document: Bill: Do I have to remind you why I'm in the hospital?
  Ridge: I'm not here to talk about that.
  Bill: You can't take the moral high ground, forrester. Not after you pushed me over that balcony. Now, if I had pressed charges, you'd be the one waiting to be released.
  Ridge: Released?
  Bill: On bail. But I don't want to be that guy anymore. This whole experience has made me want to change my life. I'm trying to practice forgiveness. So don't make it so damn hard. You're welcome, by the way.
  Ridge: Come on spencer. You're not trying to be a better person. You're trying to get to brooke.
  Brooke: [ Sighs ]
  Eric: Hi, brooke. Everybody keeps sending me the wrong designs. I asked -- well, here it is. This is what I asked for. It's right on the desk, here. All right. Did I hear you say that, uh, bill spencer got out of the hospital today? How's he doing?
  Brooke: He was very lucky.
  Eric: Apparently my sons were, too. Are you sure he's not gonna press charges?
  Brooke: No, eric. No. He's tired of the violence and conflict in his life, and he wants to change.
  Eric: Oh, like I've never heard him say that before.
  Brooke: I believe him this time.
  Pam: Are you even listening to yourself?
  Quinn: I just said you could have your damn wedding at the house.
  Pam: My "damn" wedding? I can have my "damn" wedding at my own sister's home?
  Quinn: No, it's my home. You would do well to remember that. And maybe show me a little bit of gratitude.
  Pam: Or what? You'll cast a spell on me? Turn charlie into a toad?
  Quinn: [ Sighs ]
  Pam: Why would I be grateful to you? You haven't done anything for me. You have made this all as difficult as possible. Destroying my sister's portrait, telling charlie to call off our "damn" wedding?
  Quinn: I just told him he should give your engagement some more thought.
  Pam: You called me crazy.
  Quinn: You have called me a lot worse.
  Pam: Is that why you hate me, quinn? Because you can't snow me the way you do everybody else? [ Quinn sighs ] Admit it, quinn. Your attitude towards me has not changed one bit. The only reason you agreed to let charlie and me get married here at eric's house is so that you could snow him into not being upset with you.
  Quinn: [ Sighs ]
  Eric: You know, change is really difficult for some people, brooke.
  Brooke: I know. It took a lot for bill to get to this point.
  Eric: Yeah. He's been through a huge ordeal. I -- I get that. And I'm relieved that he's okay. But, I'm sorry, I really don't believe that bill spencer is gonna change into anything besides bill spencer. Nothing changes that. He's ruthless to the core.
  Brooke: Eric, living that way hasn't made him happy.
  Eric: And since when is happiness a priority of bill spencer's?
  Brooke: His family is. And that's what he's focused on right now. He wants to repair all the relationships that are most important to him.
  Eric: [ Sighs ]
  Brooke: I don't blame you for being skeptical.
  Eric: I don't trust him. You shouldn't trust him, either.
  Bill: You think I'm playing games. You're wrong.
  Ridge: Wrong about you? Never.
  Bill: I'm not going to share the contents of my conversation with brooke with you. That's between us. But I will say that everything i told her was the truth. I'm trying to change course in my life.
  Ridge: Mm-hmm. See, I don't buy it -- this whole overnight transformation, you wanting to be a better guy. That's not what you want. You want to be with brooke.
  Bill: Careful, forrester. Your insecurity is showing.
  Eric: Brooke, this is not easy for me to say.
  Brooke: Well, it's not easy for me to hear. Eric, you're the one who taught me the value of giving second chances, and that's before stephanie even gave me one.
  Eric: [ Laughs ] That's true. I haven't lost my faith in people. The basic goodness of people. I haven't it's a guiding principle of my life. You're right.
  Brooke: But it just doesn't apply to everybody.
  Eric: I think there are exceptions. But I think that, uh, with the right motivation, anybody can change.
  Brooke: Not bill.
  Eric: I think the two of us need to be really clear on what we think his motivation really is.
  Brooke: I'll tell you what his motivation really is. He feels his family slipping away from him, and he wants that back. And to do that, he needs to change. He needs to regain their trust. And he wants to be the kind of father to his children that they can rely on, that they can admire and look up to.
  Eric: Well, I-I'm -- I'm sure he does. But I think that this sudden change of heart of bill's has a lot more to do with you than you're willing to admit. And I think -- I think ridge feels that way, too. You know, it doesn't bother ridge that bill wants to get closer to his family. What bothers him is that he thinks the driving force for this motivation is you. Isn't it?
  Bill: What do you suppose brooke would say if she knew you were here?
  Ridge: Why would I care if brooke knew I was here?
  Bill: I think she'd be concerned.
  Ridge: About you?
  Bill: About you. You walk into my hospital room. You're accosting the man you just pushed over a balcony. Provoking me could have serious consequences.
  Ridge: No, no, no. The new-and-improved spencer already agreed that he wasn't gonna call the police.
