Taylor takes credit for the progress she has made with Ridge is such little time. Brooke and Ridge do not see eye-to-eye when delving into Rick’s issues. Ridge makes a selfless offer to Brooke to speak with Rick about resolving their differences. Eric tries to make sense of the information Rick had just given. While Rick is driving his point home with Eric, Ridge enters and immediately begins to protest, vowing to put a stop to Rick’s defamation for good.