[quiet music plays]
[door opens]
Hey, Dad.
What? Is this an apparition?
Did my son just drop in to see me?
Miracles really do happen.
And I brought lunch and picked up your mail outside.
Well, thank you.
[chuckling]
-WILL: So how's it going? -BILL: You tell me.
How's that internship going?
Honestly?
It's been amazing.
Yeah, I'm happy with it.
I was thinking of making a split shank,
-but this is much more delicate. -Oh, no.
It's perfect, Electra.
It's really special.
Yeah. I've been hearing that as lot recently.
Oh!
Let me guess--from Will Spencer?
-[giggles] -You're really falling for
this boy, aren't you?
Listen, I'm well aware that I asked you two
to run my business with me,
but I'm not comfortable with this--
firing Hope.
You're also aware that Hope's line's been failing
for quite a while now, right?
That's not what this is about.
Hope's family. She's been here for years.
Granddad, I had no choice.
Imagine how I felt walking in
and seeing Hope on top of my husband.
Hope has insisted that that was accidental.
Accidental? That's impossible.
I was the one who walked in. I saw it with my own eyes--
Hope in lingerie.
She's not just some innocent woman.
Think about all the things she did with Thomas,
the way she toyed with him,
and now she's set her sights on my husband.
I just feel sorry for the next unlucky guy
who's on Hope's radar.
All because of a misunderstanding,
Steffy is willing to sacrifice potentially millions of dollars.
It's personal, Hope. It makes zero financial sense.
And tossing you out like yesterday's garbage--
I hate it.
And I hate seeing you this way.
Enough is enough.
Look, I know what's right, Hope, and I will never--
I will never stop fighting for you.
♪ ♪
Amazing, huh?
Yeah.
You know, I've seen that smile before,
that little puppy dog look you got going.
Takes me back to, I think, somewhere around eighth grade.
Girl named Kendra.
-You were really all about her. -Wow! Kendra.
I'm impressed you can remember that far back.
-Oh, you're a funny guy. -Mm-hmm.
-Mm. -[laughs]
Now, look, I know my son,
and there's nothing about fashion
that's gonna make you smile like that.
So it has to be a beautiful girl.
♪ ♪
IVY: So you said you've never met a guy like Will before.
Guys like him just don't exist where I'm from.
Will is on a whole other level.
Well, he is very charming.
Yeah. Looks like a movie star.
He's just got such a good vibe.
Can't lie. I'm definitely into him.
Well, seems he's equally smitten with you, Electra.
Yeah.
I just hope my past doesn't ruin everything.
[uneasy music plays]
Your support means the world to me, Carter.
I'm not backing down.
Ridge and Steffy won't get away with this.
But how do we stop them?
[sighs]
I have an idea.
What? What?
I know exactly what we're going to do.
[edgy music plays]
♪ ♪
So there is something special in your life.
She's definitely special. Very special.
But we're still getting to know each other.
But you like her.
-Yeah. -All right.
Yeah, she's cool.
And she works at the dress farm.
Yeah, she works at Forrester, Dad.
-Is it Pam? -Pam. Wow.
Yeah, listen, I don't know. Maybe you're into mature women.
And she does make a hell of a lemon bar.
[snickers] And you wonder why I don't tell you things.
[chuckling] All right, so, uh,
tell me about this, uh,
this girl who has you so smitten.
You don't know her, but you definitely know her family.
What's her name?
Electra.
Electra Forrester.
You're dating a Forrester?
♪ ♪
Hey. We said we weren't focusing on that today.
Okay? We were just having fun and we were talking about Will.
I just--[sighs]
sometimes I feel like such a fake,
running away like I did,
holding onto this huge secret.
No, stop. Stop, okay?
This-this is not your fault.
You've nothing to be ashamed of.
What if people catch on?
They won't.
What if Will finds out?
Will he still feel the same way about me?
Word's spreading fast.
RIDGE: About Hope's termination?
All anyone around here can talk about.
Well, the news hasn't hit the press yet.
It's only a matter of time.
Unless you reconsider.
Zende, I already spoke to Carter. It's not happening.
Will you hear me out, Steffy?
It's a no. No for the future.
Look, stop, stop. I wanna hear what he has to say.
Guys, our spring collection is phenomenal.
It will sell. It'll be a hit.
Zende, I'm sorry, but, um,
listen, this is no reflection on you as a designer.
ERIC: Your work is marvelous.
I just don't want you to get discouraged.
-[small laugh] -STEFFY: Zende,
you know I love you, right?
This isn't you.
This is Hope.
♪ ♪
What is this all about, Carter?
Instead of listening to me and my ideas, Ridge and Steffy,
they wanted me to plow through tax documents
and create a new LLC for Forrester.
Okay. Well, I do get how that might be
a little frustrating, but...
isn't that kind of part of your job description?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's my responsibility
to maximize Forrester's long-term value,
to improve overall operations, yeah.
Okay.
Cool your jets there.
You are starting to sound really...
really sexy.
I mean, it is...
it's really alluring
how, uh, deeply you care about everything.
Well, I know what can be achieved, Hope, but they...
they refuse to see it.
Okay, but what does this have to do with us?
-How does this help us? -Everything.
Everything, Hope. This could be the answer
we're looking for, and Ridge and Steffy,
they put it right in our hands. They have no clue.
[soft, dramatic music]
♪ ♪
So when am I gonna meet this young lady?
-Electra and I aren't dating. -You haven't taken her out yet?
