Nick decides that Maggie is fine, but he wants her to wait a few more days before returning to her duties in the outpatient clinic. Althea tells Maggie that Nick is beginning to grow frustrated by John's lack of progress. He should feel some sensation in his legs by now. Mike and Toni visit Maggie and later Martha, who insists that the newlyweds continue living with her. Toni confesses to Martha the incident with Vito that led to her elopement, but priding herself as an honest person, she's conflicted about keeping the whole story from Mike. John manipulates Althea by calling her at night to say how depressed he is over still being paralyzed. Nick turns up at Althea's apartment. He's impatient with John's slow recovery. He wants to make love with Althea, but she refuses, reminding him of her promise to remain John's wife until he has recovered. Nick snaps that she can go to bed alone with her self-respect, and he storms out.
—Skip Eastport