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Bold and the Beautiful in November, 2009:
Monday, 2 November 2009Episode 5385 Stephanie tries to strong-arm Owen into implicating an accomplice, but is unsuccessful. A day at Bikini Beach becomes steamy when Marcus and Steffy meet.
Stephen pours his heart out to Beth in hopes of rekindling their relationship. After Donna had frantically set out to find who really poisoned Eric, she comes to her own conclusion of who should be behind bars
Tuesday, 3 November 2009Episode 5386 Tensions rise when Donna and Stephanie make accusations and threats against each other. When confronting Owen about Eric's poisoning, Ridge receives some unexpected words of advice.
Marcus doesn't know if he should believe Owen's warnings about Donna being in danger. While home alone, Donna has a terrifying encounter with a masked intruder.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009Episode 5387 After escaping with her life, Donna hysterically drives up to the Big Bear cabin to hide from whoever attacked her. When Brooke arrives at Donna's house, she stumbles upon damning evidence of who assaulted Donna and later confronts the accused.
After hearing about Donna's attack, Marcus and Steffy bail Owen out of jail. Owen reviews the police reports which reveal to him who really poisoned Eric. While at the Big Bear cabin, Donna receives an unexpected visitor.
Thursday, 5 November 2009Episode 5388 Owen races up to Big Bear, knowing that Donna is in danger, and calls Marcus on the way. Brooke and Ridge put the pieces of Eric's poisoning together and head up to the cabin with Marcus, as well.
The evening turns lethal as Donna comes face-to-face with impending death after being knocked unconscious by her assailant. Donna begs for her life but her attacker shows no mercy.
Friday, 6 November 2009Episode 5389 Donna's life becomes a bit more complicated when she finds herself torn between the love for her comatose husband and the feelings she has developed for the man who had just saved her life.
After hearing her recent prognosis, Katie and Nick make a decision about the future of their child. An emotional Stephanie blames herself for Eric's poisoning and vows to do everything possible to get him to come back to her.
Monday, 9 November 2009Episode 5390 Nick strategically plans a getaway for Bridget where he intends to tell her about Katie's pregnancy. Sensing that something is wrong, Bridget questions Nick's odd behavior. Brooke is mortified when she learns that history has repeated itself and that another woman is pregnant by a husband of Bridget's.
During Stephanie's vigil at Eric's bedside, she is overjoyed when her prayers are answered and he awakens from his coma. As Owen comforts a still-shaken Donna, the two are no longer able to fight the undeniable attraction to each other.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009Episode 5391 Stephanie becomes concerned when she receives a troubling phone call from her fugitive sister, Pam. Katie tries her best to justify her pregnancy to Brooke and refuses to be nothing but happy about what may be her last chance at ever having a child.
Bridget basks in her romantic day at sea with Nick, oblivious to the true reason he brought her there.
After Owen convinces Donna that she needs to move on with her life, she succumbs to her feelings for him. While Owen and Donna in the throes of passion, they are unaware that they are being watched.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009Episode 5392 Donna's love and loyalty to Eric prevent her from going any further with Owen. Ridge sends Donna and Owen away on a business trip to Paris as he conspires with his mother to secretly bring Eric home from the hospital.
Katie sits by the phone as she waits to hear from Nick and imagines the worst outcome from his confession to Bridget.
As Nick explains the events leading up to Katie becoming pregnant with his child, Bridget is in complete shock and sheer disgust.
Thursday, 12 November 2009Episode 5393 When Rick and Taylor demand that Stephanie inform Donna that Eric is now home, Stephanie discloses how she had walked in on Donna in bed with Owen.
Bridget's reaction to the news that Katie is pregnant isn't quite what Nick had hoped for. Katie is more than willing to accept what she deserves when she comes face-to-face with an enraged and scorned Bridget.
Friday, 13 November 2009Episode 5394 Nick apologizes to Brooke for breaking his promise to her about never hurting Bridget again. While having one of many difficult evenings with a fussy and inconsolable Jack, Taylor is annoyed when Brooke makes an unannounced visit.
Brooke becomes concerned when Rick alludes to problems that Taylor is having with Jack. Nick arrives during Bridget and Katie's confrontation and is stunned by the outcome.
Monday, 16 November 2009Episode 5395 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.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009Episode 5396 Brooke makes another unwelcome visit to a frazzled Taylor. After Rick confides in his mother about what is bothering Taylor, Brooke makes matters worse as she unknowingly confirms Taylor's worst fear about Jack.
