Sonya tests herself and discovers shes ovulating. The potential surrogacy has the perfect window of opportunity if they dont act now, they will have to wait. But in the haste to take advantage of the timing, it means not everyones cards are on the table.

Sticking to her plan to encourage Xanthe to leave town, Brooke drives a wedge between her daughter and Ben. However, Sheilas bond with Xanthe proves much more difficult to break, leading Brooke to take some drastic action.