[ relaxing music ] >> Steffy: There's only
one option. >> Taylor: Yes, there is.
>> Steffy: Your freedom. That's what matters.
Mom... >> Taylor: Honey, I have
to confess. I have to-- I have to confess to
shooting Bill, it's the only way.
>> Steffy: Oh, my God. Can you just forget about Bill?
>> Taylor: No, but you-- >> Steffy: We will figure out
a way to put Sheila behind bars. You're not
turning yourself in. Enough. >> Taylor: But all it would
take is a phone call Steffy. I just-- I just say that
I shot Bill and-- >> Steffy: No, they would
arrest you on the spot. >> Taylor: But no more blackmail
and Sheila's behind bars. >> Steffy: Stop talking about
this, please. You are not going to jail.
>> Taylor: Steffy, it's the only way to keep
our family safe. ♪♪
>> Katie: Taylor shot Bill. I just can't believe
that you've kept this secret all these years.
>> Brooke: For the few of us who knew, we all agreed
to keep it quiet, including Bill.
>> Katie: Taylor committed a major crime, Brooke.
I mean, she almost took my son's father away from him.
>> Brooke: Yes, I know and that was terrible, really.
But Taylor regrets what she did deeply.
So please do not make her burden of guilt any heavier.
♪♪
[ Hope sighing ]
>> Thomas: Knock, knock. >> Hope: Thomas.
>> Thomas: Don't call security please.
>> Hope: What are you doing here?
>> Thomas: I came to see you and offer my services, again.
♪♪
>> Hope: Thomas, how did you get in the building?
>> Thomas: Have you seen Charlie?
>> Hope: Okay, you can't keep doing this.
Steffy and Ridge made it abundantly clear--
>> Thomas: I am not welcome here.
I am well aware of that, but I think everyone is
making a big mistake. >> Hope: We've been over
this already. >> Thomas: The fact is that
Forrester needs me. You need me.
The line's suffering, Hope. I'm worried about you and
I'm worried about Hope for the Future.
♪♪ >> Katie: I'm still just
trying to digest all of this. I mean what it must have
taken for Taylor to pull that trigger.
>> Brooke: Something she can't fully comprehend herself.
>> Katie: I know what she thought Bill had done to her
daughter and as a mother, I get that fierce
protectiveness, but for her to snap in such a brutal way?
>> Brooke: Some impulse took over inside of her.
That's not who Taylor really is.
>> Katie: I'm not saying that she's a monster,
but my feelings are much more conflicted for Taylor
now that I know she shot Bill. ♪♪
>> Taylor: I have to do this, Steffy.
I-- I have to come forward. I can handle the repercussions,
but I could not handle it if something happened to you
and the kids. >> Steffy: Mom, we're fine.
>> Taylor: I would never forgive myself.
>> Steffy: We are fine. >> Taylor: No. Steffy,
the only way to ensure your safety is if Sheila's
locked up and I'm the only one that can make that happen.
I have to confess. I have to tell the police.
♪♪
>> Thomas: I understand you're not ready to
forgive me yet. >> Hope: It is not that
simple, Thomas. Your fake C.P.S. call harmed
a lot of people. >> Thomas: Yeah, no kidding.
My family is not speaking to me and you can barely
look at me and Douglas-- >> Hope: Is still hurt.
>> Thomas: Yeah, he's probably wondering why his
father could do such a thing. >> Hope: We all are.
>> Thomas: Blaming that phone call on Brooke was
a bad idea. It was reckless,
it was mean spirited and if I could go back and
change it, I would. >> Hope: Honestly, I wish you
could too. But it's a little too late
for that. You made a bad choice and
now you're suffering the consequences.
>> Thomas: Right, I am suffering the consequences,
but so are you. You lost your lead designer
and your line has been suffering ever since.
That's not just my opinion. You read the reviews yourself.
Look, I have been busting my tail ever since
I was let go here. I have designs that could go
into production right now. >> Hope: And that is what
makes this entire situation so sad.
Thomas, you have endless talent and potential and yet
you keep squandering it away doing these...
these hurtful, inexcusable things.
>> Thomas: And I told you I am so sorry about that,
but please just let me come back and help,
let me do that for you. >> Hope: It's not
my decision to make anyway, it's up to Ridge and Steffy.
