Paul is stunned that Christine thinks Michael has changed for the better. Michael receives the offer to be in-house counsel at Desmond Industries with a staff of his choice. Nick informs Victoria of his latest run-in with Victor. In the midst of another quarrel Callie tells Olivia that she is leaving town and that there is no reason to keep Nate away from Malcolm. Still eager to convince Victoria that he can be trusted as much as Gary, Ross goes to see Warton. He antagonizes Warton as long until he punches him. Over breakfast Ashley confronts Jack for spying on her. She also tells him and John that she and Christian met on the cruise but have no future together. Sharon admits to Nikki that she okay-ed the Valentine's flowers. Upset initially, Nikki realizes that her daughter-in-law had the best intentions. Ross returns from his altercation with Warton and proudly tells Victoria that Warton should be back behind bars by the end of the day. Ashley goes back to Christian and thanks him for his help with her plan. Callie tries to explain herself to Malcolm but he feels too betrayed to forgive her.
—Torsten B. Tomaschek