>> Liam: How can Finn show up for Sheila?
>> Steffy: It's important to him.
>> Liam: Yeah, no, I know. I've heard it.
She's his birth mother. But she's also
his attempted murderer. >> Steffy: Okay.
>> Liam: And yours. >> Steffy: Trust me, Liam.
I feel the same way you do.
>> Liam: Then how... are you so calm?
>> Steffy: I left it up to Finn. It was his decision to attend
Sheila's memorial or not. ♪♪♪
>> Finn: Well, I imagine it's just gonna be the--
the three of us. >> Deacon: Yeah.
>> Finn: It's pretty sad so few people in the world
cared about Sheila. >> Hope: Well, she did make
more enemies than friends. >> Finn: Yeah, still,
it's just... Well, it's a shame.
>> Deacon: Well, we can't dwell on that now that she's gone.
We have to do our very best to pay tribute
to the one and only Sheila Carter.
♪♪♪ [ knocking on door ]
>> Donna: Lauren! Hi! >> Lauren: Is now a good time?
>> Donna. It is always a good time.
[ Eric laughs ] >> Eric: Oh, don't be silly.
Come in, come in. I-- I didn't--
I didn't realize you were gonna be in town.
>> Lauren: Oh, I just flew in for a quick meeting.
Gotta hug you. Oh, because I am so grateful
to see you alive and well. >> Eric: Thank you.
[ Lauren laughs ] Thank you.
♪♪♪
>> Lauren: I have been so worried about you.
I didn't want to impose, so Ridge has been keeping me
updated on your condition. >> Eric: Yeah, he told me.
Thank you. Thanks for being so concerned.
And-- and the flowers, they were wonderful.
Thank you. Huge flowers.
My goodness. I could feel your encouragement
all the way from Genoa City. Thanks.
>> Lauren: Aw. >> Eric: Speaking of which,
please tell Victor and Nikki um, how sorry we are
not to be able to come to their party.
Uh, we'll see them again soon. >> Lauren: Okay.
>> Donna: Oh, and say hello to Nick, their-- their-- son,
please, for us. >> Lauren: Of course,
absolutely. I will give them your regards.
>> Eric: Thank you. >> Donna: But he's--
he is just looking fabulous, isn't he?
I mean, he's getting stronger and stronger by the day, and--
>> Lauren: Yes. Eric, you are vibrant
and handsome as always. >> Donna: Yes.
>> Eric: Now, you see, this is why I'm getting better.
[ Donna laughs ] >> Donna: Oh, uh, we're so glad
that you stopped by. I hope that you can stay
for a little, at least. >> Lauren: Well, there is
another reason I stopped by. Sheila is finally dead.
♪♪♪ >> Liam: What is
your husband thinking? [ Liam laughs ]
>> Steffy: Liam, I'm trying to see his side of things.
But it is nice that someone sees my side too.
>> Liam: He realizes why you'd be upset, right?
>> Steffy: Yeah. Yeah, I was shocked when he
announced that he wanted to go to Sheila's memorial.
But... like it or not, I mean,
this is a woman who brought him into this world,
and Finn did say he has this...
[ groans ] ...this connection to her.
So, I said I wouldn't stand in the way if he wanted to
go today.
>> Finn: Gosh, I felt the--
the need to show up and pay respects.
>> Hope: Well, I'm surprised Steffy even let you come.
>> Finn: Well, she wasn't exactly pleased, but...
she's trying to consider my feelings and understand
my perspective. >> Deacon: Glad she's not
giving you too rough a time. >> Finn: Well, it's complicated
for Steffy, obviously, but-- >> Deacon: Yeah.
Well, I guess we, uh, can't put it off any longer.
We should get the service started and say farewell
to Sheila.
♪♪♪
>> Lauren: I can't believe everything that Steffy
has gone through. Thank God she's okay.
>> Eric: Yeah. >> Lauren: How is she coping?
>> Donna: Uh, well, you know, the memories
of the night still haunt her. I mean, imagine stabbing
someone to death. You know, honestly, we're just--
We're grateful that there were no children in the house
or no pets got hurt. >> Lauren: Yes.
>> Eric: Yeah. >> Lauren: Yeah.
>> Donna: I mean, yes, the whole situation is very unfortunate,
but it could have been a lot worse.
>> Lauren: Yeah, um, I mean, now Steffy has to live
with what she did. >> Donna: Yeah.
>> Lauren: To take a life, even a life not worth living
like Sheila, it's deeply unsettling.
>> Eric: She's doing her best to put it behind her.
>> Lauren: And now the saga is finally over.
>> Eric: Well, except for today. It's being punctuated by, uh--
Deacon Sharpe is Hope's father. And he and Sheila have been
living together recently. They've gotten--
They had gotten very close. And so he's...
He's giving a memorial service for her today.
♪♪♪ >> Steffy: Well, what
am I supposed to do, Liam? Am I supposed to just
forbid him from going? I mean, there's already just
so much tension between us. I don't want to add more to it.
I just don't. >> Liam: Yeah, I hear you.
>> Steffy: Obviously, he has this connection to Sheila,
but I don't know-- I don't know what it feels like
to be in his shoes. I'm just--
>> Liam: Yeah, okay, but he doesn't know
what it feels like to be in yours either.
I mean, you-- you're just constantly
victimized by this... This psychopath.
Actually, here's something you have in common.
You both almost lost your lives in the alley that day
because of her. >> Steffy: But it-- I guess
it impacted us differently. >> Liam: Steffy, it's a miracle
either of you are still alive.
>> Steffy: I just don't want to think about her anymore.
>> Liam: Whoa, hey, look, now you don't have to, right?
Because Sheila's taken her last breath.
