The Bold and the Beautiful

- Season 22

(2009)

Stephanie rejects Brooke's perjury demand as 'reparation', claiming it wouldn't work and Storm can't be trusted never to have another criminal episode of lost self-control. Hearing Brooke's report, Storm leaves to report to the police before Stephanie would in a few hours. Eric brings his divorce papers to shock-shelled Stephanie, who now changes her mind and calls Brooke to stop Storm 'we can help each-other'.

Eric treats Donna to a romantic private dinner, followed by a private fashion show presenting her new honeymoon wardrobe, to her delight culminating in a formal proposal to marriage. Meanwhile Stephanie arrives at Brooke's to propose her terms to get Storm and dad Steve off the hook for shooting her: Donna must renounce marrying Eric to prevent a divorce. Storm has already started making a confession to the LAPD, but a call makes them return without disclosing the real killer.

Eric scolds Felicia's inconsiderate assumption he would and should return to her ma anyway. Donna vigorously reasons against Brooke's suggestion to accept Stephanie's offer to drop the complaint if she doesn't marry Eric. In jail, Steven gets Stephanie's advice to finally reunite his family by pushing Dona to accept the deal.

Brooke keeps pressing Donna to give up Eric, but dad wants to 'confess' and save only Storm instead. Taylor's belligerent attitude against Bridget, whom she bans from the christening and completely blames for the IVF mix-up, worries Nick again. Donna delivers her answer in person.

Nick's attempts to appease Taylor's insecurity about Brooke and motherhood fail again. Donna rages on about her and Eric belonging together and nobody wanting him to be stopped from remarrying, but when Stephanie actually picks up the horn to call the police gives to the blackmail.

Brooke is relieved to hear Donna yielded to Stephanie's ultimatum. Stormis suspicious why he's let off the hook. Unsuspecting Eric showers Donna with gifts and kindness in the Big Bear cabin and promises an unprecedented wedding extravaganza, yet she interrupts him in tears.

Eric remains most loving and supportive when Donna tries to gently wriggle out of accepting his proposal by claiming she suffers from an incurable sex addiction. Stephanie doesn't actually wait for news from Big Bear but forces the LAPD to accept her declaration that Steven isn't her shooter, so the formal charge against him will be dropped.

Stephanie, who is about to take a short trip to Chicago, demands that Donna break things off with Eric by the time she gets back. Brooke happens to run into Nick at Insomnia.

Taylor becomes enraged at Brooke and works herself into a panic attack. Nick tells Jackie about the mix-up at the fertility clinic.

Brooke drives Taylor back home after she faints at the Insomnia café. Ridge wants to celebrate with Brooke now that Stephen Logan is no longer a suspect in Stephanie's shooting.

Jackie tries to convince Brooke to return to Nick and become a mother to baby Jack. Ashley and Ridge have a heart-to-heart.

Brooke rushes baby Jack out of Taylor's home. Katie stages it so that Eric catches Donna and Jake Maclaine in a compromising position.

Brooke rushes over to Nick with baby Jack, whom she had taken away from Taylor. Donna finds it difficult to break things off with Eric, despite Stephanie's blackmail threats.

Nick asks Taylor if she can love baby Jack. Eric reassures Donna that she can get help for her supposed sex addiction.

Taylor does some housecleaning in the hopes of ridding herself of anything related to Brooke. Bridget catches Nick and Brooke holding hands.

Rick tries to convince Brooke and Nick that they belong together. Taylor confronts Brooke over her text message to Nick.

Brooke tells Nick that Taylor found her text message to him. Jackie gives Taylor her candid opinion: Taylor will never be able to accept baby Jack.

Katie is appalled when Donna suggests that they call Stephanie's bluff. Taylor seems to have made a complete turnaround, but Nick worries it's too good to be true.

As per Nick's request, James Warwick is in town to see Taylor. Stephanie confronts Donna over the fact that she and Eric haven't split apart yet.

Donna tells Eric that Storm was the one who shot Stephanie and that Stephanie is blackmailing her over the fact. James Warwick visits Taylor.

Taylor lashes out at Rick. Donna tells Katie that instead of breaking things off with Eric, she told him the truth. Nick is surprised by Taylor's idea for a dinner party.

Taylor's dinner party begins, and she promises Ridge and Brooke that it will be one that changes everyone's life forever.

Taylor springs a "surprise wedding" on Ridge and Brooke. Ashley surprises Rick by telling him that she would like him back.

Stephanie learns from Jackie that the egg donor for baby Jack was Brooke. Brooke resists Taylor's marriage ploy.

