Lexie frets about Hope and Zack's kidnapping and decides to go tell Abe about the wallet and itinerary, as she leaves the DiMera Mansion, Brandon is coming for a visit. He tries to talk her out of telling Abe anything, fearing she will just become deeper entrenched as a suspect. She is determined to tell Abe. Fortunately, Abe had plans himself to go see Lexie and is heard walking into the foyer. Lexie tells him that the wallet was found in the backseat of her car and the itinerary in her purse. She swears to Abe that she has no idea where they came from or where Hope/Zack are. She is confused as to why someone would try to frame her. Abe replies that she is, of course a DiMera. But believes she is telling the truth. He takes the evidence back to the PD and Bo.

Belle finds Philip sitting alone at Salem Place, she is dressed up as Sandy in Grease. Philip is pouting over Chloe, aware of the romantic scavenger hunt Brady sent her on. Belle encourages him to attend the Hartley House Halloween party, but he doesn't want to. He refuses to give up on Chloe. Belle finally convinces him to join the fun and get his mind off Chloe. At the dorm, Shawn, a.k.a James Dean is sitting alone thinking of his family. Caprice brings him Cassie and Rex's costumes. The twins show up not in costume, but carrying axes, growling and screaming. They ask if they won the scary contest, Caprice tells them it hasn't started yet and hands them their costume. They head upstairs to change. Caprice reminds everyone that the dorm is a DRY dorm. Cynthia, Marilyn Monroe approaches Shawn and he blows her off. Mimi tells her to leave everyone alone. Cassie, a vampire and Rex, a werewolf, grab Cynthia's shoulders, she tells them to stop touching her they will ruin her silk dress. In walk Belle and Philip, Mimi re-informs Philip that he is Cassie's date and she is Rex's. The twins have been studying dating rituals. Cassie plants a big kiss on Philip. Rolf is hiding in the bushes dressed as a rather scary clown. He decides its time for the twins to start doing what is intended of them. He breaks out a remote control; the twins freeze in their motions. Minutes later they come out of their trance, Philip and Mimi ask if they are okay, the twins say yes. Music starts, and the two couples dance. Cynthia is still making jokes toward the twins. In mid song the twins freeze again, this time walking out of the room in a total trance. Shawn and Belle call after them, with no response, Shawn and Philip try to find them. Rolf meets the twins outside asking if they are ready, they say yes. In the meantime, the students have declared it time for the scary contest. We see Cassie in the basement as she flips the breaker to turn off the lights. Belle has candles, Cynthia, who is afraid of the dark, grabs one and lights it by the window. Rex is outside the window and moves the candle so it ignites the curtain. Belle and Cynthia scream at the flames, Shawn grabs Belle. Cassie and Rex show up with a fire extinguisher, but Cynthia realizes her dress is on fire as well. She pulls it off, standing naked when the lights come back up. Cassie graciously gives up her cape to Cynthia.

At the pier, Chloe is surprised to discover Brady, not Philip who sent her on the adventure. She apologizes stating it is unlike him; he tells her she must not know him that well. He leaves and returns dressed in the Zorro costume of 2 years ago, Chloe has added a black veil. He instructs her to turn on a boom box, Carmen music plays. She tells him that he is her hero. He asks her to dance. "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias plays while a very sensuous dance ensues. It ends with a kiss worth waiting for. Brady tells her that there is much more than friendship between them and it is time to start saying things. He begins to say I love you and Chloe stops him. She tells him that she doesn't want him to love her, because if she dies he will be heartbroken and she doesn't want him to have that pain twice in his life. She runs off, crying leaving Brady stunned and confused.

We see Larry injecting a syringe into a juice box about mid way in the show, telling Hope its time for her treat. At the end, Hope awakes, groggy and apparently drugged to find Zack gone. Larry is pushing a costumed Zack around Salem Place. He laughs at how he can get away with murder.