Liam: Yeah, okay. Yeah. I just can’t– I can’t even believe this is happening, like the fact that steffy’s even laying in a hospital bed right now, like why– who would do this? Who would do this to steffy and finn, of all people?
Hope: Oh, bridget, is there any word on steffy?
Bridget: You haven’t heard yet? It’s good news! She regained consciousness!
Liam: Wha– what? Really? Oh, my god, oh, my god, oh, my god.
Hope: She’s going to be okay!
Liam: Yes. Yes.
Thomas: You had us all scared, sis.
Taylor: Yeah. But we need you to come back to the people that love you and need you.
Ridge: She was guided.
Taylor: What does that mean?
Ridge: Well, I had a word with the big man and he answered. It’s a long story.
Steffy: What… what happened?
Liam: Oh, my god, this is amazing. I– I can’t believe it. So, so what, so what exactly– what does this mean? Is– is steffy out of danger now, or–
Bridget: No, no, no, she still has a fight ahead of her, but regaining consciousness is a step in the right direction for sure. I am cautiously optimistic.
Hope: All right, well, we’ll take iT.
Liam: Yeah, totally. Thank you for telling us. Di– I assume the team knows about steffy’s history with opioids and all that– okay, all right. Thank you.
Bridget: Uh, I will keep you guys in the loop. But I’m gonna check on her condition.
Liam: Yeah, no, no, yeah, go do your thing. Do your thing. Oh, my god!
Zende: We came to check on steffy.
Hope: Gosh!
Paris: Any updates?
Hope: Uh, you actually got here just in time.
Liam: Uh, so get this, bridget just told us steffy regained consciousness.
Zende: Man, what a relief. What’s the prognosis?
Liam: Uh, it’s just well, still some obstacles ahead, but– but it is a major improvement.
Steffy: Hos… a hospital?
Ridge: That’s right.
Taylor: Don’t– don’t try to talk, sweetheart, please. Save your strength, your body has been through a tremendous shock.
Thomas: Uh, you don’t remember why you’re here, huh?
Ridge: You were shot.
Steffy: Shot?
Zende: You can imagine how shocked we were when we heard what happened.
Hope: Oh my gosh, no one told the office. I feel so bad, I should have called. I’m sorry.
Paris: No, wait. You’re literally going through a tragedy.
Zende: It’s a double tragedy. But what the hell happened?
Paris: Yeah, is– is finn really dead?
Hope: It’s horrible, and it hasn’t really sunken in yet because we’ve all been so focused on steffy.
Paris: I was hoping that that was some kind of mistake through word getting around. Like, yeah, he’s been shot, but he’s still alive. How can it be any other way?
Zende: Thank god we didn’t lose both of them. Steffy, she’s gonna make it, right?
Hope: No, she has to.
Liam: I mean, it’s steffy, right? She’s not about to abandon her kids.
Hope: Poor hayes has lost his father now.
Zende: Finn was a good man.
Paris: So… what are the circumstances?
Liam: I mean, they don’t know exactly. They– they think it’s a robbery gone wrong.
Paris: What was taken?
Liam: Okay, so: Steffy’s purse, finn’s wallet and cell phone, and then, just, just their rings.
Paris: Anyone else find it strange why steffy and finn would even be there?
Zende: It’s a long valet line, maybe? They could have had dinner and parked out back.
Paris: I mean, I– I suppose. I don’t know, maybe it was a wrong place, wrong time thing? Does– does steffy know that finn is gone?
Liam: Yeah, see I– see, that’s a good question, and we don’T… I don’t know, I mean, I guess it would just depend on like, the timing. Right? ‘Cause if– oh, god, if, you know, finn was shot first…
Zende: Either way, this is awful. Steffy lost a husband and– and hayes lost his father.
Paris: Who would do something like this? Anyone who knew steffy and finn, how incredible and extraordinary they were– I mean, it had to be a stranger.
Zende: I mean– I don’t know, if you’re trying to piece this together, they– I mean, clearly, they had dinner, right? And I guess maybe they just– they left the restaurant out of the back for whatever reason and I suppose they just walked into something they couldn’t have anticipated.
Liam: I guess, I–
Paris: Oh how’s– how’s ridge?
Liam: Uh, you know, I mean he’s– he’s hanging in there, he’s– it’s ridge, he’s trying to be strong for his family, but, uh, it’s– it’s tough.
Zende: I’m sure. Steffy, she’s the light of uncle ridge’s life. I don’t even want to imagine what losing her would do to him.
Liam: Well, unfortunately she’s not– you know, we’re not in the clear yet. Bridget said there still might be complications.
Paris: But she did sound optimistic.
Liam: Cautiously, she said.
Hope: Yeah, but I mean, we can’t count steffy out. She’s a fighter.
Liam: Well, that much is true.
Hope: Yeah, I mean, she’s made it this far. I can only imagine that she’ll– she’ll find her way back.
Paris: Yeah, I mean there’s no way she’s leaving those kids. Hayes and kelly, they mean everything to her.
Zende: How you holding up, liam? This whole thing must be a nightmare for you.
Liam: Uh, thank you, thanks for asking. I, um– okay, I, it’s just– it’s, it’s steffy, so that, you know, there’s a lot of history there. We share a child together, we– we went through great pains to, you know, blend our families so that we could co-parent kelly. The thought of her not being around to see kelly grow up, I– I don’t know, it’s just, it’s not– it’s not something I was mentally prepared for facing.
Hope: Well, you don’t have to, okay? Steffy’s not going anywhere.
Liam: Yeah.
Paris: No way, but it goes to show how you have to cherish every moment. It can be gone just like that.
Hope: Something we shouldn’t take for granted.
Zende: Yeah, but I keep coming back to the same place in my mind. I mean, steffy and finn are good people. They don’t make them any better. Who– who would just shoot them and then just disappear into the night?
Steffy: You shot your son.
We need to get help!
You’re sick.
You’re sick. You’re going
to prison for the rest
of your life!
Taylor: This is too much right now. You just woke up.
Sheila: Yeah, taylor is right. You wanna take things slowly. You don’t wanna jeopardize steffy’s recovery. Her condition is still very fragile.
Ridge: Hey, sheila. Thank you. I think we got it.
Taylor: Okay. She’s just trying to help.
Ridge: We don’t need her help. If anyone knows what to do for steffy, it’s us, the three of us. Her family.
Sheila: I– I wasn’t trying to imply anything other than that. It– it’s just… there’s plenty of time for– for her remembering what had to be an incredibly traumatic event.
Ridge: You know what. That surprises me. I thought you want to find the shooter. Make sure they go to jail for what they did.
Steffy: Shot…
Taylor: Yes, baby, it was awful.
Steffy: Why? And there it is.
Hope: You hanging in there?
Liam: Yeah. I’m– you know, I’m just beyond grateful that steffy’s awake, but I guess I’m still processing.
Hope: I know.
Paris: I just don’t understand how this is real. Finn is gone. Like, he’ll never be able to teach hayes how to throw a football or save another patient’s life. How can that be?
Zende: I can’t imagine steffy without him.
Liam: You know something? I don’t think I ever told finn how much I appreciated him just loving my child. No questions asked.
Hope: Sweetie, I’m sure finn knew how grateful you were.
Liam: I don’t know how to tell kelly she’s never gonna see him again.
Hope: Well, when steffy feels up to it, we will find a way to tell her together as a family.
Paris: But for now, she’s just gotta keep fighting.
Hope: And she will. For the kids. Especially hayes, because he needs her more now than ever.
[ Liam groaning ]
Liam: It’s just, I don’t– I don’t understand how– I mean, it’s just the way that we lost finn. It’s like, it’s so senseless, it’s–
Paris: Over money or credit cards?
Liam: Yeah.
Paris: It’s j– that doesn’t make sense, and I know steffy and finn would have given whatever the person wanted, so why shoot them?
Zende: We’re trying to make sense out of something that’s totally random.
Paris: I just hope the police are close to catching the person who did this.
Hope: Well, I mean maybe steffy will be able to shed some light on the situation now that she’s awake.
Liam: With any luck. Identify the son of a bitch who did it.
Sheila: Why? You mean, why were you shot?
Ridge: It appears to have been a robbery.
Thomas: Yeah, stef, um, whenever we find out who did this to you–
Taylor: You know, I think we should– I think we should give her some– some time here. You know, she just– she just woke up. She’s still very fragile.
Steffy: What happened?
Ridge: What happened, the police is trying to put together now. What do you think happened? Do you remember anything? Do you remember someone’s face, maybe, or a car pulling away, anything like that?
Steffy: I…
Taylor: Okay, okay, let’s– let’s not push her. Okay, she needs to rest. The police are gonna be questioning her.
Ridge: I get it, I get all that. There’s a lunatic running around with a gun.
Taylor: I know.
Ridge: I don’t want somebody else’s kid being shot.
Taylor: I know, but–
Sheila: You know, as– as a trained nurse, though, it’s my professional opinion that you don’t want to– you don’t want overstress her. You don’t want to cause anything that might have her regress. What’s most important right now is– is her complete recovery.
Ridge: Steffy, try to remember. Restaurant. The alley. Is there anything– who do you think put you here?
Zende: How you doing over here?
Paris: Um, I’m just trying to imagine moving on without finn and I can’T. I can’t quite get there.
Zende: Yeah, I, um, I know you guys were close.
Paris: I mean, he was so alive. So full of love and laughter, and– and goofiness. Finn was so fun, and a great dad and and amazing partner and husband to steffy. Kind and warm, a healer, and now he’s just gone because of some random robbery?
Zende: It’s crazy.
Paris: I mean, I got to know him when I moved in to steffy’s, and he’s a wonderful guy. And he didn’t deserve this. Being shot dead in an alley and just left there. He didn’t deserve this.
Hope: You know what really hurts? This was the happiest I had ever seen steffy in all her life. With her husband, and her family, and now that’s broken.
Liam: Yeah, she’S… she’s gonna need all of us when she realizes.
Zende: And we’ll be right there for her.
Paris: Yeah. Whatever she needs.
Liam: I guess I just hope that everything that happened to her, you know, getting shot and losing her husband… she’s such a– steffy’s such a fearless person, I just don’t want it to change her, you know?
Paris: It won’T.
Hope: She’s got so many people who love and support her, and we will all be there for her.
Liam: Yeah. And then there’s kelly.
Hope: I know. We got kelly too.
Liam: Put me in a room with the guy who did this, I swear to god.
Paris: Seriously.
Hope: You know what, I think we should focus on the positives. Steffy has regained consciousness. That’s amazing. And now we just need to concentrate on getting her all the way back.
Paris: And for us to pick up the slack in the meantime.
Zende: It’s crazy that we even have to. I mean, steffy should be out there being the boss lady everyone knows and loves. Who would want to shut her down like this?
Ridge: Honey, I know it’s hard but you gotta try. There’s a lunatic out there with a gun. I don’t want anyone else getting hurt. Why were you at il giardino’s?
Steffy: I do not remember.
Ridge: Okay, you have to try to remember, please.
Sheila: Ridge, you know what, this really isn’t–
Ridge: Sheila! This is between me and my daughter. Please, be quiet.
Steffy: Uh…
Ridge: What? Are you remembering something?
Steffy: Uh…
Thomas: Yeah, stef. Anything. You remember what they look like, hair color…
Steffy: Her…
Ridge: Honey? Who did this to you?
Taylor: We’re all here, baby.
Ridge: Say it one more time. Just try to say it one more time.
[ Steffy mumbling and groaning ] HeR…
Taylor: If you can tell us, please tell us. We won’t let anyone or anything ever hurt you again.
Taylor: And sheila, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry that this happened to finn and you. But sheila, you– stay here, okay? S–stay, so that– so that we can, we can find who did this terrible thing. And together we can look that bastard in the eye and make sure they are brought to justice.
Sheila: Justice. Justice.
Taylor: Sheila!
[ Thudding ] Don’! Don’t drop me!
>>Homas: No. Not yet.Xt her hope you can hear look, we need you to come back to . For th. Cie, herwn worries, and try and help someone else.
Ridge: Helping somebody else might not be the best thing for your mom right now, with everything that’s going on. I see her, barely holding on.
Taylor: Don’t let go of me, please! Pull me up! God!
[ Grunting ]
[ Sobbing ] Thank you! You saved my life! You saved my life! Charmin ultra soft has so much cushiony softness, together in front of ridge. But you’re right, thomas. It’s, uh– it’s really hard to see her like that. Fighting for her life.
Nurse: Pulse is 60, bp 120/80, oxygen 98.
Ridge: Tell me you got something. Anything.
Bridget: I wish I could. Just try talking to her, ridge try reaching her. We really need her to wake up.
[ Machines beeping ]
[ Ridge sighing ]
Ridge: Well, you heard the doctor. It’s time to wake up. Time to open your eyes and come back to us.
Taylor: Thank you. Thank you so much.
Sheila: No, don’t– don’t thank me. I’m, uh, I’m the reason that– oh, god. I’m so sorry. Taylor, I am so sorry.
Taylor: No, don’t be sorry. I understand, sheila, you’re in so much pain.
Sheila: Yeah, but if you’d– had– if you had died too, I–
Taylor: But I didn’T. I didn’t because you saved my life.
Sheila: You saved mine.
Taylor: We saved each other’s lives. In a million years, I would have never said– said that.
[ Chuckling ] You deserve a happy life, sheila. You really do.
Sheila: Do I?
Taylor: Yeah, yeah, you do. Hayes, family. And I’m here for you.
Sheila: You?
Taylor: Yeah. You saved my life, sheila. That is not something that old sheila would have done. Not at all. No, if that doesn’t give you a place in our family, I don’t know what does. And that stupid thing you were about to do, taking your own life? Sheila– what happened to finn and steffy is– is– not your fault. Please don’t blame yourself. There’s– there is nothing that any of us could have done to stop that tragedy. But– but you just stopped a tragedy from happening. You saved my life. Finn will be so proud of you. So incredibly proud. Hey, let’s, um– let’s go inside. We don’t have to tell anybody what happened, okay?
Sheila: Yeah, maybe I– maybe I should clean up.
Taylor: You think?
Sheila: Yeah. – Look, this isn’t my first rodeo,
[ Indistinct page ]
Hope: I realize this is painful for you. I know how you feel about steffy. You were married to her. You share a daughter.
Liam: Yeah. Yeah, it’s– I mean– it’s a lot of history there. Just keep thinking about all the history. And I– I– I don’t know, the idea of– of losing her, the idea that kelly would lose her. It’s– it just can’T. It can’t end that way. It can’T.
Thomas: Mom. Hey, I’ve been texting. Where have you been?
Taylor: Oh, god. I’m sorry. My– my phone must have been on silent.
Thomas: Are you okay?
Taylor: Yeah. Yeah, um, I was just having a much needed heart to heart. How– how is steffy? Are there any updates?
Thomas: Uh, no, nothing yet.
Liam: Just, um, just waiting, hoping, you know?
Thomas: Yeah, uh, dad’s in with her right now.
Hope: Hopefully he’ll be able to reach her.
Ridge: I don’t know what to do.
[ Machines beeping ] Everyone’s been in here, and they told you how much they love you and– how life would be without you here. And nothing’s changing. Okay.
[ Sighing ] Hi. I know we haven’t talked in a while, and that’s, uh– that’s partly my fault. But I need your help. We need your help. Because you see this beautiful woman right here, this strong warrior. Well, she’s not so strong right now because someone has hurt her very badly. And I don’t think she’s strong enough to pull herself out of this, so she needs a little help from you. I can’t lose her. You’ve already taken my other daughter, and I’m– still not sure why you would do that. Who knows? Maybe it’s a numbers game up there, maybe you just– need the numbers. Well, then maybe you should take me. ‘Cause my bags were packed the day that phoebe died.
[ Breath hitching ] I don’t need to be here anymore. She does. She’s a good person. She has so much to live for. She has two little kids, but you know that already. Why would you give her two kids and not let her finish her job, let her raise them? Help her find her way back. Please. Not for me. For her. Steffy! Steffy, can you hear me? Hey– I mean– don’t strain yourself. It’s gonna be okay. Everything’s gonna be okay. You’re back. Thank you. So what’s going on?
[ Steffy groaning ]
Ridge: Sh, it’s okay. You– you’re at the hospital. But everything’s fine. Ever– everything’s fine. But we need to have you looked at. Okay?
[ Bell ringing ]
Steffy: Ho– hospital.
Ridge: Yeah, but you’re going to be fine. Everything’s going to be fine. There’s a lot of things to talk about, but we don’t need to do that right now. Bridget’s your doctor, and she’s going to come in and she can look you over.
Nurse: Need help?
Ridge: Hey, she’s coming to.
Nurse: Excellent, I’ll get dr. Forrester.
Ridge: I– I can’t wait. I got to tell your mom, that you’re back, you’re back with us.
Bridget: Ridge!
Ridge: Hey, hi. She’s waking up– I think–
Bridget: Steffy!
Sheila: So steffy is– is still unconscious? She hasn’t woken up at all? She hasn’t been able to tell anyone what happened?
Thomas: Not yet. But hopefully soon.
Taylor: We know you want answers for finn, for what happened to him. And we will find them, sheila, as soon as steffy is back with us.
Ridge: She’s awake.
Taylor: What? What?
Ridge: She’s coming to.
Taylor: What?
Ridge: Go!
Thomas: Yeah!
Taylor: Steffy!
Bridget: I don’t know what you said to her, but it worked.
Thomas: Steff, you’re back?
Steffy: B– back?
Bridget: Let’s– let’s give them a little time with her while I order some more tests. I’ll be back soon for a full examination, but in the meantime, just keep it to topics that won’t upset her.
Ridge: Yeah. Okay.
Taylor: Hi, baby, it’s mom. Can you hear me?
Steffy: M– mom?
Taylor: Yes, baby, it’s me. I’m here with your dad and your brother.
Thomas: We knew you’d make it, sis. I mean, you’re the strongest, most resilient girl we’ve ever met.
Steffy: I–
Ridge: Hey! You’re in the hospital. And you had surgery.
Steffy: Sur…
Ridge: Yeah, but you’re gonna be okay. Everything’s going to be okay. And– and, um, we’re looking after the kids, all pitching in– in until until you– you’re back. You know?
Thomas: Uh, yeah. Yeah, um, she was talking to Mom. Mom was trying to help her. Sheila said that she couldn’t, because of everything. What happened with Finn. And uh, anyway, Mom’s concerned about her.
[ Ridge sighing ]
Liam: Hey.
Ridge: Um, hey.
Liam: Anything? Any news?
Ridge: No, nothing.
Hope: I’m so sorry this is happening.
Thomas: Thanks. Can’t even, uh, comprehend, why– I– I’m gonna go try to spend some time with her. Hey, is she–
Bridget: Hey, Thomas. No change. Let’s give him a little time. Thomas?
Thomas: Yeah.
Bridget: Tell her to fight. Tell her how much she means to all of us.
[ Machines beeping ]
Thomas: Only so much Bridget can do. The hospital, these machines. You gotta pull through, okay? So let’s draw up some courage, some strength. You got to pull through.
[ Machines beeping ]
Wish I knew if you could hear me. Do you hear me, Steff? Hear everything we’re saying to you? You need to wake up. [ Sighing ] Now, what if you’re, uh, what if you’re playing with me, right? That seems like you. You wait until that moment where I get all emotional, and then you open your eyes and make fun of me for it. Could you do that? Please, Steff? Oh, what I wouldn’t give for that. [ Sniffling ]
Ridge: Excuse me. Do you know when Dr. Forrester’s’ coming back? I really need to see her.
Nurse: I’m sure she’ll be by soon. She has several patients.
Ridge: I’m sure she does, but I need to talk to her.
Nurse: Of course. This is beyond frustrating.
Hope: Well, I’m sure Bridget is doing the best that she can–
Ridge: Oh, I’m sure she is. She is– what are we supposed to do? Just sit here? I want Steffy to be okay.
Hope: I just can’t believe that it was just some random robbery.
Liam: We need her to wake up, so that we can ask her what happened.
Taylor: Don’t jump. Sheila, I know you’re hurting.
Sheila: Finn is gone.
Taylor: I’m so sorry.
Sheila: It was so hard, giving him up. I just wanted him to have a better life, than he could with me.
Taylor: Sheila, no.
Sheila: Oh, he’s gone, Taylor. And it’s all my fault.
Taylor: No, Sheila. It’s not your fault. How– how is it your fault? You didn’t do any of this. Please don’t blame yourself for this.
Ridge: No, Dad. I– I’ll call you, as soon as I find out something, all right? Just hang in there now. Here she is now, I’ll call you back.
Bridget: I heard you wanted to see me.
Ridge: Yeah, just, do you– have anything? Anything at all? Please.
Bridget: You know I’ll tell you as soon as we have any news. It’s just a waiting game at this point. But Steffy’s receiving excellent care. We are monitoring everything. I promise. Just pray she wakes up soon.
Thomas: I almost didn’t recognize you right now. Being so still. Come on, Steff, you’re a fighter. Let me see that fighter. Just– it’s just been us. You and I. Ever since Phoebe left. You– I can’t leave you like Phoebe did, because you’re all I got. So many people need you, okay? Our parents, me? Your kids. Kelly and Hayes. They need you, Steff. They need their mom. Do you know? Did you see it? Do you know? Do you know that Finn’s gone? God, I’m so sorry. So sorry, Steff. [ Sobbing ] We’re going to be there, all right? We’re going to find the person who did this and we’re going to make them pay.
Sheila: If– if I just would have stayed away, stayed out of Finn’s life.
Taylor: Sheila, that wouldn’t have prevented a robbery. I– I know you want to blame yourself. I know what it feels like– when Phoebe died–
Sheila: And I didn’t want this to happen, Taylor.
Taylor: I know, of course, you didn’t. I know.
Sheila: I was just getting to know him. Barely after all these years, of just watching and waiting. And now he’s gone. My son is gone.
Taylor: But you don’t have to be, Sheila. You can stay here.
Sheila: No, it’s better this way.
Taylor: Sheila, please step down off the ledge. Just talk to me.
Sheila: I don’t want to talk! I don’t want to feel. It’s just– it’s too much.
Taylor: I know, just– just keep talking to me.
Sheila: Oh, what do I have? What do I have left? My son is gone. He’s gone, what do I have? I have nothing. It’s– it’s just too late. All I wanted to do was to show him how much I’ve changed, and how I was becoming a better person, but for what? It didn’t do any good anyway. Now I– my son is dead. My son is dead. My son is dead. I want to be, too.
Ridge: Hey, any news?
Thomas: Uh, na, no. No, she’s, uh, she’s the same.
Hope: Is it all right if I– I, I’d like a moment with her?
Thomas: Yeah– yeah, um, prepare yourself, though. It– it’s not easy, seeing Steffy like that.
Liam: You’re right. It wasn’t easy. It– she’s your sister. She’s your daughter, she’s the mother of my child. I don’t know how to do this. I don’t know how we would live life without her, ah–
[ Machines beeping ]
Hope: Ste– Steffy? Steffy, it’s Hope. I still can’t believe that this is happening, and that you’re, uh, having to go through all this. So many people are saying prayers for you and there are so many people in your corner. And I hope you can feel that. There’s so many people that love you. I just– I don’t understand how someone could take a gun and– how somebody could be so cruel. How could they do that to you?
Taylor: Sheila, you just started making a new life for yourself. This is just the beginning for you.
Sheila: Without my son?
Taylor: It’s not going to be easy, but I think it’ll be worth it, if you stick around. Hayes needs his grandmother.
Sheila: Hayes.
Taylor: Your grandson. Our grandson. Finn is going to live on through that little boy. You don’t want to miss out on that, do you? And Steffy’s going to wake up. She’s going to pull through. I just know it. I know she is.
Sheila: I know what’s going to happen. I– I– I know how this has to end.
Taylor: Or it could end with you taking my hand. Coming back inside with me. Sheila, please.
Sheila: There’s nothing left for me here. Everything I had to live for, died with my son. You have Steffy. Your child lived. What do I have? I have– I have nothing. I have nothing but pain, and regret and guilt. No. I know how this has to end. There’s only one way.
[ Machines beeping ]
Hope: I realize that things have been a little strange for us lately. All that tension between our mothers, and– I just want you to know that when you wake up, I don’t want that anymore. I never wanted it. No, that just– it just seems so pointless now. We made a pledge that we would be united as a family for the children and, it’s the kids that have brought us together, that bond that we all share now. And I know that you would do the same for me. If anything were to even happen to me, you would be there for Beth. You would take care of her. And we’re going to be, we’re going to be here for you, to fill that void when you wake up. You know, it’s funny when I think about us and our relationship and what we mean to each other. I don’t think about the bad moments, the competitiveness, I mean, none of that. I just think about all the remarkable experiences we’ve shared together. And there’s so many more memories to make. A lifetime of them. I have always admired your strength and your courage, and your tenacity. So I’m going to need you to draw on that now, Steffy. I am going to need you to fight to stay here for your children, because we can’t lose you. We can’t.
Ridge: Thank you.
Thomas: Is, uh, Hope still with Steffy?
Liam: Thank you, yeah, she is.
Thomas: What about Mom? Is she back yet?
Ridge: No, probably still dealing with Sheila.
Taylor: Sheila, look at me. Please. Please. Take my hand.
Sheila: I want you to tell Hayes how much I love him. He’s gonna hear such horrible things about me.
Taylor: He’s not going to hear anything horrible about you, if you stay here. And you show him your love.
Sheila: No, no, Steffy is never going to allow that.
Taylor: You don’t know that, Sheila. You don’t know that. Where were you on Christmas Eve? Steffy opened up her home to you. And I’m so glad she did. I’ve been able to– to witness you becoming a different person. You’ve grown, Sheila.
Sheila: I haven’t.
Taylor: No, you have. It’s all about progress, not perfection here.
Sheila: No, I have nothing! Nothing left here. I have no future.
Taylor: You have a future with your grandson, if you take it. And I can help with that. I know that’s what Finn would want too.
Sheila: That’s all I ever wanted. All I wanted was– was a place in Finn and Hayes’ lives.
Taylor: I know. And you feel like it’s all been ripped away from you. And it is so unfair. But Sheila, I am so sorry. I’m so sorry this happened to Finn. And you, but Sheila, stay here, okay? S– stay. So that– so that we can– we can find who did this terrible thing. And together we can look that bastard in the eye, and make sure they are brought to justice.
Sheila: Justice. Justice.
Taylor: Sheila! No! Don’t drop me! [ Groaning ] Please! Pull me up! Don’t let go of me! [ Screaming ]
Ridge: So you did find some clothes in the office, all right?
Taylor: I did.
[ Both sighing ]
Ridge: Any update?
Taylor: They’re still in there with her.
Ridge: Okay.
Taylor: She made it through the night, though.
Ridge: Hm, so steffy. Sure you don’t want to go home? Get some rest? I’ll be here.
Taylor: I am not leaving her not a chance.
Ridge: Liam’s still here too
Taylor: Hm.
Ridge: Their relationship’s not what it used to be, obviously, but– he still loves her very much.
Hope: Not sure if you’re hungry, but I brought you this, just in case.
Liam: Oh, that– thank you.
Hope: I also brought you a change of clothes. Uh, I– I’m just trying to help somehow.
Liam: No, you are. You very much are. Um… so here’s where we are. Steffy, um, she’s in critical condition, but she’s hanging in. And I just– I don’t know, I just keep thinking about the kids. Kelly and hayes. They just lost finn. Like what– what they’re going to lose their mother too? No.
Thomas: There you are. You ran off before we could finish our conversation.
Sheila: I didn’t run off. You got called away by your family.
Thomas: Yeah, because my sister’s fighting for her life, and we’re trying to figure out why. You never answered my question. Did you have anything to do with what happened to steffy and finn?
Were you involved in the shooting?
Hope: The kids are doing okay. Everybody’s pitching in.
Liam: Mm hm. God, if you could see her, in there, just hooked up to those machines. No, it’s like– she just looks so vulnerable. And that’s eerie, because that’s not her. You know, with all that– all the life and energy drained out of her. It’s just– it feels, it’s wrong.
Hope: Can’t imagine what ridge and taylor are going through.
Taylor: Bridget. Anything?
Ridge: Hey. Any changes?
Bridget: There’s been no improvement, um, her condition remains critical. She’s still unresponsive.
Taylor: But she’s fighting?
Bridget: She is. I wish I had better news. We just have to give steffy time to heal, and then we’ll see.
Ridge: Thank you.
Taylor: Yeah, thank you.
Ridge: Brooke, I–
Brooke: How’s steffy?
Ridge: Oh, good doctor.
Brooke: Oh, honey.
Bridget: I promise I’ll come back and talk to you. I just need to update steffy’s doctors.
Brooke: Of course.
Ridge: We’ll be here.
Brooke: I’m so sorry, for everything. How could this happen?
Thomas: Are you the reason that my sister is fighting for her life? And why finn–
Sheila: You think I wanted this? That I wanted this? My son is dead, thomas.
Thomas: I’m not trying to be cruel. We are all devastated about finn. But I have to ask sheila, and you know why. What you did to brooke, that proves you aren’t a changed person. The police asked me if I knew anyone who hates my sister enough to shoot her. Are you that person, sheila? Good checkup?
Hope: Hey. You feel a little better?
Liam: Um, you know.
Hope: Yeah, um. Liam, steffy is a fighter. She’s going to get through this and she’s going to recover and she’s going to be there for her kids. And in the meantime, hayes and kelly, they have us. They have all of us.
Liam: Yeah. No. Yeah, you’re right.
Hope: Look, I’m going to do everything I can for them, for steffy, for the kids, for her entire family, because we are all connected. I mean, disagreements, ha– hard feelings aside, it– none of that matters now. What matters is that we’re there for each other because that’s the only way we’re gonna get through this, together. Hey. I got you.
Taylor: Hey, brooke. Thank you for coming by. I appreciate your concern.
Brooke: Yeah. You know, I was up all night. I thought about calling, but I figured you were going through so much. So.
Taylor: Yeah. Uh, is there anything I can do? Maybe with the kids? Did anybody talk to finn’s family yet?
Taylor: Yeah, well, li was here last night, um, she was beside herself.
Ridge: And sheila showed up. Made things worse.
Taylor: Yeah, she just wanted to see finn one last time.
Ridge: Li wouldn’t allow it.
Brooke: Oh. Well, as much as I despise sheila, she must be going through hell.
Taylor: Yes, she is. She just wanted to go back and– and stop the shooting from happening, like we all were. I’m– I’m gonna go check on thomas, give you guys some time to talk. I have my phone.
Ridge: Yeah.
Sheila: The idea of steffy in there, clinging to life scares me just as much as it scares you. And finn, the way he lost his life. It makes me sick. Look at me. I– do you really think that I could shoot my own son? What kind of an animal would that make me, thomas?
Thomas: I asked if sheila was responsible for what happened to steffy and finn. Johnson & johnson is building a future
Hope: Do you think we should ask ridge or taylor if there are any updates?
Liam: I kinda think they would call me if anything happens because they know how worried I am.
Hope: Yeah. You know, I know steffy and I have had our differences throughout the years, and there have been times that I thought we might always be at odds, even lately. But… I don’t know, all throughout that time, I always respected her as a mother, admired her work at the company and… I was so thrilled for her when she met finn and– now her whole world is shattered.
Liam: We’re gonna help her pick up those pieces, though.
Hope: I mean, we will, but, my god, liam. What she’s waking up to, the man that she loves is dead. All– all of their plans, that amazing future that they had in front of them. And you always just think that you have more time.
Liam: It’s not going to be easy on her. But first things first. She’s got to wake up.
Brooke: I brought you a change of clothes, if you need them.
Ridge: Ah, thank you.
Brooke: I can only imagine how upset and angry you are right now.
Ridge: I’m upset. And I’m scared, too, because that’s my little girl in there and she’s fighting for her life. And everyone’s really nice, and they’re all working really hard, but I– I don’t know what I should be doing.
Brooke: Well, there’s not much for you to do right now. You just have to be here for steffy and for taylor.
Ridge: Yeah. I keep telling myself that the– the worst thing can’t happen because it’s already happened with pheobe. Well, it can’t happen again, right? It can’T. Not with steffy, I can’t– I can’t lose steffy.
Brooke: Ridge. I’m still your wife. If you need anything, I’m here for you. Okay? Just know that.
Sheila: Neither can I. But sometimes people do crazy things when they’re desperate. Especially when they think that they may, uh, never see a loved one again. I– you’re all mourning finn. And you’re scared for steffy. Wondering if she’s going to wake up again and– let’s remember when she does, if she’ll remember what happened.
Taylor: Sheila, you don’t need to think about that–
Sheila: No, but you know what? I can’t stop. I keep picturing it. And– and I wonder how this could have happened. How life could be so cruel. What was finn doing in that alley? Why was he there? I finally got to meet my son. The reason that I– I came to la, to meet him. Tell him how proud I was of him. Spending christmas eve was– it was so incredible. I’ll never forget that. That brought me so much joy. We were so close. We were so close. And now he’s just been ripped away from me forever.
Taylor: Sheila, I am so sorry–
Sheila: No, no, no, no. You can’t help me, taylor. My son is gone. He’s gone. And I’m never going to get to see him again.
[ Taylor sighing ]
Taylor: Thomas. You don’t have to like her. Nobody does. But we are all struggling right now, okay? I need you to think about that. Hold– I’m gonna check on her.
