1
00:00:04,971 --> 00:00:08,508
>> Thomas: Look, I am asking
you for a favor.

2
00:00:08,575 --> 00:00:11,745
You're a businesswoman
and a damn good one at that.

3
00:00:11,811 --> 00:00:14,247
>> Steffy: Flattery.
Really, Thomas?

4
00:00:14,314 --> 00:00:17,250
>> Thomas: Okay. Look, I will
be on my best behavior

5
00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:20,854
from now on. I promise.
The straight and narrow.

6
00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,357
Steff, I realize I went
too far trying to get Mom

7
00:00:24,424 --> 00:00:27,527
and Dad back together, okay?
And I even get it if people

8
00:00:27,594 --> 00:00:29,562
don't wanna see me around
the office, but I can

9
00:00:29,629 --> 00:00:32,532
still contribute. I can save
Hope for the Future.

10
00:00:37,270 --> 00:00:38,371
>> Hope: You're asking if

11
00:00:38,438 --> 00:00:41,641
I want Thomas back on my line?
>> Paris: Is it something

12
00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:45,412
you'd consider?
>> Hope: Well, should I?

13
00:00:45,478 --> 00:00:49,549
Considering that he torpedoed
my mother's marriage and

14
00:00:49,616 --> 00:00:52,152
pressured our son
into keeping it a secret.

15
00:00:52,218 --> 00:00:54,421
>> Paris: Thomas also
designed the most successful

16
00:00:54,487 --> 00:00:57,123
collection Hope for
the Future's ever produced.

17
00:00:57,190 --> 00:01:00,293
I know what that means
in this business.

18
00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,362
I was wondering what
it means to you.

19
00:01:09,169 --> 00:01:10,103
♪♪
>> Finn: I might have

20
00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:14,841
something in here. There.
Think this will help

21
00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:17,277
your patients feel better?
>> Kelly: Yes.

22
00:01:17,343 --> 00:01:19,846
>> Douglas: That's so cool.
Are they real?

23
00:01:19,913 --> 00:01:27,086
>> Finn: Yeah. Here's one
for you, Dr. Spencer.

24
00:01:27,153 --> 00:01:34,294
There you go.
And one for you, Dr. Forrester.

25
00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:44,471
Oh, here, try that side.

26
00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,044
>> Douglas: Wow.
My heartbeat's so loud.

27
00:01:51,110 --> 00:01:54,013
>> Finn: Well, that's no
surprise. Everyone knows you

28
00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,584
have a good heart, Douglas.
[ knock on the door ]

29
00:01:57,650 --> 00:01:59,719
>> Finn: Hey!
>> Liam: Hey.

30
00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:03,723
>> Kelly: Daddy, look.
>> Liam: What? What is the--

31
00:02:03,790 --> 00:02:06,192
what is the what--
what-- what's going on here?

32
00:02:06,259 --> 00:02:08,127
>> Douglas: Some of Kelly's
dolls aren't feeling well.

33
00:02:08,194 --> 00:02:10,263
>> Finn: Mm-hmm.
>> Kelly: I am a doctor.

34
00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:14,300
>> Liam: Ah, wait a minute.
Wait. When I called earlier,

35
00:02:14,367 --> 00:02:16,836
you were a chef.
>> Finn: Yeah. Kelly and

36
00:02:16,903 --> 00:02:19,539
Douglas made pizza crackers.
>> Liam: Oh my God.

37
00:02:19,606 --> 00:02:21,641
Do you know something? Do you
know I love pizza crackers?

38
00:02:21,708 --> 00:02:23,843
You're gonna have to make me
some when Mom drops you off

39
00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:26,813
in a few days.
But right now, I'm here for

40
00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,984
this guy. You ready to go?
♪♪

41
00:02:31,050 --> 00:02:31,284
♪♪

42
00:02:31,351 --> 00:02:40,493
♪♪

43
00:02:41,794 --> 00:02:46,633
>> Liam: Uh, Mr. Douglas, do you
have all your stuff ready?

