Eric happily shares with Stephanie how the vase incident made him realize that there is a chance that Brooke will not leave him after all. Stephanie angrily confronts Brooke. The Forrester matriarch is convinced that Brooke is trying to keep Eric as a safety net if Ridge becomes unavailable in the coming weeks. Brooke makes a beeline to see Ridge and assure him that she will be out of her marriage soon. Ridge counters that he has a hard time believing that - and is already making plans with Taylor to go on vacation. Bonnie is stunned to find Blake already back in Starlight. He is disappointed that "Faith" has not been told about her real identity yet. Bonnie then explains to Blake why she is concerned to drop this bomb on Faith. After raising her for 27 years, Bonnie considers Faith her daughter. She is also worrying about Blake's motives and assumes that he is a gold-digger who is after the Spencer fortune. Without disclosing his real motivation, Blake makes it clear that Bonnie's assumption could not be further from reality. Suddenly, Faith walks into the room. Blake informs Bonnie that he will tell Faith the truth if she does not. With a heavy heart, Bonnie prepares to shatter Faith's world.
—Torsten B. Tomaschek