Rafe visits the DiMera mansion, to surprised Sami's utter delight, soon bantering with initially gracious host Elvis. Nicole ignores she's playing into suggestions she's not a fit mother by absconding again, urgently calling Chloe to a pep-talk meeting. Max is relieved that Chelsea doesn't hold him to a promise of champagne he can ill afford to celebrate Kate's remission.

Elvis feels on top of the world, having closed a Japanse stock deal at better terms then expected and closing the trap by telling Melanie her contract is void due to a non use-clause, which even requires refunding the advance she already spent. Stefano warns him about his bride and Sami meeting, likely to conspire (in fact speculating why he wants Rafe out of the way), and wonders if the Kiriakises will see the ploy. Philip is preoccupied trying to make Stefanie see Melanie never was a rival, but only gets professional loyalty, filling in for the computer whiz, and ...