Max and Mimi again try to make love, but are again interrupted by Shawn as he seeks their assistance with being character witnesses in court. The two agree, and are then too worried about Belle and Shawn to continue their tryst. Belle sits at John's bedside and tells him about her worries for the upcoming custody hearing. Marlena confides in Roman that she believes John is still there, and that the doctor's prediction is wrong. He agrees with her, but when he finds her out on the balcony and saves her from nearly falling, has trouble believing her assertation that John called to her. Bonnie convinces Conner to help her break into the morgue and steal the skeleton.