44
00:02:46,699 --> 00:02:49,369
>> Kelly: Do you have to go?
>> Douglas: Can I stay just

45
00:02:49,435 --> 00:02:52,138
a little longer? I'm just
checking up on Kelly's

46
00:02:52,205 --> 00:02:55,375
stuffed animals?
>> Liam: Uh, yeah. It's okay

47
00:02:55,441 --> 00:02:57,577
with me if it's okay
with Finn. Give us a chance

48
00:02:57,644 --> 00:03:00,713
to catch up.
>> Finn: Yeah.

49
00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:03,583
>> Douglas: Thanks.
Come on, Kelly.

50
00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:07,754
>> Liam: Well, look at you.
[ Finn chuckling ]

51
00:03:07,820 --> 00:03:10,657
>> Finn: They're amazing kids.
>> Liam: Yeah, they are.

52
00:03:10,723 --> 00:03:12,759
>> Finn: Douglas seems happy
being back with you,

53
00:03:12,825 --> 00:03:14,961
Hope and Beth.
>> Liam: We're happy to have

54
00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:18,097
him back. I really, really
missed him. And I love him

55
00:03:18,164 --> 00:03:20,733
just as much as I do Beth
or Kelly. I know you know

56
00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,269
something about that.
You're an amazing stepdad.

57
00:03:23,336 --> 00:03:26,005
Kelly adores you.
>> Finn: Oh, Douglas feels

58
00:03:26,072 --> 00:03:29,943
the same about you.
>> Liam: Yeah. Yeah.

59
00:03:30,009 --> 00:03:34,480
I think I just want him
to feel supported 'cause

60
00:03:34,547 --> 00:03:37,417
he's never been able to count
on that from Thomas.

61
00:03:37,483 --> 00:03:43,356
And it's not easy being
let down by your father.

62
00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:50,763
♪♪
>> Hope: Thomas has burned

63
00:03:50,830 --> 00:03:52,765
a lot of bridges around
here, Paris.

64
00:03:52,832 --> 00:03:56,269
>> Paris: Yeah. After what
he did, he's not gonna find

65
00:03:56,336 --> 00:03:59,305
a lot of fans in the building.
>> Hope: Nope.

66
00:03:59,372 --> 00:04:02,475
>> Paris: But, he still is
one of the most acclaimed

67
00:04:02,542 --> 00:04:04,944
designers out there.
And if anyone can bring

68
00:04:05,011 --> 00:04:07,313
your collection back from
the brink...

69
00:04:11,117 --> 00:04:14,821
>> Hope: Well, while Hope
for the Future is my line,

70
00:04:14,887 --> 00:04:19,425
Thomas's role in the company
isn't up to me.

71
00:04:19,492 --> 00:04:22,629
That's for Ridge and Steffy
to decide.

72
00:04:23,696 --> 00:04:26,466
>> Thomas: I'm sorry, Steff.
I thought I was helping.

73
00:04:26,532 --> 00:04:29,802
>> Steffy: Helping?
Wow, Thomas. Really?

74
00:04:29,869 --> 00:04:31,938
>> Thomas: Look, I get it.
I get it. I wasn't helping.

75
00:04:32,005 --> 00:04:35,141
I was wrong. And I understand
that you're furious.

76
00:04:35,208 --> 00:04:37,844
Look, from now on,
I'll just be the perfectly

77
00:04:37,910 --> 00:04:39,545
obedient older brother.
How about that?

78
00:04:39,612 --> 00:04:42,148
>> Steffy: I didn't want you
to be obedient, Thomas.

79
00:04:42,215 --> 00:04:46,653
I wanna be able to rely
on you, trust you,

80
00:04:46,719 --> 00:04:50,056
your judgment.
Do you think I like being

81
00:04:50,123 --> 00:04:54,293
at odds with you? I don't.
I hate this. God,

82
00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,696
I don't even know what to say
to you right now.

