Billy realizes that Mac is on the brink of running away. He takes her to an old cottage on the Abbott estate, where she explains to him that Jill is conspiring to drive her out of town. Jack and Ashley are surprised when Raul tells them that he hasn't spoken to Mac since the prom. When Brittany threatens to quit the campaign upon hearing that Mac is the new star, Jill advised her not to worry about Mac and Raul and to just keep Billy happy. Despite Nick's decision to stay at Newman Enterprises he and his father continue to square off. Nick is miffed that Victoria is also giving him a hard time on the issue of their mother. Brad and Nikki's work lunch at Gina's is interrupted by Victor. He accused Nikki of taking her job to seek revenge and demands that she quit before the family falls completely apart. Afterwards a shaken Nikki is comforted by Brad. Nina wonders if she should tell Tomas her back story when he insists on his advice to change the ending of her novel.
—Torsten B. Tomaschek