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Monday 1 December 2008Episode 5145Everyone is torn by of the outcome of Ridge's search when the new-found accomplice turns out to be a family member. Eric shares with Bridget how much he cares for Brooke and proclaims that he has made a life-altering decision.
Later, Eric finds another clue to connect Andy's accomplice to Brooke's attack. Ridge and Brooke visit with Eric where they find a detailed and heartfelt letter from the accomplice.
Tuesday 2 December 2008Episode 5146 Donna and Katie are outraged at Stephanie's involvement in Brooke's rape. Eric assures the sisters that Stephanie is out of their lives for good. Donna and Eric share a connection as they talk about Stephanie and Thorne.
Nick and Taylor ask Bridget to be their baby's godmother. Nick later overhears Carl and Bridget talk about a possible mishap with Taylor's pregnancy. Brooke tells Katie that she feels Katie did the right thing breaking up Thorne and Donna's wedding.
Wednesday 3 December 2008Episode 5147 Nick confronts Bridget about what he had overheard. Bridget confesses about the possible mix up and Nick is livid that Brooke's eggs may have been implanted in Taylor. Ridge and Brooke learn that Eric and Stephanie are over. Brooke hopes that she and Ridge can get back together, but Ridge isn't quite sure if he feels the same.
Ashley is worried that Brooke and Ridge are spending too much time together. Taylor assures Ashley that there is nothing to worry about and that Taylor is living proof that Brooke can be beat.
Thursday 4 December 2008Episode 5148 Nick is appalled with the possibility that his and Taylor's baby could be Brooke's. Bridget wants to tell Taylor of the possible mishap but Nick says that Taylor must never be told.
Ashley tells Ridge that she is upset that Ridge is spending so much time with Brooke and that she refuses to play games with him. Ridge apologizes for his behavior and the two make up. Brooke tells Katie that she feels Ridge is her destiny and that she is going to get him back.
Friday 5 December 2008Episode 5149 Nick begs Bridget to find a way to test the baby's maternity. Brooke tells Nick that she was attacked and that her future is with Ridge. Nick wonders to himself what Brooke will do if she is the real mother of his baby with Taylor.
Donna and Thorne meet for the first time since their wedding was called off. Thorne tells Donna she saved his life and the two make clear that there are no hard feelings about their relationship.
Ashley gets upset at Ridge for putting Brooke first. Ridge begs Brooke to tell Ashley about her attack, but she refuses, once again stating that she wants Ridge back for herself. Donna assures Eric that he should not feel any responsibility for Stephanie's participation in Brooke's attack.
Monday 8 December 2008Episode 5150 Brooke makes a passionate plea to Ridge to come back to her for good. Ridge picks out an engagement ring for the woman he loves. Donna tries to convince Eric to have a little fun with her like he used to when he was young.
Rick reminds Ashley that Brooke will always be in Ridge's life. Ashley later unwinds in the steam room and is startled when she realizes that the person massaging her is not Ridge.
Tuesday 9 December 2008Episode 5151 Ashley finds herself enjoying Rick's massage but leaves when he tries to advance further. Brooke joins Ridge for dinner where she tries to charm Ridge into giving her another chance.
Ridge leaves the room and Brooke finds an engagement ring while looking for his ringing cell phone. She assumes it's for her and puts it on. Before Ridge can explain, Brooke throws her arms around him just as Ashley walks in and sees them.
Donna and Eric are thinking about their kiss when they hear Felicia enter. Donna runs away as Felicia comes in to tell Eric that Thorne is over Donna, and to be careful now that Stephanie is out of the picture.
Wednesday 10 December 2008Episode 5152 Ridge explains to Brooke and a shocked Ashley that the ring was meant for Ashley. Ashley leaves so Ridge and Brooke can talk. Brooke begs Ridge not to marry Ashley but is unsuccessful and is forced to give back the ring.
Thorne and Katie discuss bringing the two families together, talking about all that has gone on over the years. Eric and Donna kiss before he breaks it off, telling her to leave. They both struggle internally as she leaves. When Eric gets into bed that night he discovers Donna waiting there for him.
Thursday 11 December 2008Episode 5153 Ridge visits Ashley. Brooke tells Nick about the ring Ridge bought for Ashley and how Brooke doesn't think Ridge ended up proposing. Brooke tells Nick that he is the reason Ridge doesn't trust her. Nick tells Brooke to give up on Ridge but she's worried about R.J.
