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>> Hope: Wait, wait, wait, wait,

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wait--lock the door.
Lock the door.

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>> Brooke: Carter, what are you
doing?

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Oh, my God.
Hope!

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You and Carter?
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>> Eric: Well, it's all news to
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>> Steffy: It's so strange--he
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>> Eric: No. No.
>> Steffy: Dad, what about you?

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You and Carter are really good
friends--he never brought this

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up?
>> Ridge: Nothing like this, no.

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>> Steffy: This push for growth
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It's just--it's out of nowhere.
>> Eric: Well, it's kind of his

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job description, isn't it?
I mean, we always want our COO

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to be looking for new
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off the chart.
>> Ridge: Yeah. Turning

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Forrester into a global luxury
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>> Eric: Wasn't what I was
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Pretty interesting meeting,
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[chuckles] He was so fired up,
and Hope and Zende both very

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excited about it.
But it's never gonna happen.

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>> Ridge: I like Carter's
initiative, I like his

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commitment to the company.
>> Steffy: Yeah, we all do.

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>> Eric: Yeah, absolutely,
but what he's proposing--

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>> Steffy: It's a lot.
>> Ridge: No, it's not just a

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lot, it's too much.
It's changing everything.

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>> Steffy: Absolutely. It's more
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shifting resources.
>> Eric: Taking Forrester

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Creations in a whole different
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>> Ridge: Right. It's changing
the way we see the company, our

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company.
>> Steffy: Yes, our company,

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the family company.
We don't have to answer to

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shareholders or investment
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>> Eric: Well, his plan would
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>> Ridge: And why now? Why-why
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Why does he wanna take such a
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What's Carter thinking?
>> Brooke: You and Carter?

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Honey!
>> Carter: I'm sorry.

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>> Hope: But I'm-I'm not!
Mom, it is not what you think.

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>> Brooke: I know what I saw.
>> Hope: Okay, well, there's

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more to it than what it seems.
>> Brooke: My daughter and the

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company COO fooling around in
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>> Carter: I think what Hope
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>> Hope: Mom, we aren't just
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>> Brooke: Oh, wait.
You two are involved?

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Okay. That makes sense.
I mean, you were defending Hope

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and her line and...
she was backing you up in the

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meeting today.
>> Hope: I believe in Carter and

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his idea for the company, Mom.
>> Carter: And I believe in

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Hope for the Future.
>> Brooke: [huffs] But Steffy is

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not gonna look at it this way
she finds out.

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>> Hope: Because she can't, Mom.
No one can know about this.

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I mean, not-not yet, and
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>> Eric: Well, Carter has

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obviously given this whole thing
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He says he's been thinking about
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>> Ridge: Mm-hmm. So why'd he
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Why spring it on us now?
>> Steffy: Well, it didn't come

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out of nowhere.
I mean, every time we talk, he

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brings it up, but this goes way
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>> Ridge: Yeah, he's never
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Forrester into some kinda luxury
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that. It's uncharted territory.
>> Eric: Fragrances and leather

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goods, jewelry, wines.
>> Ridge: And what does that

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make this company?
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I don't wanna do this.
>> Ridge: But you have to look

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at the other side, right?
If this were to work, it'd be a

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huge amount of money.
>> Eric: And also a huge and

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unbelievable risk.
>> Steffy: One Carter feels is

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necessary.
>> Ridge: Carter's not wrong.

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and he's right.
So maybe it's time for something

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else, to move into...a new era.
>> Eric: Yeah, or drive us into

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bankruptcy--could be the end of
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know it.
>> Ridge: Yes, it could be.

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This could make us the biggest
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>> Eric: Yeah, having taken on
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investors.
>> Steffy: Giving up some of our

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control.
>> Ridge: Right. And this is

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where I don't agree with Carter,
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an executive.
We're creative--<i> we're</i> creative,

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right? What if somebody were to
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do, even if you're sitting on
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What would you do?
It's a great pitch, and you

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expect that.
It's-it's Carter...

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He knows what he's doing.
But why now?

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Why do it right now?
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>> Steffy: I'm not saying

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Carter's plan isn't though out.
I-I just don't know if it's

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right for us.
>> Ridge: Or the right time for

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us.
>> Eric: Forrester's a family

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business.
It's not a conglomerate or,

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you know...
>> Steffy: Yeah, but I think

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Carter just wants a bigger
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>> Eric: Is that what you want,
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>> Steffy: Well, I'm all about
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I mean, there's a reason why
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this game.
>> Ridge: Right. We're not

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afraid to take chances.
>> Steffy: Mm-hmm.

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>> Eric: I took the biggest risk
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this business.
>> Ridge: And Carter knows that

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and he's inspired by it.
>> Eric: He's been a big part of

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our success, you know.
As COO, he has overseen

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some of the biggest gains
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>> Ridge: Absolutely.
The rollout of the Bedroom line

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was flawless.
>> Steffy: But this is the

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House of Forrester.
We don't need investment bankers

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over our shoulders reacting to
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>> Ridge: That's what I'm
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It doesn't work.

