♪♪♪ >> Hope: Careful, Carter.
You know what happens when you see lingerie.
You imagine me in it. >> Hope: Lock the door.
I've been waiting for you. >> Finn: What--seriously, Hope?
Hope, you have got to stop! What are you doing?
>> Hope: I'm sorry! >> Finn: Hope, get off of me.
>> Steffy: [gasps] Oh, my God! Hope, get off my husband!
You're trying to seduce him yet again.
What the hell are you thinking? ♪♪♪
>> Taylor: You're still uncomfortable with Carter's
pitch. >> Ridge: Yeah. He wants to risk
everything that we built as a fashion house because he wants
us to be a international luxury brand.
>> Taylor: He seems convinced it's the way to go.
>> Ridge: I know that, I know, and I know he's done his
research and, um... I-I don't know.
It would be a big change for us, right?
>> Taylor: A change you're reluctant to make.
>> Ridge: Right. [sighs]
I believe in Carter. I think he's smart, he's
meticulous, he's trustworthy-- he's all those things, but...
I have to wonder, why does he want this now?
♪♪♪ [eerie organ chords]
>> Deacon: [chuckles] >> Sheila: So?
You like what I've done with the place?
>> Deacon: You know, this is on me, because when I agreed to
decorations, I was thinking maybe a pumpkin, maybe some
spiderwebs. >> Sheila: Come on, ah, ah...
You love it. You know you do. And you know that this is my
favorite holiday of the year. And the LA crowd, they're gonna
love this. They're so creative.
>> Deacon: All right, fair enough.
You think maybe we could at least eighty-six the bloody ax?
People also love to not lose their appetite when they go out
to eat. >> Sheila: [light laugh] It took
me a long time to do that. >> Deacon: Really?
>> Sheila: Yeah. >> Carter: Deacon, hey.
>> Deacon: Hey, Carter. How you doing?
>> Carter: Happy Halloween. >> Deacon: Yeah, we're, uh,
trying something new this year. >> Deacon: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I saw the, uh, severed head at valet.
>> Deacon: Sheila. >> Sheila: What?
Okay, okay, fine. I'll get rid of the head, but
you know what? You're gonna owe me later.
Hey, Carter. >> Carter: Hi.
>> Deacon: She gets a little carried away with the
decorations. It's frightening, isn't it?
>> Deacon: Yeah, she sure is. >> Deacon: [chuckles]
♪♪♪
[lightning rumbles]
[shrieking]
[cat yowls]
[screaming]
[growling, loud buzzing]
♪♪♪
[wolf howling]
>> Deacon: What brings ya in? You picking up?
>> Carter: Actually, no, I had a meeting with an investment
banker and I was driving by, and what can I say, Deacon?
Couldn't stop thinking about your Margarita pie.
[Sheila cackling] [eerie organ chords play]
>> Deacon: What-- How did you--
Sheila, what the hell? >> Sheila: Oh, this is perfect.
You gotta try it... >> Deacon: Ah ha ha...
>> Sheila: A little eye of newt...
>> Deacon: Okay. >> Sheila: It's the signature
drink for today. >> Deacon: Hey, that's not bad.
Was that-was that, um-- >> Sheila: No, no, no, no, no.
A good witch never shares her spells.
>> Deacon: Well, I've certainly been under yours for quite some
time now. >> Sheila: Yeah.
>> Deacon: Hmm. >> Sheila: You certainly were
last night and, ahh, again this morning.
>> Deacon: Yeah, yeah, I was. >> Carter: Okay!
Okay. >> Deacon: [clears throat]
>> Sheila: Don't be such a prude, all right?
Or I might just turn you into a toad or a lizard.
>> Carter: Okay, I-I'm not a prude, I'm just not into
whatever-- >> Deacon: Why don't you go put
an order in for margarita pizza for Carter, please.
>> Sheila: Okay. You want some extra lizard legs on that?
>> Deacon: No, no, no. No lizard legs. Just a margarita
pizza. Ask Tony. Thank you.