[Sfx: Chicken clucking]
Liam: Has anybody said anything to the kids?
Hope: No. No, not until we find out more. The important thing is that no matter what happens, they will be surrounded by people who love them. And we will help them through this because that’s what steffy and finn would want.
Liam: Yeah. You know, it’s funny how one minute everything’s fine. And the next… and you know, you know something? You know what’s crazy is that this is exactly the kind of situation that finn would deal with all the time at work. And then there’s steffy, you know steffy–
Hope: Who has had her share of loss and tragedy as well. And now this.
Liam: And she was finally on the other side of all that. She was happy. She was actually happy. You know, she was in a good place in her life. And then what, some– some random monster just decides to take it all away. And we– we don’t even know for what? Like what? Cash? A couple of credit cards?
Hope: Well, they won’t get away with it. They won’T.
Liam: Yeah. I know. I just– I can’t even think that far ahead until steffy is out of the woods. I just– I hate this feeling. I hate this feeling of trying to remember the last conversation I had with her. Like, I’m– I’m sure, you know, I’m sure it was something to do with kelly, like arranging a pickup or scheduling or whatever. But, like, what did I say to her? Was it enough? Should I have said more? Should I have–
Hope: Hey, hey. Steffy knows that you care about her and kelly. She knows how much of a devoted father you are.
Liam: I know, I just– all last night, I was sitting here with these memories, just stuck with all these memories of things that we did and places we went together and and the truth is, even if steffy pulls through, nothing’s going to be the same ever again.
Ridge: Thank you. Taylor come back or no?
Brooke: Oh, no. What did the nurse say?
Ridge: Uh, bridget is consulting with some other doctors and they’ll let us know.
[ Brooke sighing ]
Ridge: Hey.
Thomas: Hey.
Brooke: Thomas. I’m so sorry about steffy, finn
Thomas: Thanks.
Ridge: Your mom went to look for you.
Thomas: Yeah, uh, she’s with sheila right now. She’s– sheila was all upset. She’s trying to help her. Sheila ran off. Uh, mom chased after her. It’s weird. I– sheila’s always the one that’s hurting people. But this time, she’s in pain.
[ Gunshot ringing ]
Sheila: No!
Sheila: Finn! Why? I didn’t even know you were there. I didn’t want to hurt anybody. I just wanted to be loved. Why couldn’t steffy give me a chance? I just wanted to be with my son and my grandson. All the horrible things that I’ve done in my life. But this… taking my own son’s life.
Finn: All my life,
I’ve wondered about
meeting you.
Today’s the day.
Sheila: I can’t go on without you. I’m coming. I’m coming, finn.
Ridge: This is not how this is supposed to be. You’re supposed to be home with finn. Reading a book to kelly, maybe giving hayes a bath. Just an ordinary end to an ordinary day. Instead, we’re in here.
[ Machine beeping ] Why? How– someone pulled a gun on you? Who would do something so horrible?
Sheila: Li, we’re both hurting. Finn, was our son.
Li: I’m not telling you again, sheila. Stop calling him that. You were never a mother to him. You can never be a mother to him.
Sheila: Oh, would you please just talk to her, taylor?
Li: That’s not going to make a difference. I’m not changing my mind.
Sheila: I loved finn. Would you just have some compassion here? He– he’s gone. I want to see him one last time.
Li: No, absolutely not.
Thomas: Steffy’s condition is extremely serious.
Liam: Okay. Ridge. What about ridge– does that mean– is he–
Thomas: Yeah, he and my mom have been by steffy’s side pretty much the whole time. This can’t end up the way it did with phoebe. I can’t imagine what it would be like for my mom–
Liam: Hey, stop thomas. Thomas? It’s not going to happen. It’s not going to happen. They’re not gonna lose another daughter because steffy is tough and she’s resilient, and she would never leave those kids without a mother. She loves them too much.
Thomas: And I love her. Why? Why did this happen?
Liam: I think maybe we should just focus on steffy right now, just being there for her.
Thomas: What if it’s not enough? What if she doesn’t make–
Liam: You– you can’T. You can’t do that. Thomas, you’ve got to stop that. She’s gonna pull through. She’s going to. And– and if we think anything else, it’s not helping anyone.
Sheila: You can’t do this. You can’t keep me from finn.
Li: Oh, I can. I will.
Taylor: Li, sheila, everybody is experiencing so much pain and loss right now. Both of you–
Sheila: You know what? I didn’t get to be a part of his life. I didn’t get to watch him grow up. Don’t I deserve at least one last moment, one final goodbye?
Li: You said your goodbyes when you gave him away. You chose not to be in finn’s life.
Sheila: Not entirely. Those weren’t the circumstances–
Li: I don’t wanna hear about the circumstances. I just want you to respect my wishes. Let me be to finn who I’ve always been. The mother who loved him, supported him, who’s always been there for him. You wouldn’t know anything about that?
Ridge: You got to keep fighting. Can’t give up. Why would I even say that? That’s a weird thing to say to you, you’ve never given up on anything in your life. You’re not going to start now. You’re gonna pull through this. And in just a little while, you’re gonna open your eyes and you gonna make me very, very happy. But for now, just rest, okay? Just get better. Know that I’m here. I’m right here.
And it’s easier than ever to get
your projects done right .
[ Machines beeping ]
[ Beeping continues ]
Liam: How– how is she?
Ridge: She’s here, with us.
[ Machines beeping ]
[ Breath hitching ]
Taylor: …Very difficult time for all of us… ridge, they–
Li: What’s wrong? My son was shot and this woman keeps pressuring me.
Taylor: Please don’t do this to–
Li: Don’t tell me how to feel, taylor. I realize you’re a psychiatrist, but that does–
Ridge: Okay, I realize you’re in pain, li, I realize that. We’re all trying to help.
Li: You can’t help. There’s nothing you or any of the forresters can do. My only child is dead. He’s dead. He’s dead to all of you.
Thomas: Whoa, whoa, what– what’s going on?
Ridge: Baker, tell me something. Tell me you found the animal who did this.
[ Machines beeping ]
[ Sighing ]
Liam: Hey, steffy, it’s me. It’s your favorite pain in the ass. Uh, I don’t– you know, they didn’t tell me one way or another, so I don’t know if you can hear me, but– I’m just going to assume you can, because I want to. In fact, I’d like to assume you’re seconds away from opening your eyes and coming back to all of us. “Why are you here, liam? We’re not married anymore. We don’t live together.” I know. Doesn’t mean we’re not a part of each other. And always will be. Through kelly. Our perfect daughter, through our experiences, things we’ve shared, the joy, the laughter, bob hope marathons. And the struggles we’ve had, lots of struggles, plenty of struggles, more struggles than we– we can, but we beat them all, didn’t we? Every single one. Beat them all. And you know how I know that? Because we still care about each other. And support each other. And… love each other. I got to tell you, I’m ha– I’m having a hard time imagining my life without you. I– I just can’t seem to– so I think I’m just gonna stop trying and I’m gonna say, “no, I won’t accept that. I won’t accept a world without you with it.” So, um, you know. Come on back. Come on. Because we– we can’t lose you. With downy infusions, let the scent set the mood.
Baker: I think we should probably have this conversation in private.
Ridge: Oh, I’m– I’m sorry. This is li finnegan. Finn’s mom. Deputy chief baker is a friend of the family.
Baker: I’m very sorry for your loss, ma’am.
Li: Thank you.
Baker: Although when I was saying we should speak in–
Sheila: I’m sure it has something to do with me. Deputy chief is probably wondering why I’m here. I happen to be finn’s birth mother.
Baker: You are?
Ridge: We’re trying to figure out what happened, here. Why finn? Why, steffy?
Baker: This whole thing seems to be a random act of robbery and violence. Finn’s wallet was missing from the scene. So was steffy’s purse. But what’s unclear is why they were in that alley behind the restaurant. There’s no parking there. There’s no reason why they should be in the alley that we’ve been able to determine.
Thomas: Uh, were there eyewitnesses? I mean, are there cameras in the area, what?
Baker: All the evidence leads towards a robbery. So I need to ask, can any of you think of anyone who might have had a vendetta against steffy or finn, or someone in their personal life?
Ridge: No, nothing like that
Baker: Can you, ma’am? Anyone?
Li: My son was beloved. Everyone who knew finn loved him.
Baker: This perpetrator will be found and brought to justice. You have my word on that.
Li: Thank you.
Liam: Okay, so, uh, I know you know I know this. But I’m going to say it anyway, because I think, um, I just think maybe you need to hear it right now. There’s no one like you in the world, steffy. You’re strong and you’re clever. You accomplish anything you set your mind to. You’re not intimidated by anything or anyone. It’s impossible to win an argument with you, and I should know because I don’t think I’ve won once– uhm…
[ Sniffling ] But there’s this other side to you. The mom. Loving and kind. Always going to be there for her kids, no matter what. Super mom, and steffy, I am so– I am so grateful that I got to have kelly with you. I’m so grateful that you and I get to watch her become the woman that she’s going to be, together. And we have that to look forward to, but, steffy, you’ve got to get better first. So you just– you just– you fight. You fight and you fight and you fight and you keep fighting until it just happens. And when it does, you’re going to make so many people so happy. But no one more than me. Hi, I’m karen.
Taylor: Li, is there– is there anything that I can getfor you? Coffee? Tea?
Li: No. No, thank you. I should get going. I just came by to check on steffy.
Taylor: We appreciate that so much. I know that finn was your world.
Li: Yes. My world. My dear son. A doctor. Just like me.
Ridgee: We know how proud you were of him.
Li: How proud I am of him. I’ll always be proud of finn. So decent. So kind. So concerned for others. No mother could ask for a more loving and caring son. No little boy could ask for a better, more loving father–
Taylor: We’re going to make sure that hayes knows what a wonderful father he had. If there’s anything that we can do every–
Ridge: Anything at all.
Li: You and taylor should focus on steffy. I will take care of everything for my son.
Sheila: Finn was our son.
Li: I’m not telling
you again, sheila.
Stop calling him that.
You were never a mother to him.
Sheila: I loved finn.
He’s gone.
I want to see my son.
Li: No, absolutely not.
Thomas: There you are.
Sheila: This is not the time, or the place.
Thomas: Yeah, it is. I want to talk to you.
Sheila: Is li still here?
Thomas: You should leave. She doesn’t want you anywhere near finn.
Sheila: No, you know what? I am not going to allow her to deny me access to say good bye to my son. I am not going to allow that.
Thomas: She’s grieving, sheila.
Sheila: Oh and, and I’m not?
Thomas: You think I’m on your side, sheila? What? Because I haven’t told the secret about brooke? Yet? I know you. I know what you’re capable of. And I think about that. I think about the fact that you could do something like that, something so awful. And I wonder, could you have something to do with this? Are you involved at all with what happened to my sister?
Liam: We’ve, uh, hit a lot of milestones, you and I, haven’t we? Weddings, holidays. Kelly.
Notes on a page
have all been arranged
trying to find the words
to say
what I’ve been thinking
I spent all night
working so hard to write
but by the time
I got it right
I looked, you were gone
well the melody was perfect
all the while I was blind
without someone to listen
there’s no reason to rhyme
and now I write here alone
so you’ll finally know
how you and I
became
a song that never played
notes on a page
have all been arranged
trying to find
the words to say
what I’ve been thinking
Liam: You see the problem? The problem with you being in here is that we have so many more milestones to hit. So many more memories left to make. Beautiful, beautiful memories. And you– you need to be there. For all of them. [ Sniffling ] You will not be taken from us, steffy. If you hear anything I’m saying right now, hear that you will not be taken from us. I won’t let you. Kelly and hayes, they need– they need their mother. And I need my– I need you too. So… so, come back. Come back. I will always… love you. Always.
Sheila: I want– I want– I want my–my boy back, taylor.
Taylor: I know. I know you do.
Sheila: This never… should have happened. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.
Brooke: Steffy and finn? What do you mean they’ve been shot?
Liam: They wouldn’t be in that alley.
Hope: Dad.
Brooke: Are you sure? What are you saying?
Hope: They’re okay. Right, dad? Dad, are they okay?
Deacon: Honey, finn didn’t make it.
Hope: What?
Deacon: He–he– he didn’t survive. Finn’s dead.
Brooke: What do you mean he’s dead?
Deacon: Look, they tried everything they could to revive–
Liam: Wait. What–steffy. What about steffy?
Deacon: Steffy’s alive. She’s alive. But she’s in bad shape.
Deacon: Steffy’s in very serious condition.
Liam: Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
Brooke: Does ridge know?
Deacon: I called him as soon as the ambulances left the scene.
Liam: What am I even doing here? I got to go to the hospital.
Hope: Go. Yes. Go. Just go.
Brooke: This is horrifying. I had a feeling something bad had happened.
Hope: Who would do something like this? I–I– I don’t believe it.
Brooke: I can only imagine what taylor and ridge are going through. My heart is breaking for them.
Taylor: I don’t want steffy to be alone. I’m gonna– I’m gonna check on her.
Ridge: Li. I’m so sorry.
Li: I am, too.
Ridge: Taylor just left to see steffy.
Thomas: Li.
Sheila: Li. I wanna see my son.
Li: He’s not your son, sheila. He’s mine. Finn is my son.
Taylor: Hi, sweetie. It’s mom. We’re all here with you right now, just waiting for you to wake up. You have to wake up, steffy. Hayes and kelly need you. I need you. We all need you. I’m steve.
Hope: Steffy has to be okay. She has to be, for the kids. I mean, hayes, he can’t lose both of his parents.
Brooke: Steffy is tough. She will come out of this.
Deacon: God, I hope so. She was out cold when they took her away. And finn, I mean– now his life’s over?
Hope: My heart goes out to sheila. I mean, when she finds out…
Brooke: She will be crushed.
Deacon: She already knows. I told her the terrible news about finn.
Sheila: Li. This is devastating for me, for you, for all of us. I understand your heartache, ’cause none of this should have happened. None of it.
Li: I’m praying steffy is okay. She’s the mother of my grandchild. I know she loved finn very much.
Ridge: We all loved finn. And we’re gonna do everything in our power to make sure his memory stays alive, okay?
Li: Thank you. Please, give steffy my best. Tell her I’m rooting for her.
Ridge: I will.
Thomas: Hey. You wanna grab a cup of coffee?
Ridge: Yeah.
Sheila: I wanna see my son. Just one more time.
Li: No. I’m looking after finn now.
Taylor: God. This can’t be happening. Oh, my precious girl. You know, your father and i were just– we were just talking about you. Probably while all this was going on. We were talking about how fearless you are, how strong you are, and how you’ve been like this your entire life. And, baby, I need you to keep fighting. I need you to fight like you’ve never fought before, because I need you to come back. Please. Please, steffy, if you can hear me, I need you to come back. I need you. I lost your sister, but I am not going to lose you, too. Please come back to me, steffy. Baby, I need you to wake up. Please. Please. (Cat 1) friskies world!
Brooke: You already spoke to sheila?
Deacon: Yeah. Obviously, it was a huge shock for her.
Hope: And finn is such a sweet guy. He’s a– a great father, a caring doctor. It’s just not fair.
Deacon: Life isn’t fair, honey. This sure as hell proves it. I–look, I know that sheila isn’t exactly anyone’s favorite, but, I mean, my god, she lost her son tonight at the hands of a lunatic.
Sheila: This never should have happened. It was a terrible accident.
Li: An accident? How can you say that?
Sheila: Okay, what I meant is finn didn’t deserve this.
Li: My son was murdered in cold blood. Shot and left to die in an alley while his wife lay bleeding next to him. Whoever did this is a vicious, evil monster, and I will make sure they pay for what they’ve done.
Sheila: Of course. Who could even live with themselves after– after taking our precious… boy? We both lost a son tonight.
Li: “We” didn’T. You can’t lose something that was never yours, sheila. Finn never accepted you.
Sheila: No, that’s not true. We were making progress.
Li: I adopted him, raised him, supported him. I am his mother.
Taylor: You’re my girl… forever. My strong, fearless warrior. And I feel so helpless.
[Crying] Do you remember the song I used to sing you when you’d get scared at night sometimes? And I’d lay next to you. And you’d fall asleep.
Twinkle, twinkle
little star
[Monitor beeping steadily]
How I wonder
what you are
up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky
twinkle, twinkle
little star
how I wonder
what you are
[Sighs]
Ridge: That was always her favorite, you know. I was doing that today. I was thinking about she was young and innocent. Whole life ahead of her. How is she doing?
Taylor: She is fighting for her life.
[Sighs]
Ridge: You’ve just got to… you’ve got to rest, you know? And just keep resting. And then come back to us, and you know, we’ll just– we won’t waste another moment. Not one more moment. I don’t get any of this. These machines and… …what happened. Are you one of the millions of americans
Sheila: We’re both mothers, li. My son–our son is dead.
Li: Stop it. I’ve heard enough out of you, sheila. You stay away from me. Do you hear me? Stay the hell away from me.
Taylor: Li? Oh, I am so sorry.
Li: I still can’t believe it.
Taylor: Oh. My heart breaks for you, li. I lost a child tragically, too, and the pain isn’t describable.
Li: I know you understand. I just–I wish steffy wasn’t in danger.
Taylor: She’s hanging in there. We’re hoping for the best.
Li: That’s why I came by. I am, too, for the kids’ sake.
Taylor: Thank you.
Sheila: Taylor. How is…steffy doing? Is…she improving?
Taylor: I mean, she– she’s hanging in there. But my daughter needs all the prayers in the world.
Sheila: If she wakes up…
when she wakes up, she’s gonna be able to help solve this case, find the person that did this.
Taylor: Well, yeah, I mean, we are hoping that she regains consciousness, of course, but right now we just– we’re just focusing on her health. We just– we just want her to be okay.
Sheila: Yeah, of course. You’re her mother. So I’m sure you can understand why I really just wanna see finn just one more time.
Li: No. I told you. I’m taking care of my son now, the way I always have.
Deacon: I’ll tell you one thing. The cops aren’t gonna stop until they catch this killer. High profile case like this, that shooter’s going down.
Brooke: If they can find him.
Deacon: Oh, you better believe they will.
Brooke: Any word from liam?
Hope: No, not yet. He’s probably just getting to the hospital. I…I hope he’s okay. I mean, steffy is the mother of his child. He… he must be worried sick.
Liam: Thomas! Thomas, hey, hey. How is steffy?
Thomas: She’s– she’s still with us.
Liam: [Sighs] Oh, thank god. Um…like, what? Do they–do they think she’s gonna be okay, or…
Thomas: I don’t know. Liam, her condition’s critical.
Ridge: Your mom loves to sing, you know. Sang to you guys all the time– birthdays, christmas, every time she put you to bed. She told me once she creates this bubble of sound to keep you safe. I don’t sing. You know that.
[Monitor beeping steadily] Fifth grade, I think sixth– no, fifth grade. John surguy. Remember that name? Does it, uh, ring a bell at all? Little english kid you had a crash on. I think he…said he wanted to study with you after school. I remember you came home that day. You were so giddy and all dressed up. But he never showed up, did he? Your mom called me. I was at work, and all I wanted to do was go over there and… go to his house, grab that little kid and grab him by the ankles and just hang him off his balcony.
[Sighs] Pretty immature, I know. I’m–I’m that guy. All I’m trying to say is when you get hurt, I get hurt. Every cut finger, every bruised knee, every boy that lets you down, every friend that disappoints you, every time you’re embarrassed, every time you feel fear, every time you get knocked off your motorcycle, every time you end up in here… …leaves a scar on me. And… I’m so scarred up, I don’T… I don’t like the person I’ve become. I-I’ve become the guy that can’t protect his daughter. I can’t protect you. And I can’t protect your kids. I can’t do it. And finn… so it has to be you. It has to be your music.
[Inhales sharply] It has to be your bubble that keeps these kids safe. You gotta come back. You have to. The world wouldn’t be that cruel.
Thomas: How is this happening? How was steffy shot?
Taylor: We’re all here, baby.
Ridge: She’s right. We’re here. I’m here. Your mom’s here. Your brother’s here. We’re gonna pull you through this. Stay with us.
Deacon: I’m so sorry, sheila. I know how much you loved him.
Sheila: Don’t say “loved.”
Deacon: I can’t believe that finn and steffy were shot. And now he’s gone. Huh.
[ Crickets ]
[ Fire crackling ]
[ Hope giggling ]
Hope: Mm.
Liam: You hear that, right? Silence.
Hope: I can’t remember the last time that we were alone. I say we take full advantage.
Liam: Oh my god, I love it when you read my mind
[ Both giggling ] Get this off. Whoa! Oh!
[ Throat clearing ]
Hope: Mom.
Liam: Hi!
Hope: I told you the kids were going to be with aunt donna tonight.
Brooke: Right, uh, say no more, sorry.
Liam: No, no, no, stop. Wait– wait, wait, please, please come in. It’s fine it’s fine. It’s fine.
Brooke: Oh, really? I really don’t want to interrupt your evening.
Hope: Uh, no, it’s– it’s all right, just. Stay, talk. You obviously have something on your mind.
Liam: And plus, who are we kidding? We love hearing the dirt, so.
Brooke: Are you sure?
Liam: Yeah.
Hope: Mom. What’s going on?
Brooke: I’m worried about ridge.
Hope: Has something happened?
Brooke: It’s this feeling I have. Uh, a feeling that’s not really based on anything, except the connection that I have with ridge. It’s hard to explain. It’s just that I feel like there’s something terribly wrong.
Ridge: Hey. I’m going to need you to do something for me. For all of us. All right, my fierce, determined daughter. I want you to take all the strength you have. And come back to us. It’s not gonna end like this. We’re family, we’re all here for you. It’s not going to end because some random person wants to take away our future.
Deacon: I– I don’t know what to say. Or how to help you. I mean, all you wanted was a place in finn’s life. And now, this. It’s so unbearable.
Sheila: You said that you– you found them in the alley behind il giardino?
Deacon: I went to take the trash out, and, uh… I just– I saw ’em lying on the ground.
Sheila: Did you see anything else? Who might have done this?
Deacon: Whoever did this, he’s long gone. I mean, what kind of lowlife shoots two innocent people in cold blood?
Steffy: No!
You shot your son.
We need to get help!
Sheila: I didn’t mean to.
Steffy: You’re sick.
You’re going to prison for
the rest of your life.
Sheila: Put it down now!
No!
Deacon: Sheila. I’m with you.
[ Kissing ]
Brooke: Ridge and I have always been able to pick up on what the other is going through. And right now, something feels off.
Hope: I mean that tracks. Ridge is trying to make sense of what happened. He’s apart from you right now.
Liam: Yeah, I mean, what– taylor’s presence obviously complicates things, but it’s gotta be a good thing that, that ridge is spending his time surrounded by people who love him, and not, you know, brooding alone in a hotel room. I speak from experience.
[ Hope laughing ]
Hope: Mom. Ridge… I think knows where he’s supposed to be, and I believe that he knows that deep down inside, and no amount of time spent in steffy’s guesthouse will change that. I do believe that he will eventually come back home to you.
Brooke: I’m gonna hold on to that.
[ Hope chuckling ] And in the meantime, maybe it will be good for ridge to spend some time with his children. Especially steffy. He loves her and adores her, and I don’t know why, but he feels like he wasn’t there enough as her father when she was younger and he didn’t give her enough attention. So, now he can take advantage of the time that he has with her. Yeah, he’s got a lot to make up for. Life is short.
Thomas: Can’t believe this. You. Lying here so still. These wires plugged into you, it’s– you’re always in motion, steff. You can’t stay like this. You need to come back, okay? Because there are a lot of people that need you. Kelly needs you, and hayes needs you. Douglas needs you. And I need you. You’re my best friend. You always pull me up, when I fall down. And you’re there to pull me down when my ego gets too big. Steffy. You’re so strong. Use that strength. Come back to us. Please. Please.
[ Door creaking ]
Doctor: We need to examine her.
Taylor: Of course.
Doctor: Any changes?
Ridge: No, uh, the same.
Doctor: Alright.
Ridge: We’ll be right outside.
Taylor: We’re not going anywhere.
Thomas: What the hell happened tonight?
Ridge: I don’t know. We’re all trying to– process that finn is gone.
Taylor: God, it doesn’t even make sense. He’S… he’s just gone, just like that. Who would do this? What kind of monster would– would shoot our daughter? Ill finn and– and leave them lying in an alley. Who would do this?
Sheila: I– I just, I don’t understand how this could happen. What was he even doing in the alley?
Deacon: I don’t know.
Sheila: It just doesn’t make any sense.
Deacon: Yeah, it probably never will.
Sheila: I was getting to know him. He was letting me know him. I just– I love him so much. He was– he was my life. He was my future, and now he’s ju– just gone. He’s gone. He’s just gone.
[ Sobbing ]
Deacon: Sheila I’m so sorry.
[ Sobbing ] I’m so sorry.
Sheila: Why, why finn? Why?
[ Sobbing ] To be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means…
Brooke: Ridge still hasn’t responded.
Liam: I mean he could just I– be out to dinner or in a meeting.
Brooke: Yeah, but it would be easy for him to just pick up the phone and tell me that.
Hope: This feeling that you’re having is really doing a number on you, huh?
Brooke: I can’t shake it, which means there’s something to it.
Liam: I, uh, take it that means this has happened before.
Brooke: I know it sounds crazy, but ridge and I know, on a visceral level, when something has shifted for the other, and the longer it takes him to answer the phone, the more and more worried I get. He’s my husband. I still love him. And if ridge is going through something, I want to be there for him.
Ridge: This doesn’t seem real.
Thomas: Those machines.
Taylor: Honey, those machines are keeping her alive. As long–
Ridge: What happened? What happened in that alley?
Thomas: Why were they there in the first place? I mean, steffy can’t–
Taylor: She’s not going to. She’s not going anywhere, thomas. Conscious or not, she knows she has to be here for her children. Okay? She’s not going anywhere. Stop. No.
Thomas: I wonder– I wonder if she, uh… she saw it? Finn.
Ridge: Oh, I hope not.
Taylor: Oh god, me too. Oh, god. Sheila. I can’t help but think about sheila right now, even. No matter what she’s done in the past, she’s– she’s a mother, she’s– I can’t imagine the devastation she’s going to feel when she finds out that– that finn is gone.
Sheila: You know, I– how could everything change so fast? Like there’s no time. Do you think– my son knew that I loved him?
Deacon: Yeah. I do.
Sheila: I want to go to him. I want to go to the hospital. I just– I– just–
Deacon: Hold on.
Sheila: I just want to see him one more time.
Deacon: Okay, just a heads up. You may run into steffy’s family. I had to call ridge and tell him that his daughter had been shot. I’m guessing that ridge and taylor and thomas made a beeline for her bedside so that they could– they could will her back.
Sheila: What– what are you saying?
Deacon: I called ridge. I– I told.
Sheila: What–will her back?
Deacon: Yeah, they’re praying that she pulls through.
Sheila: Pulls through? Steffy’s alive?
Deacon: Yeah, thank god. Yes. Here’s to real flavors…
Hope: Mom, you’ll hear when ridge texts or calls.
Brooke: I know, honey, I know it’s silly to keep checking, I just want to make sure everything is okay. It doesn’t have to be a big conversation. I just want to know I’m putting too much stock in this vague intuition.
Hope: Well, is there anything we can do?
Liam: Yeah, whatever you need, we’re here for you.
Brooke: That means so much to me, really thank you. I love you.
Hope: Aw, mom, we love you. It’s okay.
[ Loud knocking ] Oh!
Liam: Deacon.
Deacon: I– I just wanted to check in, make sure you’re okay.
Hope: Yeah, what why? What’s going on?
Deacon: You haven’t heard.
Liam: Uh, evidently not.
Brooke: Is it ridge? Is something wrong?
Deacon: You– you need to brace yourself for shock.
Hope: Okay, dad, you’re scaring me.
Brooke: Just say it.
Deacon: I was working at il giardino tonight. I was– taking the trash out in the alley. And that’s when I saw them on the ground.
Liam: Saw who?
Deacon: Finn and steffy. They were shot.
Thomas: Yeah, thanks. I’ll keep you posted.
Taylor: Is donna gonna watch the kids?
Thomas: Yeah. She’ll, she’ll watch douglas and beth and amelia is going to watch kelly and hayes.
Ridge: That little boy lost his dad tonight.
Taylor: Steffy’s going to need us like never before, especially now that finn is–
Ridge: Two of them had their whole future ahead of them.
Thomas: Crazy. I mean, how is it that finn is gone, and steffy is in there fighting for her life?
Taylor: Thomas, she’s going to pull through. She’s going to make it. Because we lost phoebe, we’re not gonna–
Ridge: Don’t–don’t do that. Don’t do that. She– she’s gonna be fine. She’s going to be here for her kids. She’s going to be okay. All right?
Taylor: Ah, ridge, I’m scared.
Ridge: Me too.
[ Elevator dinging ]
Thomas: Mom, dad.
Sheila: How’s steffy.
Thomas: She– she’s alive.
Ridge: Barely, but we’re grateful.
Taylor: Sheila. I’m so sorry. The loss and the pain you must be feeling right now. Oh.
Deacon: Finn, steffy, can you hear me? Steffy, just hang on. Help is coming. Where the hell is that ambulance? Oh my god. Oh my– what happened?
Sheila: Oh, this can’t be real. This isn’t hap– I would not do this.
Steffy: You did this
for yourself.
You did this because brooke
put her foot down about hayes
being in your life.
Sheila: What difference
does it make, because
the outcome is the same.
Ridge left brooke
for your mother.
Steffy: And I’m supposed to
be thanking you, the psychopath
who set this all in motion?
You know who I should be
thanking? Brooke, who stood u–
Sheila: Whoa– now, all of a
sudden, you’re team brooke?
Steffy: I’m on anyone’s
team, but yours.
Anyone who’s willing to
join me to get you away
from finn and my son.
You’ll never see them again.
Never.
[ Echoing ]
You’ll never see them again.
Again. Never again.
Never again. Never.
[ Gunshot ringing ]
Steffy: No!
Sheila: My boy. My precious boy. What have I done?
[ Gagging ]
[ Coughing ]
[ Crickets chirping ]
Thomas: This is really ambitious.
Ridge: Well, for anyone but your sister. I think the proposal is innovative. Look at the revenue stream that’s going to create. There’s this whole company. And not just for a year, but for years to come. Maybe decades.
Taylor: Ah, you are all such a good team. Steffy loves running this company with you, ridge.
Ridge: Yeah. You know what? She doesn’t really need me to run this company. And now, with this guy in the design department, I don’t have to be here at all.
Taylor: Ridge, this is what you’ve always wanted. When the kids were little, you used to talk about wanting the kids to work with you. Carry on the family legacy.
Thomas: And we’re proud to do it.
Ridge: And I’m proud of what we accomplished with this company, with us, this family. Look, you’ve been through so much, and you’re so much better for it. And your sister, she’s married, she’s got kids. You guys are happy. That’s all we can hope for, right? Our kids to be happy and live long, happy lives.
Taylor: I think it’s wonderful, the way the three of you work together.
Ridge: Well, like you said, the three of us are a team.
Taylor: Yes.
Thomas: Yeah, well, we have a good captain.
Ridge: We do have a good captain. Steffy’s great. She’s also great at the problem solving. Right? Anything goes wrong, she goes out and she fixes.
Thomas: Yeah. Like that supply issue last week. I needed silk. I never thought I would actually see it. But then steffy, she gets it done. It was in the cutting room, the next morning.
Taylor: That’s because she’s a doer. Go, go, go. She’s been like that her whole life.
Ridge: Sounds like her mother.
Taylor: Your mother, too?
Ridge: My mother? Yes.
Taylor: Yes.
Ridge: She always got things done.
Taylor: Yep.
Ridge: Got other people’s things done too. Couldn’t stay out of people’s business.
[ Laughing ] I loved that woman. But steffy. She’s her own person. She’s got her own path that she’s on and she’s walking it.
Taylor: Yeah.
Ridge: Her career, her life. It’s where she wants to be.
Taylor: Motorcycles and leather.
Thomas: Oh, god.
[ Laughing ] Zip lines?
Ridge: Oh, yeah. Oh, if she wants to get something done, she gets it done. She puts her mind to it. She’s unstoppable.
[ Ambulance siren ]
Deacon: Hey, over here! Come on! Found ’em like this, shot. Uh, I don’t think she–
Medic: Sir, step back.
Deacon: He doesn’t have a pulse. She’s not moving.
Medic: Dispatch. This is 501. We’re on scene, 113 just arrived.
Medic: Two victims, both gsws.
Deacon: Please help them.
Medic: Female gunshot victim, you know her? How old is she, what’s her name?
Deacon: 30s. Uh, steffy forrester. This– this is her husband, uh, john finnegan. He’s not moving. Come on, please. You got to do something. Is she going to be okay? Come on, man. Is she alive?
[Sfx: Chicken clucking]
[ Overlapping crosstalk ]
[ Sirens booming ]
Deacon: What– what’s happening? Is she breathing?
Medic: Bp is 70/30, dropping, push another bolus–
Deacon: What– what does that mean? Uh, is she going to be okay? Is she alive?
Medic: Yes, she’s alive.
Deacon: Thank god.
Medic: Prepare for transport. Alert the trauma team.
Deacon: What about her husband? Are they going to be able to save him?
Medic: Secure. I’m on it.
Officer: What do we got?
Medic: Two gunshot victims, critical.
Officer: Who called this in?
