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STEFFY: Mom, why don't you just sit down for a second?
-Take a breath. -Yeah, or go out to the deck,
-get some air. -[phone rings]
It's Deacon.
Oh, my God, thank God you called.
Um, Sheila knows.
-Yeah. She was just here. -Did she hurt you?
-Are you okay? -I'm fine.
I'm better than fine. Where are you?
I'm at the house with Steffy and Finn.
Put this on speaker. They're gonna want to hear this too.
-He's okay. -[beep]
DEACON: So Sheila was here and, uh,
we talked about my feelings,
our marriage...and about Taylor.
Taylor, I told her how much I love you.
-Well, what did she do? -She left.
I'm sorry--say that again?
She just left.
Well, is she coming here? After Mom?
DEACON: No. No, she promised she wasn't gonna hurt anyone.
She said she was gonna send for her things.
We said goodbye.
She's gone.
Taylor, I'm gonna need to see you right away.
I'm on my way.
-What are you-- -Mom, no! No, no, no!
It's too dangerous. What if Sheila comes back?
You heard him. I believe him.
Please...[sighs] Steffy, understand.
I love Deacon.
I wanna be with him.
So Taylor and Deacon didn't stop seeing each other?
They were at the cliff house in bed together?
Please, don't let me say it again.
It makes me sick just thinking about it.
I thought Steffy put her foot down.
She gave an ultimatum.
But they didn't listen, and they should have listened.
Now Sheila busted 'em.
[knock on door]
Ha. What, did you take a Learjet to get over here?
Oh, thank God you're okay!
-Hey, hey. Uh, what is this? -Oh, my God!
-What's going on? -We've been trying
to get in touch with you.
I was just at Steffy's.
Sheila knows about you and Taylor.
Is she--she here?
She was.
Look, if she's after Taylor's family,
we have to call the cops.
I know you still care about her, but if Sheila's gone nuts--
She hasn't.
She's just gone. Period.
And Taylor's on her way over here.
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Sheila busted Taylor and Deacon in bed?
Almost. Deacon escaped and let Taylor deal with that monster.
So, then, they didn't get caught? I'm--I'm confused.
I'm confused!
Why would Taylor do this to our family,
just because of Deacon?
My mom needs to slow down and consider what she's doing.
Deacon said Sheila's gone.
But Sheila's still a threat.
She knows the truth.
Well, she didn't blow up.
Yet. The thing about Sheila-- she doesn't concede.
What if she goes back to Deacon's
and she finds my mom in Deacon's arms?
Sheila knows you want to be with Taylor.
You had a discussion about it, and she just...
left?
What, so no--no explosion,
attempted homicide?
She was upset. She was hurt.
But she's not gonna stand in my way.
So she's just...letting it go
and--and your marriage is now...
over? In the past?
What about your future with Taylor?
Well, I'm gonna--
[laughs] Hey.
-Oh, hi. -Hey.
What's going on?
-Did Sheila come back? -No.
Dad's okay.
Yeah, we were just worried. We couldn't reach him.
Well, nobody needs to worry anymore.
Sheila's gone.
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This is what we're all worried about--
Sheila finding out and seeking revenge.
And Taylor's gonna risk everything for Deacon.
Sheila dressing up like a nurse
and then sneaking past the guards
-and confronting Taylor. -[phone rings]
I mean, this can't be happening.
Steffy, hey. You okay?
Uh, yeah, yeah, we're fine.
Deacon called Mom. He said that Sheila's gone.
-Gone where? -I don't know.
I don't know. Apparently, he put it all out there.
He told Sheila that he loves Mom, and Sheila left.
I don't understand what you're saying right now.
What's happening?
Let me put you on speaker. Brooke is here.
And, uh, let me talk to your mother, please.
Mom's not here. She's gone.
What are you--what?
Is Finn with you? And where are the kids?
-They're at an overnight. -Everything's fine, Ridge.
-We're good. -No, we're not good, Finn!
Taylor ran off with Deacon. And was he hurt?
No, no, he's relieved. He's excited.
He actually asked Mom to meet him at his apartment.
-[mouthing] What? -That is the last place
she should be-- she's not safe there.
I know. I don't feel good about it either.
