Thorne and Felicia showed up so Steph could pitch her plot to them and Ridge, while Bill read Stephanie's latest article and latched on to something troubling. The kids were all worried about how Stephanie's plan would impact their dad. "We hate seeing him like this," sighed Felicia. "Truly it could kill him." Stephanie insisted it was just about the company. Ridge asked her to stop and Thorne and Felicia echoed the sentiment. Steph insisted she just wanted them in charge of the company and then backed off, leaving. She went to Bill's to tell him she wanted to discontinue the blogs and end the war. Bill wondered who had gotten to her, before questioning her about a line in her blog about Eric's soft heart leading to legal troubles. "Is Eric cooking the books?" he mused, needling her about the dirt on Eric. He demanded to know what she had that could bring the man to his knees. Bill threw theories around, speculating about low income, immigrant Forrester employees. Stephanie tried to evade but Bill said she'd unwittingly given him the "brass key" to put Eric behind bars. "You want Forrester Creations for yourself," Stephanie slowly realized. "That's why you're in L.A." Bill confirmed that, assuring, "Forrester Creations will be mine!"

At Nick's, Bridget straddled Nick on the couch and suggested he switch from beer to red wine. She gave him incentive to become a "red wine connaisseur," before letting him keep the beer after all. They got serious, marveling at their renewed connection and then smooching. Then, the clothes came off! Cue the roaring fire, the wailing saxophone, etc.

Eric, Pam, Donna, and Katie bemoaned the fact that Brooke's webcast had hurt rather than helped them. Steph was winning! Eric finished up with an accented Forrester employee named Bobby who had some family issues. Stephanie greeted Bobby on the way out and then left herself. Donna asked Eric and Katie why Steph was allowed to wander the halls. They then discussed needing a strategy to take down Bill. Donna denied having any particular insight on the man. As they kept brainstorming, Ridge, Thorne and Felicia came in tell Eric that Stephanie had agreed to cease her campaign.