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Katie tries to drag Vienna from the burning diner. When she can't move her anymore, she calls for help. Brad rushes in and drags Vienna off the floor.

Audrey sits with Ralph and worries. She attempts to assure him that Henry isn't trying to back out of their deal. He tells her that her son just needs a fire lit under him. Dusty watches them from across the room. Teri bumps into him on her way over to give 'Uncle Ralphie' some flaming dessert. Audrey notices Dusty staring and decides to make herself scarce. Dusty walks over, sits down and takes a spoonful of Ralph's dessert. "You've gotten better at sharing. You and your buddies weren't so good about that in Chicago," he says. Teri gets upset as Dusty offloads a series of accusations against Ralph and his business partners.

Henry's phone rings as he has sex with Barbara on her floor. When his mother calls, he picks up. Then a second call comes in from Vienna. She tells him about the fire and then hangs up. He panics and pulls on his clothes. Barbara thinks that he's faking this. He runs out. Barbara combs her hair and looks at herself in the mirror. "You still have it," she says.

Vienna is taken to the hospital. Brad arrives with Katie and wants her checked out. He stays with her as a nurse checks her vitals. She asks Brad to calm down. Henry rushes in and checks on Vienna. He asks the doctor if they have any idea what started the fire. As he goes to Vienna's room, some flowers arrive for him from Ralph. "The circle of life is a beautiful thing, don't break it," the card reads. As he sits down, his mother rushes in and babbles to him before offering him some chocolates. He shows her the card and tells her that all of this is her fault. Henry wants Ralph out of his life and he can't keep lying to Vienna. She thinks he's an idiot if he wants to confess.

Henry goes to see Katie. He tells her how sorry he is and offers to get to the bottom of things with the fire. "I know where you were tonight. Are you mad?" she confronts him. He explains the deal with Ralph and Barbara freezing the accounts. "So your solution was to unfreeze Barbara?" she asks. He says it was his mother's idea and worries that it hasn't solved anything. She thinks he's being ridiculous and should remember that Vienna is okay. Brad comes in and takes Katie away. "We all got lucky today," he says.

Brad and Katie go home. He keeps worrying and promises to watch her forever. Nothing means anything to him next to her and the baby.

Henry brings Vienna home and fusses over her. She doesn't want to dwell on this. He tells her that he doesn't deserve her love. She thinks he's a hero for giving up all his money. Barbara comes to the door. "Hello lover," she says as he opens the door. He starts to flip out. She teases him and tells him that their 'negotiations' haven't closed yet. "After you tend to your patient, you know where I live," she says.

He goes down to Barbara's a few minutes later and tells her that having sex with her would never have happened 'organically', it was just about the money. Without the money, he and Vienna will be dead. As he makes his case for the money and tells her how desperate he is, she closes the door in his face.

At the Metro, Teri is about to run off to get some fennel, but she stops to complain to Ralph about Dusty first. Ralph says that Dusty is just a jealous loser lashing out with meaningless accusations. "I don't care what that creep says, you are still the best man that I know," she says, giving him a hug.

Dusty meets Bonnie outside and offers her some cash, explaining that he wants to hire her. He has unfinished business with Ralph and wants to nail him. She gives him a kiss and tells him he needs a vacation first. "How fast can you pack?" he asks her.

Later, Dusty runs into Teri and taunts her for being on her uncle's payroll. She says that Ralph is the rock she leans on and doesn't care for people who badmouth him. Bonnie comes out. Teri's disgusted that she would date Dusty.

Audrey corners Ralph outside the smoldering diner and tells him the point has been taken. She assures him again that her son is working on the payment.

Rosanna and Craig awkwardly talk to Parker. They go over marketing plans. Johnny draws a picture for his father. Impressed, he enthusiastically tells him they should pull an all-nighter and work on the plans. "Another sleepover?" Johnny asks. Parker looks at them quizzically and asks Johnny what he means. Craig changes the topic to ice cream and sends Parker and Johnny out to get it. Rosanna is sure that Parker must know what happened. She feels like a tramp. He tries to assure her that their secret is safe, but he admits that this makes him feel like the man everyone always says he is. Even after all that's happened, he can't stop thinking about being with her. If she doesn't want this to ever happen again, she has to tell him now. She shakes her head. They kiss.

Outside, Parker tries asking Johnny about the sleepover. "Is there really a man in the moon?" Johnny asks. Parker tells himself that what he's suspecting must be all in his head. When Parker walks back into the house, he catches Craig and Rosanna kissing. "I knew it!" he exclaims. They want him to calm down but he accuses them of sending his mother away so they could betray her. He yells at them for doing this to his mom and storms out. Craig follows him outside and asks him if they can deal with this like adults. When Parker asks him if he loves Rosanna, Craig admits he has no idea. They weren't looking for this, it just happened. Craig asks him to back off and let them figure out the next step. "I'll back off if you do too," Parker says, agreeing not to tell Carly as long as he stays away from Rosanna. Craig goes back inside and tells Rosanna that he talked Parker around. They kiss. "I want to stop this, just not yet," she says. He explains the rest of the deal he made with Parker. He wishes things could be different and sadly walks away.

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Parker catches Craig and Rosanna together again.

"Is that bribe?" Parker asks Craig when he offers to loosen the ties on his trust fund.

Holden runs into Maeve at the hotel.

"I am your husband now. In every way that counts," Damian tells Lily.

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