EJ and Sami fail to convince Andre the vendetta is over. Andre starts the timer attached to the bomb on Roman and tells Sami she has just minutes to say good-bye to her dad. Steve takes Stefano hostage at gunpoint, heads over to a television station and hijacks a live news broadcast. Andre is about to exit the pub but stops in his tracks when he sees Steve and Stefano on the news. The group stares in shock as Steve sends out a message to Andre: return Roman Brady alive or he'll execute Stefano on live TV. Bo realizes Steve tricked the guard outside Stefano's room. Bo and Hope rush to the hospital, where Hope alerts Bo to the TV where they see Steve holding a gun on Stefano. Lucas blasts his mother for once again ruining his life. He declares he's no longer her son and is changing his last name to Horton. Kate is devastated.