Still in Stephanie's hospital room Brooke demands to know where her husband' is. Stephanie gloats that they all left and that Brooke has lost. Brooke demands to know what she means by that and Stephanie tells her about the flowers in her room and that they had a ceremony right there in the room at her bed side. Brooke begins to get upset and cry. Stephanie teases her about turning on the faucets. At the Forrester home Taylor and Ridge arrive kissing and carrying on about how much in love they are. Ridge is kind of far away and Taylor tells him she knows it will be hard for Brooke but they can all help her through it. Thomas enters and asks if they are a family again and is elated to find out they indeed are. The three group hug as Ridge has the far away look in his eyes. At the Marone estate Jackie is flitting around when Nick arrives. She is happy to see him and her and Mass tell Nick that an old friend from Italy is there. Nick sees the sketch of Taylor and is immediately suspicious of it. Dante arrives and is greeted by Mass and Jackie but Nick stays out on the balcony for a bit with the sketch. He comes in and they are introduced. Dante tells him he knows Bridget and Mass interjects that he had him show Bridget around Copenhagen. Nick becomes even more suspicious and gives Dante sort of a hard time. Dante tells him he's a lucky man to have Bridget and to tell her hello from him. He has a car waiting outside for him and he tells the Marones he leaves for Italy tonight. Back in Stephanie's room Brooke is ranting and raving at Stephanie. Accusing her of faking her condition to get what she wants, Taylor and Ridge back together. Stephanie reaches for the call button to the nurse and Brooke yanks it away. Brooke then begins to yank Stephanie out of bed so she can go tell Ridge what she's done. Brooke then pulls Stephanie's ventilator out and tells her to prove her wrong, show her she isn't faking it. Die Stephanie she yells DIE!  
Brooke: Damn it, Stephanie, answer me. I know ridge is with Taylor. Where did they go? Stephanie: They're so beautiful. Brooke: What? Stephanie: The flowers. They're so pure, so life-affirming. I -- I don't think I've ever been more peaceful in my life. [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Nicky, I'm so glad you're here. What have you been up to? Nick: Little trip around the world on the jet. You know, just an ordinary night. Didn't expect to find you here. Massimo: Actually, I invited your mother here tonight because a handsome young man is paying us a visit, and we know how your mother revels in that sort of thing. Jackie: I can't wait to meet him. Massimo: Mm, there you go. Dominick, what can I get you? Brandy, Burboun? Nick: No, no, no. One buzz a night's enough for me. Massimo: Oh? Nick: Who drew this? Massimo: Our invited guest. He is the youngest son of a very lovely family in Italy. I bumped into him at Cafe Russe. He was just finishing that sketch. Nick: Put a lot of time into this. Jackie: There's an intimacy to it, isn't there? Nick: Guy's talented. Massimo: Oh, yes, he's talented indeed. He's also a sculptor. And from what I understand, he is developing quite a following. Nick: So he knows Taylor? Massimo: Claims he doesn't, but that's based on photographs he saw in newspapers. Nick: You're telling me this is from a photograph? Massimo: Yeah. [ Doorbell rings ] Jackie: Good, our young guest has arrived. Massimo: Uh-huh. Try not to drool, darling. Jackie: Get the door. Massimo: Ah, Dante. Welcome, come in. Jackie: How do you do? Dante: Good, good. Jackie: I'm Jacqueline. Massimo: This is Jacqueline Marone. Dante: Good, good. Jackie: I'm Jacqueline. Massimo: This is Jacqueline Marone. