Also blowing wide open this week was Ric and Alexis's marriage. Returning home from the hospital after Alexis had pushed him to drop the charges against Jason, Ric lost his temper and backed her into a corner about how distant and cold she has been toward to him. She fought back, admitting she had witnessed him and Sam together more than two months earlier. The couple traded insults and their anger escalated until Sonny showed up and chastised his brother for upsetting Alexis when she was so sick. Under pressure from Sonny, Ric reluctantly left the house, vowing he would be back for his daughter, Molly.

Shortly after, Sam showed up, and Alexis turned her anger toward her, severing all ties with her daughter, saying too much time had passed and they had hurt each other too much to ever have a good relationship. When Ric attempted to kidnap Molly, it was Sam, with Jason and Sonny's help, who got the child back and returned her to Alexis. Even then, Alexis turned her daughter away.

Though Alexis is justified in her feelings of resentment over the night of the blackout, she doesn't seem to understand how her constant disapproval has hurt Sam. Not that I buy into Sam and Ric's excuse that Alexis pushed them to sleeping together. They have to take responsibility for what they chose to do, but I do wish Alexis would see how judgmental she has been, and how much Sam seeks her approval and motherly love.

Understanding how important a mother's love and approval is, it was Lulu's continuing pain and hurt that pushed Luke to realize he needed to take the chance on the new drug in hopes he could bring the girl's mother back to her. After once again being told all the side effects of LS-49 by Robin and Patrick, Luke directed them to "give her the medicine." And it was with his line, "Hold on tight, Angel, here we go," that the month-long celebration of Luke and Laura's twenty-fifth wedding anniversary began.

Nikolas and Lulu happened to be visiting Lucky at the hospital and discovered what Luke had decided to do. Afraid their mother would suffer some of the bad side effects of the medication, Nikolas and Lulu wanted them to stop the treatment. But when Lucky said he believed it was what Laura would want, they came around, and even got their hopes up.