>> Finn: Mom, the toxicology report
says Hollis died of a drug overdose.
>> Li: Yes, just like the other man he worked with.
>> Finn: Tom. >> Li: Yes.
The same drug was found in both their systems.
>> Poppy: Oh, that's so tragic.
>> Li: But it's not an accident.
They were killed, Finn. And I know exactly who did it.
>> Poppy: Who? >> Li: You know exactly who
I'm talking about, Penelope. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: "Second Death at Beverly Hills Restaurant."
>> Hope: Do the police think they're connected?
>> Brooke: Well, they're investigating now, interviewing
the other employees. >> Ridge: It's definitely gonna
take a cut out of the pizza business.
>> Steffy: Well, there's one employee they should be
questioning first.
>> Deacon: Of course
I'll cooperate with the police. I'll help them in any way I can.
I mean, yeah, you can quote me on that.
Listen, listen. You know, we pride
ourselves on being a high- class establishment here
at Il Giardino. Well, you know what?
Our customers do feel safe. It's my responsibility
to make them feel safe. And the staff.
Look, I'm not gonna let this go. I'm gonna find out what
happened. Because Tom and Hollis
weren't just employees. I lost two of my friends.
♪♪♪
>> Ridge: I'm sorry, I'm not making light of two people
dying... but the restaurant's gonna take a hit.
The press loves the scandal. >> Steffy: Bad press will be
the least of his worries if the cops actually look into this.
>> Hope: Wait, you're not saying that you think
my dad has something to do with this, are you?
>> Ridge: Listen, two people died at this restaurant.
And he's got a bit of a shady past, so yeah.
>> Steffy: Yeah, Deacon's no saint.
But it isn't difficult to connect the dots and
realize who's behind this.
>> Deacon: No, no,
that's not what I said. Look, pal, Tom and Hollis
were good men. They were good friends.
Why don't you try printing that? [phone beep]
>> Sheila: Reporter? >> Deacon: No, a vulture.
Guy just wanted clickbait. You know, he's... he's making it
seem like Il Giardino's cursed or something.
>> Sheila: Well, isn't that the way you're feeling?
>> Deacon: Maybe, but I sure as hell don't want it
all over the news. >> Sheila: You think it's gonna
be bad for the restaurant. >> Deacon: Uh, it ain't gonna be
good for it. More than that, I'm just...
I feel sick to my stomach, Sheila, I lost my friends.
I don't know why. I want answers. I want to know
what the hell happened. ♪♪♪
>> Li: It's obvious who killed these two men.
>> Poppy: Uh, not to me. >> Li: [sighing]
Want to deny it? >> Finn: Wait, whoa, Mom,
what are you saying? >> Li: What should be
perfectly clear to everyone. Two employees of Il Giardino
are dead. Overdosed on the same drug.
Then killed at the same place. >> Finn: You keep saying
"killed." But the report shows that they just...
>> Li: Yeah, the report only gives us part of the story,
Finn. We know the rest. These two men came in regular
contact with an unstable woman who has a history
of violent criminal behavior. Sheila Carter.
Sheila Carter killed those men. ♪♪♪
>> Hope: My dad wants to know
how this happened more than anyone.
>> Steffy: Even if his wife's behind it?
>> Hope: Well, I mean, if... Tom and Hollis died because of,
I don't know, a shooting or stabbing, I could see that.
But let's not forget, Tom did die of an overdose.
>> Steffy: Sheila hurts people any way she can.
>> Brooke: It's true, honey. She's capable of anything.
>> Hope: And I am not denying that or defending her.
>> Steffy: This is not a coincidence, Hope.
>> Hope: Yeah, but they can happen.
>> Ridge: Not like this, they can't, what are you
talking about? Two people died unexpectedly
in the same place. You throw Sheila into the mix, you gotta
wonder about it, right? >> Hope: Okay, fine, yes.
Yes, I agree. >> Steffy: So what are you
gonna tell us? Keep an open mind about Sheila?
Give her a chance? >> Hope: No.
>> Steffy: Because your gut is telling you the same thing
mine is. >> Hope: [sighing] Yes.
Tom and Hollis could have died because of Sheila.
♪♪♪ >> Sheila: Don't let that
reporter get to you. >> Deacon: That's not him.
It's this whole damn situation. >> Sheila: But you had nothing
to do with it. >> Deacon: Sheila, I have
everything to do with it. It's my restaurant.
They were my friends. >> Sheila: And they know that
you cared about them, Deacon. >> Deacon: I was upstairs
when Hollis died, steps away, and he was down here alone.
>> Sheila: But you didn't know. >> Deacon: I still don't know.
What happened? What the hell happened to Hollis?
[distant car horn honking] >> Sheila: Did the reporter
ask you about that? >> Deacon: Oh, yeah, no, I mean,
he wants to make this seem like it's the scandal of the century.
