[ dramatic music ]
>> Deacon: Take it easy there, Stumble-dore.
You don't have a nasty fall. >> Sheila: You think
it's wise to tease a woman that's willing to cut off
her own toe to stay out of prison?
>> Deacon: You know, Sheila, I'm not even gonna mention
the creep factor, having your little friend over there.
But I mean, the lengths that you'll go to-- to get what
you want, it's disturbing. >> Sheila: You should
remember that, handsome. ♪♪♪
>> Li: Sheila's pure evil. She was pure evil.
Still scares the hell outta me that she almost took you
from me. >> Finn: I know. I know.
Me too, but I'm here. Okay. We're here.
>> Li: You know, I'm actually surprised you chose this
restaurant of all places given what happened in
the alley. >> Finn: No, but I'm not
gonna let that night define the rest of my life.
Plus, this place has the best ravioli in L.A., so.
>> Li: How do you do that? No matter what happens,
your light... Your warmth never dims.
>> Finn: I mean, I'm just-- I'm grateful, Mom.
And now more than ever, I have this amazing second
chance at life. And it's all because of you.
♪♪♪ >> Brooke: Douglas is spending
another night at Eric's? >> Hope: He said he was
having a great time. >> Brooke: And you're
comfortable with that? >> Hope: I am trying to keep
an open mind. And besides, I've always wanted him
to have a strong relationship with his father.
>> Liam: Yeah. We want that too, but Thomas getting
quality time with his son, it's not exactly the concern.
>> Brooke: I am getting worried that Thomas has no
intention of bringing Douglas home.
♪♪♪ >> Taylor: You know, Douglas,
these are so good. You're-- you're really good at this.
And I'm not just saying that because you're my grandson.
Like these are spectacular. >> Douglas: I'm sorry,
I didn't make you an outer space painting. When I got back
from the playground with Kelly, there were--
All the paints were gone. I guess maybe one of
the housekeepers threw it away by accident.
>> Eric: Yeah. Maybe that's what happened here.
Yeah, that's like-- Stuff like that happens from
time to time. Don't worry about it.
>> Thomas: You'd be surprised how often.
>> Taylor: Yeah, but you know what? Today, I am gonna go
and get you all new supplies, smocks and paints and--
and the works, you know? >> Douglas: Yes.
>> Taylor: Paint can get really messy when you're on
a mission. >> Eric: You know, you're
really a wonderful artist. You really are. You are, uh,
definitely a Forrester. >> Douglas: Well, thank you
for letting me stay here the last night,
Great-Granddad. >> Eric: You don't have
to thank me. You can stay here anytime you want.
This is your home too. >> Douglas: I'm having so
much fun here and the best time with Dad.
♪♪♪
>> Li: Oh. >> Finn: What? What,
Do I have sauce on my shirt? >> Li: Well, maybe a little.
>> Finn: Where? I don't have any-- Are you serious?
Are you serious? I don't have.
>> Li: Where do you think you get your sense of humor?
It's just to see you healthy and happy is all I hope for.
It's a miracle you're alive. >> Finn: I guess that makes
you a miracle worker. ♪♪♪
>> Sheila: Finn is still my whole life. There's not
a day that goes by that I don't think about him.
I can't go back to prison. I've already missed too much
of his life. >> Deacon: What are you
talking about? >> Sheila: Oh, my God.
Well, to-- to think that I could see him strong
and healthy again. >> Deacon: Are you--
Are you insane? Don't even answer that. If Finn even
gets a glimpse of you, that whole bear mauling death
hoax thing, the one that necessitated you cutting off
one of your little piglets. Guess what? That gets torn
to shreds. >> Sheila: Yeah. Well, you--
I have a disguise. Do you remember that?
>> Deacon: Okay. Don't get cocky, all right?
I was drunk and Hope said that you looked familiar
when she came in here. Great.
>> Sheila: What? >> Deacon: My phone's dead
and I need it for work. Look, just lie low.
Don't do anything that's gonna risk getting us
thrown back in prison. ♪♪♪
>> Liam: By the way, I hope you don't feel like
we're ganging up on you. >> Hope: No, I don't.
I know you're worried and I am too. It's just--
>> Brooke: Douglas has been with Thomas for days.
It is time for him to come home.
>> Hope: And I agree. I actually talked to Thomas
yesterday and expressed my concerns.
>> Brooke: And? >> Hope: He asked me to give
him the benefit of the doubt. >> Brooke: Honey, haven't you
been doing that for years? After everything he's put
you through. >> Hope: Thomas has
changed though. >> Brooke: Okay. Maybe he's
trying to change, but definitely not enough
to have that little boy alone. >> Hope: Thomas actually
suggested that I go to Eric's and see just how great
a time that Douglas has with him there.