Brooke learns that Donna and Eric are still seeing each other. Nick asks Dr. Warwick what he can do to help Taylor.

Dr. Warwick asks Nick if he is still in love with Brooke. Taylor hallucinates, seeing Brooke walk into her house and declare that Nick is hers.

Nick tells Brooke he still loves her and that even though he is committed to his marriage, he is going to be honest with Taylor.

Taylor leaves Nick. Rick sees his chance with Taylor. Nick sees his chance with Brooke.

Eric and Donna stage an angry break-up in front of Stephanie. Rick surprises Taylor with a kiss. Nick tries to persuade Brooke to come back to him.

Stephanie confronts Brooke and demands to know if Donna is keeping her end of the bargain. The Logan sisters try to get Storm to go to Paris.

Brooke visits Nick to give him her decision.

In a secret apartment, Donna and Eric make love. Nick demands that Brooke choose between him and Ridge. Katie tries to play matchmaker for Nick and Bridget.

The private investigator calls Stephanie and tells her where Donna and Eric are. Bridget visits Nick, who tells her he is sure Brooke will come back to him.

Stephanie searches for Eric in Donna's room as Eric, naked, hides outside on the window ledge.

Eric puts himself and Stephanie on a private jet to Tahiti in order to prevent her from seeing his nude picture in the paper. Katie confronts Donna over the photo.

Stephanie tells Donna that she is going to turn in Storm to the police.

Brooke, Donna and Katie tell Storm the bad news: Stephanie plans to turn him in to the police. Taylor and Nick discuss the end of their marriage.

Katie pleads with Stephanie to show some compassion to her brother. Nick is brought up short when Taylor announces that she is taking baby Jack home with her.

Stephanie spares Storm. Katie advises Donna to give Eric space. Taylor makes it clear to Nick that she walked out on him, but not the baby.

Nick tells Brooke that Taylor came over the night before and demanded baby Jack -- and that she's coming back today.

Stephanie tells Ashley there's reason to hope for Ridge. Taylor bursts into Nick's home, demanding baby Jack.

Taylor is outraged when she learns that Nick wants to take custody of Jack away from her. Felicia tells Ridge her plans for the anniversary party.

The custody battle begins; and Taylor vows that Nick will not take away her child. Ridge is angry over Brooke's involvement with Nick and Jack.

At the custody trial, Dr. Warwick, Brooke and Nick take the stand. Stephanie hopes she can save her marriage. Eric tells Donna he'll be back to her.

The court battle ends; Taylor loses custody of baby Jack. Felicia and Stephanie look through old photo albums.

Nick asks Brooke to start a family with him. Rick stops Taylor just as she's about to fall off the wagon.

Ridge and Nick fight over Brooke. Taylor is shocked that she kissed Rick, the son of her enemy. Bridget comforts Nick.

Ridge demands that Brooke make up her mind: him, Hope and R.J., or Nick and Jack. Donna is worried as Eric celebrates his anniversary with Stephanie.

Despite their impending divorce, Eric and Stephanie celebrate their anniversary with the family. Brooke proposes to Ridge. Katie pushes Bridget and Nick together.

Katie and Nick drink Scotch and work a jigsaw puzzle together. The family is crushed with disappointment when Eric tells them he's committed to marrying Donna.

Brooke gets angry at Katie for pushing Nick and Bridget together. Pam suggests that Eric let Stephanie work at Forrester.

Brooke begs Nick to stay away from her daughter. Bridget overhears and angrily confronts her mother. Pam insinuates herself into a job as receptionist at Forrester.

Bridget urgently wants to make love to Nick; she calls Katie to babysit Jack. Pam threatens Donna again. Eric offers Stephanie a job at Forrester.

Pam pulls a gun on Donna, but it's only a toy. Brooke asks Rick to talk Bridget out of getting involved with Nick again. Nick and Bridget make love.

Brooke worries that Ridge may go back to Ashley. Katie pumps Nick for information about his night with Bridget. Rick secretly brings baby Jack over to Taylor for a visit.

Eric visits Bridget and asks if she's seeing Nick again. Taylor and Brooke quarrel; Rick defends Taylor. Katie berates Nick for not committing himself to Bridget.

Brooke accuses Taylor of seducing her son to get back at her. Katie and Nick banter. Ridge tells Ashley he's glad she didn't leave L.A.

Eric warns Pam not to pull any more dirty tricks, or he'll have to fire her; but Pam can't resist. Rick tells Brooke he's planning an intimate dinner with Taylor.

Taylor tells Ridge she will never "cross the line" with Rick. Donna gets trapped in a tanning booth and comes out "overbaked."

