[ dramatic music ] >> Finn: So then,
you'll do it then? You'll talk to your brother?
>> Steffy: If that's what it takes to finally put this
to rest, then... >> Finn: Okay.
Well, hopefully it will, but... only if your brother's honest
with you. >> Steffy: I thought he was
honest with me. Just wish you thought that too.
>> Finn: You know that I'm not trying to make trouble
for Thomas. You do know that, right?
>> Steffy: None of this would've started if you hadn't spoken
to Xander. >> Finn: Yeah. Well, I have,
okay? And he's come to me twice now.
He's having the same accusations against your brother.
>>. Steffy: Well, it's not true. >> Finn: I know how much
that you want to believe that. And for Thomas' sake,
I hope it isn't. But there are still a lot
of unanswered questions, babe. Questions only your brother
knows the answers to. >> Steffy: I told you I--
I would talk to him, okay? >> Finn: Okay.
You just be direct. Ask him point blank
if he had any hand in Emma's death.
♪♪♪ >> Thomas: I could do this
all day. >> Hope: Me too.
>> Thomas: Unfortunately, I have work to do.
[ Hope sighs ] >> Hope: Oh...
>> Thomas: Well... Yeah, I gotta finish this design
and then show it to you so that you can give me pointers.
[ Thomas laughs ] >> Hope: You know, actually,
I think, uh, I might have a better idea.
>> Thomas: Yeah? >> Hope: Mm-hmm.
What if, uh, you came and met me later
at my cabin after you finish, and we could do
some more collaborating then? >> Thomas: I love collaborating.
>> Hope: I thought you might like that.
>> Thomas: You know what else I love?
I love that you have always seen the good inside of me.
You've seen the person that I was, and you helped me turn into
the person that I am now. You helped me grow so much.
Grow into a person that feels worthy
of someone as amazing as you. Still hoping for a future.
I'll never stop hoping. ♪♪♪
Steffy: Finn, my brother was cleared of any suspicions
in Emma's death. >> Finn: I'm aware.
>> Steffy: He answered all of the questions, and the police
were satisfied with his answers. >> Finn: So, we should be too?
Like I should be satisfied? >> Steffy: We wouldn't even be
having this conversation if Xander hadn't dredged
all of this up. >> Finn: Well, the point is,
he has and we can't just ignore it.
Are you gonna see him? Right now?
[ Steffy scoffs ] >> Steffy: Fine. Yeah, I--
I'll talk to him. I just think it's a waste of
time. I already know everything. >> Finn: Well, maybe,
but it's also possible that he's holding something back,
all right? Something that he's never shared
before for whatever reason. >> Steffy: He didn't harm Emma.
She didn't die because of anything my brother did.
[ Steffy sighs ] >> Li: I saw Steffy leaving.
She didn't look happy. What's going on, Finn?
Were you arguing? >> Finn: Arguing, no.
Disagreeing, yes. >> Li: About what?
>> Finn: Steffy's brother, Thomas.
>> Thomas: Please say you'll marry me.
>> Hope: I'm just-- I'm not ready yet for this, Thomas.
I hope you understand. >> Thomas: Until you're ready
to put this ring on your finge, just keep it here
where it belongs, right next to your heart.
♪♪♪ >> Finn: But given the things
Thomas has done in the past, when Xander accuses Thomas
of murder? Now, do you understand
why I'm so concerned about you? [ door opens ]
>> Hope: Uh-huh. Hi, Liam.
What are you doing here? >> Liam: Interrupting,
apparently. Hey, at least you're not
in lingerie. Thomas on his way over?
Hope? >> Hope: Don't do that. Don't.
>> Liam: Okay. >> Hope: What do you want?
>> Liam: I'm just-- You seem distracted and, um,
you know, contrary to popular opinion,
I do still care about you and you can talk to me,
so what's going on? >> Hope: I don't even know if
I should be telling you this, but, uh,
I have two words for you. Xander Avant.
>> Liam: Xander... Hm.
What about him? >> Hope: He's back in town.
>> Liam: And making Thomas's life hell, no doubt.
