[edgy music plays]
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CARTER: Tell her, Ridge.
Tell Steffy you're overriding her.
That you see the value in Hope for the Future,
the wisdom in keeping Hope here.
I mean, think about her accomplishments,
the success over the years.
Are you gonna treat her this way?
What about how I've been treated, Carter?
Look, Hope Logan--
Logan's not a dirty word, Steffy.
The Logans have done a lot for this company.
Without the Logans, we wouldn't have the Men's line,
the BeLieF formula.
I mean, Brooke's Bedroom still brings in revenue,
and Hope for the Future can do the same
if you give it a chance.
Okay, Carter...
this is getting out of hand. Listen, I--
I love you, you're my brother, and I trust you--
If you trust me, then convince Steffy
what you know to be true--
that firing Hope and canceling her line is wrong.
Ridge, this is important.
This is more important than you realize.
More rests on this decision...
than you can possibly know.
[dramatic musical sting]
♪ ♪
I do appreciate you trying,
going to Finn,
although I'm not surprised you weren't able to get through.
Well, I did plead with him. I really did try.
He is the one person who can get through to Steffy
and get her to see what she's doing,
stop the damage she's causing before it too late.
Well, time may already be running out.
What do you mean?
♪ ♪
No, no, that's to be expected. You might be sore
-for another day or two. -[door closes]
But I should hear back from the lab by this afternoon.
But, uh, I'll, uh, I'll call you back then.
Okay. Bye-bye.
Well, I hope you didn't hang up on my account.
-I don't mean to interrupt. -No, no, it's all good.
I was just checking in on a patient.
Mm. I admire your commitment to them.
And your commitment to Steffy.
♪ ♪
Well, that's, um, nice of you to say,
but Steffy and the kids are my world,
so it isn't exactly difficult for me to stay committed to her.
Still, it's admirable.
My daughter is so blessed to have you as a husband.
Everyone sees it,
and, unfortunately, seeing it can lead to jealousy.
Oh, you're, uh, you're talking about Hope.
I still can't fathom why she tried seducing you
the other day.
[sighs]
BROOKE: Hope.
What do you mean, time might be running out?
CARTER: They left us no choice.
If we do this, there's no going back.
You realize that, right?
Honey.
Is there something going on? Something I don't know about?
Ridge.
I need you to hear me on this.
You're not gonna like the fallout if you don't.
Carter, of course there's gonna be fallout.
There's gonna be speculation. It's par for the course.
This is a fashion house. There's gonna be rumors.
But we'll know how to handle it.
It'll be old news tomorrow. That's how it works.
This is different, Steffy.
This is bigger than you even realize.
The future of Forrester Creations
will never be the same if you don't listen to me,
if you don't heed my advice.
[heavy music plays]
♪ ♪
TAYLOR: You know, it's a shame,
really, what's happened with Hope,
thinking about the ideals she used to have,
the desire to live a moral life, but now...
No, honestly, it's...
it's disturbing, you know?
'Cause I thought that we had a genuine friendship.
But a true friend would never do that.
I mean, even if she was harboring a crush or whatever,
I mean, walking up to someone at a family event
and then just kissing them out of the blue?
I mean, I understand "champagne" was involved, but come on.
Even if she could use that as an excuse,
it doesn't explain what happened at the office.
It's not like she was tipsy at work when she jumped on you.
You wanna know the worst part?
After Steffy walked in, catching her in the act,
she immediately tried to gaslight us about it,
as if we couldn't see what was going on.
[sighs] The kind of manipulation she learned from her mother,
unfortunately.
-Ha. -It's sad.
I had high hopes for her.
Yeah, she's been a, um, loose cannon for a while now.
It's very concerning wondering what she'll do next
and how that could affect my daughter.
BROOKE: Is there something else I should know?
You said time's running out.
Well, I--just for me,
you know, my time at Forrester.
Just seems like you're struggling with something.
I mean, is there... something else going on?