Rick gets a letter from Phoebe, but he thinks it's from Taylor. Donna is dispirited after the tanning booth fiasco; and Pam has more dirty tricks.

Donna blames one of Pam's dirty tricks for her green hair. Taylor finds Rick and Phoebe having a private dinner. Katie and Nick eat the dinner Nick planned for Bridget.

Nick tells Katie he's attracted to her. Ashley gives Ridge her candid assessment of Brooke; Brooke overhears. Taylor begs Rick not to tell Phoebe she's involved with him.

Taylor tells Rick their relationship can't work, not when Phoebe is in love with him. Ridge tells Brooke why he's reluctant to marry her. Brooke confronts Ashley.

Eric falls asleep on Donna during their sexual adventure. Brooke persuades Storm to take Ashley out to lunch.

Eric wakes up in his "love nest" to see not Donna, but Stephanie. Ridge is upset to learn that Storm took Ashley out to lunch.

Brooke tells Nick that Taylor and her son are involved. Ridge fires Storm and tells him to stay away from Ashley Abbott.

Bridget asks Ridge why he isn't getting married to Brooke. Taylor begs Nick to let her have the baby for a night. Phoebe confides in Ashley.

Nick taunts Katie for being too straitlaced; impulsively, she kisses him. Ridge worries how Phoebe will react when she finds out about her mom and Rick.

Ridge and Brooke are disgusted that Rick and Taylor are involved with each other. Katie kisses Nick and then is horrified over what she's done.

Katie frets over having kissed Nick. Bridget suspects there's another woman in Nick's life: her mother. Brooke enlists Storm's help to fight for custody of Jack.

Katie confesses to Bridget that she kissed Nick. Ridge, in an effort to warn Ashley, tells her that Storm was the one who shot Stephanie.

Bridget tells her Aunt Katie that she won't lose Nick - "especially not to you." Storm shows signs of being obsessed with Ashley. Ridge lies to Brooke.

Brooke and Taylor each ask Nick for the privilege of being Jack's mother. Ridge asks Ashley never to reveal that she knows Storm's secret.

Pam rigs Eric's telephone so that she can eavesdrop on his conversations. Rick and Taylor beg Nick to sign the custody papers; Katie advises him not to.

Pam is furious at Donna for making her Doberman pinscher sick. Rick wants to make love to Taylor. Katie and Nick become closer.

Pam's Doberman, Tiny, dies; and Pam blames Donna. Brooke argues with Nick and Katie about Taylor's psychiatric evaluation. Rick proposes marriage to Taylor.

In the courtroom, Brooke tells the judge that Taylor is an unfit mother. Donna enrages Pam by attending the memorial service for Pam's dog.

The judge awards custodial rights to Taylor. Brooke begs Taylor to back away from Rick. Storm makes Ashley uneasy with a gift of pearl earrings.

Storm shows up unexpectedly at Ashley's. Rick presents Taylor with an engagement ring. Ridge tries to quiet Brooke's fears about Rick and Taylor.

Katie bursts in on Storm and Ashley, and a terrible accident occurs. Stephanie makes a surprising decision regarding the family and the house.

Bridget, Nick, Donna and Brooke arrive at the hospital and Storm tells them the horrible truth. And now Katie is fighting for her life.

Bridget tells the family there's nothing more she can do. ~ Brooke berates Storm for what he's done. ~ Storm does the only thing he can to save Katie.

Brooke tells Ridge the sacrifice Storm had made. ~ Bridget helps cut through the red tape to make Katie's operation possible.

Ridge tells Brooke how guilty he feels. Stephanie and Eric show up at the hospital. Katie wakes up.

Katie grieves for her brother. And her body shows signs of rejecting her new heart. Stephen says goodbye to his son.

Katie continues to reject Storm's heart -- until she hears a voice. Stephanie and Eric sign the divorce papers. Ridge tries to convince Eric not to marry Donna.

Rick asks his father if he is going ahead with his wedding plans. Bridget feels she pushed Storm to do what he did. Katie makes a shocking judgment of Storm.

Katie infuriates Donna by calling Storm a coward. Eric tells Stephanie he will always love her in his own way. Donna decides to proceed with the wedding as scheduled.

Everyone prepares for the wedding between Eric and Donna. But Donna is having doubts about the wedding. And Eric is having second thoughts about the marriage itself.

The wedding ceremony begins. But will Eric say "I do"?

Ashley's news sends Katie into a new paroxysm of grief. Eric and Donna are now married. And Stephanie is terribly disappointed.

Eric and Donna enjoy their wedding night in the Forrester home. Ridge offends Brooke with unkind remarks about Storm. Stephanie visits Katie in the hospital.

