"At the police station, David pressured Iris, the mayor, to deal with Jesse, who'd flown to West Virginia on the taxpayers' dime just to dig up dirt on David. David stood by as Iris informed Jesse that someone had burglarized the mayor's mansion while Jesse had been off pursuing his vendetta against David. Jesse claimed that he'd left plenty of backup in his absence, but Iris contended that since he hadn't taken personal days for the trip, he'd abused taxpayer dollars. Jesse insisted that the trip had been part of an ongoing investigation, but Iris suspended him without pay, pending an investigation.
At home, Jake found Amanda practicing Italian. She rejoiced about their vacation, and he asked if she'd have the energy to sightsee after her photo shoots. She believed that seeing him and Trevor at the end of each day would rejuvenate her. Jake hugged her, but looked uncertain.
While working at home, Angie's vision blurred, and a ringing phone startled her. She heard Jesse leaving a message, and she collided with her furniture as she felt around for the phone. When she finally located it, she called Jake to tell him what had happened. Angie wanted to rearrange her furniture, but Jake responded that redecorating wasn't the answer. She insisted that she couldn't tell Jesse about her vision loss until she knew that the medication was working.
Jake ended the call and informed his wife that he was going to visit Angie. Amanda hoped that Angie had approved the Italy trip, but Jake reluctantly claimed that hospital budget cuts precluded Angie from permitting it. He wanted Amanda to go anyway, but she decided to pass on the trip, because she wanted to experience Italy for the first time with her husband.
At Fusion later, Randi couldn't wait to show Amanda her wardrobe for Italy; however, Amanda informed Randi and Bianca that since Jake couldn't make the trip, neither could she. Randi asked if Amanda knew what she'd give up if she didn't go; however, Amanda countered that she knew what she'd give up if she did go, and her family was more important. Randi went on and on about the great trip, and Amanda suggested that Randi substitute for her. Bianca thought the idea was brilliant, and Randi grinned.
When Jake arrived at Angie's house, he decided to rearrange the furniture, so that she didn't hurt herself if she suddenly lost her vision again. As they tussled with the sofa, Jesse entered with a box of his things from the police station, and he wondered "what the hell" was going on in his house. Jake said he'd volunteered his "metrosexual" advice to Angie about the apartment's feng shui. They lied about how she'd hurt her knee, and Jake took off.
At home later, Amanda packed up her Italian study aids, and Jake promised her that they'd go to Italy one day. He suggested that, in the meantime, they just pretend. He whipped out a picture of the Arco della Pace, which had their images superimposed on it. "Italy schmitaly!" they proclaimed, kissing each other.
Back at Jesse's house, Jesse informed Angie that he'd been suspended for meddling in David's affairs. Jesse decided that he'd use his "forced vacation" to concentrate on his wife, who still seemed a little off. He guessed that she was disappointed about not being pregnant. She nodded, but said it wasn't a good time for a baby. Jesse stated that a new baby was the perfect thing to give couples some perspective. Angie grew emotional about his hopeful outlook on their future. She wished that she could focus on a baby, but she just couldn't at that time.
In their candlelit living room, the couple relaxed for the first time in a long while. Jesse figured that he should be grateful for the suspension because it gave him time with Angie. It also kept him from killing David. Jesse claimed that he was kidding, but then he said that the only thing keeping him from harming that "rat bastard" was Angie. She replied that their relationship worked because they always considered each other.
At Greenlee's hotel room door, Ryan admonished Greenlee for paying off the SEC, but she declared that it wasn't true. As he explained that he'd heard David on the phone with Bennett, Ryan suddenly realized that David hadn't told Greenlee about the payoff. Ryan deduced that David had made himself appear to be a martyr for his wife, when in fact, he'd known the entire time that he wouldn't go to jail.
Ryan urged Greenlee to get away from David before he destroyed her, as he'd done to his other women. She accused Ryan of trying to ruin her and David's happiness, but Ryan claimed that he'd moved on. Assuming he meant with Madison, Greenlee said that if he wanted a saint, then he'd never loved Greenlee. Ryan ordered her to never question his feelings for her, because she'd been the love of his life. "As hard as that is to believe right now," he added and left.
Greenlee ransacked the room for proof of Ryan's assertions. When David entered, she ordered him to look her in the eye and tell her that he hadn't bribed an SEC agent. David gleaned from her that she'd spoken to Ryan, and David asked why she was letting that man get between them. Greenlee persisted until David admitted that he hadn't told her about the bribe because he wanted to protect her. She didn't believe it and accused him of working with Erica to get Fusion. David called that ridiculous, but Greenlee didn't know what to believe after all the lies. She asserted that the worst part of it was that he'd used his supposed heroism get her into bed.
David told her that if it were merely gratitude sex, then she shouldn't have done him any favors. She said that wasn't what she'd meant. He claimed that she'd known who he was before she'd married him, and everything he did was out of love for her. He couldn't believe that after all they'd been through, she'd turn on him for not divulging the details of his plan to save her company. He figured that she was just looking for an excuse to push him away.
Greenlee claimed that she hadn't stood by him to merely push him away. She felt that she was a million miles from the woman she'd been when she'd limped back into town. David countered that she was better, and she had Fusion. She attributed that to his lies and plane tampering, but he challenged her to say she wouldn't do something questionable for a loved one.
David professed his love for her and his regret over hurting her. He called her the love of his life, but she told him not to say that. He said that it was true, and he'd keep saying it until she accepted it.
Frankie helped Madison settle in at his place, and she cooed about the speed dial upgrade in her relationship with Ryan. Madison conveyed that Ryan was finally done with Greenlee. Frankie left for work, and Madison took a shower. The naked Madison was in the midst of dropping her towel in the living room when he strode back in after learning that his shift had been canceled. She scampered to the bathroom, and an embarrassed Frankie started to work out.
Madison dressed for her date with Ryan, but she checked her messages to discover that he'd canceled on her due to his investigation into David's bribe. Frankie invited her to join him for pizza, and she went to change into an outfit that she could breathe in. As the two munched on pizza later, Ryan arrived to tell Madison that he'd realized how stupid he was for standing her up. He offered to take her out, if she still wanted to go. As they left, Randi arrived. Madison thanked Randi for the use of her sofa, and Randi looked puzzled.
Later, Randi seemed displeased to have a houseguest, but Frankie said that she wouldn't even know that Madison was there. Randi agreed, because she'd be in Italy. When she explained what had transpired with Amanda and the Italian photo shoot, Frankie felt that Randi was the perfect substitute, since she was the sexiest person in the company. Randi replied that his words didn't make her feel any more comfortable about leaving him with an attractive houseguest.
Frankie claimed that he'd hardly see Madison because he was on the nightshift, thanks to the hospital budget cuts. He added that Madison was going to New York with Ryan. The couple hugged, and Randi glared at pile of Madison's things.
At the park, Ryan and Madison set up for a picnic, and Ryan said that it would have been a shame to waste the day on David. Ryan mentioned that he'd made an extra donation to the Miranda Center, and exposing David was no longer his priority. "This, this right here is a priority," he concluded, gesturing to their picnic.
A song played as a montage of scenes appeared on the screen. Randi packed, but couldn't stop staring at Madison's things. Ryan and Madison enjoyed their picnic, and Bianca stared at her passport. David gleefully went over the new house plans with a taciturn Greenlee. On a laptop, Amanda and Jake made more pictures, and Angie stroked Jesse's face as he slept with his head on her lap."
- Soap Central