Rick visits Ashley and again tries to convince her to leave Ridge. Ashley tells Rick to leave her and Ridge alone. Ashley also tells Brooke to back off but Brooke says nothing can come between her and Ridge.
Phoebe tells Taylor that Ridge is engaged to Ashley. Taylor tells Ridge she supports his decision to marry Ashley and that he needed to move on with his life. Ridge says he feels bad about leading Brooke on.
Friday 12 December 2008Episode 5154 When Brooke arrives at Forrester Creations, Nick tells her the company is in trouble. Jackie has a plan: use Brooke and her sex appeal to turn the company around. Nick is against the idea but Brooke tells him that this may be a way for her to heal.
Ridge and Ashley are worried about Stephanie and Eric's reaction to their engagement. Donna receives roses from Eric, who tells her how much he likes her and wants to spend time with her.
Monday 15 December 2008Episode 5155 Brooke is ready for the fashion show and everyone is counting on her. Ridge is horrified that Nick is making Brooke model lingerie after her attack. Ashley and Ridge try to set a wedding date. Katie comes in and tells Ashley that Brooke might be in trouble.
Ridge looks for Brooke and runs into Nick who tells him that this is what Brooke wants. The fashion show starts but is getting poor reception. Donna checks on Brooke backstage and Brooke assures Donna that everything is okay.
Tuesday 16 December 2008Episode 5156 Brooke is traumatized from thinking she saw Andy at the fashion show. Ridge sees her constant struggle and escorts her to a crisis counselor. Rick tells Ashley that Ridge is with Brooke and she tries to get in touch with him. Ridge brushes her off and Ashley vows to Rick that she is done putting up with Ridge and Brooke's relationship.
Donna fills Eric in on the disaster at the fashion show and encourages him to get Forrester Creations back. Eric second guesses Donna's intentions but a scantily dressed Donna persuades him that her intentions are genuine.
Wednesday 17 December 2008Episode 5157 Jackie demands answers from Brooke about the chaos at the fashion show and the two come up with an idea for better publicity. Nick doesn't agree with the plan. Nick and Brooke write a mass-market proposal for new products together.
Brooke tells Katie about her experience with the rape crisis center and her hope for a future with Ridge. Katie tries to talk some sense into her but Brooke doesn't budge. Donna convinces Eric to buy Forrester Creations back as sole owner.
Nick is shocked that Eric wants to do this and initially rejects his offer until Donna steps in. Ashley and Ridge argue until Ridge slips and tells Ashley that Brooke was raped. Ashley has a newfound respect for the situation.
Thursday 18 December 2008Episode 5158 Nick agrees to sell Forrester Creations under one condition, Stephanie is out of Eric's life - forever.
Jackie likes the plan and hopes it will lead to a relationship with Eric and more freedom in the company. Donna tells Eric that his marriage to Stephanie is worth sacrificing if it means he will regain control of Forrester Creations. Nick pushes Eric for an immediate answer.
Brooke interrupts Ashley and Ridge planning their wedding and the women have a heart - to - heart. Brooke confronts Ashley about Ashley's relationship with Rick while Ashley defends her relationship with Ridge. Ashley thinks she has finally laid down the law.
Brooke takes R.J. camping, leaving Ridge behind. She decides to sleep alone in the cabin where her attacker returns to haunt her.
Friday 19 December 2008Episode 5159 Nick pushes Eric to make a decision - win his company back or stay with Stephanie? Within moments, Eric makes his choice. Ridge and Ashley discuss their upcoming wedding when Brooke calls Ridge from Big Bear.
Brooke's frightened and Ridge rushes to her aid. Ashley tells Rick that Ridge and Brooke's relationship has been justified and everything is okay between them. Rick can't help but be upset.
Monday 22 December 2008Episode 5160 Nick confronts Donna about her relationship with Eric. Donna confirms Nick's suspicions. Eric comes home to find Jackie taking a bubble bath in his tub. Eric leaves to take a phone call when Donna roams into the bathroom hoping to find Eric. Instead, she finds Jackie.
Brooke, Ridge and R.J. are together in Big Bear and Brooke demands answers from Ridge. Ridge only wants to be a good parent to R.J., not a husband to Brooke.
