Ridge seeks Taylor's help preparing for Bridget's paternity revelation while relationships develop at Cafe Russe and the Forrester mansion.

Episode 2247
Original Air Date: February 28, 1996

Ridge and Taylor dine together while Stephanie confronts Sheila about Brooke's whereabouts and custody plans.

Episode 2248
Original Air Date: February 29, 1996

Ridge confides in Taylor while Brooke's absence worries her children and Sheila plots against Stephanie.

Episode 2249
Original Air Date: March 1, 1996

Spectra Fashions faces closure as the bank forecloses, while the Forresters file for custody of Brooke's children.

Episode 2250
Original Air Date: March 4, 1996

Taylor explains her actions to Lauren while Clarke returns to Spectra, and Sheila encounters Bridget at the Forrester mansion.

Episode 2251
Original Air Date: March 5, 1996

Rick and Bridget are upset that Brooke hasn't called them. Taylor is shocked that Stephanie is trying to gain custody of the children. Eric and Stephanie are thrilled when they are given temporary custody. Stephanie unknowingly takes her poisoned pill.

Originally aired in 1996

Episode 2252

Ridge searches for Brooke, who left Paris days ago but never arrived home, while Sheila poisons Stephanie's calcium supplements.

Episode 2253
Original Air Date: March 7, 1996

Ridge searches desperately for Brooke, who flew back from Paris three days ago but has not contacted her children.

Episode 2254
Original Air Date: March 8, 1996

Dylan starts a new job at a male revue club while Jessica tells Sly she's pregnant, and Clarke returns seeking his son.

Episode 2255
Original Air Date: March 11, 1996

Ridge searches desperately for missing Brooke while Stephanie suspects she has abandoned her children. Clarke returns to Los Angeles.

Episode 2256
Original Air Date: March 12, 1996

Clarke returns to Los Angeles hoping to reconnect with his estranged son, C.J., after years of absence.

Episode 2257
Original Air Date: March 13, 1996

Jessica tells Stephanie she is pretending to be pregnant to trick Sly. Stephanie thinks this is a bad idea. CJ tells Clarke he hates him for hurting Sally and that he wishes he weren't his son. Clarke leaves in defeat. Eric is happy that Rick has become friends with C.J.

Originally aired in 1996...

Ridge searches for missing Brooke while Stephanie's stress escalates and Clarke learns Spectra Fashions faces bankruptcy.

Episode 2259
Original Air Date: March 19, 1996

Ridge organizes a family search for missing Brooke while Sly proposes to pregnant Jessica and Dylan works at a male revue bar.

Episode 2260
Original Air Date: March 20, 1996

Eric confronts Dylan and Michael about their living arrangement while Clarke pitches a plan to save Spectra Fashions.

Episode 2261
Original Air Date: March 21, 1996

Ridge prepares to fly to Paris to search for missing Brooke while Stephanie orchestrates Taylor's involvement.

Episode 2262
Original Air Date: March 22, 1996

Ridge and Lauren fly to Paris to search for missing Brooke while Eric and Stephanie pursue emergency custody of the children.

Episode 2263
Original Air Date: March 25, 1996

Clarke offers to save Spectra Fashions in exchange for a chance to prove himself to his son C.J.

Episode 2264
Original Air Date: March 26, 1996

Ridge searches for missing Brooke, discovering she flew to Miami instead of Los Angeles, while Jessica and Sly attend parenting classes.

Episode 2265
Original Air Date: March 27, 1996

Stephanie's erratic behavior escalates while Ridge and Lauren arrive in Miami searching for the missing Brooke.

Episode 2266
Original Air Date: March 28, 1996

Ridge and Lauren search for missing Brooke in Miami while Stephanie seeks medical help for alarming symptoms.

Episode 2267
Original Air Date: March 29, 1996

Grant Chambers arrives at Forrester Creations while Clarke returns to Spectra, raising questions about his true intentions.

Episode 2268
Original Air Date: April 1, 1996

Stephanie's mysterious health issues worsen while Grant Chambers arrives in Los Angeles and reconnects with Taylor.

Episode 2269
Original Air Date: April 2, 1996

Ridge searches Miami for missing Brooke while Stephanie pushes for custody and Taylor questions her future with Ridge.

Episode 2270
Original Air Date: April 3, 1996