At the Abbott mansion, Ashley demanded that her siblings get out of her way. The voices in Ashley's head started speaking, and Ashley yelled out, "Stop!" Ashley begged Traci to get Billy, Jack, and Diane to "back off." Jack tried to call Sharon for help. When Sharon returned Jack's call, Jack asked her to visit the Abbott mansion. Sharon said that she was "on [her] way."

Ashley continued to scream at her family. Billy said that the family was just trying to help. While she started to cry, Ashley told her family that they were being cruel and vile. Traci said that she wished Ashley would stop fighting them so they could get to the bottom of things. Ashley continued to protest that no one had been listening to her. Ashley questioned how Sharon would be able to help Ashley, since Sharon wasn't even a "practicing professional." Ashley said that she would never forgive her family for the betrayal.

In Ashley's head, her childlike alter screamed for the sleeping Ashley to wake up "before it's too late."

Diane tried to comfort Jack as the screaming in Ashley's head continued. Jack told Diane not to worry about him. Jack told Diane that she shouldn't have to put up with the situation and might want to stay at the Athletic Club. Diane said that she would rather stay and let Ashley vent at her if Ashley needed to. Jack said that he would protect Diane from Ashley.

Diane asked Jack if he really thought bringing Sharon over would be a good idea. Jack said that he hoped Sharon could provide them with some "insight." Ashley fell over, and her siblings ran over to her. Ashley said that she had just been dizzy and told everyone to "stop hovering." Ashley said that she just wanted to rest in her room.

The childlike alter started kicking the bed with sleeping Ashley in it. Sleeping Ashley started to awaken. In the Abbott living room, Ashley grabbed her head and started violently shaking. Ashley seemed to pass out for a moment. When Ashley stirred and sat up, the "real" Ashley was back. Ashley asked her siblings what had been "going on."

Ashley asked why everyone was standing around like something was wrong. Traci told Ashley that Ashley had fainted. Ashley didn't remember anything that had happened. Diane suggested that they take Ashley to the hospital. Jack told Ashley to relax, and Ashley said that Jack was starting to "terrify" her. Billy said that Ashley had had a blackout. Ashley asked Traci if she had told the family about her previous blackouts. Traci confirmed that she had told their siblings about the blackouts but that Ashley had already known that.

Sharon entered and said that she wanted to help if she could. Traci told Ashley that the family had gotten together to help her with what had been going on. Traci reminded Ashley that Ashley had promised to see a doctor. Ashley swore that she had been planning to call a doctor. Ashley asked why Sharon had arrived. Sharon said that she was there "as a friend." Jack told Ashley that having someone "more experienced, more objective" might help Ashley. Ashley protested that she was "too exhausted" to continue.

In Ashley's mind, the dominant alter was handcuffed to a bed. The childlike alter cheered that she had beaten the other personality.

Billy suggested that Ashley get some rest. Jack apologized to Ashley for having worn her out. Traci escorted Ashley upstairs, and Jack asked Billy why he had clearly wanted Ashley to leave. Billy said that he felt they needed to give Sharon more information before Sharon spoke further with Ashley.

In Ashley's mind, the childlike alter taunted the dominant alter. The dominant alter argued that she was the only one who could protect Ashley. Traci sat by Ashley on the bed and reminisced about Ashley tucking Traci in when they'd been little and about the dreams they had had then. Ashley started crying, and she admitted to being scared and needing help.

The dominant alter cruelly taunted the childlike alter and said that they would be rendered powerless, and Ashley would be sent to Fairview.

Jack and Billy explained Ashley's breakdown to Sharon. Traci returned, and she reported that Ashley had fallen asleep. Sharon said that she got "the gist" of what Ashley had been going through. Traci explained the "frightening" blackouts that had been occurring. Traci said, "It's as if we're dealing with two Ashleys." Billy suggested that the family had witnessed two "very different personas" in Ashley. Billy shared that he had had a strange encounter with Ashley at Society previously.

