>> Ridge: This whole time. This whole time
I thought it was you that called Child Services.
It's Thomas. He's using-- using some kind
of app on a kid's phone. What--
>> Brooke: How is that even possible?
>> Ridge: I don't know. But it is because
it sounded just like you. Thomas got what he wanted.
I walked away from you. I walked away from our life.
And turned to Taylor. ♪♪♪
>> Thomas: Hope you're satisfied, Steff.
If you just kept quiet, Mom and Dad would be
married right now. >> Steffy: Oh, no.
Don't you put this on me. You're the one who created
this mess. Using the app,
pinning the CPS call on Brooke. That was all you.
>> Thomas: Where the heck's your loyalty to our family,
to our mom and dad? >> Steffy: Are you really
saying this right now? What you did was awful.
Not to mention what you did to your own son.
>> Thomas: Douglas is fine. >> Steffy: No thanks to you.
You told him to keep a secret. You put him
in a terrible position. What kind of parent does that,
Thomas? >> Thomas: I'll make
it up to him. >> Steffy: You say
that so cavalierly, like it's no big deal.
It's a big deal! >> Thomas: Steffy--
>> Steffy: A very big deal. >> Thomas: Just leave it alone.
>> Taylor: Stop. Both of you. I cannot handle this right now.
>> Thomas: You're right. You shouldn't handle this
right now. You should be married,
if it wasn't for Steff. >> Steffy: Me?
>> Thomas: Yeah. >> Steffy: Me, I'm responsible?
No. This is all on you. This is your fault.
>> Taylor: Just stop, you guys, please.
You never know, maybe Ridge is going to go make things
right, and he'll come back, and we'll have a wedding.
>> Steffy: You see what you're putting our mom through?
This could have been one of the happiest days
of her life. What you did was
so dishonest and terrible, Thomas.
But the saddest part is I think you would
do it all over again if it meant getting your way.
♪♪♪
>> Paul: Becoming a regular here, Mr. Spencer.
The usual? You okay?
>> Bill: I need a double, Paul, not a shrink.
>> Paul: Of course. >> Bill: They want you to grow,
to change. And then
you get kicked in the teeth. What are you left with?
>> Paul: Is that why you have been spending
so much time here recently? >> Bill: Why not?
Nothing and no one to go home to.
♪♪♪ >> Thomas: I did what I did
because I wanted Mom and Dad to be happily married.
>> Steffy: I wanted that, too. But not like this.
Not based on lies and deception.
Thomas, I thought you changed. I really did.
>> Taylor: Yeah. I thought so, too.
You know what else I thought? I thought that me not
telling your dad wouldn't make a difference to
us getting married. But I was wrong.
God, I should have told him. It was a-- it was a complete
lack of judgment on my part.
>> Finn: My mom took the kids home.
I also spoke with Eric and Carter.
They're assuming there won't be a wedding today.
>> Steffy: We don't know that for sure.
Yes, Thomas' stupid plan threw off the day,
but I know how much my father loves my mother.
And I am hoping they are going to get married today.
♪♪♪ >> Ridge: Thomas lied.
He played all of us. Do you remember in Aspen,
when I asked you to just say it?
Why are you pretending that you >> Brooke: I don't.
honest and-- and say it? >> Brooke: Say what?
you want me to say. what do you think I did?
me you didn't know what I was talking about.
>> Brooke: I didn't know, Ridge. I had no clue.
>> Ridge: I know that now. But then I--
>> Brooke: Why didn't you just tell me?
You heard my voice on that call,
and I would have told you it wasn't me.
We could have gotten down to the bottom of it.
Why didn't you just believe in me?
♪♪♪
>> Steffy: Mom, I hope you're not disappointed in me
for telling Dad the truth. >> Thomas: How could
she not be disappointed? You blew everything sky
high when you blabbed about it. >> Finn: No, no, no.
Do not attack Steffy for telling the truth.
She was trying to fix your mess.
>> Taylor: No. You were in a-- you were
in a really difficult spot. And I'm glad you said
something when you did because I wasn't going to.
I-- I couldn't. It was--
it was our wedding day. Your-- your dad told
me that-- that us getting married had nothing to do
with anything that Brooke did. And I challenged him.
>> Steffy: Mom, Dad knows you are in a tough position.
Because of Thomas. >> Taylor: You know what?
I-- I know I was going to tell him everything tomorrow.
Now... I don't know what to expect.
♪♪♪
>> Brooke: Okay.
I want to know everything. Don't leave anything out.
>> Ridge: Don't leave anything out.
I'll try. I don't know that I understand
any of this myself. [ Ridge sighing ]
You um-- Okay.
Child Services showed up. Right after you said--
Right after you threatened that you would call them if there
was anything going on with Douglas.
[ Brooke scoffing ] >> Brooke: I was upset
and worried when I said that, Ridge.
I never would have handled things that way.
Thomas is your son. I would have come to you first.
>> Ridge: I know that. You'd think I would know that.
You'd think-- you'd think there's a lot of stuff
that I would know. Stuff that happens
right under my nose. Like watching Douglas.
I see him every day. I thought he was preoccupied.
I thought maybe he was in trouble with some kids
at school. I don't know. I didn't know he was
being abused by my son in my father's house.
Um. That's my boy. That's my son.
>> Brooke: Oh, I can't believe this.
I mean, I knew that Thomas
was somehow involved, but never in a million years
would I ever think he would do anything like this.
>> Ridge: Neither did I. >> Brooke: I know you
don't want to hear this, Ridge, but your son needs
some serious professional help. And I'm not talking about
Taylor. >> Ridge: I agree.
>> Brooke: You're just learning about all of this?
>> Ridge: Douglas found some recordings on his phone
and played it for Steffy. And-- And Steffy gave
the phone to Thomas. And then she told me.