Ridge consoles Brooke. Stephanie gives good advice to Katie. Stephen tells Donna that her mother will not be coming to Storm's memorial.

Katie sits alone in the room where Storm had shot himself; she has a vision of him. The mysterious young man visits Donna, but she mistakes him for a caterer.

Katie speaks at Storm's memorial. Stephanie and Taylor happen to meet in Katie's hospital room. The mysterious man offers his condolences to Donna.

Marcus, the mysterious young man, has a shocking question for Donna. Katie pushes Nick and Bridget together, despite her blossoming feelings for Nick.

Donna tells Marcus that she is not his mother. Eric helps Stephanie settle in to the beach house. Bridget persuades Nick to let Katie move in with them.

Eric asks Nick what his intentions are regarding Bridget... Donna confides in Katie, admitting that she long ago gave up a son for adoption... Rick again tries to persuade Taylor to make love with him... Phoebe receives a terrible shock.

Phoebe begs Taylor to end things with Rick. While feeding Jack, Donna remembers the baby she once gave up for adoption. Nick and Katie share a tender moment.

Katie does what she can to help Donna find Marcus; and Marcus shows up at Forrester to find Donna. Ridge says it's time to retire Eric.

Donna and Marcus have a tearful reunion; but Marcus's joy turns to resentment. Ridge, Thorne, Felicia, and even Ashley, tell Eric that he should step down.

Brooke and Ridge console Phoebe over her discovery that Taylor and Rick were involved... Rick begs Taylor to reconsider breaking up with him... Donna goes to see Eric at his office. She is prepared to tell him about Marcus.

Pam sets out to learn who Marcus is. Phoebe gives her approval to her mom's relationship with Rick. Donna can't bring herself to tell Eric about her long-lost son.

Pam accuses Marcus of having an affair with Donna. Rick and Taylor make love together for the first time; and Taylor finally accepts his proposal.

Marcus warns Donna about Pam. Eric gets his first hint that scandal is brewing. Stephanie visits Katie and asks some penetrating questions about Bridget and Nick.

Donna finally tells Eric her secret--or so it seems. Nick and Bridget have a birthday party for Katie. Dr. Patrick stops by to deliver some bad news.

Bridget tells Brooke and Nick that Katie's body is rejecting the new heart; and Katie doesn't know. Donna daydreams that Eric rejects her. Felicia begs her mother not to keep alone.

Katie is dying. And Bridget asks Nick to make Katie as happy as possible during the few weeks she has left. Donna has an idea for Marcus: get him a job at Forrester Creations.

Brooke commends the sacrifice Bridget is making for Katie. Steffy Forrester is back from Europe; Ridge and Taylor want her to come work for the company.

Katie buries her medicine in the sand and tells Nick she never wants to leave the island. Marcus and Steffy get a job in shipping at Forrester.

Katie wants to stop taking her medicine and die on Catalina. Nick wants her to change her mind. Marcus and Steffy become friendly; and there's a hint of sexual attraction.

Bridget and Nick have a surprise for Katie, the girl whose first prom ended in disaster. Stephanie visits Katie and asks her unlikely new friend not to give up.

Katie and Nick go to prom: the house has been redecorated to look like a school gymnasium on prom night. Katie shares a bitter memory about her real prom; but this night ends differently.

Katie and Nick share a passionate kiss, and soon after Katie dies--or so Nick thinks. Steffy sees Donna and Marcus together, holding hands.

Bridget does what she can to save Katie. At a secret meeting, Ridge delivers the news that Eric and Donna's marriage has been the direct cause of plummeting sales at Forrester Creations.

Katie wakes up surrounded by family--and Nick. Pam wants Steffy as an ally in learning more about Marcus. Stephanie, of all people, comforts Brooke.

Katie declares her love to Nick. Donna introduces her son to Brooke. Steffy tells Ridge that Marcus was hired without a background check.

Katie tells Nick that she can't betray Bridget. Felicia searches Marcus's backpack for clues to Marcus's connection with Donna; but it's Steffy who finds Marcus's birth certificate.

Now Steffy knows Marcus is Donna's son, but promises him she won't tell her father. Katie calls Beth in Paris, but Beth tells her she's too busy to talk.

In Nick's private jet, Jackie asks Nick if his intention to confront Beth Logan in Paris is such a good idea. Marcus eavesdrops as Ridge and Rick argue about Donna.

Nick insists that Beth come back to L.A. with him. Marcus and Steffy have their first date. Bridget and Katie finally discuss the subject of Katie's feelings for Nick.

Nick persuades Beth to return to Los Angeles with him. Phoebe learns that Marcus is Donna's son.