83
00:04:56,763 --> 00:05:01,567
You want another chance.
You want your job back.

84
00:05:01,634 --> 00:05:07,073
Well, I want my brother back.
The guy that I grew up with

85
00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:12,311
who always tried to do
the right thing.

86
00:05:12,378 --> 00:05:19,419
>> Thomas: I'm-- I'm sorry,
Steffy. I know that I have

87
00:05:19,485 --> 00:05:22,021
been in the wrong.
I haven't been a good person.

88
00:05:22,088 --> 00:05:26,259
And you deserve better
than that. You've always been

89
00:05:26,325 --> 00:05:32,165
so much better than me.
I love you, Steff.

90
00:05:32,231 --> 00:05:35,234
And I wanna be that person
for you. I wanna be the rock

91
00:05:35,301 --> 00:05:39,372
that you can lean on.
And I'm sorry that I haven't

92
00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:46,946
been, but I promise that
I will work tirelessly

93
00:05:47,013 --> 00:05:51,884
to become that man. Okay?
I promise.

94
00:06:05,965 --> 00:06:07,900
>> Finn: Douglas is
an amazing kid.

95
00:06:07,967 --> 00:06:11,971
>> Liam: Yeah, he really is.
He's smart, he's ethical,

96
00:06:12,038 --> 00:06:16,509
he's resilient.
>> Finn: Especially when

97
00:06:16,576 --> 00:06:18,478
you consider everything
he's been through.

98
00:06:18,544 --> 00:06:22,515
>> Liam: His mom dying so
young. Yeah. I mean, that's

99
00:06:22,582 --> 00:06:27,086
not easy. My cousin just
adored him. And when Caroline

100
00:06:27,153 --> 00:06:30,490
died, you know, Thomas became
his only parent.

101
00:06:30,556 --> 00:06:32,525
I hate to think about what
his life would've been like

102
00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:35,361
if Hope hadn't kind of
stepped up and become

103
00:06:35,428 --> 00:06:37,997
his mother.
>> Finn: You're an important

104
00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:40,700
part of that too, huh?
>> Liam: Well, yeah.

105
00:06:40,767 --> 00:06:42,869
I am in the sense that
he can depend on me.

106
00:06:42,935 --> 00:06:44,871
You know, he knows I'm not
gonna let him down.

107
00:06:44,937 --> 00:06:48,441
I'm not gonna make him
question my judgment.

108
00:06:48,508 --> 00:06:51,911
>> Finn: It's just,
it's a shame he got caught up

109
00:06:51,978 --> 00:06:54,046
in another one of
Thomas's schemes.

110
00:06:54,113 --> 00:06:57,183
>> Liam: Yeah. Well, he--
But-- but he didn't though,

111
00:06:57,250 --> 00:07:01,087
right? I mean, he knew.
Douglas knew that that bogus

112
00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:03,923
call to CPS was wrong and
he wasn't gonna keep it

113
00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:05,792
a secret. And once again,
once again,

114
00:07:05,858 --> 00:07:08,561
he did the right thing.
>> Finn: Clearly something

115
00:07:08,628 --> 00:07:11,063
his father hasn't learned.
>> Liam: Yeah. Really.

116
00:07:11,130 --> 00:07:15,101
I mean, if there's any
justice in this world,

117
00:07:15,168 --> 00:07:17,670
it's that Thomas will have
learned from all this that

118
00:07:17,737 --> 00:07:19,972
actions have consequences.
♪♪

119
00:07:22,809 --> 00:07:24,911
>> Paris: Thomas has been
a big part of Hope for

120
00:07:24,977 --> 00:07:26,879
the Future's success.
>> Hope: Oh, I'm not

121
00:07:26,946 --> 00:07:29,182
denying that.
>> Paris: But it isn't

122
00:07:29,248 --> 00:07:32,351
something you could see
happening again?

123
00:07:32,418 --> 00:07:37,490
>> Hope: I don't-- I don't
know, Paris. I mean,

124
00:07:37,557 --> 00:07:41,327
what do you think? I mean,
how do you feel about Thomas?

