Sami and Alan are studying at his place. Alan gives Sami a few glances and seems a bit weird, but Sami doesn't seem to notice. He's planning to rape her but she has to go. He goes out to look for someone else. Later we see Alan stalking a woman.
Carrie and Sami have dinner with Roman, who informs them he's moving the date for the divorce forward.
Vivian has to agree try moving the embryo from her to Kate (having no choice but to say yes really) but is happy when she's told she can go home as they have two days before the embryo starts attaching, during which time they'll call in all the specialists from around the world (who surprisingly have all agreed to fly in to Salem on a moments notice). In the dungeon Marlena and John are stunned to see the gang on the t.v. screen. Marlena rushes to John's bedside in the cell and see Bo on the TV monitor. Peter finally finds Stefano, who is extremely angry at Peter, especially after he gave him strict instructions never to come to Maison Blanche again. Stefano screams at Peter to get everyone out. We again see the three couples at Maison Blanche, "Hope" sees Billie in the window. Marlena and Stefano are about to return to their chess game upstairs when Celeste tells Stefano about their new visitors. The girls go on a tour of the house and discover Celeste in 'Marlena's' room, who is trying to remove all evidence of Marlena. Billy volunteers that Bo and her will stay at the nearby inn. Bo goes for a walk in the garden as "Hope" hides from him. As "Hope" returns to her room, Billy sees her from behind and says hello.
Billie says hello to "Hope", but as lightening strikes, the lights go off and on and Billie sees the person is gone. Celeste later explains that the mystery woman is a nearby neighbour who is lonely and sometimes visits the house. Bo and Billie spend the night at the local in, but in separate rooms. Later Billie dreams about Bo making love to her. "Hope" tells Stefano she had a flashback of being in hospital. Alan attempts to rape Wendy outside the Cheatin' Heart, but Wendy fights back and escapes.
Austin and Carrie discuss her unemployment. Lucas arrives with an offer of her job back with more incentives. Austin finds a job for her on Jennifer's show, which she accepts. Laura is studying with Mike's help. So far she has resisted the pills. After an incident where Abbey chokes on a cookie, Laura realises she has missed so much (medically) in the last 18 years and feels she can't get her medical certificate back. Later Mike tells Mrs Horton how Laura is a bit unbalance, maybe needs to go to a clinic. Laura eardrops and finally pops a pill. Kate and Vivien both have dreams about babies, Kate's being taken away from her and Vivien dreams of Victor proclaiming his love for her. Dr Leyton visits Vivien to get her to sign the consent form to proceed with transferring the embryo back to Kate. Vivien insists she won't go through with it. Dr Leyton relays this information back to Victor and Kate, who are devastated and demand to know who the woman is. Lexie goes to Jonah's to borrow a medical text and finds Wendy has stayed the night. As Jonah is bare chested, Lexie realises that Jonah and Wendy have made love. Later Lexie fantasies about her and Jonah.
Austin shows Carrie around the TV studio, were she will be working as a production assistant. She is given mostly 'gopher' jobs to do. Jennifer telephones Austin and tells him that Bo will be proposing to Billie and are to organise a party when they all get back from New Orleans. Roman, Jonah and Wendy discuss her attack and Wendy tells how she bit the attacker on his arm. Kristen dreams that she sees someone in the cellar window and tells Jennifer. Later Kristen and Jennifer go in search of the window, but are unable to find it as Peter has already covered it up. Celeste brings food to Marlena and John, where she admires Marlena's ring. Marlena decides to bribe Celeste with the ring to free them. As Kristen goes investigating by herself, she accidentally finds the secret trapdoor.
Today the Cotillion began at Maison Blanche. "Hope" begs Stefano to let her go to the dance. Later she's all dressed up and sneaks out. Kristen finds the secret passage to the dungeon where Stefano keeps John and Marlena prisoner. She almost finds them but at the last moment Tony catches her, John hears something and became wild with his bed. He has an awfull beard.
In the garden Billie spots Hope as lightning strikes. Bo ambles around as preparations go on for the dance. He visualises Hope.
Sami is making dinner at Alan's, where later he rapes her.
Kate faces Vivian in the hospital examining room.
At the end of the episode Stefano enters the room and he tells what he hat planed he want to take Marlena and John to one of his places for brainwashing John and make Marlena hers then he walked to her and kisses her on the mouth YAK, she totally collapes and loses all faith, John hugges her and tells her that they will be found.
Thanks to Marina Huurdeman for portions of the 5/27 summary.