Ridge feels bad that Taylor feels the need to get out of town to achieve distance to him. Taylor insists that it will be best for all of them. Ridge openly admits that he does not want her to leave. Taylor says that she will not change her mind; she promises to come back, even though she does not know for how long will be gone. After a tearful embrace with Ridge, Taylor exits. Later while clearing out her office, Taylor is overcome with memories of her love story with Ridge. Sheila rushes to jail to see Brooke. Through a partition screen, Sheila asks an exhausted Brooke what has happened. Brooke furiously tells the story of how she was arrested for kidnapping - and that it was Stephanie's doing. Sheila can barely compose herself and promises that Stephanie will pay - and is actually already paying for her deeds. As Sheila leaves to find Ridge, Brooke has a confused look on her face. Meanwhile at the hospital, Dr. Benson informs Eric and Stephanie that his examination remained inconclusive. Unbeknownst that she is being poisoned, Mark proposes that Stephanie should see a psychiatrist, which leads his patient to a bitter tirade. Stephanie grabs her clothes and storms out.
—Torsten B. Tomaschek