A devastated Rick kept repeating "I'm paralyzed," as Bridget urged his doctor to do anything he could. As Ridge approached the bed, stricken, Brooke gave him a glare. Bitter Rick laid it out for everyone: "I am paralyzed; I am an invalid." (Don't do shots every time he says the 'p' word.) Bridget tried to assure him the condition could be temporary. When Ridge tried to share his sympathy, Rick loosed his venom on Ridge, blaming him for his fall, for his and Bridget's suffering over the years, etc. "Stop pretending that you care," he hissed at his half-brother over Bridget's protests, citing how Ridge had torpedoed his relationships with Ashley, Phoebe and Taylor. "You will not take another damn thing away from me," he vowed, whispering, "Get the hell out." Alone, Rick flashed back on his many losses, pounded on his legs and wept. Out in the hall, Bridget told Ridge and Brooke that Rick would likely be okay once the swelling around his spinal cord subsided. Ridge begged Brooke to believe he wouldn't intentionally hurt her son. "The three of us will get together and work through this," Brooke promised. Later, Brooke came to see a bummed out Rick, but he couldn't share her "Pollyanna attitude." He petulantly said he needed her more than Ridge does, and needs her to put him first. "Let Taylor have him; they deserve each other," he said of Ridge, begging Brooke to honor one request: "Get Ridge out of our lives."

Eric and a tearful Donna rehashed the whole Pam saga and Eric praised Donna's bravery. But then Eric told Donna that scar tissue from a childhood injury may have caused Pam to snap. Donna didn't buy that for a second. She insisted Steph was just trying to keep her sis out of jail. Eric assured her this was different from the time Stephanie faked her heart attack. Donna made tracks for the hospital. There, Stephanie awaited word on her sister's condition. Donna stormed in and accused Stephanie of orchestrating this whole thing to get Pam off, swearing she wouldn't rest until Pam was behind bars. When Pam's doctor came back, she said Pam would be transferred to a state-run facility, explaining that a large mass had indeed caused Pam's behavior. Donna was flummoxed. When they all went in to visit Pam, she was clearly bewildered, asking who was caring for Tiny. Stephanie gently explained Tiny died and Pam just couldn't understand. Unsympathetic Donna applauded her performance, naming off her litany of crimes. Pam wept, asking for her dog.