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Ridge, wait. Ridge: Is everything all right? Taylor: Perfect. I've been back all this time, and now it finally feels like I'm really home. Ridge: You are home, Doc. We are home. Taylor: You're thinking about Taylor: You're thinking about Brooke. Ridge: She's gonna be devastated. Taylor: I know, but we'll help her through it as best we can. Ridge, no one wants to see her suffer. Sweetheart, I know this has been very difficult for you, but you made a decision, and we renewed our vows. So let's focus on what we have together. [SCENE_BREAK] Thomas: Mom, Dad. Does that mean? Are you? Taylor: Yes, sweetheart. Thomas: It happened? Taylor: Your father and I renewed our vows tonight at the hospital. Thomas: Yeah. Yeah, Bridget told me about grandma's heart attack. Taylor: Yeah, we almost lost her, but she's doing much better now. She's fine. Thomas: Wow. Oh, my god, we're a family again. Thank you, Dad. You so did the right thing. You've always come through for us. I knew you wouldn't let us down. Taylor: We love you. Thomas: I love you, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: You just missed them. They were all here. Brooke: Where is Ridge? I want to know, Stephanie, right now! Stephanie: You know, my children are all grown up, but they still need their mother. Brooke: What are you talking about? Stephanie: To guide them. Brooke: Ridge doesn't need your guidance. Stephanie: Yes, he does. He's still my little boy. Brooke: I don't know what kind of drugs you're on, and I don't care to know. I just want to know where my husband is? Stephanie: Your husband? Brooke: Ridge. Where is he?! Stephanie: It's all over, Brooke. Brooke: Oh, my god. Ridge chose Taylor? Stephanie: You think that I would be smiling if he had chosen you? [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: So Massimo tells me that you're an artist, sculptor and painter. Dante: Yes. [ Jackie laughs ] Jackie: Would you be interested in painting me maybe? Dante: I can see your beauty's already been captured. Jackie: That old thing? Massimo: The reason that thing is hanging there is to cover the crack in the wall. Dante: I would love for you to sit for me, but unfortunately, I won't be in the states long enough to do you any justice. Nick: I'd say you're a quick study, given you've never met her. But then work like this looks like true a labor of love. Dante: All my art is a labor of love. Nick: Must be nice. I'm Nick. Dante: Dante. Massimo: Dominick is one of the sons I was telling you about, and a confirmed bachelor as far as we knew, until the lovely Bridget stole his heart away. Dante: Bridget Forrester? Massimo: One and the same. Nick: You know Bridget? Dante: Uh-huh. Nick: How? Massimo: Well, let me tell you. When Bridget went to Copenhagen, I arranged for Dante to show her the sites of Rome. Nick: Really? Massimo: Mm-hmm. Dante: You're a very lucky man. I consider Bridget a dear friend of mine. Nick: Oh, how nice. Well, I'll tell her hello for you -- unless, of course, you already have. Dante: No. It's been such a crazy trip for me, I haven't had time to talk to anyone. Nick: Oh, what a shame. No time to say hello to a dear friend. Massimo: So Dante, I am looking very much forward to your meeting my other son, ridge, and his charming wife -- well, Taylor. Jackie: Their situation is complicated at the moment. You see, ridge actually has two wives. Dante: So I've read. An angel such as this, a man would be a fool not to have her. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: It's been a long day. Thomas: You can't go to bed now. Ridge: Oh, we're not going to bed, but you are. Thomas: Oh, okay. Yeah, I get that. It's time for some action. Taylor: Thomas. Ridge: He's your son, you know. Thomas: Love you. Taylor: Well, you heard him. It's time for some action. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: You're lying. Ridge didn't decide anything. You're just trying to get to me, Stephanie, just the way you always do. Stephanie: And you, as usual, are in denial. See the flowers, the white flowers? Darla brought them -- for Taylor, and not for me. They had the ceremony right here by my bedside. Brooke: I don't believe you. Stephanie: I've never seen two people more in love. Brooke: No. No! Stephanie: Yes, yes. It happened. They renewed their vows. They renewed their vows, and you are the loser. Oh, yes, here come the faucets. Turn them on, here they come again, always. But no knight in shining armor is gonna come back to rescue you. Not this time. That's all history, and so are you. Brooke: Ridge chose no one tonight, Stephanie. This was your night -- yours. You faked this heart attack to get ridge to do what you wanted. Now, maybe you fooled them, but you certainly didn't fool me. I am not going to let you get with this. I will put a stop to you once and for all! Stephanie: Too late. Stephanie: You threatening me? Brooke: You played Ridge, your own son -- his