>> Sheila: But that's his job. You've got to sensationalize,
or people aren't going to pay attention.
>> Deacon: Tom and Hollis deserved attention
before they died. >> Sheila: And you gave them
that... baby, you gave them attention, care, respect.
>> Deacon: Yeah, well, apparently not where it
really mattered, right? Tom said he was sober,
and then he OD's? It doesn't make sense.
>> Sheila: No, but people make their own choices.
Sometimes just one bad decision has-- has a tragic outcome.
>> Deacon: What are you saying? You think Hollis made
a bad decision? I mean, do you think he was sick
or... just think he was in the wrong
place at the wrong time? We have no idea why Hollis died.
♪♪♪ >> Finn: [sighing]
You think Sheila did this? >> Li: Don't you dare
defend that sociopath. I don't care if she gave birth--
>> Finn: No, I'm not defending her. I admit, I couldn't help
but think the same thing. Two co-workers,
in the same workplace, the same substance.
>> Li: I'm so relieved to hear you say that.
>> Poppy: I don't know Sheila very well,
but she does have kind of a frightening history.
I agree with my sister. If foul play was involved,
then Sheila has to be the prime suspect.
>> Finn: Yes, but at this point, we can't say what happened
to Hollis and Tom weren't accidental overdoses.
I mean, there's an epidemic of drug-related deaths
in this country. I mean, we see it all the time in the ER.
The amount of deaths that is out there, that drug kills.
>> Li: Yes, it sure does. But so does Sheila.
Do I need to remind you of how she terrorized us?
Shot you, held you hostage... rammed me off the road and...
left me to die. [engine roaring]
Damn it, Sheila! Aah! God!
[engine revving] [car horns honking]
Back off, you crazy bitch! [crash]
[booming] [tires squealing]
Aah!
I am absolutely certain Sheila Carter
murdered those two men. ♪♪♪
>> Ridge: Everyone warned Deacon to cut ties with Sheila.
Everyone. >> Steffy: She doesn't deserve
an ounce of sympathy or understanding.
Getting close to Sheila, you're inviting chaos into your life.
>> Brooke: If Deacon didn't see it before, he has
to realize it now. >> Hope: Yes, but I'm still
just stuck on the motive. If she is responsible for Tom
and Hollis's deaths, why? >> Steffy: Well, Finn is at
the hospital with Li right now, and Li is overseeing
Hollis's autopsy. >> Brooke: Good, she'll
make sure the truth comes out. >> Steffy: Sheila killed
those men. There is no doubt in my mind.
I don't know how, I don't know why.
But when I figure this out, they're gonna get justice.
Her days of hurting people and endangering my family are over.
This time, Sheila Carter's gonna pay.
♪♪♪ >> Sheila: You... You're
asking me things I can't answer.
>> Deacon: I know. I'm sorry. I know you're struggling, too.
>> Sheila: Oh, you can see that? >> Deacon: Of course I can.
I mean, you found Hollis. I can still hear you screaming
in my head.
You know, this place was supposed to be our oasis.
Feels like a plague has fallen on Il Giardino.
>> Sheila: Look, it's sad what happened to Tom and Hollis,
but their two deaths could be completely unrelated.
>> Deacon: They both happened here.
>> Sheila: That's because this is where they spent
their time. It is possible that...
these were just two tragic accidents.
>> Deacon: We'll know soon enough.
>> Sheila: What? What do you mean, Deacon?
>> Deacon: Look, I don't know if it's because I was talking
to that idiot reporter or the general ominous feeling
around here now, but my mind is starting to go
to some very dark places. I'm starting to think that maybe
Tom and Hollis's death... was anything but an accident.
♪♪♪ >> Li: I am certain
Sheila Carter targeted those two innocent men.
Penelope seems pretty sure of that herself.
What about you, Finn? >> Finn: I'm not conducting
the investigation, Mom. >> Li: But you do care
about the case? >> Finn: Yeah,
for a lot of reasons, and I meant it.
It would be irresponsible and short-sighted
to ignore Sheila's history. >> Li: You don't have to be
diplomatic with me. Not about her.
>> Finn: Okay, is it possible that she was involved?
Yeah, that is a valid question. >> Li: They both died
from the same drug. >> Finn: Which is worth
looking into. >> Li: That's exactly what
I'm going to do right now. >> Finn: What?
>> Li: I'm going over there. >> Finn: What, to the--
to the restaurant? >> Li: Yes, I'm going
to go to Il Giardino and confront that mad woman.
>> Finn: Okay, Mom, you can't... you can't just go, there is
no conclusive evidence that directly ties
Sheila to this. >> Li: What? Except for that
we know her. We know what she's capable of.
>> Finn: [sighing] Okay, then I'll go with you.