125
00:07:41,394 --> 00:07:46,299
>> Paris: Thomas is an extremely
creative and talented man.

126
00:07:46,365 --> 00:07:50,002
He definitely understands
what women find appealing.

127
00:07:50,069 --> 00:07:54,273
>> Hope: Yes. Agreed.
But again, his future at

128
00:07:54,340 --> 00:07:57,877
the company is,
it's not my call.

129
00:07:57,944 --> 00:08:00,980
>> Paris: Yeah. All I'm
saying is fashion is about

130
00:08:01,047 --> 00:08:03,716
breaking rules and pushing
boundaries, especially

131
00:08:03,783 --> 00:08:06,886
a line like yours.
Yes, Thomas went too far

132
00:08:06,953 --> 00:08:09,155
with trying to get
his parents back together.

133
00:08:09,222 --> 00:08:12,758
I'd never say otherwise.
But that kind of passion

134
00:08:12,825 --> 00:08:17,830
is what makes his work
so exciting and successful.

135
00:08:17,897 --> 00:08:21,100
>> Hope: So you want me to
take him back?

136
00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:24,770
>> Paris: I can't tell you
what to do, but I know how

137
00:08:24,837 --> 00:08:27,707
deeply you care about this line.
You poured your heart into

138
00:08:27,773 --> 00:08:31,911
Hope for the Future.
You want it to thrive.

139
00:08:31,978 --> 00:08:34,780
Do you think you should talk
with Steffy and see if both

140
00:08:34,847 --> 00:08:36,983
Thomas and his collection
can get a second chance?

141
00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,390
♪♪
>> Thomas: Come on, Steffy.

142
00:08:44,457 --> 00:08:48,194
We've hit rough patches
before. You've been angry

143
00:08:48,261 --> 00:08:53,232
with me, but you've always
been a person who can support

144
00:08:53,299 --> 00:08:57,770
me and be in my corner.
>> Steffy: Why do you always

145
00:08:57,837 --> 00:09:01,173
have to make this so damn hard?
>> Thomas: I'm sorry.

146
00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,442
And I know what I did
was wrong, but I did it

147
00:09:03,509 --> 00:09:07,113
for the right reasons.
>> Steffy: That is no excuse.

148
00:09:07,179 --> 00:09:10,182
>> Thomas: You're right.
It's not an excuse.

149
00:09:10,249 --> 00:09:14,487
And that's why I knew,
I knew what was coming

150
00:09:14,553 --> 00:09:19,558
and I was ready
to take my time in exile.

151
00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:23,763
>> Steffy: Yet here you are.
>> Thomas: Yeah, because it's

152
00:09:23,829 --> 00:09:27,366
one thing for me to be
punished for my actions,

153
00:09:27,433 --> 00:09:29,835
but it's not okay for
Hope for the Future to be

154
00:09:29,902 --> 00:09:35,041
punished. Steffy, you read
the review.

155
00:09:35,107 --> 00:09:40,112
I can make this better, okay?
You need me.

156
00:09:40,179 --> 00:09:42,548
Hope for the Future needs me.
♪♪

157
00:09:53,926 --> 00:09:57,363
>> Hope: I'll admit losing
Thomas from the team

158
00:09:57,430 --> 00:10:00,266
has been a blow.
>> Paris: Yeah. The reviews

159
00:10:00,333 --> 00:10:03,803
for the latest collection
weren't the greatest.

160
00:10:03,869 --> 00:10:10,576
>> Hope: No, they weren't.
Thomas and I, we-- we--

161
00:10:10,643 --> 00:10:13,112
were good at collaborating
with each other.

162
00:10:13,179 --> 00:10:18,517
We were wonderful creative
partners and I thought that

163
00:10:18,584 --> 00:10:21,587
we understood each other.
That we had the same vision

164
00:10:21,654 --> 00:10:26,025
and goals.
But I was wrong.

