Maxie knocked on Sam's door, and Sam seemed exasperated when she answered the door. Maxie said she had been getting that reaction a lot that day, like she was the third wheel. Except Maxie said she wasn't anyone's third wheel. Sam realized Maxie needed someone to listen and warned her friend that she probably wouldn't have any good relationship advice given the status of Sam's love life. Maxie explained that a new girl was stalking Spinelli. Sam asked if it was romantic, but Maxie didn't think that it was. Sam told Maxie that it sounded like Spinelli and Winnifred had a lot in common. That common ground could be powerful. Both Maxie and Sam knew what it was like to feel like an outsider, and when you finally meet someone who is similar you don't have to act phony anymore. Maxie said she had always been the girl who stole boyfriends from other girls, not the other way around. Quickly, Maxie corrected herself and said that Spinelli was just a friend. She still didn't want to lose him, though.

Once Maxie was gone, Sam called Jason and left a message for him to call her. It was important and she really needed to talk to him, but she didn't want to leave a message. Lucky walked in as she was finishing the message and asked what she needed to talk to Jason about. Sam didn't want to go into it, but Lucky got mad. He asked her how she would feel if he was having private conversation with an ex he used to live with. Sam pointed out that Lucky still communicated with Liz, but Lucky felt that was different because they were raising two boys together. Lucky started to storm off, but Sam did her best to stop him. Lucky said he wanted her to stop treating him like the enemy. He was tired of being on the outside looking in.

Winifred found Spinelli out on the docks and told him she also found clean air and open spaces conducive to work. Spinelli was shocked that she felt the same way about being outdoors as he did. Spinelli mentioned his home, Casa de Stone Cold. Winifred was stunned to think there was a real Stone Cold. Spinelli complimented Jason by telling Winifred that the real Stone Cold paled in comparison to the computer one. Winifred tried to get information from Spinelli about Jason, but Spinelli was stopped from revealing too much information by Maxie. She said she wasn't intimidated by Winifred, and Maxie told the girl to get lost. Winifred apologized and ran off with a hurt look in her eyes. Spinelli was upset that Maxie had been so cruel and told her the exchange was beneath her.

Later, Maxie brought an orange soda to Spinelli and apologized to him. He told her the "Priestess" was the one who needed the apology, though. Maxie was jealous of the name Spinelli had given Winifred and said the girl hadn't earned the right to be given a name. Spinelli said that was his decision, not hers. Spinelli thought Maxie didn't think he was worthy of Winifred's admiration, but Maxie said she was well aware of his awesomeness. She still felt something was up with Winifred, though. Spinelli realized Maxie could be right about Winifred's intentions.

Ric told Johnny he didn't have any other options. He would serve time for assault if he didn't reconcile with Anthony. Lulu tried to explain that Johnny didn't beat up the interviewer, and Johnny chimed in that he wished he would have. Ric asked where the bruise on Johnny's hand came from, and Johnny said it was from punching the wall. Ric pointed out that the police had a victim covered in bruises, Johnny had a bruised hand, and he also had an arrest record that included several public brawls. Ric begged Johnny to be sensible, but Johnny walked right past the attorney when a police officer came to take Johnny for processing.

While Johnny was gone, Ric tried to convince Lulu to go home. Lulu just told him to stop telling other people what to do, though. Ric said Lulu expected miracles if she thought Johnny could leave the life of the Zacchara's. It wasn't long before Johnny was brought back into the interrogation room. He was shocked to see Ric was still there, but Ric said he needed to discuss the case with Johnny. Ric wasn't needed, though, and Johnny said he asked for a public defender. Ric wished them luck sarcastically, and Lulu told him to burn in hell and Anthony, too.

Once they were alone, Johnny and Lulu talked about the frame up. Johnny was worried, because he was sure his father and Ric had thought of everything. Lulu reminded him that nothing was ever perfect. They could fix it.

Patrick came home and noticed Robin was not herself. She said she felt like she would never get her body back. He assured her she was the most beautiful woman he knew. They sat down and Robin explained that she was realizing how fragile children were after remembering what it was like when she held Michael as a baby. Patrick reminded Robin that they were not mobsters and hopefully they would not have to deal with tragic medical illnesses affecting their daughter. Patrick realized Robin wasn't acting like herself and asked if she could be suffering from post-partum depression. Robin immediately was defensive and said there had just been a lot going on with the birth of their daughter, Robin's brush with death, and their wedding. Robin wanted him to drop it and stormed out of the room.

Later, Patrick came in with a gift for Robin. She opened it to reveal sexy lingerie. Patrick suggested she go try it on since Emma was still sleeping. Robin said she wasn't ready for intimacy yet but thanked him for the pretty gift.

