Lexi's devastated as Carl admits the truth

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On the roof of the hospital, Nicola begs Lexi to give her baby back but Lexi wields her power and in front of everyone, asks Carl why he's so happy to coo over Angelica but doesn't want a baby with his own wife.

Carl fails to give her a straight answer and Nicola continues to plead with Lexi to give Angelica back. Lexi continues to demand answers from Carl and tells Nicola that what she's doing is the only way she can get his attention.

Lexi begs Carl to let her try for another baby as it's all she wanted. Everyone is in agreement that Carl needs to give her an answer, but he continues to evade her pleas. Jimmy urges his brother to either give Lexi some hope or put her straight.

With that, Carl finally looks her in the eyes and tells her he won't have a child with her. As a stunned Lexi takes a wobbly step back with baby Angelica in her arms, she demands to know why.

Everyone's terrified when Carl admits that he doesn't love her and he never has. Faced with the truth she's been trying to hide from for months, Lexi's devastated.

Will she back down and return the baby or will it result in tragedy?

Meanwhile, in the midst of the drama Jimmy and Nicola are drawn closer together and after realising how much they mean to each other, decide to get married.