  Bill: Well, you know, if it was anyone but you, I-I just might have to. But since I can see the insecurity written all over your face, I'm gonna cut you some slack. Look at you. You come marching in here, calling me out, and what? I'm supposed to be impressed by your growling? It's the little dogs that make the most noise. [ Ridge laughs ] Always yapping, frenetic, nervous. Are you nervous, forrester? You should be. Because we both know I'm more of a man than you'll ever be.
  Quinn: Why are we still debating this? I said yes, you can have your wedding here. So if you don't mind, ple--
  Pam: Yeah, but you still don't understand how important this is to me, quinn.
  Quinn: Ugh! Pam, do I really have to? [ Pam sighs ] I mean, eric considers you part of his family. You are stephanie's precious little sister. He feels a responsibility to you.
  Pam: No, what eric feels for me is a connection to his past.
  Quinn: [ Sighs ]
  Pam: Just like this home. This is the foundation of his family life. This is the place where he and stephanie raised their children. Every inch of this house is crowded with memories. Every room! The rose garden, the courtyard. I'm standing here, surrounded by history. By my sister's legacy. Everything that made this family so great -- long before you ever darkened their door.
  Quinn: [ Sighs ]
  Pam: But here you are, granting me permission to be married here like it's your place? That makes me sick! And looking there at that [Laughs] Ridiculous portrait -- excuse me, but... there, where stephanie once was, it's just an insult to everything she ever stood for. So...
  Quinn: [ Sighs ]
  Pam: ...I am going to get her portrait repaired, and you can go back to making yourself into a wicked sexpot or whatever you were really going for with that outfit.
  Quinn: Ah, ah! No, no, no, no, no. You're not taking this.
  Pam: Oh, no. I am taking this, quinn.
  Quinn: Pam! This portrait is eric'S. It's his property, and you are not taking it out of this house.
  Pam: I am taking this painting.
  Quinn: No, you're not.
  Pam: This is my sister's portrait. You ruined it on purpose, and I'm getting it fixed.
  Quinn: You can talk to eric about that.
  Pam: I will do it myself.
  Quinn: Pam, get your hands off of it.
  Pam: I am not leaving it here for you to just throw out or burn in your witch's cauldron fire.
  Quinn: Pam, you have no right to take this out of the house.
  Pam: No! You have no right, quinn! This painting was made as a tribute to my sister! She would never let you treat me the way you're treating me! Stephanie would never put up with any of this.
  Quinn: Hey! Hey! What are you doing?
  Pam: I'm doing what my sister would do. You know what? You don't even need a costume to look like a witch.
  Quinn: Pam, don't you dare touch that.
  Pam: You meant to destroy my sister's portrait! You did it to hurt me! How would it feel if i did the same to yours?
  [ Huffs ]
  Eric: He's coming after you again, brooke.
  Brooke: [ Sighs ] He's grateful to me for supporting his relationship with will during the custody battle. That is all.
  Eric: Ridge thinks there's more to it.
  Brooke: [ Scoffs ] Ridge always thinks there's more to it when it comes to bill.
  Eric: He has good reasons.
  Brooke: Look, I'm not gonna list all of the bad things that bill has done. To his family, to our family, to steffy, to ridge. I mean, the list is long. But it's not getting longer. In fact, it's the opposite. Bill doesn't want to hurt anybody anymore.
  Eric: Brooke, bill was married to you. He still feels that kind of connection to you. Those feelings don't go away.
  Brooke: I'm not vulnerable to him, eric. I'm not.
  Eric: Ridge thinks you are.
  Brooke: [ Sighs ] Well, ridge is so angry, he can't see clearly. It's not bill's state of mind that I'm worried about.
  Eric: I have to get back to the house. We'll talk more about this later. But, brooke, I have to be honest with you -- I think you're getting caught between ridge and bill again.
  Brooke: [ Sighs ]
  Ridge: And here I felt bad about throwing you off the balcony.
  Bill: Oh, relax, poser -- ugh. Ah! Not poser. That wasn't nice. Ridge. Relax, ridge.
  Bill: I'm just stating a fact.
  Ridge: That you're more of a man than I'll ever be.
  Bill: Well, of course I am. Because I'm a man of substance and commitment.
  Ridge: [ Snorts ] You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get the doctor to have you examined again, because there's something wrong with your head. The only thing you've ever committed to is your own greed.
  Bill: I don't waver in my decisions. When I want something, I go after it. And we both know I usually get it. Because I follow through.
  Ridge: Because you are a real man.
  Bill: Because I stay the course.
  Ridge: And anyone gets in your way, you just plow them over.
  Bill: I take responsibility for my actions. Do you? I'm talking about with brooke.
  Ridge: I know. That's all you talk about, is brooke. Every day -- brooke. You're not gonna put a wedge between the two of us.
  Bill: How long have you been back together? Because every time brooke thinks, "this is it." But for you, it's just another lap around the track. You'll let her down again, because you always do. And when that happens --
  Ridge: You'll be there to catch her, huh? You really think she'll come back to you? She's smarter than that. Think again. Oh!