Deacon: Uh, I– I did. Uh, I did.
Officer: What happened?
Deacon: Uh, that’s steffy forrester. That’s her husband, john finnegan. I– I couldn’t find a pulse.
Officer: You stay right there.
Deacon: Okay. Hang in there, steffy.
Taylor: I really love staying with steffy. And finn. I mean, I know I’m going to get my own place eventually, but. I just– I love seeing them together. Their relationship is just– it’s so strong. They’re so good for each other.
Ridge: It starts with finn. What a great guy, huh?
Taylor: Yes.
Ridge: He’s a good dad.
Taylor: So true.
Ridge: The moment he walked in, I liked that kid. There’s just something cool about him. He’s been there for steffy. He’s a good husband, he’s a good father, all the great qualities. Ever wonder where that comes from? Because his birth mother is a psycho? Am I wrong?
Sheila: I didn’t want to hurt anybody. Finn wasn’t even supposed to be there. No. No! Finn. My son. My son.
[ Gurney clattering ]
Deacon: This is so wrong. He can’t be dead. He’s got a wife. He’s got kids. Why can’t they help him?
Officer: If you wanna help, I need you to ask my questions. Start from the beginning.
Deacon: I came out, I was taking the trash out and, uh– I just saw ’em on the ground.
Officer: Did you see anybody else?
Deacon: No.
Officer: Hear the gunshots?
Deacon: No.
[ Radio chatter ] Who the hell would do this?
Sheila: I killed them both. I killed my own son.
[ Brush tangling ] The world is full of make or break moments.
Bridget: Got the blood work? Okay– oh no, what do we have here?
Medic: Female, 30s, single small caliber gunshot to the upper chest, through and through.
Bridget: Steffy!
Nurse: You know her?
Bridget: I do. Go on.
Medic: Vitals unstable, respiratory rate, 41, hypotensive and tachycardic. Bilateral ivs with fluid bolus administered.
Bridget: How much?
Medic: 250 cc.
Bridget: Put her in room three. Get her stabilized immediately. Alert the or, just in case. Order ct a scan. And x-ray. Listen to me, steffy hang in there. We’re gonna take good care of you.
[ Radio chatter ]
Deacon: Uh, it’s deacon sharpe. S-h-a-r-p-E.
Officer: You said you know both victims?
Deacon: Yes. Steffy’s father is married to my daughter’s mother. Oh, my god. I got to tell him.
Officer: Santa clara will notify the family.
Deacon: No, that’s not enough time. They got to get over to the hospital. Steffy might not make it. Look, she’s already lost her husband. They got to know what’s going on.
Deacon: Okay. Make the call. Put it on speakerphone.
Deacon: Okay.
[ Phone dialing ]
[ Phone ringing ]
Ridge: Seriously?
Thomas: Who is it?
Ridge: It’s deacon, what does he want from me?
Taylor: Oh, I think you should probably answer. He wouldn’t call if it wasn’t important, right?
Ridge: What do you want?
Deacon: Ridge don’t hang up. Something terrible has happened.
I’m– I’m at the restaurant.
There’s been a shooting. Uh–
Ridge: There’s been what?
Deacon: The police are trying to figure out what happened. Ridge.
It’s steffy and finn.
They’ve been shot.
You need to get to
university hospital right now.
Steffy’s not doing well. Finn. Finn didn’t make it.
Ridge, go now.
Steffy needs you.
Taylor: What is going on? Ridge? What?
Ridge: Uh, there’s– there’s been a shooting, steffy and finn have been shot.
Thomas: What?
Ridge: So, we gotta get to the hospital.
Taylor: Oh, my god.
Covid-19 moves fast,
Sheila: I said, drop it.
Steffy: You’re crazy.
Finn needs an ambulance.
Sheila: Steffy, do not make
that call.
Steffy: No!
Sheila: Steffy wouldn’t listen. Now, they’re both dead.
[ Door knocking ]
Deacon: Sheila, it’s me. Open up. I need to talk to you.
[ Rapid knocking] Sheila, open up.
Sheila: Deacon. Couple of minutes earlier, you could have taken a shower with me.
[ Gulping ]
[ Sniffling ]
Deacon: Sheila, sit down.
Sheila: Is something wrong?
Deacon: It– it’s terrible. You need to sit down. It’s, uh– it’s, it’s steffy and finn. They– they’ve been shot.
Sheila: Shot?
Deacon: Yeah, at il giardino uh, in the alley. Think maybe it’s a– a robbery or something.
Sheila: Are– are they okay? Where are they? We gotta go.
Deacon: Sheila, sheila. Sorry. Don’T. Don’T.
Deacon: Sheila, he’s gone. He didn’t make it. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry.
[ Sobbing ]
[ Sobbing ]
Taylor: Hi, um, we need to see our daughter.
Ridge: Steffy forrester. She’s been shot.
Nurse: The doctor’s with–
Ridge: What doctor–
Bridget: Ridge.
Ridge: Hey, what do you– how is she?
Bridget: Steffy’s sustained a single gunshot wound to her chest. She lost a lot of blood, and she’s unconscious. We’re waiting for the results of the ct scan and the x-ray, and she is in grave condition. We’re checking for head trauma.
Ridge: Okay, okay.
Bridget: We’re giving her blood, we’re trying to raise her blood pressure, in case she needs surgery.
Ridge: You know about the opiods? She can’t–
Bridget: I do, I do.
Taylor: Okay, we need to see her.
Bridget: I understand. I can’t imagine how you’re feeling right now, but–
Taylor: We need to see her now, please.
Bridget: Follow me.
[ Machines beeping ] She’s very weak. You can only stay a few minutes. I’ll be right outside.
[ Taylor shuddering ]
Ridge: Hey, it’s dad. And your mom, and your brother.
Thomas: Yeah, we’re– we’re right here. We’re right here, sis. Look, it’s going to be okay. You are the strongest, most stubborn person I’ve ever met. And I love you so much.
Taylor: We all love you, baby.
Ridge: And you’re gonna pull through this.
Thomas: You have to.
Taylor: Baby, it’s mom. Oh, I’m right here. I’m right here, steffy. Your family is here with you, right now. We just… we just need you to keep breathing, baby. That’s all we need. Okay, that’s all you have to do right now.
[ Sniffling ] I know it’s scary. I know it is. I’ve been where you are. And I know everything feels so far away right now. But it’s not, steffy. You’re here with us right now. You’re right here. And, and we’re here with you. We’re all here together. And you’re going to pull through this. You’re going to pull through. You have to. Your babies need you, kelly and hayes need their mommy, okay? You just have to fight. And if feel like you start to slip away, I want you to– I want you to fight with everything you have inside of you. Just fight for the beautiful life that you’ve created. Come back to us, okay? Steffy!
Sheila: I didn’t mean to. I didn’t even know he was here.
Steffy: Oh, you’re sick. You’re sick. You’re going to prison for the rest of your life.
Sheila: Put it down now!
Taylor: Oh, I love this photo.
Ridge: Well, that is our daughter in her element, isn’t it?
Taylor: Yeah, you know, steffy has accomplished so much in her young life. She’s excelled at everything she’s tried. She’s such a force.
Ridge: Reminds me of you.
Taylor: Aww. I can’t take all the credit. You know, steffy has always been so strong, so fearless, so full of life.
Bill: Always like seeing you on dad duty, being with the kids, fixing their toys.
Liam: Yeah. Well, the toy fixing kind of comes with the territory– where does this go?
Bill: And you love it.
Liam: I– I love the being a dad part, although between you and me, I’m pretty sure these, uh, these toys are optimized for frustrating parents. You wanna give it a go, grandpa?
Bill: Oh, hell no. No, no.
Liam: Ah, you sure?
Bill: I just came by to keep you company while hope’s out with her friends.
Liam: Oh, well, perhaps you’re better suited to help douglas with his magnetism and electricity science project–
Bill: No, no! I don’t want to do that either. You see, I hire people to deal with these things, thereby eliminating the frustration you’re going through right now.
Liam: Ah, duh!
Bill: Although I do love anything to do with electricity. It’s power.
Liam: Oh! All right, that was– that was good.
Bill: Actually, I did love helping will with his homework. Something I never got to do with you. I didn’t even know you existed.
Liam: Yeah, but… that’s not on you. We both know my mother wanted it that way. Besides, I think you more than made it up to me, given everything you’ve done for me.
Bill: I appreciate that, son. And when I look at you, the father that you are, I mean, you’ve been a rock for douglas, and beth and kelly. Those warrior princesses absolutely adore you.
Liam: Yeah, well, a lot of that’s luck, you know? And kids couldn’t have asked for better moms than hope and steffy.
Bill: You are a very committed dad.
Liam: Yeah, well, trying.
Bill: No, well, you were doing more than trying. Those kids are your priority, as they should be.
Liam: Hey, I mean, family is everything. You, in fact– you drilled that into my head, as well as wyatt’s, as well as will’s as– how is will doing?
Bill: Oh, he’s– he’s great. I mean, he is really thriving at boarding school. I miss the hell out of him, even though katie and I, you know, video call him all the time.
Liam: Yeah, I’m sure. Well, he won’t be gone forever, you know?
Bill: No, and I still have you and wyatt to run roughshod over. You see, a father’s work is never done.
Liam: No, no. It’s never done. Neither is a grandfather’s, by the way. And you still owe beth a bedtime story.
Bill: Yeah, I know, I was really bummed when I got here and she was already sleeping. I had my latest fairy tale all picked out, beauty
Bill: Hey, um, speaking of my other granddaughter, I continue to be impressed with– with you playing such a huge part in her life, even though you don’t live with her.
Liam: Thank steffy for that. I mean, she’s just been so supportive of my relationship with my daughter. I’m just– I’m really lucky to have both kelly and steffy in my life.
Taylor: Do you remember when the kids were young, and steffy wanted to learn to play baseball and she was hounding thomas to teach her?
Ridge: I do remember. I also remember that he wasn’t too keen on it because he thought his friends were gonna make fun of him.
[ Taylor laughing ]
Thomas: Yeah. What, uh– what big brother wants his tomboy little sister hanging around him all the time? Especially when she can pitch better than him and all of his friends?
Ridge: But you did stand up for her. Told your friends that if she didn’t get to try out, you wouldn’t play.
Thomas: Which is something I remind her of every time I need a favor from her. Not that she ever needed my help. Steffy can…
[ Sighing ] Stand up for herself against anyone or anything.
Sheila: I said drop it!
Steffy: You’re crazy. Finn needs an ambulance.
Sheila: Steffy, do not make that call.
[ Gunshot ] Hi, I’m karen.
Liam: On the house.
Bill: Thank you. So you ever wonder who kelly will be when she grows up?
Liam: I can’t tell what you’re asking. You mean if she’ll be more like steffy or me?
Bill: Well, I mean, you know, two of you are a real study in– in contrasts. You know, you have this gigantic, loving heart.
Liam: Yeah. Well, so does steffy.
Bill: Mm-hmm. Yes, she does, but, uh… but she can be tough as nails when she has to be.
Liam: Hey! Oh! Well, I can– I can be tough as nails– what, are you saying I can’t be tough as nails? I can be tough as nails.
Bill: No, no, I’m not saying that at all. Look, what I’m saying–
[ Liam laughing ] Is that, uh, kelly is lucky to have parents who bring both strength and sensitivity to her life. I mean, you guys– you guys care about each other and– and support each other, even though you’re not married to one another.
Liam: No, that’s true. I mean, steffy and I are really good at that, supporting each other and it’s– you know what, it’s because we just don’t ever want kelly to feel stuck in the middle.
Bill: Yeah, well, that’s very admirable, though I imagine it’s also easier said than done.
Liam: Uh, it is easier said than done. Uh… mostly just because it’s– it’s all the history– history between steffy and me, between hope and me, between hope and steffy. But, um, but at the end of the day, you know, all three of us, the– the bottom line is the kids and their well-being.
Bill: You’re a hell of a dad, liam.
Liam: Gah! Well, you know, beth and kelly really make it easy, douglas, too.
Bill: Yeah. Well, uh, see if you’re still singing that tune when they hit their teenage years.
[ Liam laughing ]
Liam: You know, beth and douglas, not too worried about, kelly– gonna be a handful.
Bill: Just like her mom.
Liam: And I love them both. I’m always gonna love steffy.
Ridge: Well, you’re absolutely right. Your sister never backs down.
Taylor: Yeah but then again, her namesake never did either.
Thomas: Yeah, well, there’s a lot of grandma in steff, that’s for sure.
Taylor: You know, our daughter wouldn’t be who she is without that fearlessness.
Ridge: Fearlessness, yes, fearlessness is great. Doesn’t stop life from smacking you around, if it chooses to. So I’m glad she has finn in her corner.
[ Sheila panting ]
Sheila: Steffy. Steffy, can you hear me?
[ Gloves tugging ]
[ Sobbing ]
[ Gasping ]
You never know
what opportunities
Bill: I– I’m fully cognizant of how much all of this means to you, hope, and your family with her, being a dad to beth, kelly and douglas.
Liam: Okay, why do I– i feel like there’s a “but” coming?
Bill: No “but,” it’s just that, um, well, I– I’m also aware of– of how much your life with steffy meant to you and– and how special it was, uh, because of how special steffy is. And oh, I think that maybe she brought some things out in you that– that hope can’T.
Liam: Okay, I’m not exactly sure where you’re going with this, but if it’s going to end in some criticism of hope–
Bill: No, no, no, no, no criticism of– of hope. Uh, I’ve nothing against hope. I have a lot of respect for her. She– she’s a wonderful woman who clearly makes you happy.
Liam: Yeah, she does.
Bill: But she’s not steffy, and your marriage to hope is not what your marriage to steffy was.
Liam: Just say it. What’s– what is your point?
Bill: I have no idea. I– in fact, I don’t even think there’s really a, you know, point. It’s just– it’s an observation.
Liam: Yeah, well– I mean, it– it’s a pretty trivial observation that hope and steffy are, in fact, two different people.
Bill: Exactly. Ah, so I guess there was a point, after all, and you just made it, because you’re so smart. Even though you’re married to hope, you’ve just admitted that you will always love steffy.
Liam: Yeah, dad, of course I admit that. Steffy and I share so much. We share a child, we share history. I mean, she’s– she’s changed my life in incredible, profound ways. And just because, you know, just because we’re not together anymore doesn’t mean that I can even imagine my world without steffy in it.
[ Ridge sighing ]
Ridge: Finn has brought so much joy to steffy’s life, right?
Taylor: Yes, I get to see it every single day. They are– they’re just there for each other. They support each other. They bring out the best in one another.
Ridge: Yeah, no, it’s true.
Taylor: Yeah.
Ridge: And why are we dealing with sheila? Why– why does she have to be in the picture at all? She’s already caused so many problems for finn and steffy. I don’t want to cause any more.
[ Metal clinking ]
[ Sheila panting ]
[ Sobbing ]
[ Whimpering and groaning ]
[ Wailing ]
Deacon: Doing it right now, paul. Chill out.
[ Sighing] Living the life, aren’t you, deacon?
[ Metal creaking ]
[ Bottles rattling ] Oh, my god, finn! And steffy! Every year we try
Thomas: You know, I don’t think we should spend any more time talking about sheila.
Ridge: You think I wanna talk about her? I wish I didn’t have to. I wish she was out of our lives forever.
Taylor: Well, I don’t know if that’s gonna happen because her son, and her grandson, live in los angeles. But, you know, I– I do hope that she has changed, and I hope that she’s not going to cause trouble for–
Ridge: Wait, you hope so? She’s already caused trouble. Why do you say these things? I know you’re a psychiatrist and you see the best in everybody, but this is, it’s–
Taylor: Okay, okay, and I know that that’s annoying. I get it. I understand. I want to see the best in people. So sue me. I want people to be happy. And– but– but I also know that there are people in this world that are so deeply wounded that even therapy can’t help them.
Thomas: Right, and you don’t see sheila carter as one of those?
Taylor: Well, I mean, sheila has never been my patient, and… maybe she should have been. What I do know is it feels like sheila just wants to be my friend.
Ridge: Oh, okay, no, that’s good. Maybe she does. She just needs a friend. What do you– what are you talking about? Do you hear yourself? How do you even say these things after what she’s done to your family? What she’s done to us? Wherever that woman goes, wherever sheila shows up, tragedy follows.
[ Gunshot ringing ]
Sheila: Oh, finn. My son. My– my sweet, beautiful son. What have I done? What have I done? [ Sobbing ]
Deacon: Oh, my god, no. No, no, no. Finn. And steffy! Oh!
[ Phone dialing ]
Deacon: Yeah, yeah, there’s been a– a shooting, uh, two victims, in the alley behind il giardino. Uh, a man and a woman. Finn– uh, john finnegan, and steffy forrester. I– I don’t know what happened. I can’t tell, they’re not moving. Just get here, damn it! What happened?
Sheila: No. You let go of the idea that you have any say in this. You think I’m not welcome? You think I’m not going to have a place in my son’s life? My grandson’s? You think again.
Taylor: Thomas… I wish he’d ease up a bit.
Ridge: Honestly, I like the fact that our kids don’t hide their feelings.
Taylor: You do?
Ridge: Yeah.
Taylor: Hey, you know, they’re– they’re going to be fine, no matter what happens. You shouldn’t let any of that influence you. Their happiness doesn’t hinge on us being a couple.
Ridge: I like to pretend that it does.
Taylor: Oh, they’re just trying to heal the past. That’s all. I just– I wish thomas would focus on his future and maybe his own love life and stop focusing on ours.
Ridge: You mean like steffy.
[ Taylor chuckles ] Because she’s got the house and… husband, beautiful kids, and a lot of work here, but still finds time to meddle in our lives.
Taylor: I’m so proud of her.
Ridge: You’re proud of her for meddling?
[ Taylor chuckles ]
Taylor: No, for who she’s become. I mean, she has accomplished so much… not just here at forrester, but in her– in her life, in her– in her family. I was worried about her for a long time, ridge. She was stuck in that cycle with liam. The same one she watched growing up with me and you for so long. Still watching–
Ridge: Here we go.
Taylor: Well, it’s true. It sticks. She watched it as a little girl and then she got into it. The same thing with liam. I’m not worried about her anymore. She found finn.
Ridge: I– I couldn’t have found a better husband for her. You know, he’s perfect. Almost perfect, if it weren’t for his mother.
Finn: Come on, steffy, text me back. Il giardino? What are you doing there?
Nurse: Hey, finn, finally discharged the broken ankle. He swears he’ll never ski again.
Finn: Is– is dr. Becker still on?
Nurse: Yeah, scheduled all night.
Finn: Okay, just give him my apologies, but I need him to cover me for a while.
Nurse: What?
Finn: It’s important, okay? I’ll come back as soon as I can.
Taylor: Finn can’t choose where he came from. You know, sheila– sheila gave birth to him, she isn’t his mom, like li is.
Ridge: I know. Doesn’t make it any less disturbing that she likes to hang out and spend time with finn. And spend time with our grandson.
Taylor: I understand that. But if, you know, she truly changed,
Ridge: What do you– what do you– what? “If she truly changed,” you really believe that?
Taylor: You know, I– yes– no. But I’d like to. For finn’s sake.
Ridge: Okay, now it all makes sense. That’s why you invited her over for christmas eve. Well, no, I did that for finn, I just…
[ Sighs ] You know. I’m cautious any time we have interaction, my guard is always up. I can promise you that.
Ridge: All right. Because this– this reformed sheila, it’s not a real thing. She’s incapable of being a good person, she’s incapable of being a normal person. She’s as dangerous now as she’s always been.
Steffy: I– I don’t want to fight with you, sheila.
Sheila: No. Me neither, I– I don’t want anyone to get hurt. You know what I want? I want my son’s wife to accept me. To love me. Allow me in, please.
Steffy: Never!
Sheila: Steffy.
Steffy: No, you’re never going to be accepted. Never loved. Not by me. And certainly not by finn. Not anymore. Hi, my name is cherrie.
Ridge: You said you have these communications with sheila. How often does that happen?
Taylor: Well, that’s the thing, ridge, she’s– she just– she just shows up at my office, unannounced, and– and she wants to talk.
Ridge: She shows up at your office and she wants to talk. About what? What are you– she must have an ulterior motive. She must have something like that, right?
Taylor: See, that’s the thing. I don’t know, ridge. I– I know that she seems really happy about us, about the possibility of you and I getting back together.
Ridge: Stop. Wait, wait, wait. She seemed happy?
Taylor: No, she–
Ridge: Sheila doesn’t seem happy about anything because she’s a mean, nasty woman. She’s selfish.
Taylor: What could it be? Could– could sheila benefit from us being together for any reason? No, right? So what is it? So I’m thinking, and I was– maybe it’s because she shot me, and maybe she feels guilty and…. it’s absolving her guilt from–
Ridge: Why don’t you listen to anything I say? Why?
Taylor: What are you– I’m listening.
Ridge: She’s not- she’s not– she doesn’t feel guilt for anything. She likes causing pain. You know this. She thrives on it.
Taylor: She does, and she did. But she wants to change. And, you know, I’m a psychiatrist. It’s what I do. So I want to see people change. I believe that people can, ridge.
Ridge: I know.
Taylor: I mean, even sheila.
Ridge: You believe in a lot of things, don’t you? And you should. Maybe… unicorns and… gold at the end of the rainbow. I like it, but when you believe in sheila, you got to be very, very careful, you got to promise me that.
Taylor: I promise, ridge. But not around unicorns–
Ridge: Can we just be serious for a second?
Taylor: I am serious. Unicorns are harmless.
Ridge: It’s not a joke!
Taylor: I’m not trying to make a joke about it, ridge. I know that sheila is dangerous. I know better than anyone, okay? I know firsthand what she’s capable of. Not only that, but she’s finn’s birth mother. We share a grandson. I’m on high alert.
Finn: Il giardino? Why won’t you text me back?
Sheila: I’ve disappointed
you enough, son.
And I promise, you are never
going to hear anything
about me that would
let you down again.
Steffy: Brooke’s new year’s
eve, the booze, kissing deacon,
inviting deacon into
my father’s bed?
That was all set in
motion by your mother.
Finn: You’re evil, mom. You’re never going to change. Getting brooke drunk. You just better stay away from my wife.
Sheila: You know I can’t let you say anything–
Steffy: No, don’t you dare. Don’t you take one more step!
Sheila: You need to know what happened. What I did to brooke.
Steffy: Finn already knows.
Sheila: Then I’ll just explain it to him.
Steffy: You don’t have to explain it to him, you’re never going to see him again.
Sheila: We can keep this between us, just the few of us that know, we can put this behind us. Let your parents get back together again. If you feel like we need to say something later down the line, then fine. After taylor and ridge are married and brooke has moved on. We’ll just wait.
Steffy: No, I’m– I’m not letting my parents start a life together based on a lie.
Sheila: Would you stop being so high and mighty? Just think about what you’re going to be giving up. I did this for you… for your family. This is the best chance that you have.
Steffy: No, you’re a liar. You did this for yourself. You did this because brooke put her foot down about hayes being in your life.
Sheila: Well, that was just an added bonus. But what difference does it make? Because the outcome is the same. Ridge left brooke for your mother.
Steffy: And I’m supposed to be thanking you? You psychopath, you set this all in motion. You know who I should be thanking? Brooke. Who stood up to you!
Sheila: Whoa, whoa, whoa, now all of a sudden you’re team brooke?
Steffy: I’m on anyone’s team but yours. Anyone who’s willing to join me to get you away from finn and my son!
Sheila: The losing team. No one… is ever going to keep me away from finn and hayes. Not even you… steffy.
Why hide your skin if dupixent
Taylor: You know, I’m sure it bothers steffy on some level. Finn.. being a part of sheila, sheila being a part of hayes’ life.
Ridge: I’m not– you know, I know she thought about walking away from it. And nobody would have blamed her. But she didn’t, because she sees finn for who he is. You said before, he’s not just his dna, he’s a good guy.
Taylor: He really is a good guy. And I’m just so happy. Steffy– steffy’s so fulfilled, you know? With everything. I’m just– I’m so happy for her.
Ridge: So am I.
Taylor: You know what, I– I actually– I think it’s just going to get better and better. I can see it, ridge, I– I do. She has this great career. She has a great business partner. She has a– a loving family, her children are wonderful and– and she and finn, oh, they’re such a great team together. They really are. A doctor and a fashion designer? What a great match.
[ Laughs ]
Ridge: Okay.
Taylor: I’m just so happy. I mean, this is everything I’ve ever wanted for her, ridge. Everything.
Steffy: I feel bad for finn. He thought this was all a misunderstanding, that I was wrong about you. But once he hears what you’ve been saying… how you’ve been talking to me, he’s going to hate you as much as I do.
Sheila: Why? Why do you have to fight me? Why can’t you just accept me and care for me the way I want–
Steffy: I don’t want anything to do with you, sheila! Knowing that you’re thinking about me, my family, that is my worst nightmare. You– you’re– you’re sick. You’re unhinged. You shot my mother. Maybe she can forgive you, but I can’T. Now, you need to stay away from us. You should be behind bars.
Sheila: I served my time.
Steffy: It didn’t do you any good. You didn’t come out a better person. You just fell back into your old ways. You hurt people to get what you want. You hurt brooke to have access to finn and hayes. Access you’re never going to have.
Sheila: Because you say so?
Steffy: That’s right. Finn is my husband, hayes is my son, I’m in control.
Steffy: So know when to give up.
Sheila: Never.
Steffy: Everyone’s going to know what you did, sheila. Everyone’s going to know the truth.
Sheila: Oh, it’s not going to happen. Steffy, I can stop you.
Steffy: From going to my father? Not a chance.
Sheila: I will… if I have to. You know what it’s like, you’re a mother, you’d do the same. Finn means everything to me. I love him more than life itself. You’d do it. You do anything in your power to protect that relationship with your child.
Steffy: That’s what you don’t get, sheila. You don’t have a relationship. Not with finn. Not with hayes. You’re never gonna see them again.
[ Echoing ] You’ll never see
them again. Never.
You’ll never see them again.
Again.
Never again.
Never again.
Never again.
Never.
[ Gunshot ]
Sheila: No! No! When tough pain hits,
Ridge: You talked about steffy having a good business partner in me, but the truth is, she is ready to run this company on her own.
Taylor: Oh, come on, like– you and your dad will be roaming these halls ’til the day you die.
Ridge: Maybe even after. I mean, why not? My mom’s got the house covered. Maybe we should be haunting these– these little hallways here.
Taylor: Yeah, you’re good at ghosting. So…
Ridge: Oh, here we go again.
Taylor: What? My point is this. It’s time for steffy to take over. I know she can do it. It’s a nice feeling. She is one hell of a leader.
Taylor: Yeah, she’s– she’s one hell of a woman, isn’t she? She has the strongest spirit. She really does. She’s gone through so much and she– she always rises to the top. Never fails. I am– I am just so proud of her and for the life that she’s creating. Our girl, our girl, her future is so bright.
Ridge: I can’t wait to see what she does next.
Steffy: Finn! Finn! Oh, my god! Oh my god! There’s so much blood! Finn! Oh my god!
Sheila: God, what’ve I done?
Steffy: Finn, talk to me, please talk to me.
Sheila: I didn’t see him. I didn’t know he was here.
[ Finn gasping ] Oh! Oh! Oh, oh, baby. Oh, my god. Finn! Finn! I’m gonna get you help, okay?
Finn: What– what happened?
Steffy: I’m gonna get you help.
[ Finn mumbles ]
Steffy: Oh, god, oh, god. You need to call for help, sheila! You need to call now!
Finn: Stay here with me. Just be– stay here with me.
Steffy: Hang in there, okay? Hang in there. We got you. We got you, okay? I got you.
Finn: I love you.
Steffy: Baby, I love you. You’re gonna get through this. Okay? You’re gonna get through this. So blessed to have… to have you… and make sure… make sure hayes…
[ Breathless mumbling ] Our life is… I love– I love you, steffy. I’ll always, always-
Steffy: I love you.
Finn: I’m gonna love you for–
Steffy: No, no, no! No, finn! No! No, no, no, no, no, finn! No, no, finn, no, no. I need you. I need you. Hayes needs you, he needs his daddy! No! No!
[ Steffy sobbing ]
Sheila: Finn, baby!
Steffy: Your only son.
Sheila: I didn’t know– I didn’t know he was here.
Steffy: You were going to kill me. You’re a monster! You’re going to prison for the rest of life.
Sheila: You put your phone down.
[ Key tapping ] Put the phone down! Don’t do it, steffy. Don’t you dare!
Sheila: Brooke is the one that hasn’t changed. Boozing it up with deacon, cheating on your father the first opportunity she had.
Steffy: Because of you. This chance at a relationship with finn, with hayes, it’s over. It is never gonna happen now that I have proof that you’re still the same manipulative sociopath you have always been. Targeting brooke like that?
Sheila: You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Steffy: Oh, stop denying it, sheila! Stop denying it. I know how sick you are, how far you’re willing to go. I know what you did to brooke.
Hope: Well, I, um, tried to stop by the house earlier, but you weren’t home.
Brooke: I went to the office to see ridge.
Hope: Oh. And, uh, how did that go? Any progress?
Brooke: He says that he misses me. He’s concerned.
Liam: Of course he’s concerned. That goes along with loving you.
Brooke: He may care about me, but doesn’t mean he’s gonna get past what happened. I betrayed his trust. Now I have to deal with the consequences, whatever they may be.
Thomas: That’s an odd way to put it.
Taylor: What?
Thomas: That there is nothing I wouldn’t do to get you and dad back together.
Taylor: Okay, when you say it like that, it does sound a little weird. Honey, I just– I know how much this means to you and steffy. I know how much you wanna see your father and me back together.
Thomas: And that’s what you want too, right?
Hope: Mom, whether ridge forgives you or not, you have to forgive yourself and move on.
Brooke: That’s what ridge said. He said I need to stop torturing myself and stop living in the past.
Liam: He’s right about that much. Self-flagellating isn’t gonna help anyone.
Brooke: You think I like being stuck like this? I don’T. Constantly wondering what happened to me, why I let ridge slip away.
Hope: [Scoffs] But you haven’T. Not yet.
Brooke: He doesn’t live here anymore, does he? He seems happier over at steffy’S. And who can blame him? I think he feels safer with taylor.
Hope: Well, that might be a temporary situation, because, mom, I mean, at the end of the day, you are still married to him. And unless that changes, you still have a chance.
Ridge: Ah, good. You’re still here.
Thomas: I will be till I finish this sketch.
Ridge: I was talking to the pretty one.
Taylor: Well, then you were talking to thomas.
[Laughs] I’m gonna head out so you guys can work.
Ridge: Wait, wait, wait. Without answering the question? I mean, I overheard you guys.
Thomas: Yeah, mom. Answer the question.
Taylor: Oh!
Ridge: I–I was only kidding.
Taylor: The question. Do I wanna get back together with this guy? What do you think?
Sheila: If I did anything to brooke–
Steffy: If?
Sheila: I’m not saying that I did, but–
Steffy: I overheard thomas talking to you on the phone. Talking about he couldn’t take it–the little secret he was keeping? How you switched the labels on brooke’s bottle. She thought she was drinking non-alcoholic champagne, but you made sure it was the real stuff. No wonder she turned to vodka. She was drunk because of you.
Sheila: Okay. Fine. It’s true. I did it. I’m the one that got brooke to drink, and it’s a damn good thing that I did. You should be on your knees, steffy, thanking me profusely. Because of me, I’m the one that got your father away from brooke. And yet here you stand, lashing out at me, judging me, telling me I will have no place in my son’s life? No! If anything, I just solidified my place in his life, in yours. Don’t tell me… this isn’t what you’ve always wanted. Because we know it’s exactly what you’ve wanted. You’re welcome.
[Sfx: Chicken clucking] Everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny. Cause only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. While others may keep trying…
[Sfx: Chicken clucking]
Brooke: I’m not giving up. I know ridge is extremely hurt. But I also know that he still wants to be with me.
Hope: There you go. So have faith in that.
Liam: Yeah. That is what’s gonna get you through, just knowing that you belong together.
Brooke: We do. I pleaded for him to come home.
Hope: And what did he say?
Brooke: Uh, nothing much really. But I could tell he was quite torn about it. For now, he’s staying put, living with steffy and taylor. Steffy is harassing ridge at home, and thomas is harassing ridge at the office. They’re doing everything they possibly can to keep ridge and me apart.
Taylor: Okay. Um, I think–I think everyone knows how I feel. As a matter of fact, I think I’ve been too honest about where I stand on wanting a happy life with your father. But I’ve–I’ve also told steffy and thomas that I think it’s really important that– that you just heal right now, and you don’t know any pressure from anyone. Do you feel pressure from me?
Ridge: I don’T.
Taylor: A little bit?
Ridge: Mm-mmm.
Taylor: No? From the kids?
Ridge: No. Not at all. A thousand times a day maybe.
Thomas: Okay. All right. Maybe we’re a little vocal.
Taylor: A little? A “lottle.”
Thomas: [Laughs]
Ridge: A lottle? Really? A lottle? Yes. With rapid fire.
Taylor: Yes.
Ridge: A lottle.
Taylor: Yes.
Ridge: Wow.
Taylor: So see, thomas, th–this is what it is. I– you have to ease up on all of this. You can’t put any more pressure on us, okay? Seriously, you can’T. ‘Cause we don’t know what’s gonna happen. Your dad could go back to brooke at any time.