>> Steffy: Yeah. Yeah, we just got to
get through the day, okay? Let Finn say his goodbyes.
Yeah, and then we'll just move on with our lives.
No, we're determined to not let anything come between us.
Certainly not Sheila. Especially now that she's dead.
♪♪♪
>> Deacon: I wasn't looking for Sheila when
she showed up in my life. And it was unexpected.
Next thing I know... man, I'm in deep.
There was, uh... a flame that ignited
between the two of us and I... Man, I was hooked.
Um...
You know, Sheila and I, we, um...
We had something special. It was rare.
Definitely unique. I-- I can't remember...
if I read this or if I heard it, but...
someone said that love is when two people...
each have a hole in their heart...
and when the wind blows through, it plays the same sad song.
I don't know if that's true.
I do know that Sheila and I were more alike than I
sometimes cared to admit.
And she-- she just got me, man. She got me and I got her and...
I know this is going to sound ironic, but...
she brought out the best in me. She kept me on
the straight and narrow. She pushed me to
achieve all of this.
Made me want to be a better man.
Turn my life around. And I thought she was doing
the same thing. You know, she was--
she was doing everything the right way.
Right up until that night. And Finn, I just do not
understand why she went to your place that night.
And I guess I never will.
And so all I'm left with is that...
that hole in my heart that I talked about.
Because I got to figure out a way to say goodbye to Sheila.
I got to figure out and let her go.
♪♪♪
>> Lauren: A memorial service is a time for loved ones
to express nice sentiments about the deceased.
Who on earth would have anything nice to say
about Sheila? >> Eric: Well, uh, Deacon
was very enamored with her. >> Donna: Uh, yeah, somehow
he, uh, cared about her and wants to give her
a nice send-off. >> Eric: I don't imagine
he expects a very large turnout. >> Donna: No, no.
I mean, you weren't planning to make an appearance or--
>> Lauren: Oh, God, no. No, I would have a hard time
holding back about all the horrible things that she did
to me over the years. >> Eric: It's quite a list.
>> Lauren: I actually wouldn't know where to begin.
The blackmail. All the times
she tried to kill me. Or the times she tried to
drown me in a hot tub.
>> Sheila: Bitch! >> Lauren: Sheila! Sheila!
Sheila! >> Sheila: Look what you just--
>> Lauren: Bitch!
[ both grunting ]
You wouldn't dare!
Sheila was a menace.
She was dangerous. You never knew what
she was going to do next. Thank God Steffy finally
ended her, once and for all.
>> Steffy: I didn't ask for this.
I never wanted to be put in this position.
>> Liam: Of course, you didn't. Sheila put you there.
And I'm really impressed with your restraint.
I don't think I could be so cool about it.
>> Steffy: Well, I'm trying. I just hope that Finn gets
some closure somehow.
>> Liam: Is that even possible? >> Steffy: Honestly,
I don't even know. I hope he finds peace
and clarity. But, uh...
he's just such a kind human being.
He really is. He's compassionate,
and it's one of the reasons I fell in love with him.
And his grace for people, even when they don't deserve it.
>> Liam: Well, Sheila has done nothing to earn
any grace from anyone. >> Steffy: Honestly, the only
people I think are going to be there are just...
Deacon and Finn at the service.
>> Liam: Uh... Yeah, they're not
the only ones.
Hope is going.
♪♪♪
>> Finn: I don't really know what to say.
Um... What am I supposed to say?
Um...
You, um, you s-- you showed up at-- at my wedding.
And... introduced yourself as...
As my birth mother. And...
yeah, that was one of the happiest moments
that I had known. To...
get to finally meet the woman that I had dreamed about
and-- and connect with you. And...
you know, hearing the... Hearing you...
call me your son. But...
then in an instant, you turned my life upside down.
You shot me. You shot my wife.
Which is why I... I have no idea
what I am doing here. Because Sheila wasn't
a mother to me.
But, um... Yeah, she did...
She did give me life. And...
there must be something innate in me,
something that defies logic, to have any reason to feel
anything for you.
But I do.
Mom, I do.
♪♪♪
>> Eric: I think that everybody has been a victim of Sheila
at one time or another. >> Lauren: But if memory serves,
things weren't always bad between the two of you.
>> Eric: No, no. It started out beautifully.
I was... I was enchanted by her
the first time she came into the office.
>> Sheila: I'd love to watch your child, Mr. Forrester.
And I promise you, he'll be in very good hands.
>> Eric: Thank you, Sheila.
>> Sheila: He wants me, He really wants me.
>> Eric: I regret very much introducing her into our--
into our lives, into our family.
>> Donna: Eric, come on. You can't blame yourself.
>> Eric: Yeah, I do. >> Donna: You had no way of
knowing who she really was. >> Lauren: The important thing
is that she is no longer a threat to any of us,
thanks to Steffy. >> Donna: Oh, yeah.
>> Lauren: Good riddance to Sheila Carter.
♪♪♪ >> Steffy: Hope's at
the memorial? I'm surprised she even
wanted to go. >> Liam: Well, she says
she didn't, that she's only there to support her dad.
Apparently, Deacon is really broken up about Sheila dying.
♪♪♪
>> Deacon: So, this is it, babe.
Yeah, I don't know how to say goodbye to you.
You... were a hell of a woman.
Gorgeous. Tough.
Wild. And tender.
And I feel like a part of me is missing.
I hope... wherever you are, that you've...
found the peace... and the happiness
that you always wanted.
And know that...
we'll be together again someday.
♪♪♪ >> Steffy: Goodbye
and good riddance, Sheila.
>> Eric: So long, Sheila.
May you finally be at peace.
>> Deacon: Goodbye, my love.
♪♪♪
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