[exhales] Well...
I feel like I'm at a major crossroads
in my life and like
everything could just change in an instant.
Well, that's true, it could. Because of Steffy did.
She fired you and cancelled your line.
[sighs] I'm sorry about all of this, honey.
But I know you will get through it.
And I will support you any way I can.
Thank you for that.
I appreciate that, and I appreciate you.
But you have lots of support. Not just me.
You know, you may be right.
For once in my life, I...
I think I may finally be with a man
who has the strength and the conviction
and-and the courage to...
really stand by my side.
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I'm saying this, Ridge, from a place of deep respect,
for the both of you,
to the company I devoted myself to.
I don't know, Carter.
I don't really hear much respect in your tone,
basically ordering us to heed your advice.
Steffy, you made me COO of this company.
You put me in this position for a reason.
Of course, because we trust you completely.--
CARTER: Then prove it!
Change your decision on Hope for the Future
and change it right now before it's too late.
"Before it's too late"?
What's that supposed to mean?
[soft, dramatic music]
♪ ♪
I mean, Hope fought it for years,
trying so hard to be the opposite of her mother.
It's commendable she's lasted as long as she did,
before giving over to the dark side
and becoming a typical Logan.
You're starting to sound like Steffy.
-Oh. I am, aren't I? -[Finn chuckles]
And I know it isn't healthy to have that kind of mindset.
I'm always trying to encourage Steffy
not to think about it as "us versus them"
all the time, but every once in a while, I--
I don't mean to be critical.
No, hey, you're allowed to have your feelings
about what Hope's been doing.
I genuinely am concerned about her.
I mean, if Hope continues to be out of control...
I hate to think how that could hurt Steffy.
I can't explain how it feels
knowing that I-I have Carter and his support.
Yeah, I totally understand.
He's accomplished and committed.
And extremely handsome.
[giggling] Yes, he does happen to be
all of those things, and...
none of the baggage either.
Well, at least not so much as everyone else.
Not to mention he's a good man,
and he-he understands commitment.
And...he's not married to anybody else.
Ding, ding, ding, ding! Yes!
Exactly! That is...
that is really the most important part of all. [laughs]
Oh, I just--I guess
what you're picking up on, Mom,
is the fact that I...
I am a little worried.
I worry about Carter,
and I feel like if things continue the way they are,
there might be real trouble between him and Steffy.
And Ridge too.
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Carter, Hope and her line are done--that's it.
She's disrespected me and my marriage--
Those are personal feelings, Steffy.
They're not grounds for major business decisions.
You used to understand the value of Hope for the Future,
understood the demographics,
that buyers of her line will someday purchase couture.
I mean, tossing out Hope for the Future,
that is bad for this company any way you look at it.
All that may be true, but if Steffy doesn't see it that way--
Ridge, stop talking to me like I'm some employee.
I help run this company too. We are partners in this.
And I get that Steffy's your daughter.
But she's wrong.
She's making decisions based off emotions, Ridge,
and I've dedicated too many years to this company
to let Steffy steer us in the wrong direction
over some stupid rivalry. I won't let it.
You won't let it.
That's right.
Ha.
What you did to Hope
was terrible.
Kicking her out of this company,
stripping her of her dignity.
She's not interested in Finn.
It's insane to punish her because your husband
was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
You have to stop this madness.
Ha. Before what?
"It's too late"?
Yeah. Before it's too late.
Reinstate Hope and her line.
And while we're at it, let's have some healthy,
productive meetings about my plans to expand Forrester
into a global luxury brand.
Ridge, look at me.
I care about this company.
I love this place. I see its future--
Okay, enough, Carter. Enough.
What has happened to you?
We've heard about your ideas, Carter.
Multiple times.
It's not happening.
You constantly are defending Hope.
I don't know what's going on with you,
but I'm losing my faith in you.
Hey, if you want me to be honest,
fine, I'll be honest.