♪♪♪ >> Eric: You know, Douglas,
as long as it's okay with your father and mother,
you can stay here as long as you want. And I promise
there'll always be a lot of art supplies.
Lots of paint, lots of brushes. >> Douglas: Can we
paint together? >> Eric: Absolutely. As long
as you remember one thing, you have to remember who
taught your father and your grandfather
everything they know. [ Taylor laughing ]
>> Douglas: Okay. Can we do it now?
>> Thomas: Wait. Oh, hold on. You got reading to finish.
Come on. Let's get to it. >> Douglas: Okay. But after?
>> Eric: Absolutely. That's a great kid.
>> Thomas: Yeah, he is. >> Eric: He reminds me
of you when you were his age. Curious and eager.
>> Taylor: Yeah. It's no wonder you guys get along
so well. >> Thomas: We've lost so much
time together and it-- it's great having this time,
but you know, I don't-- I don't wanna be apart
from my son another day. ♪♪♪
>> Li: You know, it's
understandable that Sheila's death is complicated for you,
sweetheart. She was a monster, but she was also
your birth mother. >> Finn: I mean, I'd always
hoped to find out where I came from. I just never
thought in a million years it would be someone like her.
You know, she showed up on my wedding day. That's
the best day of my life. And it's just been one
nightmare after another. >> Li: It's finally over.
>> Finn: It is. But do I feel conflicted? I wish things
were different. I wish she was different.
I'd hope to find some good in her somewhere.
I mean, that's-- that's why I held on for so long.
But there wasn't, it was just darkness.
And she tried to kill Steffy. She shot me.
She almost killed you. >> Li: Thank God the nightmare
is finally over. Sheila is dead, and we're
finally free. ♪♪♪
>> Sheila: Deacon, I assure you that I'm being very
careful. I didn't go through the trouble of cutting off
my own toe to do something stupid that was gonna put me
back in prison. >> Deacon: Yeah. Which is
exactly what we'll be if you get caught.
>> Sheila: My disguise works. >> Deacon: You got lucky.
>> Sheila: No, you got lucky. You fell for it.
You fell for me. Hope fell for it too.
>> Deacon: Hope said you look familiar. She was trying
to figure out where she knew you from.
>> Sheila: She didn't recognize me. Hope looked me
dead in the eyes and she didn't have a clue
who I was. >> Brooke: So, Thomas wants
you to go over to Eric's so that he can prove to you
that Douglas should be living with him.
Hope, you can't let that happen. >> Hope: I know. Mom, I know.
This is Douglas's home. This is where he belongs.
He has a little sister who's missing him,
but I also don't wanna start some nasty custody battle.
>> Liam: That you'll win. >> Hope: Well, we don't know
that, and either way, it will be very difficult
for Douglas. I just want him happy and healthy.
>> Brooke: Honey, that's what we all want.
And you and Liam, you've created this wonderful
environment here where he has flourished. Thomas wanting
Douglas to be with him is more about Thomas
than Douglas. >> Hope: And that is why
I'm taking him up on his offer.
>> Liam: Wait, you're going over to Eric's?
>> Hope: To pay them a surprise visit.
>> Thomas: You know, when I came back to L.A.,
I-- I-- I did a lot of things I'm not proud of.
Douglas needed a stable home and Hope and Liam provided
him that. >> Eric: They did a great job
with Douglas. >> Thomas: I wasn't fit
to raise him on my own. >> Taylor: Yeah. But look
at you now. You-- you got help and you did
a lot of hard work, so. >> Thomas: Yeah. It's 'cause
I love Douglas more than anything in the world.
I wanna be the kind of father he can be proud of.
The kind of father he deserves, you know? And--
and I think I am now. Right? If I didn't think I was ready,
then I wouldn't be doing this. I wouldn't be pushing
for this, but I am. He's lived with-- with Hope
for so long and-- and it's time for him
to live with me. >> Eric: Well, I hate to say
this, but you could be in for a pretty long, difficult
custody battle. >> Thomas: Yeah. I hope it
doesn't come to that. I believe I can convince Hope
that this is where Douglas belongs.
♪♪♪
>> Li: Thank you. I really enjoy our get-togethers.
I just-- just wish we didn't spend the whole time talking
about Sheila. >> Finn: Yeah. Yeah. But you
know, I think it's good to get it all out. You know,
it's healthy. It's-- She's been such a weight on
all of our lives. >> Li: I hate that you went
through all of this. >> Finn: Yeah, me too.
