Brooke begins to panic when it seems as though Ridge does not believe her innocence and is tired of the many scandals that she’s been involved in. Thomas comes to Brooke’s defense in regards to the stunt and tells Taylor that she pushed him into acting the way he did when she gave Steffy the Forrester Creations shares. He asserts to Taylor that he will always stick up for Brooke because of all that she has done for him. Stephanie counsels Ridge on how to handle Brooke’s latest scandal.