♪♪♪
>> Finn: I'm not trying to stir
up trouble in my marriage, but I just-- I can't look
the other way either. >> Li: You're that concerned
about Thomas? Doubts you're not willing
to brush away? >> Finn: I can't. It just--
It wouldn't be fair. >> Li: Fair to whom? Steffy?
Thomas? Someone else
you're not mentioning? >> Finn: No, actually,
I'm thinking of Hope. >> Li: Hope?
>> Finn: You know Thomas and Hope are a couple, right?
>> Li: Well, yes. Her marriage to Liam ended because of it.
At least, that's my understanding.
>>> Finn: Well, there are other factors too.
Though it-- it still baffles me. >> Li: What does?
>> Finn: How Hope could be involved with Thomas
after everything he did years ago.
>> Liam: Hey, so I know you, uh, don't wanna hear this,
but it's not exactly easy to blame Xander, right?
I mean, Thomas is the guy who had us convinced our
daughter was dead for month after month after month.
I mean, it's not shocking that someone might also think
he had something to do with Emma's death.
>> Hope: Okay, that is a pretty serious accusation
to be throwing about, Liam. Thomas was cleared.
They dropped the investigation. Okay? And-- and that Thomas
that you're talking about from back then, that's the old him.
>> Liam: Right. I forget that. Yeah, the two Thomases.
I keep forgetting. The old one, the new one,
the good one, the bad one. You'll forgive me if I have a
little bit of trouble believing. What is that?
Is that an engagement ring? ♪♪♪
>> Steffy: Thanks for seeing me. >> Thomas: Yeah, no,
it sounded important, but I don't have much time.
>> Steffy: Somewhere you need to be?
>> Thomas: Yeah, I'm meeting Hope at the cabin.
>> Steffy: Hope can wait. This can't.
>> Thomas: What's on your mind, Steff?
>> Steffy: I just came from seeing Finn.
>> Thomas: Good. Hopefully, you were able
to convince him to, you know, stop hanging out with Xander
and stuff. >> Steffy: Yeah, yeah,
a little late for that. >> Thomas: A little late
for what? >> Steffy: Xander showed up
at Finn's office again. He still says that you're
responsible for Emma's death. ♪♪♪
>> Li: Word of advice from your mother.
Don't get too caught up in being Hope's protector.
There is a complex history between her and your wife.
You don't want to inadvertently--
>> Finn: Look, Mom, I hear you, okay?
But that's not what this is about.
>> Li: It's not? You sure?
>> Finn: Yes, I'm sure. I mean, yes, of course,
I want Hope to be safe and happy, but my family
is my first priority. Nothing will ever come
before them. >> Li: As it should be.
>> Finn: Believe me, I know how lucky I am
to be married to Steffy, to raise our children with her.
I would never do anything to hurt what we have together.
>> Li: Still, this thing with Thomas, whatever it is,
if it's causing tension-- >> Finn: Not in the way
that you think it is. It's just-- Look, Steffy thinks
that her brother has changed and grown, and Thomas says
that he has changed and grown for the better.
>> Li: But you're not convinced. >> Finn: Look, I would love
nothing more than to tell my wife that she's right.
That her brother is who she thinks he is.
But Thomas has a checkered past. He has done harmful,
hurtful things and I will always be wary of
Thomas until proven otherwise. >> Liam: So,
Thomas proposed, gave you a ring.
>> Hope: Yes-- >> Liam: Only that ring
is not where rings go. That ring is on a chain
around your neck. Why?
>> Hope: It's really none of your business.
>> Liam: Hey, no matter the status of our relationship,
I still care about you and you can still confide in me.
So, when did this happen? >> Hope: Not long ago.
>> Liam: Not long ago? Anybody else know?
They don't, do they? >> Hope: Okay, I am not
discussing this with you anymore, all right?
>> Liam: Oh, you couldn't do it. You couldn't do it.
You couldn't say "yes." >> Hope: Not yet.
>> Liam: Honestly, between you and me, that thing
shouldn't even be on a chain, much less your finger.
>> Hope: Hm. That's not exactly up to you,
is it? >> Liam: No, clearly not.
Clearly not. All I can do is keep the old
fingers crossed that one day, somehow, you'll come to realize
how much this relationship with Thomas is costing you
and get out of it before he hurts you again.
