On the Haunted Star, Sam laid into Ethan because she believed that he had caused the bruises on Kristina's arm. She told him in no uncertain terms that if he hurt Kristina, he would answer to her.

Ethan explained that Kristina had come on to him and he had tried to set her straight, but Sam did not believe him. When Luke tried to support Ethan, Sam accused both men of lying about Kristina and believing that she had gotten what she deserved.

Kiefer was furious with Kristina and beat her severely. When he finished pummeling her, Kristina was supine on the floor and her face was swollen and bleeding. Both she and Kiefer were crying. Before running away from the Lake house, he accused her of forcing him to hurt her.

Helen confronted the GH lab tech that was conducting the paternity test for Elizabeth's unborn child. He told her that the results would be ready in an hour. Steve came off the elevator and sent the tech back to work. When Steve told Helena not to interfere with the staff, she threw the weight of her family's money around. When Steve was not intimidated, she intimated that she knew secrets about Steve that would cause the board to rescind his job at GH.

Elizabeth called Lucky to Shadybrook where she asked him to be honest with her. She wanted to know if he wanted her unborn child to be his. Lucky tried to hedge, but eventually told her that he did not want the child to be his. He told her that he did not want to be a couple with her and that it was time for both of them to move on. Elizabeth was tearful when he left.

Sonny almost divulged to Dante that Michael had killed Claudia, but Jason entered Sonny's living room and interrupted their conversation. Dante continued to believe that Michael had witnessed Sonny beat Claudia to death. He urged Sonny to let Michael tell the truth.

Sonny was torn, but Jason was able to get Dante to leave before Sonny told him the truth. After Dante was gone, Jason insisted that Dante could not be trusted to do what was right for Michael. He urged Sonny to continue to keep the secret that Michael had actually killed Claudia. He told Sonny not to sacrifice Michael for Dante. Despite his reluctance to see Dante view him as a man who could hurt women, Sonny agreed to keep quiet. After Jason left, Sonny called Michael.

Kate and Lulu rushed Maxie to General Hospital, where Epiphany and Robin chastised her for checking herself out. Kate was appalled to realize that her selfish demands had caused Maxie's actions. When she learned of Maxie's heart condition, she told Lulu to take the night off and stay with Maxie and then spend some time with Dante.

Spinelli was very upset when he wheeled himself into Maxie's room. He became agitated and started blaming himself, but Monica stopped him and told him that his frantic behavior was not helping Maxie.

After having words with Luke, Ethan slammed out of the Haunted Star, determined to confront Kristina. When he arrived at the Lake house, he found her on the floor unconscious. When he tried to rouse her, she accidentally scratched his face. He picked her up and rushed her to the hospital.

Molly and Alexis shared ice cream at Kelly's and talked about what a good time they were having on their night out together. When Dante arrived, Molly invited him to join them. Both Alexis and Dante were reluctant to talk about the case against Sonny, but Molly questioned Dante about his feelings. He admitted that he was glad to find that he had brothers and sisters.

When Lucky arrived at Kelly's, Dante left the ladies and joined Lucky at another table. Dante told Lucky that Sonny had almost told him everything but Jason arrived and stopped him. Dante said that he was convinced that Michael had seen Sonny kill Claudia. He said that he could understand why Sonny would use Michael to save his own skin, but he did not understand why Carly would sacrifice Michael for Sonny.

Lulu arrived and Lucky was called away on an assault case. Lulu and Dante flirted, but when Dante mentioned his suspicions about what Michael had seen, Lulu told him that if Michael had seen Sonny murder Claudia, Michael would be sent out of the country and not return until after the trial.

Dante told her that she was right. He said that he kept hoping to see a good person underneath Sonny's outward demeanor, but he knew that Sonny was ruthless and would sacrifice anyone to protect himself and his empire.

Tracy caught up with Luke on the Haunted Star. He told her about Ethan's trouble with Kristina. He was frustrated and did not want to interfere, especially since he was leaving to conduct business in Las Vegas on the following day.

Patrick noticed that Robin seemed worried. When he asked, she told him about her fears for Maxie. He tried to comfort her, but they were interrupted when Ethan rushed in carrying Kristina.

Jason found Spinelli, who was wringing his hands and blaming himself for Maxie's condition. Spinelli said that he intended to walk away from Maxie for her own good, just as Jason had walked away from his son, Jake, for a similar reason.

Robin and Monica listened as Mac railed against Spinelli and blamed him for Maxie's condition. Maxie said that she would be fine and demanded to see Spinelli. When she tried to get out of bed, Monica made her lie back down and told her that she had pneumonia and that it was putting a serious strain on her heart.

While Patrick called Sonny to tell him what had happened to Kristina, Epiphany made a similar call to Alexis. Meanwhile, Steve told Lucky that it would be some time before Kristina could tell him what happened.

Lucky saw Ethan in the lobby. Ethan told Lucky that he had brought Kristina to the hospital after finding her at the Lake house. Lucky noticed the scratch on Ethan's face, but Ethan told him that he did not want to talk about it and left the hospital.

Nikolas met with Elizabeth who told him that Lucky preferred not to be the baby's father. She acknowledged that their relationship was over. Nikolas told her that he was sorry, and then told her that he had used his influence to get the paternity test results immediately.

Helena was gleeful as she prepared to see the paternity results that had been delivered to her by the GH lab tech that she had paid off to give her an advanced look at the results.

Back on the Haunted Star Tracy noticed the scratch on Ethan's face. When she asked him what had happened, he said that he had had a nasty little run-in with reality. Before he swallowed his drink, he lifted the glass to her and said, "Lesson learned."

Alexis and Sonny raced into Kristina's cubicle and were appalled by her bloody swollen face. Patrick and Steve assured them that the damage was superficial. Lucky looked on. When Sonny and Alexis asked who had hurt her, Kristina hesitated before naming Ethan as her attacker.