Taylor tells Hector what caused her to drive off the road.

Taylor lies in her wrecked car, unconscious. She has a cut on her head. Hector arrives and calls out her name. She starts to regain consciousness and asks where she is; Hector tells her that he'll take care of her and takes her home. As he sits her down, she insists that she's fine, but he reminds her that she might have a concussion. She says that she doesn't, so he asks who the President is. When she answers, "Roosevelt," he asks if it's Teddy or Franklin. Eleanor, she replies. Hector chuckles at the response but then gets serious, asking if she knows how lucky she is. Taylor says she does, but frets about her car. Hector tells her that he's having it towed to a garage where she can pick it up in the morning. He then points out that he didn't take her to the hospital to avoid any unnecessary questions or blood alcohol tests. She says she only had one drink. That's more than enough, Hector says, telling her about all the accident scenes he's been to where the driver wasn't as lucky as she was. She says that the accident wasn't caused by alcohol. She explains how she was driving to Cafe Russe when she got a call on her cell phone from Ridge. He pretended to be concerned about her, when everyone knows he's moving on with Brooke. She got upset, and that's when she lost control of the car.

Hector has a suggestion for Taylor.

Hector tells Taylor that alcohol is not the answer. She promises not to drink and drive again, even though she only drank a little. She barely weighs a hundred pounds, he points out, so all it takes is a little bit. She asks if he's calling her a lightweight. He guesses he is. He knows she is going through a stage in her life now, one she should deal with by focusing on something other than her marriage to Ridge. He suggests that she work at a shelter and is willing to suggest a few. She guesses that just wallowing in self-pity isn't helping. A little is OK, he says, but eventually... She finishes the sentence, saying that she has to get back on the horse. Right, Hector says, and working at the shelter will take her mind off of Ridge. Taylor agrees that his idea is sound, but she has to admit that she's a little scared. That's why she's glad he's here. He offers to stay a while, but she thinks he should go, because she can't trust what she's thinking. She thinks it's amazing how he's there whenever she needs him. He says that he wants to help her heal and starts to caress her face, but she says it's too soon. Hector accepts that but wants her to know that he'll be there when she's ready. He knows she's hurting, but he's glad that she's free of the burden that's been holding her back. He thinks she's the most amazing woman he's ever met, even if she can't see that, and he knows she'll be doing great things together. He wants to do those things with her, he says as he kisses her cheek.

Thorne feels sorry for his big brother.

Thorne enters his office at Forrester and finds Ridge there. Ridge tells Thorne not to worry; he knows whose office this is and just came by to drop off the latest sales report. He points out there high sales figures in Europe. Thorne agrees that Ridge's trip to Europe is responsible for those sales, betting that Ridge came by just to point that out. Ridge sarcastically responds that he thought that Thorne, as President, would be pleased that the company is still making money, despite Thorne's and their mother's "stellar business decisions." Thorne asks Ridge if there's someplace else he'd rather be. He then answers his own question, pointing out that Ridge has nowhere to go, since he dumped Taylor for Brooke, who doesn't want him! Ridge says he only lost Taylor because he was in Europe covering Thorne's butt. Thorne laughs at all the times he used to feel like a loser compared to Ridge. And does he feel vindicated? Ridge asks. Thorne says that he does, since he has a loving wife and a beautiful daughter at home. It sounds like something out of a beer commercial, Ridge scoffs. Thorne says that he's glad he's not like Ridge, who is always looking for something better in his life of fast cars and fancy women. He feels sorry for Ridge, always looking for the next shiny object to catch his eye, or the next woman to hurt, and asks what Ridge has to show for all that. Ridge says that Thorne can't imagine what he went through. He thought his wife was dead, so he moved on with Brooke, only to have Taylor return. He was trapped in an impossible situation and did the best he could, especially with their mother's manipulations.

Thorne has little sympathy for his big brother, who always had their mother's attention. He reminds Ridge that he was the one who chose to hurt Brooke by choosing Taylor, and then did the same to Taylor by choosing Brooke. He wonders if Ridge knows what commitment is. Ridge accuses Thorne of taking pleasure in his misery. He takes the sales report and tells Thorne to keep looking down at him. He doesn't intend to forget a word Thorne said today. Thorne calmly says that he hopes Ridge doesn't forget, and he then turns and walks away.

Brooke thanks Ridge for his help.

Brooke is at home, recalling how Ridge pleaded with her to tell him that their dream isn't dead. She then gets a call and answers it, hoping it's Dr. Barnett. She then hears Ridge's voice on the other end; he asks why she thought he was their pediatrician. She tells him that RJ has an ear ache. The doctor called a prescription into the pharmacy that doesn't deliver, and Catherine has the night off. Ridge offers to pick up the medicine for her and is there in no time, and RJ is sound asleep after taking the medication. Brooke thanks Ridge for coming. He praises her for how she handled RJ and bets that she's exhausted. She admits it's hard to have a sick child that you can't help. Ridge asks why she didn't call him sooner. Brooke replies that she didn't want him to get the wrong idea. He says he knows the difference between a mother who needs help and a woman letting him back into her life. Sitting down on the bed, she's said that she's glad he called. He says he is, too. He's been thinking about what they talked about last time, that he'd let her down and killed their dream. She says that she knows now that dreams like that only happen in romance novels, but he says those kinds of dreams are real, because they have one. They did at one time, Brooke says. Ridge disagrees, because he thinks their dream is forever.