BEST MYSTERY I WHO SHOT BILL? B&B
The buildup to Bill’s shooting was perfectly plotted and the deed itself brilliantly executed. After the truth of his tryst with Steffy was revealed, Bill was Public Enemy No. 1 and loathed by all. On a rare dark and stormy night in L.A., Bill sipped his scotch, alone, during a power outage as a shadowy figure crept onto the grounds. As opera blared, the assailant entered, picked up Bill’s treasured golden gun and fired. The suspect list was lengthy, as everyone from Ridge (who wanted Bill dead for sleeping with Steffy) to Sally (whose company was ruined courtesy of Spencer) to an off-her-meds Pam (who was also affronted by the one-night stand) had a credible motive. Just when it appeared that an amnesiac Liam (remember that bump on the head from the flight to Australia?) pulled the trigger, the writers flipped the script and revealed the true culprit: Taylor, who had secretly returned to town and sought vengeance against the man who continually wronged her family. Crime may not pay, but this mystery paid off, big-time.