Thomas: I know.
Taylor: Do you, though?
Thomas: Yes. Yes. If–if… you and dad decide to make a go of it, and I’m pretty sure that you will, then… he has to want to be with you as much as you wanna be with him and not because steffy and i just said that you guys should be together.
Ridge: Pretty insightful.
Taylor: It is.
Thomas: Well, it’s true.
Taylor: Yes, it’s very true. So, you’re promising us, right? No more parent trap. You won’t do or say anything that could interfere with your dad’s decision about his marriage to brooke.
Steffy: You think I should be thanking you?
Sheila: You wanna see your parents together, don’t you? That’s what’s happening, isn’t it? Is it because of something that–that you or thomas did? No. It’s because of me. Because I took the initiative while you all set around watching your father waste his life away on a drunken slut.
Steffy: You mean alcoholic in recovery who hadn’t been tempted to drink in years until you tricked her to do it.
Sheila: I allowed her the ability to have what she really wanted. I allowed her to stop suppressing her desire to drink, to cheat. And it’s a good thing that I did. Because of brooke’s little slipup, your father is living at your house with your mother. A woman that he has always admired. And it won’t be long before they’re back together again. That’s what I want, steffy. I want that for both of them. I want that for you and thomas, for the children. You deserve to have your family reunited.
Steffy: Why do you even care?
Sheila: Because you’re my family too. I know–I know that you don’T… like to hear that and that you have a hard time dealing with that, but you’ll be able to one day. You’ll be able to accept me the same way that your mother has. She probably hasn’t said anything, but… she’s so wonderful. By giving me… a chance, believing that I’ve changed.
Steffy: No, you haven’T. What you did to brooke proves it. You’re just as dangerous. You are just as manipulative. You will never have a place in our lives. I’m putting an end to this.
Sheila: To what?
Steffy: You. No more stopping by my mom’s office. No more secret meetings with thomas. You’re done, sheila. I never wanna see your face… not ever again. I’m amber, I’ve lost 128 pounds with golo, taking release. I have literally tried everything. I was on the verge of getting gastric bypass surgery, and I saw the golo commercial, and it was the last thing I tried ’cause it worked. (Vo) can you spot the cinnamojis in your bowl? For a limited time, try new cinnamoji toast crunch, blasted with cinnamoji faces.
Brooke: Bridget, you didn’t have to call and check on me. I know it’s late in new york.
Bridget: Actually, I just wanted to let you know I’m back in L.A. I’m working out of university hospital for a while to help with restructuring and shortages.
Brooke: Oh, that’s wonderful. It’ll be good to see you.
Bridget: You too. You hanging in there, mom?
Brooke: Yes. Thank you, sweetheart.
Woman: [Speaking on P.A.]
Bridget: Sorry, mom. They’re paging me. I’m gonna have to go.
Brooke: Oh, okay. You go. And just please stop by soon.
Bridget: I will. I promise. Love you, mom.
Brooke: I love you too, sweetheart. Bye, bridget.
[Sighs] Well, your sister’s in town.
Hope: [Gasps] Yes! That means I have backup now. Look, mom, what thomas and steffy do doesn’t even matter. The only thing that matters is ridge’s love for you.
Brooke: What if that’s not enough?
Hope: It is.
Brooke: Even if there’s an outside force working against us?
Liam: Outside force. What are you, uh– what are you referring to?
Brooke: [ Sighs ] I–I don’t know. It’s just this feeling I’m getting, and I can’t shake it. I told eric and ridge about it too.
Hope: What, is it like a feeling like someone’s working against you?
Brooke: [Sighs] I don’t know. Something or someone. Just…this feeling that I’m getting. It’s like ridge and I are up against more than we realize.
Sheila: You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Steffy: Oh, I do. And when my mother finds out what you’ve done, she’ll say the exact same thing. That kindness–
Sheila: No, you can’t say anything to taylor. You can’t tell anyone why brooke drank.
Steffy: You think I don’t wanna show everyone what a lying, manipulative person you are?
Sheila: Just think of your mom. She wants another chance with ridge after years of standing on the sidelines watching him pursue a pathetic destiny with brooke.
Steffy: Years you took away. You took her away. And now you think you can spike a few drinks and all is forgiven? You really are insane.
Sheila: You want to see them back together again, and thomas does too.
Steffy: How long has he been involved?
Sheila: What?
Steffy: Thomas. Did he help you?
Sheila: No. No, he just found out about it recently. And I told him the same thing I’m telling you right now. Your family can be whole again.
Sheila: You just need to keep quiet. So please, steffy, think of your mother’s happiness and your father’s too. Doesn’t he deserve to be free of brooke?
Steffy: He does, but not like this– not being manipulated into it.
Sheila: Does it really matter?
Steffy: If my parents wanna be back together, it’s because they wanna be back together, not because you did something wrong and sick.
Sheila: I exposed brooke, that’s all.
Steffy: You exposed yourself for the dangerous person that you are. Everyone’s gonna know the truth.
Sheila: No.
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Sheila: Just stop, steffy!
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Sheila: That is not your decision to make.
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Taylor: What is it, thomas? What’s–what’s wrong?
Ridge: Is there something you wanna tell us?
Thomas: Well, uh, that you–you still have feelings for mom, which I wasn’t sure about, but, obviously, you do, right?
Ridge: Yeah. What– yeah, of course I do.
Thomas: Yeah.
Ridge: What are you–
Thomas: And I know that you’re still married to brooke. But when I see you two together, I see amazing potential. I see two people that could build an incredibly wonderful life together, and it just seems meant to be.
Hope: Not sure I’m following. Are you suggesting that thomas and steffy are somehow manipulating all of this?
Brooke: It’s just– it’s this overwhelming feeling that I keep getting, that I’m–I’m missing something, that there’s a– a bigger explanation to all of this.
Steffy: You’re warning me? Or do you mean threatening? Because if that’s how you speak to finn’s wife, the mother of his child, how do you expect to make inroads with him?
Sheila: Oh, but that’s just it. You tell me I can’t– I won’t be a part of his life, and yet it’s like you’re baiting me, trying to get me to do things.
Steffy: Show that you haven’t changed? Yeah, whatever works.
Sheila: Just have a little understanding, please. You’ve never given me a chance since I came back to town. You won’t even consider that I might have good intentions, even though your mother was open to that possibility, the one person, out of everyone, who had the right to doubt that I’m reformed.
Steffy: You’re not reformed, sheila. You purposely got an alcoholic to drink.
Sheila: What would you have done? Hmm? Go ahead, steffy. Why don’t you tell me? What would you have done… if you had brooke in your face telling you that she was never going to let you be a part of your son’s life? I couldn’T… let her get in the way, and I won’t let you either.
Steffy: So this is a threat.
Sheila: I didn’t want it to be this way. But finn’s my only hope. He’s the one child that… I could have a future with, a life with. A life that I could have had with you too. I really wanted that, steffy. An opportunity to love you.
Steffy: Who would ever want that from you? Being loved by you is a curse– a curse that finn will never have to know. I will make sure of it. I will make him realize that you’re still a criminal. You’re still as dangerous as ever. You will never be part of our lives. Do you hear me?
Sheila: No! If one of us isn’t meant to be in finn’s life, it’s gonna be you, steffy. You.
I don’t know how much longer I can do this. Sheila, keeping your secret doesn’t feel right and will you just write it out because it’s a means to an end. Thomas, what you did is despicable switching champagne labels to get Brooke drunk. She’s an alcoholic, but you knew that you did it anyway. You traded Brook’s Sobriety for a future with your.
Come on this. This is, this has a lot more to do when with just Finn, I did this for you, for your parents. I don’t wanna hear that, Sheila, that you did this for me and my mom and my sister. Like this is some selfless act. It’s not. You wanted a family with your son and what about Brooke? What about Brooke and my dad?
Don’t they deserve to know the truth? Brooke would not have kissed Deacon on New Year’s Eve if she wasn’t wasted. And the only reason for that is because you orchestrated the whole thing. I want you to think very carefully about this, Thomas. You say a word to anyone and you can kiss your family’s future.
Goodbye. What good is reuniting my family? If it’s built on a packet of lies,
you gotta stop. I can’t stop rich. This is consuming me. You’ve gotta stop beating yourself up. I need to know why I dranked that night. I can’t move forward with my life until.
Got a bad night. Yeah. You want yourself, I don’t even know who that person was. You don’t have to know. You’re never gonna meet her. . That’s why you have sponsors. That’s why you go to meetings. Leave the past in the past. Stop torturing yourself, please. I’m afraid to look into the future without you in it.
Logan Bridge. We’ve overcome so much. We’ve come so far. So why would I do this? Why would I hurt and try to destroy our marriage like that? I wouldn’t do that. Don’t you see? Come on. There’s something going on here. Something else. I don’t know what it is, but I have this feeling it’s something or someone working against us.
It’s already done. Thomas, we’re at the finish line. Just bite your tongue. It’s not already done. This is a lie by omission. Okay. And lies eat you from the inside out. Yeah. Well, there’s something else you need to know, Thomas, about our little meeting in the alley. Uh, I, um, actually can’t talk right now. I gotta go, okay.
You better doesn’t want everything for me. I not lose my relationship with my son,
Finn. How good I thought you might be down with a patient. This is a nice surprise. I’m expect to see my gorgeous. What something wrong? I don’t, no, I, I don’t, I don’t even know what to say. No. The kids, the kids are fine. I just, I don’t even know where we begin. What, what happened? It’s your mother, Sheila.
She’s back to her old manipulative ways.
Are you sure that you weren’t just trying to see dad again? . I’m kidding. I’m not actually, I’m not . Ugh. You and stuff. We just want you to be happy. I know that you wanna see us together and you want that too, right? Of course, of course. If, if the circumstances were right, but at the moment, they’re, they’re not.
Right.
You’ve made Dad so happy and you guys seem perfect together, and his relationship with Brooke, it’s never been the healthiest. I mean, it is. Toxic almost since day one. She’s heard him over and over again. I’m not just talking about the most recent incident, I’m talking about all the things that she did in the past.
Oh, I know. This has gone on for such a long time. And this most recent situation, you know, Brooke, kissing Deacon and Deacon sleeping over and her lying about the whole night. It was, it was Brooke defending Deacon that sent her dad over the edge. and a as it stands, you know, even though your dad says that he wants to come home, Brooke is your father’s wife.
You and I had disagreements about Deacon when he came back into our lives. I thought we reached a middle ground and we were doing it for hope. For my daughter, for her sake. But then of course I messed up and I did what I did and I, I didn’t realize how weak and pathetic I, you’re not any of those things.
You’re one of the strongest people I know. And as far as that night, I think that is something that both of us would like to disappear, but it won’t. No, it won’t. We just have to move forward and we can do that because we were happy. We were content with our lives rich. We had everything we ever wanted.
And then this feeling just kind of started creeping in this feeling of evil. I don’t even know how to describe. This force that started taking over, and I’m telling you, my gut kept saying, well, I was screaming at me actually to keep digging, keep on searching for the answers, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.
You know, no matter how hard you try, you’re never gonna be able to clean up that mess. That is your life. Okay? In the spirit of brevity, what’s going on? I’ve been so patient, deacon, coming to la, staying in that hotel, I hoping for a real relationship with my son, a, a chance to connect with my son and my grandson being what they want me to be.
What’s getting. You know, I, I remember this woman, she looked a lot like you who said, I always get what I want. And what happened to that plucky, albeit evil genius, where did she go? you two make me laugh, but things aren’t going quite as planned, and I’m really starting to wonder if I’m even gonna have a future with Finn as long as he’s married to.
What are you talking about? My suspicions about Thomas, right? Yeah. You said he’s not acting like himself. Yeah, and then I found him talking to Sheila in the alley behind El Jino. Uh, Stephanie, I think he’s just being, he’s being protective. He’s trying to look out for you guy. No, that’s not what it’s about.
It’s not that he wasn’t telling Sheila to keep her distance from us. Okay. Then what were they doing? I mean, what? What are you getting at? I knew it. I knew something was going on that Sheila was stirring the pod, trying to become BFFs with my mom showing up at her work. I told her to stop doing that. It’s like she’s been plotting this the whole time.
Finn, I even want to know your mom attacked Brooke. What? Yeah, Brooks, new Year’s Eve, the booze, kissing deacon, inviting deacon into my father’s bed. That was all set in motion by your mother.
I must have done something right in this life to have raised such wonderful kids. You’ve always been there for us. And if there’s a chance that we could do something for you, I’m sure Stephanie would agree, I we would do anything for you. Thomas, you have grown into such a wonderful, caring, honest young man.
I love you and dad so much, and I, I just want to do what’s best for you. I hate to see you like, I thought you’d be better off without me, but I was wrong. I, I miss you all the time. I’m concerned about you. Oh, I can’t get rid of this feeling. You know, it’s kind of like a loop going round and around my head 24 hours a day, and I just can’t stop thinking about what I did to you and how I hurt you.
Can you do me a favor? Can you try not to lose sight of who you are in all this things you’ve done in your life? Things you’ve accomplished, but my life means nothing to me without you in it. You have to know that I’m not gonna give up on this rich, I want you to come home. I never should have said you free.
I never should have said that I was gonna give you a divorce. We will survive this some. Some way we will find our way back to each other.
Sheila Sabotage, Brooke, just slow down. Okay. What does my mom have to do with New Year’s Eve? Sheila changed the labels on the bottles. Brooke thought she was having non-alcoholic champagne, but she was actually drinking the real stuff, and I think that’s what caused her to start doing shots of vodka.
Brooke, who’s an alcoholic, like obviously I’m not the biggest fan of Brooke, but what your mother did is sick and evil, and that just proves that she hasn’t changed. Who told you? I like, how do you even know that this is true? I overheard Thomas talking to Sheila on the phone. I, I don’t know how he found out, but he’s been keeping this a secret and I, I think that he wanted to tell my dad in Brooke, but Sheila is trying to get him to stay silent.
Okay. This, this is sounding insane. I, why would Sheila do that? To br for what purpose? I, I, I’m not sure. All I know is that, She wants to be part of your life. She wants to be welcomed in her family, but that is not happening now. We have to stay away from her. This just proves that Sheila cannot be trusted.
Have you talked to your brother about this? No. No. I I was eavesdropping. He was still on the phone with was Sheila when I left. Okay. Look, I, I have a patient being rushed to the icu. Stephanie, look, you have every reason to be upset, and I’m hoping that this is just some big misunderstanding and that you’re wrong about Sheila.
I mean, I love you.
Stuffy. Are you available to. Well, it depends. Are you ready to show your mother-in-law a little respect? Because our last conversation was anything but but fuzzy and and inviting. I need to speak with you. It’s important. Where are you?
I’m at El Zinos. As a matter of fact, I’ll be right there.
Yeah. You and dad have been, uh, apart for all the wrong reasons. You’ve been separated for too long. We’re just, we’re finding each other again. It’s been, it’s been really nice though, you know, spending time with him and the grandkids making breakfast together. Yeah. Well, we are always gonna have that, though.
You’re always gonna have our family together. You, you have your kids, right. And our kids. , you want more right now. Your dad needs to heal. You know? So whatever, whatever happens is, is gonna happen. Um, now you have the opportunity to be a couple again, and if things keep going the way they are, well then you can end up together and have the life you’ve always wanted.
Yeah. And we will just see how everything works out, won’t we? Thank you for believing in us.
I can’t imagine that there’s anything in the world that you wouldn’t do to make sure your father and I end up together.
I will prove my loyalty to you, rich. I’m gonna show you that I’m not that woman that I turned into that night. I wanna be somebody that you could be proud of.
If you could see yourself the way that I see you, even for one second, you are and always will be the love of my life. There’s no way I’m ever gonna let anybody or anything come between us.
Yeah, I made a mess with us, but I also believe that I have the power to fix. And that’s exactly what I’m gonna hold onto.
Just keep quiet and you’re going to have the happily ever after the family that you have always dreamed of. Grandma loves you sweetheart.
I warn for not to come between me and my son, I will be in Finn’s life for many more years to come. What’s that? Oh, nothing. Can I get you another Uhuh?
Stuffy. I’m, I’m really happy that you reached out to me again. I, if you reconsidered I did you find a, a small place in that big heart of yours for me? You know, Sheila, the whole drive over here. I was thinking about what I wanted to say to you. The question of you being part of our lives. I know that’s something that you’ve wanted since returning to Los Angeles, more than you will ever know, and it will be really nice for my kids to be close to their grandmother for Finn to have a real connection to his roots.
You say that you are a different person now. Everything that I do now is for the greater good. I had a hard time believing that in the.
And I still do because now I see you are worse than ever. Oh my gosh. Are we really doing this again? No more games. I know what you did.
I’m done with this. I’m not done with you
alone. God, you’re not going anywhere. You both of me. What the hell do you think you’re doing? You claim to be this reformed woman. You said you put your devious ways behind you. I have. No you haven’t. You are the same twisted sociopath You have always been. Attacking Brooke on New Year’s Eve. She is an alcoholic.
You got her a drink without her knowledge. I know all about your dirty little secret. You don’t change, Sheila. You just find new ways to hurt people. There’s no hope for you. You’re never getting better. Everyone’s gonna know what you did, everyone, and you will never have a place in our lives. Not ever.
Steffy: Sheila, you can’t lie your way out of what I saw with my very own eyes. You and thomas in the alley, behind il giardino. Now what possible reason is there for that? Answer me! What were you doing with my brother?
Ridge: Well, that came out of nowhere.
Thomas: Out of nowhere? What? I want you to be happy. What’s strange about that?
Ridge: Nothing, you said it’s your turn to look out for me. What does that mean?
Eric: This is a precarious situation for you and you’re scared. I get it. You have a right to be. But you and ridge have been through worse than this. You have. I can’t believe this is the end.
Brooke: I certainly hope you’re right, eric. Ridge and I have been through so much, and it just can’t end this way. It can’T.
Brooke: How am I in a place where I could lose my husband over deacon? And this is a man I don’t care about, except that we share a child together. And if it weren’t for hope, he wouldn’t be in my life. I mean, he hasn’t been for years.
Eric: I know. Look, brooke, we cannot change the things that have happened. We can’t, but what we can have an influence on– on the future of things that are going to happen. Look, you love ridge and he loves you. He always will. He always has. Now, as long as one person believes in a relationship, as long as one person fights for it, it won’t be over.
Thomas: You, uh, you deserve to be happy, right? And– and if there’s any way i can contribute to that, I will, I mean, I owe you that.
Ridge: You owe me that because I’m your dad? And I– I did that for free.
Thomas: No, I– I know. Um– look, it’s just– look brooke’s hurt you in the past, but you also still care about her very much. But I know that you also care about mom and I see you guys together and you have this amazing bond and a calming effect on each other.
Ridge: I know what you’re saying. Brooke, let me down and– and I’d be better off with your mother.
Sheila: I’m not really sure what you’re getting at. Thomas and me?
Steffy: Don’t even try, sheila, I saw you. What possible explanation do you have for holding some kind of secret meeting with my brother?
Sheila: You make it sound like it– it’s so dramatic.
Steffy: Stop dodging.
Sheila: Did you ask thomas?
Steffy: I’m asking you. I want answers now. For copd,
Eric: Don’t lose track of what’s between you. It’s stronger than what you’re facing right now. You got to stay the course.
Brooke: I broke it. I’ve got to fix it.
Eric: You broke it, you got to fix it, that’s right.
Brooke: Okay, okay, I’m willing to do whatever it takes to keep my marriage together. It’s just hard. He’s over there living at steffy’s, and I just feel like steffy and thomas and taylor– they’re just– whether it’s intentional or not, they’re doing whatever they can to pull him away from me.
Eric: Well, don’t get don’t get thrown off by that. Don’t let that bother you. All right? Just believe that you’re going to be back together.
Brooke: I just can’t believe this is happening. We were so happy, I mean, we’d wake up every morning, thrilled to be together, happy that all of our problems were behind us and they were, until I did what I did.
Eric: Yeah well, you weren’t yourself that night.
Brooke: Yeah. Well, then who was I? Who was that stupid woman that sacrificed everything and for what? I just feel like there’s something– something more.
Eric: More?
Brooke: I just feel like there’s this outside force that is doing whatever it possibly can to keep ridge and me apart.
Taylor: Okay, that’s enough. Enough with this whole parent trap thing. Okay?
Thomas: Who me?
Taylor: Yes, you. I– I heard your father when I walked in, he said, “I think you want me to be with your mother.”
Thomas: Yes. So sue me. I do. Yes, I’ve been honest about that. I want you guys together. Sure.
Taylor: But that is our decision to make, if and when we decide to make that decision, and we don’t need our children jumping in and trying to make that decision for us. Thank you.
Ridge: You know, we’ve been grown-ups a long time.
Taylor: Yeah, I mean, we’ve, we’ve been trying anyway.
Ridge: You’ve been trying.
Taylor: You’ve been trying. Just– just ease up, okay?
Ridge: Or maybe just let him do what he’s doing because there are worse things in life than spending time with you.
Taylor: Well, that’s really sweet. See, romance isn’t dead. There are worse things.
Ridge: Still got it. I, um– I have a video call to make, so I gotta try and figure that out. Keep an eye on him.
Thomas: All right. Uh, so obviously, I was right, I was dead on.
Taylor: About what?
Thomas: About you and dad, you’re perfect for each other. Come on, don’t try and deny it.
Taylor: You know, it’s really funny. There– you’re not the only one who thinks that ridge and I belong together.
Thomas: Well, yeah. Steffy has been by my side on this the whole time.
Taylor: Well, yes, your sister has definitely made it abundantly clear what her position is, but no, someone else. Someone, someone unexpected.
Thomas: Who?
Taylor: Sheila.
Sheila: Okay, ya caught me, so you saw me with thomas, so it doesn’t make any sense to say you didn’T.
Steffy: Lying, you mean? That’s good, at least we’re making progress. So why were you having a private conversation with my brother?
Sheila: Is that really so hard to understand? You and your family are extremely important to me, finn is my son, the father to your son. Hayes is– is my flesh and blood, it’s my bloodline.
Steffy: Don’t remind me.
Sheila: Well, you might not like it, but it doesn’t change the fact, hayes is my grandson. You– you might want to try to wish that away, I wish that you wouldn’T. I wish you’d accept me for the woman that I am today, or– or at least give me an opportunity to prove that to you the way that your mother has. There’s only one thing I want in this entire world, and that is to have a life with finn and hayes.
Steffy: And where exactly does thomas fit in?
Sheila: Thomas has influence over you, and I thought that if– if I could show him that– that I really am good, that he’d have a chance at convincing you.
Steffy: He can’T.
Sheila: Then I’ll find another way because I won’t give up on my family. And that’s exactly what you are, steffy. I get choked up even thinking about it, family. I finally belong to one. I love you all so very much.
Steffy: And that scares me more than anything. Hi, I’m karen.
Ridge: No, you’re right, that’s what we’ll do. All right, good work.
[ Computer dinging ]
Steffy: This feels right. We feel like a family again.
Taylor: Yeah.
Ridge: Oh, you remember what your mom used to say? It’s not a family moment–
All: Without a family hug.
Thomas: Right, right.
Brooke: I love you and I miss you. So just please, please come home.
[ Door clicking ]
Ridge: Hey.
Brooke: Hi. I had to see you.
Ridge: I’m glad you’re here.
Thomas: Okay, so you’ve been talking to sheila.
Taylor: Well, I’ve been– I’ve been listening, she talks.
Thomas: Okay, so… um, how did this happen?
Taylor: Well, you know, I–I told you that sheila’s been coming by the office, it’s just been happening more frequently.
Thomas: For how long?
Taylor: Since I got my new office? Look, I think she just– she wants an ally in her campaign, so that finn and hayes will be in her life, and– and she knows how much that I want to believe she’s changed and I think she’s trying to prove it to me.
Thomas: Yeah, mom, I don’t like the idea of you being alone with sheila.
Taylor: Oh honey, I got it. It’s okay. I mean, I– she’s a fascinating case study. She really is.
Thomas: A serial killer is a great case study, but you don’t put yourselves in a cage with them, like–
Taylor: Honey, this is my job. It’s– it’s pretty interesting to watch her wheels turning all the time. Good or evil? That’s– that’s the question. You know?
Thomas: Yeah, as it is with psychopaths, okay, um. You said that that she likes the idea of you being with dad?
Taylor: She thinks that ridge and I belong together, and she doesn’t think that brooke deserves ridge. But I– I think that it’s her animosity towards brooke that’s fueling all of this. I told her to keep that in check and not to lash out. I also told her that no matter where we are with brooke, whether we’re at odds or not, that we will stand behind brooke against sheila any day of the week. I think she understands that, I hope she does.
Sheila: Steffy, the last thing I want to do is scare you, you’re my daughter-in-law.
Steffy: Do not touch me.
Sheila: I love you. Your entire family.
Steffy: Oh my god, I don’t wanna hear it anymore, you’re never going to be welcome in my family.
Sheila: Look, I realize that I have a ways to prove myself, but I will. I’ll earn a place in finn and hayes’ lives. You know, I–I really look forward to the day that that you trust me enough that maybe I could even take my grandson to the park or the beach.
Steffy: Are you delusional? You’re never gonna be alone with my son.
Sheila: Well, you may feel that way right now, but I’m going to work on that and– you know, I’m going to work hard and put in the time so that you feel comfortable having me around.
Steffy: I’m never going to feel comfortable. So you might as well make your way back to genoa city.
Sheila: Do you see this? This is proof. Proof that I’ve changed. And the old me would have been insulted ten minutes ago and lashed out at you, but no, here I stand with an open heart willing to take whatever you dish out so that I can– I can be accepted in the family that I am a part of. Steffy, I’m an asset to you. You have no idea the friend that I’ve already been to you and your mother.
Steffy: You’re never going to be a friend, sheila. If you want to do something, you can stay away. From me, finn, thomas, my son. My mother. Just stay the hell away.
Sheila: If only you knew what I have done! Ooh, you would be a lot nicer to me, steffy. S and you being in that big house all alone. And everything tha
Ridge: You know, I’ve been thinking about you. I’ve been thinking about us. And everything that’s happened and how bad this timing is. Everything that you’re going through and– and me being at steffy’s and you being in that big house all alone. I’m– I’m concerned about you, I want you to be okay.
Brooke: I want us to be okay and I wanted to try to fix the mistake that I made, and instead of doing that, I ended up making another mistake. The gift that keeps on giving, I guess,
Ridge: What do you– what do you– I don’t–
Brooke: Well, I, um, I told you that you could have a divorce, which is not what I want, ridge. I was just saying that because I thought maybe that was something that would make you happy, but you know what? I take it all back. I do. I take it all back. I don’t want that. I want you to come home, come on, you are my husband. And that’s where you belong. You don’t have to stay in the bedroom, you can stay in the guest wing, but I need you home with me to work this out. It’s– it’s important.
Ridge: It’s important– what do you mean?
Brooke: It’s important, ridge, because I– I take full responsibility. I do, for everything that I did, but I just feel there’s something else. I can’t explain it. I just I feel like there’s this outside force that– that’s trying to tear us apart and we can’t let that happen. This can’t be our fate.
[ Phone dialing ]
[ Phone ringing ]
Thomas: Hey, you can’t call me whenever you feel like it. All right? I’m at work. You know, forrester creations, named forrester like ridge forrester, someone who cannot know about the secret we’re keeping.
Sheila: There’s something that you need to know.
Thomas: Um– I’m on a call. What’s up?
Man: Sorry, I thought carter was in here.
Thomas: No worries.
Man: Any idea where I might find him?
Thomas: He actually stepped off campus for a meeting. Anything else?
Man: Nope, I’m good.
Thomas: Okay. Yes. I’m back.
Sheila: I have a very unpleasant visit today.
Thomas: Yeah, well, I’ve had a rather unpleasant couple of days, at least, keeping your secret. It’s weighing on me, sheila. This doesn’t feel right.
Sheila: Thomas.
Thomas: No, sheila, you listen to me. I don’t think that keeping this secret is the right move.
Sheila: Oh, so you suffer a little, but, you remember why you’re doing this, to clear a way for a future between taylor and ridge. Your parents can be together again, and I know that that’s something that you and steffy have wanted for a very long time.
Thomas: Yeah, look, I’m not going to deny it. Obviously, I want my parents together, they’re perfect for each other. Every time that they’re in the room, they light each other’s lives.
Sheila: Yeah, well, they have a real chance. At a life together that brooke took away from them, all you have to do is stay quiet and just let things play out.
Thomas: You know, before i found out about what really happened, I thought, “there’s no way my parents don’t end up together.” But after what you did to brooke, it was evil, it was disgusting, diabolical. You made brooke think that she was drinking nonalcoholic champagne, you switched to bottle labels. She was drinking real booze, which led her to then drinking vodka, which led her to making out with deacon, and spending the night. Brooke has a disease. She’s an alcoholic, okay? She didn’t drink on her own. You sabotaged her. You poisoned her. And that kiss with deacon, that never would have happened, if she hadn’t been drinking. You were pulling all the strings.
Sheila: Am I supposed to feel sorry?
Thomas: Brooke has been in a living hell. She still has no idea what possessed her to drink that night. It was you, manipulating everyone and you expect me to keep this secret? You’re the one tearing apart my father’s marriage, so you can try and have a place in steffy and finn’s lives.
Steffy: What time is it? How long have you been awake?
Finn: Long enough to get the kids dressed, fed and off with amelia.
Steffy: I slept through all of that?
Finn: Mm-hmm. We were quiet. Because you… my sexy wife deserved to sleep in after that very late night we had.
Steffy: Mm-hmm. And you were just able to get out of bed?
Finn: Yeah.
[ Steffy chuckles ]
Finn: I knew if I did, I could spend the rest of the morning alone with you. But… if you need to check on your brother first…
Steffy: No.
Finn: He’s still on your mind.
Steffy: It just doesn’t make sense. Why would thomas sneak off with sheila in an alley?
Finn: You can ask him in the office when you see him later… much, much later.
[ Thomas sighs ]
[ Phone ringing ]
Thomas: What!
Sheila: You don’t have to be so rude.
Thomas: Yeah, look, you’re worried that I’m going to tell people that, uh, you sabotaged brooke on new year’s eve but you– you gotta lay off.
Sheila: Yeah. Well, what worries me is when you use words like sabotage.
Thomas: What else would you call it, sheila? You were the reason that brooke got drunk that night, right?
Sheila: No one can know that, thomas. Especially your father. If he could blame her behavior on me, it would send him straight back to brooke. We both know you don’t want that.
Ridge: Numbers are good. I just think we can do better–
Thomas: I have to go. I can’t deal with this right now.
Ridge: Everything okay?
Brooke: What a beautiful dream. If only it were true.
[ Knocking ]
Eric: Brooke?
Brooke: Oh, eric!
Eric: I, uh, I came as soon as I could.
Brooke: Oh, you didn’t have to rush.
Eric: No?
Brooke: No.
Eric: Sounded like you were upset.
Brooke: Yeah, I just needed some company, you know?
Eric: Yeah.
Brooke: It’s good to have you here. I mean, I have hope here, and she’s been wonderful. She’s very understanding but I can’t keep laying this on her. I can’t keep making her feel guilty for all of my bad decisions–
Eric: Okay, okay, okay. Okay, okay, it’s all right. I’m here now. What’s this about?
Brooke: I let him go. Yeah, I did. I– I set him free, and I don’t know why I did that, eric. I don’t want that. I know I made a mistake so of course I tried to fix it, right? I– I practically begged for him to come back. Oh, god. I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’T. I just can’t lose him. I can’T.
Ridge: You havin’ a problem with someone?
Thomas: No.
Carter: Is there something going on?
Ridge: Yeah. Somethin’ you wanna talk about?
Sheila: Don’t tell ridge.
Just don’t do it.
Steffy: As much as i want to spend the morning in bed with you…
Finn: You…?
Steffy: Can’T. Too worried about thomas. What the hell is he doing with sheila? I mean, maybe, maybe you’re right, he’s trying to protect our family, but I don’t know. I have a bad feeling. I need to know what’s going on. You know liberty mutual customizes your car insurance,
Brooke: This is why stephanie worked so hard to keep me away from ridge.
Eric: Yeah, well, she became your friend.
Brooke: Oh, eric, if she was still here, she would be really disappointed in me, just like ridge is. And I’m sure just like you are, too.
Eric: I’m not. Brooke, I’m not. Now, stop it. You’re making this very difficult for yourself. You’re taking all this, this pain and you’re making it worse with all this guilt!
Brooke: I know, I know, I– I have to stop replaying the past.
Eric: Brooke, I know that… I know that ridge is just– just as confused by all this as you are.
Brooke: You spoke with him?
Eric: He still loves you, brooke.
Brooke: I know that. It’s just. He’s not here.
Eric: You and my son share something very unique in all the world. It’s powerful, it’s strong. And it’s being tested right now. But it’s not broken. It never will be.
Ridge: You know, you can talk to me, right?
Thomas: If there was something that you could help with, I’d bring you in, but there’s really not.
Ridge: Right, well, I’m confident you will do what’s best.
Thomas: I just gotta figure out what… what that is.
Carter: That’s not a bad idea, right? Taking your time, working out the details.
Thomas: I’m just trying to see the big picture. You know, how all this may impact things in the long run.
Ridge: Yeah, I know you don’t want advice from your old man. But you know what? We don’t always do what’s right. But if you think that somebody can benefit from what you’re doing then it’s worth the risk.
