After many unanswered questions and much persuasion, Nick convinces Beth to come back to Los Angeles with him and Stephen to reunite with her children. As Katie accepts responsibility for her mother’s absence and emotional abandonment, Brooke and Donna present alternative reasons for Beth’s actions. While Katie naps, Brooke receives a phone call from an apprehensive Beth who tells of her visit. Brooke becomes a bit worried that her mother didn’t sound quite like herself. Marcus and Steffy talk about Donna being his mother, unaware that Phoebe is listening.