  Quinn: Pam, you need to calm down and remember where you are.
  Pam: Yeah, it's different when it's your picture, isn't it? Feels personal.
  Quinn: You're the one who's making it personal. You know damn well what happened to stephanie's portrait was an accident.
  Pam: Oh, please! It was not, quinn. You did it on purpose. How would you like it if I put my fist right through your sneering face?
  Quinn: Pam, I'm telling you, get your hands off of my portrait.
  Pam: No, I won't get my hands off of your portrait!
  Quinn: Pam! I'm telling you, leave it alone, right now!
  Pam: No!
  Eric: What in the world is going on? What is this?
  Pam: Uh...
  Eric: Pam?
  Pam: What?
  Eric: What are you doing with that?
  Quinn: She's trying to destroy it.
  Pam: Oh, yeah, like you did stephanie's!
  Eric: Stop it, both of you.
  Quinn: She just showed up here.
  Pam: [ Sighs ]
  Eric: Well, didn't you tell her that she could have the wedding here?
  Quinn: Yes!
  Pam: Oh, yeah. No, she told me, eric. She told me I could have my "damn wedding" here. That's what she called it, eric! My "damn wedding"! And then she told me that i couldn't take steph's portrait to get it repaired -- after she destroyed it. I-I couldn't stand the thought of it just lying in tatters by the garbage bins.
  Quinn: I never said I was throwing it out!
  Pam: You told me I couldn't have it.
  Quinn: I told you it's eric's property, and that we were going to have it repaired. This is what I'm talking about, eric. She's completely unreasonable.
  Pam: Unreasonable?! She totally disrespected stephanie, eric, and denigrated my wedding! How am I supposed to react? She has pushed me past my breaking point, eric!
  Quinn: Ugh.
  Pam: This is not how a bride is supposed to be feeling preparing for the happiest day of her life! This conflict has gotten to be too much for me, eric. It's gotten way too ugly. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I appreciate that you want me and charlie to get married here in your beautiful home. That means so much to me. But I can't now. I just can't do it anymore knowing how she feels about me. She destroyed stephanie's portrait. She ruined it. And now...everything's ruined!
  [ Sobbing ]
  Ridge: Oh, billy, I see what you're doing. I can see right through you. And I hate to disappoint you, but I'm never gonna let brooke down ever again.
  Bill: [ Chuckles ] Oh, come on, man. Look at your track record. When have you not let her down? Every time you convince brooke to take you back, it's like, "whoo! Hallelujah! We're good to go." And then -- bang! The gun sounds and you're off to the races, running away from brooke and every promise you made her. It's who you are. If they gave out trophies --
  Ridge: Why don't we look at your track record for a second? You took advantage of my daughter. You betrayed both your sons. Katie wanted full custody of will because she doesn't trust you with your own kid. With your own kid, spencer. Doesn't make you a man. It just means you don't know right from wrong. Because you don't have boundaries, right? Because you've never met a line you wouldn't cross. That's how strong you are. That's not manhood. That's ego. You think you're more of a man than me? No, you're not more of a man than anybody. You're a child. Immature child in desperate need of another necklace.
  Bill: [ Chuckles ]
  Justin: What's going on here?
  Bill: Oh, gee. [ Sighs ] Looks like visiting hours are over.
  Justin: You're gonna have to leave, ridge. I'm taking dollar bill home. I've got your discharge papers.
  Bill: Oh, well, that's great, because, uh, suddenly, things are getting extremely boring and tiresome around here.
  Ridge: Mm-hmm. You want to stay out of the hospital? Stay away from my wife.
  Justin: Did he just threaten you?
  Bill: Do I look threatened? The dressmaker thinks I'm after his wife. It's got him a little on edge. Because everybody knows that bill spencer always gets what he wants.
summary: Bill reminds Ridge that he is the one in the hospital and he is trying to be a different man. He will not press charges but Ridge is making it so hard by accusing him of going after Brooke. Pam repeats it, she cannot believe Quinn is calling it her "damn" wedding. Quinn says show a little respect and accept her offer. Pam says she cannot be grateful to Quinn as she has done nothing but call her crazy. She is too and that is the only reason she is allowing this wedding so she can snow Eric into thinking she has changed. Pam goes on to point out every room in this house, her sister's legacy and what made this family so great. Now here is Quinn giving her permission like it is her place. It is an insult to Stephanie and everything she built. Pam says she is taking Stephanie's portrait and will have it fixed and hung for her wedding. Quinn says in no uncertain terms that Pam is not taking Eric's picture of Stephanie from this house. Pam yells that she will not leave the portrait here. It was a tribute to her sister and she will take and have it repaired. Quinn repeats again that Pam needs to get her hands off the portrait. Pam does for a moment and runs and gets a stepladder and intends to take Quinn's portrait off the wall. She does not need a costume to look like a witch. Pam tells her again to get out.