Olivia approached Jax as he met with his chief maintenance man about the power outage from New Year's Eve. Olivia asked if they had checked the plumbing for leaks, and the maintenance man laughed her off and said they were talking about electric and not plumbing. Olivia said there had been three power failures at the car dealership where she had worked until they discovered a leaky water pipe was causing the wiring to short out. The maintenance man seemed to think it was unlikely that a leak would be the cause of the problems in the Metro Court, but Jax asked him to check it out, anyway.

Alexis came in and interrupted Olivia and Jax with information about the division of assets between Jax and Carly. Jax wasn't interested in dealing with it and said he just wanted to be able to move on. Alexis reminded Jax that Carly wasn't going to let him move on.

Later, the maintenance man approached Jax as he was talking to Olivia about job prospects. It turned out, Olivia had been right and a plumbing leak had been the cause of the power failure. Jax decided Olivia was the perfect person to be plant manager at the hotel. Olivia didn't think she was qualified for the job, until Jax explained it would be very similar to her previous job at the auto dealer – dealing with outside vendors, ordering parts, and coordinating support services. He offered her 15% more than she was making previously plus benefits. Olivia was stunned and accepted the offer.

Claudia listened to the DVD from Jerry that revealed the second clue. Although he admitted it wasn't very original, it was the best he could come up with. Jerry said, "You'll sleep sounder when you've found it." Jerry continued to explain that he had been pressed for time since he had to break into Sonny's house to hide all the incriminating DVD's. He wished Claudia well in her hunt for the next clue.

Claudia rushed to close her laptop when Carly walked in, demanding to see Sonny. Claudia was immediately defensive and asked Carly why she thought she could barge into her house. Carly pointed out that she had picked out the drapes and the couch, so it was more Carly's house than Claudia's. The two women bickered about decorating plans, but the underlying issue they were fighting over was Sonny. Claudia threatened to have Carly thrown out of the house, but Carly pointed out that Milo and Max wouldn't dare lay a hand on her. Claudia said Carly couldn't stand the thought of Sonny with another woman. She felt it was Carly's hand that had forced Sonny into the Zacchara family, though. Claudia said Carly had convinced Sonny to give up his territory in order to punish him for Michael's injuries. Sonny found a way to gain more power through the Zacchara family, though. Sonny would have to eliminate Jason, and Claudia thought Carly had pitted the two former friends against each other. Carly said Sonny would never hurt Jason, and she thought he knew how far Jason could be pushed. Besides, Carly had made a point of not getting involved in Jason and Sonny's business relationship. That conversation with Claudia proved Carly made the wrong decision. She suddenly realized Claudia was dangerous to Sonny.

Mike met up with Luke at the Haunted Star, after being summoned. Luke wanted Mike to oversee Kelly's being rebuilt. Luke said the salary would be generous, and Mike realized Sonny would be picking up the tab. Luke decided Sonny could pay to rebuild the diner since he had been the one to anger the Russian mobsters who started the fire. Bobbie wanted to make sure Kelly's was a mob-free zone when it was rebuilt. Mike wasn't sure how to accomplish that but said he would do his best. He realized the plans that had been drawn up were to rebuild the diner exactly as it had been previously. Luke explained that Bobbie wanted it that way. Mike changed the subject and asked how Luke's wife was. Luke explained that Tracy was no longer upset with him and he was back in the house. Embarrassed, Mike said he meant Laura.

Lulu walked into the Haunted Star to see her father messing with the cheat button on the roulette table. Luke was proud she remembered where the cheat button was and asked what she was doing. Lulu explained that she needed Luke's help and caught him up on Johnny's framing. Luke warned that it would be difficult to get to the bottom of Anthony's involvement with Johnny's arrest, but Lulu said it wouldn't be too difficult for Luke. He smiled and noticed she really wanted his help since she was flattering him. Lulu was thrilled to discover Luke planned to help her and teach her the tricks she didn't already know.

Nikolas came to see Nadine at the hospital before his board meeting began. She opened a letter and discovered the IRS was freezing her assets and wanted to audit her for the past five years. Both Nikolas and Nadine realized that it was all the doing of the Equinox Corporation. Nadine wanted to fight the company, and Nikolas offered her the resources to do so. As if on cue, Alexis walked over and Nikolas and Nadine filled her in on what was happening. Alexis quickly made a phone call to a friend of hers in Washington D.C. That friend had connections with the upcoming administration, and she was sure they would jump at the chance to expose Equinox. Alexis and Nikolas warned Nadine that the fight wouldn't be easy and they might not win, but Nadine felt it was necessary for Bruce and all the other soldiers fighting the war.