Katie is reunited with her long-absent mother. Steffy promises Marcus she'll never reveal his secret; but Phoebe knows it, too, and reveals it to Ridge.

Beth returns and the three Logan sisters are thrilled; but Beth wants away. Ridge, Thorne and Felicia confirm that Marcus is Donna's son. Now they're prepared to tell Eric.

Brooke learns about Beth's flight plans. Steffy is upset at the possibility that Marcus might go back to Texas. Eric learns the shocking truth about his wife.

Eric forgives Donna; his children are furious. Beth reveals why she wants to return to Paris.

Brooke and Stephen try to catch Beth before she gets to the airport. Marcus and Steffy become closer than ever.

Brooke and Stephen find Beth at Brooke's home; Brooke does her best to convince Beth to stay. Ridge tells Phoebe his concerns about Steffy and her involvement with Marcus.

Beth tells Stephen she's decided to go back to Paris. Phoebe tells Steffy that Ridge will never accept her involvement with Marcus. Owen Knight steps into Marcus's life.

Brooke asks Katie what she plans to do next regarding Nick. Owen Knight wants Marcus to pay him the money he owes. Stephanie mediates between Eric and his children.

Nick proposes marriage to Bridget. Katie tells Brooke she is committed to Nick and Bridget staying together. Donna meets Owen Knight.

Bridget asks Katie to be her maid of honor. Jackie again asks Nick what his real feelings are for Katie. Steffy and Marcus are in a stairwell at Forrester when they nearly kiss.

Bridget tells her family the news: she's engaged to Nick. Later, Donna asks Katie why she isn't the one getting married to him.

At the Forrester home, the family gets together to have a pool party celebrating the next day's wedding between Nick and Bridget. Stephanie shows signs of depression.

Eric disappoints Donna by going out to the beach house to see Stephanie. Owen Knight and Donna suffer an embarrassing moment when Donna surprises Owen at the pool.

The wedding ceremony for Nick and Bridget is about to begin. Bridget has a surprising request for her bridesmaid, Katie.

Katie, deputized as the justice of the peace, tells Bridget and Nick in the middle of the ceremony that she can't go on. Felicia makes a sordid deal with Owen Knight.

Bridget and Nick have a steamy night as newlyweds. Brooke and Ridge speak openly. Donna hires Owen Knight to be her personal assistant--which is all part of Felicia's plan.

Eric tells Donna why he's taking his business trip without her. Felicia tells Owen the time to strike is now. Ridge tells Brooke he'd like to marry her in the Forrester showroom.

Ridge and Brooke ask Eric to turn the reins of the company over to them. Felicia is angry when Owen tells her he's not the man for the job.

Ridge and Brooke celebrate Eric's decision to hand over the reins of the company to them; but Donna convinces Eric to change his mind. Nick visits Katie and Beth.

Eric has a heart attack after making love with Donna.

Donna tells Ridge that Eric changed his mind about giving the company over to him and Brooke. Thorne does his best to console Stephanie, as Eric lies in a coma.

Donna tells Ridge she has power of attorney. Marcus calls Donna "mom" for the first time.

Brooke asks Donna to let her and Ridge have ownership of the company. Donna agrees to do it, thinking she can now trust Eric's family. Owen tells her why she can't.

When Donna makes a statement to reporters, it proves to be a nasty surprise for the Forresters.

Donna announces to the press that the Forresters -- Felicia, Thorne and even the lead designer, Ridge -- are fired.

Donna finds Owen in her bedroom picking up her lingerie. Steffy and Marcus search the Internet to find out something about Owen. Brooke again pleads with Donna.

Owen admits to Marcus that he's "nuts" about Donna. Donna, in her first day as CEO, tries to reassure the employees.

Donna reluctantly fires Owen. Bridget gives Katie a gift: a photograph of her and Nick at their fantasy prom.

Dr. Patrick tells Katie she's pregnant. Marcus and Steffy go to the beach.

Katie is pregnant; she begs Dr. Patrick not to tell Bridget. Donna panics when she sees Eric is hooked up to a respirator.

Bridget tells Brooke that she and Nick are planning to have a baby. Katie tells Nick she's pregnant. Later, Katie sees a vision.

Storm beckons Katie from the water. Bridget and Brooke discuss spirituality and "Dark Night of the Soul." Beth sees Taylor professionally.

Bridget tells Ridge that Donna has the legal authority to make the decision when to shut off Eric's life support. Nick and Katie discuss the ramifications of Katie's pregnancy.

Ridge hears the voice of Eric saying, "Let me go." Bridget asks Nick what's troubling him.

