Phyllis was released from prison but her release was less than joyful due to the fact that Victoria was still in a coma, and no decision had been made as to what to do for her and the baby. Jack was being slowly suffocated by persons willing to charge him with unthinkable deeds, including the Clear Springs project, the Jabot incident which claimed he was still the owner, and Ji Min Kim's death. Victoria was rushed into surgery to have any chance of saving her or the baby, while the court was still deliberating over the proper procedure to follow with her. Still fearing that Jeffrey would find out the truth about her, Gloria devised a plan to make him interested in her, or so she thought. With a new marketing plan beingt put into the works, Amber found a way to ingratiate herself into entering the contest, with a little help from Kevin. Victoria, with help of a c-section, gave birth to a very premature son, while still remaining in a coma.