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>> Carter: Bottom line--

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Hope for the Future's
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>> Steffy: Has been for a while.
>> Hope: I'm working on it,

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Steffy.
You said you would give us

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a chance to get back on track.
>> Ridge: She did give you a

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chance...
and we did the calculations and

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the projections aren't great.
>> Steffy: We're running a

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company. We have to do what's
best for Forrester Creations.

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>> Hope: Right. Then let me ask
you again.

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Are you ending
Hope for the Future?

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>> Liam: You know something,
Will?

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Your parents raised a hell of a
son, and I'm proud to be your

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brother.
>> Will: Same here.

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>> Liam: Also...
I think it's really cool how

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protective you are of Katie.
You're loyal to your mother, and

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that's a good thing.
>> Deacon: Hey, how we doing

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here, guys?
>> Liam: Hey, we're good.

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Uh, you've met Will?
This is my younger brother.

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This is Katie's son.
>> Deacon: Oh. Deacon Sharpe.

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>> Will: How's it going?
Nice to meet you.

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>> Deacon: Good. I'm Liam's ex
father-in-law.

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>> Liam: [laughs] He's also the
owner.

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>> Will: Ah.
>> Deacon: Also home to your

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father's favorite piccata.
Who'd have thought

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Dollar Bill Spencer'd be one of
my regulars?

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You know we actually keep a
chair for him.

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Well, it's actually for his ego.
>> Will: Oh. [laughs]

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>> Liam: Big chair.

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>> Bill: It's great having our
son in town.

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>> Katie: I am so happy he's

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home.
>> Bill: I know. I missed Will

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when he was away at school.
>> Katie: I wanted him to come

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back to LA so badly, but I
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>> Bill: Nope. Had to be his
decision.

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>> Katie: He seems to be
settling in rather nicely.

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>> Bill: [chuckles]
Well, with him around, it means

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I get to see more of his mother.
And her gorgeous smile.

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You really do seem happy, Katie.
>> Katie: I am.

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At this very moment, I am very
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>> Deacon: Me and your old man
go way back--none of it too

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pleasant.
>> Liam: And, you know, I

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actually don't think he hates
you as much as he claims to.

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It's more of like a vague,
detached antipathy.

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>> Deacon: Yeah. Let's go with
that.

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Look, I didn't come over to take
pot shots at your dad, you know.

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I know you guys are going
through a lot...

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trying to make sense of the
whole thing with Luna.

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>> Liam: Yeah, hey, about that,
um...

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what she did...was unspeakable.
>> Deacon: Yeah.

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Yeah, Tom and Hollis, they were,
um, they were good friends.

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Good men.
I just--I can't wrap my head

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around it, you know?
I just--maybe I never will.

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Anyway, you're lucky that your
dad escaped unscathed.

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>> Liam: Ooh, don't we know it.
>> Will: I mean, who knows what

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could have set that girl off?
He very easily could have been

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one of her next victims.
>> Liam: And that's another

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reason he's okay right now is...
well, Will's mom was looking out

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for him.

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>> Bill: I'm happy you're happy.
[Katie chuckles]

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I feel the same way.
>> Katie: Well, good, 'cause

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you've been through a lot
lately.

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>> Bill: Yeah.
But I'm grateful to have people

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to lean on.
>> Katie: I will always be here

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for you, Bill.
>> Bill: I have an idea.

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A brilliant idea, if I do say so
myself.

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>> Katie: That is a terrifying
statement.

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>> Bill: [laughing] No, no, it's
nothing crazy.

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Text Will. Ask him to come over.
The more time we can have

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together as a family, the
better.

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>> Hope: You've been waiting for
this, haven't you?

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>> Ridge: This is not personal,
Hope.

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>> Brooke: This is personal.
Hope's line is a part of her

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identity.
>> Finn: Are you sure you don't

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want us to leave and let you--
>> Steffy: You two can stay.

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You might as well hear what I
have to say.

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>> Carter: The numbers aren't
where they need to be.

