But just when they believed the bad times were behind them, Bo's past came back to haunt them. On the night of the Gemini Meteor Showers, a meteor crashed down in Salem and caused a single car accident. The driver of the car was none other than Billie Reed, Bo's ex-wife! An unconscious Billie was brought to the hospital. But once she awakened, she was determined not to let anyone see her. An opportunity for escape presented itself when her half-brother Philip arrived at the hospital. Billie asked Philip to help her make a getaway. He agreed and brought her to see their mother, Kate. A surprised Kate pressed Billie for information regarding why she was back in Salem. Billie claimed she was homesick and didn't want to be seen by anyone before she was ready. Kate was convinced there was more to the story, but she and Philip agreed to keep Billie's return a secret. Once alone, Billie made a cryptic call, reporting that she had arrived in Salem and that Bo wouldn't find out until she was ready... Later Billie showed up at Salem Place in a disguise, and spied on Bo and Hope.

Billie finally made her presence known in Salem when Abe told Roman that the top rookie from the police academy wanted to work with him. Bo and Roman were shocked when the new rookie entered and was none other than Billie! Bo was rocked as Roman told Billie he wouldn't work with her if Bo had a problem with it. Billie stated her case and accused Bo of still having feelings for him. Bo, fearing Hope's reaction, left to tell her about Billie's return as Roman agreed to let Billie work with him.

Bo told Hope that Billie was back in Salem and working as a cop in his precinct. Needless to say, Hope was not pleased and was highly suspicious of Billie's motives, despite Bo's reassurance. Once alone, Hope went to the police station and confronted Billie. Hope strongly stated that she was confident in her marriage and that there was nothing Billie could do to come between her and Bo.

Meanwhile, Hope learned that JT (the boy she raised for nearly two years) needed surgery and decided to take Zack and fly to Iowa to be with him. Of course, Hope was not thrilled to be leaving now that Billie was back but Bo assured Hope of his undying love. Meanwhile, Billie was secretly quite pleased to learn of Hope's departure. Billie believed everything was falling into place.

While Hope was away, Bo and Billie worked on an undercover case together. The two did such a good job together that the commissioner requested that they work together full-time. Bo was less than pleased with this situation, but had no choice but to comply. Billie was secretly thrilled to be working side-by-side with Bo. Meanwhile, she continued to make mysterious phone calls to report her progress with Bo.

Hope was finally ready to return to Salem, but when Bo went to meet her at the airport, she was not there! Hope and Zack had been kidnapped by Hope's vengeful ex, Larry Welch. But that's not all-Billie was his partner! Bo was convinced Lexie was behind the kidnapping and began investigating her. Things looked bad for Lexie since Larry was trying to frame her for the crime. In fact, Lexie was even arrested! But Lexie's arrest (and subsequent faked death!) was all part of a plan to get Hope back. Bo had figured out that Larry was behind the kidnapping and had involved Hope's friends and family in a plan to save her. The plan worked and Bo rescued Hope. Larry was presumed dead during the fallout. But unbeknownst to the people of Salem, Larry was not really dead.

After the dust settled, Billie claimed to also be a victim of Larry's. But the people of Salem turned against her nonetheless--especially Hope's friends and family. Eventually, Billie was exonerated after taking a lie detector test. But she planned to leave Salem anyway. Even though Hope was back home safely with her family, her suffering was not over. Hope saw visions of Larry as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder. Hope did not realize that she was indeed seeing Larry himself, as Larry was determined to exact his revenge against the Bradys. Eventually, Bo figured out that Larry really was alive. After another attempt on Hope's life, Bo finally captured Larry and he was taken to jail. Eventually, Victor forced Larry into confessing to Colin's murder. As a result, Larry was finally out of Bo and Hope's lives for good.

After Larry was put away, Bo certainly didn't have time to relax. He had his hands full with the new wave of crime on the streets of Salem. After watching one too many criminals walk as the result of a dirty DA, Bo had enough. He turned in his badge so that he could fight for justice on his own. He sent off on his bike after a perp named Vin Ramsell. After a while, Hope decided to join him and the two nailed Vin together. They returned home triumphantly. Once home, Bo presented Hope with an idea. Since they had worked so well together on the case, he proposed they become bounty hunters together. Hope agreed to his proposition. Back to History