I tried to talk to her,
but she left before I could say anything.
Why don't I just reach out to Sheila?
She's my birth mother.
If she really is leaving town, she'll tell me.
No, no, no, I don't want you to do that.
I don't want you to open that door.
I really love you for that, please, but don't.
What did Sheila say to Deacon?
Sheila said that she would send for her things,
and she left.
She just left, huh?
Left town. Wouldn't that be nice?
What are we gonna do?
You told Sheila the truth. I just confirmed it.
I mean, you guys both put your lives in danger.
Dad, she could have gone crazy on you.
Or you.
Yeah, it was... a risk I was willing to take.
But I'll admit when she showed up at my office
dressed like a nurse, all of...
Steffy's warnings went off like an alarm in my head.
So, what-- Sheila didn't wanna hurt you?
Well, part of her did.
I mean, she had that pizza cutter,
and I could see her struggling with her old demons,
fighting her urge to retaliate.
I mean, weren't you scared?
I was terrified.
But if I tried to deny it, I could make her even more angry
so I told her the truth.
How much I love you.
It was time to stop hiding. No more secrets.
But doesn't this just feel a little bit reckless?
I mean, we were all for you ending your marriage,
but this is--this is throwing caution to the wind.
Look, I know Sheila better than anyone.
I saw the change in her.
I mean, it wasn't enough to keep us together, but...
I have to believe that she's evolved.
I mean, tonight proves it. She's...
feeling heartbroken and she's angry
and she's feeling betrayed, but she didn't lash out.
Not at me. Not at Taylor.
I don't think she's gonna hurt anyone.
She knows this is what I want.
That you're what I want.
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[moody music plays]
For Steffy's sake, I hope this is true.
Yeah, I hope so. For all of you.
Yeah. It just doesn't sound right, does it?
-No. It doesn't make sense. -No.
Sheila just walks away from something?
She gets the worst news of her life,
and there's no violence, there's no attacking anybody?
This is the man she always wanted,
and she's not gonna fight for him?
[scoffs] Doesn't sound like the Sheila that I know.
No. You can't trust her.
Well, whatever she told Deacon, she convinced him.
Can't trust him either. His lack of judgment
is what got Taylor into this mess in the first place.
Yeah. So, what now?
I mean, where does that leave Deacon and Taylor?
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You must have a million questions
running through that head of yours.
Do I ever.
I don't even know where to start.
Well, number one...
is Taylor in danger?
Deacon did sound relieved.
Whatever Sheila said to him,
he believes their marriage is over.
Wow.
But do you think Sheila's really over it?
Or do you think she's plotting some kind of awful revenge?
Yeah.
There's definitely some key questions.
-Yeah. -But then there's the one--
are Taylor and Deacon...
going to pursue a real relationship?
I don't know, I don't know, but...
I want my mom to be happy.
I want my mom to be free of all the drama and the past,
all the stuff with Dad. I want it to be over,
and I want Mom to find someone, someone she truly deserves.
But should it be with Deacon? Really?
We're okay. The truth is out.
You know, I knew something was up
the minute I saw her in that nurse's getup.
Okay, that really doesn't worry you?
Because that sounds like old Sheila behavior.
Well, that's what scared me so much at first.
She was feeling so much heartache and pain.
She felt...so betrayed, Deacon.
She trusted me.
She believed I supported your marriage.
Well, look, I'm the one who crossed the line.
Part of her wanted to punish you for that
and punish us both.
But she was fighting those thoughts.
I tried to reason with her, explain--
I just made things worse.
I mean, thank God she didn't hurt you.
She could have, if she'd listened to her dark side.
She won't. She gave me her word.
We're gonna be okay.
You think she's really gone?
There's nothing here for her now.
-I think we're gonna head out. -Yeah.
We're really happy that you two are all right.
We've been pretty concerned.
Everything's okay.
Yeah, you know, we--we can see how happy you two are together.
You guys are so good for each other.
But when Sheila almost caught you guys together
at the house...
it really hit us hard, just knowing what was at stake.
Well, there was only one thing that mattered.
HOPE: I think you've proven that now.
Certainly after today.
Telling Sheila the truth about your feelings for one another
I think is pretty undeniable.
