[ relaxing music ] [ Sheila and Deacon laughing ]
[ Deacon grunting ] >> Sheila: You are the gift
that just keeps giving. That was incredible.
>> Deacon: You're telling me. >> Sheila: Yeah, but...
was it really worth the risk? If Bill finds out,
he could literally kill us. ♪♪♪
>> Liam: Can you really be certain Sheila isn't
messing with you? ♪♪♪
>> Liam: Hey! How'd your big meeting go?
>> Hope: Not good. >> Liam: Not good?
What do you mean not good? What happened?
>> Hope: Oh, well, um... Steffy says that we need
to pause production on Hope for the Future.
>> Liam: Pause? She said pause?
>> Hope: Yes. And unless we find a solution,
my line could be history. >> Brooke: I'm well aware
that Hope for the Future hasn't been performing well
lately, but to put it on pause? It's in a transitional
phase, a dip in numbers is expected.
>> Taylor: It's a pretty big dip, though.
But there is a solution. >> Brooke: Great! What is it?
>> Taylor: Thomas. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: Thomas. >> Taylor: Brooke, the line
was doing great when Thomas was lead designer.
Everyone loved what he and Hope created together.
And then he was let go, and the vision changed,
and the numbers tanked, so yes, bringing back Thomas
is the solution. >> Liam: I am really surprised
that Steffy would even consider dropping Hope for
the Future. I mean, your line has been a huge asset
to Forrester Creations. Like-- >> Hope: Mm-hmm. Yeah, until
now. I mean, the numbers are just-- They just
keep getting worse. >> Liam: Okay, they're not
gonna keep getting-- Listen. You-- you just need time,
right? You need time. You need time to regroup,
you need time to figure out the new direction-- You're--
you're not only gonna revive HFTF, you're gonna make it
better than ever. I know this. Okay? I know-- I know this.
♪♪♪ >> Sheila: Bill has burned
every bridge to keep me out of prison. He has set me up
at his-- his mansion in Bel-Air. And yet I--
The more time I spend with him, I-- I-- I can't even
explain it, Deacon. He is all over the place.
And one minute, he's gushing to me a-- about his life,
and-- and his past, and he wants me to open up
about mine to him as well, and then the next, it's almost
like he struggles to-- to even be near me.
I don't know. Sometimes I...
I really wonder where I stand with Bill.
♪♪♪
>> Brooke: Is Hope considering letting Thomas return?
>> Taylor: She seemed to be leaning that way.
>> Brooke: And I can't imagine Liam would be thrilled
about this. >> Taylor: No, and we're all
aware of that. Hope's gonna have a discussion with him
before she makes any decision, but-- but Brooke, you are
a huge part of this! You-- you-- Maybe you could just,
you know, look past the CPS call, you know, and see
the bright side? >> Brooke: The bright side?
>> Taylor: Mm-hmm. >> Brooke: It cost me
my marriage. >> Taylor: But you gained
a really good friend, and you know, if it wasn't
for Thomas, we would still be fighting over Ridge,
but look at us! Choosing ourselves, and did
I mention we're friends? >> Brooke: Oh, yeah.
Friends, yeah. >> Taylor: Come on, Brooke,
please. Just find it in your heart to consider Thomas,
and be open-minded about him. >> Thomas: I hope you can.
Hey, Brooke. I-- I hurt you, and I'm sorry, and I don't
deserve your forgiveness, but I'm asking.
Not just for me, but for Hope and her line.
♪♪♪ >> Liam: Oh, man. Well, sorry
you're facing so many challenges right now,
'cause you're a good person, and you're a selfless person.
You do kind and selfless things. Exhibit A,
when Caroline died. You swooped right in and
you became exactly the mother that Douglas needed, a mother
who would love him, and protect him, and teach
him right from wrong while also giving him the space
to grow and become his own person. That's the kind
of investment that's gonna pay off. It will. And yeah,
Douglas is-- He's going through a thing right now
and so for whatever reason, he feels more comfortable
at Steffy's, but just as you're a hero to me,
you're a hero to him twofold. The kid'll be back, promise.
