Thomas and Steffy enjoyed breakfast at Taylor's, complete with food thievery, and their parents grinned. At Brooke's, she and Rick were decidedly less cheerful about the sleepover as Rick twisted the knife about Ridge staying with Taylor because of Ridge's hatred for him. No dummy, Brooke wondered if Rick was manipulating her. He quickly assured her that he wasn't. Taylor called Stephanie at work to update her on the warm family evening and then turned her attention back to Ridge and the kids. Thomas told Steffy he was "relieved" Rick is out of their lives. "We're still family," Ridge reminded, adding, "I have two families, equally important." Ridge then called and checked on Brooke. "It's not you, it's Rick," he sighed of his overnight at Taylor's, before telling Brooke he intended to ask Eric to fire Rick. He hung up, regretful, leaving Brooke flummoxed. Rick urged her to stand up to Ridge. At Taylor's, Ridge was hopeful for the future and praised Taylor as a "remarkable woman."

At Jackie M, Jackie, Steph, Bridget and Nick all converged, only to see the cover of Eye on Fashion announcing the death of Bill Spencer. Stephanie was shellshocked, noting she hadn't heard from Bill in a while and had put off calling him. She called Caroline's sister, Karen, who surprised her by saying Bill had instructed her to contact Stephanie! Steph waxed on about Caroline and how Ridge's life would've been different if she hadn't died. Later, Eric showed up to comfort Stephanie and take her to the funeral — much to her wry surprise. "So you could be the sensitive ex-husband?" she wondered. "This is so like you." She said his act is a way for covering how he's really the "rutting, selfish old bastard." Eric was shocked. Stephanie reiterated that she didn't need him or want him and bid him goodbye.