During his continued attempt to convince Donna that her husband may never come home to her, Owen offers to take Eric's place in her heart. When the Forresters learn that Donna has returned from Paris, they urgently rush up to Eric's room to prevent her from seeing him.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009Episode 5397 Taylor's insecurities about being an adequate mother become more apparent with each day that Jack is inconsolable with her.
Donna gets dragged off of the Forrester's property when trying to see her husband and Ridge informs Brooke that she isn't welcome to see Eric, either. Eric is dumbfounded when he learns that Pam was the one who poisoned him.
Stephanie pays a visit to Donna where her threats are met with a challenge.
Thursday, 19 November 2009Episode 5398 Brooke and Ridge have a difference in opinion about whether Stephanie is protecting Eric or manipulating him. Marcus is quickly escorted out when he is caught delivering a letter to Eric from Donna.
Despite his persistence and the mutual attraction between each other, Donna tells Owen the last thing he wants to hear.
Rick feels betrayed when he hears Brooke reach out to Nick regarding Taylor's issues with Jack.
Friday, 20 November 2009Episode 5399 Fearing that Brooke may try to stir up trouble with Nick, Taylor tries to talk to him before Brooke does. Brooke alarms Nick when she tells him that Taylor is hiding that she is having problems bonding with Jack.
Taylor is livid when she overhears her mental history being dredged up by Brooke in regards to Jack.
Stephanie tries to put doubts in Ridge's head about Brooke's commitment to him because of her past and connection with Nick.
Monday, 23 November 2009Episode 5400 Riled up by the way Donna is being treated, Brooke ignores the Forresters' request and forces her way into Eric's room to see him.
After Eric insists on speaking to Brooke alone, without the scrutiny and censorship of Stephanie, Brooke fills him in on the information that his family has been keeping from him.
Donna grills Marcus for any tidbits of information about Eric from his visit. Marcus, in turn, devises a clever way for Donna to get to Eric.
Tuesday, 24 November 2009Episode 5401 Uncomfortable with the information that Eric has been given, Stephanie insists that Brooke keep her mouth closed and leave. Stephanie tries to combat the information that Brooke had given by putting her own spin on things. This leads to an all out verbal battle between Stephanie and Brooke.
While the women are distracted, Donna takes this opportunity to sneak up to Eric's room where she can plead her case to her husband for the first time since being caught in a compromising position with Owen.
Wednesday, 25 November 2009Episode 5402 After going head-to-head with Stephanie, Brooke arrives home to a romantic dinner arranged by Ridge. The steamy evening turns a bit chilly when Brooke and Ridge's discussion about their wedding leads to another Logan vs. Forrester issue.
Donna hopes that giving Eric more information about what happened while he was in a coma would help her plea for him to forgive her. When realizing what was going on upstairs, Thorne and Stephanie burst into Eric's room and physically escort Donna out the door while she screams for Eric.
Thursday, 26 November 2009Episode 5403 Taylor is thrown when Rick tells her that he is planning an experiment to see if his suspicions are true about Jack; he should be raised by his biological mother.
After witnessing Jack's interaction with Brooke and her kids, Taylor knows what she must do. Brooke is unaware of the experiment, but soon catches onto what Rick and Taylor are implying.
Nick makes one last plea to Bridget to give their marriage another chance. When Ridge arrives to help Bridget move out of Nick's house, the men don't mix words when expressing their lack of regard for each other.
Friday, 27 November 2009Episode 5404 While trying to dull her pain during a solo lunch at Il Giordino, Bridget has a not-so-pleasant run-in with Owen. Not letting Bridget's misdirected bitterness towards men affect him, Owen uses his charm as an attempt to cheer her up.
When telling his mother about his impending wedding plans, Stephanie tries to plant negative thoughts in Ridge's mind about Brooke's track record and her history with Nick.
Taylor's humility and vulnerability become very evident as she puts her pride aside and asks her nemesis of many years, Brooke, to do what was once unfathomable.
Monday, 30 November 2009Episode 5405 Knowing his history with Nick, Brooke is wary about telling Ridge about Taylor's offer. Bridget is caught off-guard when she arrives at Brooke's house to find Katie there.
During an extremely awkward and cold conversation with Bridget, Katie is given the green light to pursue a future with Nick. As Taylor drops off Jack with Nick, she says a heart-wrenchingly tearful goodbye.
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