Ridge calls a board meeting to present hefty budget cuts, notably on Taboo, and his no to its women's line, claiming it's time to focus again on the couture core business, parading his and Eric's latest designs. Thomas however slipped in his red showstopper, which impresses all other board members. Brooke just attempts to milder the cuts, but Eric champions Thomas's Taboo cause, urging that Rideg must grant his equally talented son the seem chances and tolerance he needed from Eric to rise to prominence. Oliver is encouraged by Pam to seize his chance to regain Hope, notably by making her laugh again as only he can. Stephanie and Steffy oppose a potential rekindling of the old father-son-rift since Brooke switched husband. Model Summer flirts with Thomas.
—KGF Vissers