-At the McCluer home, J.J. & Angel walk quickly back through the door as Jonathan looks up while sitting on the couch. He asks him where they have been. Renee walks into the living room and wants to know the answer to the very same question. She also remarks that dinner has been on the table for four hours. Both siblings lie, saying that they were working on Angel’s school project. Their mother is upset but tells them to call the next time before she walks into her bedroom.

Jonathan stands up, telling them both that he knows they are lying. He also tells them that they better not be getting involved in their father’s business or they may get something they can’t handle. Before he walks down the hallway, he turns around and says that no matter what they ARE involved in, he’ll figure it out anyway. Both Angel and J.J. look at each other and say....

Angel & J.J.: Not this time.

They both then go into the kitchen to sit down and eat. As they do, Renee comes back out and stands at the kitchen entrance, silently watching her two children eat dinner. She hopes that they haven't done anything to find out if James is up to something. She hopes the bad feeling she had earlier isn't true and that they haven't gotten themselves into something that may have consequences down the road.

-At the Spectator, Jack and Billie go over a file on James McCluer Sr. They read that after he enlisted in the military when he was a teenager, there is hardly no mention of his activities for 7 years. It then lists that he was discharged honorably from the service, having gotten many medals and citations for what is being termed “Covert Activities”. He met his wife, Renee Sommer, when he got out of the service, marrying her one year later. They had three kids named James Jr., Jonathan, and Angel. He then was arrested and incarcerated for ten years for an undisclosed crime, which remains sealed to this day. The rumor about his charge is that he killed a man in self defense. There was apparently enough evidence to have him end up in prison.

Jack also tells Billie that after he got out of prison, he did odd work for the Kiriakis family, which continues today. No one has even known that he was a member of the organization until recently. Jack then puts the file down and tells Billie that James Sr. is trying his best to turn his life around. He’s doing what he has to do for the well-being of his family. Jack can see all of that. Then, Billie says, that must be why he may be involved with the MCF. He either wanted money to help his family or, Billie says, he was threatened or blackmailed by someone. Jack asks could this someone be this MCF, to which Billie doesn’t respond. She just looks at him and crosses her arms.

Jack says that they now have enough to work with. Billie calls him partner and suggests that there is no telling what they may uncover once they start digging further into this whole situation.

-The Brady family rushes into University Hospital, with paramedics rolling an unconscious Carrie into the ER. Dr. Glancy comes into the room and confers with the ER staff and paramedics, as Roman stands by listening. As loved ones look on through a mirror, Roman slowly walks up to his daughter and gently takes her hand, asking her to please wake up. Carrie starts to slowly regain consciousness and Roman quietly begins to ask her a few questions.

Meanwhile, Shane is catching complete and utter hell from everyone in the waiting room. Kate can’t believe that he would keep Carrie's whereabouts a secret. Lucas walks up on the other side of him and just says that he should be ashamed of himself. Shane turns around to see Sami standing in front of him. Before he can speak, she halls off and slaps him hard. Shane rubs his cheek as Sami lays into him, saying that of all the rotten things she’s done to her sister in the past, she never would think HE would do something like this.

Austin just shakes his head and can’t even speak to him. He walks over to the phones and sits down, not believing what is happening. Kate walks over to Shane and tells him that for the first time in her life, she agrees with Sami, who is holding Lucas and comforting him as he stares daggers into Shane. Abe walks in just in time to hear Kate lay into Shane, telling him that she has also done some despicable things but she never expected this from him. She wonders what he was thinking not telling Roman or any of them where Carrie was and that she was in the care of some ex-convict psychopath who hates her and her sister and has caused nothing but pain to everyone?

Shane finally speaks up, saying that he knew the whole time what he was doing was wrong. He had tried on so many occasions to convince Carrie that what she was doing was wrong but she wouldn’t listen. Kate says that’s just rich. He’s now trying to place blame on Carrie. Shane says that is the furthest thing from his mind. When Kate says that all he is caring about is his career, Shane becomes upset saying that he would turn his badge in right this second if it meant saving the lives of Carrie and her child.

