Bill presented honey for Donna to drizzle on his body. Although Donna admitted that Bill can "be a decent guy," she refused to betray her husband. Bill reminded that there remains a "dilemma" because Eric could still go to jail but Donna doubted that Bill would keep his word to leave Forrester Creations alone even if she followed though. "Make love to me tonight and Eric will be safe," Bill pitched once again. Donna said she lost Eric's trust once before and she won't risk that again. Bill suggested that Donna convince Eric to sell Forrester Creations.

Felicia and Thorne were shocked to hear from their parents that they had hired undocumented workers. The bad news kept coming as Stephanie shared Bill's blackmail. Both Felicia and Thorne urged their dad to sell but Eric refused to "roll over." Eric summoned Bobby, an affected employee, and warned him that his identity was no longer safe so he had to leave. Because of Eric's generosity, Bobby declared that he was able to send his son to medical school. Eric insisted that Bobby accept a wad of cash as severance pay.

Owen moved his stuff into Jackie's loft, then fixed dinner. While they dined by candlelight, Jackie vowed to get Nick to accept their relationship. Between courses, they smooched and giggled.

So his children couldn't be connected to his legal problems, Eric shredded some documents. Felicia blamed her mom's blogs for their quandary but Eric said it was his fault for firing Stephanie. She admitted that her anger keeps getting her in trouble then shared a close moment with Eric. Felicia and Thorne were touched, then once again begged their dad to sell. Eric noted that Bill could be bluffing but Donna arrived with Bill's new and much lower offer. Donna later called Bill with the news that Eric won't sell. After they hung up, Bill approved the next cover of Eye On Fashion: A picture of Eric behind bars.