Eric visited Brooke to apologize for Stephanie's role in her rape. Donna and Katie were aghast to learn of Stephanie's involvement, and even more aghast to learn that Stephanie skipped town to avoid the fallout. The two of them looked on while Eric stated his regret for not stopping Stephanie before things got out of hand. He made a heartfelt declaration of love and support to Brooke, which culminated in an emotional hug between them. After Eric and Donna left, Katie and Brooke had a heart-to-heart. Katie expressed regret at hurting Donna by wrecking her wedding. Brooke reassured Katie that she did the right thing, and did Donna a favor. "She's better off," Brooke insisted of Donna. Katie agreed with Brooke that Stephanie had gone too far this time.

At Cafe Russe, Carl was having dinner with Bridget. He helped Bridget figure out how to use her new PDA/cell phone, and teased her about her clumsiness in using it. Bridget suggested they go Dutch when Carl got sticker shock from some of the items on the menu. Carl suggested that the "scrambled egg" fiasco may not be a settled matter after all, because he witnessed the retired chief of staff and the head of cryogenics having breakfast together. Bridget was annoyed and anxious by Carl's claims. When Bridget spotted Nick and Taylor across the dining room she called Nick on her cell to say hi. Nick and Taylor dropped by Bridget and Carl's table to say hello, and to make an offer: they'd like Bridget to be the godmother to their child. A shocked Bridget nervously accepted, then made a fast exit. On her way out, she tapped Carl on his shoulder, signaling him to do the same. In the car, Carl and Bridget argued over Bridget's acceptance of Nick and Taylor's offer and whether Bridget should come clean about the egg mix-up. Bridget threw her purse in the back seat while speaking. Her phone redialed Nick's number when it hit the seat, and when Nick answered he overheard pieces of their conversation — enough to know that there's something wrong with Taylor's pregnancy.

Donna ran into Eric at the bar at Cafe Russe. Both acknowledged they were there to drown their sorrows for the same reason. Donna had Eric buy her a drink. She told Eric if she had married Thorne she would have made him happy and driven Stephanie crazy at the same time. Donna expressed her surprise that Stephanie just left a note and skipped town. Eric replied that Stephanie will have to answer for her actions when she returns. "Does this mean you're going to divorce her?" Donna asked pointedly. Eric coyly stated that he doesn't make big decisions like that over drinks, but he conceded that things have "cooled off" between him and Stephanie after all these years and kids. Donna rejected Eric's idea that that goes with the territory as the years go on. She suggested that happiness is a state of mind that's decided on by each individual. Eric thanked Donna for the food for thought and paid for another drink for her before leaving.