Jennifer struggles to hire research assistants until Julie suggests Jack, who reluctantly agrees to work on her show while writing his column.
Vivian suffers a massive heart attack. Carly forbids Lawrence from seeing her, but he tells Nikki anyway, who blames him and Lisanne. Bo offers to take Nikki in. Meanwhile, Lawrence and Ivan plan to dispose of Lisanne’s body.
John pays Roger $5,000 to paint Isabella’s portrait and visits Lawrence about her environmental plans. Lawrence defensively blames John for family tragedies, and John leaves after a tense exchange.
Roman confides in Abe about his troubles with Marlena. At the warehouse, Stella visits the captive Marlena, insisting life improved once Marlena “disappeared.”