Finn: Hey, when you talk to your brother, don’t forget what I said.
Steffy: Yeah, you and mom are already keeping an eye out on sheila. Thomas doesn’t need to do it, too.
Finn: He’s your big brother. All right? Being protective, it’s just in his blood.
Steffy: But why keep secrets?
Finn: Maybe he’s trying to keep the peace. Sheila’s my birth mother. A hard line with her, it might upset me. He just he doesn’t want you to get caught in the middle.
Steffy: I wish I knew what they were talking about in the alley. But I couldn’t hear them. All I could see was this intense body language.
Finn: Oh, what’s my body language telling you?
Steffy: Oh. Your feelings about me have not been a mystery, dr. Finnegan.
Finn: Haven’t been since I walked into your hospital room.
Steffy: Mm-hmm. And now look at us, happily married, proud parents.
Finn: We have a great life together. And we have so much to look forward to. I told you when I proposed, “I’m here for the long haul.”
Steffy: Because I’m the perfect woman for you.
Finn: You remember.
Steffy: How could I ever forget?
Finn: Steffy forrester,
will you marry me?
Will you be my wife?
Steffy: Yes!
Yes, I’ll be your wife!
Yes!
And I think most every
moment with you’s a reverie
every moment with you
is a reverie
every moment with you
is a reverie
Finn: And I’m even happier today with you, hayes, and our family. Steffy, I am so blessed to be with a woman like you. I’m amber, I’ve lost 128 pounds with golo,
Steffy: You’re doing a very good job distracting me.
Finn: Well, I hope to always keep a smile on your face.
Steffy: Well, my smile keeps getting bigger and bigger. You say you’re blessed to be with me but I’m the one who feels lucky. I think about everything we’ve experienced together. Everything that lies ahead. It can only get better.
Finn: Yeah, you just wait.
Steffy: But it is tough to top our proposal and the wedding and the day hayes was born.
Finn: That moment changed me. The first time I held the two of you in my arms, I knew that there was nothing I wouldn’t do to protect you. You, hayes and kelly are just so precious to me beyond anything I’ve ever known. And I would sacrifice anything to make you happy and keep you safe.
Steffy: We are safe, and we’re so connected to you. We’re so grateful for you and… and our family. And that’s exactly what I’m gonna say to thomas when I ask him about his meeting with sheila. I’m gonna tell him there’s no reason to hide the truth from me.
Eric: You’re overwhelmed, I know. But I worry. I mean, are you… do you have any urges to drink again?
Brooke: No, no.
Eric: That’s good.
Brooke: Yeah, yeah it is. But that’s what makes that night even more confusing. I mean, look at me. I can barely hold myself together, right? But I don’t want a drink.
Eric: You want to prove yourself, don’t you? You want to show ridge how committed you are.
Brooke: Yeah. Of course I do. But– but I– I don’t have the urge. I don’t have that temptation. Not like I did that night, so it doesn’t make any sense.
Eric: You’re going to meetings, right? You’re getting a lot of support there.
Brooke: Right, I am. And I can understand how people could relapse. I get that. That’s why I know I need to be strong and I need to be vigilant and I need to work at it. But it’s really not a struggle. Not like it was that night when I had that intense urge to drink and why?
Thomas: So you don’t need to go to that meeting with carter?
Ridge: No, he’ll fill me in later. You okay?
Thomas: Yeah. But it’s nice to know you’re looking out for me.
Ridge: You can count on your mom and on me.
Thomas: Well, you can count on me, too.
Ridge: We’re proud of you. And if we seem concerned it’s because we want you to be happy.
Thomas: That’s what I want for, for both of you.
Ridge: Yeah. You and steffy made that very clear, you’re very supportive.
Thomas: Well, you know what? You– you, mom, steffy, everyone helped out when– when I was going through tough times. You didn’t have to do that but you decided to help. And… I want to make sure that I’m there for you in the same way. I want to make sure that you end up happy.
[ Knocking ]
[ Persistent knocking ]
Sheila: Steffy? Wow, what a pleasant surprise.
Steffy: I know, sheila. I know what you’re up to. Ready to shine from the inside out?
Brooke: I’m not shifting blame, I’m not. I did it. I take full responsibility, it’s my fault. I mean, I explained all that to ridge. I just– I don’t think he wants to hear it anymore.
Eric: No, no, no, no, he’s not, he’s not shutting you out, brooke. The connection, the connection’s still there.
Brooke: I need him to come back to me. And if he doesn’T…
Eric: Just don’t think like that. Look, I know. It– it feels like a lost cause but it’s not. I mean, he’s– he’S… look, he’s staying there with steffy, I know. And you know how committed he is to that family and– and how much taylor means to him. But you’re his soul mate.
Brooke: I just don’t know how to get through to him.
Eric: He still loves you. He’ll come back.
Brooke: Are you sure? Even after everything that I put him through?
Eric: You’ve lost each other before. You’ll find your way back together again.
Brooke: He is the love of my life. He is.
Eric: Come here.
Brooke: Oh.
Eric: Come here.
Ridge: You want to make sure I end up happy? What does that mean?
Thomas: You were there for me. You helped me through some tough times. I’ll make sure I’m there for you and mom and that you end up together. I want you to be happy and fulfilled. I’m saying you can count on me.
Sheila: How did you find me?
Steffy: It’s not fun, is it? Having someone show up at your door uninvited?
Sheila: It– it’s just a surprise.
Steffy: Yes, it is. So why don’t you clear things up for me?
Sheila: I’m not sure I know what you mean.
Steffy: Well, you told my mother that you changed. You’re not some conniving monster that you used to be.
Sheila: Because I’m not.
Steffy: Then prove it. Tell me that you’re still trying to make inroads with finn. That you’re still trying to win my mother over, infiltrate my family, that’s been your plan all along, right? My mother convinced me to have you over. Is that what you’re trying to do? Do you want one more time at my house?
Sheila: Your mother is a very kind, generous woman.
Steffy: I’m not as forgiving.
Sheila: Look, steffy, we– we– we both want the same things. I– I love finn. I want to see him happy. And I adore my grandson, hayes. I want what’s best for all of you.
Steffy: And what’s that? To get to know you better?
Sheila: For your father and mother to be reunited. Brooke has kept them apart for far too long. Your mother has been watching the love of her life being betrayed and taken advantage of. Taylor has a– a real chance with him now. I want that for her. I’m not the enemy here, steffy. You have no idea what I would do to bring your family together. I know you don’t want to hear it, but it is– it’s true. I already feel like I’m part of that. Finn is my son and hayes is my flesh and blood.
Steffy: You are not part of our lives. You never will be. You’re not our family. You’re not my mother’s friend. So you don’t get to have an opinion about her or my father. What you can do is leave. Stay away from my family. And that means everyone in my family, including thomas. That’s right. I saw the two of you in the alley behind il giardino. I was there. So you need to tell me right now what you two were doing. I want to know what’s going on between you and my brother.
Brooke: Oh, honey… that was so nice of you to bring dinner.
Hope: Of course. It’s the least I could do, considering.
Brooke: Yeah. I just wish things were different with ridge.
Hope: Well, the two of you are in communication. So, that’s good. And you told him you regret what happened. He did say that he will always love you, so… that’s something.
Brooke: It’s going to have to be enough, for now…
Hope: Well, I hate to do this, but I really should get going.
Brooke: Oh. So soon?
Hope: Yeah. You know, liam and I, we made a promise to the kids. So–
Brooke: Okay, okay. I understand. It’s just… you know me. I don’t like to be alone. Empty house. Full mind.
Hope: Mom, you know how loved you are, right?
Brooke: Yeah.
Hope: Good. Because if you ever need to, you can just take a look back on your entire life and think about all the wonderful loves you have had. There’s got to be comfort in that. Besides, that is the nice thing about memories. They’re always there when you need them.
Brooke: Yes.
Hope: Come here.
Brooke: Honey. Thank you.
Hope: I love you.
Brooke: I love you.
Hope: Have a good night.
Brooke: Night.
Ridge: Logan.
Hope: You’re know how loved you are, right?
[ Brooke sighing ]
Brooke: Oh. Eric? Oh. I thought I was alone.
Eric: You’ll never be alone, brooke. Hope you don’t mind. I stopped by to check in on you.
Brooke: No, I don’t mind.
Eric: I’ve never stopped caring about you. Is it really 35 years?
Brooke: 35 years.
Eric: Yeah. When I think back… we had a wonderful time together.
Brooke: Yes. We did. And we raised two incredible children. Smart, successful, caring. We made a beautiful family.
Eric: We made a beautiful couple.
Eric: I’m so happy that we had all that time together. I’ll always cherish it, despite that fact I know where your true destiny lies.
[ Brooke giggling ] To know you, brooke, is to know beauty and to know class. But most of all… it’s to know love.
Brooke: Oh, eric.
Thorne: I know that smile.
Brooke: Thorne?
Thorne: I wish I could say that I could make you smile like that, but that one’s only reserved for my brother.
[ Both giggling ] Those things are amazing. Shows you pictures of things, you haven’t seen in ages. I’ve been down that rabbit hole. You know, sometimes when it feels like what’s the point of… well, anything. Our memories are what save us. At least hat’s true for me. Especially… when I think about our relationship.
Brooke: Are you sure you know where we are?
Thorne: Of course, I do. Have I ever gotten us lost before?
Brooke: Well let’s see-
Thorne: Yeah.
Brooke: There was the time when–
Thorne: Yeah. Why don’t you just look up ahead.
Brooke: Ah.
Thorne: I love you, brooke. And I want to feel exactly the way that I feel right now, for the rest of my life. And I want this adventure that we are on just to– I want it to go on forever.
[Clock dinging]
Thorne: How lucky am I? How lucky is any man to been loved by you, brooke. You know, mother may have had some choice words for you over the years, but in the end, she realized what we all did. You’re just a girl from the valley, who follows her heart. But let’s be honest. We know where your heart leads you.
[ Brooke giggling ] Everyone has a style…
[Wind rustling]
[ Brooke gasping ]
[Bell ringing]
[ Brooke gasping ]
Brooke: Nick?
Nick: Hello, brooke. Permission to come aboard?
Brooke: Of course. You don’t need permission. Get in here. Wow. Look at you. You look amazing.
Nick: Oh, thanks. I wore this at our wedding.
Brooke: Of course. Our wedding. You know, I’ve been thinking a lot about you.
Nick: Really?
Brooke: Yes. All the wonderful things I read about you in the press.
Nick: Oh, thank you. I’ve been thinking a lot about you, too… so much, since we were together. You’re looking good.
Brooke: Stop!
Nick: Are you um–
Brooke: Oh, alone? Yes.
Nick: You never were very good at being alone, brooke.
Brooke: You remember. But I am getter better, I am.
Nick: I hope you know that so many people love you. And, from my perspective, you’ll never be alone.
[ Nick giggling ] The times we shared.
🎶🎵 Open up your eyes / tell me what you see / is there a place for me / inside of you / can we both forgive / try to just forget / forget the past / and let the day begin / I’m going back again / I’ll take it to the end / remember where we’ve been / and where we have to go / take a look around / look at what we’ve found / I know that we can be / what we want to be / I’m going back again 🎶🎵
Nick: I been thinking a lot about this great journey we call life. The stormy seas, the times when we feel so lost. Like we’re out on the open water without a compass or a star up above. But time with you… it always felt like clear skies. The love and joy that you radiate. It’s like a beacon for the soul. You guide us all home. I’m here for you, always. I don’t know what’s going on with me
Bill: My cherie.
[ Brooke gasping ]
Bill: What are you doing here all alone? Well, you’re not alone, I’m here. I’ll always be here for you, brooke. But we can’t have you sitting around here all forlorn. That’s not who you are. I think I have the cure. I could have the stella maris fueled and crewed by the time we get to monaco.
[ Brooke laughing ]
Brooke: I’m sure you could make that happen. But you know we can’t, bill.
Bill: Yeah, I know. But you gotta admit, we did have some pretty epic times together. I’m not spending the rest of my life without you. I love you brooke.
Bill: My cherie.
[ Camel grunting ] One of the things I loved most about you was that you loved me for me. You didn’t try to change me. You didn’t judge me for who I was. Well, the same holds true for you. I wouldn’t change a thing. How could I? How could any of us?
Brooke: Oh! Oh, thank you all for being here. To make me laugh and cry. And reminisce. And most importantly, not to feel alone. But if I were to be honest, there is just one thing I want to hear.
Ridge: Logan?
Brooke: Ridge!
Ridge: Did you really think you’d make it through this night without me? You are unforgettable.
🎶🎵 Unforgettable / that’s what you are / unforgettable / though near or far / like a song of love / that clings to me / how the thought of you / does things to me / never before / has someone been more / unforgettable / in every way / and forever more / and forever more / that’s how you’ll stay / that’s how you’ll stay / that’s why, darling 🎶🎵
Ridge: 35 years… only getting stronger.
🎶🎵 So unforgettable this romance is gonna last forever. 🎶🎵
Brooke: I love you, ridge.
Ridge: I love you, logan.
🎶🎵 That’s why, darling / it’s incredible / that someone / so unforgettable / thinks that I am / unforgettable too 🎶🎵
Steffy: I knew thomas was hiding something. He’s been so intense, shutting me out.
Finn: And why is he in the alley talking with sheila?
Steffy: That’s what I want to know. What has my brother gotten himself into?
Brooke: You said that we could get through anything. For better or for worse, in sickness or in health. You said that.
Ridge: I did. But those were not the only vows we made that day.
Brooke: I know. I know I hurt you and I continue to hurt you. I just… want to know if you still believe that we can get through anything–
Ridge: Logan. Logan. I came here to check on you. Make sure you’re not drinking.
Brooke: Because that’s what we do. We check on each other. I made the worst mistake I’ve ever made by letting you go, ridge, and I want you back. You’re my husband. Come home. Be my husband.
Finn: Okay, uh, maybe I’ve missed something. Just walk me through this again.
Steffy: Thomas has been acting really strange and whenever I ask him what’s wrong, he dodges the question.
Finn: You said the phone conversation that you overheard with thomas was intense?
Steffy: Yeah, I tried to ask him about it and he wouldn’t open up. And then he left the office. So i– I followed him.
Finn: And when you saw them together, what did they look like? Was– was it confrontational?
Steffy: I couldn’t really tell from where I was standing but it was clear that they wanted their privacy.
Finn: Why didn’t you just confront them?
Steffy: I wanted to do that! But I didn’t want to give sheila a chance to spin some kind of story so she could defend herself.
Finn: This is weird, steffy. Especially knowing how thomas feels about sheila.
Steffy: Something is going on with thomas. I need to know what it is.
[ Knocking on door ]
Taylor: Hey sweetie! I heard you were working late. Thought you might want to go grab a bite to eat with your old mom. Is everything okay?
Thomas: Yeah.
Taylor: Thomas, you can’t hide from me. I can tell something’s wrong. What is it?
Ridge: You want me to come home?
Brooke: Yes, I do. You know, I– I know I set you free. But… I mean, really, who does that? It’s really kind of silly, actually, because when you want something so bad, when you want that thing or person in your life, you don’t just set them free. Gotta hold onto it. Right? I mean… we’ve been through too much together, ridge. Just too much to let it end like this. We can’T.
[ Sighs ] I love you and I miss you. And I want you to come back. I do. So just please, please come home. Please be with me. Be ready for whatever life throws your way.
Steffy: We both know this wouldn’t be the first time thomas’ gotten himself into something.
Finn: But we don’t even know what this is yet.
Steffy: I think he could be in trouble.
Finn: Steffy–
Steffy: If he’s having conversations with sheila, like, no good can come from that.
Finn: But what if it can? Maybe thomas is acting strange because your parents are getting closer.
Steffy: That would make him act strange?
Finn: Well, yeah, because, uh, it’s something that he’s always hoped for. And now that it’s happening, he’s– he’s thinking it’s too good to be true. You both know what it’s like to watch your parents’ relationship fall apart.
Steffy: Yeah, but brooke is out of the picture. It’s like no way my father’s going back to her.
Finn: But brooke isn’t the only threat to your family. Maybe thomas met with sheila to put her on notice. Maybe he’s just trying to protect you guys.
Steffy: Protect us?
Finn: Well, think about it, the idea of your parents finally reuniting, maybe he’s just trying to make sure that nothing gets in the way of that.
Steffy: Why doesn’t he just tell me? Why is he trying to hide it?
Finn: Well, because of me. Sheila’s my birth mother. You’re my wife and he knows how much tension that caused when she first arrived. Maybe he thought if he told you, it’d would just add to it. Look. Thomas, he’s thrilled about taylor and ridge.
Steffy: So thrilled that he’s trying to protect it. I mean, it does make sense. As weird as my brother is acting, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do to get our parents back together.
Taylor: Thomas, what’s going on?
Thomas: Mom, you don’t need to worry about me.
Taylor: Okay, well, too bad. I’m your mom, so.
Thomas: I’m asking you to trust me. I’m okay. All right? I’m better than okay. You and dad are getting back together–
Taylor: Ah, you’re deflecting.
Thomas: I’m not.
Taylor: Yeah, you are.
Thomas: No, I’m not. I’m not deflecting–
Taylor: Mm.
Thomas: You and dad finally have another chance together and that’s amazing. It is, but if I seem out of sorts, maybe it’s just because I’ve recognized that’s happened before. And obviously, you didn’t end up together, so. I guess I’m just a little worried.
Taylor: I understand. Look, this is not at all what I expected when I came back to L.A. You know, your father and I share a very special bond. With everything that’s going on we’ve– we’ve been reconnecting and it’s been really nice, so. Thomas?
Thomas: Yeah, you, um, you do have a special bond. You guys love each other genuinely. And you’re such a loving person, you’re– you’re– you’re amazing. I mean, you– what you poured into me, the amount of help you gave me when I was going through everything I went through, I–
Taylor: Honey, you did all the work. I– I wish that I would have been there.
Thomas: No, heh, I don’t– I don’t agree with that. You definitely did a lot of work. It doesn’t really matter, look, what I’m saying is that you… you’re an incredibly loving person. And you pour that out of yourself to people, you genuinely want to help people. And that love shines through day and night for you. And I want to make sure that you have someone in your life that pours that kind of love into you. And the way that I see dad with you, it seems like he does. He loves you like that. And I just want to make sure that nothing gets in the way of that.
Brooke: I’ve made terrible mistakes, I know that. I’ve broken your heart and I hate myself for that. But honestly, ridge, I wouldn’t be asking you to come home if I didn’t think we could get through this. ‘Cause you are my destiny. And we’ve taken this amazing, wonderful, exciting yet sometimes painful road. And we’ve gone on this road together, ridge. Has been an incredible journey. It has. And I don’t want it to end. And I don’t think you do, either. Let’s just do this, okay? Let’S… go down this road together. We can do it. What do you say? When tired, achy feet make your whole body want to stop,
Finn: Look, I understand your concern. But as far as sheila goes, she seems to be on her best behavior. Spending christmas eve with us– it gave her hope. I didn’t get the impression that she’d be willing to risk all the progress that she made.
Steffy: And thomas?
Finn: He’s probably just protecting his family.
Steffy: Yeah. Maybe.
Finn: Hey, come here. Thomas is going to be okay. All right? Everyone is.
Steffy: This is nice.
Finn: Yeah, it is.
Steffy: Yeah.
Finn: Do you hear that?
Steffy: No, I don’t hear anything.
Finn: Exactly. Kids are asleep. Everyone’s gone.
Steffy: And I ruined your surprise dinner plans by getting home before you.
Finn: Luckily, I think quick on my feet. So why don’t I check on the kids and you meet me in the bedroom?
Ridge: What are we doing here, huh? I didn’t– I didn’t come here tonight to– to have you beg my forgiveness. I– I’m here because I was concerned about you. I still am.
Brooke: Well, I still haven’t had a drink if that’s what you’re getting at, and I’m not tempted to–
Ridge: You were tempted, new year’s eve. And we still don’t know what triggered you. And I don’t want that to happen again.
Brooke: Well, I’m not triggered now,
Ridge: I can’t do this with you.
Brooke: I’m not, ridge. I’m not triggered now. I don’t want to drink. All I want is you.
Finn: It’s been too long. I’m steve, I lost 138 pounds in nine months on golo
Steffy: How did you do this so quickly?
Finn: I have my ways. There also might be a pile of dirty clothes under the bed.
Steffy: Okay. And the rose petals…
Finn: Mm, I can’t reveal all my secrets. I’ve been waiting for a night like this. A night where it’S… just us.
Steffy: Me too.
Finn: And I don’t know what I did to deserve you. I am the luckiest man in the world. I fall more in love with you every minute, every day. You are… you’re fire, you’re strength, you– you’re a total bad ass. But you’re warm, and you’re sensitive, and sexy.
Steffy: Even when I’m covered in spit up?
Finn: Especially then. You have brought… so much… into my life. And I’m looking forward to a long and happy future with you. I love you.
Steffy: I love you.
Nowhere I’d rather be
than right here
with you next to me
sunlight in the cobwebs
in the air
lying on our backs
without a care in the world
almost too good to be real
cause this is how love
used to feel
and I think most every
moment with you
is a reverie
woah!
[ Emotional strings play ]
Every moment with you
is a reverie
Taylor: I know how– how happy you are that your dad and I are reconnecting but it’s not your responsibility to bring us back together, you know?
Thomas: I know it’s not my responsibility but if there’s something I can do then I will. You’ve sacrificed so much to help so many people. I mean, when’s it your turn to be happy? To have other people sacrifice for you? And look, dad gives you the kind of love and fulfillment that you deserve. And you obviously give that back to him.
Taylor: You make it sound all poetic, like your father and I are soul mates.
Thomas: You’re not?
Taylor: Honey, I love your dad so much. I– I really do. That has never changed. After all these years, even the thought of him makes my heart skip a beat. But with everything that’s going on with brooke, um, I don’t want to admit that I– I’d love to have a life with him and get a second chance. But, I do hope that. I really do.
Thomas: I hope so, too.
Brooke: What happened that night doesn’t change how much I love you. Is that so hard to believe?
Ridge: I don’t know what to believe, anymore.
Brooke: You do, ridge. You know what to believe. You know you can believe that I love you with my entire being. Look, I understand why you can’t be here with me. I do. Just know that I will wait. I will wait for as long as you need me to. Because I will always love you. And I know you will always love me, too.
Ridge: Hey. You’re right. I love you. I will always love you.
Sheila: No, what I’m asking is what’s best for everyone.
Thomas: Not everyone.
Sheila: Oh, let it go. Focus on your loved ones. Focus on what matters to you most: Your parents, your family. And they can have everything that you want for them. You just have to keep quiet. You don’t say anything, thomas. Not one word.
Steffy: Thomas? I want to find out what the hell’s going on.
Ridge: Yeah, it’s better, but it’s still not right. Try this here. Try and put this on. It’s good. Not it, though. Still something missing.
Eric: Belt the dress. It’ll make it, uh, bit more casual without losing any of this sophistication.
[ Ridge laughing ] Ladies and gentlemen, eric forrester is still the best in the business.
Eric: Thank you, thank you.
Ridge: This one? Yeah?
Eric: That’s it.
Ridge: All right. Excuse me.
[ Sighing ] Wow, you’re right. Thank you.
Eric: Perfect.
Ridge: And rebekah, thank you. You can leave that on. We’ll uh… yeah, it’s all we need today.
Rebekah: Thanks, eric.
Eric: Okay.
Ridge: What just happened?
Eric: She’s very flirty, isn’t she? I’m not complaining, it’s just interesting. Don’t tell quinn or she’ll have that young lady’s job.
Ridge: Quinn. That’s your wife. That’s right.
Eric: Yeah.
Ridge: How are you guys doing?
Eric: We’re fine, thanks for asking. How are you doing, son? Now that you and brooke are no longer living together?
Brooke: Ugh, why do I keep doing this to myself? I had the most amazing life with a man that I love so much, and I just threw it all away. What is wrong with me?
Hope: Mom, there is nothing wrong with you. You have to stop taking what happened and turning it back onto yourself.
Brooke: Honey, it is me. It is. I drank. I kissed deacon. I defended deacon when I should have been supporting my husband. This is all on me.
Hope: Okay, well, I– I don’t believe that ridge entirely sees it that way. He understands that alcohol did play a part. I mean, mom, his heart went out to you when you first told him about it. And he still loves you.
Brooke: Honey, look at the history. I’ve hurt ridge too many times, and every time I promise him it won’t happen again, and it always does. I mean, how can I expect him to believe me when I can’t even believe myself? That’s how I justified letting him go.
[ Sighing ] If I could just figure out what cost me my sobriety, you know, if I could just find that trigger. If I could do that, then maybe ridge and i could have a chance.
Ridge: How am I doing? Honestly, I don’t know.
Eric: You’re still staying at steffy and finn’s house?
Ridge: The guesthouse, yeah.
Eric: I know that must mean a lot to her and to thomas that you’re there. Taylor, too, of course.
Ridge: Well, she knows everything that’s going on. Taylor’s always been like an oasis to me.
Eric: She has always been there, hasn’t she?
Ridge: Yeah.
Eric: I think the world of her, you know? Your mother always did, too.
Ridge: She was mom’s choice for me.
Eric: Because taylor was, and is, a wonderful, lovely, principled woman. But we all know that brooke is the woman for you. I hate what this is doing to you, son. And I hate what it’s doing to brooke, too.
Thomas: You switched the champagne labels, sheila. You triggered brooke’s relapse.
Sheila: No, I did what nobody else had the guts to do, stand up to brooke.
Thomas: By using her addiction to alcohol against her?
Sheila: Oh, god. There you go again, thinking with your heart, not your head. What is wrong with you, thomas? You don’t even like brooke.
Thomas: That’s not the point. This is about–
Sheila: No, it’s about her betraying your father for the umpteenth time.
Thomas: A betrayal that was orchestrated by you.
Sheila: Yeah, that benefited you, that benefited your parents, and benefited your entire family.
Thomas: And yours. Don’t act like this was some selfless act, sheila.
Sheila: No, I never claimed otherwise. But if we can both win at the end…
Thomas: This isn’t a game, sheila. A marriage is at stake. People’s lives and happiness could be changed by what you’ve done.
Sheila: Yes. And maybe for the better. Taylor and ridge could be reunited, your family could be whole again because of me, thomas. You should be singing my praises, not contemplating ratting me out to your family.
[ Door closing ]
Finn: Babe? How long have you been home?
Steffy: Not long, why?
Finn: Ah, I was just– I was going to surprise you and have dinner ready for you when you walked through the door.
Steffy: Aw.
Finn: Ha ha. Is everything okay? You seem a little distracted.
Steffy: Uh, I’m sorry.
Finn: No, no, no, no. It’s okay. You don’t need to apologize, though, is something going on? Something wrong?
Steffy: I’m not sure exactly. It has something to do with um, my brother and your mother. When hurting feet make you want to stop,
Eric: Ridge, you know you have my support no matter… no matter what you decide about all this.
Ridge: I do know that, dad. Thank you. Not really sure how objective you could possibly be knowing how you feel about brooke.
Eric: I feel the same affection for taylor, I really do. They’re both remarkable women.
Ridge: They are. And very different women, bringing different things to my life.
Eric: And I think that’s something very important for you to remember. I know how much this time means to you, this time that you’re spending with steffy and thomas, and with taylor. You’re a supportive, attentive, loving father and grandfather. You can do that for all of them and still go back to brooke.
Brooke: Ugh! Oh, well. I never learn, do I?
Hope: Mom.
Brooke: No, it’s true. I hurt people, especially the people that I love. No wonder stephanie felt the way she did about me. I just tore through her family, ridge, eric, thorne. I can understand why she had so much contempt for me.
Stephanie: You know,
beneath that beautiful face and
body of yours is a really evil,
wicked, wicked woman
who forgot a really important
lesson in life: Evil
does not triumph over good.
Brooke: She really did despise me. And I gave her every reason to. Oh, she would be mad at me if she knew what I did to ridge this time. How I hurt him, how I let him down once again. And I– I don’t even know why.
Sheila: Okay, you might not like my methods, but you cannot argue the results. Ridge left brooke, and he is safely in the bosom of his family with your mother.
Thomas: For which I should be eternally grateful to you.
Sheila: Yes, you should be. But right now, I just want you to focus on your father and the years of humiliation that he has been through all these years with brooke. And then I want to ask yourself just one question: How much more disrespect should he and your family take? Please, just help me. Help me free ridge of brooke once and for all.
Finn: Thomas and my mother?
Steffy: Thomas hasn’t been acting like himself, especially when it comes to our parents. Like, my dad is living here, my mom and my dad, they’re getting closer.
Finn: That’s something thomas wants.
Steffy: Yeah, like, he should be happy, but instead he’s like, stressed and worried, like he’s carrying around all this weight.
Finn: Then he should be happy.
Steffy: Then why isn’t he? And now to find out that my brother is meeting up with your mom? Like, what is going on? What is thomas up to? I brought in ensure max protein,
Finn: Like, does thomas know that you saw him with sheila?
Steffy: No.
Finn: Well, then how did you
Steffy: I–I heard him on the phone at the office. And when I questioned him about it, thomas wouldn’t open up. And then when he left I um… I followed him.
Finn: To?
Steffy: Il giardino. That’s where he met up with sheila.
Sheila: Your family’s well-being is in your hands. You can choose a future where ridge and taylor are reunited, where ridge never has to suffer the pain and angst that brooke has brought into his life, a future where taylor and ridge grow old with one another. You can do this, thomas. You can rid brooke from your father’s life, from all of your lives permanently if you just keep our secret. Keep our secret. If you wimp out– just don’t wimp out! If you do, I promise you’re going to hate yourself forever.
Ridge: Thank you, dad, for your honest advice. I know you always want the best for me.
Eric: I do, but I will always believe that brooke is absolutely your destiny.
Hope: How about we go for a drive, mom? Or a walk? I mean, anything to get you out of the house because you’ve been cooped up inside, pacing around, berating yourself, and that’s not good.
Brooke: You know, I know why stephanie fought me so hard. To keep me out of ridge’s life. Because she knew it wasn’t good for him. She knew I’d keep hurting him if she didn’t stop me.
Stephanie: You have
systematically chipped away
at the integrity of
our family over these years.
You’ve besmirched our name,
tainted our reputation,
and brought nothing, nothing
but scandal and misery to us.
Brooke: You know,
stephanie, you talk about
integrity and honor.
But what kind of a person
finds pleasure in
somebody else’s misery?
Stephanie: Well,
you tell me, miss.
Didn’t taylor beg you to
leave her family alone?
You knew the heartbreak
you were putting her through,
and you didn’t care.
You didn’t care at all.
You saw an opening and
you took it, and you drove
that woman right to the edge.
Brooke: I don’t need
to justify myself to you,
not after what you did to me.
Stephanie: I was
protecting my family.
Brooke: By corrupting mine!
Stephanie: Well, honey,
you reap what you sow.
Brooke: Hah! You think
I brought this on myself?
Stephanie: Yes.
You told me that you would
destroy my family and
there wasn’t anything
that I could do about it.
Well, you were wrong.
I didn’t have to do something
about it because ridge
came to his senses.
And now they all see you for
exactly what you are,
and they don’t want to have
anything to do with you.
You’re finished, brooke.
You’re finally finished.
Brooke: I regret letting him go. But I do love ridge. I always will. Maybe stephanie was right all along.
Finn: Maybe thomas and sheila just ran into each other at il giardino?
Steffy: It wasn’t like that. They weren’t sitting at a table. They weren’t by the bar.
Finn: Well, where were they?
Steffy: They were in the alley behind the restaurant.
Finn: That’s weird.
Steffy: You know what’s weird? My brother can’t stand sheila. But yet there he was, with sheila, alone. Like, they were very intense, but I don’t know what they were talking about. Like, what would my brother have to discuss with her? Why would he do that? What is going on with my brother and your mother?
Sheila: You can do this,
thomas.
You can rid brooke from
your father’s life, from all of
your lives permanently if
you just keep our secret.
Brooke: Stephanie was unrelenting. There’s nothing she wouldn’t say or do to keep me out of ridge’s life.
Stephanie: Like I’ve tried
to teach you ever since
the first miserable day
that you walked into my life:
My family stands for integrity,
and honor, and love.
That’s how we have
survived your craziness
all of these years.
And now it’s over, it’s over.
And I get to say with
a delicious little smile
on my face: I won.
I won.
[ “I won” echoing ]
Brooke: She knew me better than I know myself. I gave up the best man in the world, all because of that one night. That one night, hope, that cost me everything.
Hope: Mom, ridge loves you.
Brooke: Well then why would I do that? Why would I hurt him again like that? I mean, first there was bill, and then there was deacon. I mean, what is wrong with me? I have a serious flaw in my character. And stephanie saw that. That is why she did everything she possibly could to get rid of me out of her life, out of ridge’s life. And now he is. I mean, he’s over at steffy and taylor’S. I set him free, and I told him I’d make the divorce easy. I don’t know why I did that. I don’t want a divorce. I don’t want to spend one more day without him.
Hope: Tell him what’s in your heart.
[ Brooke sighing ]
Brooke: I can’T. I can’t eat or– I can’t sleep. I– I can’t do anything without you, ridge. I made a mistake by sending you over to taylor’s and steffy’S. I never should have let you walk out that door. But I did. But it’s not what I want. I want to be able to work through this, and I, I believe it’s something that maybe we can do together. I need you to come home. Come back to me, ridge, please. Come home.
