Lucas is unfairly blamed and threatened with eviction by a wining John for getting uninvited visitors, Chloe who seeks an ally and Philip, in the DiMera mansion. Elvis firmly dissuades Nicole's fruitless threat to betray his annulment secret to Lucas, desperate to speed up her divorce. Max is honored as the Brady pub's green manager at the inauguration, but after pointing out that fits his late father's dreams, hastily dashes out. Nick gently asks Max back in, assuring he now appreciates his buddy's help fully, then accepts to attend the dean's impending book signing. Steve's baby Joe is released home. Victor is determined to take over the cocaine debacle from Philip, who refuses as adamantly. Nick admits still to love Chelsea but refuses to be 'just friends' again after her confession she dumped him for an unavailable man.
—KGF Vissers