Billy told Traci that he had gone through his own blackouts in the past, and he hadn't wanted to "project" that experience onto Ashley. Traci asked Billy when his blackouts had occurred. Billy said they had been after Delia's death. Billy continued to tell Traci about some of his blackouts, including one night that he wouldn't "get into." Billy said that he had gotten "serious therapy," and he had been treated for dissociative identity disorder. Billy said that Ashley was a stronger person than he was, and she would get through her situation, too.

Jack asked Sharon for her thoughts. Sharon agreed with Billy that the situations sounded similar. Sharon offered to make calls and get a list of referrals for who Ashley could go to for help. Jack worried that Ashley would fight her siblings on getting help, but Traci felt that Ashley would go along with their plan. Traci insisted the family had to help Ashley "before it's too late."

At the jazz lounge, Kyle was sitting at the bar when Summer walked in. Summer told Kyle that she hadn't been able to sleep. Summer, sensing Kyle's mood, asked if he was "not having a good night." Kyle replied that it had not been the best night of his life. Summer asked if it would make it better or worse if she joined Kyle.

Summer asked if Kyle was upset because they hadn't found a nanny for Harrison. Summer said that they should have found at least one person Harrison had liked. Kyle said that they had found a person who had clicked with Harrison -- Claire. Summer protested that she had not seen "any clicking at all."

Kyle said that Harrison had probably liked Claire because of her childlike excitement. Summer said that she had not noticed. Kyle speculated that Claire was excited to do "normal" things because of her horrific childhood. Summer seemed shocked and said that Kyle had to have really been paying attention to see all that in Claire from one meeting. Kyle told Summer that he had actually run into Claire again at Society.

Kyle admitted he had wanted to know more about Claire's past. Kyle recounted that Claire had "laid it all out there" and had told him all about her past. Summer questioned how Kyle had spoken to Claire twice and was already "on her side." Summer explained how Claire had won over the rest of the Newmans, but Summer had been "too skeptical to welcome" Claire. Kyle told Summer that he had not been trying to "push" Claire as a nanny for Harrison. Summer was relieved and reminded Kyle that they both had to agree who Harrison's nanny would be, and it wouldn't be Claire.

Changing the subject, Summer suggested they talk about why Kyle was "drinking alone at this hour." Kyle and Summer moved to more comfortable seating, and Kyle told Summer that he was just at the jazz lounge after work for a drink. Summer didn't believe Kyle's story and reminded him that they had been married twice. Kyle confessed that he had been having a hard time at Jabot as a "subordinate" of his mom. Summer didn't understand Kyle's confession because he had been the one who had "pushed for this in the first place."

Kyle said that Diane had not been ready for her position. Summer said that if Kyle thought Diane had been in "over her head," other people had probably noticed, too. Kyle said that Jack didn't "see it." Summer said that after having worked with her own mom before, she understood Kyle's frustration. Kyle said that Diane had felt that Kyle had been making her look bad. Kyle conceded that Diane could be right.

Kyle said that he hated "feeling all this resentment." Summer replied that she had had "a feeling something like this" might happen when Diane had gotten promoted. Summer told Kyle that although he had had the "best of intentions" in pushing for Diane to get the job, Diane hadn't really been qualified. Kyle asked Summer if he should back off or keep trying to help Diane. Summer said that Kyle had to decide whether to walk away or to stand up and prove that he was the one who deserved the co-CEO job at Jabot.

Kyle said that Summer's suggestion was a "bold move." Summer said that she had softened toward Diane but that Summer would never trust Diane. Summer said that Diane should have turned down the offer and "insisted" that Jack rehire Kyle instead. Summer told Kyle that Diane's decision had been self-serving, arrogant, and "doomed to fail." Summer asked if the Abbotts could "really afford to have Diane in this position of power without the ability to handle it." Kyle agreed that Summer was right. Kyle worried the company would suffer if Kyle didn't take what should have been his all along.

• Kyle asks Claire not to leave the Abbotts'

• Kyle is enraged that he trusted Claire with Harrison

• Summer tells Victoria that Claire took Harrison