Sami asks Lucas for a divorce so she can marry EJ and save her father's life. Lucas warns Sami she's being played for a fool and he will never divorce her. Kate visits Stefano at the hospital and learns that Sami will be out of Lucas' life for good. Lucas walks in as Kate kisses Stefano good-bye and flies into a rage, thinking his mother schemed with Stefano to ruin his marriage. At the pub, Sami and EJ are stunned when Andre arrives â€" with Roman, who's bound and gagged. Sami is horrified to discover her father is strapped with a time-ticking bomb! Steve tries to gain access to Stefano at the hospital. He tricks the guard outside the door into leaving and strolls right into Stefano's room. Steve pulls a gun and vows that Stefano is going to pay for Benjy's murder.