Nathan wrongly believes to have calmed down Carly by promising he'll pass a message to the wedding, but before she can slip out, Gus intrudes, disguised as orderly, to drug Carly and wheel her out. Stefano retracts his initial refusal to accompany Kate to the wedding, anticipating an enjoyable disaster. Victor promises Philip, who waved Lucas's fraternal warning against precipitously marrying like he did, unconditional support, having accepted his choice of bride out of paternal love. Vivian insures that her poisoned comb gift will be worn, but the bridesmaids prevent her from fixing it yet.

Philip's wedding finally goes ahead. Lucas bickers with Stephano, Nathan hesitates at the church gate. Gus wakes up, observes Vivian being held at gunpoint by Hope and Carly, pushes a heavy pile of crates over them and thus turns the tables. Hvaing heard Viuctor switched the poisoned comb, Vivian rushes back to murder the bride another way, but meanwhile Carly wrestles loose and takes unconscious Hope's gun. Elvis is furious to see that Rafe won back Sami, who refuses to acknowledge Rafe is to blame for the loss of Sydney or even that it's probably final.