Sheila: You’ve got to stay quiet, thomas, this has got to stay between us.
Thomas: I don’t think I should do it. What choice do you have? Your parents’ happiness is at stake here. Yours and steffy’S. Brooke is out of your lives. Don’t ruin all the progress that your family has made.
Thomas: Okay, look, I think we should meet in person.
Sheila: It’s too dangerous. We–we shouldn’t be seen together, thomas.
Thomas: It’s either that, or the alternative.
Sheila: Yeah. Well, I definitely don’t want you coming back here to my hotel because that is too dangerous. So why don’t you meet me in the alley behind il giardino?
Steffy: Thomas. What is going on?
Brooke: I let him off the hook, deacon.
Deacon: And now you regret it.
Brooke: I thought I was doing ridge a favor by setting him free, but now I don’t know, what– what was I thinking?
Deacon: You–you didn’t think you had any options. Look, he hasn’t exactly been a prince through this whole thing. You know, he not only overreacted with our little kiss, but made a beeline over to taylor–
Brooke: Yeah, but because he was tired of me defending you.
Deacon: He leaves you at your most vulnerable point, jumps ship to the other team, and now he’s– he’s living in steffy’s guest house? I mean, come on, talk about overreacting.
Brooke: I know. But I told him he could have a divorce, and I don’t know why I did that because I don’t want to lose him. Deacon, I don’T.
Hope: Mom? Dad. What’s going on? Is everything okay?
Deacon: Your mom’s having a rough day.
Hope: Oh, well, is there anything we can do?
Brooke: No, honey. I– I just can’t believe how I got here. I mean, how I put myself in this predicament, destroying my marriage. What have I done?
Brooke: What did you
say your name was?
Sheila: Sheila carter.
Brooke: Oh, yes, of course,
the new nurse at forrester,
you have excellent credentials.
Sheila: Really, I’m an
expert with kids.
You know, you’re the one
and only person that can look
at brooke and say to
myself, “she’s my friend.”
Brooke: I don’t like you.
I think you’re a clinging,
pitiful, dependent human being.
Sheila: You don’t mean it.
Brooke: Yes, I do.
I mean every word of it.
You’re crazy.
You haven’t changed.
You’re incapable of change.
You’re still that crazy,
psychotic lunatic.
And I don’t want you anywhere
near my family.
Do you hear me?
You can’t be here, sheila.
I’m not going to let you put
eric in this position.
You have to leave.
But you’re dangerous, sheila.
A sociopath, and steffy
and her family need to be
protected from you.
I am going to make
certain that you are out
of all of our lives.
Once and for all.
[ Knocking on door ]
Sheila: Finn! I– wasn’t expecting this, uh, surprise visit from my son, not that I am complaining. What a pleasant surprise that.
Finn: Oh, I had to come by and check up on you.
Sheila: Check up on me?
Finn: I want to believe that you aren’t creating any more problems.
Steffy: There is something up with you.
Thomas: What are you talking about? I am fine. You expect me to believe that?
Thomas: Steffy, I’m not really in the mood right now.
Steffy: You’ve been acting really strange lately.
Thomas: You know, you’ve been saying that since we were kids?
Steffy: What about your phone conversation just now?
Thomas: What about it?
Steffy: Sounded pretty intense.
Thomas: So now you’re eavesdropping.
Steffy: Something is going on thomas, and I’m starting to get worried. What is going on? Tell me. I’m amber, I’ve lost 128 pounds with golo,
Hope: Mom, I hate seeing you like this.
Brooke: I don’t even know who I am anymore, and I look into the mirror and I don’t even recognize this woman looking back at me.
Hope: Well, then maybe we need to get someone in here who can actually help you.
Brooke: I am getting help, honey. I’m still going to my meetings and I’m seeing my therapist.
Liam: And you’ve stayed sober, which is huge.
Brooke: Yeah, but I still sent ridge away to live a life without me.
Hope: Well, ridge will come to his senses, but in the meantime, you have to stop making yourself sick over this.
Brooke: It’s too late, honey, I said goodbye to ridge. I made the worst decision of my life.
Deacon: Brooke, I don’t know if this helps, but when you and hope let me back into your life, it taught me that it’s never too late.
Brooke: Deacon, I– I still need to fill in the blanks. I need to put the pieces back together.
Sheila: Why do you always wonder if I’m up to no good?
Finn: I want to believe that you’re finally a changed woman. All the– all the things that you’ve been saying to taylor. Yeah, yeah, I know that you’ve been making visits to steffy’s mother.
Sheila: So taylor has filled you in, then, huh?
Finn: Yeah. And you know, you’re not supposed to just show up at her office.
Sheila: I know that, but we have a– a rather nice rapport, and she’s been very understanding about my desire to have a closer relationship with you and my grandson.
Finn: Yeah, taylor’s great. I’m lucky to be part of steffy and her family’s lives. You know, they’re my family now. And they mean the world to me.
Sheila: I’m your family too, finn. It’s just nice when we can all be in a room together. Show hayes what forgiveness and understanding really does look like, like to be a good example for my grandson.
Finn: Yeah, but steffy, she still has her walls up when it comes to you,
Sheila: Okay, well, I– I understand that. But her mother has been so welcoming. I’m hoping that I’m going to get to spend more time with you soon.
Finn: And a lot of that depends on you, whether or not you can stay on the straight and narrow, which I am counting on you doing. So please don’t let me down, mother.
Steffy: I know you, thomas. You can’t put anything past me.
Thomas: Oh, I know.
Steffy: So you would tell me if something were wrong, right?
Thomas: You don’t need to worry about me, steff.
Steffy: Why are you like, so intense right now? I don’t get it. Dad’s not staying at brooke’s, we don’t have to deal with the logans, mom and dad are getting closer. They’re reconnecting. You should be as happy as I am.
Thomas: Believe me, there is nothing I would like more, but it’s not that simple.
Steffy: I get that, not everything right now is rainbows and butterflies, but it feels as though our family is getting back on track, feels like a miracle.
Thomas: Yeah, it’s something like that. Look, I know that everything has been so hectic for dad lately. I’m doing the best that I can to make sure that he and our entire family are safe and happy.
Steffy: Good. Glad to hear it. Not that I was worried or anything that we weren’t on the same page. I know you’re as loyal to our family as anybody.
Thomas: Well, you should have no doubt about that. Now I do have to go. I’m meeting someone, so I’ll catch up with you later.
Sheila: Here you go.
Finn: Thank you.
Sheila: Uh-huh. Look, I understand that steffy has arguments for not trusting me.
Finn: Just all the– the history of you and the forres–
Sheila: Look– I am– I am, I am well aware and I am never going to forget the terrible mistakes that I’ve made, but that is behind us and everything that I do now, every decision I make, every move I make is so that I can get closer to you and my grandson,
Finn: Steffy and our son are the most important things to me. They’re my priority and they’re my life and my future. I have to do everything that I can to make sure that they feel protected.
Sheila: Oh, by keeping me at arm’s length?
Finn: Yes, for now. If– if you’re truly reformed and you’re living a good life, I’ll try to convince steffy to lighten up her opposition to you because I would really like to get to know you as my birth mother.
Sheila: I’ve disappointed you enough, son. And I promise you are never going to hear anything about me that would let you down again.
Hope: Okay, so now that dad has gone back to work, I need you to be completely open and honest with us.
Liam: Yeah, is deacon maybe adding to your anxiety because I kind of feel like he has that effect on people?
Brooke: No, gosh, no. Deacon isn’t to blame. I am.
Liam: Ye– okay, but hear me out here, and I’m going to say this as gently as possible. I think, I think if you want your best chance at reuniting with ridge, maybe time alone with deacon is not on the menu, especially considering how ridge feels about him?
Hope: And I’m sure, even though dad means well, because I know he feels partially responsible for what happened between the two of you that night, and I’m sure he’s just trying to be there for you and be supportive. I think liam has a point. It might be best to keep your distance right now.
Brooke: I know, I know, honey, I really, I understand. I didn’t invite deacon here. He just showed up. Same way he showed up that horrible nighT. But why couldn’t I control myself? I mean, who does that? Who betrays their own husband in their own home? I let another man sleep in our bed.
Liam: Okay–
Brooke: I know, stop, no, don’t say it. I know nothing happened. I know that, it’s just something really dark. Took over me. Something sinister. There was nothing I could do about it. I let it win.
Thomas: You’re late. I’ve been waiting for you.
Finn: Yeah, well, my son showed up unannounced and i wasn’t about to rush him off. He’s the reason after all I set all this is motion.
Thomas: So you say.
Sheila: If brooke hadn’t vowed to keep me from finn and hayes, I never would have set her up. Your parents reconnecting, that was actually icing on the cake, although I do believe taylor deserves to be reunited with ridge. I know you want that too, thomas,
Thomas: Brooke has hurt my dad more times than I can count, but we need to talk about this.
Sheila: What more is there to talk about? We’re this close to eliminating brooke from your father’s life permanently. Your, you parents are almost a couple again.
Thomas: Almost a couple. My dad is living in the guest house.
Sheila: Yeah. You know, when they’re ready to take it to the next level. And that’s going to come sooner than later, it’s just going to make things more meaningful.
Thomas: My father’s torn. He loves my mother, but he loves brooke too.
Sheila: That’s because he’s under brooke’s spell. Don’t you think it’s time we break that cycle, thomas? Don’t be tempted to tell anyone about what happened at brooke’s
Thomas: I want what’s best for my father, but I don’t know how much longer I can keep this under wraps.
Deacon: Wow.
Steffy: Deacon.
Deacon: Steffy forrester. Been a while. You– you’re having lunch?
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Brooke: I have to face up to what I did.
Hope: Mom, you have been. You’ve been taking accountability
Liam: Yeah, little too much. You asked me, I think you’re cutting yourself zero slack here.
Brooke: I destroyed the most important relationship I ever had, with a man that I love. Ridge has been so patient and so understanding, and all I did was hurt him. I took it too far, I took our marriage vows and I just… threw them to hell. What? Why? Because I just wanted to drink alcohol? Because I wanted to kiss deacon? No, I want ridge. That’s all I want, and I need to get him to understand. And I have to figure out a way to explain it all to him.
Steffy: Have you seen my brother?
Deacon: No, I just got here. You want a drink or something?
Steffy: No, thank you.
Deacon: Okie doke, suit yourself.
Bartender: Excuse me. I couldn’t help overhearing, but you’re steffy forrester, right? Yeah, I know who your brother is.
Steffy: Did you see him?
Bartender: Yeah, I– i can’t promise he’s still there, but I just saw him in the alley when I took the trash out.
Steffy: In the alley?
Bartender: Yeah, I don’t know what he’s doing back there, but…
Steffy: Thank you.
Bartender: Sure. Yeah.
Sheila: You can’t say anything, thomas. You need to keep our secret.
Thomas: Our secret? Don’t you mean your secret?
Sheila: No, this is our secret now.
Thomas: You’re the one who sabotaged brooke that night, sheila.
Sheila: Yes. So your parents could get back together.
Thomas: And so you could have a life with finn.
Sheila: And what’s so wrong with that? It’s a win-win. We both get what we want. Steffy and taylor get what they want, too.
Thomas: What you did was messed up, sheila.
Sheila: Oh, come on. You’re no saint.
Thomas: You’re right. I’m not. I’ve done some terrible things and I let my family down, and I don’t want to do that again.
Sheila: I know you don’t want to, but we both know perfectly well that’s exactly what is going to happen if you allow brooke back into your father’s life. Haven’t your parents suffered enough? And look at this– this moment that they have, and it’s right within their reach. So, where is the harm? Where is the harm in them experiencing a new beginning together? And finn, he wants me to have a bigger role in his life. And after all these years, I can start spending time with him. After all these years, thomas. We have been kept apart.
[ Sirens wailing ]
Sheila: It’s a new dawn, thomas. You think about it. You think about it very carefully, because this opportunity will never come again. This is a once in a lifetime gift. So, just go with it. Please, do– do this for me, do this for you, do this for your entire family. You be the hero.
Steffy: What the hell, thomas? If you think I’m not going to find out what’s going on, think again.
Liam: With respect to the contracts, we’ll have the legal team take a look at it and get back to you. But… uh, but we are very much looking forward to working with you. Okay. All right. Take care, john. Ah. I would ask if you’re okay, but you’re not, and I can see that, so how can I help?
Brooke: Oh, no, I mean, you’ve helped already so much. I mean, just letting me come down here without even calling, that’s a big help. So, I want to thank you for that. It’s just I’m not– I haven’t really been myself these days. So…
Liam: Yeah, well, how could you be? You’re always welcome here, though.
Brooke: Thanks. I was actually looking for hope. Is she around?
Steffy: You said it yourself, dad, that you need peace and stability in your life with a woman you can trust. None of that adds up to brooke. You know you belong with mom. With the forrester family. My mother loves you, ridge, with everything that she has, and she messed up. But she admits that, and if she could take it back, she would.
Sheila: I shouldn’t have to tell you, you’re a smart guy, thomas. I mean, keeping the secret benefits not only you, but your family.
Thomas: So I’m just supposed to forget the reason that brooke drank that night?
Sheila: Yes. Why do you care? You and steffy are both getting what you– you wanted– your parents back together.
Thomas: It’s not like they’re really a couple. My dad’s living in the guesthouse.
Sheila: Well, I’m not thrilled to hear that your father’s sleeping alone. But given time, my plan will work. You just have to stay quiet and let it. You tell no one, thomas. This is our secret. You got that? Are you good. Good.
Deacon: Scheming much?
Liam: Said on the box this is supposed to calm your nerves, so…
Brooke: Oh, well, I need that. Thank you.
Liam: Yeah. Hey, if you need to talk, you know, you can talk to me. I mean, I’m not hope, granted. But I’m a pretty good listener and my shoulders are strong.
[ Laughs ] I don’t want to lay my stuff on you. I mean, hope is my daughter, she has to listen to me. You don’T.
Liam: Well, still want to. If you let me.
Brooke: That means a lot. Thanks. It’s just, uh… I don’t know. Everything happened so quickly. And it’s all my fault, of course. But I just miss my husband. Very much.
Steffy: That vodka didn’t just pour down brooke’s throat on its own.
Ridge: Okay.
Steffy: She chose to drink and carry on with deacon. Uh, you both know that my mother is an alcoholic, and I’m not using that as an excuse, but I do think that it is wrong to throw that in her face and punish her for one slip.
Steffy: One slip? Brooke kissed deacon. He stayed in my father’s bed. Look, my father is where he belongs– with my mother and our family. Where he has the respect and unconditional love he deserves. This isn’t the first time brooke betrayed my dad. She made a choice, and now she has to pay the consequence.
Sheila: How long have you been standing there?
Deacon: What if I told you it was long enough to hear something that you didn’t want me to know?
Sheila: I say not a chance, because my life is an open book.
Deacon: Sure.
Sheila: Why are you being so passive? I mean, the apron is really cute, but I think you need to ditch that and start focusing on a real opportunity. Brooke is alone and ridge is with his other family at steffy’S. We are within arm’s reach of what we both want: The end of ridge and brooke. What, you’re going to miss that opportunity because you are mopping floors? Why don’t you seize the moment? What are you going to do? (Asaad) when I was little,
Sheila: Come on, deacon. Why don’t you take off that apron and your pants and put that mop away?
[ Deacon scoffs ]
Deacon? What do you want me to do? You want me to throw her over my shoulder and haul her off back to my cave?
Sheila: That’s not a bad idea. She might like that.
Deacon: Yeah, I think you’re projecting now.
Sheila: Well, that’s something we’ll have to figure out another time, right? Let’s just focus on the task at hand.
Deacon: She’s made her feelings pretty clear. She wants ridge, not me.
Sheila: That’s when she thought ridge was still an option, before he started cozying up to taylor. And he’s not really cozying up quite enough. I think that’s where you come in. You can actually push ridge into the taylor column for good, and that’s a beautiful thing, because then we get exactly what we want and you get the added bonus of getting to spend time with the girl of your nightmares.
[ Sheila chuckles ] I’m sorry, your dreams. So, why don’t you go after your dream? Put on that charm and that sex appeal, because we know brooke is very vulnerable to that. So, why don’t you go after it, caveman?
[ Sheila chuckles]
Brooke: Just a few months ago, I swore that there was nothing that could come between ridge and me. But I wasn’t banking on myself. I mean, why did I do that?
Liam: God, I wish I had an answer for you.
Brooke: There’s something else I did that I regret, too. Yeah. You mean handing ridge over to taylor on a silver platter?
Brooke: Yeah, well, I didn’t want him to be miserable anymore, and I thought maybe he could be happy in a different situation. You know, with his other family, with taylor. So, I… I offered him a divorce.
Liam: Brooke!
Brooke: Yeah…
Liam: Wh– why?
Brooke: I don’t know.
Liam: Why?
Brooke: I– I’m starting to think that maybe I was wrong.
Liam: Yeah, you think? What are you even doing here? Go–
Brooke: You know what I need to do? I need to stand up.
Liam: Yes.
Brooke: And fight.
Liam: Yes.
Brooke: Like I used to.
Liam: Exactly. Go fight for your marriage. Go do it.
Brooke: I need to fight for my marriage.
Liam: Un-ring the bell.
Brooke: Oh, my god.
Liam: Go, go, get outta here.
Brooke: Thank you. Thank you.
Liam: You’re welcome. Go.
Brooke: I’ll talk to you later.
Hope: Ridge, please just hear me out. When it comes to betrayal, intention has to matter. I mean, my mom, she didn’t plan to drink that night. She didn’t plan to be with deacon. He just happened to show up again after she had a few too many, and one thing led to another, and things got out of hand.
Steffy: I am so sick of you and brooke using alcohol to justify brooke’s behavior. Okay, let’s say the booze made her do it. Brooke still chose to drink. And why was deacon in the house in the first place? Brooke knows how my father feels about him. If she sent him on his way, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. But I really don’t have any complaints here, because everything’s working out in the end. My father’s back where he belongs.
Hope: Ridge, I know that my mother hurt you, but I believe that would have never happened if she wasn’t drinking. And I get that you are upset with her for defending my father time and time again, but she’s doing that for me. She loves you. Ridge, it has always been you, and I know underneath all of your hurt and anger, that you still love her, too.
Deacon: Hey.
Brooke: Deacon! What are you doing here?
Deacon: Just came to check on you.
Brooke: I’m fine.
Deacon: I doubt it. But if you let me in, you hear me out, you might be.
[ Brooke sighs ]
Deacon: Look, I know you’re going through a rough time, and I just thought maybe these would help. And when you open it, you’ll notice I picked out your favorites.
Brooke: How did you know?
Deacon: I remember. In between our more passionate moments a lifetime ago, you did manage to open up just a little bit to me. And I remember. I remember everything, brooke. Every single moment. If you have type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure
Liam: Hey. So, what do you think about sushi for… oh. Bad day.
Hope: Had better.
Liam: I’m sorry.
[ Hope sighing ]
Hope: That helped.
[ Liam chuckles ]
Liam: Well, I got as many of those as you need. What happened?
Hope: Well, I had a little run-in with steffy at the office about mom and ridge. Liam: That doesn’t sound intense at all.
Hope: Mm. Obviously, there is a very strong difference of opinion regarding whom ridge should be with, and whether steffy, thomas or taylor like to admit it, my mom and ridge still love each other.
Brooke: Deacon, if you came here thinking we’re going to skip down memory lane, that’s just not going to happen.
Deacon: Okay, so that’s pretty clear. Not a lot of gray area there. Hey, what if it’s just what I said, that I came here to check on you?
Brooke: Oh, well, let’s see. Well, I just handed my husband over to a woman who’s been lying in wait for decades, just like a gift. So, yeah, I don’t know. I mean, I trashed my own happiness. Really, what is wrong with me?
Deacon: Not a damn thing. Brooke, you fell off the wagon. It happens.
Brooke: I did more than that. I kissed you and I let you sleep in a bed that I share with my husband. Deacon: Well, we passed out. Nothing happened. Look, you’ve got to stop beating yourself up over this thing, all right? If ridge really loved you, he’d forgive you. You deserve better than this.
Brooke: There’s nobody better than ridge.
Brooke: Oh, how could I let him go?
Steffy: Hope was being such a hypocrite. What happened to the clear-eyed truth teller?
Thomas: Do you have to be so hard on her, steff? She’s just looking out for her mother like we are.
Steffy: Well, I think she’s in denial. Look, I get dad is always going to care about brooke on some level, but hope is constantly justifying brooke’s reckless behavior. Yeah, okay, you can make a mistake. I get that. But this has become a pattern.
Ridge: Come on, steffy.
Steffy: You know I’m right, dad. Since it’s always you that’s getting hurt. Look, I get when you and brooke are together, when it’s good, you guys are picture perfect, and then something snaps. It’s like she turns to another man, a man that you despise. How long are you going to put up with this? Really? Yeah, okay, I get that she was drinking, but dad, she chose to drink. Tell me you realize that?
Ridge: Oh, I realize it. I realize all of it. I realize you want to put this family back together. And I realize that you want what’s best for me. And I also realize that brooke has blown up this relationship to a point where maybe it’s– it’s not fixable anymore. But hope is right. There is a part of me that will always love brooke, and I don’t– I don’t think it’s ever going to go away. I’m amber, I’ve lost 128 pounds with golo, Liam. I mean, he was stuck between steffy and me and both of us wanting what’s best for our mothers. And yet…
Liam: Brooke was– was here earlier. And… god, it’s just– it’s just so obvious how much she loves and misses ridge, and… how much she regrets letting him go.
Hope: That shouldn’t have happened.
Liam: Right.
Hope: I mean, she should fight for her marriage.
Brooke: I mean, what was I thinking? Letting ridge go like that? Pushing him into another woman’s arms? Taylor, no less. They have a history together. And because of that, he has feelings for her. They share a family. If anybody could take ridge away from me, it would be her.
Deacon: So, basically what you’re saying is that you haven’t given up on ridge?
Brooke: Yeah, basically. I love him, deacon. I never should’ve let him go.
Brooke: Ridge!
Brooke: I’m back, ridge. And I’m here to stay.
Ridge: My logan.
Brooke: Yes, your logan.
[ Thomas exhaling ]
[ Phone dialing ]
[ Phone ringing ]
[ Sheila sighing ]
[ Phone ringing ]
Sheila: Thomas, why are you calling me?
Thomas: Because I got no one to talk to about this. So far. Anyway.
Sheila: What do you mean, “so far”?
Thomas: Look, my dad loves my mom, he always has and always will, but he also loves brooke. Okay, and if he finds out what or who was the reason that she started drinking that night–
Sheila: He can’t know that.
Thomas: Keeping this secret doesn’t feel right, sheila.
Sheila: But it will. Once all the pieces fall into place– ridge is already living in steffy’s guesthouse, a stone’s throw away from taylor, and it’s only a matter of time before brooke reveals her true feelings towards deacon. The woman can’t stay alone a day in her life, and she does have feelings for him, or new year’s eve never would have happened. Booze-fueled or not.
Thomas: Booze-fueled because of you, sheila. Why are you so invested in this anyway?
Sheila: My son and grandson. Finn and hayes, they mean everything to me. I want to be in their lives, apart of their family’s life with you, steffy and– and taylor.
Thomas: Yeah. Talk about a long shot.
Sheila: Maybe, but I have to take it. My dreams, they stand a better chance of coming true as long as brooke is otherwise occupied. And this isn’t just about me. Taylor is– is a wonderful, compassionate woman and she’s in love with your father. This is her chance to have him. Ridge is the love of– of taylor’s life. She– she can have him back, and you can help make that happen by doing nothing. You just keep quiet. And everyone will get what’s best for them in the end if you keep this secret. You say nothing, not a word. We take this to our graves. Do you hear me, thomas? Thomas!
Taylor: Mm, yeah, I thought I heard something. Usually kelly just barges in here.
Ridge: Yeah, no, I heard that. That’s why I like being in the guest house, because they don’t come over, unless somebody comes with them.
Taylor: Oh, see, you’re missing out. Mm, you are. There’s nothing better than having your grandbabies barreling in in the morning and jumping on the bed.
[ Taylor laughing ] This isn’t bad either.
[ Phone ringing ]
Thomas: Hey, uh, did dad have a meeting this morning?
Steffy: Uh, I don’t know. Why?
Thomas: Well, he’s not here yet.
Steffy: Oh, that’s because he’s still here. With mom.
Thomas: Wait, they’re sleeping in?
Steffy: Yeah, I heard him making a coffee this morning, I think he brought a cup up to her.
Thomas: Hah, that sounds, uh, cozy, maybe I should give up this whole house hunting thing, and come move in with you two.
[ Both laughing ]
Steffy: Well, if, if mom and dad do get closer, the guest house is available.
Thomas: You think they’re gonna stay together?
Steffy: With brooke out of the picture, what would keep them apart?
Deacon: Sheila.
Sheila: Why are you never happy to see me?
Deacon: You want the reasons chronologically, or alphabetically? Come on, I’m working here.
Sheila: Yeah, or are you daydreaming about your sweetie, brooke? Well, just cheer up, okay? Because I have a feeling she’s gonna come creeping back to you, very soon.
Deacon: You know, if you’re gonna keep showing up here, you might as well just get your old job back.
Sheila: Oh, you wanna spend more time together?
Deacon: No, that way you’d have a legitimate reason for being here.
Sheila: Yeah, this is what I get for being supportive?
Deacon: All right, let’s hear it. More news about brooke.
Sheila: Well, I think your dream of a future with her is more promising.
Deacon: Doubtful.
Sheila: When did you become such a pessimist? I mean, if– if you need somebody to, uh, boost your confidence, or rev that engine, I am more than happy to help. But once you’ve been with me, brooke is going to be a letdown.
Deacon: You know, I think that’s a personal best. Three unsolicited sexual advances in the first five minutes, that’s amazing. I mean, did I miss something here? Is brooke no longer married to ridge?
[ Knocking on door ]
Thomas: Hey.
Hope: Is your dad around?
Thomas: No, what’s up?
Hope: Look, I– I don’t want all of this to become an issue for us. It’s just–
Thomas: This is about your mom.
Hope: Yes. She’s in a really bad place right now, and the things that she’s saying is– she can’t forgive herself, and she’s pushing ridge away and it’s almost like she would rather give up the man she loves than risk disappointing him again. And I just– I need ridge to understand that that night would have never happened if they weren’t drinking.
Taylor: Did you get any sleep last night?
Ridge: You mean did I stay up and think about the conversation that we had?
Taylor: Or the conversation you had with brooke.
Ridge: Still processing it.
Taylor: I’m sure.
Ridge: Just so unexpected. She’s setting me free. One terrible night and everything we had is… gone. I’m steve, I lost 138 pounds in nine months on golo
Deacon: You think this is great, don’t ya? That– that brooke somehow deserves what’s happening to her?
Sheila: You know what, you’re asking the wrong questions. What you should be asking is, “what happens next, and how can I be a part of it?”
Deacon: See, that’s how you think, not me. Not anymore.
Sheila: Oh, what, you’re going to leave brooke all alone? You’re gonna stand back and give her space? When has brooke ever shown anybody any– any deference? Any courtesy? No, she has always injected herself into everybody else’s lives. She is the complete opposite of taylor. Taylor stayed away, she didn’t want to interfere. No, she is humble, she is kind, she is thoughtful.
Deacon: Write her a fan letter already, jeez.
Sheila: She knew how important it would be for me to spend time with finn and hayes. And that– that’s why I, I know what getting back to ridge means to her.
Deacon: Because you guys are bffs now?
Sheila: Look, if taylor’s happy, I’m happy. If her family is– is secure and thriving, that means I might be able to spend more time with my son and my grandson. Heck, she might even convince steffy to– to give me a chance.
Ridge: No, so– so don’t watch that one because it’s a complete waste of time.
Steffy: Hi.
Ridge: Hey. You look ready. What’s going on?
Steffy: Looks like you two had a good morning.
Ridge: It’s all right.
Steffy: I– I’m gonna be heading out. So don’t worry, you guys can have your privacy.
Taylor: Oh, stop. It’s so quiet. Where are the kids?
Steffy: Out with amelia. So the house will be all… to yourself.
Ridge: What’s– I’m going to the office myself, in a few minutes.
Steffy: Hey, take your time, no rush. No rush.
Taylor: Honey, it’s not what you think, your father brought me coffee this morning.
Steffy: Mm hm.
Ridge: Yeah, I’m staying in the guest house because of your generous…
Steffy: You don’t have to explain. I– I’m not here to pry. No judgement, no judgement.
Taylor: Aw, thank you. No, I– maybe a little.
Steffy: But I can’t pretend what I’m– look at you two! Like, there’s this energy. I mean, come on, the smiles on your faces, it’s beautiful, and I love to see it.
Hope: I want to see ridge. Do you know where he is right now? Is he over at your sister’s? Because I’ll go over there if I have to.
Thomas: That’s not a good idea.
Hope: Why? What else do you know?
Thomas: My dad is happy, where he is. Him and my mom are reconnecting. He’s not thinking about brooke. And she shouldn’t be thinking about him.
Hope: Of course she is thinking about him. That’s her husband. And my mom still loves ridge. And I know he still loves her too.
Thomas: They’re not together anymore, hope. My dad is happy where he is. He’s finally reconnecting with my mom, it’s what he wants, it’s what we all want. Look, they, they’ve been apart for a very long time. And they finally have a chance to be together. I’m going to support them in that. In any way that I can. When tired, achy feet make your whole body want to stop,
Steffy: I’m not making any assumptions, even though you two are glowing.
Ridge: Uh, your mother’s glowing. I don’t glow.
Steffy: Hm.
Taylor: Oh, it’s just nice waking up where you belong, surrounded by people you love.
Steffy: And who love you.
Ridge: And here I thought it was the coffee.
Taylor: Or the coffee delivery man.
Steffy: Okay. That is my cue to go.
Taylor: No, don’t be silly. I’m just happy. Having your father here has been wonderful.
Steffy: It’s been wonderful for all of us. And dad, I don’t want you to feel like you’re under a microscope, but I can’t hide being excited. I mean, I am seeing the two of you together. It’s even better than I remember. Maybe I appreciate it more now. Seeing the way you look at each other, the love that you have and the way it’s endured in spite of everything, and it fills me with so much hope for you and our family. Hey, this is your chance to have lasting love. And I know that’s what you want, especially after all of betrayal and disappointment. Brooke has put you through a lot, but that is all behind us now. And I know it hasn’t been painless, but honestly, I’m glad about the way it’s all working out.
Deacon: So things are looking up for you and taylor, so who the hell cares what it does to brooke’s life?
Sheila: Well, then why don’t you do something? Go to her, comfort her. I seem to remember that she has a weakness for that.
Deacon: Wow, you can actually manage to make doing something nice feel dirty.
Sheila: I’m just saying, why don’t you go and show her some support?
Deacon: Sheila, this whole thing has turned her life upside down. You know, one minute, everything’s fine. The next minute she’s out of control. She’s downing shots of vodka and passing out.
Sheila: Mm, that karma’s a bitch.
Deacon: It’s funny ’cause I thought you said that karma was a good thing.
Sheila: I guess it depends on what you deserve.
Deacon: Oh, okay, now I get it, because she came between you and your son. You know who the hell cares if her marriage is in flames?
Sheila: I don’t see you shedding any, any tears right now, deacon.
Deacon: Hey, look, you know, I– I wouldn’t care if brooke is free of forrester, but I also wouldn’t bet money on it. Look, when it comes to brooke, ridge is a boomerang. You have to share this little advice with your gal pal, taylor. No one should underestimate the commitment between ridge and brooke.
Thomas: I’m not putting you off, hope. I just, I don’t know what else to tell you.
Hope: Okay, so that’s why I should speak directly to ridge.
Thomas: Or you could let our parents handle this on their own.
Hope: I know my mom is perfectly capable of handling her own battles. It’s just that she’s lost in her own sorrow right now, and she can’t really see clearly, I mean, she’s confused.
Thomas: Yeah, but my dad isn’T. He is happier than I’ve seen him in a long time being with our family, and my mom is ecstatic. Look, I’m not saying this to hurt you or be a jerk, I just– my dad still cares about brooke. He always will, and she’s always going to care about him. But if she’s saying that it’s over, and he’s accepted that, why push him to rethink it?
Hope: Because this is what they do. They’ve split up before, and it’s always been temporary.
Thomas: Mm, and no offense, I am very much hoping this time will be different.
Hope: Why, because of my dad? Because of my mom’s relapse? I mean– you really think it’s fair that her one mistake just jeopardizes the entire life that they’ve built together?
Thomas: No, it’s not that, it’s, it’s because my mom is home. And she and my dad have a chance to make it work. I have a meeting I have to get to.
[ Hope sighing ]
Ridge: Hope.
Hope: Ridge.
Ridge: Hi.
Hope: Uh, thomas wasn’t sure if you would be able to make it in today. Um, look, he told me about you and taylor, and I get that my mom has set you free. But she’s really hurting right now, ridge, and she thinks that by punishing herself, by losing you, is going to fix all this and you know, that is not true. Please don’t let her mistake cost you all those years of love that the two of you shared together. Just. Give her another chance. Please don’t give up on my mom.
Meet ron.
Sheila: Ridge moved out. He’s living with taylor.
Deacon: Yeah, that doesn’t mean that he’s moved on from brooke.
