On the Crimson Lights patio, Amber and Chloe discussed how stunned they were that Jana seemed to have left Kevin. Chance sat a nearby table, lost in thought. Michael and a haggard-looking Lauren showed up. Chloe said that Kevin and Jana seemed so in love, and told Lauren that she couldn't believe that the Fishers split up. Lauren said that sometimes you can love someone and still do stupid things.

Michael and Lauren headed inside the coffeehouse. Chloe and Amber's talk turned to the Ashbys, and how Cane might be deported to Australia. The ladies reminded each other that they had been married to Cane before he had married Lily. They decided to visit Cane and try to cheer him up. After the ladies left the patio, Chance made a phone call to the Department of Motor Vehicles – he had a partial license plate number from the car that had tried to mow him and Chloe down the previous day, and he wanted a list of all vehicles with matching plates.

Inside Crimson Lights, Michael left Lauren alone while he made a phone call. Daisy walked up to Lauren and told her that she looked "rough." She wondered if Lauren was suffering from another one of her headaches. Lauren said that she needed coffee, and Daisy went to the counter to get her a cup. Michael joined Lauren. He said that he was worried about her. Lauren told Michael that she was just tired. Michael was confused – the previous night Lauren had seemed so lively. He said that "tired" was no longer an answer – it was a symptom – and it was time that they found out what was causing Lauren's fatigue. At the counter, Daisy, who was listening in to the Baldwins' conversation, put a drop of liquid ecstasy into Lauren's coffee.

Daisy took the spiked coffee over to Lauren, but Michael said that perhaps the coffee would exacerbate Lauren's malaise. Lauren agreed with Michael, and didn't touch the drink. Michael and Lauren left. When they were gone, Daisy pulled out an envelope that contained the photos she had taken of Lauren trying to seduce Paul at Jimmy's. To herself, Daisy said, "Gosh, Lauren. You sure are photogenic when you're slutting it up."

Katherine and Jill visited Cane in the holding cell at the Department of Immigration. Certain that he was going to be deported, Cane asked them to look after Lily after he was gone. Cane thought it ironic that he was being deported for posing as Jill's son and Katherine's grandson, yet they had become two of his biggest supporters.

Katherine told Jill and Cane that she had to leave for a meeting with Tucker. Cane and Katherine hugged each other and expressed their mutual love before Katherine left. After Katherine was gone, Jill told Cane that she and Katherine loved him very much, and reiterated their promise that they would look after Lily if he had to go back to Australia. Cane told Jill that the results of Lily's PET scan were going to be available that day. He said that if the results weren't good, he wanted to try to escape. Jill was not happy with that idea, and tried to make Cane promise that he wouldn't attempt it.

Jill prepared to leave – she hugged Cane and told him how much she loved him. On her way out, Jill crossed paths with Amber and Chloe, who had arrived for their visit with Cane. Chloe told Jill that she thought that the new issue of Restless Style, due out later that day, was going to be a huge seller. Jill thanked Chloe for her optimism – she said that she needed a win that day.

With Jill gone, Amber and Chloe chatted with Cane and lightened the somber atmosphere a bit. They told Cane how bad they felt about his situation, but offered to testify as character witnesses, since both women had been married to him. Chloe joked that she and Amber possessed significant character deficiencies. Cane thanked them, but turned down their offer. When Amber said that they would lie for him, Cane replied that there had been enough lying already.

Cane told Amber and Chloe that he would tie up some loose ends while in Australia, and then return to the United States to take care of Lily. Amber suggested that he think of a way to stall the deportation, but Cane was against that – he said that the sooner he left for Australia, the sooner he would be able to return to the United States. Chloe and Amber hugged Cane and said goodbye. Out in the hallway, the ladies decided that they needed to do something "crazy" to try to help Cane.

At Crimson Lights, Amber and Chloe threw some disgusting ingredients into a bowl and began mixing them up. They told Chance that they were planning to make cookies for Cane. They hoped that the cookies would make Cane sick and land him in the hospital. They figured that Cane wouldn't be deported if he was ill. Chance clearly thought that their idea was ridiculous.

Chance pulled Chloe aside and told her that he had received a list of over 600 cars that matched the partial license plate number he had gotten from the car that had nearly hit them the previous evening. He said that it was going to take a while for him to narrow the list down. Chloe said that the near hit-and-run was stressing Chance out, and she wanted him to take her home. Chance said that he didn't need to go home and have Chloe babysit him – he reminded her that he had done three tours of duty in Iraq. Chloe said that was why she trusted him to keep her safe.

