1 00:00:12,545 --> 00:00:16,649 >> Finn: Doesn't feel real yet. Does it to you? 2 00:00:16,716 --> 00:00:20,220 >> Steffy: Knowing Sheila's gone? 3 00:00:20,286 --> 00:00:25,125 No. Hasn't truly sunk in yet. 4 00:00:25,191 --> 00:00:28,828 I keep double-checking locks. Looking over my shoulder, 5 00:00:28,895 --> 00:00:35,001 seeing if she might pop up and do something. 6 00:00:35,068 --> 00:00:39,472 But she won't. Never again. 7 00:00:39,539 --> 00:00:42,108 Sheila's out of our lives for good. 8 00:00:42,175 --> 00:00:51,017 ♪♪♪ 9 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:59,626 [ Brooke moaning ] >> Ridge: Wow. 10 00:00:59,692 --> 00:01:02,395 What was that for? >> Brooke: Just wanted to 11 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:05,298 thank you. Dinner was fabulous. 12 00:01:05,365 --> 00:01:08,001 >> Ridge: Uh-huh. You know I didn't cook it, right? 13 00:01:08,067 --> 00:01:11,438 >> Brooke: I know, but you made the reservations, 14 00:01:11,504 --> 00:01:13,673 so that warrants a kiss. 15 00:01:17,243 --> 00:01:19,345 >> Ridge: See, now I'm even more upset I've got to pick up those 16 00:01:19,412 --> 00:01:21,548 papers, but I need them. I've got this meeting 17 00:01:21,614 --> 00:01:23,149 tomorrow morning. >> Brooke: All righty. 18 00:01:23,216 --> 00:01:26,920 I'll just catch up with my email. 19 00:01:26,986 --> 00:01:29,189 >> Ridge: You know, I'm surprised there's no one here. 20 00:01:29,255 --> 00:01:31,424 I thought Thomas would be burning the midnight oil. 21 00:01:32,325 --> 00:01:33,960 >> Brooke: I thought he'd be here too. 22 00:01:34,027 --> 00:01:36,296 He's so committed to Hope's line. 23 00:01:36,362 --> 00:01:40,500 >> Ridge: Committed to Hope's line and committed to Hope. 24 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:42,936 Thomas and Hope love each other. ♪♪♪ 25 00:01:48,041 --> 00:01:50,009 >> Hope: Well, if his homework's all done. 26 00:01:50,076 --> 00:01:52,212 Yeah. Of course. 27 00:01:52,278 --> 00:01:54,948 Of course you can let him play. All right. 28 00:01:55,014 --> 00:01:58,218 I will pick them up first thing in the morning. 29 00:01:58,284 --> 00:02:01,154 Thank you so much, Donna. Bye. 30 00:02:01,221 --> 00:02:03,256 >> Thomas: Let me guess. Douglas is begging 31 00:02:03,323 --> 00:02:05,758 for video game time. >> Hope: Oh, yes. 32 00:02:05,825 --> 00:02:08,027 But he does have straight A's, so... 33 00:02:08,094 --> 00:02:11,698 >> Thomas: Let the boy play. >> Hope: I should give Donna 34 00:02:11,764 --> 00:02:13,700 a call back and let her know about the one hour. 35 00:02:13,766 --> 00:02:15,502 >> Thomas: Okay, but we only have, like-- We've been trying 36 00:02:15,568 --> 00:02:17,837 to make this work for a while and we only have one night. 37 00:02:17,904 --> 00:02:20,607 Do you want to spend it making calls to Donna? 38 00:02:20,673 --> 00:02:23,009 >> Hope: Well, when you put it like that. 39 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:27,213 >> Thomas: You have any ideas for activities? 40 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:33,786 >> Hope: I'm sure whatever we come up with will be worthwhile. 41 00:02:33,853 --> 00:02:38,958 ♪♪♪ 42 00:02:39,025 --> 00:02:39,425 ♪♪♪ 43 00:02:39,492 --> 00:02:48,101 ♪♪♪ 44 00:02:50,103 --> 00:02:53,506 >> Ridge: You're gonna have to work on that. 45 00:02:53,573 --> 00:02:54,908 >> Brooke: What? >> Ridge: That. 46 00:02:54,974 --> 00:02:57,076 That look you get on your face every time we talk about Hope 47 00:02:57,143 --> 00:03:00,813 and Thomas being a couple. >> Brooke: This just isn't 48 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,316 easy for me. >> Ridge: It wasn't easy for 49 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:05,585 anybody, but it's done. They're together, and... 50 00:03:05,652 --> 00:03:07,487 I don't know. I think there's something 51 00:03:07,554 --> 00:03:10,423 really beautiful about that. Magical, even. 52 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:14,994 ♪♪♪ 53 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,370 >> Thomas: You okay? >> Hope: Yeah. 54 00:03:24,437 --> 00:03:29,042 >> Thomas: You seem... worried about Douglas? 