Nick and Katie pulled back from their smooch and Katie giggled, "I can die a happy woman now." He helped her get into Lakers pajamas, and she remarked that she'd be staying in them forever. (Morbid!) Elsewhere, Bridget was still hunched over her computer, researching away. She insisted to Brooke that she had to find the answer. Then, eureka! "This is it," she declared, calling Dr. Patrick. When he arrived, Bridget explained a potentially miraculous change to Katie's protocol. Brooke reminded her that Katie refused going to the hospital, so they could give Katie the IV at home. Upstairs, Katie's breathing grew labored and she got all chilly. Nick kept talking to her and holding her hand until she passed out. Assuming she'd kicked the bucket, he stared at the prom decorations and flashed back all angstily. As Brooke and Bridget rushed back with the magic protocol, they caught Nick crying like a little girl. "It's too late," he snapped. Bridget rushed upstairs with the stethoscope and declared that Katie's pulse was there but very weak. Nick tried to keep Bridget and Brooke from administering the IV. "Can you swear to me that this will work?" he demanded. Bridget wanted to at least try. Now, "we just wait and pray," she said.

Working late at Forrester, Steffy hugged Ridge and tearfully praised him for making a dress for Katie. He grimly related that it was probably "a matter of time" before Katie croaked. Steffy hugged him again for being so generous despite his Donna hate. Meanwhile, down in shipping and receiving, Donna caught up with Marcus and told him about Katie dying. Ridge then got a call about Donna giving "suggestions" to the Marketing department and kvetched to Steffy. But then he magnanimously decided not to "rag on her tonight." Talk turned to Stef's new job and she grinned about Marcus — which piqued Ridge's interest. Marcus sang Katie's praises just from meeting her briefly (of course!) and offered Donna his empathy. Ridge questioned Steffy about the hottie who had set her heart aflutter and she let slip that his hiring had been Donna's idea. Downstairs, Donna wanted to take care of Marcus, not the other way around...and to still keep their secret just a bit longer. Too bad Steffy spied them holding hands through the window.