>> Taylor: No, I understand. I-- I know that you're worried
abo-- No, we have the situation with Bill and
Sheila under control. We-- No, because if you come back
to confront Bill, you're just gonna make
the situation worse. Because you're gonna scream
like that. Ridge, I-- Hey. Oh, stop.
Can I call you back? No, I'm fine. I-- I'll talk
to you later. You too. Bye.
What are you doing here? >> Sheila: Well, hello to you
too. And I agree, you don't wanna make the situation worse.
I wanted to talk to you, now that I know
that we really are not so different, you and me.
>> Taylor: We are nothing alike, Sheila.
>> Sheila: Aren't we? I'm really hoping that
you can find a way to accept the situation, Taylor.
My freedom, my relationship with Bill. So that we can
just all live in peace and harmony.
♪♪ >> Charlie: Okay. Here are
the new hires for the security team.
All have extensive training and experience.
>> Carter: Background checks? >> Charlie: Done by yours truly.
>> Carter: Okay. Charlie, this place needs to be
a fortress. With Ridge out of town, I'm responsible for
making it as safe as possible. >> Charlie: Don't worry at all.
This place is going to be tighter than a $2 watch.
You-- you-- you see-- you see a $2 watch is really
cheap and you have to wind it really tight.
>> Carter: Yes, Charlie. Yes. I-- I get the joke, Charlie.
It's just that Sheila's running free and she's
a threat to all of us. >> Charlie: Right.
>> Katie: She most definitely is.
♪♪ >> Deacon: Well?
>> Brooke: Mm! Oh, my gosh! This is amazing.
>> Deacon: Thank you. Hey, and thank you so much
for coming in before we open. I really appreciate it.
>> Brooke: Yeah. >> Deacon: Wait until you
meet the chef that I brought in.
>> Brooke: Well, you can tell your chef that the ravioli
is magnifico. >> Deacon: Grazie. You know,
Brooke, I-- I gotta tell you, owning my own restaurant and
making great money, working with amazing people,
it's-- it's special. But knowing that you and Hope
are proud of me, that's something I've dreamt
of for a very long time. ♪♪
>> Deacon: You know, just before you got here,
I had a pizza about to go in the oven.
>> Brooke: Yeah? >> Deacon: Yeah.
>> Brooke: Still working on that signature pizza?
>> Deacon: I'm getting so close. Do you wanna try
a slice? You know, just give me your thoughts.
Come on. >> Brooke: Yeah, no, really,
I would like to do that. >> Deacon: Yeah?
>> Brooke: Yes. >> Deacon: Great. Okay, great.
This is nice, right? Just two pals having a slice.
I can finish telling you my plans for Il Giardino,
and you can tell me how great life is now that
Ridge is out of it. ♪♪
>> Charlie: Ah, look. Your concerns are not misguided,
Little Cheese. >> Carter: Whoa, whoa, wait,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Little Cheese?
>> Charlie: Yeah, yeah, yeah. You see, Ridge is the
big cheese and-- and Steffy is the co-big cheese,
which of course makes you-- >> Carter: Carter. Just--
I'm just Carter. >> Charlie: Oh, I get it.
You just-- You want me to cut the cheese... references.
You-- you know, you used to be a lot more fun.
>> Carter: Charlie, I'll be way more fun when we no longer
have to worry about Sheila. >> Charlie: Yeah.
>> Carter: Look, I appreciate your hard work.
We'll touch base at the end of the day.
>> Charlie: Okay. Later. Somebody stop me.
[ Charlie chuckling ] >> Carter: We're in serious
trouble. I called you last night,
went straight to voicemail. You okay?
>> Katie: No. No, I'm not. I found out what Bill has
on Steffy and Finn. And how he's blackmailing
them to keep Sheila out of prison.
♪♪ >> Sheila: I can see you're
skeptical. That's-- that's understandable.
>> Taylor: You know, I would love nothing more for all
of us to live in peace and harmony.
You shot my daughter and her husband and you lied
about it. So the only way
that peace and harmony is going to happen is when
you're behind bars. ♪♪
>> Carter: Wait, you know what Bill has on Steffy and Finn?
>> Katie: Yes. Yes. And it's unbelievable. I--
All this time, the truth was right there in front of us.