55 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:31,277 >> Hope: Uh, no, actually. I know he's having 56 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:34,514 a blast over at Eric's. >> Thomas: Ah, so that means 57 00:03:34,581 --> 00:03:37,083 you're still worried about Steffy and Finn. 58 00:03:39,018 --> 00:03:42,455 >> Hope: It's horrible, what they're going through. 59 00:03:42,522 --> 00:03:45,825 I mean, to think that Sheila's death is now putting 60 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:47,794 a strain on their marriage? 61 00:03:49,963 --> 00:03:52,198 >> Thomas: Keep showing the kind of person you are. 62 00:03:52,265 --> 00:03:55,301 You genuinely care. You're always empathizing. 63 00:03:55,368 --> 00:03:58,037 Especially in this situation. I mean, it's not like you and 64 00:03:58,104 --> 00:04:02,609 Steffy are exactly best friends. >> Hope: All right, well, that 65 00:04:02,675 --> 00:04:07,280 might be true. I don't want her going 66 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:11,017 through anything like this. >> Thomas: I know. 67 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:14,654 That's what makes you such a wonderful person. 68 00:04:14,721 --> 00:04:21,694 However, for tonight, I'd rather focus just on the two of us. 69 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:25,264 >> Hope: I do like the sound of that. 70 00:04:25,331 --> 00:04:27,100 >> Thomas: Oh. >> Hope: Will you 71 00:04:27,166 --> 00:04:30,236 help me forget? >> Thomas: Of course. 72 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:42,749 >> Hope: So, checkers? 73 00:04:44,484 --> 00:04:47,987 >> Thomas: Sure. Yeah. >> Hope: Yeah? 74 00:04:48,054 --> 00:04:50,657 >> Thomas: We can play. Or chess. Whatever. 75 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:51,991 >> Hope: Just-- >> Thomas: Whatever works. 76 00:04:52,058 --> 00:04:53,593 >> Hope: Yeah? >> Thomas: Yeah. 77 00:05:04,504 --> 00:05:05,872 ♪♪♪ >> Finn: I wish I could find 78 00:05:05,938 --> 00:05:09,509 relief in that. Knowing that the threat's over. 79 00:05:09,575 --> 00:05:14,647 Look, and I understand that it's a good thing to not 80 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:18,918 have to stress anymore. Wonder if Sheila is going 81 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:22,088 to crack and do something. It's just... 82 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:24,023 It's just the way that it went down. 83 00:05:24,090 --> 00:05:26,859 >> Steffy: It was never if she was going to crack. 84 00:05:26,926 --> 00:05:30,430 It was when. And she did when she showed up here. 85 00:05:30,496 --> 00:05:34,133 When she broke into our home and tried to attack me. 86 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:39,305 Sheila intended on hurting me. I don't know how, but 87 00:05:39,372 --> 00:05:41,441 I know that she had some kind of plan figured out. 88 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:43,076 And that night, it was either her or me. 89 00:05:43,142 --> 00:05:44,777 >> Finn: I get that. >> Steffy: Well, 90 00:05:44,844 --> 00:05:49,382 this isn't easy for both of us. Despite how freaked out we 91 00:05:49,449 --> 00:05:52,051 both are, despite how difficult this is, we need to 92 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:56,556 figure out a way to heal. For the sake of our marriage. 