Donna and Owen return to Los Angeles after a successful business trip to Paris and are unaware that Eric was released from the hospital. Still shaken from her attack, Donna accepts Owen’s offer to stay with her. When learning that Eric’s health has unexpectedly taken a turn for the worst, Stephanie rallies her children to their father’s bedside. After his children had voiced their love to a still-comatose Eric, Stephanie’s attitude changes into a woman who is grateful for all that life has given her and is accepting of Eric’s eminent death.