The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of October 29, 2012

Stephanie and Eric traveled down the memory lane of their marriage and then spent time with Dayzee, who was distraught over Stephanie's diagnosis. Bill tracked Katie's cell phone location to Aspen and asked Brooke to travel there with him. Liam had planned to surprise Steffy with a trip to Hawaii, but Bill commandeered the jet and took Liam, Steffy, Brooke, and Will to Aspen. At the Spencer compound in Aspen, Bill found an envelope Katie had asked her assistant to stealthily leave on the doorstep. In it, Bill found Katie's cell phone, her ring, and a note requesting a divorce. As Bill grappled with his feelings, he went into a bedroom to spend alone time with Will. Later, Brooke found Bill in a deep sleep beside an empty bottle of prescription pills. Taylor found Katie in Taylor's living room, and Katie revealed that she'd sent Bill on a wild goose chase to Aspen to buy herself time to get away. Taylor tried to reason with Katie, but Katie insisted that she had to leave so save Will the pain of grieving his mother. Believing she'd soon die, Katie took off and rented herself a grungy apartment to waste away in. To Rick's dismay, Thomas held a meeting announcing his plans to revamp Forrester Creations to appeal to a younger clientele. Thomas also unveiled his new line, Caroline by Thomas Forrester, and he pulled Caroline off Rick's team to work side-by-side with Thomas.

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Caroline told Rafe that she hoped that he and Sami would get back together. Sami realized that she still loved Rafe but felt conflicted because he had lied to her. John questioned Bo about his future. Bo and Caroline said goodbye to family and friends. Sonny defended himself when Lucas walked in on him and Will as they were about to make love. Nicole was concerned that someone would learn her secret. Daniel told Jennifer that he still loved her but that it didn't change his mind about his plan to leave Salem with Nicole. Marlena warned Sami to quit her job and stay away from Kristen. Kristen begged E.J. to let her help him get Sami back into his life. At first, E.J. hesitated, but then he decided to join forces with Kristen. Brady confronted Kristen and cautioned her to stay clear of John and Marlena. E.J. was furious when he learned that Nicole had dropped the charges against Jennifer. He demanded that Nicole tell him the truth. Nicole asked Sami to help her keep E.J. at arm's-length. Jennifer asked Maggie to help her convince Daniel not to leave Salem with Nicole, but their efforts backfired. Jennifer told Hope that she wanted to turn herself in to the police to keep Daniel in Salem and away from Nicole, but Hope convinced her that it would be a big mistake. Daniel found evidence in the lost and found department at the hospital that made him suspicious of Nicole. Nick and Gabi moved their relationship to the next level. Kate asked Sonny to take things slowly with Will. Lucas warned Will about Sonny's true intentions. Will, confused after talking to Lucas, quizzed Sonny about his past relationships and then pressured Sonny to have sex with him. Sonny, offended and angry at Will's actions, asked Will to leave his apartment. Kristen gave Kate a message from Stefano.

Monica happily reunited with A.J., but she warned him that he had to leave town before anyone discovered that he was alive. It was revealed that Steve had saved A.J.'s life after Asher Thomas tried to smother A.J. to death. Monica had persuaded Steve to help her fake A.J.'s death so that she didn't have to lose her son to the prison system. Monica had spirited A.J. out of town and funneled money to him but had never dared to visit him. A.J. was determined to find a way out of his legal troubles so that he could reclaim his life and establish a relationship with Michael. A.J. slipped into a Grim Reaper costume to crash the Halloween party at the Haunted Star, where A.J. unmasked himself to Michael. A.J. tried to tell Michael his side of things, but Michael accused his father of trying to fill his head with lies. Luke's concerns grew as Anna appeared to grow closer to Duke. Anna resented Luke spying on her during the Halloween party. Lulu and Dante discussed the possibility of adopting a child. Todd planted the paternity results among Heather's personal effects from work and gave them to Steve. Steve confirmed that the paternity test was correct, so he gave the results to Sam. Sam was overjoyed to learn that Jason was Danny's biological father. Sam had a heartwarming fantasy about giving Jason the good news. Connie managed to secure another hearing with a judge to contest Trey's attempt to have her committed to Shadybrook. Todd and Carly almost made love, but Carly decided to slow things down because she wasn't sure if she could trust Todd. Carly was stunned when she spotted A.J. on the pier.

Adam told Sharon that he thought she might need professional help, since she was so upset and out of it. Chelsea was frustrated when Adam bailed out on TagNGrab and wouldn't let her take his place. Adam took a position at Newman Enterprises as CFO. Tucker thought Katherine was risking her health by resuming her role as CEO of Chancellor. Victor was disappointed that Nick wouldn't be fighting for Newman Enterprises. Billy told Victoria that he was uncomfortable spying on Jack. Victoria couldn't walk away from Newman Enterprises and flew to Miami to undermine Jack's new regime. Adam told Sharon that he had found a doctor that could help her. Noah told Nick that Sharon had left a message on his cell phone, and they became suspicious that Sharon might have been involved in starting the fire at the ranch. Nick vented to Avery about his struggles with his family. Nikki told Victor that she believed that Sharon was the only person who had motive to start the fire. Victor's arson investigator found a bracelet in the ruins and Victor recognized it as one he'd given to Sharon. Harmony surprised Neil with the news that she was leaving Genoa City to be with Ana. Jack was delighted when Phyllis signed a contract to work at Newman, but later, after he had an attack, Phyllis took him to the hospital, where the doctor said that Jack needed to have surgery or risk paralysis. Phyllis was upset when Jack named Adam acting CEO while Jack had surgery. Kevin set up a meeting with Michael and considered asking Gloria for help after Adam wanted out of TagNGrab. Chloe and Chelsea bonded over their love of fashion. Adam met with a shady man to hire him to set fires to vacant buildings throughout town and to make it look like arson. Summer asked Jamie if he wanted to hang out, and he reluctantly agreed. Genevieve went to Claude Shirl's room and found signs of a struggle and blood on the floor. Ronan suspected Genevieve of foul play. Cane refused to help Genevieve. Tucker gave Genevieve a wad of cash, and they shared a bittersweet kiss as she left Genoa City.