165
00:10:26,092 --> 00:10:30,329
I was wrong.
I told everyone

166
00:10:30,396 --> 00:10:33,165
that he had changed.
I stuck up for him and

167
00:10:33,232 --> 00:10:38,204
he let me down.
I trusted him with a lot

168
00:10:38,270 --> 00:10:41,640
of things that I hold dear,
Paris. He hurt the people

169
00:10:41,707 --> 00:10:44,443
that I love the most.
And so, while on the one

170
00:10:44,510 --> 00:10:47,947
hand, I swore to never work
with Thomas again in order

171
00:10:48,014 --> 00:10:50,349
to protect my family,
in order to do what was best

172
00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:54,186
for them. But then,
on the other hand,

173
00:10:54,253 --> 00:10:57,723
I care about my career.
I care about my line and

174
00:10:57,790 --> 00:11:00,393
what it means not only
to me but to--

175
00:11:00,459 --> 00:11:02,828
to the customers around
the world. And I have

176
00:11:02,895 --> 00:11:05,698
a responsibility to
the people that work for me,

177
00:11:05,765 --> 00:11:13,706
for this company.
So, I don't know what to do.

178
00:11:18,210 --> 00:11:19,078
♪♪
>> Finn: You know, Douglas is

179
00:11:19,145 --> 00:11:21,080
welcome here anytime.
>> Liam: See, I really

180
00:11:21,147 --> 00:11:23,449
appreciate that.
>> Finn: And Steffy, she was

181
00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:25,484
kinda jealous I got to hang
out with him.

182
00:11:25,551 --> 00:11:28,387
She really loves her nephew.
>> Liam: Let her be jealous.

183
00:11:28,454 --> 00:11:31,123
No, he-- he-- he loves
spending time with

184
00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:33,826
all of them.
>> Finn: It's great, the way

185
00:11:33,893 --> 00:11:36,095
the kids all get along.
>> Liam: Well, yeah, 'cause

186
00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:38,030
that's family, right?
That's the way family should

187
00:11:38,097 --> 00:11:44,136
be. I-- I regret the way
that Douglas came back

188
00:11:44,203 --> 00:11:48,774
to Hope and me. But man,
it's so nice to have him home.

189
00:11:48,841 --> 00:11:51,477
It's just-- it's just
wonderful that we're all

190
00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:54,113
together again.
>> Finn: I bet.

191
00:11:54,180 --> 00:11:56,348
>> Liam: And Hope and I are
trying. You know, we're--

192
00:11:56,415 --> 00:11:59,051
we're-- we're-- we're doing
our best to give him the--

193
00:11:59,118 --> 00:12:05,524
the happy, healthy, loving,
secure home that he deserves.

194
00:12:05,591 --> 00:12:07,726
>> Finn: That's away
from Thomas.

195
00:12:07,793 --> 00:12:12,164
♪♪
>> Thomas: Nobody understands

196
00:12:12,231 --> 00:12:16,001
Hope's vision the way I do.
You have to see that.

197
00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:18,938
The reviewer definitely did.
>> Steffy: I get your point,

198
00:12:19,004 --> 00:12:22,041
Thomas. But I don't think
we should be having this

199
00:12:22,108 --> 00:12:24,043
conversation right now,
especially while Dad's gone.

200
00:12:24,110 --> 00:12:26,045
>> Thomas: Look, I don't
think you wanna waste too

201
00:12:26,112 --> 00:12:29,882
much time on this.
Granddad and Zende, they're

202
00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:33,719
both amazing designers,
obviously, but they have

203
00:12:33,786 --> 00:12:36,555
two very different visions.
So the collection, it-- it--

204
00:12:36,622 --> 00:12:39,725
it lacks focus.
What are you gonna do?

205
00:12:39,792 --> 00:12:41,494
You're gonna banish me
forever? I want to help

206
00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:46,765
and I know that I can.
>> Hope: Steffy, I--

207
00:12:46,832 --> 00:12:50,536
Thomas.
>> Thomas: Hope. Uh, I'm glad

208
00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:55,374
that you're here.
>> Hope: What's going on?