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>> Brooke: [huffs] So that's it?
Ridge?

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>> Steffy: With all due respect,
Dad, this is my call.

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You made the decision last time
when you brought Brooke onto the

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executive team and you put her
in front of the Bedroom line.

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>> Hope: Well, now's your
chance, Steffy.

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I feel like you've been waiting
for any hint of bad news in

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order to justify wiping out
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>> Steffy: You're wrong, Hope.
I'm not putting an end to your

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line.
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>> Deacon: What do you guys say

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to some of Chef's world-famous
tiramisu?

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>> Liam: Oh! Oh...
>> Will: I'm all right.

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>> Liam: I might actually grab
an expresso on the way out.

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>> Deacon: Okay.
>> Will: Oh, could you do two?

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>> Deacon: Absolutely. On the
house.

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>> Liam: Hey--
>> Deacon: No, listen, guys, I

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really appreciate you coming in.
I mean, business is picking up,

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but it's just...
you know, it's not the same

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without Tom and Hollis.
>> Liam: Yeah, I bet.

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[phone chimes]
What's that?

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>> Will: Uh, looks like Mom
wants me to meet her at Dad's.

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>> Liam: At Dad's? Wonder why.
Did you scratch Dad's car again?

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>> Will: All right, are you ever
gonna let me live that one down?

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>> Liam: Absolutely not.
>> Deacon: Listen, Bill

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practically makes the valet
bubble wrap his car.

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>> Liam: I know. We all got the
memo--you don't touch Bill's

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car.
>> Will: Yeah, except for me.

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>> Deacon: Listen, a little
straight talk here.

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Does Bill have any idea how good
he has it?

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I'm not talking about the planes
and the houses and the cars,

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although I would definitely like
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I'm talking about Katie.
I mean, does he have any idea

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how lucky he is to have her?
>> Will: You would hope so,

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Deacon. You really would.
>> Liam: Yeah, well, I would

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like to think that my dad's
smart enough to know how great

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Katie is.
>> Deacon: Yeah, I think the

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jury's still out on that, but if
your father has any brains

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upstairs, he's gonna do whatever
it takes to get Katie back and

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not lose her.
Espresso.

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>> Bill: What did our son say?

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>> Katie: I got a thumbs up.
>> Bill: Great. He's coming.

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>> Katie: Yes, and before he
does, I think we need to get on

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the same page.
>> Bill: You don't want me to

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come on too strong.
>> Katie: I know how you get

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when you want something.
>> Bill: That's a gross

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mischaracterization.
I mean, lately, I have been on

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chill.
That's partly because of your

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influence.
>> Katie: I find it terrifying

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when you're on chill.
It always makes me wonder what

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you're up to.
Anyway, I know you want a closer

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relationship with Will.
>> Bill: Of course I do.

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He's my son.
>> Katie: And I love how much

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you love him.
But maybe, you know, just rein

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it in a little bit.
He's his own man.

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He has opinions.
He can think for himself.

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>> Bill: In other words, he's
like his extremely beautiful

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mother.

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>> Hope: Say that again.
You're-you're not canceling

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Hope for the Future.
>> Steffy: No.

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>> Hope: Ohh!
>> Steffy: I realize the numbers

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aren't great.
>> Ridge: That's putting it

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mildly.
>> Steffy: It's a business, and

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sometimes we have to do what's
best for the company, right,

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Dad?
>> Ridge: Right. And you think

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this is what's best for the
company right now.

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>> Steffy: In the short time, I
think that axing it would

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alleviate the financial drain.
But Hope for the Future in the

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past has been really profitable.
And you have made an impact.

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I mean, you have a crucial
demographic with--

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>> Carter: Steffy's right, she
is--the data's stronger with

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younger women.
>> Steffy: Exactly.

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And with these young women,
10 to 15 years from now, they're

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gonna be wearing couture.
I think we need to nurture those

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relationships.
Play the long game.

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>> Hope: That has always been
our goal.