93 00:05:58,558 --> 00:06:03,096 I want to be close to you again. In every way. 94 00:06:03,162 --> 00:06:06,065 >> Finn: I want that, too. >> Steffy: Yeah. 95 00:06:12,405 --> 00:06:14,974 ♪♪♪ 96 00:06:26,519 --> 00:06:28,154 >> Ridge: At the end of the day, what we really want is 97 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:32,358 for our kids to be happy, right? >> Brooke: Yes, of course. 98 00:06:32,425 --> 00:06:33,659 >> Ridge: And that's how I know that you're going 99 00:06:33,726 --> 00:06:36,729 to come around. >> Brooke: To the idea of Hope 100 00:06:36,796 --> 00:06:38,998 and Thomas in a relationship. >> Ridge: The same way that 101 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:42,635 my mom came around to it. Look at Hope. She's so happy. 102 00:06:42,702 --> 00:06:44,604 We haven't seen her this happy in a long time. 103 00:06:44,670 --> 00:06:46,606 And I think it's because she's with Thomas. 104 00:06:46,672 --> 00:06:49,642 The two of them, they bring out the best in each other. 105 00:06:49,709 --> 00:06:51,344 I can see it. You can see it. 106 00:06:51,410 --> 00:06:53,780 You can't see it, right? >> Brooke: Okay, okay, yeah. 107 00:06:53,846 --> 00:06:57,350 I won't deny that. But all happiness aside, 108 00:06:57,416 --> 00:07:00,419 I still am very worried because of what's happened 109 00:07:00,486 --> 00:07:03,189 before and the lengths that Thomas would go to. 110 00:07:03,256 --> 00:07:06,325 >> Ridge: That's the past. >> Brooke: The past matters. 111 00:07:06,392 --> 00:07:09,095 >> Ridge: The past matters, but so does the future. 112 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:10,663 And the two of them, they could have a wonderful 113 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:14,400 future together. Maybe the next great 114 00:07:14,467 --> 00:07:16,302 Logan-Forrester couple. 115 00:07:17,603 --> 00:07:19,806 Hm? 116 00:07:23,743 --> 00:07:30,283 ♪♪♪ 117 00:07:42,361 --> 00:07:47,466 [ Thomas sighing ] >> Hope: Um, sir, you have, uh, 118 00:07:47,533 --> 00:07:50,436 really outdone yourself this time. 119 00:07:50,503 --> 00:07:54,106 >> Thomas: Oh, well, thank you. I try very, very hard. 120 00:07:54,173 --> 00:07:57,844 Did you know that this bottle of Chianti is actually from 121 00:07:57,910 --> 00:08:00,112 the year that Douglas was born? >> Hope: Yeah. 122 00:08:00,179 --> 00:08:03,649 And was it a particularly good year for the grapes? 123 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:05,518 >> Thomas: Oh, well, you should know that this vintage, 124 00:08:05,585 --> 00:08:09,188 specifically, actually carries notes of 125 00:08:09,255 --> 00:08:17,129 blackberry and plum. And on the nose, you might have 126 00:08:17,196 --> 00:08:18,931 hints of-- I don't know what I'm talking 127 00:08:18,998 --> 00:08:21,567 about, but I thought you might think it was cute. 128 00:08:21,634 --> 00:08:24,103 >> Hope: I-- I definitely think it's cute. 129 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:29,008 >> Thomas: Good, good, okay. Well, either way, what I do know 130 00:08:29,075 --> 00:08:31,310 about this wine is that it pairs very well with 131 00:08:31,377 --> 00:08:34,947 the special from Il Giardino. >> Hope: Is that what I smell 132 00:08:35,014 --> 00:08:37,250 coming from the kitchen? >> Thomas: That is, 133 00:08:37,316 --> 00:08:39,886 and I thought we could start with a little bruschetta. 134 00:08:39,952 --> 00:08:42,755 >> Hope: Oh, well, don't mind if I do. 135 00:08:42,822 --> 00:08:46,893 >> Thomas: No worries. Um, Aurora, could you play 136 00:08:46,959 --> 00:08:50,529 my Italian playlist? [ classical music playing ] 137 00:08:50,596 --> 00:08:53,799 >> Hope: Italian music? Am I, uh, 138 00:08:53,866 --> 00:08:57,603 sensing a theme here tonight? >> Thomas: A little bit. 139 00:08:57,670 --> 00:09:00,206 Salute. >> Hope: Salute. 