>> Li: No. Absolutely not. How many times do I have to
tell you, you cannot go anywhere near Sheila.
[scoffs ]I won't let you undermine your marriage, okay?
Endanger your family. You promised Steffy
that you would stay far away from that woman.
I can do this alone. [knocking on door]
>> [distant hospital PA chatter] >> Steffy: They said I could
find you here. >> Finn: Hey, what're...
what're you... hey... >> Steffy: Is it-- Is it done?
Is the autopsy finished? >> Li: Yes.
>> Steffy: So, what-- what happened? How did Hollis die?
>> Li: Just like Tom Starr. Hollis was murdered by Sheila.
♪♪♪
>> Deacon: Hope, you know
how much I love you. You and the kids.
You-- You mean the world to me. But so does Sheila.
I asked Sheila to marry me. >> Ridge: Everyone warned Deacn
to cut ties with Sheila. >> Steffy: Getting close to
Sheila, you're inviting chaos into your life.
>> Hope: If she is responsible for Tom and Hollis's deaths,
why? >> Steffy: There is no doubt
in my mind-- Sheila killed those men.
[echoing] ...killed those men.
>> Brooke: How are you doing, sweetheart?
>> Hope: I, uh... I'm just worried about Dad.
The restaurant. It's heartbreaking,
what happened to Hollis. He was so young.
>> Brooke: It is. It's hard to believe.
>> Hope: And to die like that? All alone.
The fact that they didn't find the body until the next day,
it's horrible. Like, I just want to understand
why this happened. >> Ridge: That's funny, you
wanna know why this happened? You know why this happened.
We all know why it happened. Your father led
Sheila into his life. That's what happened. That's it.
>> Hope: Steffy believes that once we have the autopsy
results, we will get the whole picture.
But what if we don't? I mean, what if it just raises more
questions than we already have? I-- you know my dad.
He's going to want solid, concrete proof
before he's even capable of believing that Sheila had
anything to do with it. >> Ridge: Well, you know what
I think? I think he's not going to believe whatever's in
the autopsy report anyway. >> Hope: Well, great.
What's that gonna do for our relationship?
[sighing] What am I saying? No, that's not the point.
That is not important right now. Hollis is dead.
His family is never going to get to see him again.
>> Ridge: And that's awful. But all we can do right now
is make sure it doesn't happen again.
Steffy's right. This is Sheila.
This is all about Sheila. ♪♪♪
>> Sheila: What are you saying? >> Deacon: I'm saying that
this doesn't add up. It just feels wrong.
>> Sheila: You just lost two of your friends. No, no, no.
>> Deacon: No-no-no, it's not that, it's like there's...
I don't know, it's like there's something or somebody
behind this. Okay, Tom died of an overdose.
And, yes, he had a history, but come on. He was clean.
He was turning his life around. >> Sheila: [scoffs] That's
because you were helping him. You wanted to see him succeed.
>> Deacon: Yes, and if Tom had died and that was it,
I would be sad enough. But then you come downstairs
and you find Hollis dead. >> Sheila: I get it.
You can't believe that these were just tragic accidents.
I mean, your friends are gone, and you don't want their deaths
to be meaningless or random. First Tom and then Hollis.
It is upsetting and tragic. But it's not murder.
♪♪♪
>> Steffy: Murder? >> Li: [sighing] This is Sheila
we're talking about. >> Steffy: You're saying that
the autopsy pointed to Sheila? >> Finn: Well, that's-- that's
my mother's interpretation. >> Li: Which you agree
is possible. >> Finn: Yeah.
>> Steffy: Wait, how-- how did Hollis die?
>> Finn: Well, he and Tom died the same way.
>> Steffy: Drug overdose? >> Li: That's not all.
>> Finn: The details of the report show that Hollis's death
is suspicious. And I don't want to jump to any
conclusions, but I can't deny that the report is concerning.
But similarities between these cases wouldn't be unexpected.
I mean, Tom and Hollis, they were acquainted.
They worked in the same place, and they probably socialized
with the same people, but...
>> Steffy: But what? >> Finn: Not only
did Hollis overdose, he died of the same drug
that killed Tom. >> Steffy: The same drug?
>> Li: Yes.
>> Steffy: Sheila.
Tom and Hollis, they didn't die by accident.
There are no accidents when Sheila is around.
You're telling me these two guys drop dead at a place
where Sheila works and lives? I mean, come on.
You told me that Deacon and Hollis, when they heard
that Tom died and that he was using drugs,
that they were shocked. And Hollis, he was
even offended-- now he dies the exact same way?
>> Finn: No, it's strange. >> Li: Sinister.
>> Steffy: Oh, it's awful. Sheila did this.
Sheila killed Tom and Hollis.
Oh, God.
I don't know how or why, but one thing is certain.
This time Sheila will pay for her crimes.
♪♪♪
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