Chance and Chloe returned to the Chancellor mansion. Chloe reminded Chance that Sid had warned him to back off of the "Riggs mess." She said that whoever was behind what was going on played dirty – but that Chance didn't. She reminded Chance that on New Year's Eve he had predicted that she was going to fall in love with him that year – and that his prediction was coming true. She begged Chance to listen to Sid – she was afraid of losing Chance. Chance said that he would back off from his investigation because he was falling in love with Chloe. The couple kissed passionately.

Chance and Chloe were going at it hot and heavy on the couch in the living room. They impulsively decided to run up to any room with a lock and make love. As they were about to go upstairs, Chance said that he knew that he was going to kill himself for saying what he was about to say the next morning – but he didn't want to take things any further. He said that he didn't want his first time to be rushed. Chloe said that they had waited long enough. Chance said that he wanted the moment to be special.

Chloe said that if Chance was waiting to hear angels singing and the heavens parting, they were going to miss the moment. Chance begged Chloe to give him a little more time. He promised that the night that they made love would be the most romantic, wonderful evening of Chloe's life. Chloe smiled and agreed to wait.

Neil and Lily met for breakfast at the Athletic Club. Lily barely ate her food, and told Neil that she was worried both about Cane and about the results of her PET scan. Neil said that Michael had done everything he could to stop Cane's deportation. Lily told Neil that the Department of Immigration wouldn't change their mind. Neil said that the worst-case scenario was that Cane would return to Australia, and then get a legitimate visa to return to the United States. Lily reminded Neil that Cane had enemies in Australia, and she wondered whether he would be able to survive there.

Daniel joined Lily and Neil. He apologized for not having checked up on Lily recently. Lily said that she understood that he had been busy. Before Daniel walked away, he told Neil to try to get Lily to eat her pancakes. Neil said that Lily had the gift of making people care about her.

When Lily left the table to go to the restroom, Jill entered the club and spoke with Neil. As Lily began walking back to the table, she eavesdropped on Jill and Neil's conversation. Jill told Neil that Cane was worried about Lily, and that he planned to try to escape if Lily's scan results showed that her cancer wasn't in remission. Lily returned to the table, picked up her coat and her purse, and told Neil and Jill that she was going to visit Cane. At the club's front door, Lily broke down and began crying. Daniel saw her and said that he wasn't going to let her drive to see Cane in an emotional state. He asked her to spend some time with him so that she could calm down.

Lily and Daniel went to Trumble's Bookstore. Daniel picked up a flyer advertising a reading that night by one of Lily's favorite authors. Lily said that she wasn't in the mood to attend. She told Daniel about Cane's possible deportation, and mentioned that the results of her PET scan were supposed to be available that day. Lily confided to Daniel that if the results of the scan were bad, that Cane might do something drastic.

Lily called Cane at the Department of Immigration and told him that she was on her way to see him. Daniel offered to drive Lily, but she said that she was fine. As she began walking out of the bookstore, she received a text message from her doctor's office that the results of her scan had arrived.

Lily called the doctor and received bad news – her cancer was not in remission. She told Daniel that she needed to inform Cane, but that she wanted to tell him over the phone, not face-to-face. She pulled herself together and called Cane. She lied and told her husband that the chemotherapy had worked and that she was cancer-free. Cane was ecstatic, and told her that there would have been no way that he would have left the country if she were still ill. Lily told Cane to go to Australia – that she would be waiting for him. Cane promised to be back by the time the twins were born, and then he and Lily would have the rest of their lives to spend together. Lily hung up and told Daniel that Cane loved her, and that she couldn't have him going away thinking that she was ill.

In his apartment, Paul worked at his computer. He stared at the sofa and remembered kissing Lauren there the previous night. Paul finished daydreaming when his doorbell rang. He was surprised to see the Baldwins there. Michael apologized for showing up unannounced, but said that Paul owed Lauren a dinner as a thank you for convincing Michael to look into Patty's case.

Michael gave Paul a progress report. He said that he had gotten a judge to review Emily's decision to incarcerate Patty indefinitely. Michael told Paul that Emily had handed Patty's case over to Dr. Jasper, so Emily didn't have the final word on decisions that affected Patty. Paul was happy with Michael's news. Michael joked that, since Paul was pleased, Lauren should order lobster for dinner. The obviously uncomfortable Lauren said that wouldn't be necessary.

Michael received a phone call and had to leave. He asked Paul if he would drive Lauren home. Lauren, clearly not wanting to be alone with Paul, said that perhaps Paul was busy. Paul said that he wasn't, and that he would take Lauren home. After Michael left, Paul chided Lauren for getting Michael involved in Patty's case. Lauren wondered why Paul was so upset. He said that he didn't like the idea of owing a favor to a man whose wife he had almost slept with the previous evening. Lauren apologized, began crying, and told Paul that something was really wrong with her.

