Stefano enjoys playing step-grandfather for respectful Will, who even accepts the unwelcome advice to catch up with maths despite Sami's absurd punishment, which even she realizes was unfair. When Chad arrives, Will presents him to equally polite Stefano, but mother Peterson bursts in to 'ressue' her son, who refuses to accept such utterly unexplained public embarrassment any longer and leaves. Vivian's surprise wedding, to which she tricked the family into attending by faking messages from the butler that Victor be gravely ill, backfires as the unamused groom cancels the charade, stating only he must suffer it. Brady scolds Nicole, who hoped to snatch him up, for enjoying her ex's peril.

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.