Chelsea has a severe secondary infection from her operation. Kate blames both Daniel and Victor for allowing Chelsea to have the surgery. Chelsea's fever finally breaks. When she comes to, she begs Kate to stop blaming Daniel. EJ and Nicole meet at the health club about Nicole's divorce from Victor. Sami is there and freaks when she spots Nicole holding one of the twins. Philip runs into Morgan at the club and warns her about her father Paul Hollingsworth's dealings with John Black. John overhears Morgan tell Philip about Chelsea's hospitalization. John calls Paul and tells him luck is on their side. John meets with Paul to explain his plan. He going to undo Paul's soiled reputation and use him against the Kiriakis clan. Paul says he'll do anything to regain his reputation.