♪♪♪ >> Steffy: I realize how
frustrating this is for you. That night on Mulholland
is rearing its ugly head again. >> Thomas: Yes, because Xander,
for some reason, couldn't just stay away.
>> Steffy: Well, he's back here now, Thomas,
and he's making waves. >> Thomas: Yeah, he's definitely
got your husband sucked in. I wonder if he's gonna
convince you. >> Steffy: What?
He's not gonna do that. Look, I--
I support you, I do. Look, what happened to Emma,
it was an accident. I don't know why Finn keeps
pointing the finger at you. >> Thomas: Finn blames me
for what happened. >> Steffy: He has questions.
Questions that Xander put in his head.
I told him not to go there. >> Thomas: Right,
but he won't let it go, Steff. >> Steffy: I--
Well, Finn asked me to come here and...
he wanted me to ask you one more time if you knew
anything about Emma's death. Xander has these accusations.
Are any of them true? >> Thomas: He's right
about one thing. ♪♪♪
>>Liam: I swear, Hope, I would never judge you.
I-- I-- I never have, I never would. I just--
You know, just-- just think about
how many people Thomas has hurt. Think about how much
he's hurt you. >> Hope: Oh, gosh. Um,
hate to break it to you, uh, but Thomas isn't the only
one who's hurt me. Yeah, I haven't forgotten
about that whole, you know, moment of you running to Steffy
and acting like what we shared meant absolutely nothing to you.
So, um, I may have been naive and trying to be--
You know what? No. This is not even worth it
because we've both moved on, right?
>> Liam: Yeah. Yeah. No, we've-- we've--
we've moved on. I just, um,
it's just a shame that you've moved on with Thomas,
especially given that Xander's back in town spitting all this
truth, and that's got to be-- >> Hope: Okay, what Xander is
saying isn't true, Liam. >> Liam: Well, I don't know.
>> Hope: No, while Thomas, yes, has done horrible things
in the past, things that he has regretted,
things that he has taken accountability for,
being responsible for Emma's death
is not one of them. He's not capable of that,
as much as I know you're not going to be convinced of that.
>> Liam: Well, you know, what-- Let me ask you this-- Why?
Why now? Why is Xander here? What's in it for Xander?
>> Hope: Because he has an axe to grind.
He was fired from Forrester, Liam,
and more importantly, he was very close to Emma.
So, while the investigation cleared Thomas,
Xander needs someone to blame and who better than Thomas?
>> Liam: So-- Just so I understand,
in this parable, Thomas is the victim?
>> Hope: That is not what I am saying.
That is not what I am saying. >> Liam: Kinda sounds like it.
>> Hope: You're just committed to misunderstanding me.
No, what happened to Emma was an accident, not a crime.
And I get that you and Finn and-- and everyone else
has your judgment and has your doubts
and are trying to protect me. I don't want it.
I don't need it. Especially not from Thomas
and that whole period of my life,
that dark chapter that everyone just keeps trying to bring up,
I am wanting to move past it. So, can we please
not go back there again? >> Liam: I just hope
that you understand that as long as you're in
a relationship with Thomas, you're never gonna be able
to move past Emma's death. ♪♪♪
>> Steffy: Xander was right about something?
>> Thomas: Yeah. >> Steffy: What?
Tell me. >> Thomas: First, I wanna say
how sorry I am about what happened to Emma.
That she lost her life. The police, they know
that she went off the road. They think that she was
distracted while driving. [ tires squealing, crashing ]
The thing that Xander has right is that I was
a person of interest and I should have been.
But I was cleared, and the case was closed.
The thing is, is Xander won't let it go.
He believes that I intentionally killed Emma,
and, Steffy, I didn't. I didn't kill Emma, okay?
I-- I don't know if she was texting while driving,
but no matter what, it was a senseless car accident.
>> Steffy: Yeah. It-- it explains a lot.
But not everything. Somehow, the truth needs
to come out. All of it, Thomas.
>> Thomas: Yeah, it does. I totally agree.
♪♪♪ >> Liam: Hope,
given Thomas's past, don't you think
anything is possible? He knew our little girl
was alive. He wanted us to think
she was dead and he watched us suffer
month after month. If he's capable of that,
I think he's capable of anything.
Even murder. ♪♪♪
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