Taylor apologizes to Steffy for whisking her away against her will and tries to get her to understand the reasons why. Stephanie continues her warnings to Brooke and refuses to leave until she is assured that Hope and RJ are safe. She then makes a verbal jab at Brooke by noting how Ridge will always turn to Taylor during troubled times and how these current troubled times are attributed to Rick. After delivering her warnings to Brooke, Stephanie issues another daunting one to Rick.