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RIDGE'S HIDEOUT:
Ridge and Felicia are rehashing the case against Ridge. Ridge is worried because they found gunshot residue on his hands. Felicia thinks it has to be Grant setting Ridge up. She wants to go to friends on the LAPD and nose around a little, but Ridge says no, leave it to the pros. He hopes that Hunter Jones, who has a new lead, will find something soon.

SPECTRA:
Jones is in Sally's office. Clarke listens outside the door. Jones wants to question Clarke about the shooting. Sally hopes Jones will be successful in finding whomever shot Grant. Jones doesnot believe her, but she assures him that she is sincere. She also admits that she cannot picture Ridge shooting anyone. Grant enters the room--ah, there you are, Sally says.

FORRESTER SWIMMING POOL:
Taylor approaches Thorne who is sunning himself by the pool. Taylor apologizes for talking to Ridge without saying anything to Thorne. Thorne says that an apology isn't enough. Taylor says she will make it up to him; she will do anything. Thorne sits up and, with a playful grin, asks, anything?

FORRESTER HOME:
Eric and Stephanie are talking. Eric complains that everyone at the office is "scurrying around, following Grant's orders preparing for this costume ball." He couldn't take it so he left. Stephanie doesn't think she is up to going to the custume ball, but Eric was hoping that she would be his date for the ball.

Stephanie is surprised that Eric wants to go to the ball. But he admits that, as much as he hates to admit it, Grant is right about them presenting a united front to the public. He also thinks this will help put Ridge and his situation "on the back burner." He doesn't relish the thought of talking business and small talk with people all night, either, but he can stand it if Stephanie is by his side. Naturally, Stephanie agrees to go with him.

In the meantime, Stephanie wants to know what they are going to do about the relationship between Thorne, Taylor and Ridge. She wants Eric to talk with Thorne; Thorne will listen to his father. Eric walks to the edge of the terrace and looks down; that is when he sees Taylor and Thorne below.

POOLSIDE:
Thorne has Taylor playing "slave girl" as a way of making up for talking to Ridge up at the cabin. She must serve him lemonade, she can't put on her "cover up" when she is chilly, and he is warm so she must spritze him down. It is all innocent fun, however, Thorne does get spritze to his face for a playful remark.

SPECTRA:
Sally tells Clarke that Mr. Jones is looking for him. Mr. Jones is looking at everyone in the building at the time of the shooting. Clarke doesn't want to answer any question but he eventually reluctantly agrees. He signed into the building 2 hours before the shooting; Clarke relates that he visited his friend because he was scared to death that something was going to happen. Jones remarks that Clarke did not sign out of the building and wonders why.

THE HOTEL:
Felicia doesn't want Ridge to give up. But he grabs the paper and says it is hard to stay calm when he sees things in the paper against him. He then shows her a picture of the "happy couple"--Grant and Brooke.

Ridge reads the article aloud. All eyes will be on Grant Chambers, he reads, alledgely gunned down by his fellow designer, Ridge Forrester. Ridge is angry. Grant doesn't want to waste any more time on this while he, Ridge, is losing his life---everything is gone. Worse of all, he is losing Taylor because he can't see her. Thorne will just walk away with her.

SPECTRA:
Clarke explains that he didn't go out through security; he left by a side exit. Jones wants to know why. Clarke says it was closer to his car. Sally reminds Jones that at one time Clarke worked at Forrester and he knows all the exits. This interests Jones but Clarke tells Sally not to tell him anymore; all Jones is trying to do is pin the shooting on him. Sally can't believe that. She tells Jones that everyone at Spectra, Clark especially, was devistated when they heard that Grant had been shot. It was especially sad because of what he had already been through. What had he been through, Jones wonders. He had a new wife and family and he was head of the company. Sally informs Jones that FC was in chaos and Grant had to take it over. Also, against Clarkes wishes, Sally tells Jones about Grant and Brookes marital problems. Clarke asks Jones to leave. Outside the office, Jones has a thoughtful look on his face.

POOLSIDE:
Thorne has Taylor apply sunscreen to his back. Taylor is about fed up with the "game" and pours half a bottle on his back. From above, Eric and Stephanie disagree about the "correctness" of the two below. Below, Taylor says that having her hands on his body is getting to be too much of a habit. As Taylor is leaving, Thorne asks Taylor to be his date at the custume ball. Taylor hesitates; it is bad timing. The reporters will get the wrong idea; they might think that she dropped Ridge because of his problems. Thorne, however, talks her into going with him. What will they wear? Knowing you, Taylor says, you'll want to go as master and servant, but Thorne thinks that they should go in costume. Taylor wants to push him into the pool for that comment but they end up on the lounge in each other's arms. As they kiss, Eric and Stephanie are watching. Eric thinks they should stop watching. Stephanie says that Ridge has to do something--he just has to.

THE HIDE-AWAY HOTEL:
Ridge is really feeling sorry for himself; he says he is really going down for this one. Felicia is trying to cheer him up. She feels he needs to get out of this dreary hotel room. No, he says, what he needs is Taylor. But he cannot see her because she is surrounded by reporters. If they see him, they will just make her life a living hell; he cannot do that to Taylor. Felicia has an idea; what if the reporters don't recognize him? Perfect, Ridge agrees.