Taylor dropped by Stephanie's office at Jackie M to express her concern about Brooke interfering in a reunion with Ridge. When Pam popped her head in, Taylor chided her for the stunt she'd pulled at the fashion show. Then Nick, Jackie and Clarke showed up, and Stephanie announced she wanted to hire Pam as executive assistant. The dubious Jackie M gang questioned Pam's experience. "Other than the growth in my brain and being institutionalized, my life's been pretty boring," Pam chirped, then yanked out a photo of Tiny and expressed her hatred for "dog killer" Donna. Pam and her pearls don't fit in with the cutting edge image they want for Jackie M, said Clarke. "I'm an odd duck," confessed Pam. "But I'm a hard worker...I'd make Jackie M proud." Nick reluctantly asked when she could start.

Bill found Katie in his office looking disgustedly at the layout of Donna covered in honey. "Should I take cover?" grinned Bill, who suggested the publicity could be good for Forrester. Katie flirtatiously warned Bill not to mess with Forrester — or her.

At Forrester, Steffy told the family she wanted to help out, but didn't want to be Forrester's spokesmodel. As they waited for photographer Giovanni to arrive, Ridge and Eric urged her to reconsider. "Somebody's got to step up," Steffy finally sighed, and changed into a shiny gold gown. Giovanni snapped photos of an awkward Steffy, who afterward repeated her reservations about being a model. Bill turned up and scoffed at the endeavor. "The once mighty Forrester Creations is on the slippery slope to bankruptcy," Bill smirked. Bill's never going to have this company, raged Eric. He built this company for his children. "And there are only a few of them still here," pointed out Bill. Alone with Bill, Ridge insisted Forrester Creations was not going to tail, and ordered Bill out.

Distracted by her earlier conversation with Taylor about Brooke, Stephanie rifled through resumes for public relations execs. Suddenly she came across a familiar face: Brooke's ex-husband, Whip....