Shane receives an ISA assignment and must leave Salem, sharing an emotional farewell with Kim, swearing their friendship will endure. John, Roman, and Marlena return from Mexico, where John learned he's not Roman Brady ”the real Roman is someone else entirely. Uncomfortable with his identity crisis, John decides to make a clean break and stays with Isabella instead. Sami and Eric struggle to process that John isn't their biological father. Marcus clashes with Glenda over framing Carly for Victor's death. Isabella receives John's ultrasound picture and hopes it will help him cope with his confusion about who he really is. John shares a tender goodbye with Sami and Eric before departing. Later, Isabella shows John the baby's ultrasound, but the image only deepens his anguish about his uncertain identity.
