Stephanie attempts to pit Ridge against Brooke by playing on his hatred towards Rick. Thinking that Eric has arrived for their secret rendezvous, Donna opens the door to her worst nightmare. An argument about Rick’s fate prompts Eric to tell Stephanie about Thorne’s botched scheme to break him and Donna up. Knows where the conversation is headed, Stephanie doesn’t mince words when she bluntly asks if he is leaving her. Rick’s life takes another drastic turn when he is visited by Steffy.