After Aaron decides to go spend the day at the farm with a sick Ethan, Alison decides to report back to Luke and Jade what happened with Colin. Jade's in shock, but Luke's curious as to why Colin thinks of him as being the key to getting to Jade. Alison hypothesizes that maybe it's because the two cousins are so close. Later, Noah runs into Luke and the two make small talk. After Noah walks away, Luke confides in Jade that he thinks he might still have feelings for his ex.

Lisa meets with Dusty at the Lakeview bar. Both are unaware that Emily is watching from afar. Dusty makes an excuse that he forgot something upstairs. Minutes after he's gone, Clark saunters into the bar. The two re-acquaint themselves and Clark explains that he's here to meet with Dusty on business. Later, Emily heads upstairs and finds Dusty. Bluntly, she asks him what he's doing. When Dusty tries to play it off, Emily decides to take her questions to Emma. Dusty stops her, and tells his fiancee that he'll tell her what's really going on.

Susan appears in the hall, having just completed a check-up on a newborn. Alison stops her mother and asks if she's heard anything from Michael. Susan sadly reports that she hasn't spoken with him lately. Alison asks her mother if she thinks she's doing the right thing by getting involved in Luke and Jade's drama with Colin. Susan, more stern than ever, quips that she's doing everything right...if she wants Aaron to leave her.

Dropping off the kids with Emma, Jack has a little time to conversate with his favorite aunt. He tells her how Carly went out of town on business and moans how tired he is of getting mixed signals. Emma laughs and replies that now Jack is getting a taste of his own medicine after all these years of giving Carly mixed signals. Later, Clark at Emma's but when she goes to kiss him, he pulls away. Exhausted, he yawns that he's going to back to the hotel and get some rest. After he exits, Emma defeatedly mumbles that she was thinking of asking Clark to move in with her.