Margo stuns Bill with news that she is leaving him and going back to Madison with Jake. Bill is disheartened that she is giving up on their marriage. Margo thinks that they have both given up on their marriage long time ago. Still shaken from finding Ridge in bed with another woman, Brooke faces reality that she will be a single mom with great sadness. Judy informs Eric that Brooke is about to leave the condo with the baby. Ridge calls his father from the plane and wishes him the best of luck with Brooke. A confused Eric now wants to know from Brooke what is going on. Brooke confesses that it is over with Ridge. He implores his wife to stay at the apartment for the meantime. Ecstatic to be away from all the drama in L.A., Taylor instructs Manny, the receptionist of her hotel on the Virgin Islands, not to tell anyone about her stay. Shortly later, Ridge arrives at the Sapphire Beach Hotel to take up residence and surprise Taylor.
—Torsten B. Tomaschek