08-18-2016 (Thursday)

Maxie wakes up –she has definitely lost too much weight- she says she dreamed that Claudette had gone away for good.  Nathan says sadly that Claudette made it clear that she plans on staying now… she has a nurse slip Griffin a note, which he crumples up saying he has had enough of her surprises.  Dr. Finn is back in the lab, working hopefully on his cure.  He is talking to somebody that isn’t there; someone who died from this disease, named Rico?  He acts as if this person is talking back to him.  He’s musing about whether or not there could actually be anything real between him and Hayden when Valerie comes in to “do a sweep” and finds a cuff link on the floor; Finn says it’s not his.  He leaves; Valerie suddenly falls to the floor, flinching like she was hit with something and passes out immediately.  Curtis comes looking for her and finds her; she says her head is killing her.  After getting up, she realizes the cuff link is gone; she determines that it must have been the killer that knocked her out.  

Alexis wakes up with a headache when Sonny comes to her door, and then realizes she is missing Nikolas’ funeral, while everyone else is gathering at Wyndemere for the ceremony.  As Hayden begins to speak, Lulu lashes out at her.  Laura calms her down and Dante says they need to go anyway; they leave.  (They don't show much of the funeral.)  Kevin tries to make Laura feel better when she breaks down, finally accepting that Nikolas is gone.  She tells him its her fault that Nikolas is dead, saying she "chose wrong"; Kevin assures her that her grief is normal.  

Griffin finds Claudette in a room and she tells him that she has a job at the hospital now.  He says he has decided to tell Nathan that he is the man he shot; Claudette begs him not to – she says finding him made everything clear to her.  She asks him to tell her he still loves her.  He can’t.  He says they cannot go back to what they had because it failed.  Claudette whispers that he needs to be with her in order to absolve himself of the guilt he feels; he gives in and kisses her.  Nina comes to tell Sonny and Alexis that Julian tried to escape last night… she also tells Alexis that Julian is determined to get her back; she says, “he think love conquers all.”  Finn goes to see Hayden and brings her a cactus.  He asks her to go have a drink with him, his treat; she notices that he is in a good mood and asks if she will be treated to more.  He says if his luck keeps up and hers runs out.  Maxie and Lulu meet for lunch, to go over wedding plans; Lulu says she will have everything narrowed down by next week.  Laura and Kevin kiss.  Sonny figures out how to exact justice on Julian, himself.