After posting bail, Stephen returned to his hotel room with Storm to a thrilled Donna and a suspicious Katie, who still wasn't convinced that her dad is not the shooter. Storm suggested they all pull together as a family, but Katie was far from a conciliatory mood. "I don't even know you," she spat at Stephen and stormed out. He was stung by his daughter's words and Storm tried to console him, with little luck. "Donna and I know you're innocent, Dad, and I'm going to prove it," Storm assured. Stephen kept beating up on himself for abandoning his family years ago. He praised Storm for stepping up and becoming the head of the family. Storm confessed his own pain of trying to take his dad's place. "I was just a kid," he lamented. "I was terrified." Stephen vowed that he would pay all his kids back someday.

Charlie was ready to close the case on Stephanie's shooting but Lt. Baker pointed out that with so many enemies, there's still a lot to be considered. Charlie was frustrated that his dad wanted to once again review the CD from the security cameras at Forrester Creations. A bubbly Pamela showed up and thanked the cops for finding her sister's shooter. After she left, both Lt. Baker and Charlie were suspicious of Pam's giddy behavior and added her to the list of suspects.

Brooke reveled in holding Jack in her arms, then admitted that it was hard to to stay away from him. "I better go," Brooke sighed after putting the baby down to sleep. "Taylor wouldn't be to happy to find me here." Nick then complained about Ridge's harsh feelings about the situation but Brooke defended his attitude. Nick admitted that Brooke shouldn't be denied contact with Jack — she didn't want to jeopardize her relationship with Ridge. They reminisced about happier times and Nick suggested that Brooke still see Jack secretly until "Ridge and Taylor come around." Brooke smiled and agreed.