209
00:12:55,441 --> 00:12:59,745
>> Thomas: I-- I read
the review and I-- I never

210
00:12:59,812 --> 00:13:06,185
wanted what I did to impact
your line. So I was thinking

211
00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:11,790
that Steffy might let me
help you with it.

212
00:13:11,857 --> 00:13:13,826
I never stopped designing.

213
00:13:17,496 --> 00:13:21,901
What I did to your mom
was unforgivable

214
00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:27,873
and I'm so sorry.
And I asked our son to lie.

215
00:13:27,940 --> 00:13:31,544
I hurt everyone.
But the worst of it is that

216
00:13:31,610 --> 00:13:33,879
I hurt you because
you believed in me more than

217
00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:38,050
anyone else.
I never meant to hurt you.

218
00:13:38,117 --> 00:13:41,420
And I am asking
for another shot,

219
00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:46,325
but not just for me.
For you and your line.

220
00:13:56,068 --> 00:13:59,004
>> Hope: Thomas, do you mind
if I have a word with

221
00:13:59,071 --> 00:14:05,277
your sister alone?
>> Thomas: Sure.

222
00:14:05,344 --> 00:14:12,751
Um, Steffy knows how much I want
this. And it's not gonna fix

223
00:14:12,818 --> 00:14:17,356
all the problems that
I caused, but it might make

224
00:14:17,423 --> 00:14:21,093
a big difference for your
collection. And I at least

225
00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:26,865
owe you that.
>> Steffy: Hope, I am so sorry.

226
00:14:26,932 --> 00:14:29,835
I had no idea he was
gonna show up like this.

227
00:14:29,902 --> 00:14:35,741
>> Hope: Or is it right on time?
>> Steffy: Hope?

228
00:14:35,808 --> 00:14:38,110
>> Hope: Steffy,
the collection is a mess.

229
00:14:38,177 --> 00:14:40,579
I mean, you read that review,
no amount of tinkering

230
00:14:40,646 --> 00:14:42,781
is going to save it.
>> Steffy: So what are you

231
00:14:42,848 --> 00:14:45,117
saying? Are you asking me
to let Thomas come back

232
00:14:45,184 --> 00:14:48,187
to the company and design
for Hope for the Future?

233
00:14:59,465 --> 00:15:01,133
>> Finn: Doctors, how are
the patients?

234
00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,502
>> Douglas: Good.
Thanks for letting us

235
00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:05,804
borrow your stethoscope,
Uncle Finn.

236
00:15:05,871 --> 00:15:07,439
>> Kelly: Can we use
them again?

237
00:15:07,506 --> 00:15:09,575
>> Finn: Sure.
>> Douglas: I told Kelly

238
00:15:09,642 --> 00:15:12,411
I might be able to come back
after school tomorrow.

239
00:15:12,478 --> 00:15:15,014
>> Finn: We might be able
to work something out.

240
00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,750
>> Liam: Yeah. Let's-- let's
ask Mom when she gets home

241
00:15:17,816 --> 00:15:20,219
later. Do you have
your jacket?

242
00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:23,122
>> Douglas: Yep. And the
picture Kelly made me.

243
00:15:23,188 --> 00:15:25,291
>> Liam: Oh, come here.
Come here.

244
00:15:25,357 --> 00:15:29,795
That is beautiful, Kel!
I love you.

245
00:15:29,862 --> 00:15:32,197
I'll see you later, okay?
>> Douglas: Thanks for

246
00:15:32,264 --> 00:15:34,233
letting me hang out,
Uncle Finn. I had a really

247
00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:37,269
good time.
>> Finn: Hey, you are always

248
00:15:37,336 --> 00:15:39,738
welcome here, Douglas.
Your aunt and I love

249
00:15:39,805 --> 00:15:43,375
having you. And I know Kelly
and Hayes feel the same way.