No, no. Not on a real date yet, no.
Well, what are you waiting for? I'll give you my credit card.
I'll give you the black card, all right?
She'll think you're a big baller.
No. She's not impressed by that stuff--I can tell.
They're all impressed by that stuff.
Okay, well, Electra's not. She's deeper than that.
Plus, we've only just met, so put the brakes on, old man.
Anyways,
I really do like her,
and I wanna get to know more of her.
And she is a Forrester.
Yeah. I was hoping you were kidding about that part.
I can't wait to see where this thing goes.
I want to get to know everything I can about Electra.
This could totally change Will's mind about me.
He may never see me the same way again.
Electra, I just--
I think you're panicking over nothing.
This is not nothing, Ivy.
This could affect my life, my future.
I know, I know, but it won't.
It won't, okay? I-I promise you.
I will look after you here.
I won't let anyone get at you. I will protect you, okay?
What if you can't?
This jewelry line is getting worldwide attention.
The-the press announcement and the social media--
my name and my face are out there.
What if he sees it? What if he finds me?
[echoing] ...finds me... finds me...finds me...
[dark music plays]
♪ ♪
There's been a lot of focus on the jewelry line,
but there will be other opportunities for you.
Absolutely.
STEFFY: Zende, we're gonna find a place for you.
But Hope's finished.
And I really don't wanna hear her name again.
Hope, you're not done at Forrester.
[laughs] But how?
These papers are to establish a new LLC
for tax purposes, right?
And Ridge, ha, he was clearly frustrated
I spent so much time to my idea of expanding Forrester
into a global luxury brand--
That he would rather you be doing
tedious legal paperwork instead.
-Got it. Okay. -Mm-hmm.
-But, still, what does this... -[laughs]
-have to do with us? -Okay, all right, look.
You see right here?
This certificate states the management structure in the LLC.
So in other words, this is who is in charge.
Exactly.
So whatever name gets written down,
they're in charge of Forrester Creations?
[dramatic music plays]
♪ ♪
[soft music plays]
♪ ♪
[distant buzzer]
[background chatter]
♪ ♪
Hey. Where'd you run off to?
I was at my Dad's.
Bought him lunch, and I was actually
just telling him all about you.
Oh, yeah? What'd you say?
Just how much I can't wait
to know every little detail about you.
[small laugh]
I know one thing.
You're an excellent kisser.
[both chuckle]
I'm coming to get you, Electra.
[ominous music plays]
♪ ♪
[tense music plays]
♪ ♪
LUNA: Dear Bill,
I'm only allowed one letter a week,
and I'm writing them all to you.
I believe in my heart
that you're the only person who truly gets me.
You understand how much growing up
surrounded by turmoil can damage a person.
I'm certainly not proud of what I've done,
but you admitted to me
that you've also made choices you regret.
We're very similar that way,
which is why I think we bonded on such a deep level
and shared such special moments together.
It's those memories that keep me
from losing my mind in prison.
I miss you, Bill.
And I hope a little part of you misses me too.
I've never met anybody like yo.
I mean, your...dedication and your commitment to me?
To someone who's not even your daughter anymore.
[sniffling]
You will always have a special place in my heart.
[uneasy music plays]
♪ ♪
It's time to turn the page, Dad.
-Hope and her line are history. -The end of an era.
Yes, and it's a damn shame.
Hope will be fine.
She'll find another man to obsess over
and undermine.
As COO, I've been instructed to draft
a new LLC for Forrester, and Ridge and Steffy, they...
they never look over these type of documents.
So they just leave that entirely up to you.
Yeah. Yeah, I can just fill it in
and include who the manager of the LLC is,
and they'll just sign it.
Okay, so let me get this straight.
Whoever is the manager of this LLC
runs Forrester Creations.
As long as they sign it, yes.
[Hope sighs]
Okay, so you're talking about...
[exhales] You're talking about potentially taking over
Forrester Creations.
Well, I mean...
Carter Walton, CEO...
...does have a nice ring to it.
-[both laugh] -Could you imagine?
You, running Forrester Creations.
We could run it together.
[both laughing]
[both exhaling]
But I don't know. Ha. I don't know.
I don't know if I can deceive Ridge and Eric like this.
What I will say is this.
You have been the brains behind the company for...
for so long,
and rarely do you get any credit for it.
All of your hard work, it--
for the most part, is-is pretty undervalued
and unappreciated.
I mean, in a way, it's--
it's kind of similar to the way my mom and...
most of the Logans have been treated over the years
at that company.
Steffy looks down on us. Ridge and Eric, they--
They do take you for granted.
And...and now they're allowing Steffy to
potentially drive that company into the ground,
all over some petty vendetta.
And I don't want to see that happen.
I know I care about that company.
And I know you do, too, Carter.
And--[sighs]
no one else is going to stand up to them.
So if you're saying that there is a chance
to potentially turn this all around...
...maybe we should take it?
I mean,
this could be it, Carter.
This could be our chance.
So let's do this.
And we do it-- we'll do it together.
[suspenseful music plays]
♪ ♪
[breathless laugh]
[dramatic percussive music plays]
♪ ♪
-WOMAN: Here's a look ahead. -What are you doing
-in Los Angeles? -Came here to see you.
Is there something that you're not telling me about Carter?
Reinstate Hope and Hope for the Future.
Hope Logan is a bitch.
Can we turn Forrester upside down, take over?
[whispering] Oh, my God.
You have a choice to make.
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