Adam accidentally admitted to switching the sperm. Liza was furious. Their whole marriage was a lie, and Adam wasn't even sorry. She hid the truth from everyone but her mother, Marian. Together they schemed on how to get Adam out of their lives. At WRCW, there was complete chaos, since Liza had neglected to go to work. Leslie smugly told Tad that The Cutting Edge had been canceled, and Hayley was getting her own show. Tad immediately thought Adam was behind it. As Gillian, with Ryan in the passenger's seat, rushed to tell Jake the truth concerning Colby, they got in a terrible accident. Mateo found them and resisted saving Ryan, but he eventually did the right thing. Hayley rushed to the hospital, where she found Mateo and accused him of being the cause of Ryan's hospitalization. Gillian was in critical condition. Amanda, Junior, and Jamie ran off to hunt for a witch. They returned shortly, but it particularly spooked Janet. Later, a shadowy figure returned Amanda's lost costume and an old necklace.

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With Eddie watching, Alec "rescued" Tom from the water and performed CPR on him, then later tried to pull the plug on Tom's ventilator. With Tom in a coma, fighting hypothermia, his family rallied around him, including Margo. Alec realized Margo was onto him and drugged her. Carly was forced to accept Emma's offer to live at the farmhouse after her hotel room was condemned. Lucinda arranged for Vicky to fly into Oakdale on her private jet, but Jake panicked when he arrived at the airport and found out the flight was late.

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Edmund threatened Richard, but Richard got the upper hand and control of San Cristobel. Richard and Spaulding held a press conference to announce plans for the new factory. Dax convinced Richard to use the occasion to announce his plans to remarry. Olivia and Cassie heard the news and wondered who would be the new princess. At Cross Creek, Reva and Josh remembered all they had been through to be together and made love. After second thoughts, Cassie started her old job as a stripper and held back on asking Harley for the loan. Danny almost died after Theresa drugged him. A hysterical Theresa confessed to Michelle that Ben Warren was responsible. Carmen learned of Pilar's so-called passion for Ben and accused him of seducing her daughter. After an ugly fight, Ben threatened to move out, but Carmen begged him to stay and demanded Pilar seek professional help. Pilar was stunned when Carmen chose Ben over her. Pilar comforted Bill about Vanessa's illness, but he later learned of her relationship with Ben and interpreted her motives and intentions as another betrayal. Bill and Michelle discussed their hatred for Ben. Drew and Ben shared an emotional and heartwarming visit as they discussed family, love, and happiness. Michelle threatened Ben. Beth asked Jim to marry her before they moved in together, and he refused. Buzz and Selena made up. Bill lied to Vanessa about school, and she later collapsed. Blake's manuscript revealed more about her real identity than she realized. Holly and Ross commiserated over their love life -- or lack of it. Blake's book was a hit in the Journal. Blake emailed information to Holly and accidentally used her real name.

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Asa finally told Kevin he had last seen Grace at the summer house. Jessica and Will almost made love at the lodge. Grace told Rae that Daniel was in Pine Valley. Rae was pulled out of the water and rushed by John to the hospital. Max promised to stand by Asa's side. Roseanne told Cristian that her dreams for the future revolved around him. Grace was pulled out of the water and was conscious briefly, but later died. Kevin wouldn't leave Grace's body and even sat with her in the morgue. Nora told Will about Grace's death. Will returned home to comfort his father. Ben attacked Asa and promised to make him pay. Rae told Sykes she was headed to Pine Valley. Kevin was finally convinced to go home, where he had a vision of Grace.

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Sheridan did a lot of covering up for the Lopez-Fitzgerald family. First, Sheridan covered up for Luis so he wouldn't get fired from the police force and second for Theresa so Luis wouldn't find out that she'd really been going against his will and working for the Cranes. The Halloween dance went well for Miguel and Charity. They danced together the entire night, and Charity wasn't afraid of Miguel anymore. Kay, on the other hand, got an unpleasant surprise at the dance when she found out that she was dancing with Reese the entire night and had ended up kissing him instead of Miguel. Charity got a flashback from her past, and Kay was determined to keep her as far away from Miguel as possible. Gwen was still upset that so many coincidences kept occurring between Theresa and Ethan. Whitney found out that she had poured her heart out to Chad instead of her father, and got very upset. Back at the Crane mansion, Ethan had been appointed by his father to be the liaison between the Harmony Police Department and Crane Industries. Ivy fainted when she found out the news and almost let everyone know about her past with Sam Bennett.