And I-- I can't stop thinking about it.
I was up all night long. I couldn't sleep.
>> Carter: Hey, hey, hey. Slow down. Slow down.
Breathe. Okay. Whatever it is, it's obviously huge secret.
If you don't feel comfortable, you don't have to tell me.
>> Katie: I trust you. Completely. And I--
I don't wanna keep things rom you, but...
I think it's probably best if you don't know.
>> Carter: That's fine. That's fine.
My main concern is you. >> Katie: Well, there's--
there's something else. I went to see Bill to try
to get through to him again. >> Carter: Katie, I worry
about you with Sheila over here.
>> Katie: She wasn't there at-- at least not at first.
>> Carter: Were you able to talk some sense into Bill
at least? >> Katie: I don't know.
I mean, I-- I thought I could see a-- a-- a glimmer of
the old Bill in there somewhere.
>> Carter: How do you know? >> Katie: Well, he implied
that he would end things with Sheila
if I took him back. ♪♪
>> Deacon: Man, I would've loved to have seen the look
on Forrester's face when you and Taylor shot him down.
>> Brooke: Well, we stood up for ourselves.
>> Deacon: Proud of you. >> Brooke: Yeah. I think
Taylor's proud too. I mean, we can finally
be good role models for Hope and for Steffy.
And Kelly and Beth, they need to see that
they have strong grandmas. >> Deacon: Oh, come on.
They know. They know I'm sure of it. And Hope,
she really loves you. >> Brooke: She loves you.
She's very proud of you. >> Deacon: Thank you.
>> Brooke: Well, you know that. She believed in you
when nobody else would. >> Deacon: She is
very clairvoyant. >> Brooke: She is.
Well, there is one fascinating development that nobody
foresaw happening. >> Deacon: Oh yeah?
What's that? >> Brooke: I found a new
dear friend in Taylor. ♪♪
>> Sheila: I understand why you may harbor ill feelings
toward me. >> Taylor: Oh, really?
You understand. How good of you. Yeah. You--
you put a bullet in me years ago, ruined my life.
And then you shot Steffy and Finn, your own son.
>> Sheila: Yeah. You-- you put a bullet in Bill.
>> Taylor: Those are completely different circumstances.
>> Sheila: You know what? I am not here to argue
with you. I just want you to know that you don't need
to fear me. I'm not here to harm you
or anyone else in our family. You don't need to get extra
security or be guarded because I'm not gonna
hurt you. I'm not gonna hurt anyone, Taylor.
I care about you. I saved your life.
[ wind gushing ] >> Taylor: Please, help me.
[ Taylor screaming ]
[ Taylor sobbing ] >> Sheila: You know, you are--
You're a leader. You're in a position of--
of power. A prominent psychiatrist.
The family will listen to you. Please.
Because I'm-- I'm not going anywhere.
I'm a part of Bill's life, Kelly's grandfather's,
which means I'm a part of your life too.
♪♪
>> Deacon: So you and Taylor Hayes are BFFs? Well--
>> Brooke: Yeah. >> Deacon: I suppose it had
to happen sooner or later. Hell froze over.
[ Brooke laughing ] >> Brooke: It is pretty
wonderful. We are blown away by it. We do have a lot
in common and not just Ridge. >> Deacon: Hey, who knows?
Maybe Ridge and I'll become BFFs next.
>> Brooke: Really? >> Deacon: Yeah.
>> Brooke: Well, I don't know if hell can freeze over twice.
So, Mr. Restauranteur, why don't you tell me
what you're doing when you're not coming up with
your next wonderful special signature pizza?
Is there a woman in your life?
Uh-huh! Okay. I know that look.
So there is somebody, isn't there?
♪♪ >> Sheila: You regret
shooting Bill, don't you? >> Taylor: I do.
He wouldn't be able to blackmail us if I hadn't.
>> Sheila: I think there's more to it, Taylor.
Why don't you be honest? >> Taylor: I mean, of course,
I-- I almost killed a man.
>> Sheila: It haunts your nights, doesn't it?
Makes you sweat and makes your heart raise.
You know, I-- I understand that. And I'm telling you,
you need to forgive yourself. I know you of all people,
I-- I shouldn't have to say that to.
But you need to forgive yourself first,
and then you can forgive others.
