Brooke’s plea to Steffy bonds the women together over their mutual love of Rick. Ridge is unaffected by Rick’s reasoning for his heroic actions and instead looks forward to working in an environment without him. Despite the events which took place earlier, Thorne is still confident that he will be named president of Forrester Creations. Rick makes one last ditch effort to get Eric on his side. Steffy puts Ridge on the spot when she tells her him her plans for the future.