here. I'm here with my family. My beautiful, accomplished, talented family -- a family any man would be proud of," Marshall said.
By the nurses' station, Stella noted that Tracy was the only member of the hospital board that hadn't made an appointment for an annual wellness exam. When Tracy expressed cavalierness about the exam, Stella said that Tracy looked foolish. "I just came down off a soapbox talking about the inequities in the medical system and how people are literally dying for proper care. And here you stand, the very picture of privilege, refusing to get a free annual exam!" Stella told a wide-eyed Tracy.
Tracy and Stella sniped at one another. When Stella turned to walk away, Tracy apologized for having been rude. Stella noted that she had been "worked up" when she'd met Tracy, and she quipped that it hadn't been the first time that Tracy had been rude to Stella. Tracy and Stella both started to chuckle.