Cathy phones John, worried that their schemes will be exposed, and he attempts to allay her fears. Nick tells John that if he's well enough to resume working, then he doesn't need Althea's continued help. Mona and Steve have lunch at Pete's Bar, where she presses him for more details about the animosity between him and the late Dan Allison. At the apartment, John chains the door and tries to stand on his own. When Althea arrives home and can't get the door open, she runs to get Nick. Matt and Maggie talk about Steve's attempts to steer Mona away from conversations about Dan. When Nick and Althea return to Althea's apartment, John has managed to get himself back in his wheelchair. He apologizes for causing alarm, and while Althea is sympathetic, Nick accuses him of chaining the door for privacy so that he could practice standing up. Nick then walks out in disgust.
—Skip Eastport