In bed, Ridge caressed Brooke and teased her that they were off on a tropical island vacation. Brooke fantasized about turquoise waters and "making love" all day long. She quickly snapped out of it, however, when she began thinking about her parents, Donna, and Stephanie all living under the same roof. Ridge suggested playing hooky and lying in bed all day to take her mind off things, but Brooke insisted that she needed to go check on her mother. Ridge expressed his sympathy to Brooke about her mother's illness. Brooke worried that Stephanie's presence would upset Beth.

At the guest house, Stephanie told Pam that she felt sorry for Beth. Pam advised her sister not to let anything derail her plan to get Eric back. She was suspicious of the timing of Stephen and Beth's arrival. "Think about it, Steph. You move into the guest house, and then SUDDENLY the place is crawling with Logans?" she conjectured. "There's only one thing to do: fumigate!" she exclaimed. Stephanie let her sister's advice sink in, and left.

At the Forrester mansion, Katie and Donna fretted over their mother's condition. Katie wondered about the lace that her mother seemed to always be clutching. Stephen filled her in, explaining that it was a comfort item. Hope wanted to look at the lace, but Beth snatched it back violently. "Who are you?" she snapped. Hope was devastated that her grandmother didn't recognize her. Stephen pinpointed a bigger problem, however. "We have to keep Stephanie away from your mother!" he instructed his daughters, explaining how much of a toll the altercation the previous night had taken on Beth. On cue, Stephanie burst through the door. "Good, you're all here!" she said brightly. She announced that she had something to discuss with everyone. Brooke arrived just in time to hear Stephanie's attempt to persuade the group that Beth belonged in a facility where she could get professional help. Ridge burst in the door as everyone began to pile on Stephanie. "She wants to send our parents packing, Ridge," Katie announced. The Logan daughters all began speaking at once, begging Eric not to change his mind. Eric finally spoke up, saying that Beth would stay. Amidst all the chaos, Beth freaked out. She stood up and shook her lace-filled fist at Stephanie. "Shut up! You shut up!" she shrieked. Beth's episode illustrated Stephanie's point. She told Eric that things would just get worse if they did not seek medical care for Beth. Donna couldn't believe that Stephanie had so little compassion for her dying mother. "Just leave us in peace!" Donna hissed.

Ridge convinced Stephanie to go back to the guest house with him. The Logan family was relieved to see her go, and they led Beth up to her bedroom to rest. Donna sought comfort in Eric's arms. "It breaks my heart to see her like this!" she sobbed. She begged her husband to ask Stephanie to move out.

Back at the guest house, Stephanie and Pam worked on Ridge. "Donna is taking advantage of the situation!" Stephanie charged. Pam chimed in that the whole mess was distracting Eric from getting back together with Stephanie. The sisters discussed how frustrated they were that the Logan girls always used their sexuality to get the men that they wanted. Stephanie pointed out that Eric wasn't entirely blameless, since he fell for Donna's prancing-around-in-a-bikini act so quickly. Ridge escaped the girl talk and went back up to the main house to comfort his dad. He found Eric confused. "I feel for Donna and her family, but I don't want to hurt your mother, either," he confessed sadly.

Donna burst into the guest house to confront Stephanie. She begged Stephanie to back off, and to simply let their family be there for her mother. Stephanie countered that it was wrong for everyone to keep Beth at the Forrester home. She went even further, contending that Donna herself should get out of Eric's life.