Dr. Richards wants to keep an open mind about Mike, but Mr. Benjamin insists Mike is spoiled and willful. Liz returns from her month long vacation, but not knowing the recent scandal, she puts her foot in her mouth with Matt. Carolee catches Liz up on gossip. Liz reveals that she's become a new, more positive person. An overwrought Maggie wants to challenge Jim Crawford's lie, though Mike argues that it doesn't matter. Julie befriends Liz. The scandal at Hope Memorial surfaces in the newspaper.
—Skip Eastport