Thursday, January 03, 2008, Episode #5219

Brooke is appalled by Stephanie's offer.

Brooke frantically tries to call Storm. When she gets his voice mail, she leaves him a message telling him not to confess and then leaves a message for Katie. Stephanie arrives and asks Brooke if she reached Storm. When Brooke says she left a message, Stephanie tells her it's urgent that Storm talks to them before he confesses, because she has an offer for him. What kind of offer? Brooke asks. Stephanie quickly explains that she will clear both Stephen and Storm of the shooting with the police if Donna breaks up with Eric. Appalled, Brooke points out that Eric will not necessarily go back to Stephanie, even if Donna leaves him. Stephanie tells Brooke to worry about Donna and let her worry about Eric, but Brooke wants to know if Stephanie would still honor their arrangement if Eric doesn't take her back. Stephanie assures that she will. Brooke asks what Donna will do; Stephanie suggests that Donna is still young and will find another man eventually. It just won't be Stephanie's husband. "Do we have a deal?" Stephanie asks.

Storm and Katie arrive at the police station.

At the police station, Storm and Katie meet with Charlie Baker. Detective Baker hopes this isn't a waste of time. Storm promises to deliver information that will clear Stephen, but before he can say any more, Charlie is called away to attend to another matter. While they wait, Katie asks Storm if he's sure about doing this. Storm assures her that he is. Charlie returns and tells Storm to get started, warning that this better not be a waste of his time. Storm assures him that he has proof that Stephen did not shoot Stephanie. Charlie advises that he has evidence to the contrary, but Storm points out that evidence can, and in fact was manipulated by someone who hated Stephanie even more than his father.

Charlie asks Storm what he has to say.

Before Storm can say any more, Charlie gets a call from Brooke, who wants to speak to her brother. Charlie hands Storm the phone. Brooke asks Storm if he confessed yet. When Storm says he hasn't, Brooke tells him not to say anything, because Stephanie is there with a new offer. Storm doesn't think there is anything else to talk about and is about to hang up, so Brooke orders him to put Katie on. When Katie takes the phone, Brooke tells her not to let Storm say anything and to get home immediately. Sensing the urgency in her sister's voice, Katie agrees and ends the call. Katie then tells Charlie that they have a family emergency to tend to and quickly ushers Storm out.

Eric has a surprise fashion show for Donna.

Eric meets Donna in the Forrester showroom, where he has a very special private fashion show. A waiter escorts them to a table and pours champagne, asking Eric to let him know when they're ready for their first course. Eric says he will and thanks the waiter. Eric then tells Donna to get ready to see a collection inspired by the woman he love loves exclusively for her, because they're going on a little trip to a tropical island that's so private that it doesn't have a name. He then points Donna to the runway, where a parade of models show off a vacation wardrobe that he designed especially for Donna. Donna laughs that Eric's creative vision doesn't need much fabric. Eric laughs that she's right and advises that the best is yet to come. Donna gets a call on her cell phone and sees that it's Brooke calling. Eric suggests that it could be important, but Donna thinks it can wait. At Brooke's house, Stephanie suggests that she call Donna herself. Brooke advises against it and warns that Donna might react to Stephanie's proposal by telling La Forrester to go to hell.

Donna is thrilled by Eric's plans.

Back in the showroom, Eric prepares Donna for his next design, one she can wear to a wonderful spot on the bay on their second day on the island. Donna asks if it will be just the two of them, but Eric advises that there will be one more person joining them. He then motions to the stage, where a model comes out wearing a wedding dress. Donna gasps in surprise at the sight and tells Eric that it's perfect. "No, you're perfect," Eric responds, "and I'm the only one who knows it." Eric then tells Donna that he loves her and asks her to marry him. Nearly in tears, Donna laughs that she will, emoting that she thought this moment might only happen in her dreams. But the moment is interrupted when Brooke again tries to call Stephanie. Guessing that it must be urgent for Brooke to keep calling, Eric tells Donna to answer it. Donna picks up and tells her big sister that this is a bad time, but Brooke tells her that this is an emergency and urges her to come home right now. Reluctantly, Donna agrees and hangs up. She tells Eric that she doesn't want to leave, but Brooke's tone hinted that this is urgent. Eric tells her to go, assuring her that they have a lifetime of magical moments ahead of them.

Stephanie lets Brooke explain her offer to the other Logans.

Brooke suggests that Stephanie leave before her siblings arrive, but Storm and Katie arrive at the house at that very moment. When Storm sees Stephanie, he tells Stephanie that he's ashamed of what he did, since it was wrong to make her pay for his anger at his father. Stephanie reminds him that she could have died and points out that she's still in pain, but she acknowledges that Storm is still in pain as well. Storm says he hopes to deal with that while he's in prison, but Brooke tells him that they need to talk. Just then, Donna arrives, asking Brooke what's so urgent that she had to rush over, and she's shocked when she sees Stephanie there. Storm tells Stephanie that he was about to confess when Brooke called. Stephanie says that she knows, and that's why she asked Brooke to call him here before he 'fessed up. She tells the Logans that she has an offer for them where she will go to the police to make sure that neither Storm nor Stephen will go to jail. Storm asks what she wants in return. Stephanie motions to Brooke to explain and leaves.