Taylor overhears Brooke and Ridge talking about the idea of starting their own company together and that Eric has a plan for them to get back in at Forrester Creations. Thorne tells Darla how happy he is that he is president of the company and can't wait to start changing things around. Stephanie finds Eric back in his old office. Eric confronts Stephanie with a restraining order against her. Ridge and Brooke arrive to support Eric, as Thorne and Taylor stand by Stephanie. Eric and Stephanie have their lawyers duke it out, with Stephanie threatening to take Eric to court for fraud. Brooke refuses to leave the building, while Eric and Ridge still insist on keeping their old jobs. Stephanie demands that her lawyer do something to get them all out.