>> Thomas: That's true. But I believe that if you
push them, you can get them to bring me back on and
let me design for you, again. ♪♪
>> Katie: I'm trying not to judge, but what if Bill
hadn't survived? >> Brooke: I don't even want
to think about that. >> Katie: Well think about it.
What if it had happened? I mean if that bullet was
one millimeter to the left or to the right,
he would be dead. I would be raising my little
boy without his father. I mean we thought that
we were going to lose him. He was in a coma for weeks.
I mean that's what keeps playing over and over
and over again in my head. >> Brooke: I know.
All the what ifs. It could've been a tragedy.
>> Katie: We got lucky. Taylor got lucky.
She could've killed him. >> Brooke: She wouldn't have
been able to live with herself.
She barely can as it is. >> Katie: Well, it must be
a hard thing to accept about yourself, that you could
take a human life. I mean it's not like it was
an accident. >> Brooke: Taylor wasn't in
her right mind. >> Katie Okay, I get that
you're friends now and she was having some kind of
episode, but that doesn't excuse what she did.
I mean, I'm not saying that she should be in jail,
it happened a long time ago. >> Brooke: Bill didn't even
want to see her incarcerated. >> Katie: Only now, he's
using it to blackmail her in exchange for Sheila's release.
That's just lovely. >> Brooke: And that's
the real tragedy. The only reason this is
being brought up again is because of Sheila Carter.
And I'm not gonna let Taylor suffer because of Sheila.
>> Taylor: Look, Steffy, we can't live like
this forever. You know, Bill being in control,
Sheila hanging over our heads. >> Steffy: We'll live like
this because there's no other choice to be made.
>> Taylor: There is. I tell the truth!
>> Steffy: Mom! Don't! Stop! >> Taylor: This blackmail
with Bill ends, Sheila gets out of our lives
and then, you know what? You and Finn, you press charges.
You testify. And guess what?
Sheila goes down. >> Steffy: You don't
understand. There is no guarantee.
With Bill's power and influence and the lengths
he'll go to keep Sheila from being in prison.
There is no promise justice will be served,
so can you get these thoughts out of your mind, please?
I need you. The kids need you.
So many people need you. Yes, we've all done things
that we're not proud of. But that is no reason
to throw away your future. Tell me you
understand that, Mom. Promise me you're not gonna
turn yourself in. ♪♪
>> Taylor: I'm not even a violent person.
>> Steffy: Of course, you're not.
>> Taylor: I didn't go over to Bill's house that night
to hurt him. >> Steffy: No, you went
there to protect me. You reacted in the heat
of the moment. >> Taylor: I snapped,
I shot someone. >> Steffy: Mom, you are not
a criminal. You are a caretaker.
You are so valuable to this world.
Look, shooting Bill, it gave you a rare perspective.
It made you more understanding, more human,
more compassionate. I mean, think about all
the people that you have forgiven in a lifetime.
You even forgave Sheila for shooting you.
>> Taylor: That was stupid. >> Steffy: Now it's time to show
yourself some mercy. You are
an extraordinary woman. Never lose sight of that.
>> Taylor: Thank you, Steffy. Thank you for your for your--
for your kind words. >> Steffy: Well, I mean it.
You are too important to us. So don't be tempted to go
to the police, I am begging you.
>> Taylor: I need to go home, Steff.
>> Steffy: No, Mom. Why don't you stay with us
for a while? >> Taylor: Uh, honey,
I don't want to interfere. >> Steffy: You're not
interfering, not at all. >> Taylor: Steffy, I--
I love you so much. Watching you and the--
and the woman that you have grown into is...
It's the greatest joy of my life.
>> Steffy: Best part, there is so much more to come.
>> Taylor: I'll see you later, baby.
♪♪ >> Thomas: You don't have
to give me an answer right now.
>> Hope: Not my answer to give.
>> Thomas: I get it. My fate is in the hands
of my father and little sister.
>> Hope: Mmm, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.
Steffy and Ridge seemed pretty upset with you.
>> Thomas: So are you? >> Hope: Hm. I have a lot of
work to do Thomas, so... >> Thomas: Um, is that one
of Zende's and Granddad's designs?
Do you mind if I check it out? [ Hope sighing ]
I mean it's, yeah, it's-- it's nice. It's um...
The neckline is-- is, um, it's good.
It's very obvious. >> Hope: Obvious?
>> Thomas: Yeah. I mean, look, obviously tremendous
respect for my grandfather. He's legendary in couture
and-- and Zende is coming into his own, but...
this is um, I mean, come on Hope.