All right. We love you, Dad.
I love you too, honey.
All right, you two.
We'll--we'll leave you two alone.
[Taylor laughs]
HOPE: Okay.
Well, the kids are right.
I would do anything to be with you.
And I'm just so thankful that Sheila didn't hurt you,
and now she knows you're the love of my life
and my future...
and I'm just so grateful that you're here and you're okay.
And now we can be together.
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[moody music plays]
I'm not telling Taylor how to live her life.
But she does something that endangers my family,
I gotta do something.
-You're right to be concerned. -I am concerned!
They think Sheila is gone. What if she's not?
What if she comes back
and these guys are still dating each other?
I don't know.
Let's just be glad that nobody got hurt.
How did we get here?
What happened?
I knew you and me getting back together
was gonna be hard on Taylor, but I just didn't think...
it was gonna push her into Deacon's arms.
And nobody ever imagined Taylor ever getting involved
with one of her patients.
Forget about being a patient. I--I'm...[sighs]
I want her to be happy.
I want her to find someone. I don't want her to be alone.
I know. Of course not.
But I don't want it to be Deacon.
Being with Deacon, that's--that's just...
that's a world of trouble.
STEFFY: We could have lost her, Finn.
As much as I tried to get through to my mom,
none of that would have mattered if Sheila snapped.
Well, she...she couldn't hide her feelings,
even in that kind of danger.
That...tells you something.
It's who my mom is. She's honest.
She was even honest with Sheila.
She really is a remarkable woman.
She's lucky to have such a caring daughter.
I hope she knows that. I really do.
Like everything I've done, all these ultimatums,
these warnings--they were just coming from a place of love.
I'm not trying to stand in the way of her joy.
I want her to be happy, but I want her to be safe.
And I would love for her to be with someone that's not...
complicated.
I mean, she's had a really complicated life,
and she gives so much.
She gives to me and our family and her work,
and she gets nothing in return.
Well, she has three amazing grandkids
and children who care about her.
Right? And the respect of colleagues around the world.
-I know. -Yeah.
No, and you're right.
Just everything that she's been through
with my father and...
him leaving her for Brooke.
Like I just don't want her to deal with that anymore.
And she deserves someone
to treat her like a queen.
Do you think Deacon will be able to do that for her?
DEACON: What a night.
Yeah. My heart's still pounding.
I wish I could take credit for that.
[small laugh]
You really told Sheila you want to be with me?
I mean, look, it's not the way that I wanted it to go down,
but she had to know.
You know, that way, we can all...move on.
You really think she's ready for that?
I don't think Sheila's gonna come after us
or anyone that we care about.
You know, we were talking, and the way that she...
well...
I have to believe that she meant it, you know?
I mean, this is--this is such an incredible opportunity,
you know, for Hope and Deke and Steffy--
for all of us to come together.
I can't even tell you what it felt like
to see you with my kids,
to see them looking at me with acceptance and with support.
Yeah. Their concern was very touching.
Look, I'm not naive. I know that we...
have to be cautious about Sheila.
But we're through the worst of it.
I think that chapter's over.
No more hiding, no more...
denying our connection.
Like I said, uh...[laughs]
what a night, you know?
The thought of anyone hurting you, causing you pain--
that's my absolute worst nightmare.
And I will never let anything happen to you.
I mean, you transformed my life.
And now I'm gonna fill yours with appreciation and with love,
and you're finally gonna get a man
who you can always count on.
You're never gonna have to doubt my commitment
or the depth of my feelings.
I never have...
from that first... hint you gave me.
Well, I couldn't deny it.
I mean, you told me to go back to Sheila, and...
I did, you know, for you.
I knew it was a mistake.
And I hated lying to her. She didn't deserve that.
But I just... I felt like I was...
just hemmed in, you know, like I couldn't live my life.
And now I feel like I'm free.
Free to be with you
and love you.
I love you too, Deacon.
This is it.
Finally.
This is our time.
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You're really going through with it?
BILL: Here's a look ahead.
The whole world doesn't always revolve around you.
You deserve to know what really happened
to your relationship with Will.
Ivy, where is my letter?
-What'd you just say to me? -You heard me.
Nothing! Don't you ever--
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