Vincent Irizarry stars as David in "All My Children"
Hayley and Mateo interrupt Adam and Annie's renewal ceremony by landing their helicopter in the park beside the festivities. Pine Valley is voted the Best Town in America, so residents all bear their souls to the camera during an episode of Hayley's TV show. Ryan fears he's said too much, however, when Erica starts acting distant, but the two later share a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, Madison blackmails James into pleading guilty to the abuse charges. David tells Greenlee that everyone thought she died in the accident, and she should make sure she survives the next surgery before she tells anyone she's still alive.
Janet regrets having spent the night with Dusty, but he assures her that it was just impulse and there's nothing to feel bad about. Later, however, Janet and Jack have a bad fight and each thinks their marriage is over. Sage and Parker team up to get Jack and Carly together during a trip to Michigan, but Liberty figures out the plan and berates Parker for trying to separate her mother and her husband. Meanwhile, Simon and Katie go on their first date but Simon realizes that he may need to lay off the dating scene for a while because of his financial situation.
Katie discovers that Eric, Ridge and Donna are planning to sabotage the new line to make her look bad, and she gives Bill an ultimatum to choose between them and her. Bill later meets with his employees and demands to know why they hate Katie, and the truth comes out - they hate him, not Katie. Elsewhere, Brooke corners Whip and challenges his reasons for hiding the fact that they are related. Sandy reveals the shoddy work of the police system when she learns that hundreds of rape cases have gone uninvestigated.
Nicole is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the baby switch and kidnapping Sydney. Arianna notices the impact the trial has had on Brady and insists that he go see Nicole to say goodbye before she is locked away for good. Meanwhile, Sami struggles with hiding the ransom note from Rafe, who has rejoined the FBI, but EJ assures her that he can pay the $5 million to get their daughter back. Stephanie and Melanie rush to the jail to see Nathan and Philip, but when Stephanie learns that they were fighting about Melanie, she decides not to bail Nathan out. Vivian plays a prank on Carly which causes her to be trapped in an elevator during an anxiety attack.
Carly goes missing from the house, but when Jax notices proof of Franco having been in Josslyn's room, he knows exactly how to find her. Later, after Carly is safe, she and Jax decide that they need to take the kids out of the country to keep them safe from Franco. Lulu becomes Franco's new target, and later wakes up strapped to a chair with explosives. Michael continues to struggle with the fact that he killed Claudia and sets his sights on finding out who took Claudia's body before he confesses to her murder. Lucky overhears Nikolas professing his love to Elizabeth but assumes his love is one-sided.
Dorian publicly accuses Bo of tampering with the evidence in Mitch's case. Even when Natalie steps forward and confesses to having stabbed Mitch, Bo admits to fixing the evidence and agrees to step down from the force. When Rex hears that Gigi slept with Schuyler, he takes it well but tells Schuyler not to stay at the house when Shane is home. Later, Gigi learns that Rex wants to fight for sole custody of Shane. Danielle and Matthew find a connection in their innocence and share a passionate kiss. Blair and Eli have sex and decide they can have a no-strings-attached sexual relationship.
Emily sets a date for her and Jack's wedding, but she later changes her mind when she worries about how Patty will react to the marriage. Chance leaves a date with Chloe when he gets a disturbing message from Riggs, but when he finds Riggs badly beaten, Chance is arrested for the assault. Jack tells Sharon that he fears Adam is only using her to get revenge on Jack, and Sharon kicks him out of the house. Neil and Cane tell Malcolm that he should leave town, but Lily later tells him that she wants him around for her recovery. Kay comes face-to-face with her daughter.