140 00:09:13,286 --> 00:09:15,688 ♪♪♪ >> Steffy: Oh, I miss this. 141 00:09:15,755 --> 00:09:19,625 Our connection. We can't let what happened 142 00:09:19,692 --> 00:09:21,928 overshadow our love for each other. 143 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:24,063 >> Finn: We won't want it to, but-- 144 00:09:24,130 --> 00:09:28,134 >> Steffy: No, we won't. We won't let it. 145 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,637 Baby steps. We just need to try 146 00:09:31,704 --> 00:09:35,508 to get back to us. The two of us. 147 00:09:38,644 --> 00:09:41,647 Tell you what. Why don't I get some clothes on and we 148 00:09:41,714 --> 00:09:44,784 could finish the bottle of wine, you get the fire going, 149 00:09:44,850 --> 00:09:46,419 and we can hang out? 150 00:09:48,154 --> 00:09:51,290 It just feels so good being in your arms. 151 00:09:51,357 --> 00:09:54,427 >> Finn: We are better together. >> Steffy: We are. 152 00:09:56,562 --> 00:09:59,532 >> Finn: Thank you. >> Steffy: I love you. 153 00:10:06,906 --> 00:10:10,042 >> Finn: Baby steps. 154 00:10:23,122 --> 00:10:24,824 [ creaking ] 155 00:10:46,846 --> 00:10:49,048 ♪♪♪ 156 00:10:56,422 --> 00:10:59,091 >> Hope: Why is this so good? >> Thomas: You know, 157 00:10:59,158 --> 00:11:01,460 I don't know. Like, your dad, for some reason, 158 00:11:01,527 --> 00:11:05,498 he thinks that pizza is their thing, but for me, 159 00:11:05,564 --> 00:11:07,600 it's the parpadella. >> Hope: It's the parpadella. 160 00:11:07,666 --> 00:11:11,937 >> Thomas: It's the parpadella. >> Hope: Okay, so, 161 00:11:12,004 --> 00:11:14,473 what brought upon this theme for tonight? 162 00:11:14,540 --> 00:11:17,676 Anything in particular? >> Thomas: I don't know. 163 00:11:17,743 --> 00:11:20,679 History, I guess. I've been thinking about 164 00:11:20,746 --> 00:11:23,182 our history, everything we've been through, 165 00:11:23,249 --> 00:11:27,253 and all the places we've been, and how we've gotten 166 00:11:27,319 --> 00:11:31,424 to where we are right now. And one place, above all, 167 00:11:31,490 --> 00:11:35,494 stands above the rest. Roma. 168 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:41,567 >> Brooke: So, I'm just wondering, how did you get so 169 00:11:41,634 --> 00:11:46,205 confident in them, this idea of Hope and Thomas' future? 170 00:11:46,272 --> 00:11:48,841 >> Ridge: Well, it's the kind of guy I am. 171 00:11:48,908 --> 00:11:53,112 I pay attention. You'll get there. 172 00:11:53,179 --> 00:11:55,414 >> Brooke: But lately, you've been worried 173 00:11:55,481 --> 00:11:59,418 about Steffy's future. And me, too. 174 00:11:59,485 --> 00:12:04,123 It's horrible what she had to go through with Sheila. 175 00:12:04,190 --> 00:12:09,462 >> Ridge: She's struggling. She's gotta be okay, 176 00:12:09,528 --> 00:12:13,165 but she killed somebody. In self-defense, but... 177 00:12:13,232 --> 00:12:16,469 she killed someone. >> Brooke: She's gonna be okay. 178 00:12:16,535 --> 00:12:21,707 She's a brave, courageous woman and she will get through this. 179 00:12:21,774 --> 00:12:27,213 >> Ridge: I know. I'm not worried about her. 180 00:12:27,279 --> 00:12:28,547 I'm worried about Finn. ♪♪♪ 181 00:12:49,168 --> 00:12:53,105 >> Steffy: Honestly, I don't even know if I need the wine. 182 00:12:53,172 --> 00:12:57,643 Just being with you, touching you, 183 00:12:57,710 --> 00:13:02,348 knowing that we're together, that's all I really need. 184 00:13:23,269 --> 00:13:25,004 ♪♪♪ 185 00:13:31,944 --> 00:13:35,314 >> Thomas: I'll never forget what we shared in Rome. 186 00:13:35,381 --> 00:13:39,218 >> Hope: Me neither. I mean, 187 00:13:39,285 --> 00:13:42,221 that trip changed everything. 188 00:13:48,994 --> 00:13:51,030 >> Thomas: It's just so beautiful. 189 00:13:51,096 --> 00:13:57,236 The landscape, the architectur, you. 190 00:13:57,303 --> 00:14:00,272 This is a place so full of history. 