Thorne boasts to Ridge that he'll be meeting with his attorney tomorrow to get the divorce procedure going. She's thrilled but asks him why he's still living with Macy. He assures Brooke that he's not sleeping with his wife. Brooke then asks him to move in with her but he asks what she's going to tell Bridget. Thorne then begins to wonder how he's going to tell Macy's family. Meanwhile, Kimberly encourages Macy not to give up on Thorne and to blame Brooke for what has happened. However, she does realize Macy's been drinking. Macy admits that she can't control her drinking and has lost all of her confidence. Thorne returns to the beach house and lets Macy know that he's going to be sleeping on the couch. Upset, Macy considers getting even with Brooke. Ridge is greatly relieved when he learns the pregnancy test is negative and lets Morgan know how happy he is. He assures her there will never be a pregnancy as far as he is concerned. Morgan assures Ridge that she won't tell anyone what happened and watches as Ridge leaves. Back at home, Ridge explains to Taylor that he's taken care of a problem at work and now their worries are over.
Macy leaves Thorne sleeping on the couch, intent on confronting Brooke and convincing her to leave Thorne alone. When Thorne wakes and discovers she is gone, he quickly meets with Jonathan Young, the Forrester family attorney about his divorce. Jonathon urges him to reconsider but he refuses. Kimberly interrupts Sally and Clarke's discussion about C.J.'s grief with the news that they have another family member in trouble. She reveals that Macy is drinking and her struggle with the bottle is only getting worse because Thorne wants a divorce. Sally decides to go looking for Thorne and asks Kimberly and Kimberly to find Macy and stay with her. Downing another drink, Macy confronts Brooke at her place and pleads with her to forget about her little fling with Thorne. Brooke insists that Thorne doesn't love Macy which sets Macy off, blasting Brooke for caring only about herself. Thorne arrives to find Brooke covering for Macy. Thorne apologizes to Brooke which angers Macy again. Thorne insists that Macy go to rehab. He pulls out the divorce papers and demands that she sign them.
Thorne presses Macy to sign the divorce papers but she refuses and tears them up in front of him and Brooke. She grabs her purse containing her booze and runs to her car. Brooke urges Thorne to go after her and stop her because she's been drinking but it's too late. Ridge is cool to Morgan when he drops some designs off. When she asks why, he reminds her of her devious lies and suggests that they keep their relationship at this level. Clarke looks for Macy at Forrester but finds Taylor in Thorne's office. He explains that Macy's been hitting the bottle again and enlists her help. When she claims that she can't interfere in Thorne's life, Clarke angrily accuses her of being like all the other Forresters. Ridge finds Clarke arguing with Taylor and blasts Clarke for talking to his wife this way. Taylor leaks to Ridge about Thorne leaving Macy as Morgan secretly listens from outside. Macy stumbles into Eric's office and asks for his help. She boasts that Brooke is taking Thorne from her again. He announces that he'll have her taken home while he deals with Thorne. Just after Thorne states that he's following through on his promise to move out, Eric confronts him and blasts him for dumping Macy for Brooke's sake. He vows to do what he can to keep them apart for Stephanie's sake.
Pouring herself a drink, Macy remembers Thorne talking about the mountains and decides to go to the cabin at Big Bear. Sally confronts Macy about her drinking and argues with her daughter that she is better off without Thorne. Macy can't see it however and lets her mother know it. Clarke loudly complains to Morgan at her place about what the Forrester family has done. He mutters that he hopes Thorne and Ridge get what they deserve in failed marriages. Hearing this, Morgan leaks that she and Ridge made love. Ridge surprises Taylor with a quick hop into bed and afterwards, she admits she was surprised by his energy. When she mentions Morgan, Ridge quickly changes the subject to the upcoming barbecue. Thorne angrily demands that Eric stop badmouthing Brooke and menacingly approaches his father before pulling back. He demands that Eric get out and when he won't, boasts that he's divorcing Macy so that he can marry Brooke. After a frustrated Eric leaves, Thorne calls Jonathan and asks for another copy of the divorce papers. He assures Brooke that all he needs is her. Macy calls Thorne and asks him to come see her at Big Bear. Worried, Thorne agrees.
Brooke comments to Thorne that she's concerned about his plans to go to the cabin at Big Bear to meet Macy. He insists that once he has the divorce papers from Jonathan, he'll get Macy to sign them and he wants to do it today. Brooke convinces him to go immediately in case Macy might be doing something drastic. Morgan leaks to Clarke about how she deceived Ridge with the home pregnancy test by using some "old" urine she had kept just for this purpose. She now intends to take the pregnancy test for real. Taylor tries to cool off a "romantic" Ridge as they prepare for their barbecue. She mentions inviting Morgan which causes Ridge to suggest that she get some new friends. Sensing his overprotectiveness, Taylor tells Ridge that this is something they need to deal with. Sally helps Macy prepare for her special rendezvous with Thorne but is forced to leave after she tries to offer her daughter some advice. Macy assures her that she is in control for the first time in months. Thorne finally arrives and is nervous when he spots the lit candle and hears Macy promise him a surprise he will never forget.