Ridge tells the family it's time to shut off Eric's life support; Donna believes Eric has a chance. Katie and Marcus bond. Owen returns.

Ridge is appalled that he even considered shutting off Eric's life support. Steffy and Marcus make out on the rooftop lounge. Owen and Donna get closer.

Marcus confronts Owen. Ridge tells Marcus to end his relationship with Steffy. Katie tells her mother that she's pregnant. Bridget makes a request of Taylor.

Marcus is hesitant to make love to Steffy when he knows how much Ridge is against his relationship with her. Bridget is shocked when Katie refuses to be Jack's godmother.

Katie and Nick declare their love for each other. A towel boy briefly interrupts the lovemaking between Marcus and Steffy. Ridge visits his old office.

Marcus tells Brooke his suspicions about Owen. Rick's Johnny Weissmuller routine leads to embarrassment. Earl the caretaker warns Pam about bears.

Marcus suspects Owen Knight poisoned Eric.

Marcus accuses Owen of poisoning Eric; Bridget runs a toxicology report and learns the truth. Ridge calls Thorne and Felicia for a meeting.

Bridget calls the police after learning Eric was poisoned.

Owen Knight confesses to drugging Eric. Katie and Nick consult with Dr. Caspary about Katie's pregnancy.

Owen begs Donna to keep on her guard: whoever tried to kill Eric might still be out there. Nick tells Katie having a baby will be too dangerous for her.

Stephanie visits Owen in jail. Steffy and Marcus spend time together. Donna searches for clues. Stephen asks Beth if they can start over again.

Marcus confronts Owen at the police station; Owen begs him to protect Donna. Donna and Stephanie accuse each other of poisoning Eric.

After an intruder attacks her, Donna flees to Big Bear. Ann tells Stephanie that Pam has been off her meds for a long time. Owen realizes who poisoned Eric.

Pam ties Donna to a chair and pours honey over her; then she lures a bear into the cabin. Eric awakes from his coma.

Donna apologizes to Owen for not going through with their lovemaking. Stephanie makes a vow to Eric. Dr. Patrick has discouraging words for Katie.

Stephanie sees Eric awaken from his coma. Brooke slaps Katie across the face. Nick prepares Bridget for some shocking news. Donna is prepared to yield to Owen.

Stephanie sees Owen and Donna make love. Pam calls Stephanie from a pay phone. Nick and Bridget make love; then Nick prepares to tell her the shocking news.

Nick tells Bridget the shocking news. Katie waits anxiously by her cell phone. Ridge tricks Donna into leaving for Paris.

After learning Katie is pregnant, Bridget tells Nick the marriage is over. Rick asks pointed questions about Eric's condition and what Donna knows about it.

Brooke suspects that something is wrong between Taylor and baby Jack. Bridget hands her wedding ring to Katie and tells her that Nick is all hers.

Stephanie asks Ridge, Thorne and Felicia to say their goodbyes to their father. But Eric wakes up.

Eric, only a short time after emerging from his coma, sees Donna and Owen kissing. Rick admits to Brooke that baby Jack and Taylor still aren't bonding.

The Forresters have Donna dragged off the property when she tries to visit Eric. Taylor begs Rick not to tell Nick she's having trouble with baby Jack.

Marcus delivers a letter to Donna from Eric. Rick is angry with Brooke when he hears her leave Nick a voice message about baby Jack. Donna tries to say goodbye to Owen.

Taylor overhears Brooke and Nick discussing Taylor's inability to bond with baby Jack. Stephanie warns Ridge about Brooke's connection to her biological child.

Brooke visits Eric against Stephanie's wishes. Marcus comes up with a scheme to get Donna into the Forrester mansion.

Donna has herself delivered in a crate to the Forrester mansion so that she can sneak in and see Eric.

Thorne forcibly removes Donna from the house. Ridge and Brooke vow not to let the conflict between Stephanie, Eric and Donna affect their own relationship.

Ridge helps Bridget move out of Nick's place. Rick plans an experiment regarding Brooke, Taylor and baby Jack.

Owen Knight has a run-in with Bridget. Taylor allows Brooke to be baby Jack's mother. Stephanie warns Ridge that Nick will be back in Brooke's life.

Brooke reveals Taylor's decision to Ridge. Taylor reveals the same news to Nick. Katie tells an unmoved Bridget that she misses their friendship.

Ridge agrees to let Brooke be baby Jack's mother. Taylor is disturbed to find herself thinking about Ridge. Katie and Nick make love.

Katie wakes up happy next to Nick after a night of making love. Ridge asks Nick to give Brooke shared legal custody of Jack.