250
00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:56,088
♪♪
>> Paris: Thomas?

251
00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:58,557
>> Thomas: Miss me?
>> Paris: You are not

252
00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:01,226
supposed to be here.
>> Thomas: Yeah. Well, maybe

253
00:16:01,293 --> 00:16:03,929
that's about to change.
>> Paris: Maybe. I was just

254
00:16:03,996 --> 00:16:06,565
talking with Hope and
I think she's considering

255
00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:09,935
letting you back on the team.
>> Thomas: Actually, Hope is

256
00:16:10,002 --> 00:16:12,905
meeting with my sister
right now about that.

257
00:16:12,971 --> 00:16:15,341
I think that there's a real
chance I'll be welcomed back

258
00:16:15,407 --> 00:16:18,944
at Forrester, specifically
Hope for the Future.

259
00:16:19,011 --> 00:16:20,145
They need me.

260
00:16:23,048 --> 00:16:24,016
>> Steffy: You wanna give

261
00:16:24,083 --> 00:16:26,985
Thomas his job back?
>> Hope: Never in a million

262
00:16:27,052 --> 00:16:29,488
years did I think I would
ever consider it.

263
00:16:29,555 --> 00:16:35,561
But this is business.
It can't be personal. As--

264
00:16:35,627 --> 00:16:38,230
as much as it infuriates me
and as much as I hate

265
00:16:38,297 --> 00:16:41,133
feeling conflicted like this,
I mean, Thomas did target

266
00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,535
my mother's marriage to
your father.

267
00:16:43,602 --> 00:16:46,071
He dragged our son into
his manipulations again.

268
00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:48,140
>> Steffy: But he is not
gonna learn anything if we

269
00:16:48,207 --> 00:16:51,043
don't hold him accountable.
>> Hope: I agree.

270
00:16:51,110 --> 00:16:53,445
>> Steffy: But you also have
your line to consider.

271
00:16:53,512 --> 00:16:58,484
>> Hope: Exactly. This is
a fashion house and we have

272
00:16:58,550 --> 00:17:03,255
a lot of people to consider.
And as co-CEO, I know you

273
00:17:03,322 --> 00:17:08,827
understand that. And look,
when it comes to Thomas,

274
00:17:08,894 --> 00:17:12,197
I trust his talent.
But that is as far

275
00:17:12,264 --> 00:17:15,234
as it goes for me.
>> Steffy: I know you've

276
00:17:15,300 --> 00:17:18,303
floated the idea of Thomas
designing, but not coming

277
00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:21,707
into the office. Is that
what you're suggesting?

278
00:17:21,774 --> 00:17:26,478
>> Hope: I honestly have no
idea what I am suggesting.

279
00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:30,349
I don't.
>> Steffy: Well, we need

280
00:17:30,416 --> 00:17:32,885
to figure out what this means.
The message we're sending

281
00:17:32,951 --> 00:17:37,756
Thomas. Will we give him
a pass, welcome him back

282
00:17:37,823 --> 00:17:40,459
with open arms?
I mean, the guy has had

283
00:17:40,526 --> 00:17:44,163
so many chances,
but no real consequences.

284
00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:47,032
He didn't just hurt your
mother, but he broke

285
00:17:47,099 --> 00:17:50,102
my parents' heart.
He hurt our family.

286
00:17:50,169 --> 00:17:53,539
>> Hope: He disappointed
a lot of people, especially

287
00:17:53,605 --> 00:17:57,810
Douglas. But we also have
to face the fact that Thomas

288
00:17:57,876 --> 00:18:01,947
and his talent are a very
big part of

289
00:18:02,014 --> 00:18:07,319
Forrester Creation success.
>> Steffy: Are you saying

290
00:18:07,386 --> 00:18:11,623
what I think you're saying?
In order for Hope for

291
00:18:11,690 --> 00:18:17,262
the Future to succeed,
we need Thomas and his designs?

292
00:18:17,329 --> 00:18:17,963
[ Hope sighing ]