>> Hope: Liam. I'm-- I'm-- I'm trying really, really
hard to be patient, but it's like, every day that Douglas
is gone, I feel like he's getting further and further
away. I just-- I worry that in no time, he's just going
to be completely out of reach. >> Liam: No, that's not
gonna happen. He's-- he's basically on an extended
playdate with Kelly and Hayes, and you know something?
Look at it this way. It gives us some much needed
time with Beth, right? And she's at her cutest
possible stage right now. You should have a mother and
daughter day, right? You should take her out for
ice cream, and eat so much of it that you both get
brain freeze. Now, as for Hope for the Future...
it's gonna work out, my love. And if nothing else,
you'll always have me. ♪♪♪
>> Deacon: Can't believe Spencer talks about his
feelings. Hell, I didn't even think he had any feelings.
>> Sheila: Oh, he's got a ton of them. You know, he--
he keeps telling me about his past, and he wants me
to open up about mine, it's-- >> Deacon: Well, you do have
an effect on men. Get us to do things we--
we never thought we could. And against our
better judgment. [ Sheila chuckling ]
>> Sheila: Are you complaining? >> Deacon: Never.
You thinking about Spencer? I'll try not to be offended.
>> Sheila: Oh, you know, it's just that I-- I've been
feeling this way even-- even before all of this
because I know what Bill's drug is with women. I-- it--
it's all about the excitement of-- of that initial
attraction, the endless possibilities, the, you know,
I can't get enough of each other moment.
It's all about the chase. And then she gives in.
And she's his whole world, for that moment.
'Til the glow wears off and then reality sets in.
And he's looking for his next fix.
What happens when I'm that woman?
When I'm the one that he wants to be done with?
Do I go back to prison? >> Deacon: If Bill finds out
about you and me, prison might be the safer bet.
>> Sheila: Bill finding out about us is not an option.
Because there's no telling what he's gonna do.
♪♪♪
[ Taylor laughing ] >> Thomas: You know, one of
the things that I've been working on most in therapy
is impulse control, and obviously, I need a little
bit more of that, right? >> Brooke: Mm-hmm.
>> Thomas: Look, what I did was wrong. Calling CPS...
it was horribly wrong. I mean, my dad told me that
you were gonna call CPS, and that just gave me
that idea, and I thought, "I can get my family
back together." And it kind of worked, right?
Because he left you, and he went to my mom, and--
and they were about to get married. The problem is,
is that it all started with a lie.
And that is horribly wrong. It's something I never
should have done. >> Brooke: You see,
the problem here is that I've heard these heartfelt
apologies before. And it does seem like you mean it,
but you still cost me my marriage.
>> Thomas: I did cost you a marriage, but in that,
I gained you a wonderful friend, so.
>> Brooke: And I'm very pleased about that.
>> Taylor: Me too. >> Brooke: I just wish
we could have gotten here a little differently, right?
You know, I-- I wish you didn't have
to manipulate Ridge and me, but here we are,
so we'll just deal with it, and we'll get past it.
The question is, what about my daughter?
How do I ever trust you with Hope again?
♪♪♪ [ Hope sighing ]
>> Hope: You know, all this talk about me
and how I'm doing, you sure you doing okay?
>> Liam: I kinda, uh, feel like you have a lot of stuff
on your plate already without me piling on, and so,
maybe not. >> Hope: Ah, well. See, um,
that's the thing about marriage. Kind of makes it
so that your stuff is also my stuff, so.
Tell me what's on your mind. >> Liam: It's my dad,
of course. Of course, it's my dad, like...
I was just over at the house, and the creep factor is
off the charts. >> Hope: Sheila?
>> Liam: Yeah, of course Sheila. I don't get it.
I don't get the whole relationship with
Sheila Carter. That like-- What is he doing?
>> Hope: Well, according to your dad, he's in love and
I take it that you're not buying it.
