When realizing the consequences of not siding with Ridge, Brooke fears the worse when she is unable to locate him. Stephanie finds pleasure in taunting Brooke about the state of her marriage. Feeling responsible for his mother’s misery, Rick offers to talk to Ridge to make things right with Brooke. Unable to fathom that Brooke has so badly betrayed him, Ridge finds comfort in the arms of Taylor and her anti-anxiety pills.