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Victor and Nikki inform Meggie that they plan to elope. Deacon catches Meggie spiking Nikki’s drink. Deacon calls Meggie out on her plan and wants in on it. Later, Deacon and Meggie plot to get between Nikki and Victor.  When Diane suggests that she and Kyle stay in the guesthouse, Phyllis nearly goes ballistic considering Diane’s history. Jack promises Phyllis that history won’t repeat itself.  Victor asks Victoria to help him find a way to make their family whole again. Victoria refuses to let Victor hurt her anymore. When Victor runs into Diane, he makes it clear that he and Nikki are getting married again. The doctor informs Kay and Billy that it looks like Murphy may never recover from the two heart attacks. Kay struggles with what to do with Murphy now that he is on life support. As Kay has seemingly made her decision to let Murphy go, he wakes up. Everyone is overjoyed by this turn of events they don’t see how scared Murphy is to see Meggie.

­Kay is relieved when Murphy suddenly wakes up, but her relief is short lived when Murphy can’t speak or move. The doctor arrives and examines Murphy, he informs Kay that Murphy is in a state of complete paralysis and will probably remain that way. John supports Kay as she tries to inform Murphy that she almost gave up on him. As Victor is visiting with Kay and Murphy, Murphy tries to signal frantically to Victor. Victor thinks that his presence is upsetting him, so he decides to leave.  Tucker informs Neil and Sofia that they are going ahead with the meeting without Kay. Sofia calls Neil out on his treatment of her. Neil apologizes to her realizing he was out of line. Later, Neil and Sofia work together to find a solution for their meeting.  Victoria becomes worried when Billy rushes off to the chapel to be alone. In the chapel, Billy is talking to John, revealing that he is being pushed to the edge, losing all the people he loves. Billy finally lets Victoria in about he’s feeling and she assures him that she isn’t going anywhere. At home, Billy promises Victoria that he is done running away and that is because of her. Victoria informs him that she is all in and fall together to make love. Nikki is about to order a drink she hears Diane’s voice behind her. Diane gives Nikki a hard time when she refuses to inform Nikki what she is doing in town. Diane brings out the claws on Nikki. When Diane leaves, Nikki orders a drink. Diane brings Kyle by to for a visit with Jack. Diane meets Tucker first the time. Meggie informs Victor about the missing alcohol. Victor starts to wonder if Nikki has been drinking. Nikki is stunned when Deacon sits next to at the bar and instead of stopping her from drinking, joins her.

­Nikki wakes up in Deacon’s hotel room with a serious hangover. Nikki lets her guard down with Deacon and slowly starts to trust him. Meggie informs Victor that Nikki goes to Gloworm to “visit friends”.  Deacon pushes Nikki to trust him by having her make a pact to get sober together and keep her secret. Victor asks Nikki if she has been drinking. Nikki assures Victor that she wasn’t drinking, but Victor decides to postpone the elopement.  Jeff is visited by Hogan, his boss in the gambling ring. Hogan threatens Jeff to get him his money. Meanwhile, Chloe is the third wheel on Alison and Kevin’s date. After Kevin’s phone keeps ringing, Chloe ends up reading a text from the gambling ring. They are in code so Chloe thinks they are from different women. She calls the number and Hogan answers.  Ashley arrives to see the Diane and Tucker together. Ashley decides to clue Tucker in on just how disruptive Diane has been to the lives of all the people in Genoa City. Later, Diane informs Kyle that they are staying in Genoa City.  Skye is furious when she tries to play nice with Adam and he rejects her. Jack shows Phyllis a device that will help tank the Newman Fund. Jack and Phyllis scheme to get into Adam’s room. Later, Skye catches Jack trying to break into their computer.  To stop Adam from seeing Jack, Phyllis kisses Adam passionately. When Adam and Phyllis enter the room, they find Jack and Skye in a compromising position. After Phyllis and Jack leave, Adam and Skye compare notes and wonder what Jack and Phyllis were up to. ­Jack and Victor have a covert meeting in order for Jack to pass on the information he gathered from Skye’s computer. Skye and Adam take a meeting with their investors. Jack backs them by writing them another check. This only makes Adam even more suspicious.  At Restless Style, Adam asks Phyllis if she is planning another article on him, but Phyllis doesn’t give anything away. Skye informs Jack that Adam doesn’t want her to take Jack’s money because he doesn’t trust him. Jack convinces her otherwise, but calls Victor to alert him that they may be running out of time. Victor arrives at the magazine to hear Adam threatening Phyllis. Tucker informs Phyllis he is considering offering Diane a job, which she thinks is a bad idea. Tucker runs into Victor and learns that Diane and Victor were once married. Tucker offers Diane a job and although she is intrigued she tries not to seem too interested. As she is leaving she runs into Victor and he offers her a job, as well.  J.T. taunts Mac and Reed with a surprise. J.T. surprises Reed with tickets to a Bucks game and Mac a new engagement ring.  Cane wants Lily to stay with Neil while he heads to Australia to deal with the men that are after him. Lily refuses split up their family. Cane runs into another cop who warns them about the storm. When Cane asks about the other cop, it becomes clear that the other cop was a fake. Lily sees someone outside the window and when Cane goes to check it out, he runs into Blake. Later, Blake warns Cane that if he turns him over to the police, he will alert the police Cane was once a part of the crew back in Australia.

­When J.T. can’t reach anyone at the cottage, he decides to drive to the cottage himself. Blake warns Cane that he will lose his family if the truth comes out about him, but he will keep Cane’s secret for five million dollars. When Cane unties Blake, he hits Cane over the head and leaving Cane unconscious on the floor. Lily hears an announcement that the storm has changed direction and has headed toward Genoa City. Cane finally stumbles back to the cottage and Lily sees that he is bleeding. On his way up to the cottage, J.T. gets into a car accident. As J.T. struggles to get out of his car he reaches down to open his door and gets electrocuted.  Tucker and Diane arrive back to Tucker’s apartment to finalize Diane’s contract. As they are going over the contracts, Diane flirts shamelessly with Tucker. Diane and Tucker are in the throws of passion when suddenly the window in Tucker’s apartment blows out due to the storm.  With the impending storm, everyone starts to converge on the Abbott mansion, including Abby, Daniel and Nick with Summer. As the power goes out at the Abbott mansion, everyone tries to make the best of it. Adam innocently bumps into Sharon and asks her to give him a ride to his meeting since this storm is getting bad. Nick learns from the barista at the coffeehouse that Sharon left awhile ago with Adam. Adam and Sharon end up at an old barn with Faith. Nick panics when he finds Sharon’s car overturned on the road. At the barn, Sharon leaves Faith to help Adam close the doors. When they get the doors closed, they realize the roof is about to collapse over Faith. Adam throws himself over her to protect her just as the debris comes down covering them.