>> Liam: Honestly, I don't know what my dad feels
for Sheila. ♪♪♪
[ phone dinging ]
>> Deacon: Let me guess. >> Sheila: He wants to know
where I am. >> Deacon: You gonna respond
to him? >> Sheila: No, I am not used
to answering to anyone. >> Deacon: Hell of a way
to live your life. >> Sheila: Well, what am
I supposed to do, Deacon? What, am I-- am I just
supposed to leave? Because that is not an option.
You know the reality is-- is Bill put everything on
the line to keep me out of prison. Underestimating
him would be dangerous. I-- if-- if Bill were to find out
what the two of us did here today, it-- I could go back
to prison, or worse! I'm serious, Deacon.
>> Deacon: I'm-- I'm dead serious, too, I-- Sorry, it's--
>> Sheila: This is not a joke! Bill can never know what
happened here today. You've got to swear that to me!
>> Deacon: I-- I-- >> Sheila: Swear it to me!
Swear it to me! >> Deacon: I-- I swear it!
I sw-- It's okay. I swear it. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: The damage you caused with the CPS call,
it didn't just hurt Taylor and Ridge and me,
it also hurt my daughter. Not because she lost you
as a lead designer, but because she considered
you a friend. And she worked really hard to trust you
again, Thomas. And you betrayed her faith.
And now you just want to come back to work for
Hope for the Future as a lead designer and act like
none of this ever happened? >> Thomas: I-- I do want to
come back and work with Hope again. And I-- Look, I don't--
I don't blame you for being skeptical about my apologies.
Yeah, I want to prove to everyone that I'm a better
man, but most importantly, my son. I love him more than
anything in the world, and I want to make sure that
he knows that I am the kind of man that he can look up to.
>> Taylor: You know what I've learned? I've-- I've
learned that everyone makes mistakes, right? Doesn't mean
that they have to pay for those mistakes for the rest
of their life. Sometimes good people make bad choices,
and it doesn't mean they're bad. It means they're human.
>> Brooke: Okay, so if you work with Hope, you won't be
obsessed with her, 'cause your mom and I both
agree, your fixation on my daughter has to be over,
or there's nothing more to discuss.
♪♪♪ >> Hope: Bill already has
put a lot on the line for Sheila. I mean, he's risking
all of his relationships, so there must be
some feelings there. >> Liam: Yeah, he-- he says
that his feelings for Sheila are genuine, but when
I press him on it, he gets defensive.
>> Hope: So, do you think Sheila is changing him, or--
>> Liam: I think-- I think I'm frustrated, is what
I think. I mean, the guy's been basically absent from
his own life, he's been working from home.
What does that tell you? And it's just that the two
of them, those personalities alone in that house together?
It's like darkness upon darkness. It is not healthy.
>> Hope: And Bill's not worried at all. I mean, this
is Sheila we're talking about, she usually has an agenda.
>> Liam: I said the same thing, but um, now I'm kind
of convinced it's the other way around, and maybe Sheila's
the one who should be a little worried.
>> Hope: What does that mean? >> Liam: Let's just say
my dad made it pretty clear that if Sheila ever crosses him,
she'll regret it. >> Sheila: Hey, handsome.
>> Bill: Where have you been? >> Sheila: Rodeo.
>> Bill: No bags? >> Sheila: No, it's--
it's not really about the shopping, it's being able
to go in and out of stores freely as I choose.
I have you to thank for that. How'd your visit go with Liam?
>> Bill: About what you'd expect.
>> Sheila: I really wish Liam and Wyatt would at least try
to accept me. And who knows, maybe one day.
I will never come between you and your boys.
Can I get you a drink? >> Bill: Sure.
>> Sheila: 'Kay. Why are you looking at me
that way? >> Bill: Something Liam said.
>> Sheila: What was that? >> Bill: That I can't trust you.
That you're playing me. >> Sheila: What did you say?
>> Bill: Told him the truth. We're open with each other.
We tell each other everything. That's why I trust you.
Besides, Liam knows, you know, everyone knows that nobody
betrays me and gets away with it.
Nobody. ♪♪♪
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