Alex insists that Iris is wrong when she opines that Ryan caused his stroke. Dennis keeps Paige at a distance but says that nothing is wrong. Reena admits to Vicky that she continues to harbor doubts about motherhood. Dennis admits to Elliot that he couldn't make love with Paige. Iris again suggests that Paige get out of Dennis' life because she made Endless Passion. Pete springs a plan to lure Iris away from Alex's room. Reena shares with Max her fears about having kids, and he admits that he gets scared, too. Iris doesn't want Ryan to visit Alex, but the doctor okays it. Pete sneaks into Alex's room and begins to smother him with a pillow. Ryan goes to see Alex and then exits saying that something is terribly wrong with him.
—Skip Eastport