Taylor tried to track down Stephanie to tell her that Ridge knows about his invalid marriage. Meanwhile, Nick, Stephanie, Jackie, Bridget Owen and Clark welcomed Bill to the Jackie M offices. Stephanie revealed she had two more installments about Forrester Creations for Bill to publish. He then described how he propositioned Donna when she ordered him to leave Forrester Creations alone but she didn't take the bait. Nick seemed appalled by Bill's methods but kept quiet. Stephanie received an urgent call from Taylor and dashed away. While touring Jackie M, Bill flirted shamelessly with Bridget and Jackie, ticking off Owen. After Bill left, Nick warned Owen to treat Bridget with care. Owen countered that Nick needs to stop worrying about his ex-wife.

Brooke assured Ridge that Rick and Steffy were going to keep their distance from each other. Brooke praised Rick's tribute to Phoebe as "beautiful" while Ridge called it "vile." Brooke refused to see her son as evil but Ridge raged, "Your son is still manipulating you." He demanded that Brooke promise that she will do everything in her power to prevent Rick and Steffy from getting back together. Brooke agreed but commented that Ridge seemed to be inferring that their marriage is over.

Stephanie met with Taylor who confessed that she blabbed to Ridge that he wasn't legally married to Brooke. Taylor claimed she couldn't hold back any longer because Ridge is so disillusioned with Brooke. Stephanie later met with Ridge and he complained about her not telling him that he's still single. Stephanie cautioned that the only way the craziness with Rick and Steffy will stop if he married Taylor and presented a united front.

Nick couldn't stop thinking of his recent kiss with Bridget. She stormed in and objected to him talking to Owen. He confessed that he couldn't ignore what he feels for her. Bridget ordered him to leave her alone.

Brooke encountered Taylor and Brooke accused the shrink of using Rick and Steffy to make a play for Ridge. Brooke insisted that Rick is no longer an issue for her and Ridge. Taylor warned that when "you blow it," she'll be there to pick up the pieces with Ridge.

Donna told Eric that she visited Bill and Eric wanted to know what they spoke about. Donna dodged that questions by saying that they need to keep out of Bill's way. Donna was annoyed when Eric called Bill and invited him to dinner at the house. Bill accepted as he smugly looked at Stephanie's latest articles.