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>> Eric: Exactly right.
A Forrester original is a work

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of art, a real original piece of
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>> Ridge: Yes, it is.
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We've all seen the trends, and
there's been a lot of mergers in

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this industry--
>> Eric: We don't follow trends,

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Steffy--we set them.
>> Ridge: Whoa, there he is.

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Okay. I guess so.
>> Steffy: I really do love

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that.
>> Eric: Do you?

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>> Steffy: Yeah, I do.
I mean, we have dominated this

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industry.
And, yes, Carter wants to take

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some risks, but...why should we
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>> Ridge: Yeah, it's too much.
>> Eric: You know, something's

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going on here.
The Carter I know would be just

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as wary of all this as we are.
I mean, that's the surprise in

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all this.
Why this...sudden desire

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for change?
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>> Hope: Mom, I know this is a
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>> Brooke: Yeah, I thought that
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>> Carter: We are. [small laugh]
>> Brooke: Okay. Well, I didn't

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expect to come in here and see
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I mean, what about my sister?
Katie. Hope's aunt.

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>> Carter: We've been over for a
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>> Brooke: But you're close and
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Does she know about this?
>> Hope: No! No one, does, Mom,

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and we don't want anyone to
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>> Brooke: Why, because it's a
fling?

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It's a rebound?
>> Hope: No.

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>> Brooke: Well, then, what is
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I need to know how serious
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>> Hope: I mean, we don't even
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>> Carter: No. We know we care
about each other, and there's an

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obvious attraction.
>> Hope: [giggles] Yes, a mutual

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attraction.
And we are just giving ourselves

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some time to see how it goes.
>> Carter: Yeah.

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>> Hope: Yeah.
>> Carter: See what develops,

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given our past.
>> Hope: Yeah, so there's

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nothing to be concerned about,
Mom.

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We just are really enjoying
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>> Brooke: In secret.
>> Hope: For now.

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>> Carter: And you understand
why, right?

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The situation at the office,
what's going on with Hope's

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line, the company.
>> Hope: So please, Mom, I mean,

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we really don't want anyone to
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So can you promise me...
please promise me that you won't

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say anything.
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>> Ridge: Well, Carter's never

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steered us wrong before.
>> Eric: No. He's a valued

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member of our company.
>> Steffy: Normally, I rely on

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his advice.
We work so well together.

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But lately, things just feel as
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>> Eric: He has his own vision
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Wants to stroke the profits.
The company's never been just

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about pursuing profits,
actually.

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We've, uh, sustained this
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I don't wanna close my eyes at
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prices and balloon payments.
>> Ridge: Same.

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>> Eric: I want this company to
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great-grandchildren.
And I'm afraid it won't be if we

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take on all this debt, you know?
Our company's defined by our

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pursuit of beauty and our
motivation is, uh, that divine

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spark that hits when pen
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>> Ridge: [laughs] Yes.
And that is a legacy to be proud

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of, Dad.
>> Eric: Yes, it is.

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We have to.
>> Steffy: I do have another

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concern.
Carter's had a lot to say about

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the Logans,
like he doesn't like my position

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on Hope and her line.
You heard him.

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He thinks that I have a personal
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with my business decisions.
>> Eric: I think you've been

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very patient with
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>> Steffy: Thank you.
I really appreciate that.

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But Carter feels as though I'm-
I'm holding Hope for the Future

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to an unfair standard.
>> Ridge: Well, he has been

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defending her quite a bit.
>> Steffy: Yes, he has.

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He said it again when he tried
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>> Ridge: And that was
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>> Eric: I love Ivy. I would
love to have her back at the

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company. It'd be great.
>> Steffy: Yeah, it would be

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great, but...Carter should have
told us first.

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He should have consulted with us
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with Ivy.
>> Ridge: Maybe.

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I didn't offer a contract.
It's just--it was an idea like

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this meeting was an idea.
>> Steffy: Yeah, but it's the

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timing of all of it, it all
happening at once.

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Look, I-I don't know.
It just makes me wonder.

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I-it makes me wonder if Hope
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somehow.
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>> Hope: Don't you want us to
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>> Brooke: Of course I do.
>> Hope: Okay, so we're not

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going to be able to do that if
everyone chimes in with their

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opinion.
>> Carter: Or objections.

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>> Brooke: I'm not objecting.
>> Hope: No, I-I know that, Mom.

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I'm just saying...
we hope no one else will object

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either.
>> Carter: Office romances

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invite gossip, and I don't want
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She shouldn't have to justify
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especially if she's not ready to
share them.

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>> Hope: Well...
I can share with you.

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>> Brooke: And what about you,
Carter?

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>> Hope: Mom.
>> Carter: It's okay.

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Your daughter's had an impact
on me.

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She's the one who encouraged me
to share my vision for

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Forrester, how it can grow and
adapt and go to the next level.

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And to be honest, I would have
never shared it if not for her.

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She encouraged me to pursue my
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tenacity and integrity.
She inspires me.