Tuesday 23 December 2008Episode 5161 Eric and Ridge start their first day in the Forrester Creations office. Eric is welcomed by a family gathering. Brooke makes the decision to stay loyal to the Forrester's and joins the celebration. Ashley is affected when she witnesses everyone's love for Brooke.
Brooke wonders if she and Ashley can work together. Ashley confronts Brooke about using her rape as an excuse to bring Ridge closer to her after overhearing a conversation between the two. Jackie tells Nick about finding Donna at Eric's the night before.
Wednesday 24 December 2008Episode 5162 Thorne finds Donna and Eric together and questions Eric's integrity. Thorne says that Donna is a fraud and wonders how Eric could do this to Stephanie. Eric defends Donna and tells Thorne how much she has given to him while Donna is secretly listening from the hallway.
Ashley and Brooke hash it out and Brooke reveals to Ashley that Stephanie is the cause of her being attacked. Ashley finds it hard to believe and tells Ridge that he needs to stop giving Brooke false hope.
Brooke asks Ridge to attend another counseling session with her and Ridge turns her down. Brooke tells the counselor that she still has hope that Ridge will come back for good.
Thursday 25 December 2008Episode 5163 Thorne reveals Eric and Donna's secret to Katie and they share their frustration about the affair. Ridge goes over to Brooke's house to clarify their relationship. His plan is to end it tonight.
Brooke gives Ridge a gift - a photo album full of warm memories they've shared over the years - and Ridge is entranced by the memoir and by Brooke. Ridge returns to Ashley with the photo album in hand and says that they'll talk about Brooke in the morning.
Donna presses Eric to find out where she will stand in his life when Stephanie returns. Eric is concerned that Donna may be using him. This awkward situation forces them to share their feelings and they become closer than ever before.
Friday 26 December 2008Episode 5164 Ashley finds the photo album from Brooke and is disgusted that Ridge would accept such a gift from her. Ashley is adamant that Ridge must end things with Brooke before Ashley and Ridge walk down the isle together and Ridge agrees.
Ridge gets ready to confront Brooke but Brooke beats him to the punch. He comes out of the bathroom to find Brooke standing there - she just wanted to thank him for last night. Ridge tries to explain to Brooke that she needs to let him go but she continues to seduce him.
Nick runs into Bridget at Taylor's baby shower and they contemplate running a test to find out who's egg was implanted in Taylor. Katie confronts Donna about her affair with Eric. Katie speculates that Donna's relationship with Eric is only to get revenge on Stephanie.
Monday 29 December 2008Episode 5165 Tensions rise as the women begin to gather for Taylor's baby shower. Jackie confronts Donna about Donna and Eric's relationship and guarantees that Donna will have to deal with Stephanie at some point.
Brooke is forced to sit next to Ashley and they quarrel over the photo album that Brooke gave to Ridge the night before. Ashley tells Brooke that she is leaving town but she will be the next and last Mrs. Ridge Forrester.
Taylor is happy to have everyone there to celebrate and she toasts to the new life about to arrive as Thomas walks in to surprise her.
Tuesday 30 December 2008Episode 5166 Taylor's water breaks and Bridget jumps into doctor mode. Thomas drives Nick and Taylor to the hospital where Doctor Caron meets them. The baby's vital signs are low causing everyone to become concerned. Taylor finally delivers a baby boy.
Donna tells Eric that Taylor went into labour. Eric kisses Donna while Felicia is overlooking from the balcony. Felicia goes off on Eric. Felicia warns him not to throw away a lifetime with Stephanie on someone like Donna.
Wednesday 31 December 2008Episode 5167 Taylor and Nick spend some quality time alone with their baby. The family comes in to visit before Dr. Caron interrupts. She says that there's a serious problem - the baby has Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. Dr. Caron explains that the baby will need a bone marrow transplant from one of the parents.
Nick gives a sample of his bone marrow and the doctors call the egg donor to explain the situation as they may need her to cooperate if Nick is not a suitable donor. Bridget gets the blood sample she needs from the baby to test it's paternity. Carl and Bridget begin to run the tests.
Felicia attacks Donna saying how horrible it is of Donna to do this to Eric and his marriage. Eric interrupts to tell Felicia of Stephanie's involvement in Brooke's attack.