Monday, January 30, 2012, Episode #6249

Liam and Bill disagree.

Bill, in his office, urges Liam not to punish Steffy for a lie Bill told, but Liam points out there were other lies. Bill asks if Liam's wedding vows are on the list of lies. Hope states that it's Bill, not Liam, who should feel guilty. Bill notes that he didn't mention guilt, but since Hope brought it up, he adds that he does think Liam should feel guilty about ending a marriage. Liam disagrees, arguing that he has reason to feel upset. Steffy admits she should have been honest from the get go, but Bill suggests that Liam has also been less than honest... with himself. Hope thinks Bill should know about that since he's hasn't fessed up to acting out of a need to keep Steffy close. When Bill tells Liam to man up and make a choice, Hope warns the mogul to show some support and quit lying and manipulating if he wants his secret kept quiet. Observing Hope's candor, Steffy warns that Bill doesn't react well to threats. Liam tells Steffy he won't let his dad manipulate them anymore. Bill takes that as a sign of Liam sticking up for Steffy because she's innocent, but Liam clarifies that the only innocent here is Hope, not that he expects his dad to understand that. Bill insists he was only trying to help, but Liam calls his father's actions despicable. Liam states that he won't spill the beans about what his dad did, but only because of all the employees at Spencer who put their faith in their leader.

Steffy gives Liam some space.

Bill wants to discuss things further, but Liam lets his actions speak for him and removes his sword necklace. Bill protests, insisting he is still Liam's dad. Steffy adds that she's Liam's wife and isn't giving up on him. Liam tells her he believes she had no part in the blood clot lie, but he feels their problems started before that, so he considers them separated as of now. After offering to move back to her mom's to give Liam space and prove she has faith in their marriage, Steffy leaves. In the hall, Bill praises a tearful Steffy for acting to save her marriage, calling her a true Spencer for standing firm when the going got tough. Steffy doesn't feel very fantastic right now, nor is she thrilled to have Bill's support since it turned Liam against her. Bill stands firm in his belief that she's better for Liam than Hope, but Steffy claims all his words mean nothing if he can't back them up. He asks if she was backing her words up by giving Liam space. Explaining that she watched first her father and then Bill walk out on her, Steffy asserts that she wasn't going to let Liam walk out on her, too, because she loves him more than she ever loved any man.

Hope tries to reassure Liam.

In the office, Hope tries to reassure a hurt Liam that his father didn't mean to hurt her, but he's too upset that his dad once again acted without thinking about who might get hurt. He doesn't even know how he can continue to work with his father anymore. Hope tells him that he doesn't have to decide that now, but he can't stop thinking about how his father let Steffy think she could die, leaving her scared senseless. Hope guesses that Steffy is still scared, this time of losing her husband. Liam asks what he's going to do. Hope answers that she's not expecting him to decide that now. Liam states that the one thing he knows is that he loves her and always will. Hope tells him that she loves him, too, but he's going to have to figure out what all this means for his life and his marriage. She then adds that she believes they'll both have to ask themselves if it's too late for them, or if it's only the beginning. They look at each other and kiss.

Nick gives advice to a shaken Pam.

At Jackie M, Pam tells Nick that she can't live with the guilt from her actions. Nick reminds her that she saved Jackie M, but she feels like a thief. Nick argues that knock-offs are part of the fashion business, but she feels she went against her upbringing by betraying her family and swears she will never do it again. Nick tells her it's OK to stop, but he doesn't see any reason to confess. "It's your word against hers," he insists. Pam asks who he means by "her," he explains that Donna knows what she did. Pam freaks that Donna will spill the beans, but Nick reminds her that Donna's not high on Stephanie's list of people to trust. Nick offers Pam a drink, but she's too frozen with fear of being exposed, so he downs the drink himself and tells her to keep her wits about her. Pam is terrified that this is just the kind of revenge on her Donna has always wanted. Nick disagrees, but Pam isn't convinced and wants to find Stephanie to confess before it's too late!

Donna and Brooke get interrupted.

Donna drops by Forrester to see Brooke, who fills her sister in on Liam's decision to leave Steffy and reunite with Hope. Noting how complicated that situation seems, Donna confides that she has a revelation of her own to share about who stole the Forrester designs. Brooke wants to know who the thief is, but Donna worries that no one will believe it. Brooke assures that she'll believe her own sister, so Donna recounts how she realized how desperate Nick was to help his mother when she saw him on Let's Make A Deal - WITH PAM! Brooke doesn't see what a game show has to do with anything, so Donna explains that Pam and Nick were on the game show as a couple, and it was disgusting. Brooke can't believe it, since Nick and Pam would never do something like that. Just then, Stephanie enters and asks the ladies why they're talking about her sister.

Pam tries to explain to Stephanie.

Donna explains about Pam and Nick's game show appearance, but Stephanie scoffs. Brooke asks if Pam had access to the designs. Stephanie doesn't like the implication that Brooke and Donna are blaming the thefts on her sister, especially based simply on an appearance on some cockamamie TV show! Right on cue, Pam interrupts and asks to talk to her sister alone, but Stephanie asks her to stay and clear things up with Donna right now. When Pam insists on talking to Stephanie alone, Brooke agrees that might be a good idea, but Stephanie pulls Pam inside, closes the door and explains about Donna's accusations so they can clear this up now. Pam tries to explain how angry she was with Stephanie's reaction to Stephen leaving, telling her and everyone that it was a good thing. That's when she started thinking her feelings didn't matter. Stephanie asks if that is an excuse for stealing. Pam frantically claims that she wanted to feel good again and Nick made her feel that way, especially since she always had a crush on him. He told her that she could help save Jackie M by just doing one little thing, so she did it, even though she sees now that she was being weak and petty. As Stephanie shakes her head in disbelief, Pam pleads for her forgiveness.