Sorry about that. >> Carter: [laughs]
Yeah, I learned to never be surprised when it comes to
Sheila. >> Deacon: Ah. Ha. Yeah, well,
that makes two of us. You know, I'm actually glad you
came in--I been wanting to talk to you.
>> Carter: Yeah? >> Deacon: Yeah. Heard there's
been something going on between you and my daughter.
♪♪♪ >> Ridge: I respect Carter, but
he's asking us to take this huge leap of faith.
>> Taylor: Well, it seems like it's more than that.
>> Ridge: What do you mean? >> Taylor: Well, he's obviously
in Hope's corner these days. And I talked to Steffy.
She said that he's actively fighting to keep
Hope for the Future alive too. >> Brooke: You're right, Taylor.
Carter feels that my daughter's line is an asset to the company,
despite its temporary downturn. I'm just happy that somebody
else is here to defend her besides me.
>> Taylor: Someone who's more objective.
>> Brooke: I don't like to see Hope under constant siege by
Steffy. But I am a businesswoman, and I
love Forrester Creations as much as everybody else does, so I
will put my personal feelings aside...for now.
>> Taylor: In the meantime, you will continue to support Hope,
whether it's her floundering clothing line or her recent
calculated play for Steffy's husband.
>> Brooke: Calculated? >> Ridge: Ladies, ladies...
>> Taylor: Your daughter wanted Finn, and she kissed him.
Is it any wonder that Steffy doesn't trust Hope after that?
♪♪♪ >> Finn: Let me explain what's
going on here. >> Steffy: You don't have to.
It's obvious this is all Hope. >> Finn: No, you left your
tablet at home--Lainey thought you were working in here.
That's when Hope told me to close the door, lock it, and
she came out wearing that. >> Steffy: I know you had
nothing to do with this. This is all Hope. I know that.
'Cause clearly, my husband and my marriage is still fair game.
>> Hope: No, Steffy, you have this all wrong.
>> Steffy: The hell I do. ♪♪♪
>> Carter: Thank you.
>> Waitress: Mm-hmm. >> Carter: So, Deacon, uh,
what have you heard about me and Hope?
>> Deacon: Brooke tells me that you've been quite the
cheerleader for our daughter. >> Carter: Yeah.
Yeah, I believe in Hope for the Future.
>> Deacon: Well, I want you to know I appreciate it.
We both do and, um, between us, Carter, we're a little concerned
about Hope. You know, she's taken a lot of
flak at Forrester, especially from Steffy threatening to
cancel her line. I mean, it's-it's nuts.
>> Carter: Yeah. Yeah, I hate that for her, I do, man.
I really do. You know, Hope, she lives and
breathes her line, what it stands for, and she believes it
makes the world a better place. And...I believe the world's
a better place because of Hope. >> Deacon: Brooke's right.
You are in our girl's corner. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: I really wish we could finally move past this.
>> Taylor: So do I. But if Steffy lets her guard
down-- >> Brooke: She'll realize that
there's nothing to worry about regarding Finn and Hope.
There never really was. >> Taylor: Right.
Your daughter was just... confused.
>> Brooke: Yeah, she was. Her feelings were.
She lost Liam. She turned to Thomas, and that
kind of blew up in her face. >> Taylor: Oh, no, wait, no,
hey, wait--Thomas didn't walk away from Hope, Brooke.
He wanted to make her his wife. She couldn't commit.
>> Brooke: She wasn't ready for marriage.
>> Taylor: Not with Thomas, but that didn't stop her from
targeting another marriage. >> Brooke: Targeting?
What are you talking about? Hope and Finn were friends.
She would turn to him as a friend.
Okay, maybe things started getting a little--
>> Taylor: Somewhere, friendship wasn't enough...
that Finn being married to Steffy and having a family with
her wasn't gonna stop Hope from making the move on him.
>> Ridge: Okay, maybe we should stop this now--
>> Brooke: No, I just wish she would listen to me.
You gotta believe me. Hope is no longer interested in
Steffy's husband. ♪♪♪
>> Steffy: I've got it all wrong?
You, in lingerie, on top of my husband?
What do you take me for, an idiot?