>> Taylor: God, this is so weird! Stop!
Stop what you're doing. Okay? You're right. I-- I do need to
forgive myself. I've been-- I've been carrying this
for a long time. But I will never forgive you,
Sheila. Ever.
[ Sheila chuckling ]
[ Taylor exhaling nervously ]
♪♪ >> Carter: So Bill asked you
to come back to him? >> Katie: I told him with
Sheila gone, we could be a family,
and he took it to mean that we could be
a couple again. I-- I saw this flicker of hope
in his eyes. >> Carter: I guess Sheila's
hold over him isn't as strong as we thought.
>> Katie: I don't know. I wish I knew.
>> Carter: Are you sure? >> Katie: About what?
>> Carter: That you can't go back to Bill?
I'm no fool, Katie. I know the history
you two share. >> Katie: Yeah. We do have
history. And I will always care for him.
And we will always be family. But I am not the same woman
he married. There's a level of respect
and love that-- that frankly, I demand
because I deserve it. And after everything that
happened with Brooke, I deserve better than that.
>> Carter: You definitely do. >> Katie: And now he's with
Sheila Carter. He's-- he's blackmailing the mother
of his granddaughter. I mean, frankly, I--
I don't even recognize Bill anymore.
♪♪ [ knock on the door ]
>> Brooke: Hello! I come bearing gifts.
>> Taylor: Yay! >> Brooke: I hope you're in
the mood for pizza. >> Taylor: Oh.
>> Brooke: What's wrong? Not a good time?
>> Taylor: Oh, God. It's just um...
Sheila paid me a visit. ♪♪
>> Katie: I used to feel lucky to be with a man
like Bill Spencer. He promised that he would
always protect me and make me feel safe.
And now, he's with Sheila. He's literally bringing
danger to my front door. >> Carter: Hey, hey.
Our front door. We're in this together,
remember? >> Katie: I don't know how
you do it. You always make me feel safe.
How can I ever go back to someone like Bill
after being with someone like you?
Smart and kind, more giving and charming
and handsome. And I'm gonna need a thesarus
'cause I can't come up with any more adjectives.
>> Carter: I love them. You can keep going.
>> Katie: I think I'm going to drive you away with all
of my cheesiness. >> Carter: Do you
see me leaving?
>> Carter: I know I just said, "Do you see me leaving?"
But I do have a meeting in like five minutes.
[ both laughing ] >> Katie: Okay.
Thank you for everything. >> Carter: Always.
>> Katie: Have a good meeting. >> Carter: I will.
[ door slamming ] >> Katie: How did you get
in here? >> Sheila: I'm a free woman,
remember? And I'm also
the woman in Bill's life, Katie, and I'm warning you.
You need to accept our relationship or else.
♪♪ >> Brooke: What on earth
was Sheila doing here? Are you okay?
Did she threaten you? >> Taylor: She wanted peace
and harmony. She wants us all to get along.
>> Brooke: Ah, okay. Uh... >> Taylor: You know what
she said? She said that um... we're no different than
each other because we both shot someone.
>> Brooke: No, you and Sheila are very different.
It's just-- >> Taylor: I attempted murder
and then I kept it a secret. I didn't wanna tarnish
the old St. Taylor image, I guess. Right?
It's a lie. Because the truth is-- is
I-- I shot a man. >> Brooke: You weren't yourself.
>> Taylor: I shot a man and I left him for dead.
That's what Sheila does.
So, she's right. We're not that different.
>> Brooke: Stop it. Stop, please. Sheila gets
into your head and she makes you doubt yourself.
Don't let her do that. Taylor, look at me.
Look. You are nothing like Sheila.
You are kind. You're good. You're smart.
You're an incredible mother. You built an entire career
helping countless people around the world.
You're amazing. And Sheila is just
weaponizing your guilt. You can't let her do that.
>> Taylor: I feel like I'm breaking.
Brooke, I don't know. I don't know what to do.
I-- I don't-- I don't know how long I can take this.
>> Brooke: It's okay. Really. It's okay.
We'll get through this. We're gonna beat Sheila.
We're gonna beat her. We will. I-- I don't know
how yet, but we will. I don't want you to worry
about it. Just know... that I am here for you. Always.
We'll get through this. Okay?
♪♪