Rafe decides what to do with his options, Olivia shuts Natalia out, Lizzie and Alan team up and Bill has a proposition for his parents.
Lizzie chases Roxie around the mansion. She wishes that she had time to be a brat like her dog. She worries about all of the preparations she's going to have to make for Alan and realizes that she needs the house to be wheelchair accessible. She runs down and asks Bill if he can look into it. He agrees but it's a little last minute.
Rafe and Natalia meet with their new lawyer at the prison. The lawyer hasn't been very well informed so far but goes over their options. He suggests that the deal they are being offered is good. Natalia refuses and dismisses him. After the lawyer leaves, Natalia tells her son that they still have options and she will get him a better lawyer.
At Company, Lillian is annoyed to be waiting for Buzz. They bicker. Olivia arrives and Buzz tells her that Natalia needs help. Olivia insists that she's already given her enough help. She then turns to Lillian and tells her about her new job. Olivia coughs. Lillian worries. Buzz hands her chili to bring to Alan while she visits Lizzie. After she leaves, Buzz and Olivia begin to bicker about Natalia's lawyer. Olivia defends firing Russo for being too sleazy.
Across the room, Bill sits with his father. He cringes because all of the women in the restaurant hate him. He suggests they must be jealous of him. His father teases him. Bill complains that Lizzie is moving Alan into the mansion, but he's going to be sticking around to 'enjoy the show'. Vanessa joins them and brings up Lizzie. She thinks he's throwing away love for the sake of business. He's not in the mood to listen and leaves.
Alan arrives at the mansion. He wants out of his chair and tells Lizzie that he won't be staying. He threatens to move into the Beacon. She knows he hates it there. Maybe he'll move in with Buzz... She says no. As she goes in to get some food, he talks to Roxie. Inside, Lillian runs into a frenzied Lizzie. She tries to calm her down, assuring her that Alan won't run off while her back is turned. Lizzie asks her to move back into the house and then leaves to check on Alan. She walks out, bringing him food. He claims that he's board to tears. She needs the family to have a fresh start. He reminds her that it isn't just their family that is in the house. "Sometimes it doesn't make sense to me but I love Bill and I seem to need both of you," she explains. Bill stands in the walkway and listens before making his presence known. After they let out a few details about meeting with Decker, Alan excuses himself. Lizzie worries that Decker will soon be there and she hasn't had time to prepare.
Billy and Vanessa have a drink at Towers. They toast to Henry and Billy tells her that she's the light of his life. They wonder how they can knock some sense into their son. She wonders why Bill and Lizzie don't just get married and start a family. They're both trying to run the same corporation, Billy explains. They remember how they messed things up in their own lives. After she leaves, Billy walks across the bar and sits with Matt. They gab about Bill and Lizzie and how sad it is to watch them throw their relationship away. Then they commiserate about losing Vanessa. Billy wants to let him know that he is looking for a second chance with Vanessa. Matt knows that she is a free agent again so he can't stop him, but he won't wish him luck because he's sure that he is wrong for her.
Natalia tracks down Olivia at Company and tells her that she needs Russo back. "You won't accept charity but you're okay with prostitution?" Olivia asks. What would Gus want her to do? "Gus would want me to save our son," Natalia says. They argue but Natalia runs off. Olivia's heart hurt and she sits down to breathe.
Buzz goes to visit Rafe in prison. They catch up on Daisy and then Rafe tells him how hard he's been working to defend himself. Sitting down, Buzz tells him that Natalia is desperate and might do some things to get herself in trouble. Rafe begs him to get her to stop. Buzz is sure that Gus would want his son to step up and be a man. He has some hard decisions to make and he needs to keep his mother in mind.
Decker meets with Bill and Lizzie in the dining room. They go over the blueprints when Alan walks in and says hello to Decker. He talks his granddaughter up and then joins forces with Lizzie to downplay Bill's role. Decker is impressed and leaves. Lizzie hugs her grandfather. "You and I are going to make a great team," he smiles. Bill sneers and then goes into his office. He stares at a picture of Max before putting it in his pocket and telling himself that he needs to get some backup.
Decker arrives at Towers to see Olivia. After their meeting concludes, Buzz calls and tells her that Natalia and Rafe need her. She tells him to make it a Cooper family project. He says they can't do it; they need her. Olivia has enough problems and won't blow what she has for a woman who can't accept help or face reality. She hangs up.
As Natalia tries to drive off, her car breaks down. She runs into Towers and bumps into Matt. He offers to give her a lift. They drive over to the prison and she arrives just as Buzz is leaving. She gives him a hug and goes in to see her son. He tells her that God is still looking out for him. Outside of him, her faith is all she has, she says. She apologizes for not getting him another lawyer. He tells her to let it go. He'll take the deal. She begins to weep. He urges her to live her own life and trust him to make the right decision. "Making the right decision may not be easy but it's right," he says. In tears, she agrees to go along with his plan.
At the mansion, Lizzie finds Alan smiling at an old picture of her. She tells him that he belongs there and she wants his help. He doesn't know where else he could go. "Together we will be unstoppable," she gleefully says, giving him a hug.
Bill goes to see his parents at Towers. He tells them that he will be staying in the mansion to keep his eyes on Alan. But he wants both of them to move into the mansion too. If the family is all together in the same house, maybe they can start being a family again.
Next on Guiding Light:
It's a rough day for Natalia and Frank as Rafe is sentenced.
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