At Il Giardino, Zende confides in Thomas that while he was away he realized that he wants his future to be with Nicole. Thomas admits that he has been doing some soul searching too; and voices his unhappiness about Steffy being chosen as CEO. When Zende leaves, Thomas continues to share his woes with a spunky red-headed stranger at the bar who introduces herself as Sally Spectra. Eric fills Quinn and Ridge in on his trip to Genoa City. He then wants to discuss what he and Ridge touched on before: the CEO chair at the company. Ridge happily accepts Eric's offer; especially because the Forrester patriarch is extremely content with Steffy's performance and wants Ridge to form a tight team with his daughter. Later, Eric thanks Quinn for making him believe in the power of forgiveness as mending fences with Ridge is exactly what he needed. Zende finds Nicole and admits how wrong he was and vows to continue to fight for her. Ridge is nervous to break the news of his promotion to Steffy. Surprisingly, Steffy is more than happy to share the executive duties with her father as she considers it a great learning experience.
—Torsten B. Tomaschek