In a shocking twist that will forever reshape the lives of the Forrester clan, Ridge Forrester finds himself at the crossroads of passion, loyalty, and devastating loss. What begins as a romantic gesture of commitment ends in heartbreak, betrayal, and tragedy — one that leaves the world of The Bold and the Beautiful reeling.
After years of navigating the push and pull between Brooke Logan and Taylor Hayes, Ridge decides it’s time to put his past behind him. He believes he’s finally buried every lingering heartbeat he’s ever felt for Brooke and chooses to move forward with Taylor, the woman who has weathered decades of emotional warfare at his side. As he plans to propose, he imagines a future rooted in stability and mutual respect — one far from the chaos Brooke often brings. But fate, as always, has other plans.
During a dazzling Forrester fashion show, Brooke takes to the runway with a magnetic confidence, capturing the spotlight and Ridge’s gaze. Draped in flowing silk and shimmering under the lights, Brooke seems to embody everything Ridge once loved — and perhaps still does. Though he’s seated beside Taylor, her hand gently in his, Ridge cannot deny the jolt of emotion coursing through him. Taylor notices it too — the flicker of doubt in his eyes whenever Brooke so much as breathes in his direction.
Despite Ridge’s reassurances that his future lies with Taylor and not Brooke’s fleeting sparkle, Taylor’s instincts flare. She’s lived this love triangle for too long not to recognize the signs. The very idea of Brooke threatening her happiness again sends Taylor into a quiet panic, one she tries to quiet with wedding plans and sketches of her dream dress.
Meanwhile, Ridge confides in Eric about his intentions to propose. Eric, weighed down by his own regrets, urges Ridge to seize the moment before it slips away. Ridge takes the advice to heart and orchestrates a rooftop proposal, complete with candlelight, champagne, and a custom-designed gown that symbolizes Taylor’s grace and strength. He stores the dress in the Forrester atelier dressing room with a handwritten note: Tonight, Forever.
But Brooke, learning of Ridge’s plans and the location of the symbolic dress, becomes consumed by a surge of desperation. The thought of losing Ridge forever is too much to bear. Her heartbreak morphs into reckless resolve. She sneaks into the dressing room and destroys the dress — slashing the silk, stuffing the scraps into a bin. But even that doesn’t satisfy her. Catching Taylor rehearsing her vows, Brooke lures her into another dressing room under the guise of giving her a special family heirloom.
What follows is Brooke at her most unhinged — filled with emotion, hurling accusations, and ultimately locking Taylor in the room. Her intention, she insists later, was only to delay, to give Ridge time to think, to remember. But that delay would prove deadly.
As Ridge waits on the rooftop, unaware of the chaos unfolding below, his concern grows. When Taylor doesn’t show, he rushes to find her. Security footage leads him to the locked room. He pries the door open, only to find Taylor collapsed on the floor, unconscious, her breathing shallow. The stress, fear, and suffocating atmosphere had triggered a cardiac crisis — a rare and often fatal condition known as broken heart syndrome. 
Ridge performs CPR with trembling hands, calling her name with every compression. But it’s too late. Paramedics arrive and confirm the worst: Taylor is gone.
What was meant to be the start of a new life becomes the end of one. Ridge is devastated, his wails echoing through Forrester Creations. The news spreads like wildfire. Steffy drops her phone overseas. Thomas cancels meetings. Eric nearly collapses. And Brooke? She hears the news from Katie, her tea spilling as reality crashes down.
When the security footage reveals Brooke’s involvement, the fallout is immediate. She is brought in for questioning. The footage is damning. Though her legal team argues it was never her intent to harm, the damage is irreversible. Ridge is shattered, unable to even look at her.
The press brands her a villain. Headlines scream of obsession and sabotage. Brooke retreats from the world, hiding away in shame and sorrow. Nick Marone returns to comfort her, but even his support cannot shield her from her guilt. The funeral is a painful affair — bright sun mocking the deep grief. Ridge holds Taylor’s hand one last time before scattering her ashes over the ocean, swearing to honor the love that could not survive another heartbreak.
Ridge steps down as co-CEO, entrusting the Forrester legacy to Steffy. He launches a new charitable line focused on heart health in Taylor’s name. Meanwhile, Brooke sells her home and disappears from the spotlight, haunted by memories and what-ifs. She writes letters she never sends, one for Ridge, one for Steffy, and one for the woman whose life she inadvertently took — Taylor.
The legal charges against Brooke are eventually dropped due to lack of intent, but her social and emotional exile persists. “Logan Lockdown” becomes a term whispered in fashion circles, a painful nod to how obsession toppled a queen.
As winter rolls in, rumors swirl of Ridge moving abroad, perhaps to Amsterdam to escape the pain. But insiders say he still visits the rooftop garden where he waited for Taylor, the memory of that empty chair a daily ghost.
And with the heartbreaking fallout of Taylor’s death, The Bold and the Beautiful bids farewell to Rebecca Budig, whose portrayal of Taylor Hayes ends not with peace, but with tragedy — a final, devastating chapter in the eternal battle between love, fate, and obsession.