Sheila: That’s exactly what it means.
Deacon: I think you need a history lesson.
Sheila: Brooke is free. That bond that was holding her to ridge has been severed. No, their destiny has come to a screeching halt. You can’t revel in that? What, you’re still doing the good guy act?
Deacon: Not an act.
Sheila: Brooke is upset right now. You can’t blame yourself for that. You had nothing to do with her marriage imploding.
Deacon: If it wasn’t me, then what happened? I mean, she can’t explain it. You think you can?
Sheila: Yeah, I sure as hell can. Ridge may have left because of you, but he’s not coming back because of taylor. That’s who he really wants to be with, and can you blame him? I–I know what brooke has done. We all know what she’s done. Ridge sees it too, and he can’t trust her.
Deacon: Stop, just stop, all right. You’re not going to trash brooke like this. It was one crazy night. Yes, things got out of hand. But that doesn’t sum up who she is. It doesn’t define her character.
Bartender: Deacon. I’ve got a delivery, I need your help in the alley.
Deacon: I’m on it, I’m on it.
Bartender: Come on.
[ Phone ringing ]
Thomas: Hello.
Sheila: Oh, thank god. I thought I was going to have to leave you a message.
Thomas: Don’t call me.
Sheila: Well, you assure me I have nothing to worry about, and I won’T. Say it, thomas, you’re not going to tell anyone the reason why brooke drank that night. You want to keep your parents happy. Then you need to keep our secret. Are we good?
Ridge: Your mother has been very open with me. We discussed this.
Hope: She is pushing you toward taylor because she can’t forgive herself for what she did.
Ridge: This is what she wants.
Hope: The real question is, is this what you want, or do you want to give my mom another chance? Because if there’s even this possib–
Ridge: She let me go. She set me free.
Hope: She’s doing that because she thinks that is what she deserves. She’s trying to be noble and have everyone think that she’s going to be okay.
Ridge: She is going to be okay. She’s gotta keep going to those meetings, stay away from bad people and just focus on her recovery.
Hope: That’s all she can focus on, is that one question, “why did I drink, why did I drink?” She asked that over and over and over again, because what happened that night was not like her, ridge, the same way that this– what you’re doing is not like you. I mean, you moved out, you’re reconnecting with taylor while you are still married to my mom. But two wrongs don’t make a right.
Steffy: Don’t do that, hope. Don’t judge my father for wanting to be happy–
Ridge: She’s just concerned about her mom.
Steffy: She’s making it sound like you’re cheating on brooke.
Hope: Um he’s still married to her–
Steffy: And I’m his daughter, we’re his family, he’s staying at my house and he’s with his grandchildren.
Hope: And taylor.
Steffy: Yes. But my mother tried to help you. She tried to reach out to brooke to get her to tell the truth, because that’s the kind of woman she is. Unlike your mom–
Ridge: Can we not do this, please? Let’s not fight–
Steffy: No, this is ridiculous. Why are we doing this? Oh, we’re going to just pretend “brooke made a mistake. She was drinking.” No. She made a choice. She kissed deacon. She let him sleep in your bed. Yes, she regrets it. I’m sure she hates herself for it, but she can’t take it back. My father is finally moving on. He and my mother are enjoying this time together. They’re reconnecting. He’s finally remembering what it’s like to be with someone who he can rely on and trust. Dad, please don’t let her back in. Come home to us. Your family, the forresters. Not hope, not brooke, not the logans.
Taylor: There’s no expectations. That kiss was nice, though.
Ridge: Mm-hmm.
Taylor: So… if you ever do that again, you know, I– I might be into it.
Brooke: I just love you so,
so much.
I wish to god
that I deserved your love.
But I don’T.
I don’t deserve it.
That is why I am
setting you free.
Ridge: For the record,
the only life I ever
wanted was with you.
Hope: Mom. What’s going on? Have you talked to ridge yet because it’s not too late, if you’re upset.
Brooke: It is. And I have to accept it, honey. My marriage to ridge is over. And I have nobody to blame but myself.
[ Sighs ]
Thomas: I am
done playing games.
Spit it out!
Sheila: And I switched
the labels.
Brooke didn’t have a clue.
Thomas: You switched
the labels?
Sheila: Yeah, it really was
some of my finest work.
Steffy: Not inspired?
Thomas: No, you know what? You’re right. You’re right. I should just give up on this and uh, try again tomorrow. What brings you back to work?
Steffy: You. I want to know what’s going on. And please don’t tell me, “it’s nothing.”
Grace: Excuse me? I know I didn’t just hear what I think I heard.
Paris: It’s true, mom.
Grace: You and carter…
Paris: We’re in love.
Grace: You mean to tell me you have feelings for the same man that’s caused your sister so much pain?
Carter: Look, grace…
Grace: No. You look, carter. You look me in the eyes and you tell me you’re worthy of my daughter. Because we both know you aren’T. This is wrong. This is so wrong. And there’s no chance in hell I’m gonna let this continue.
Thomas: Why do you think something’s going on?
Steffy: Because you’ve been acting really strange, like you’re carrying some kind of weight. Not to mention this sudden attitude shift about brooke.
Thomas: There’s been no shift about brooke. All I said is that she’s going through a lot and maybe we shouldn’T… add to that, you know? There’s no– there’s no reason to kick her when she’s down. We are getting what we want, right? Mom and dad, back together.
Steffy: Yeah, but why does it sound like you feel guilty about it?
Hope: It isn’t too late. If you go to ridge–
Brooke: He was here, honey.
Hope: Okay, well, that’s a good sign, right?
Brooke: He just came to pick up some things.
Hope: Well, did you tell him that the two of you needed to talk and work through this?
Brooke: I told him to go.
Hope: Go?
Brooke: Go to taylor’s, so he can have a life without misery.
Hope: Mom, no.
Brooke: Yeah, I did. I told him that. I did it for his sake, honey. I just want him to be happy. So I told him to go.
[ Taylor sighing ]
[ Exhaling ]
Taylor: It must have been hard for brooke to give you your freedom and let you go. Freedom looks like different things to different people, you know? And, you gotta figure out what that looks like for you. Ridge, this– this can’t happen unless you know what you want. Do you even know if you’re ready to move on? Why give your family just ordinary eggs
Paris: Mom, could you please just hear me out?
Grace: There’s nothing to hear. If you tie yourself to this man it will be your downfall. Do you not understand how the forresters would react?
Paris: Okay. If this is about zende–
Carter: We don’t want to hurt zende?
Grace: Oh, sure you don’T. That’s why my daughter’s half naked in your apartment tonight.-Honey, you have created an extraordinary life at forrester creations, a life that should include zende. I am not going to let you do it. I am not going to let you destroy everything you’ve been working toward.
Steffy: After all these years, brooke could finally be out of dad’s life.
Thomas: Yeah, but, um, not really, right? Because there’s rj, obviously they have a kid together. They have a bunch of connections and they work together–
Steffy: There you go again.
Thomas: There I go, what?
Steffy: This, like, tone. Like you feel bad for brooke. What’s changed?
Hope: I can’t believe that you’re just, giving up like this.
[ Brooke sighs ]
Brooke: I don’t want to, hope, I don’T. But I don’t have much choice.
Hope: Mom. Of course you have a choice. Ridge is the love of your life, that’s what you’ve always told me. Remember that story about how you laid eyes on him for the first time and you knew he was the one? You can’t just let that go without a fight.
Brooke: I don’t want him staying with me out of obligation.
Hope: Oh, mom, how are you an obligation?
>>Brooke: Honey, if he would rather be with taylor…
Hope: Who is saying that he does?
Brooke: I don’t know. I just– I’m trying not to be selfish here. I’m trying to do the right thing, what will make him happy.
Hope: By pushing him to taylor?
Brooke: I just want to give him his freedom, you know? And yeah, maybe taylor is better for him. Maybe he should be with her. She’s– she’s calm and she’s sweet. Everything I’m not. And this way he wouldn’t have to worry about going out of town and me kissing every guy every time he leaves.
Hope: Oh my gosh, mom, you don’t do that and you wouldn’t do that again.
Brooke: Yeah, well, it never should have happened in the first place. He deserves somebody that is completely, completely devoted to him. And it certainly isn’t me. I mean, all I ever bring him is dis– disappointment.
Taylor: It’s too soon for you to answer that. A relationship like the one you have with brooke, you just don’t move on from that.
Ridge: But I do want to move on from the drama, the heartache.
Taylor: Good. Yes. Let our grand kids bring the drama. Kelly is really good at that. And hayes is almost at that age.
Ridge: And I want to be here for it, every minute.
Taylor: I’m glad you’re here. Even thomas is bringing douglas over more to hang out with us. It’s like we’re one, big, happy multi-generational family.
Ridge: Mm hm.
Taylor: I’m enjoying this. Spending time with our grand kids and our kids, watching you. Just moment to moment. And this is a good moment.
(Ziploc tab zip opening) to let you do it. I am not going to let you sabotage your career, your future for this man.
Paris: Zende and i aren’t exclusive.
Grace: But he wants to be. How would he feel if you found out the reason that you don’t want to be exclusive is because you’re here lusting after carter? Tell her, carter. Tell her whatever this is, it’s over. And you’ve got your career to think about. Don’t you? Tell her, carter. Tell her to go back to zende.
Thomas: Maybe brooke does deserve a little pity in this situation.
Steffy: Seriously? Do you or do you not want to see our parents happy together?
Thomas: Of course, I wanna see our parents happy together.
Steffy: Good. So then stop feeling sorry for brooke. She brought all of this on herself.
Hope: Yes. Ridge was hurt by what happened. But you cannot tell me that all those years of history and the great love that the two of you have shared, that that is worth giving up on.
Brooke: No, honey, it isn’T. I’m just trying to see it from his perspective. Oh, god. Have I made a mistake?
Hope: Do you want this? I mean, you– you do want your marriage to ridge, right?
Brooke: More than anything.
Hope: Then, you have to keep fighting.
Brooke: Oh, honey, I– I mean, how many times can he, he forgive me? How many times can I disappoint him? I mean, look at everything I’ve done. Kissing bill. Kissing deacon. Drinking. Maybe stephanie was right all those years ago. She knew she didn’t want me around ridge ’cause she knew the kind of woman that I was… brooke logan, slut from the valley.
Hope: Mom!
Brooke: Well, there’s truth to it, isn’t there?
Hope: Mom, I don’t want you thinking about yourself, and stephanie had no right.
Brooke: Honey, she had a right. She wanted her son to be happy. She wanted her son to be– to be with a good woman, a woman of substance. And I didn’t understand that then but I certainly understand that now. She wanted him to be happy and she was so adamant about it. And I can see that… because I want that kind of joy for ridge. I do. He should have that.
Taylor: I’ve missed this. This. Your company. I’ve never stop loving you.
Ridge: No. Pain hits fast.
Paris: Mom, I’m not a child. And you don’t have any say on who I date. Carter and I have feelings for each other and you can’t order him to turn them off or push me towards zende.
Grace: Is that what you think, carter? That I don’t have a right to my opinion? That I don’t have a right to be concerned about the damage this little fling will cause?
Carter: She’s right.
Paris: What?
Carter: I don’t want you to jeopardize everything for me.
Paris: Carter, stop. You just said you loved me.
Carter: I do, I do, and I love you too much to let you ruin your life.
Paris: You don’t mean this.
Carter: I do. I do. If zende proposes, say yes. Be his wife.
Hope: I don’t know what has gotten into you and why you’ve suddenly decided that taylor is the better match for ridge.
Brooke: Well, she won’t go around kissing other men, that’s for sure.
Hope: Okay, fine. Maybe not. But why are you idealizing taylor as if she’s some kind of saint who will never cause ridge any pain? Because she’s human, mom. She has made her share of mistakes. I mean, do you think that ridge has just suddenly forgotten all of the reasons that they’ve broken up in the past before? Do you think that he didn’t notice that she’s been mia for years? And yet, she’s better for ridge? I– I get that you have told ridge to, “go be free and to be with taylor”, but I see through this whole martyr act. And I am not buying it. I’m not, okay? Because I am not giving up on the two of you. And neither should you. Especially when I know that you still want a life with ridge.
Brooke: I do. Of course I do, honey. I don’t want to give up on this, either. I don’T. I mean, a part of me keeps on hoping that he’ll just come back, you know? And that he’ll forgive me and just forget about all the mistakes I made and we could just move forward. I didn’t want this. I didn’t want any of this.
Taylor: I know you’re trying to process a lot of emotions right now. I am too. I know your head is spinning. You don’t have to pretend that it’s not, not with me.
Ridge: Thank you for understanding.
Taylor: Yeah. Thank you for letting me be here for you.
Brooke: I don’t think I’ll feel for any man what I feel for ridge. I will always love him. And I’ll always wonder what went so wrong. Why did I do it, hope? Why did I let my destiny slip away?
Brooke: As difficult as this is, ridge, I am letting you go. You deserve to move on with your life. And you can’t do that with the way things are.
Ridge: I realize that.
Brooke: I–I never expected this to happen. I didn’t want to have to make this decision. But it’s only fair to you. You don’t need to be with a person that is so self-sabotaging, destroys her happiness, along with the happiness of the people that she loves the most. And I do love you. I do. I love you so much, ridge. And I always will.
Steffy: Thanks, amelia.
Thomas: Bye.
Steffy: Have a good night! Okay, I’m going to go check on the kiddos and make sure they’re in dreamland.
Thomas: Yeah, you know, give ’em both a kiss for me, all right?
Steffy: No, no, no, no, you are staying here. I still have a bone to pick with you.
Thomas: About what?
Steffy: Earlier at the office, it seemed like you were backsliding about dad and brooke. And for the life of me, I can’t imagine why.
[ Baby whining ]
[ Steffy sighing ] I’ll be right back.
[ Baby whining ]
Sheila: So, I bought a
bottle of champagne
that was real.
And I switched the labels.
Thomas: You switched
the labels.
Sheila: It really was
some of my finest work.
Quinn: So, I was thinking we could mix and match, you know? I mean, keep it youthful and fun, but still in your face, um, kind of, what your design evokes, right? So, I was thinking maybe, I don’t know. Like, this? This piece with that ring, or, or maybe even, how about this? This with that? I like that.
Zende: I like them both. But the bracelet is a must, whatever direction we go, it is kick-ass.
Quinn: Ah! That’s what I was going for. You know who would look great in this? Paris. The dress, the bling, it’s totally her. Hey! What happened with that engagement ring you had me make for her?
Grace: Carter, I know you’re home. I’m not leaving until you open this door.
Paris: What is my mom doing here?
Grace: I mean it, carter. I will camp outside this door all night if I have to. But you and I, we’re going to talk. I will not be ignored!
Quinn: Oh, did I overstep? Should I not have asked about the engagement ring?
Zende: No, it’s– it’s fine. You designed it. It’s only natural you’d wonder, especially since paris isn’t wearing a ring, and we never announced an engagement.
Quinn: Mm, she turned you down.
Zende: Not in the way you mean, no.
Quinn: Okay, far be it from me to pry. I just know how excited you were to ask paris to marry you.
Zende: Unfortunately, I never got to pop the question. But hey, I still might give it a go anyway, see how she feels now.
[ Grace knocking on door ]
Paris: I don’t understand. Why is she here?
Grace: Open this door, now!
Carter: I– I don’t know, but she’s clearly upset.
Paris: About what?
Carter: You know, how about you go upstairs? You stay out of sight. I’ll talk to her, I’ll see what she wants.
[ Grace knocking on door]
Paris: No, no. That– that’s crazy. I’m not ashamed. I think that we should just tell her.
Carter: No, that’s not– that’s a bad idea.
Paris: Why? She wants me to be happy. She’ll understand. Hey, I got this.
[ Grace knocking on door ]
Grace: How dare you? How dare you do this?!
Steffy: Look, what you said about brooke earlier, that you weren’t willing to excuse all of her behaviors, kind of implies that you’re willing to excuse some of them because she was drinking. And if you do that, you create an opening for brooke. And she’ll use it.
[ Door clicking ]
Thomas: Hey, mom!
Taylor: Hi!
Thomas: How was your day?
Taylor: It was good! It was good. It was busy. You know what, I did have a really fun surprise today. Your father stopped by the office because he just wanted to see me.
Steffy: That’s so sweet. Of course he couldn’t stay away.
Taylor: Nah, it was– it was nice. But you know, he’s still really struggling with everything that happened with brooke.
Ridge: Setting me free? Offering me a divorce, just like that? Is that what you want?
Brooke: Isn’t that what you want? I mean, you’re already living there at steffy’s, and taylor’s there. I don’t really know what’s going on between you two.
Ridge: Nothing’s going on. That’s not– we’re not– I’m, I sleep in the guest house.
Brooke: Oh, okay. Uh… I just thought you’d be happy.
Ridge: Happy? Do I look happy to you? You think this makes me happy? You think any– any part of this makes me happy? If you can choose to be kind to your body
Quinn: So, what do you think she’s going to say?
Zende: If I actually do it this time, ask for her hand?
Quinn: Well, you said she’s not seeing anyone.
Zende: Not as far as I know.
Quinn: You’re not seeing anyone either, at least that’s kind of the way you made it sound.
Zende: I’ve been to drinks a few times with sequoyah, but–
Quinn: She’s not paris, and paris is the one.
Zende: I’ve spoken with her mom. She insists that paris will say yes if I pop the question.
Quinn: Well, that’s encouraging!
Zende: I’d like to think so, too.
Quinn: So, are you going to it? Are you gonna– are you gonna finally ask the girl for her hand?
Zenda: I don’t want to pressure paris into anything. I respect her too much. But I also want her to know that saying “I do” is not the end of anything. It’s the start of an exciting, new journey with the person you love most in the world. That’s who paris is for me: The woman I want to make my wife.
Grace: I can’t believe this! I can’t believe what I am seeing!
Carter: Grace–
Grace: I don’t wanna hear a word from you.
Paris: Mom, stop. Okay, I realize that this is probably a shock–
Grace: Probably a shock?
Paris: No, okay, I get it. I do. But you have to understand, carter and I have been getting closer recently, and I think that he’s an amazing, amazing man.
Grace: What about zende, huh? What about him? He loves you!
Paris: I know–
Grace: You two have been dating for months. And you have so much in common. How could you do this to him?
Paris: Mom, it’s not like that.
Grace: Oh, it absolutely is like that because of this person! This man who obviously has no morals. This will not go on a moment longer, do you hear me, carter? Not a moment longer.
Steffy: Mom, I know you can’t help being a psychiatrist, you want to care about everyone, but like I told thomas, when it comes to brooke, and I don’t mean to sound heartless, but she’s done this all on her own. The drinking, the turning to deacon, it was all brooke, no one else.
Brooke: I know how taylor feels about you. She never stopped loving you, ridge. She never gave up hope that some day she would have a life with you, a life that she always wanted.
Ridge: This isn’t about taylor. It’s not about what she wants or needs. It’s about you and me.
Brooke: Uh, it is. It’s also about taylor, and your kids. Because you want a life of peace. That’s what you told me, ridge. That’s why you went over there. And I so badly wanted to just tell you to stay here with me, that I’m your destiny. But then why would I do that? I really had to think about it, you know? ‘Cause I don’t want to hurt you anymore than I already have. I will always, always hate what I did that night. I will hate what I did to us, to our marriage, how I hurt you. I’ll never forgive myself for that, ridge. I just love you so, so much. And I wish– I wish to god that I deserved your love. I do. But I don’t, I don’t deserve it. So, that is why that– that is why I am setting you free. That is why I am letting you go.
Ridge: I– I can’T.
[ Sighing ] I’m going to have somebody else pick up my stuff.
Ridge: For the record, the only life I ever wanted was with you.
Brooke: Oh, god.
[ Gasping ] I’m amber, I’ve lost 128 pounds with golo,
Zende: There’s no other woman for me than paris. I have to assume there’s no other guy for her than me.
Paris: I don’t want to hurt zende. He is important to me.
Grace: I know he is. And carter knows that as well. But that didn’t stop him from making a move on you, and backstabbing zende.
Carter: Okay, with all due respect, that is not–
Grace: I don’t want to hear a word from you. None of this would be happening if it weren’t for you.
Paris: That’s not true. Zende and i were at a crossroads in our relationship, and we both decided to keep things casual. He’s been seeing one of the models.
Grace: He’s not interested in her, he’s interested in you! Zende loves you. He wants a life, he wants a future with you. Zende is the man you’re supposed to be here with, not carter. Carter was engaged to your sister, and he broke her heart. And I am not going to stand idly by and let him do the same thing to you!
Paris: That won’t happen.
Grace: Oh, it absolutely will happen. Look at his track record. Every relationship he has had has resulted in one casualty after another. Zoe, quinn forrester, and lord knows how many other women before them. There is a reason why this man is single. It’s because he’s a player. And he is playing you.
Paris: No, that’s not how it is. That’s– that’s not who carter is.
Grace: I am not going to debate this with you. This will not go on any longer. It never should have started.
Paris: Mother, please!
Grace: Come on, paris. It’s over. Whatever this is between you and carter, it is over, right here, right now! Do I make myself clear?
Taylor: Yeah, your father has so much to work through right now, so many things are getting thrown at him all at once. We don’t need to add any pressure to him.
Steffy: Maybe someone should tell that to brooke. She’d never let go of dad.
Thomas: Just stop picking on brooke, okay? She’s– she’s been through a lot recently.
[ Phone ringing ]
Thomas: You serious with these– really? Yeah. Uh, yeah, what’s up?
Taylor: Um, I’m going to head upstairs and decompress. Um, will you uh–
Steffy: Let you know once dad gets here? I will, absolutely.
Thomas: No. No, no, no, no, just– just uh, just stay there. I– I’m coming in. I’ll take care of it. Okay.
[ Phone beeping ]
Steffy: What was that all about?
Thomas: Something at work I gotta go head in and fix it.
Steffy: No, not– not ’til you tell me why you keep defending brooke?
Thomas: I’m not defending brooke, okay? I’m just– I’m just saying maybe we should think this through and not exactly assume that we know–
Steffy: Assume what? Assume what, that we got this all wrong? That somehow brooke isn’t responsible for what happened that night? Even though she’s repeated over and over that she is?
[ Door clicking ]
Thomas: Hey dad. How’s it going?
Steffy: Hey, what’s going on?
Ridge: Uh, I don’t know. This whole situation with brooke is just getting more and more upsetting.
Steffy: You want to talk about it?
Ridge: I don’T. I don’t want to talk about anything. I just want to– I just want to be here with you, with your brother, with your mom, and your kids, and just enjoy this solace and peace that I feel when I walk into your house. Is that okay?
Steffy: Mm hmm.
Thomas: You uh… you know I want what’s best for you, right?
Ridge: Yeah.
Thomas: All right, good, okay. I’m sorry, I have to cut out, go back to work, so. I’ll see you. My hygienist cleans with a round head. you are coming with me.
Paris: I am not leaving! I love him. And he loves me, too.
Steffy: You know, dad, you don’t have to answer this if you don’t want to–
Ridge: Oh, thank you.
Steffy: Why did you go see brooke?
[ Ridge sighing ]
Steffy: I know you worry about her.
Ridge: Of course I worry about her. I worry about her falling off the wagon. She’s still my wife, you know?
Steffy: Yeah. But there is a woman in this home who would never do the things brooke has done to you. Someone you can trust. And who loves you so much.
Ridge: Your mother’s here?
Steffy: Yeah, she’s in her room. Go be with her. I’ll go check on the kids.
[ Door knocking ]
Taylor: Come in. Hey!
Ridge: Hey, doc.
Taylor: How was your day? What happened? Talk to me.
Ridge: I– I went to see brooke. And she’s letting me go. She offered me a divorce.
Taylor: What? You’ve got to have mixed feelings about that.
Ridge: Yeah, I’ve got mixed feelings about a lot of things. My being here in this house with you is…
Taylor: Wha– what? What being here in this house with me?
Way of the Cobra – Release Your Inner Badass. Sean Kanan – Meet the Author. Saturday, March 12, 2pm. Free to the public. Refreshments. Moderated. Q&A hosted by James Lott, Jr. Lots of surprise guests!
Interview with Sean Kanan of “The Bold and The Beautiful” on CBS by Suzanne 3/9/22
This was a very fun interview with Sean! I’ve been watching him on soaps since he started on “General Hospital” way back in 1997. I’ve seen him in many guest-starring roles (as I’m sure you have, too), such as in “Lois and Clark: Adventures of Superman,” one of my favorite shows. He’s currently reprising his role of Deacon on “Bold and the Beautiful,” a role he also played for a while on “The Young and The Restless.”
If you live in the Southern California area, don’t miss the event mentioned on the flyer above. It looks to be very entertaining. There will be other stars there that you’ll want to see as well.
He also won a Daytime Emmy last year for his short-form series “Studio City,” a drama about the life of an aging soap star. It’s somewhat tongue-in-cheek at times, but it also has some heavy drama as it tackles subjects like death/dying, aging, transgender issues, and more. If you’re a daytime fan, you will notice many great actors in the show. More episodes will be coming soon. I can’t wait! Watch it on Amazon Prime.
Suzanne: So, tell us how you got back on “Bold and Beautiful” this time around? What was the process that happened?
Sean: Well, it was a pretty easy process, I gotta be honest. You know, last year was really a terrific year for me, just an amazing year in my career. And as we got towards the end of the year, I received a phone call from the executive producer and head writer, Brad Bell. And, uh, he said, you know, I think I found a way that we could bring Deacon back to the canvas, which was great because Deacon had been languishing in prison for a couple of years. And, you know, I love working on the show. I really do. I was excited to get the call. It been such a great year. And now, as the year was kind of coming to an end, to be asked to come back to Bold and the Beautiful was just like, you know, icing on the cake. The biggest question was, did I have the time to do it? Because I had several other projects with which I was involved. We were able to work it out. And next thing I knew, I’m back on the show. I mean, it was pretty simple. It’s when they have the time, and I’m able to do it and, you know, we both decide that it’s a yes….things happen pretty quickly. And if I’m not mistaken, I think Brad called me in September, and I think I started working in September. So it was really quick. Sometimes it happens. We’re thinking of bringing you back. It’s going to be in like two months. This was really quick.
Suzanne: Wow. So, it’s great that they paired Deacon with Sheila. I mean, I don’t know what took them so long to do that. It’s about time.
Sean: Yeah. You know, the two of them are very, unlikely. I think, initially, if I had to guess, my thinking is that probably they thought, okay, these two baddies, even though Sheila is, you know, much more of a villain than Deacon is, and, you know, I’m always trying to infuse humor into my character, and I don’t necessarily know that they expected the relationship to take on that dynamid, you know? I mean, I think maybe it was, I’m going to put these two baddies together and see what happens. But we’ve sort of developed this really fun chemistry, and this banter, which has made the character a lot of fun for us to play. And I think that the fans are enjoying it.
Suzanne: Yes, definitely. And the banter… So, that’s not in the script… or some of it is? And do you guys ad lib?
Sean: You know, one of the really wonderful things about the show is that, if I have an idea for some dialogue, they’re very receptive to it. You know, I mean, as long as we’re not veering too far off the path, but I’m fortunately afforded a lot of latitude, very generously, to offer some suggestions and, you know, sometimes they work and other times they don’t, but,um, yeah, some of it’s ad-libbed, but there’s also a lot of great writing.
Suzanne: Oh good. Oh yeah. It’s interesting because, Deacon usually just comes in by himself. Sheila has a long history of pairing up with some guy. Usually somebody that’s kind of weak or has a crush on her. And she sort of just uses him as a sounding board as some wimpy guy that does her bidding. But with Deacon, she’s got a real…. You know, a real person to really grapple with.
Sean: Yeah, that’s some of what makes it fun. I think, you know, there’s a little bit of sexual tension there, which is fun. And I think also that Deacon has a very healthy respect for the fact that Sheila, you know… Deacon has fun with Sheila, and he pokes and prods at her, but I think he’s very careful in the back of his head to realize that, you know, if she’s ever offended or pushed in the wrong direction that she can be very dangerous and formidable… as can Deacon, but, you know, Deacon has had a rich history of dealing with crazy ladies on the show. You know, I don’t think he’s looking to poke the badger too much…to beat the devil.
Suzanne: He learned his lesson. Yeah. So, Deacon ostensibly came back to spend time with Hope. Did he also think in the back of his mind that he might get back at Brooke? Do you know if that was the case, or they just sort of went there later?
Sean: I mean, I have to believe that he did. I mean, you know, here’s a guy who’s been in prison for four years, looking at cement walls.. no contact with women and Brooke’s the one that got away. So I’m sure he did a lot of extrapolating and, you know, what would I do if things were different? And I also think that Deacon has legitimately made a sincere and earnest effort to become a better man. And I think that Deacon feels that even though he doesn’t have anything, he doesn’t have any material possessions, so to speak. He’s got a crummy job, and he’s living in a broom closet. The one thing that he can bring to the table is that he’s now a better man. And I think that he hopes that that’s going to be enough for Brooke.
Suzanne: Great. And,what about that big fight scene that you had with Thorsten Kaye? That was… that was amazing. What was that like?
Sean: That was a lot of fun. It was challenging for a lot of reasons. You know, Thorsten and I both did all of our own stunts. The big thing is, you’ve got to make sure nobody gets hurt. You got two, big, strong guys throwing punches at each other, [and] things can happen. I’m so fortunate to work with a guy like Thorsten. He’s a total pro, he’s a lot of fun to work with, and our director for that episode, Jennifer Howard, did a phenomenal job… the editors, everything. So I was really pleased with how it came out. You know, that’s just not something you see on daytime very often.
Suzanne: No, you [usually] see a couple of fake punches and that’s it, or wrestling in the mud with the ladies. That’s about it. So, what was… fans really want to know this, and you probably can’t tell us, but I have to ask it. Do you think that there’s any chance in the future, or near future, hopefully, that Deacon is actually going to get together with Brooke again for real, or is she just always going to be with somebody else.
Sean: I’ll preface this by saying that in absolute honesty, I don’t know. Sean doesn’t know. Oh, I just referred to myself in the third person. That sounded kind of jerky… Anyway, I have to believe, yes. And as the character, I have to believe, yes. Deacon has to believe there’s a shot. And if my character believes it, I have to believe it.
Suzanne: Yeah, it seems that the recent episodes I saw that he tried, and she sort of pushed him away, but he knows as long as he just hangs in there, maybe there’s a chance, you know, and he’s always there for her, you know?
Sean: Yeah. Yeah. I think Deacon’s happy. The second string quarterback, sooner or later, twists his ankle in the game. Definitely.
Suzanne: So that actually reminded me… I had asked on Facebook in the groups there, questions for you, ’cause fans like to ask you guys questions. And, one of them was why was Deacon just walking into Brooke’s house without knocking?
Sean: Yep. We discuss that all the time. I say every single time… The Forresters live in a gated community. He just comes and goes as he pleases with impunity. We laugh about it. It’s the same thing as, how come when you watch a movie, sometimes in movies these people still listen to answering machines? You know what I mean? It’s to convey information that you just kind of have to have. So, yeah. It’s that sort of deal.
Suzanne: Yeah. I mean, for free years, you know, they would at least knock, and then you’re like, why do people just keep dropping by, without calling? Nobody does that.
Sean: Right.
Suzanne: Family, that’s about it. But yeah. So it was one of those things they do to cut time. Right?
Sean: Yeah. Definitely. He’s family.
Suzanne: Technically. Yeah, well, it didn’t really bother me so much because he’s living right in the gate guest house, isn’t he? Or not living there, but he’s visiting visiting.
Sean: No, he’s living in the broom closet at Il Giardino.
Suzanne: Which is… okay. But I figured he was visiting Hope and he went up to see her.
Sean: Sure. Let’s go with that.
Suzanne: So, let’s leave “Bold and the Beautiful” for a moment. If you were called back by “General Hospital” to play AJ… bring him back from the dead (Assuming you’re no longer on “Bold and the Beautiful”), would you come back and play him again?
Sean: Um…no, I don’t think so. No. Nope.
Suzanne: Okay. Well, okay. That’s where I first saw you years ago. I still remember that Nurse’s Ball. Might’ve been the first one. when they were talking about AIDS and AJ said something terrible.
Sean: Yeah. That was difficult for me because, you know, I played the role of the ignorant, uninformed, negative Greek chorus. And it was hard for me because I’ve had lots of gay friends, and it was difficult for me to kind of espouse that stuff when it was so different than, you know, who I am. But I realized after talking with them, too, that it was such an important story… That I was playing an important part of how that story needed to be told. And once I kind of wrapped my head around it that way, I was fine with it.
Suzanne: Right. I think in some ways… even though he didn’t go to jail, AJ was much worse than Deacon because he just did a lot of terrible things and he never, until he finally got killed, he didn’t have to pay for anything.
Sean: You probably know a lot more about them than I do, because you know, a lot of those terrible things he did were while Billy Warlock was playing AJ, right? So for me, my AJ, I didn’t really do anything that was that bad other than, you know, giving his brother brain damage. But yeah, from everything I understand, AJ took a much darker turn when Billy was playing the character.
Suzanne: That’s probably true, yeah.. Well, and speaking of that, it was great to see Sarah Brown in “Studio City.” I just love her.
Sean: Yeah. She’s terrific. I think it was wonderful to get the opportunity to work with Sarah again. And, actually, we have six new episodes of “Studio City.” They’re going to be coming out in the next, I would say, less than two weeks.
