Friday August 11, Episode #4871

Dominick is in a car seat with the man who took him.

Baby Dominick is still sitting peacefully in a car seat in back of a car. We still only see the hands of the man who is driving.

Dante has an idea how to find Dino.

At the Forrester estate, Felicia and Dante search frantically for Dino, missing the scrap of paper on the ground by the stroller. Felicia wonders who took Dominick. Dante recalls that an electrician and a delivery man were at the main house earlier. Felicia assumes that one of them has her son and rushes to call the police. She goes to get her cell phone/PDA from the diaper bag and sees that the bag is gone, too. Dante recalls that her PDA has a global positioning system (GPS), so they can track it with Felicia's laptop. They go back to the guest house, where Felicia calls Lt. Baker while Dante logs onto the GPS software on the laptop. After ending her call, Felicia joins Dante. She frets that she left Dominick alone. Dante assures her that they'll get their son back. The GPS finds the PDA in Van Nuys, still moving. Dante tells Felicia to take the laptop, so they can follow the signal from the car. In the car, they call Lt. Baker so the police can track the GPS, too. Felicia frets that they might lose the signal, but Dante reminds her that the police are also tracking the GPS. Suddenly, the GPS shows that the PDA has stopped moving - and is at Van Nuys Airport. Felicia panics that someone is going to fly off with their son!

The person who took Dominick is... Eric?!

Dante and Felicia reach the airport and find that the signal has led them to the Forrester jet. Dante rushes in and finds Dominick playing with some toys. As Dante picks up his son, Eric comes in, surprised to see Dante. Felicia enters and is surprised to see her father there. Eric reminds her that he planned to take Dominick for the day. He forgot some papers on the jet, so he swung by to get them on the way to get Dominick some ice cream. Relieved, Felicia explains that she forgot about Eric's plans and thought that the baby was missing, so she and Dante tracked him here with the GPS in her PDA. Eric points out that he left a note (the scrap of paper on the ground), but the wind must have blown it away. Felicia tells Eric that the police are on their way; as they hear sirens outside, Eric goes out to explain to the police. Felicia tells Dante that she's sorry. He asks if she's OK. She says she is. She then turns to Dominick and promises to never let him out of her sight again. Dante adds that he's never going to let Dino OR her leave his side again.

Felicia asks Dante what he meant.

While Eric takes Dominick for ice cream as planned, Felicia and Dante stay on the jet to pack the baby's things. Felicia regrets she forgot her father's plans, but all's well now. She then asks Dante what he meant earlier about never letting her leave his side. "Never," he repeats. Felicia tells him not to say something he doesn't mean; she won't take advantage of his frayed nerves over their son's "abduction." Dante replies, "Frayed nerves? ‘Fraid not." Felicia says that's just his adrenaline buzz talking, from the panic over Dino being missing. She bets he'll change his mind once the buzz wears off. Dante tells her that he said those same things to her father, BEFORE they thought Dominick was missing. That's why he was at the estate earlier. He wanted to talk to Eric about her and Bridget. Bridget? a confused Felicia asks. "Bridget brought me to you," Dante explains. Had he not followed Bridget to L.A., he never would have found Felicia again or learned he had a son. He sees now that they met for a reason, and it wasn't just to have a son together. He understands now that he can't live without her, because he loves her, and he wants to prove that to her. They embrace, melting into a kiss.

Taylor hesitates when Thorne tells her to go.

At the Ramirez home, Hector orders Thorne to leave, but Thorne won't go until Taylor tells him what she's hiding. Hector tries to cover that Taylor is just worried about Phoebe, but Thorne said he just spoke with Phoebe, who was worried about her mom - and Hector. Hector says Phoebe is confused, but Thorne doesn't buy that. Hector suggests that this all stems from what Ridge put the family through. Thorne considers it and then asks Taylor to leave, so he and Hector can talk alone. Taylor hesitates, but Hector agrees that Taylor should be with Phoebe. Thorne tells Taylor it's OK and promises to call her later. After Taylor leaves, Hector tells Thorne to go, too, but Thorne's not going anywhere until he gets some answers. Hector says that Thorne won't find the answers he needs here. Thorne replies that he came to help Taylor, but Hector states, "I'm helping now." Hector tells Thorne that he won't find any answers about Darla's killer here, so he suggests that Thorne go home and spend time with his little girl. Thorne says that he'll deal with Darla's death as he sees fit. But right now, he wants to know why Phoebe is so worried about her mother's relationship with Hector and asks Hector if he's hassling Taylor and Phoebe.

Hector dismisses Thorne's suggestion and says he's just being a friend to Taylor. As Hector steps into the kitchen, Thorne follows, reminding Hector that Taylor has family. A family who tossed her aside like trash, Hector retorts. Thorne hopes Hector isn't pushing Taylor into a relationship; Hector says he's just giving her the respect that Thorne's family couldn't at a time when Taylor needs it most. Hector then changes his tone and softly tells Thorne that he did everything possible to save Darla that night. Thorne says he does. Hector states that that horrifying night has stayed with Taylor, Phoebe, and him, to the point that they all blame themselves. Phoebe wishes she hadn't called Darla, while he... he wonders if he could have done more. And Taylor? Thorne asks. Taylor wishes she had gotten there sooner, Hector explains. But with all that, there's something Hector hasn't told anyone until now, something he thinks Thorne has to know. Hector tells him that Phoebe's statement in the accident report recounted that Darla lost her balance while trying to change Phoebe's tire and fell into the road. It was a dark and foggy night, so it was an accident that Darla was hit. Thorne is furious that Hector is trying to blame Darla for her own death and is making excuses for the monster who hit his wife and ran off! He repeats his promise to find that son-of-a-bitch and make him pay. Hector suggests that Thorne and Alexandria will never find peace until Thorne accepts that this was an accident and moves on. Thorne doesn't know why Hector is bringing this up and doesn't care; he just wants Hector to stay away from him, Phoebe and Taylor. Before Hector can respond, Thorne storms out.

Hector looks at his medal and reflects on his actions.

Hector calls Taylor to tell her that Thorne is on his way over. He explains that he tried to tell Thorne that Darla's death was an accident. Taylor tells him not to lie, since it doesn't suit him. Hector says he's not lying. She's going through the same hell he is, but he knows she's a good person with a conscience. They'll both lose everything if they go to jail. Taylor says she knows he's coming from a place of concern, but she's not changing her mind. He tries to say something, but she cuts him off, says she's sorry, bid him goodbye and hangs up. Hector then looks at the three plane tickets to Mexico he bought. He then looks at the medal he just received from the fire department. He says, "Valor, truth," and shakes his head.