The Forresters swung the night away at Brooke and Ridge's party, unaware that anything was wrong. Except for Steffy, who doubled over in pain, immediately calling Eric and Marcus to her side. And then Ridge walked in, his face ashen with grief. As he sank to the floor in sobs, Thomas looked at Steffy and they just Knew. Music played over a montage of Ridge confirming the news for the children, Bridget crying in Brooke's arms, and Eric holding Felicia. The whole room was awash in grief as Ridge clutched Thomas and Steffy. Then, Thomas stormed out and Thorne stopped Ridge from following. And a bloodied Rick limped in. "I'm sorry. You'll never know how sorry I am," he whispered. "You're sorry?" echoed Ridge. "Phoebe's dead and you're 'sorry?!'" he said, launching himself at Rick and blaming him for the wreck. The fight was quickly broken up as the Forresters continued to reel. "Dad? What about Mom?" reminded Thomas. Nearby, Bridget and Brooke tended to Rick, who wept and wondered what he'd done. "I never meant to hurt her," he sobbed, haltingly revealing he and Phoebe had fought. Brooke assured him it was a horrible accident but he continued to blame himself. Stephanie then emerged on the balcony, wondering why Rick was alive and Phoebe was dead.

Taylor thanked Stephanie for being there for her while Brooke and Ridge's party was going on. Taylor admitted her drinking had caused people a lot of pain. Phoebe, for instance. Stephanie assured her Phoebe loves her and they'd work through any problems they had. Taylor played Stephanie a song Phoebe had written for Ridge and sent to her. "She has the voice of an angel," sighed Taylor, not realizing how literal that description is now. She then shooed Stephanie off to the party, sure she'd have a second chance to "rebuild everything, make things right." Stephanie soon arrived to the empty Forrester mansion, confused as to why the house was empty. Eric was forced to tell her, "Phoebe was killed." Stephanie struggled to process the news and Eric went up to comfort Thomas and Steffy. Meanwhile, Taylor moved photos of her children around and put Phoebe's song back on again. As she flipped through Phoebe's childhood scrapbook, Ridge came by. He knelt beside her on the floor and then rose, his heavy silence freaking Taylor out. As she wondered what was wrong, he told her, "Phoebe was killed tonight." Her whole body seemed to absorb the blow.