Maybe it is a little personal.
Because I'm okay with losing buyers
if it means I don't have to work with that bitch.
Yeah, Carter. You heard me.
Hope Logan is a bitch.
[intense music plays]
♪ ♪
So you're worried this whole situation could affect Carter,
his relationships with Ridge and Steffy.
I dread the thought of them,
I don't know, potentially turning away from him,
losing faith in Carter.
That is possible.
And we all know why.
Because he's defending me, my line.
Actually, no, not just me.
You, too, Mom.
All of the Logans, really.
And, truly, anyone at Forrester
who may feel unappreciated or cast aside.
Carter's really putting his neck on the line for the underdogs.
I mean, he's risking it all,
his potential future with the company.
I just--ohh.
I hope it doesn't...come to...
"Come to" what, sweetheart?
I just--I hope he doesn't
cross any lines that he doesn't want to
just--if he's trying to get through to Ridge and Steffy.
Yeah.
[clears throat] Anyways, I just--I-I...
feel very grateful to have
a man like Carter standing by my side.
I can tell.
I really see the effect that he has on you.
You two make a great team.
[light laugh] I think so too.
And together, I feel like we can achieve anything.
-Oh, sweetheart. -[laughs]
I'm sorry. I mean, I know this is so hard for you.
This is just not right.
Just know that I'm here for you, whatever you need, okay?
Thank you, Mom.
But it's gonna be okay, I promise.
It means a lot to have you here.
-[Brooke laughs] -[phone chimes]
Uh, do you need to take that?
No. This is more important.
[laughs] Mom, are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
It's probably a Brooke's Bedroom interview or something,
and I'll just reschedule.
No, no--no, no, if it's that, then I-I insist.
I mean, my line may be dead, but yours is not,
so please, Mom, go do your thing.
You sure?
Okay.
I just...I pray
that Steffy comes to her senses.
That she realizes she shouldn't fire you
or cancel your line.
I pray for that.
-Kay? -Kay.
-Oh. Okay. Let me do this. -All right.
-I love you, sweetheart. -I love you.
CARTER: Look, I'm meeting with Ridge and Steffy
and I'll try one more time to get through to them.
Wait for my call.
By the end of the day, our lives could be changed.
If only you knew, Mom.
If only you knew.
Hope's a bitch?
-I think we all need to take-- -I'm not gonna apologize
for telling it like it is, especially after everything
Hope's done to me and my family.
So, yeah, she is a back-stabbing little bitch.
-Okay! -What she's done
is unforgiveable, Dad.
Yeah, some things certainly are.
You know what, I think we're done discussing this.
-Let's just move on, can we? -Couldn't agree more.
[exhales] There are changes at Forrester.
You gotta accept them.
Speaking of changes, did you get that LLC done
that I asked you about?
Right here.
Ready for you and Steffy to sign.
Okay, good!
Let's see it.
Hand over the paperwork.
There's two copies. Sign them both.
Okay.
Thank you for getting it done, Carter.
Dad's been stressing out about it.
I'm stressing out about it because we're paying taxes
-we don't need to pay. -I know, I know.
You don't want it ballooning more than it is.
RIDGE: Well, I think this LLC should help us.
STEFFY: Well, with any luck, it'll shape and change
the future of Forrester Creations.
Initial here?
Yeah. You and Steffy both.
CARTER: Confirm your social security number's correct.
-That looks good, yeah? -Yeah. Looks good.
-RIDGE: Okay. -And again on the next page.
RIDGE: All right.
There you go. Now do this one.
Okay. I'm assuming there's a place
where we have to sign it, or...
Blue tab.
-RIDGE: Blue tab. -Blue tab. Okay.
[suspenseful music plays]
♪ ♪
Okay.
This one.
-Okay. -Okay.
-Dad, sign it. -I lost my place.
Hang on one second.
What is it?
Carter Walton.
Why did you sign this?
What's going on?
♪ ♪
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