A disbelieving Stephanie barreled past Donna in search of Eric. Donna continued her denials, but freaked out when Stephanie decided to look out the bathroom window. Donna was shocked when Stephanie didn't see Eric outside, then covered and admonished Stephanie for not taking her word for it. Stephanie called her bluff and told her a private detective tracked Eric to her place. She conceded that Eric stopped by, but only to give her a Valentine's gift. Donna insisted that both she and Eric are living up to her end of their agreement, and that it's up to Stephanie to get Eric to love her again. Stephanie was dumbfounded, but reiterated her threat to send Storm to the slammer if she and Eric are sharing a bed again. Meanwhile, outside, Eric was freezing his you-know-what's off as he stood naked on the ledge, covering his privates with his clothes and warding off errant pigeons. Stephanie's eagle-eyed detective spotted Eric, shot several pictures of him with a zoom lens, then uploaded them to a newspaper editor. The editor was pleased by the pics and stopped the presses to have them added to the next edition. Once Stephanie left, Donna frantically rescued Eric from the ledge. The duo celebrated outsmarting Steph by making passionate love.

Retiring for the evening, Ridge asked Brooke to share what's on her mind. Brooke said something was bothering her, but not anymore. She conceded she'd been worked about baby Jack and praised Ridge for his patience. Ridge said he was just fighting for their family and the life they all want together. Brooke said she hoped Ridge believed her when she said she wants the same things. The two made love. Afterwards, during pillow talk, Brooke covered her shock and worry when Ridge told her that Stephanie doesn't believe Donna and Eric and hired a private detective to track Eric's whereabouts.

Katie paid a surprise visit to Nick to talk to him about Brooke. Over dinner, Katie "suggested" that Nick steer clear of Brooke since she's happy with Ridge and since he's always ended up with nothing but heartache whenever he pursued something with her sister. Instead Katie lobbied for Nick to take a fresh look at Bridget as a possible love interest. Nick expressed his doubts at how feasible or workable such a reconciliation would be. Katie upped the ante by asking Nick a direct question: Is he really in love with Brooke? Nick hedged and kept a good poker face by responding that he'll keep that answer to himself. Katie thanked him for his time, urged him to think about what she said then excused herself.