Ridge warns Katie that Brooke could be vulnerable to Nick and vice versa. Stephanie demands information from Owen.

Brooke's new role in Jack's life preys on Katie's mind. Ridge gives Brooke her engagement ring. Dr. Patrick brings good news. Eric summons Donna to speak with her.

Nick has legal papers for Brooke; Ridge, to Nick's surprise, has legal papers for him. Donna convinces Eric to reconsider the divorce.

Katie's unborn baby dies. A poisonous snake meant for Donna bites Marcus. Owen confronts Donna about his dismissal. Stephanie gets an idea.

Brooke worries that Katie, after her miscarriage, has become too attached to Jack. Donna begs Stephanie to protect her against Pam. Steffy tearfully visits Marcus.

Beth is knocked down by a hit-and-run driver. Donna is alone in Brooke's home when Pam appears.

Marcus gets several visitors to his hospital room; but he asks to speak to Eric alone. Pam threatens Donna with a gun.

Donna knows, but Eric doesn't, that Pam is hiding behind the curtains with a gun. Brooke speaks her mind to Rick and then Taylor. Steffy speaks to her mom about the wedding.

Eric removes his wedding band and leaves Donna, unaware of Pam's presence in the room. Taylor blurts out her feelings about Ridge to Brooke. Steffy talks to her dad.

Taylor admits to Brooke that Ridge is the love of her life. Brooke begs Ridge to talk Taylor out of marrying Rick. An agitated Donna runs to Owen after her ordeal.

Brooke tells Rick that Taylor is in love with Ridge, not him. Donna turns down Owen yet again.

At Jack's first birthday party, Ridge gets jealous when he sees Brooke getting too affectionate with Nick. Stephanie asks Taylor to get back together with Ridge.

Taylor gets upset when she sees Brooke and Ridge quarreling at Jack's birthday party. Stephanie, not Taylor, meets Rick at Il Giardino.

Stephanie tries to find out why Donna ended the marriage. Pam makes a threatening phone call. Taylor asks Ridge to come back to her.

Donna signs the divorce papers. Stephanie has a plan to help Pam. Taylor tells Rick she can't marry him.

Stephanie tells Eric the real reason Donna left him. Pam is nearly crippled with headaches. Rick blames Ridge for Taylor's decision. Ridge and Brooke make love.

Stephanie's plan works: Pam arrives at the Forrester mansion looking for her mom. Brooke and Taylor quarrel. Rick and Ridge have a fistfight on the Sky Lounge.

During a fistfight, Ridge accidentally pushes Rick off the roof of Forrester Creations. Pam admits to Stephanie and Eric that something is terribly wrong with her mind.

Stephanie and Eric learn from Dr. Brauer that Pam has scar tissue in her brain. Dr. Simons's simple test reveals that Rick may be paralyzed.

Rick begs his mother to do one thing for him: leave Ridge. Donna believes that Stephanie and Pam are plotting a way to keep Pam out of jail.

Rick gives Brooke an ultimatum: leave Ridge or I'll shut you out of my life. Donna is persuaded not to testify against Pam, but she worries Pam could still be a threat.

Katie is inordinately pleased when the babysitter mistakes her for Jack's mother. Taylor declares to Brooke that she's taking back Ridge. Eric visits Rick in the hospital.

Stephanie and Taylor enlist the help of Thomas and Steffy in their goal to reunite Taylor and Ridge. Rick starts to get feeling in his legs again.

Rick discovers he can walk again, but conceals the fact from Brooke. Ridge finds Stephanie, Taylor, Steffy and Thomas united in an effort to win him from Brooke.

Brooke nearly catches Rick standing on his own. Taylor, Ridge, Steffy and Thomas play tennis, acting almost like a family again. Katie worries when she hears Ridge has moved out of Brooke's place.

Two different Forrester men find themselves the object of female rivalry. Sibling rivalry prompts Rick to demand the same power at Forrester Creations as Ridge.

Eric can't decide between Stephanie and Donna. Rick declares that he will stand up to Ridge and win.

Rick now has the attention of Brooke and Eric, and he takes full advantage of it. Taylor visits Stephanie and fills her in on the news regarding Ridge.

Stephanie reassures Taylor she's doing the right thing in pursuing Ridge. Eric makes Rick co-president of Forrester Creations.

Ridge, along with Eric and Brooke, witnesses the "miracle" of Rick walking again. Taylor and Steffy are disappointed that Ridge is unable to come over for dinner.

Jake Maclaine sets up the cameras and the audio equipment for the big announcement: Rick's promotion to the presidency of Forrester Creations.

