Given stacked evidence against Arianna, her fingerprints and juvenile criminal record, she remains arrested. The pro-bono lawyer warns her case looks hopeless, but mugging victim Elvis decides to defend her. The Kiriakis kin keep wondering what drove Victor to remarry Vivian, whose bride's bouquet lands with Carly just when Hope arrives. In South American jail, Rafe is warned against the duly beaten-up alleged hired gun to kill the president, who turns out to be a Salem Brady relative and secret investigation veteran Shane Donovan.

Elvis confronts Nicole, cleverly forcing her to admit she received Brady's check from Arianna, who she thus must provide an alibi, yet tells her smugly he plans not only to free his client but also to send the real culprit to jail, suspecting that's Nicole. Philip is startled when Daniel asks him to give Chloe away, but accepts as Melanie drops her objections to the hasty wedding. Only Gus knows that Vivian extends an invitation to Chloe, whom she recommends a helpful mystery man to solve the Carly problem if she lures her nemesis into an elevator for a ride to hell.