Wednesday, December 16, 2009, Episode #5713

Brooke wishes Bridget luck.

Backstage at THE CATWALK, there's a whirlwind of activity as Forrester and Jackie M prepare to unveil their PR campaigns. Thomas pulls Steffy away from giving a flurry of instructions to Justin and Donna and takes her to check on their equipment. Katie spots Brooke talking to Bridget and warns her big sister about giving away secrets to the competition. Brooke assures that she and Bridget were just talking about babies. Katie congratulates her niece on the baby news and excuses herself. Bridget tells Brooke that she's going to watch the showdown at Jackie M with Nick, as she's too jittery to watch it here live. Brooke hugs her daughter and wishes her luck - because she's going to need it when Forrester wins! She teases that there's no way Jackie M can best Forrester's Hollywood Glamour campaign. "We'll see," Bridget laughs.

Owen, Jackie and Stephanie wait for the show to start.

In the makeup room, Jackie and Owen talk to Whip as he prepares to go on camera. Whip brags that the CATWALK viewers will prefer their upbeat campaign to Forrester's stodgy view of old Hollywood, especially since they have a naked Owen in the Garden of Eden. Owen points out that he's not naked, since he was wearing a fig leaf - that is unless Whip... Whip assures that he didn't touch the fig leaf, but he bets the viewers will want to. Meanwhile, Donna asks Pam not to perform the cat dance at the end of "my show." Pam points out that the dance is a hit, and Serge chimes in that Pam is the co-host of the show. Stephanie comes over to greet her sister and is about to address Donna when she sees Steffy walking by. She congratulates her granddaughter on her hard work but advises her to be ready to lose today. Stephanie then joins Jackie and Owen in the wings as they wait for the show to begin. Meanwhile, Justin asks Donna if she's ready. She says she is, but she admits she's a bit disappointed that Eric isn't here to support her.

Serge, Jarrett and Taylor sit in the audience.

Backstage, Steffy gives Justin some last minute directions and asks if he has seen her mom. He spots Taylor chatting with Whip, "the enemy," and points Steffy in her mom's direction to ditch her. Steffy interrupts her mom and asks if she was threatening Whip. Taylor claims that she just came to wish her daughter luck, so Steffy offers to escort her to her seat since the show's about to start. Letting Steffy lead the way, Taylor stops to wish Whip luck and teases, "Don't let my daughter trounce on you." Taylor then takes her seat in the audience, near Serge and Jarrett.

Ridge explains his plan to Eric.

Eric walks the halls at Forrester and stops outside his old office. Seeing Katie's name on the door, he gets disheartened and goes across the hall to see Ridge, but he grows even more dismayed when Ridge tells him that Bill turned down their buy-back offer. The men commiserate about their failed attempt to get Forrester out of Bill's greedy hands. Eric asks Ridge how he comes here every day and puts up with working for Bill and Katie. Ridge explains that he does it for his kids, but he also refuses to give up on getting the company back. Eric wonders how they can convince Bill to sell. Ridge proposes that they be creative and find a way to out-manipulate the master manipulator. Eric offers to turn on the TV to watch THE CATWALK, but Ridge says he'll watch it later with Steffy. Right now, he wants to focus on an idea he has to get Forrester back. He's upset that his designs, while adequate, don't really live up to Steffy's concept since he's not inspired to do his best while working for Bill. He can't go on this way! Eric asks Ridge about the idea he mentioned. Ridge shows Eric some horrible designs that people like Bill, who know nothing about fashion, have tried to sell. He asks Eric to imagine if Forrester sold designs like that. Eric says that they wouldn't do that, but Ridge suggests that they do just that. It would turn Forrester into a liability overnight, he predicts. Eric thinks they'd have to be careful, but Ridge thinks they could create the worst line in Forrester history to outsmart Bill. He asks Eric to join him in crushing Spencer and bringing Forrester back to their family. Eric smiles and agrees to the plan.

Whip and Steffy arrive on THE CATWALK.

At the TV studio, the show begins. Donna is quick to mention Forrester Creations first, so Pam chimes in to get equal time for Jackie M. The co-hosts then introduce the two P.R. whizzes behind the campaigns they're going to see today, Whip and Steffy, and invite them to "come on down the catwalk!" Pam goes to the audience to take questions for their guests and allows Serge to ask the final question. Pam's pal/agent asks Whip if they're going to see Owen's "delicious abs" in this campaign, like they did with the Indulge promotion. Whip answers that Owen will be wearing even less clothing in this campaign, which thrills Serge and the audience. With the question and answer session done, Donna and Pam tell viewers to log on to the web site and get ready to vote, and each co-host squeezes in a plug for their respective employer.

Steffy's video shows off Hollywood Glamour.

The Forrester Hollywood Glamour video runs first. Narrated by Steffy, the video combines imagery of Hollywood films with the Forrester designs, detailing how Forrester has always been the premier fashion house for the Hollywood elite. Now, the video pronounces, every woman in America can look and feel like a star wearing Forrester's designs. "Unleash your inner diva," the voice-over invites as the video ends, eliciting an exuberant round of cheers and applause from the audience.

Nick and Bridget watch the show.

At Jackie M, Bridget and Nick watch the broadcast. Bridget is impressed by the Forrester campaign, but Nick thinks it's a bit excessive and suggests that their line is more in tune with what the average woman wants. Bridget states that she's proud of what their line stands for, no matter how many dresses they sell. The only thing that would make her more proud would be for them to win.

Katie, Bill, Thomas, Justin and Brooke watch Steffy talk up their line.

Backstage at THE CATWALK, Brooke, Katie, Bill, Thomas and Justin watch anxiously as Donna and Steffy talk up the Forrester line. Donna and Steffy point out how the designs reflect what real movie stars would wear on the red carpet. Steffy suggests that every woman dreams of making a speech after winning an Oscar, but Pam says she doesn't dream about that and wonders if Forrester is targeting too small an audience. Whip agrees, pointing out how Jackie M is appealing to a broader audience rather than reaching out to a niche market that will pay big bucks for a disposable outfit they'll only wear once.

Whip unveils the Adam " Eve video.

Pam uses that remark to segue into Jackie M's Adam & Eve video. Over images of women and children in a garden, Whip's voice-over bemoans how fashion has been ecologically unfriendly over the years and heralds how Jackie M's Adam & Eve line aims to change that by only using organic materials and local labor. As images of Jackie and the scantily-clad Owen come on screen, Whip declares that Jackie M has "gone green." The women and children return as Whip challenges viewers to "make a difference" by wearing Jackie M. More cheers and applause fill the studio as the video ends.