Althea insists to Karen that Steve said nothing, but Matt told her all about Karen's machinations to take him away from Maggie. After Matt tells Nick that he knows about his rekindled relationship with Althea, Nick swears that they have never had an affair. Cathy corners Althea to tell her about the pregnancy, but when Althea states emphatically that her marriage is over, and she and Nick intend to reconcile, Cathy decides it's all a conspiracy. She declares that she's going to find someone who will take her side. Karen confronts Matt, who admits that he did tell Althea everything because she's a close friend and has a right to know. Defeated, Karen gives Matt two weeks notice. She's quitting Hope Memorial. Nick goes to see Dr. Hendryx in an effort to cool the war between them. Although he appears to accept Nick's reassurance that he isn't interested in becoming the director of neurosurgery, Hendryx still refuses to agree to John's surgery, arguing that the paralysis might eventually correct itself.
—Skip Eastport