goodness, and his love for you. The fact that you can just lay there and take joy in what you did tonight, to your own grandchild. You tore his family apart. Stephanie: I'll raise R.J. Brooke: To hell you will. You'll never go near him again, Stephanie. You claim to be this loving mother and the protector of the Forrester family. Well, none of this has anything to do with family or love or decency. This is about you getting what you want! Stephanie: I got what I wanted tonight. He chose Taylor. My son loves me more than he loves you. Nick: Well, I must say, that's a strong opinion, given you've never met the woman. [SCENE_BREAK] Dante: Well, a beautiful woman comes from the dead, the mother of your children, you don't think twice. You just pick up where you left off. Nick: Again, very strong opinion, given you've never met either woman. Massimo: Well, hopefully, you will meet both of them very soon. They are lovely, Taylor and Brooke. Dante: Unfortunately, that won't be possible. Not on this trip, anyway. Jackie: Oh, really? Why? Dante: I'm going back to Rome tonight. Massimo: So soon? Dante: I'm afraid so. My car is waiting outside. It was a pleasure meeting you, Jackie. Perhaps some day, we'll have more time. Jackie: Oh, I hope so. Dante: Nick. May I offer you my congratulations? Nick: Thank you. Dante: Like I said, you're a very lucky man. Massimo: So Dante, I certainly hope, old friend, that we will see each other again soon. Please, give my best to your parents. Bon voyage. Dante: Bon voyage. Ciao. Massimo: Ciao. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: I spent so many nights thinking about this moment -- how it would feel, knowing you and I would spend the rest of our lives together. I knew it would happen in my heart. I never stopped believing in us, Ridge. I never stopped wanting you. I never stopped loving you. Taylor: Don't stop. I've waited this long. I can't wait another second. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: So that's what this is really about -- you wanting your son. Ever since I met you, I sensed some strange connection between you and ridge. You're obsessed with him, Stephanie, and that's why you didn't like him with me -- because he was able to be himself, free from you. And you couldn't stand that, because you always had to have all of the control. That's why Taylor's not a threat, because she's just an extension of you! Stephanie: Give that to me! Brooke: Like hell I will! You couldn't do it your old way, could you? Brow beating, ranting and raving. So you had to do this. You had to fake a heart attack. Well, bravo. Bravo, Stephanie. A performance of a lifetime. And you have your entire family all strung up on strings like little puppets, ready to take every command from you. You pulled all their strings. "Oh, yes, Ridge. I want recommit my love to you." "Oh, yes Taylor. I do, too." Only they didn't know it, did they? But I know. I see you behind your curtain. You lie, Stephanie. Ridge was supposed to make the biggest decision of his life about our future, and you lied. "Oh, Ridge. Oh, my god, help me. I'm having a heart attack! Help me, help me." Stephanie: Stop, I'm -- Brooke: "Save me!" Stephanie: I'm not faking. Brooke: Oh, stop it! I am onto you now, Stephanie. And this hospital? You've donated so much money to this hospital, they should rename it "St. Stephanie's hospital." And that doctor. He doesn't want to lose you as one of their biggest donors. Of course not. So he helped you. What, a heart monitor, a ventilator? Every prop you could imagine just so you could fool Ridge into thinking that you were on death's door! Just so that he would commit himself to Taylor. And you know what? It worked. My god, it worked. Only until I go tell Ridge the truth myself. Oh, you know what? No, no, I'm not gonna do that. You are gonna get up out of this bed, and you're gonna go tell Ridge yourself! Stephanie: No, no, no. Brooke: You're gonna tell him the truth of what you did tonight! Stephanie: No, no, for god's sake! No! Brooke: Stephanie, get out of the bed! Stephanie: No! Brooke: Fine, fine. There's another way to prove it. Stephanie: No! Brooke: Just in case you do die, know this -- that I'm gonna come be there by your graveside every single day and put flowers there. Oh, for god's sakes, Stephanie, die! Prove me wrong and die!