Ridge notices that his brother seems rather edgy. Thorne admits that he just cannot get his mind off Macy. At Spectra Fashions, a miserable Macy plays the recording to Darla in which she expresses the words that she has wanted to say to Thorne for months. Darla is deeply moved and pressures Macy to send Thorne the tape so that they can sort out their feelings for good. Walking into Ridge's office, Stephanie is surprised to run into Brooke with Bridget. Brooke announces that she is having dinner with Ridge tonight. When Stephanie begins to throw insults at her, Brooke sets the record straight that she invited Taylor who turned her down. Stephanie makes a beeline to Taylor's office to change her daughter-in-law's mind. Stephanie thinks that the worst possible outcome is to have Ridge spend time alone with Brooke. Taylor disagrees.
—Torsten B. Tomaschek