191 00:14:00,339 --> 00:14:03,142 I feel like actually you and I made some history today. 192 00:14:14,086 --> 00:14:20,659 So grateful for the time we had there and the impact it had. 193 00:14:20,726 --> 00:14:24,330 >> Hope: It will always be our place. 194 00:14:33,205 --> 00:14:36,542 To Roma. >> Thomas: To Roma. 195 00:14:50,222 --> 00:14:51,390 ♪♪♪ >> Brooke: I can see how worried 196 00:14:51,457 --> 00:14:54,393 you are about Steffy and Finn. >> Ridge: Of course I'm worried 197 00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:55,694 because I don't know what Finn's doing. 198 00:14:55,761 --> 00:14:58,697 He's got these misplaced feelings about his mother. 199 00:14:58,764 --> 00:15:01,066 He should be worried about his wife right now. 200 00:15:01,133 --> 00:15:03,535 He should be worried about his kids. He should be a husband and 201 00:15:03,602 --> 00:15:05,271 a father. Instead, he's got this 202 00:15:05,337 --> 00:15:08,974 fantasy about who Sheila could have been to him. 203 00:15:09,041 --> 00:15:10,409 Her getting killed is the best thing that could have 204 00:15:10,476 --> 00:15:12,645 happened to him because now, he doesn't have to find 205 00:15:12,711 --> 00:15:15,914 a place for her in his life. She's dead. 206 00:15:15,981 --> 00:15:16,982 It's over. It's done. ♪♪♪ 207 00:15:26,191 --> 00:15:30,763 >> Finn: It feels good to be home with you in my arms. 208 00:15:30,829 --> 00:15:34,099 >> Steffy: This is where you belong. 209 00:15:34,166 --> 00:15:38,971 >> Finn: You're right. Tonight, 210 00:15:39,038 --> 00:15:44,043 it's about moving forward. And new beginnings. 211 00:15:44,109 --> 00:15:46,745 Because we don't have any reason to look over our 212 00:15:46,812 --> 00:15:52,484 shoulder any longer. No one, nothing threatening 213 00:15:52,551 --> 00:15:58,090 our happiness or our family. I'm sorry. 214 00:15:58,157 --> 00:16:01,593 I'm sorry I got caught up with what happened to Sheila and 215 00:16:01,660 --> 00:16:04,763 not prioritizing you and what you went through. 216 00:16:04,830 --> 00:16:06,965 I should have been more reassuring and supportive 217 00:16:07,032 --> 00:16:10,135 right from when I found out. >> Steffy: Finn, it's okay. 218 00:16:10,202 --> 00:16:13,872 I understand. >> Finn: Well, I want to move on 219 00:16:13,939 --> 00:16:18,110 from it. Concentrate on us, 220 00:16:18,177 --> 00:16:21,113 on our family, and this beautiful life we have together. 221 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:25,517 I just... love you so much, Steffy. 222 00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:30,756 Never forget it, okay? >> Steffy: No, I won't. 223 00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:34,827 I know how you feel. You show me every single day. 224 00:16:38,263 --> 00:16:43,569 Look, I know we're traumatized by what happened, 225 00:16:43,635 --> 00:16:47,473 but it is a trauma that we're going to heal from. 226 00:16:47,539 --> 00:16:53,412 We will. The two of us, we can do it. 227 00:16:53,479 --> 00:16:57,516 Sheila's no longer a threat to us. 228 00:16:57,583 --> 00:16:59,918 We don't have to think about her. 229 00:16:59,985 --> 00:17:02,988 We don't have to talk about her anymore. 230 00:17:05,257 --> 00:17:07,726 And honestly, I'd rather not talk about her tonight, 231 00:17:07,793 --> 00:17:14,900 because I just want this. I want you, I want to be 232 00:17:14,967 --> 00:17:20,139 wrapped up in your arms. Come here. 233 00:17:29,448 --> 00:17:34,853 I miss this. I love you. 234 00:17:41,593 --> 00:17:42,561 [ Sheila gasping ] 235 00:17:44,329 --> 00:17:50,669 [ Sheila coughing ] >> Sheila: Finn. 236 00:17:52,004 --> 00:17:58,710 >> Steffy: Whoa, Finn. What's wrong? 237 00:18:06,151 --> 00:18:07,119 Tell me. ♪♪♪ 238 00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:26,805 Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc.