Franco's Gone... But Not Forgotten!
Jason rushed to rescue Sam from what turned out to be a fake bomb, but Lulu was feared dead when the warehouse in which she’d been held exploded! Fortunately, Dominic had managed to pull her out safely. After Claudia’s body was found in the wreckage, an autopsy was performed. Before leaving town, Franco left a DVD message behind indicating that anytime Jason killed someone in the future the artist would, as well. At Dominic’s prompting, Ronnie confessed his former friendship with Franco. Johnny told Dominic he knew about his career as an undercover cop but promised to keep mum because he wanted to see Sonny punished for Claudia’s murder. To protect Michael, Sonny decided to frame Franco for Claudia’s death. Meanwhile, the police found more evidence linking Sonny to the crime. Jax took the family on a ski trip; however, Michael was so haunted by lingering memories of his stepmother’s demise that he left to visit her body in the morgue. Overhearing a conversation between Michael and his dad, Dominic erroneously concluded that Sonny was Claudia’s killer. With the cops circling, Olivia warned Sonny to leave the country. Jason berated himself for mishandling Franco and confided to Sam the madman’s threat to match him murder for murder. Sonny was perturbed when his enforcer advised against framing Franco lest incriminating photos of Michael be exposed. Afraid that the fallout from his investigation could impact Lulu, Dominic pushed her away. Separately, the two realized that they were in love but unlikely to have a future together. Sonny decided he’d leave his operations to Dominic upon retiring. Of course, this ticked off Michael, who hit pay dirt when he overheard Johnny say that Dominic is undercover. Carly asked Lulu and Jason to be Josslyn’s godparents and invited the Quartermaines to the christening. Elsewhere, Edward announced that he’d invited his financially-strapped great-granddaughter, Maya Ward, and her half sister, Zoe, to move into the mansion.
Lucky Learns The Truth!
Questioned by Lucky, Nikolas admitted to having feelings for Elizabeth but didn’t reveal that they were mutual. Informed of the situation, an angry Lulu concluded that her former sister-in-law had led Nikolas on and convinced him to leave town. Lucky went to Wyndemere to say good-bye and was shocked to find that Elizabeth had the same idea, only she was using her body as a parting gift! Without revealing himself, Lucky went home and trashed the place. After subsequently convincing Nikolas to stick around, Lucky then took himself off the investigation into Claudia’s murder, told Jason that Maxie had seen Sonny on the night in question and then dove into the nearest bottle. After apologizing to Luke for having judged him, Lucky confronted Liz and Nik with their betrayal.
Lisa Makes Her Move
Robin was irked when Patrick stepped in to defend Lisa from Steve’s reprimand. Lisa was privately pleased by Robin and Patrick’s bickering… at least until they kissed and made up. When Robin left for London with Emma to visit Anna, Lisa bonded with Patrick while treating a patient. As a result, Patrick almost couldn’t help reflecting on the good times he and Lisa had back in college.
Kristina Self-Destructs
Having lashed out at Sonny over Sam’s kidnapping, a distraught Kristina turned to Kiefer and had sex in his car. Afterward, she decided that she was done with Sonny, and her disparaging remarks about him upset Michael. Kristina turned to Sam for advice, leaving the older sister disturbed.
