Taub forces Dom's housekeeper, Ms. Perry, who's been with her since childhood, to visit Dom at the Outback. He also plants two spies as waiters at the club. In Brussels, Taub meets up with Faison and Harlan. Their plan for PC is going as planned. Faison gloats that he's removed Sean as an obstacle through Tiffany's sickness. Harlan's pleased that not only will PC become the Cartel's headquarters but they'll also run ELQ thanks to Paul's maneuverings. The fifth Cartel member arrives- it's Larry Ashton.

With the official opening of the Outback, Connor asks the Donelys to come to see him perform. Sean doesn't think Tiff should go out but she insists, so the pair accompany Robert and Anna. Mac and Dom play host. The opening doesn't go off smoothly. Ms. Perry visits Dom and tells her that Taub wants her back. Cesar makes eyes at Anna, angering Robert who insists they go outside to exchange words. Robert commands Anna to stay out of it when she tries to intervene. She intervenes anyway, telling Robert's there's an emergency. Dom's just found Ms. Perry murdered upstairs. Alone with Cesar, Anna warns him that he can't win against Robert. 

Injections and Pills
Leaving The Outback opening, the Donelys go back with the Joneses to the Brownstone, where Tiffany suddenly collapses unconscious again. Though Tony's been arguing with him not to, Sean gives her Paul's pill, and she soon wakes up, seemingly okay again. Hornsby warns Sean that Tiff's condition isn't cured and that she'll relapse every thirty days without the pills.  He'll have to do Paul's bidding to get more pills Sean tells his upset wife. Paul's enraged when Faison last pill to Susan is a placebo. Faison orders him to marry Tracy or no more pills. Sean softens a bit after Paul introduces him to his daughter Susan, who's also suffering from the same illness as Tiff. He realizes both men are in the same boat and is forced to do what the Cartel tells him. Paul refuses to help Sean get the Cartel for fear they'll murder his daughter. He pleads with the Cartel to let him go after an ailing Tiffany begs for another pill, but they refuse.

Taub's plant erases Tony's research after he figures out what the antidote is, so Robert agrees to feed Sean certain details to get more pills until Tony can retrace his research. Robert's suspicions are confirmed by the coroner, who tells him Mrs. Perry died by being injected with curare. He turns his attentions back to Taub, sure that Dom's hubby had something to do with the murder. Learning that Taub took over Paterson Industries after Dom's father was killed, Robert tells Taub he needs his help to find a cure for Tiff's illness. Taub lies and agrees to help. Leopold then pays off a judge to appoint him Dom's temporary guardian and tells Mac he's taking her back to NY.

Robert tells Anna to dissolve her and Sean's PI firm to set up a public relations firm, which will serve as a front along with Mac's club. They're all gonna go after Taub.  Anna and gang discover that Taub had Dom admitted to Shadow Brook, a sanitarium, after her father's murder. Robert clears Dom of murder charges, but she's forced to go back to Leopold. Leaving Felicia and Connor to manage the club, Mac escorts a terrified Dom back to Taub in NY for Mrs. Perry's funeral. Reading his lips unnoticed, she learns about recent assassination. Before Mac's forced to leave, Dom tells him and he reports the news back to Robert and Anna. The brothers then read about a foreign minister's assassination and realize it's the one Taub was referring to.

Robert and Mac attend Dom's guardianship hearing. While Robert and gang attempt to locate Dom's aunt, Irene Stanton, the smug Taub is granted complete guardianship of Dom.  Mac hits the roof, while Robert tries to calm him down, afraid Mac will do something foolish.  Since Taub's unaware that she has her hearing back, Dom overhears Taub and Cesar plan an assassination in Amsterdam and notifies Mac, who tries to escape with her. They're caught, Mac beaten up and Taub informs Dom that he's taken her away to his cabin as he wants an heir.

Mac who passes the info to Robert and gang.  Robert and gang pass the word onto the WSB, who foils the hit. When the WSB congrats the trio of Scorpio, Devane, and Donely, a pleased Robert reminds him it's now "Scorpio, Scorpio, and Donely". The WSB is still trying to dicipher the codebook Dom gave Mac. Meanwhile back in New York, Mac's attempt to help Dom escape is foiled and Taub's men beat Mac up. Taub wants an heir and plans to forceably take Dom out of the country to their Bavarian hunting lodge.

I Put a Spell on You
Cesar sneaks into the Scorpio's hotel room, checks out all the nooks and cranies, and fantasizes about Anna in bed. Later, Anna answers the door in her nightgown and robe, thinking Robert's misplaced his key, only to find Cesar at the door.  She immediately threatens to call the hotel security, but he cuts her short uttering the post-hypnotic phrase "Can you hear the waters whispering?"  Under his spell, he ushers her into the bedroom where he commands her to go to sleep, and waits for Robert to return.  Hypnotizing Robert, he programs Scorpio into thinking he's witnessed Anna making love to Cesar in the Scorpio's hotel bedroom.  Robert then leaves and gets drunk with Bill Eckert. Anna awakens, remembers nothing and dresses for the Quartermaine party.