This isn't Hope for the Future. ♪♪
>> Katie: Well, I have to get to my meeting. I guess
I'll let you get back up to the house.
>> Brooke: Katie, for what it's worth, I understand
why you'd be shaken by this news.
>> Katie: You mean that Taylor shot my ex-husband
and let Liam believe that he was the shooter for weeks?
Yeah, that's gonna take a minute to settle in.
>> Brooke: And I don't blame you.
But I just hope these feelings are temporary.
I really am hoping that you can show Taylor some grace.
>> Steffy: Brooke? >> Brooke: Steffy.
>> Steffy: Hi. Hey, Katie.
>> Katie: Hey. >> Steffy: Uh, I'm sorry,
Carmen sent me down here. >> Brooke: Are-- are you okay?
>> Steffy: Actually, I need to talk to you.
>> Brooke: All right, I'll talk to you later.
>> Katie: Okay. >> Steffy: Are Hope and Liam--
>> Brooke: They're not here, they're at work.
So what is it? What's the matter?
>> Steffy: It's-- it's my mom. >> Brooke: Is she okay?
What's wrong? >> Steffy: I don't know, but
I'm really worried about her. ♪♪
>> Taylor: It's time for the truth to come out.
♪♪
>> Thomas: It's a neat color, you know, and it, I see what
Granddad and Zende were trying to do here.
It's simple. It's elegant and it's--
it's not straying too far from the status quo.
[ Thomas sighing ] Look, it is-- It's--
it's beautiful. You get what
I mean though, right? I mean it's...
It is elegant. It's wonderful. It's definitely a Forrester,
but it's not Thomas Forrester.
Did that sound too arrogant? >> Hope: Do you really
want me to answer that? >> Thomas: Okay, Hope.
You get what I'm saying, right?
I mean, this-- this isn't representative of your--
of your vision, of your line, of-- of who you are.
This isn't pushing any boundaries.
>> Hope: And you're certainly an expert
at pushing boundaries. >> Thomas: Walked right
into that one, didn't I? >> Hope: Yup.
>> Thomas: You get what I mean, don't you?
Come on, Hope. Just bring me back onto the line.
I know that you're already talking to Steffy about it.
Right? And look, I don't even have
to work here with you. I can work off campus
for a while. You don't have to pay me
anything but a dollar. Come on, please just bring me
back onto the team. You know how we work together?
Let's bring your line back to what it was when
it was fun and it was exciting and it did
push boundaries. Come on, Hope. Just say yes.
♪♪ >> Brooke: Tell me
what happened. >> Steffy: My mom keeps
talking about turning herself in.
>> Brooke: No, she can't do that.
>> Steffy: That's what I keep saying, but she's
haunted by what she did to Bill. She even compared herself
to Sheila. >> Brooke: Oh, that's
ridiculous. She's nothing like that lunatic.
>> Steffy: I know and I told her she doesn't have to feel
that way, but I don't think I'm getting through to her.
It's like her conscience is eating away at her,
not just because of shooting Bill.
She thinks that she's responsible that Sheila is
roaming free and on top of that, she's alone at
the beach house, just-- >> Brooke: Okay, well why
doesn't she move back with you and Finn and the kids?
>> Steffy: I-- I tried. I tried to convince her
to stay with us, but she feels as though
she's some kind of burden, that she's interrupting
our lives. >> Brooke: She's not a burden.
>> Steffy: That's exactly what I said.
What do I do, Brooke? I need your input.
I hate that my mom was alone at the beach house,
especially 'cause she's carrying all this shame
and regret. >> Brooke: It sounds like
you're doing everything that you can and I will too.
I will be there for you and your mother.
>> Steffy: Thank you. >> Brooke: Just glad you
came to me. >> Steffy: Honestly, I didn't
really know where to turn. You and my mom have built
a nice friendship, although I'm still getting used
to sharing my mom with you. >> Brooke: I like your mom
very much. She's become a very dear
friend to me and I know what it's like to feel isolated
and fall into a depression. So, we need to make sure that
your mom doesn't do anything that she regrets.
♪♪ [ Taylor sighing ]
[ door creaking ]
[ gun firing ]
>> Taylor: Sheila Carter's a free woman, but she's far
from innocent. However, she's not the only
one whose crimes should be brought to justice.
I am too. I'm the person who shot
Bill Spencer. Who shot Bill Spencer...
♪♪