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It's what we are trying to do.
>> Steffy: Right. Let's keep

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doing that and get this back on
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>> Hope: We can do that.
>> Steffy: I hope so.

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>> Hope: Well, then, uh, thank
you...so much, Steffy, uh, for

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your belief in
Hope for Future and giving us

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another chance.
I-I promise you that

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my team and I...
we will not let you down.

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>> Bill: So how do I seem?

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I don't wanna come off too
eager.

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>> Katie: Bill, it's not a job
interview.

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You already got the gig.
You're his father, he's your

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son.
You just need to reconnect.

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He's not the same kid that we
dropped off at boarding school.

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>> Bill: I know, right?
I mean, he's almost as tall as I

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am, more handsome.
>> Katie: Your words, not mine.

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>> Bill: Well, I'm trying to be
a little bit humble, you know.

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>> Katie: I think it's sweet
how much you wanna bond with

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him.
>> Bill: I wanna make up for

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lost time being a family.
>> Katie: Okay. All right, then.

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Why don't we just, you know,
keep it loose, take it easy?

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Maybe not dominate the
conversation.

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You know, just be your charming
self.

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>> Bill: Just be myself, but
definitely don't be myself.

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>> Katie: Exactly.
>> Bill: Ah!

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>> Katie: Which is not to say
that you're not perfect in every

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way...
>> Bill: Really?

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>> Katie: Just you need some
tweaks every now and then.

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>> Bill: Damn it.
Well, the good news is I have

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you to tweak me, make me a
better man.

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>> Katie: [laughs]
>> Bill: You know, I'm just

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gonna let Will do most of the
talking.

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>> Katie: I think that's a good
idea, you know. He's got his own

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thoughts, he's got his own
opinions.

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>> Bill: Just like his gorgeous,
witty mother.

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>> Katie: Oh, my God.
[Bill laughs]

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>> Will: Hey.
>> Katie: Hey, babe.

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>> Bill: Thanks for coming, son.
>> Will: Uh, yeah. Sure.

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So what's going on?
Why'd you guys wanna see me?

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>> Brooke: Well, that went
better than expected.

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>> Ridge: Threw me for a loop.
That's for sure.

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>> Taylor: Steffy didn't give
you a heads up?

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>> Ridge: No. She made the
decision all on her own.

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>> Brooke: [small laugh] I have
to hand it to her--I didn't see

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it coming. Neither did Hope.
>> Ridge: Well, that's our

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daughter, right?
Always keeping us on our toes.

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>> Brooke: Yeah, it's very
reasonable of her, letting Hope

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keep her line.
It's very mature of her.

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>> Taylor: Well, I mean, she's
co-CEO for a reason, Brooke.

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She's a very talented, savvy
businesswoman.

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And obviously, she decided to
throw Hope another lifeline.

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She always makes the right
decision for the company.

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>> Brooke: So you agree with her
decision.

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>> Taylor: Well, I'm a
psychiatrist. I don't pretend to

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know the ins and outs of the
fashion world, but I do trust

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that my daughter knows what
she's doing.

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>> Brooke: Well, it was very
smart of her to keep

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Hope for the Future alive.
It's very important

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to Forrester Creations.
Wouldn't you agree, Ridge?

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>> Hope: I know.

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Isn't it incredible?
Yep, everyone, they still

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believe in us, and I do too, and
I know that we can do this,

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Zende--we can.
Absolutely.

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[laughs]
Um...

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Oh, actually, you know what, can
I--can we talk later about this?

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Okay, great. Me too.
All right, bye.

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>> Steffy: Giving Zende the good
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>> Hope: Yes, he's, uh, very
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>> Steffy: Great. Finn had to
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it'd be a good time for us to
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>> Hope: Sure.
>> Steffy: Well, there's no

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denying your line's been riding
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done correctly, it has what it
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>> Hope: Well, I can admit we
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rut lately, but we are digging
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>> Steffy: But I can see the
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kill it.
>> Hope: Well, I'm excited for

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you to see our next collection.
>> Steffy: Looking forward to

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it.
>> Hope: It was a big booster

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for the team.
Morale's been pretty low lately,

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what with Thomas gone and Luna,
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The, uh, entire team has been a
little anxious about what our

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future might hold.
>> Steffy: Well, I meant

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everything I said in the
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>> Hope: And I can't thank you
enough for that.

