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.

Asserting her desire to pull out of the surrogacy arrangement, Steph has asked Sonya to take the morning after pill to end the first cycle. Sonya resists and emotions run high as the two women reach an impasse. Steph turns to Mark for his support in ending the surrogacy – but is he on board?