Lauren told Paul that she had been experiencing severe mood swings. She said that the previous day, she had been snapping at Michael and her staff at the boutique when suddenly she felt a wave of euphoria and wanted everyone to be as happy as she was. Lauren told Paul that if he hadn't stopped things, she might have ended up having sex with him.

Paul asked Lauren when her mood swings had started. She said that she had been feeling irritable for a few months, but that the previous evening had been the first time that she had experienced the euphoria. Paul wondered if Lauren might be suffering from a psychological, rather than physical, illness. He suggested that Lauren talk to someone – he said that there was no shame in asking for help. Lauren said that talking to someone wouldn't erase what had happened the previous evening, and she made Paul promise never to tell Michael that they had almost made love.

Back at Crimson Lights, Amber finished baking her toxic-tasting cookies and put them in a box. On her way out, she told Daisy that the cookies were for a friend – a tribute to true love. Daisy took out the photos of Paul and Lauren, and, to herself, said, "A tribute to drug-fueled true lust." She placed the photos in an envelope, then wrote Michael's name on the outside.

Michael stopped by the coffeehouse, freaking out because he couldn't find a file. At the counter, he opened his briefcase and searched for the file. He received a phone call and walked away , leaving his briefcase open. Daisy slipped the envelope containing the pictures of Paul and Lauren inside Michael's briefcase.

Amber returned to Crimson Lights, phoned Chloe, and left a voicemail that they wouldn't let her leave the cookies for Cane. Amber saw Michael and told him to try to stall Cane's deportation. Michael said that he was sorry about what was happening to Cane, but that he was overwhelmed with cases. Daisy watched from a nearby table as Michael closed his briefcase and left.

Katherine met Tucker at Jimmy's. She thought that it was an interesting place to hold a business meeting. Tucker said that he liked the informal atmosphere. He told Katherine that it was the perfect place for him to sell Katherine enough shares in Chancellor Industries so that they would co-own the company. Katherine said that she thought that Tucker's offer seemed too good to be true. Tucker wondered if Katherine thought that he was going to pull a bait-and-switch.

Katherine did wonder if Tucker was going to back out of the deal. Tucker said that it was too late for Katherine to wonder if she could trust him. Tucker wondered if his involvement with Jill had hurt Katherine's relationship with her. Katherine said that she had problems with Jill long before Tucker showed up. Katherine admitted that it didn't help matters that Tucker had briefly been romantically involved with Jill. Tucker said that he thought that the dust from his breaking up with Jill had settled.

Tucker wondered if Jill knew that he was going to sell enough Chancellor shares to Katherine to give Katherine 50 percent ownership of Chancellor Industries. Katherine said that Jill knew nothing about their deal. Katherine was about to sign the sales agreement, but stopped before her pen hit the contract. She said that she was about to have partial control of Chancellor Industries – but she wasn't sure if that was enough.

Katherine told Tucker that she was used to being in charge, and that Chancellor Industries was her company. Tucker told her that, in actuality, it was his. He reminded her that he was giving her an equal say in running the company, when he didn't have to give her anything at all. Katherine said, "I don't work well in a double harness. I'm a racehorse." She wondered if things had changed enough between her and Tucker so that he could give back to her what he should never have taken.

Katherine said that she wasn't being greedy – she told Tucker that Chancellor Industries was a living, breathing entity to her, and she had planned to be at the company's helm until she died. Tucker stood up and walked over to the bar to think. He turned to Katherine and said that if he didn't sell her back controlling interest, she would probably continue to hammer away at him. He told Katherine, "Why delay the inevitable?" Katherine was shocked that Tucker would let her buy back enough shares to give her a majority interest in Chancellor, and told Tucker that he should be proud of himself. Jill entered Jimmy's with the latest issue of Restless Style in tow and watched Katherine and Tucker as they shared a tender mother-son moment.

Katherine and Tucker concluded the deal at their table – Katherine signed the contract which gave her 51 percent ownership of Chancellor Industries. Katherine would resume control of the company in 30 days. A young man sitting at the bar approached their table with a copy of Restless Style - a picture of Tucker was on the cover. Katherine and Tucker were stunned as the young man asked Tucker for an autograph. Jill watched from across the room as Tucker grabbed the magazine from the young man and told him to go away. Tucker thumbed through the magazine and said, "Son of a..." When he spotted Jill at the bar's front door, he completed his thought by saying, "...bitch." Jill smiled and walked out. Katherine took the magazine from Tucker and said, "You can't believe that I had anything to do with this." Tucker stared at his mother.