>> Hope: No, of course, I mean, th-that's not at all what you
think-- >> Steffy: I swear to God, if
the next words come out of your mouth are, "You're totally
mistaken," I'm gonna lose my mind.
>> Hope: Except you are. This is just a huge
misunderstanding, Steffy. I didn't even know Finn was
going to be here. >> Steffy: Oh, my God, this is
so on brand for a Logan-- you, in lingerie, throwing
yourself at my husband. >> Hope: That's not what this
is--that's not what this is at all!
>> Steffy: Then why are you wearing lingerie?
Answer me, Hope. If it's not for Finn, then...
who? Who, Hope?
♪♪♪
[shrill cackling] ♪♪♪
[wolf howling] [cackling]
[raspy breathing] [bird cries]
[rattling sound] [caw]
[menacing laugh]
>> Sheila: Can I interest you in some dessert? >> Carter: Wait--toe cookies?
Are you serious? >> Sheila: Well, it-it's mine.
[laughs] >> Carter: Yeah, yeah, Sheila,
I know the story. >> Sheila: No, I--[laughs].
I mean it's-it's my creation. I-I-I did the batter,
I-I designed it, I iced it. This-this is all-all on me.
>> Carter: I'm good. Thank you.
>> Deacon: You sure? >> Carter: Yeah.
>> Deacon: Okay. Um... Mmm. Babe, that is a good toe.
>> Sheila: They are good, right? >> Deacon: Good toe. Delicious.
>> Sheila: All right, you sure? >> Carter: Positive.
>> Deacon: Mmm. Let's get back to Hope.
>> Carter: Yeah. >> Deacon: Look, I know you know
about that craziness with Finn. Thankfully, that's all in the
past. >> Carter: Mm-hmm.
>> Deacon: She's just never been lucky at love--I mean, Finn, and
then Thomas. [tensely] Thomas.
Liam. But now, it seems like
something's different, something's...changed.
I-I don't know what she's doing, but whatever it is, it's
working, and I hope that she stays on this path, because this
might be the way to bring Hope for the Future back on
track. >> Carter: Mm-hmm.
>> Deacon: I don't have to tell you that running a fashion line
at Forrester is not easy, especially if you're a Logan.
It's kinda like you're a second-class citizen.
>> Carter: Mm. Yeah, well, I can guarantee you, Deacon, that Hope
and Brooke will always be taken care of.
And there are great things ahead at Forrester.
And I expect Hope to be part of it.
♪♪♪ >> Taylor: You seem so confident
in Hope not...backsliding. >> Brooke: I am.
She's not interested in Finn that way.
Although I know she wants to remain friends.
>> Taylor: [laughs] Well, that's asking a lot, don't you think?
Given what Hope tried to do to his marriage?
>> Brooke: You make her sound so calculated.
She never meant to come between Steffy and Finn.
>> Taylor: If you say so. >> Brooke: I do say so.
I know what she was going through.
I know where her heart was, where her head was.
But you know what, it is different now--she's made her
way through all of that. >> Ridge: And now she's gonna
focus on more important things, right?
Getting her line back on track. >> Brooke: That's right.
Her focus is on her line. She's gonna make it better, with
the help of her dedicated team, of course.
She's spending a lot of time with Beth.
>> Taylor: You're suggesting she doesn't have time for
extracurricular activities, like going after my daughter's
husband. >> Brooke: That's right.
She's no longer interested in Finn.
She will never touch him ever again.
>> Steffy: I'm glad Finn got called into the hospital, spare
him any more of this... you in your mother's lingerie,
lusting for him. >> Hope: That is not what you
walked in on. >> Steffy: Then by all means,
Hope, tell me. Tell me what was going on.
Because there's no reason for you to be in lingerie.
Unless you were trying to seduce my husband.
>> Hope: I was not trying to seduce Finn.
>> Steffy: Then who were you trying to seduce, Hope?
Charlie? God, I shouldn't have been
surprised, really. You just thought all you had to
do was be in lingerie and just parade around my husband and
that he would forget that he's a married man, that he has
children. >> Hope: That is not what this
is at all. I was not going after Finn.
