Ridge ran out in front of the jet and forced it to stop. Steffy asked what was going on and Rick begged her to always believe in him. Ridge and Taylor boarded the plane over Steffy’s objections. Ridge ordered his daughter to leave with Taylor while he had a talk with Rick. Steffy reluctantly obeyed. After the ladies were gone, Rick sneered at Ridge for butting in. "Your days of manipulating my daughter are done," Ridge growled, but Rick taunted that he and Steffy were just getting started. He insisted that she won't care about the things he said on the tape. Rick warned that Ridge's marriage is over once Brooke finds out that he set up her son.

As Jackie and Owen were leaving her place for dinner, they encountered Bridget at the door. She assumed they were working late on business matters. Bridget presented Jackie with a gift for giving her a job at Jackie M and the women agreed they will always be friends. As Bridget started to leave, she asked Owen if he wanted to get a bite to eat. He said he was still working but Jackie pushed him to accept Bridget's invitation. Perplexed, Owen left with Bridget. Jackie said to herself that Owen could be just the ticket to make Nick jealous and bring him back to Bridget.

When Taylor and Steffy got home, Taylor played back the recording of Rick. At first, Steffy was in denial about what Rick was saying but her confidence waned as his ugly diatribe continued. Steffy didn't want to hear anymore and began to leave but she stopped cold when she heard Rick admit that his relationship with Steffy was about revenge. Steffy sank down on the sofa as her mother insisted that Rick is not a good person. Steffy called Rick and asked to see him right away. When Ridge and Rick showed up, Steffy asked to speak to Rick alone. After her parents left the room, Steffy expressed her disappointment and anger over the recording. Rick claimed that her dad goaded him into saying those things and that he would never do anything to hurt her. "Please believe," he pleaded.