And then she stopped the wedding.
>> Brooke: Oh. Okay.
So, Steffy and Douglas and Thomas, they are the ones
who knew about this. What about Taylor?
>> Ridge: Taylor knew. >> Brooke: Taylor knew.
Taylor knew what Thomas did and she didn't
tell you the truth? [ Brooke scoffing ]
♪♪♪
>> Paul: Another one, Mr. Spencer?
>> Bill: Why not? I don't have anywhere else
to be.
>> Deacon: All by your lonesome, big guy?
>> Bill: And what do you want, convict?
>> Deacon: Just being polite to the patrons, especially
the ones who've been coming in on a regular basis lately.
Eating, drinking alone. You know, actually,
I'm kind of surprised you even have time to hang out here.
I mean, I-- I figured you'd be gobbling up some company or,
you know, putting some poor, defenseless people out of work.
♪♪♪ >> Steffy: I'm so sorry, Mom.
>> Taylor: I know. >> Steffy: It's-- It's a lot.
>> Taylor: It is a lot. >> Steffy: But we're going
to get through this. >> Finn: I just checked
with Eric and Carter. There's still no word
from Ridge. >> Thomas: Maybe I should
go over to Brooke's. >> Steffy and Taylor: No.
>> Steffy: No. Plus, Dad needs some time to process things.
>> Thomas: Process whether he's gonna kick me out
of the company or the family? >> Taylor: Thomas,
your father was very upset. We all were.
But you are his son. Ridge is never going
to turn his back on you. Okay?
But there will be consequences. >> Steffy: Thomas,
you used this opportunity to tilt things
towards Mom with Dad. They would have
found each other. Dad would have proposed
to Mom despite the CPS call. I just wish you
had faith in our parents. >> Thomas: I guess we'll find
out how much faith I should have had or whether
Dad was lying to Mom all along. >> Steffy: We have no idea
what's going to happen, Thomas. We don't know. Why?
Because of you. All because of you.
♪♪♪ >> Brooke: How long has Taylor
known what Thomas did? >> Ridge: She found out today,
just like me. >> Brooke: Or before
you found out. She was willing to go ahead
and marry you without revealing the truth about that CPS call.
>> Ridge: I know how this sounds.
>> Brooke: Ridge, she deceived you.
>> Ridge: She swore to me she would tell me.
>> Brooke: When? When was she going to tell you? When you
slipped the ring on her finger, and she became your wife?
>> Ridge: Okay. The point is the truth is out
and I came over here because you were played.
I was played. And I came to apologize.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry I hurt you.
>> Brooke: You have been over there living with Taylor,
sharing her bed while I am here alone and heartbroken,
trying to figure out what it is that went wrong,
so I could fix it. Why didn't you just talk to me?
Why couldn't you even give me that decency?
Damn it, Ridge, please show me some respect.
>> Ridge: You're right. I'm sorry.
I'm more sorry than I can say. ♪♪♪
>> Deacon: Come on, Bill. It's no fun if you just
sit there and let me needle you and you don't punch back.
Or maybe you got something on your mind, and it's not
verbal jabs with a convict. Maybe...
Maybe big bad Bill is in a funk because, wait for it,
you've been striking out in the romance department, huh?
That's right. I knew you have been sniffing
around Brooke again. Pretty sure she shut you down.
I mean, there's always Katie.
Of course, you burned her so many times.
I doubt she'll sign on for another tour of your
betrayal and disappointment. I guess there's only
one thing left to do. Welcome to the
Lonely Hearts Club, pal. ♪♪♪
>> Thomas: All right, Steff. I'm done being bashed by you.
You may not like what I did. >> Steffy: Doesn't even begin
to describe how I feel, Thomas. >> Thomas: I just didn't stand
around helplessly while Brooke destroyed
our entire family again. I exposed her and her wanting
to call CPS on me. >> Steffy: Your lie was
exposed, and now Dad is furious with you,
and we are all in limbo. >> Thomas: And you could
have just kept your mouth shut and they'd
be married right now. >> Finn: I'm serious.
You need to stop talking to your sister like that.
>> Thomas: You know what? You have manipulated
the situation all along to get them together.
Now, you grow a conscience? >> Taylor: All she did
was speak up, Thomas. She told the truth and it was
the right thing to do. >> Thomas: Even if that means
you lose Dad forever? ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: Do you know how hard I've been hoping
and praying for this moment? That you would come back
to me and just open up? And we could talk about this
and figure it out together? Ridge,
I know that you're sorry. And I know that you
didn't mean to hurt me. But today was your wedding day.
And I'm still trying to grapple with that.
The fact that you wanted to marry Taylor and just throw
away everything, everything that we've built together.
I know that Thomas and Steffy and Taylor still want you over
there in their lives. But you know what?
I can't do this. I can't just open my heart
to you. I'm not
putting you on the spot. It's just this back and forth,
it has to stop. And you're the one who has
to do it. So, what is it?
What do you want with your life?
Do you want to marry Taylor? Or do you still want
a life with me? That's what you're going
to have to decide. Just know whatever it is,
I will always love you. >> Ridge: I will
always love you. And you're right.
I need to take some time.
>> Brooke: You'll always be my everything to me.
But there's something more important.
And that is my self-respect.
Yeah, it's really taken
a beating over the years, you know?
And mostly because I would do anything to get whatever
it is that I wanted at that moment, including you.
But I'm not like that anymore. Every time
I look in the mirror, I like the woman that I see.
And I admire her and I respect her.
And I won't take anything less than I deserve.
And now it's your turn to figure it out.
Figure out what it is that you admire in yourself, Ridge.
What you want out of your life. I-- I can't do it for you.
[ Brooke sighing ]
♪♪♪