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Brings out the best in me.
>> Hope: Well, you bring out the

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best in me too, Carter.
I mean, he believes in me.

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He believes in my line.
I mean, you saw the way he

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defended Hope for the Future in
there, Mom, and the way he asked

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Steffy to put aside her agenda
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company.
>> Brooke: Well, that's all

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wonderful, but it's business.
>> Hope: No. It's also about

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respect and integrity.
>> Carter: We understand and

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support each other.
>> Hope: And we share the same

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desires.
We want what is best for each

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other, and we also want this
silly war between the Forresters

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and the Logans to end here
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And I think you know, Mom,
that's not going to happen the

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way things are.
>> Carter: No. We want things to

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change at Forrester and in our
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>> Hope: We just, you know,
doesn't hurt anyone if we have

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a little fun while doing it.
>> Carter: [laughs]

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We're-we're just sorry you had
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>> Hope: Yeah. Sorry.
>> Brooke: Well...

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>> Carter: Are we busted?
>> Brooke: No. I'm not here to

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bust anybody.
I mean, you're both consenting

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adults, right?
[sighs]

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But I do have my concerns...
and you're gonna hear them.

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>> Ridge: Listen, you have every
reason to be guarded where Hope

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is concerned.
>> Eric: Yeah, her behavior with

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Finn really crossed the line.
>> Steffy: Well, she kissed my

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husband.
I don't trust her.

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>> Ridge: Okay. But she's not
pursuing him.

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>> Steffy: Oh, she better not.
But I don't trust her across the

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board.
I don't trust her near my

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husband, I don't trust her
here at Forrester, and...

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I'm starting to think that she
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>> Eric: What do you mean?
>> Steffy: Well, they're

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friends.
And if they're friends, then

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that means Carter's on her side.
A close ally.

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>> Ridge: His loyalty is to the
company.

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>> Steffy: I know that, and,
hey, maybe I'm wrong about Hope.

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But it wasn't that long ago when
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He saw the numbers.
He thought that we should cut

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the line and now, out of
nowhere, he's defending it?

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He wants to save
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He's all about growth and focu--
>> Ridge: Okay, you know what?

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It really doesn't matter.
You gave her enough time to turn

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things around.
>> Eric: But there is a limit.

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>> Ridge: There is a limit, and
at the end of the day, this is

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business.
If she doesn't come up with the

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numbers, we gotta make a change.
It doesn't matter what Carter

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says.
>> Eric: Exactly.

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This is our company.
We know what's best for

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Forrester.
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>> Brooke: Carter, I need you to
be completely honest with me.

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>> Carter: I have been. [laughs]
Hope's very important to me.

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>> Brooke: So you're no longer
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>> Carter: We're still friends.
>> Brooke: That's it?

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>> Carter: Maybe it's all it
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We wanted it to be more.
We tried, but...

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>> Brooke: Okay.
What about the fact that you are

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Ridge's best friend and you're a
top-level executive here at

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Forrester?
>> Hope: What are you implying,

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that we shouldn't be involved
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>> Carter: I'm not Hope's boss.
>> Hope: No. Steffy and Ridge

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control my line, sadly,
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>> Brooke: And I'm very grateful
that you've been there for my

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daughter to support her and her
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>> Carter: Well, I appreciate
what your daughter brings to

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this company
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>> Brooke: Well, I am relieved
to know that she has somebody

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in her corner.
For a long time here at

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Forrester Creations, Hope,
Katie, and I feel undervalued.

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>> Hope: Yes. But we shouldn't
be--we bring a lot to the table.

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>> Brooke: Yes, but it's all the
tension between the Logans

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and the Forresters.
>> Hope: Yeah, it's a tradition

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which I believe Steffy wants to
continue.

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>> Carter: Certainly can't get
past it.

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>> Brooke: Yeah. And I don't
want that to impact you.

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And Hope tells me she doesn't
wanna get in between you and

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Steffy.
>> Carter: Thank you.

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>> Hope: Yeah, we just...
we want to take our time with

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this and see, you know, how it
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>> Carter: Yeah, we do.
>> Brooke: Okay. Well, that's

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definitely a healthier way
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[both laugh]
>> Hope: Uh, just so you know,

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he-he does know about that whole
mess with Finn

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and how lost I was.
>> Carter: I understand what

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it's like to be drawn to the
wrong person.

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>> Hope: Yeah, so we won't make
that mistake again, will we?

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>> Carter: [laughs] No.
>> Brooke: Okay. Well, that's

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good to hear.
But this is still very new, and

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I don't want there to be any
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>> Hope: Thank you, Mom.
>> Carter: For your support and

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for keeping this to yourself.
>> Steffy: Carter, I was won--

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Oh, uh, what's this?
>> Hope: Uh, what?

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>> Steffy: Oh, am I interrupting
something?

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>> Hope: No. Why?
>> Steffy: Just the three of you

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huddled up--is there a reason
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>> Carter: We were, um,
discussing work.

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>> Steffy: Oh, okay, well, if
it's about work, then you can

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tell me what's going on.
♪♪♪