-Still at Jack’s place, he still refuses to believe Billie’s story of how his daughter was dressed. Jack walks to his front door after hearing ring, telling Billie that she has to be wrong. When he opens the door, Laura and Frankie are standing there. While Jack comments on how stunning Laura looks in her Halloween costume, Frankie wants to know where Jack Jr. is. Jack thanks Frankie for babysitting J.J. on this evening. Frankie tells Jack it’s no problem, but notices that he is not too happy about something. Jack fills both Laura and Frankie in on what Billie told him about what Abby was wearing and how she was acting. Laura then returns the favor, accusing Billie of wanting to remove Abby from the scene so she can have Jack to herself. Laura wonders if Billie has some horrible sick need to steal married men and widowers. Billie is appalled. Laura is shocked she is, seeing as she did the very same thing with Bo. After Billie ignores her, she asks Frankie if he thinks she’s lying about what Abby was doing. Frankie doesn’t see the need for Billie to lie. Jack agrees, which causes Laura to smile, and Billie to get even more upset. Billie warns everyone that they will be sorry if Abby doesn’t receive the proper help to allow her to deal with Jennifer’s death. She leaves, and after she does, Jack runs upstairs to get ready, but not before telling both Frankie and Laura that Billie better not be right. Frankie warns Laura as well, and she stands there alone, hoping her words won’t come back to haunt them all.

-Abby arrives at the Halloween Bash, and immediately spots Chelsea. The two young ladies meet, and tell each other how splendid the other one looks. Chelsea tells Abby that this night will be amazing, and offers Abby a drink to loosen up. Abby says she won’t have any liquor, drugs, or anything else. She’s just there to blow off steam and have a good time, that’s all. Chelsea tells her to stop being so uptight, and then offers her some meth anyway. She tells Abby that the guys will like her more if she is loosened up, and that will help. Abby, standing there looking at Chelsea, doesn’t know what to do. All she can think of is her father and her mother, who is looking down on her, and what they might say at this moment if they knew what was going on.

-Back at the cabin on Green Mountain, Shane has just found out through his contacts that Alan is in Salem and frets about what to do. He then decides that placing a call to Roman is what he needs to do. Roman answers at the station and is shocked when he learns Alan is in Salem. He tells Shane that he had no plans other than to do security at the party that night, but now knows he has to keep Alan from making contact with Sami. Roman says he knows she just might shoot him down there again if she saw him. After thanking Shane and hanging up with him, he then calls Abe and tells him that he would really appreciate some extra men at the party that night, and why he needs them there. Abe tells him to get in touch with Lucas and Austin, thinking maybe they could let Victor know and keep an eye out for Alan as well at the party and also look after Sami if she goes to the ball. Abe says that for all they know, Stefano could have sent Alan there himself, knowing the damage it would cause Sami. Roman tells Abe he’s right, thanks him also, hangs up and wonders what would happen if Sami saw Alan for the first time in all these years

-After Shane hangs up the phone, he turns to see Carrie standing right there, angry as hell. She can’t believe he called her father and told him that Alan was on his way to Salem. Shane tells her that there is no way he trusts him after what did to Sami, and felt that no matter what, her father and her family had a right to know. He also finds it offensive that just because she thinks he’s changed, that everyone should think that as well. Shane ask Carrie if she thinks she’s perfect. Carrie backs down a bit and says no. All she wants is for Alan to check on her family, that’s all. She honestly didn’t think it was a big deal. Shane feels it is, and says that maybe he should be locked up once again. Carrie once again becomes angry. She tells Shane that maybe she should have felt the same way when she found out that he knew Roman was alive and didn’t rescue him, leaving him to Stefano’s good graces. Shane looks at her, silently. She says she figured he would have nothing to say after that. She then demands that he leaves. Shane looks at her, turns, and heads for the door. Once there, he stops and turns back to her, saying that if she is going to leave, the time is now. She asks if he is still going to keep her secret. He agrees, reluctantly, and leaves her still very upset. Carrie now begins to fear how this night will play out.

-Eric returns to his suite, only to find Nicole there. He walks up to her and kisses her, apologizing for what happened earlier in the day. She also apologizes, saying that she knows how much he’s been going through. He then tells her they both need to get ready for the Ball. Eric picks up the phone and calls Greta, telling her that he is going with Nicole. After hanging up, Nicole informs him that she needs to run an errand for High Style, and that she’ll be right back. Eric kisses her good-bye, and gets ready for the party. An hour later, he’s still waiting for her to return. Eric remembers Nicole telling her she will be all his, but gets angry just sitting there waiting. At that moment, Greta knocks on the door. She tells him she still took a chance and came over to make sure everything was fine, thinking that maybe he would still be there. He says hell yes, they’re still on. She asks what is going on. He tells Greta she acted on good instinct to come over there and that maybe it was meant to be. It’s time for Nicole to stop putting him second, and time for her to learn a lesson. They both leave together.

-Maggie comes downstairs, to once again face grilling from Julie about attending tonight’s ball. Maggie tells her that she just doesn’t feel like socializing. Julie tells her it will be good for her to get out and be among family and friends. Maggie sits down, sighs, and says ok, alright. She’ll go, if for no other reason than for Julie to stop getting on her nerves about it. Julie thanks her as Maggie goes upstairs to get ready. Julie walks to the front door and yells at Maggie that she’ll see her at the ball. Maggie tells her bye and to not be worried as she will be there. Once outside, she calls Doug, and tells him everything’s a go. Time to save their loved one.

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(Due to the board being down, two episodes tonight so go right to Friday's episode above)