Rick fools with the podcast to make it look as if all the praise Brooke heaped upon Ridge really went to him.

Brooke is baffled as to why Ridge is angry about her speech via podcast, and she's heartbroken when he storms out of the house.

Stephanie pressures Rick into revealing his secret regarding the podcast. Katie is worried to learn Ridge walked out on Brooke. By chance, Ridge and Brooke see each other on the beach.

On the beach where they were once married, Ridge and Brooke are back in each other's arms. Stephanie reluctantly agrees to keep Rick's secret. Thorne and Eric have a disagreement.

Eric gives Owen a job at Forrester as a test for Donna. Stephanie and Brooke trade insults. Thorne tells Felicia he's worried about their dad.

Rick gets a devious idea about Steffy. Brooke asks Rick to move out and Ridge to move back in. Stephanie is worried to find that Owen is back at Forrester.

Eric puts Donna and Owen together on a project, despite Donna's objection. Rick sends Marcus to Paris. Brooke and Ridge share sushi from off Brooke's half-naked body.

Rick attempts to seduce Steffy. Owen pleads with Donna to make love to him in his office as Eric and Thorne watch via hidden camera.

Eric declares that Donna is indeed loyal to him. Stephanie and Donna share a strange moment as Donna takes a bubble bath. Steffy realizes why Rick sent Marcus to Paris.

Ashley Abbott calls Eric. Thorne has a trick up his sleeve. Katie visits with Owen in his office; later, she visits Stephanie at the Forrester home.

Eric thinks he sees Donna and Owen making out in Owen's office; later, he tells Donna the marriage is over. Rick continues to hit on Steffy.

Eric comes back to Stephanie. But Stephanie knows Thorne has something to do with Eric's decision. And Donna knows there's more behind Eric's change of heart than Eric is telling her.

Phoebe comes back. Brooke tries to convince Rick to come to the wedding.

Steffy reveals to Phoebe that Rick kissed her. Ridge asks Rick to be his best man.

The rehearsal dinner for Ridge and Brooke's wedding is a swinging party; but Rick and Phoebe are conspicuously late.

Rick wakes up in the car to realize he has driven off the road and crashed. Worse, Phoebe has been thrown several feet away.

Ridge returns to the party and delivers the tragic news: Phoebe is dead.

At the morgue, Steffy says a tearful goodbye to her twin sister, Phoebe. Stephanie makes a shocking suggestion about Rick.

Stephanie visits the crash site and speaks with Lt. Baker. Rick confesses his misdeeds to Brooke. Steffy searches her heart for the presence of her dead twin sister.

Stephanie decides that Brooke, in the end, is responsible for Phoebe's death. Eric consoles his son, Rick. Ridge and Taylor visit the crash site.

Stephanie consoles her granddaughter, Steffy. Rick expresses his regret to Taylor. Brooke tells Ridge what Rick told her about the accident.

Stephanie tells Brooke that Rick had better not attend the next day's funeral, or else. Rick declares he'll make amends. Bridget goes to see Phoebe's body at the morgue.

Phoebe's funeral ends when Rick shows up. Owen strikes up a conversation with a model who has a striking resemblance to Donna.

Ridge promises Brooke that he won't let Stephanie put Rick behind bars. Grace suspects the bizarre job Thorne gave her to do had something to do with Donna.

Owen figures out what Thorne did to break up Eric's marriage to Donna. Ridge resists Stephanie's attempts to get him to pursue the prosecution of Rick.

Eric rushes to the Forrester jet before it can take Donna to San Francisco. Ridge asks Brooke to persuade her son to move back to Paris.

Brooke changes her mind and tells Rick he doesn't have to go to Paris. Thorne is pensive around Stephanie. Donna is a sexy stewardess on the Forrester jet.

Phoebe is dead, making it a bittersweet Christmas for everyone.

Thanks to her family, Taylor manages to feel joy, rather than pain, at the Christmas party. Nick proposes to Katie.

Eric tells Stephanie he is going back to Donna. Steffy pays Rick a visit. Donna has an unexpected and unwanted visitor. Brooke tries to reason with Ridge about Rick returning to Paris.

Stephanie, defeated, prepares to leave. Ridge and Brooke pay Rick a surprise visit as Steffy hides in another room. Pam gives Donna an unwanted gift.

Ridge becomes CEO of Forrester Creations. Eric wants the crochet bikini to be the showstopper, not realizing that Pam made it. Rick and Steffy share a kiss backstage.

Marcus rehearses the models with little idea what Steffy and Rick are doing behind his back. Stephanie invites Pam to move in with her. Donna and Eric celebrate New Year's.