Bo finally convinces Shawn to go through legal channels rather than take Steve up on his offer to go after Philip in his seaplane. However, Gabby rushes in with a portable marine radio, announcing that Belle's trying to make contact. Before Belle can reveal the name of the island where Philip is taking her and Claire, Shawn loses reception. Meanwhile, Philip blasts Belle for using the boat's radio without permission. Philip gets Shawn back on the radio and realizes Shawn has no idea where Philip's taking Shawn's family. Shawn, desperate to save Belle and Claire, doesn't care if Steve's been sent by EJ to kill them. If Steve's willing to go after Philip, Shawn's going with him! Bo ultimately decides to join them, and Shawn and Gabby share an emotional good-bye. Once they're aloft, Shawn scans the ocean with infrared binoculars and spots Philip's boat. Meanwhile, Belle voices fear that Philip is endangering their lives and pleads with him to stop the madness, allow her to radio for help. Philip smashes the radio, destroying their only means of communicating with the outside world. Steve drops Shawn off in an inflatable raft and later asks Bo if he got Shawn to go on record about EJ. . Bo says he did, and is going to use it to nail EJ upon his return to Salem. Steve says he's sorry but he can't let Bo do that. Meanwhile, Shawn hoists himself aboard Philip's boat, bleeding profusely from his gunshot wound. Sami and Lucas reel from their discovery that the mansion they're restoring is Maison Blanche, Stefano's former home. Sami is determined to have the mysterious letter they found translated when suddenly, EJ appears. Sami and Lucas question why he followed them to New Orleans, and EJ claims his father asked him to keep an eye on the place, supervise its restoration. However, Sami and Lucas don't buy his story. As soon as Lucas moves off with the foreman, EJ gets to the real reason for his visit: he wants to "patch things up" between himself and Sami. Sami blasts him for raping her. . EJ offers to leave Salem and stay out of her life forever if she'll have an amnio to determine whose baby she's carrying. . As Sami mulls it over, Celeste appears in the family cemetery and tells EJ she has a message from Tony: Stefano's condition is deteriorating. They need the stem cells immediately!