>> Steffy: You were caught in the act.
>> Hope: Well, some things aren't always what they seem.
>> Steffy: What is that supposed to mean?
Fine. I've given you a chance to come
clean... to give me a name.
But you can't, because there's no one.
This was just a pathetic play for my husband.
You really are just like your mother.
Brooke disrespected my mom for so many years, but I'm not gonna
let you do the same thing to me. I am not gonna stand for this.
I told you what was gonna happen if I caught you with my husband
again. You're done, Hope.
I want you gone today. ♪♪♪
[deep laughter] [bubbling]
>> Sheila: [sighs] Ohh. Hey.
Can I get you guys some more of my witches' brew?
Carter? >> Carter: You know, I've had my
fill of crazy for the day, but thank you.
>> Deacon: Hey, hon, come here. [tense laugh] Hey, listen,
I'm really glad you came in, though, because it gave me a
chance to thank you for everything you're doing for
Hope. She's really been going through
the wringer at Forrester. >> Sheila: Yeah, well,
mostly because of Steffy. >> Carter: Yeah, it's no secret
I'm not a fan of the whole Forrester versus Logan dynamic.
It's counterproductive, bad for business.
But as for Hope, Deacon, I mean it.
I'm there for her. She's got my support.
>> Ridge: I know you're worried about Hope and Finn.
I am too. That's a while ago, and she
hasn't tried anything since. >> Taylor: Well, that's because
Steffy told Hope what would happen if she did.
But let's be honest, Ridge. Hope's behavior has been erratic
for quite some time now. >> Ridge: I know.
>> Taylor: And maybe this is just a lull before she tries to
put a move on Finn again. >> Ridge: Well, you heard
Brooke. She says it's done.
It's not gonna happen again. >> Taylor: So we should just
take her word for it. >> Ridge: Yeah.
>> Taylor: Because she's right about these things.
>> Ridge: Or because she knows her daughter better than anyone.
She said it's not gonna happen again.
>> Hope: You want me gone? >> Steffy: Immediately.
>> Hope: [stammering] N-no, I-I haven't even been
able to-- >> Steffy: What do you mean, no?
Who runs this company? I do.
And if I say you're done, you're done.
>> Hope: Steffy, you haven't even given me a chance to
explain. >> Steffy: Your line is over,
Hope. You're over.
You're fired. >> Hope: Are you--
you're really doing this right now?
>> Steffy: I should have done it the moment you made a play for
my husband--shot down Hope for the Future.
>> Hope: Except you got it all wrong.
Steffy, you don't understand. I mean, you're not even
listening to me! >> Steffy: I'm done listening
to you, Hope. Pack your things. Now.
♪♪♪ I'm so done with her!
>> Taylor: Sweetheart, what is it?
>> Ridge: What happened? >> Steffy: Hope.
Hope is what happened. >> Taylor: What did she do?
>> Steffy: I just walked into the design office, and Hope was
in lingerie, on top of my husband.
>> Taylor: What? >> Ridge: She was what?
>> Steffy: No, no, Finn was completely innocent--he's as
outraged as I am. >> Ridge: Where's Finn now?
>> Steffy: He went-he went to the hospital.
Like, I've-I've had it with her, Dad, Finn and I both have.
She's sick. >> Ridge: Okay, okay. What did
Hope say to explain herself? >> Steffy: She says it was an
accident. >> Taylor: Accident.
>> Steffy: I-I-can't. I can't do it anymore.
I told Hope it's over for her. I told her to beat it.
She's fired. >> Ridge: You fired her.
>> Steffy: Yeah. And I'm gonna need you to back
me on this, Dad. I'm gonna need your support.
>> Ridge: [sighs] ♪♪♪
>> ♪ Candy balls ♪ ♪ Have never been so full ♪
♪ While jack-o'-lanterns ♪ ♪ Are all aglow ♪
♪ Trick or treat ♪ ♪ And smelly feet ♪
♪ Time for us ♪ ♪ To hit the streets ♪
♪ And do the stroll ♪
♪ The Halloween stroll, ha ha ♪