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>> Steffy: No, no, you don't
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>> Hope: Well, I can give credit
where credit is due.

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It was very big of you, you
know, to keep it professional

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and keep our personal issues
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>> Steffy: I would never make it
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As long as you do what I say.
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>> Will: What's up?

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>> Bill: Oh, uh, nothing much,
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How are you?
>> Will: Yeah, I'm-I'm good,

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Dad. How are you?
>> Bill: Excellent.

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>> Will: Great.
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>> Katie: Um, your father and I
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>> Bill: Yeah, we just wanted
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some family time.
>> Will: Family time.

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Well, hold on, wait a minute.
You guys aren't--you're not

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saying that you're getting back
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>> Katie: No.
>> Bill: Oh, no, no, uh...

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although, I mean, would that be
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>> Will: If it's what Mom wants.
>> Katie: That's actually not

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why, um, why we called you over
here, why we wanted to talk.

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>> Bill: No, uh, we just wanted
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time, the three of us.
>> Katie: Your father asked me

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earlier if I was happy, and I
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because you're back.
And that, you know, this is your

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home.
This is a house where we...

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we had a lot of really wonderful
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>> Will: Yeah. Lotta good times
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>> Bill: Yeah. It would be great
to, uh, create some more

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wonderful memories here as a--
as a family.

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>> Katie: We just-we just want
you to know how happy we are

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that you're back.
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And you know what I think this
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Spencer family hug.
>> Bill: Spencer family hug.

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>> Katie: A Spencer family hug.
>> Will: Don't do this.

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>> Bill: Don't run from it.
Don't run from it. Embrace it.

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>> Katie: I know how much you
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>> Bill: Embrace it, my little
boy.

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>> Will: I love it.
>> Katie: My sweet baby.

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[laughter]
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>> Brooke: Uh, I have to ask,
Ridge.

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The way you were talking to Hope
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were taking a hard line with
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>> Ridge: Taking a hard line?
No, facts are facts.

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Her line is in a freefall.
>> Brooke: [laughs] Okay.

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Yeah, I know.
I know the line is struggling.

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I mean, how could I not?
That's all that anybody talks

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about around here.
I'm just saying the way you were

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talking, what was coming out of
your mouth--it just seemed like

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you would have supported Steffy
if she decided to scrap Hope's

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line.
>> Taylor: That's not fair,

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Brooke.
You're clearly putting Ridge

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on the spot.
>> Brooke: I'm not.

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I'm just simply asking a
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If Steffy decided to not
continue Hope for the Future,

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would you have agreed with her?
Please tell me the answer is no.

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♪♪♪
>> Hope: You gave Hope for the

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Future a new lease on life, and
now you're saying there's a

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condition?
>> Steffy: Yes.

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One in particular.
>> Hope: Well, I mean, you're

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expecting higher performance,
better profit margins, and so am

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I, and I am giving you my word
that we will bounce back better

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than ever.
>> Steffy: Great, great.

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I'm counting on that.
But there is one more thing that

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I expect.
>> Hope: Okay, just-just let me

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know, and we will try to make it
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>> Steffy: Brooke's Bedroom
party at my grandfather's the

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night you walked up to my
husband and you kissed him?

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I said it before, and I'll say
it again.

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Do not turn into Brooke Logan.
I deserve a level of respect

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around here as your superior, as
a wife, and as a woman.

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So if I even get the slightest
hint that you are making a play

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for my husband, if you look at
him inappropriately,

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your line, Hope for the Future,
is done.

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It's gone.
Do you understand me?

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So if you want any hope for your
future...

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do not cross the line with my
husband ever again.

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