Abe comes up and takes Shane by the arm, telling him that he feels it would be best if they left and gave the family some space. Shane looks at him for a moment and then agrees, saying that he doesn’t want to be the cause of all this animosity. He and Abe walk out under the glare of the Roberts and Brady family members. Sami takes Lucas and sits down next to him as Austin gets up and goes to look in the ER window. One of the nurses comes over, smiles at Austin, and then slowly closes the drape. Austin puts his head down and slowly turns, looking at his mother, and then breaking down crying. Kate rushes over and grabs Austin before he falls to the floor, and holds him tightly as he lets his sorry flow.

Back in the ER room, Roman reacts as Carrie tells him that this whole thing is not Shane’s fault. She forced him to keep everything from them. When Roman asks why, she replies that it is bad enough that her baby was stillborn, to which Roman gasps in shock. She then asks for him to please don’t make her go back over everything. She wanted Alan to bury the baby before anyone found out what was going on. Before Roman can ask her another question, she slowly loses consciousness. Dr. Glancy pushes past Roman and the ER team once again goes to work on her. The doctor then announces that she is losing too much blood and that they have to get her to the OR stat.

As they rush Carrie out, her family looks on in horror and Roman comes out of the ER room visibly shaken. He slowly walks over to the nurse’s desk and leans up against it as Sami comes over slowly to see how he is doing. Roman turns to her and wipes the tears from his eyes as he calls Abe to check up on the search for Alan and his stillborn grandchild. When he tells Abe that the baby is dead, Abe sighs deeply and expresses his condolences. He then tells Roman that he and Shane are back out at the cabin and will do all they can to find out anything. Roman thanks him and, as he hangs up, turns back to Sami, who takes him in her arms and holds him as he sobs deeply.

Meanwhile, as the OR is being prepared, Dr. Glancy walks over to Carrie, who has regained consciousness. He bends down and asks her one question.......why did she just lie to her father? When she says she doesn’t understand, the doctor tells her that other than her excessive bleeding, there is nothing to indicate that something harmful occurred to her baby. When he then asks her if her baby was bleeding or crying after birth, Carrie doesn’t answer his question. All she can do is ask him to keep her secret to himself. She then passes out for the third time. The doctor tells everyone to get ready.....they need to save this woman’s life, pronto.

At that very same moment, Alan is racing through the night with a very much alive baby sitting next to him. He turns to the baby and says......

Alan: Don't worry, baby. You will have it easy, unlike your parents and everyone else in Salem, who will feel like they are living through hell on Earth.

Alan looks forward, just in time to slam on his breaks. He is stopped in the middle of the road by a person standing there. His headlights are fixated on this person, who then slowly walks over to the side of the car. Alan looks terrified as he comes face to face with.......

The Mysterious Cloaked Figure.

The MCF slowly bends down and looks into Alan’s car window, telling him, with the use of a voice changer, that....

MCF: There has been a slight change in plans. Time for you to remember whose in charge.......ME! Got It?!

Alan shakes his head quickly and, when the MCF holds his hands out, Alan reaches over to the passenger seat, picking up the baby......and handing it to the MCF. The MCF slowly stands back up and slowly walks off in the middle of the street with the baby, saying to the infant.......

MCF: It’s ok, little one. We are going on a little trip.

Alan slowly gets out of the car and watches as his headlights illuminate the MCF walking off into the darkness with Carrie’s baby, as the camera pans up. The screen the slowly fades to black.

On the Next Salem Lives...

Nicole to Eric: I just to leave...I need some air.

Eric to Nicole: Nicole...what's happening to us?

Alan to Will: I am just going to have to make sure you still quiet.

Carrie to Austin and Lucas: It's time you know the truth.

Chelsea to Max: You are going to stay for Abby right? That is your final decision?

Cassie to Abby: We have to talk.