Suzanne: Oh, good. I was going to ask you that.
Sean: I don’t know when this is going to air, but…
Suzanne: Soon.
Sean: Great.
Suzanne: Great! Yeah, no, I started watching some of that last night. I had to catch up on three week’s worth of “Bold and the Beautiful” first before I watched some of “Studio City.” So, I saw you posted something on Twitter about a podcast. Was that… are you making a podcast?
Sean: So, what I’m going to be doing is a subscription-based Zoom program based on my book, “Way of the Cobra,” where it’ll be a weekly Zoom meeting, and I’m going to be taking people through the philosophy and strategy of “Way the Cobra.” And that’s probably something that we’re going to kick off within the next month. I’ve got so many things going on, and there’s only so much that, you know, that I can do at one time.
This Saturday, also, we have a really big event, and that’s kind of where my focus is right now. For anyone who’s in the Los Angeles area, this Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Barnes and Noble at The Grove. There’s going to be an amazing event. There’s going to be a reading from the book by me. There’s going to be a moderated interview and Q&A by James Law, Jr. We’re going to have refreshments. We’re going to have some great celebrity surprise guests. You know, some people from “Bold and The Beautiful” are going to be there. And it’s open to the public. It’s completely free. There will be copies of the book available, and it’s just sort of my way of thanking everybody who has supported me and supported the book. And it is going to be such a great event. I hope everyone will come out, and, I would get there early. That’s all I would say.
Suzanne: Oh, good. I wish I lived in the area. I’d come for sure.
Sean: Oh, thank you.
Suzanne: I live in Arkansas.
Sean: Oh, ha ha. Since I’m doing plugs, I would also like to say that I’m also very happy that for those people that can’t make it, “Way of the Cobra” is now available on Amazon and the ebook on Kindle.
Suzanne: Cool. Yeah, I saw it on there. I was looking, I was looking through that with the peek thing to see what it was about. Has it been selling pretty well?
Sean: It’s doing great. It’s been doing great. I get messages from people…literally, from all over the world, telling me that they are having paradigm shifts, amazing breakthroughs in their lives, based on this book. And, you know, I mean, I always say this. Yes, I do podcasts and things like that because I want to promote the book and sell it. That’s just what you do when you have a book. But with every fiber of my body, I believe that the material in this book is transformational. And I believe that that if you’re somebody looking to really level up to, to give yourself a kick in the butt, and to live the life that you were meant to live… the information in the book is going to help you do that. Whether or not you take the action, it’s up to you. But I completely stand behind what’s inside of that book. So I hope everyone will.
Suzanne: Great. No, that sounds good…and you got your degree from UCLA in political science, is that right?
Sean: That’s correct.
Suzanne: So why did you choose that particular major?
Sean: Political science is a major that a lot of people choose if they are thinking of potentially going to law school. You know, part of my deal with my parents, way, way back when, when I was coming out to Los Angeles to pursue my career in acting was that, you know, I had to agree to finish college. And, you know, first of all, when you tell your parents you’re leaving to go pursue a career in acting, it’s like saying I’m running away to join the circus. They wanted me to have a plan B in case, you know, the acting didn’t work out. And, I just sort of said, “Okay, well, I guess I could become a lawyer.” I don’t know why I said it. And my dad said, “Okay, well maybe political science is a good degree.” It turns out, though, that unbeknownst to me, I’m a political junkie. I’m fascinated by politics. I’m fascinated by the history of it. I’m fascinated by all of it. I’m, you know, I watch it vociferously. And so it actually worked out to be a really interesting degree for me to earn.
Suzanne: Oh, good. Yeah. There’s a lot to see nowadays and well, every subject, but especially politics. There’s all the news channels and everything. My husband is a political science professor, so that’s why I asked.
Sean: Wow! Where?
Suzanne: We’re in Southern Arkansas right now. He’s at Southern Arkansas University. He’s actually an administrator now, but, he sometimes teaches as well.
Sean: Political science has a lot of different areas of study… everything from international relations to constitutional. So what area of political science?
Suzanne: His is American government, specifically, elections, and he did a lot of work on debates when he was doing research.
Deacon: Oh, that’s great. Well, you know what? Listen, if I ever get the chance to… I’ve been to Arkansas a couple of times, but if I ever get the chance to be at Arkansas, I’m probably gonna monopolize your husband and geek out.
Suzanne: That would be great, but there’s no way you would ever want to come here. It’s a small town in the middle of nowhere. So, even if you’re on the way somewhere…
Sean: Sometimes that sounds very appealing, believe me.
Suzanne: Well, it was a good place to be during the pandemic because it didn’t really give here for a long time. So, congratulations on winning the Daytime Emmy for “Studio City!” I forgot to mention that one
I posted on a bunch of Facebook groups. So I just have a few questions here that I picked out from the many. You know, a lot of times I just get people who say, “Oh, tell him I love him!” or “Say hi…” but I actually had a lot of questions. I was really shocked.
Chelsea wants to know how it feels to be back after all these years with the longer stay, and if you know, if you’re going to be there for awhile?
Sean: It feels great. You know, we just… this month is our 35th anniversary, and it’s a very special time to be a part of “Bold and the Beautiful” and, you know, I I’ve been a part of the show off and on since 2000. Yeah. Wow. A long time. And so many people are still working on the show in front of the camera and behind the camera that were there when I started. And there’s people that are there from when the show first started. So there really is a great sense of community there. I really care a lot about the people with whom I work, again, in front and behind the camera… the producers, the writers, everybody. So for me, it always feels like coming home, you know, I’m very blessed to be able to play this role, whether or not I’m going to stay for a long time. I would like to this time. I really would. You know, it always seems like Deacon is kind of mercenary. You know, I come in, I stick around for a while, and then I go. I would like to stick around for awhile. If we can, if we can make it work.
Suzanne: Right. Okay. And, Michelle asks who in the cast you hang out with? I assume that means lunchtime, between scenes, whatever.
Sean: Well, I do hang out with Kimberlin because we run lines together a lot.. and you know, Kimberlin and I both have places down in Palm Springs, California, so we have some mutual friends, and I adore her. Um, who do I hang out with? You know who I hang out with, actually, who’s not on the show right now is Justin Torkildsen.
Suzanne: Oh, okay. Yeah, I remember him.
Sean: Justin’s a really good buddy of mine. He’s also in “Studio City,” and he’s got a great role this year. So I hang out with Justin. You know, I like everybody I work with. It’s just, you know, when you’re spending 8, 10, sometimes 12 hours a day with these people, a few times a week…that’s enough time. You know, we see each other at events.
Suzanne: Yeah.
Sean: And then you have your other life. So, I guess who I hang out with sometimes depends on who my storyline is with at the time. Annika Noelle’s dressing room is right next to mine, so I always like to go in and knock at her door, and, you know, just kind of chit chat with her. She’s wonderful. But, you know, I’m really lucky to work with people that I like a lot.
Suzanne: Okay. Yeah. It’s great that you have a daughter on the show that is an adult.
Sean: Yeah. I’d like to find out what happened to Deacon’s son.
Suzanne: Yeah, somebody was asking me that, and I’m like, he doesn’t know.
Sean: No idea.
Suzanne: Yeah. They think you know everything that’s going on in Deacon’s mind and what will happen.
Sean: I’m never told… with very, very rare instance, am I told what’s coming up, and I get new scripts sent to me, and the first thing I do is I check and see if I’m in that script. You know, I checked every page and see if Deacon’s on it. And if he’s not, generally, I don’t read it because… you know, it’s information my character wouldn’t know.
Suzanne: Right.
Deacon: And if I am in it, then obviously I read it really carefully. But I don’t know what’s happening until I get a script.
Suzanne: Yeah, I think that’s true of most actors from what I’ve heard from various interviews. Yeah.
Suzanne: Sabra wants to know if there were any other character on the show that you could play, who would it be?
Sean: If I can play any other character, who would it be? That’s kind of a tough one. Hmm. I don’t know, to be honest. I mean, I just feel like I’ve got the best character that I could ever ask for. Um…Hmmm.
Suzanne: That’s a fine answer. You don’t have to think of one.
Sean: That’s my answer, with all due respect to all the other characters on the show. I just don’t think I would have more fun playing anyone else besides Deacon.
Suzanne: Right. Yeah, he does seem like a lot of fun. He’s fun to watch. So, you know…and also, she wants to know which character from the show you might want to bring back from the dead… since that happens so much on soaps.
Sean: Well, I’d have to go with Stephanie. I mean, God, Susan Flannery was amazing, so I would have to go with Stephanie. Who are some of the other characters that have died?
Suzanne: Let’s see, Phoebe…I mean, I’m trying to think that’s don’t put me on the spot. I put you on the spot!
Sean: Macy died, right?
Suzanne: Macy. Sally spectra. I think the actress died, but I don’t remember if they ever killed her.
Sean: Either one of those two. I adored Darlene Connolly and Bobby Eakes, and they’re terrific. Darlene used to have Annika’s dressing room. And so I used to tell her stories about how I’d knock on Darlene’s door and she’d say, “Come on in, kid!” She’d have a beverage and be reading the racing form… I just loved her. I loved talking to her. I loved talking with her about how she worked with Hitchcock and, you know, just stories. She was really special individual, and I miss her.
Suzanne: I’m sure. Yeah. yeah. I always love interviewing people who’ve been around a while more than young actors because they have great stories, and they’ve been around, you know, they just know stuff. They can talk better. Unlike me. I can’t talk.
Sean: You’re doing fine.
Suzanne: Thank you. And one last question, Janet wonders, which character on the show you would like Deacon to be paired with.
Dean: Well, I just, I really think it would be interesting to see, what would it look like if Deacon and Brooke really had a chance? I mean, I have to go with Brooke at this point. You know, I think they have an undeniable chemistry, and I think that they’re both older and more world-wise, and I wonder if this could be there too.
Suzanne: That’d be great. And it would be nice to see. It would be nice to see Ridge and Taylor give it a real shot without some really difficult things happening, like kidnapping.
Sean: Don’t forget that conflict is what makes…
Suzanne: I know. Just for a while, just for awhile.
Sean: ..the boat swaying gently in the water for so long before you need a big wave to come along.
Suzanne: No, no, you’re right. I think it’s just that things move so fast on soaps now compared to when they used to. And it seems like they used to have more time for the romance. And now they go too quickly, so we think, “What happened?”
Sean: That’s true.
Suzanne: And with “Bold and the Beautiful,” they sometimes break people up off camera, and you’re like, “What? What happened? What?”
Sean: I would really like to see what it would look like if Brooke and Deacon are given a chance and see where it’s at…what that Relationship would bring.
Suzanne: Yeah, I think it would, well, you know, it would drive Ridge crazy…
Sean: You know, this thing about driving Ridge crazy. You know, Deacon is such a pariah that just Brooke having Deacon, in kind of, proper society after him being in prison and all that, you know, the cards would be so stacked against them. But I remember there was this great scene that Kelly and I did. We were lying in bed together, Deacon and Brooke. And I think I said something. I said, “You and I’ve been fighting all our lives.” And I think that you and me against the world thing would be really interesting. It would be interesting if everybody… if Brooke started losing a lot of her support, and she chose Deacon. And what would that life look like?
Suzanne: Yeah what would Ridge have to say about that, for instance?
Sean: What if something happened where she somehow didn’t have her financial power base, and she was living in a crappy apartment with Deacon, and it’s like, could they still be in love living, you know, in a tiny little apartment? Or, what would happen… I was wondering what would happen if Deacon somehow actually got a financial power base? What would Deacon Sharpe’s life be like if suddenly he was on equal footing with the Ridges and the Dollar Bills of the world? That would be interesting.
Suzanne: That would be.
Sean: Deacon’s not an educated guy, but he is a smart guy, and he’s resourceful, and he is a cat with nine lives.
Suzanne: Okay. Well, I appreciate your talking to me.
Sean: Oh, it’s my pleasure. Thank you so much.
Suzanne: And yeah, and you know, I watch the show off and on because I have a lot of TV to watch for my site, but I keep up on what’s going on even when I’m not actually watching it, so…
Sean: Well, thank you for the opportunity. I really appreciate it, and I just want to thank everybody who who’s tuned in and watched this.
And, again, I’m going to plug it one more time. If you haven’t had a chance to check out my book, “Way of the Cobra,” please check out “Way of the Cobra,” the ebook is on Kindle. And the book is now available on Amazon. Unleash your inner badass.
Suzanne: All right. Thank you!
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From Wikipedia: Sean Kanan is an American actor, producer, author and TV host, best known for his portrayals of A. J. Quartermaine on General Hospital, Deacon Sharpe on The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless, Mike Barnes in The Karate Kid Part III, and Sam Stevens on Studio City.
Brooke: I wish I could just wake up and have all this be a really bad nightmare. You over at steffy’s with taylor and not here with me. But it happened because of the terrible choices that I made. And I hurt you. I let you down. And I don’t even know why. Or how.
Thomas: How did you do it?
How did you get brooke drunk?
Sheila: So I bought a bottle
of champagne that was real
and I switched the labels.
Brooke didn’t have a clue.
Steffy: No daydreaming allowed. That sketch isn’t going to draw itself, you know.
Thomas: Hey, steff. How’s it going?
Steffy: Seems like you’re thinking about something. What’s on your mind?
Zende: It means a lot that you support my having a future with your daughter.
Grace: You are the perfect – the only – man for paris.
Zende: I’m not saying that I don’t agree. I’m just surprised by your sense of urgency. You said that I need to make a move on paris before it’s “too late.” What do you mean?
Grace: Whatever this is
between you and paris,
it ends today.
Or I’m going to the forresters.
Paris: I could stay right here in your arms.
Carter: Yeah. Huh. I don’t want to let you go either. But we have to stop.
Grace: You know my daughter. She’s an extraordinary, young woman.
Grace: But I doubt you’re the only one that thinks that.
Zende: Is there another man in paris’ life?
Grace: No.
Zende: You sound sure about that.
Grace: I am. Because the only man for paris is standing right here in front of me.
Paris: This moment is too perfect to do anything but go with it.
Carter: I’m just saying, paris–
Paris: No. Don’t think. Don’t say. Don’t look for problems. Just be here with me now. Look. I– I understand. You think your track record with women is not the best.
Carter: It’s horrendous.
Paris: Doesn’t mean that that’ll apply to us. Maybe I’m the one who’ll break the pattern.
Carter: If only.
Paris: There you go again, thinking that this’ll be a dead end, but I disagree. And for the record? I’d do anything to be with you.
Steffy: What is going on with you? You look so serious and intense.
Thomas: Just thinking.
Steffy: Oh, I see. You’re experiencing an unfamiliar strain on your brain.
[ Chuckles ]
Thomas: Ha-ha.
Steffy: I don’t get– mom and dad are getting closer. You should be as thrilled as I am. He finally sees brooke for who she truly is.
Brooke: I so regret what I did to us.
Ridge: I, I didn’t come here to make you feel bad. I came here because I wanted to see you and to make sure that you’re okay.
[ Scoffs ]
Brooke: You wanted to make sure I wasn’t drinking.
Ridge: Yes, I– so much more than that. You’re with me all the time. I carry you in my heart. If you have type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure
Zende: I am not sure-what I did to inspire your confidence in me, but I appreciate it. It’s nice, having the reinforcement.
Grace: I just want my baby girl to have the very best things in life. And that includes a man of integrity who’ll put her first. I see the way you look at paris, and I know her heart is safe with you. I know that you care about her and that you will love her in a way that she deserves to be loved.
Zende: For the rest of my life. I was ready to make things official on new year’S. I had the ring and everything.
Grace: Obviously you– you didn’t propose.
Zende: I had the wrong take on where we were as a couple. I thought we were on the same page about our future. That paris wanted to get married. But then she started saying all these things that made it very clear she wasn’t there yet. Paris is about that single life. So… I didn’t bring out the ring. It’s still so hard to believe. I mean, I pay attention to things. I can’t believe I was so far off base. It makes me think that something changed in paris. I just don’t know what.
Grace: You know what I think?
Zende: Tell me.
Grace: You need to get that ring, find paris, and go through with the proposal this time.
Carter: You shouldn’t say things like that.
Paris: What, you mean the truth? That I’d risk everything to have these moments with you? I would. Your turn.
Carter: My turn. Okay. Ah, truth is that I can’t get enough of you. Even though I know for so many reasons it’s wrong for us to be together.
Paris: But how can something that feels so right be wrong?
Carter: Paris, you literally take my breath away.
Paris: Ooh, yeah. That’s more like what I wanted to hear.
Carter: But I’m telling you that this– us… it can’t be. You deserve a man who can give you the best of everything. That’s not me. It’s zende.
Steffy: I think you’re forgetting the magnitude of brooke’s betrayal. Dad begged her not to let deacon in. He warned her that this would cause trouble in their marriage. Fast forward: New year’s eve. They’re drinking, kissing, and sleeping in our father’s bed. That’s like a huge slap in his face. That is the most disrespectful thing brooke has done and that is saying a lot.
Thomas: And I do agree, but-
Steffy: No, there’s no buts, thomas. Brooke should have stayed away from deacon.
[ Steffy sighs ] Look, I don’t mean to snap at you. It just kills me when people excuse brooke’s behavior. Yes, she was drinking with deacon, but that doesn’t make her blameless. You get that, right?
Brooke: It means so much to me that despite everything I’ve done, how badly I’ve messed up, you still care about me.
Ridge: Well, I can’t help it. You’re part of me. That’s never going to change.
Brooke: I’ve done a lot of soul searching about why I self-destruct. And–
[ Scoffs ] I still haven’t figured out why I haven’t grown or learned anything from my mistakes. I mean, why? Am I just going to self-sabotage for the rest of my life? Why can’t I change?
Ridge: I don’t have an answer for you.
Brooke: You forgave me for bill. And I told you that would never happen again. And then I did the same thing with deacon. That’s just who I am.
[ Sighs ] I want you to be happy, ridge. I do. I mean, truly happy.
[ Sighs ] That’s why I’m going to say this. Even though it truly kills me. But I am… I’m gonna let you go. Dawn is flipping the way america does dishes.
Grace: I can’t say why paris pulled back on your relationship. Sometimes people get scared when they care too much. But I can tell you what I do know. Paris loves you, zende.
Zende: I used to think so. But I’m not so sure anymore.
Grace: Well, then get sure. And stop holding back. You need to claim your future. Because if you wait too long, it will pass you by. I don’t want that, and you don’t want that. I want the best man for my daughter. And that’s you, zende. So, you go get that ring.
Zende: But paris does not want to get married.
Grace: Correction. “Didn’T.” I talked to my daughter. You propose to paris and she’ll say yes – I’m certain of it. She’ll be your wife.
Paris: Why do you keep pushing me at zende?
Carter: Because he’s the better man for you.
Paris: What if I don’t agree?
Carter: Then I’ll have to work harder at convincing you. You deserve a life full of love and happiness, okay? Career, 2.5 kids, and a big old mansion to raise them in. Zende’s a forrester. He can give you that and more.
Paris: Carter–
Carter: I’m serious. I’ll only drag you down.
Paris: You’ll never get me to believe that.
Carter: Have you actually thought about what it would cost you to be with me? Your job here at forrester, your friends here in L.A. Peaceful existence with your mother. I don’t want to be responsible for that, paris, so forget about me. If zende proposes, do yourself a favor. Accept.
Steffy: It would be unthinkable to me that you in any way would justify brooke’s behavior with deacon. So, please tell me that’s not happening.
Thomas: Of course not. Not with all of her behavior, anyway.
Steffy: What part do you think is okay?
Thomas: Nothing. I don’t think anything was okay. But she was drinking.
Steffy: [ Scoffs ] That’s not an excuse!
Thomas: I know.
Steffy: Dad finally had enough. He came back to mom where he belongs. Do you want him to be happy?
Thomas: How do you even ask that question?
Steffy: Good. Then case closed. Let him be happy with mom.
Brooke: I get why taylor feels like sanity to you after all this emotional chaos that I’ve caused. No more scandals with her. You know, she’s steady and she’s predictable.
[ Ridge sighs ]
Brooke: In a good way.
[ Sighs ] And I’m not. I mean, you want to be able to trust your partner, right? And I can’t seem to give that to you, so…
Ridge: I– I wanted all that stuff with deacon to go away. I wanted everything to be fine. I– I–
Brooke: It’s unfair of me even to ask you to try, ridge. I’m not going to. I love you. And I always will. More than anything. And that’s why I’m doing this. That’s why I’m willing to letting you go.
[ Sighs ] I will give you a divorce. Go with simparica trio it’s triple protection made simple!
Paris: I– I care about zende. He is a wonderful guy. And yeah, at some point I did think we’d have a future together.
Carter: You still can.
Paris: No, I can’T. Because something happened in the meantime that changed everything.
Carter: Oh, paris…
Paris: No. Okay, let’s just get clear on this so we can stop going around in pointless circles. You happened, carter. At a certain point, we noticed each other in a different way, and nothing has ever been the same since. You can’t deny it.
Carter: I wouldn’t even try.
Paris: I’ve never met a man who touches me on such a deep level.
Carter: And I’d never met a woman like you. A woman ready to risk everything for me, paris, I just wanna sweep you in my arms and never let you go. But it is so complicated. And there’s so many people who would never understand or accept our relationship.
Paris: I don’t care about other people!
Carter: You should. They’re central to your life.
Paris: Not like you.
[ Sighs ]
Carter: When you look at me like that you make me almost believe it’s possible.
Paris: Okay, then believe it, carter. It’s in our hands. All we have to do is make it happen.
Carter: And what about the life you made happen here? The one that forrester made possible? You ready to throw that away? Paris, the family embraced you, with zende, and in your own right.
Paris: Okay, and I’m– I’m so grateful. And I love my job. But I love you more.
Carter: You love me?
Paris: Yeah. I said it. I love you. Now what?
Carter: I love you, too.
[ Laughs ]
[ Knocking on door ]
Grace: Carter, it’s grace buckingham.
[ Knocking ] Open this door now!
Steffy: Brooke is done. Dad can never be happy with her – not after the way she behaved with deacon. There is no excuse for what brooke did. None.
Brooke: I cherish our life together, ridge. I do. And I would do anything to get it back. I just realize that that’s not possible after I carried on with deacon that night. I mean, I see that now. Now that we’ve had a chance to be apart. But I am so, so grateful for all of the times that we did spend together. And our wonderful adventures and moments. And I’ll never forget it.
[ Sighs ] It’s just– I messed up. And it will never be for us. So I have to just… I have to let you go. I’m not going to fight this. I’m not.
Ridge: I’m trying to wrap my head around this.
Brooke: Well, I, uh… I don’t want you to feel obligated or, you know. I just… I want you to feel okay about this, so I’m willing to make this divorce just painless. You know, quick and easy and simple.
Ridge: You’re really saying that?
Brooke: Yeah, I’m really saying that. Because you told me you can’t be with me anymore, so why not be with somebody that you care about? Really, like, taylor. You know. Your other family. Just go. Go, be with them, ridge.
Ridge: How did we get here?
Brooke: I don’t know. But I certainly don’t blame you. I don’T. I just know that I messed up and I’m so sorry. I am– I’m so, so sorry. Because I love you. I– [ Sobs ] Please. You have to know how much I love you. I will never, never stop loving you.
Sheila: No, brooke kissing deacon. That’s what was wrong.
Thomas: You got her drunk.
Sheila: Yes, I did. And I take full responsibility for that. But everything else that happened new year’s eve, you can blame that on brooke.
Thomas: My dad has been so messed up over this and I was this close to telling him.
Sheila: Yeah, but you didn’T. You kept your mouth shut because we both know your father’s much better off without brooke.
[ Brooke sighs ]
[ Door knocking ]
Brooke: Come in. Ridge. It’s good to see you. What are you doing here?
Grace: You don’t have to say a word. I can tell from the look on your face.
Zende: I’m that easy to read, huh?
Grace: Zende, I would never want to put you on the spot.
Zende: No, it’s okay. You’re paris’ mom. You can be straight with me.
Grace: Let’s just say I know love when I see it. And you’re still in love with my daughter.
Paris: Look, I– I know I surprised you by coming over but carter, I just can’t stay away from you.
Grace: She wanted to see you. The model who just left.
Zende: Sequoiah.
Grace: She’s beautiful.
Zende: No argument here.
Grace: Sequoiah was interested in going on a date tonight but you didn’t say yes.
Zende: I still have a lot of work I gotta get done. I didn’t want to commit to plans just to cancel later.
Grace: Is that all it is, zende? Because it’s fairly clear to me, the woman you really want to be with is paris.
Paris: You’re the man I really want to be with. I can’t pretend that that’s not true.
Carter: You heard what zende was saying.
Paris: He knows how I feel.
Carter: Not about me.
Paris: No, but he knows that I want to keep things loose and casual. Only you know how I feel about you.
Carter: Zende considers me a friend, paris. Do you know what people would think?
Paris: We’re not doing anything wrong so can we just stop focusing on everyone else and just focus on you and me?
Ridge: I thought I’d pick up some clothes.
Brooke: Oh, okay. Um. Well, I, I could have them sent to you if you’re not comfortable being here.
Ridge: I’m comfortable. Like, driving up here everything looked so nice. Flowers and… flowers and– I could’ve sent somebody over here to pick up my stuff, I could’ve waited for you to go to work. I came by because I wanted to see you. I’m worried about you.
Sheila: You made a wise decision, thomas.
Thomas: Yeah, I’m not so sure about that.
Sheila: Why not? And what’s the problem? Your parents are finally having the opportunity to find joy together again after all these years. Do you really want to be the one responsible for taking that away from them? From you and steffy, their grandkids?
Thomas: You set brooke up. You put this whole thing in motion. Why would I keep it a secret? I brought in ensure max protein,
Grace: I’m rooting for you, zende. I believe you can make my daughter very happy.
Zende: I’d like to think so, but I appreciate paris being honest with me, telling me that she wants to keep things casual, date other people.
Grace: My understanding is you both agree to it. But it seems you’re ready to be exclusive.
Zende: I am. But… I guess I read things wrong. I didn’t realize that paris and I weren’t on the same page until she told me. Now I’m just going with the flow. I do appreciate the time I get to spend with her. And if things are meant to happen with paris, cool. But if not–
Grace: Don’T. Don’t give up just yet.
Zende: Has paris shared anything with you? Do you know if she’s seeing someone else?
Grace: End it with
paris or I’ll go to ridge.
Carter: It’s over.
Grace: Good.
Zende: Grace, do you know something that I don’t? Is paris involved with some other guy?
Paris: No. Don’t tell me we have to stop doing this. You deserve joy and fulfillment and so do I.
Carter: I know. I know, I know. But paris, if we have to sneak around–
Paris: Maybe we don’t have to.
Carter: There’s so much at stake.
Paris: What’s at stake is our happiness. Look, I don’t want to hurt zende, either but I can’t shut off my feelings. And no matter how hard you try to, neither can you.
Brooke: So I guess you’re still staying at steffy’s?
Ridge: Yeah.
Brooke: Okay. Well, I’m not going to keep you from doing what you came to do.
Ridge: Are you okay?
Brooke: Uh, I’m getting by.
Ridge: Hey, don’t do that. I know we’re not together anymore, but… I love you, I’m always gonna love you.
Brooke: And I’m always going to love you.
Ridge: I get it. The timing of this is, it’s awful.
Ridge: I came here because I want to make sure you’re not unsupported.
Brooke: No. I’m– hope is right down there, you know? She’s doing wonderful–
Ridge: No, she– yeah, she– she’ll– she’ll do whatever she can and so will I.
Brooke: Thank you.
Ridge: You’ve been doing a great job with your sobriety and trying to stay on top of things and I just want to make sure you keep doing that. It only takes one moment of weakness.
Brooke: I know.
Sheila: Brooke doesn’t care about you. Why are you defending her?
Thomas: She is an alcoholic. What you did isn’t fair.
Sheila: When has she ever been fair to me? To your mother?
Thomas: I’ve had issues with brooke in the past but she is an alcoholic and you duped her into drinking. You know how evil that is?
Sheila: I really thought it was quite brilliant. Yeah, I got so much more than I bargained for.
Thomas: Brooke thought she was drinking non-alcoholic champagne that night. How did you trick her?
Sheila: Like I said, the least you know, the better.
Thomas: No, I wanna know.
Sheila: You know what? This is just gonna remain a mystery because I am not gonna tell you my methods.
Thomas: Sheila, tell me exactly what you did to brooke right now. Hi, I’m karen.
Zende: Has paris shown interest in other guys?
Grace: I don’t believe she’s seeing anyone.
Zende: Not that she doesn’t have every right to. Paris can do whatever she wants. She made it clear that she didn’t want to be exclusive with me.
Grace: But that could all change in a heartbeat, you never know.
Zende: Paris is aware that I’ve been out on some dates. She does not seem to mind.
Grace: My daughter has always been very popular and vibrant and self-assured, ever since she was a little girl singing in the choir.
[ Laughs ]
Zende: From choir to dodger games, huh?
Grace: Exactly. My girl is a force. And that may be intimidating to some men. But you, zende, you’re the kind of man that’s worthy of a woman like paris. And I don’t need to tell you. You already know. So don’t let her slip away. Make a move before it’s too late.
Thomas: How did you do it? How did you get brooke drunk?
Sheila: Magic.
Thomas: I’m not kidding. Tell me now.
Sheila: You know, it really doesn’t matter. What’s done is done and it isn’t going to change a thing.
Thomas: If you don’t tell me right now, I’m going to go straight to my father and tell him.
Sheila: You wouldn’t dare.
Thomas: Try me. I am done playing games. Spit it out.
Sheila: I really don’t like being backed into a corner. But, okay, you want to know? I’ll tell you. So I went to il giardino and I overheard brooke talking about how wonderful the non-alcoholic champagne was that eric served during christmas. She ordered a bottle to be delivered to her house for new year’s eve. And it got me thinking. So I bought a bottle of champagne that was real. And I switched the labels. Brooke didn’t have a clue.
Thomas: You switched the labels.
Sheila: Yeah, it really was some of my finest work.
Brooke: It just consumes me, this desperate need to understand what drove me to destroy my entire life.
Ridge: I know it’s killing you. It’s killing me too. But I’m not going to turn my back on you and the fight you’re in, the pain you’re feeling.
Brooke: I made such a mess of us. And I know that you have sympathy for me, at least the fact that I was drinking–
Ridge: It’s not sympathy. What do you say– no, I’m not here because of pity. I’m here because I love you. I’m concerned about you, despite everything that happened. I just wanted you to stand by me, defend me. Just– I’m not here for that. I– I just wish I could take the pain away.
Brooke: I wish you could, too. But because of the choices I made that night, because I drank, I wake up every morning without you. I’ve lost the person that I… I love more than life itself.
Grace: Don’t sit back and wait for life to happen. You’ve got to act now. If you want a future with paris, don’t wait. Or you might lose her forever.
[ Paris chuckles ]
Paris: Tell me if I’m saying this way too much but you really are amazing, carter.
Carter: No, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of hearing you say that.
Paris: Good, ’cause pi have a feeling I’ll be saying it a lot.
Carter: And I don’t think I’ve ever met a woman so… spectacular in every way. But you’re trouble.
Paris: Oh, I’m the good kind of trouble.
Carter: Is there such a thing?
Paris: You’re looking at her. How about this? We do this justice and stay present and in the moment. I mean, what we just shared was beautiful. And I don’t want to take away from it. And I want to experience it again.
Brooke: No matter how many times I say, “I’m sorry,” I know it’ll never be enough.
Ridge: Well, you don’t have to apologize anymore.
Brooke: Well, I can’t help it, ridge. I mean, I am sorry. I messed up. I’ve– I’ve made terrible choices. And I can’t blame it all on the alcohol. I mean, I have to take some kind of responsibility. I’m the one who hurt you. I let you down. I can’t blame that on anybody else.
[ Brooke sighs ]
Thomas: Brooke was sabotaged. You used her alcoholism as a weapon against her.
Sheila: Yeah, well she had it coming. You have no idea the threats that she’s made against me, vowing to keep me away from my son.
Thomas: You can hate her all you want, sheila, but to plot revenge like this? To deliberately undermine a person’s sobriety?
Sheila: Yeah well, she had it coming. You know what? She– she’s hanging by a thread, by a very dirty, thin, little thread.
Thomas: My son was there. What if brooke had gotten behind the wheel? She would have been driving under the influence.
Sheila: Well, you know what? It didn’t happen. None of that happened. No one got hurt. Except for brooke… and her marriage that is suffering deeply.
Thomas: Stay away from brooke. You are not to mess with her any longer. You hear me?
Sheila: I just lit the match. Brooke’s the one that started the dumpster fire. She could have told deacon to leave but she didn’T. No. She put her lips on his, betraying your father and the vows that she made to him. This was her fault and now she’s paying the price. And it’s a price that can only benefit you, thomas! I know you want to see your parents back together again. And I know how much taylor adores ridge. And your sister has been trying so desperately to reunite them. And now that can happen, because of me.
Thomas: You went too far, sheila.
Sheila: No, it’s now or never. This is your chance to save your father, to rid him of brooke permanently. You don’t think that she’ll cheat on him again? Because, you know she will, and she doesn’t need my influence to do it. This is your chance to keep your family together. All you have to do is keep quiet. No one can know about this. Not taylor, ridge or brooke. They can never know about any of this. We have to keep this between us, thomas. This has to be our secret. And you’ve got to take it to your grave.
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