But I've been talking with Taylor and now she says
it's important to try and find the silver lining
when one reflects on traumatic events.
>> Li: Silver lining? >> Finn: Yeah. Like how
the good in us push through. You know, even when it was dark.
I took a bullet for my wife. I saved Steffy's
life and now we're back together. And after she
thought she lost me forever, that-- that deepened our love
beyond words. Not so different than
a mother doing everything she could to save her
son's life, risking her own life to do so.
I can't describe to you how much I love you.
>> Li: I love you too. >> Finn: But, now we're free.
And we never have to worry about Sheila again.
>> Deacon: Okay. I'm gonna head down to work.
Sheila, please. Pretty please. Just--
just stay here. Don't do anything that's gonna wind up
putting us back behind bars. >> Sheila: I glad your
confidence in me is just exhilarating.
>> Deacon: You know, you've done some terrible things
in your life, but I have never doubted how much
you love Finn. I know that you wanna have--
>> Sheila: No, I-- I need. >> Deacon: You need to see
him again, but you can't. It's too dangerous. Be good
>> Sheila: Deacon. Deacon. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: So, how are you handling all of this?
>> Liam: Uh, you know, it's fine. I'm fine. I--
You know, I-- I don't wanna push too hard,
but I also trust Hope implicitly whatever she ends
up deciding. >> Brooke: But?
>> Liam: But, I don't trust Thomas and I never have
and I never will. And we're talking about
Douglas's health and well-being here, so.
>> Brooke: Yeah, I agree. >> Liam: Here's-- here's
the thing. Hope has this amazing ability as you know,
to forgive, right? She can look at anyone
and see the good in them. And I just-- I just--
I don't want Thomas taking advantage of that and
convincing her to let him keep Douglas full-time.
>> Brooke: Okay. So we can't let that happen.
I fear for that boy if he's taken from the home
that you and Hope have created.
♪♪♪ >> Thomas: I wanna thank you
for always being there for me. It's hard. Sometimes, some
people only see you at your worst.
>> Taylor: Yeah. But there are only a few of those.
Okay? And I will always support you because
I'm your mom. And I believe with all my heart that
you can provide a loving home for your son.
And that's what he is. He's your son.
>> Thomas: Hope. >> Hope: Hi.
>> Thomas: Hi. >> Taylor: Hi, Hope.
I will give you guys some time. >> Thomas: Okay. Come on in.
>> Hope: So I, um, wanted to take you up on your offer.
I stopped by so I could see what it's like here
for Douglas. >> Thomas: Wow. I--
Thank you so much. I know this isn't exactly
easy for you. The fact that you're trying it--
it means so much to me. Thanks for giving me a chance.
For giving Douglas and me a chance.
♪♪♪
>> Liam: You know what's funny is that after all this time,
I still just-- I hate Thomas and Hope alone together.
I hate it. And I know-- I mean, I gue-- I know that
the guy's been working on himself and to some degree,
he's changed. >> Brooke: Deep down though,
you still feel that he's in love with her,
still obsessed with her. It would be foolish not
to keep her guard up. >> Liam: Yes. But in this
one instance, I am totally supportive of Hope going over
there because I want her to see with her own eyes
what the deal is with Thomas and Douglas.
>> Hope: So, what have you two been up to?
>> Thomas: We've been having so much fun.
We've been reading, uh, hiking, swimming.
I mean, Douglas is just having a great time.
>> Douglas: Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad. >> Thomas: What?
>> Douglas: You're never gonna believe this,
but did you know that spiders aren't insects? They're animals.
>> Thomas: What? >> Douglas: Oh, Mom!
>> Hope: Hey. >> Thomas: What are you
doing here? >> Hope: Oh, I just--
I miss you. >> Douglas: I miss you too.
Same for Liam and Beth, but I'm having so much
fun here. Thank you for letting me stay here.
[Hope chuckles] >> Hope: Oh.
[Thomas chuckles]
>> Deacon: Excuse me, sir.
If you're done with that, I'll be happy to--
>> Finn: Deacon. Hey, man. Come here. I, um, you know
what? I-- I still haven't thanked you.
>> Deacon: No, no, come on. It's okay.
>> Finn: It is not okay. I mean, I-- You saved my life.
I've been meaning to reach out and I just have--
>> Deacon: Listen, coming back from the dead,
it's busy work. >> Finn: Yeah. Yeah.
But you saved my entire world and if you hadn't come,
Steffy and I, we would've-- >> Deacon: I was at the right
place at the right time. You are the walking miracle.
>> Finn: No. Well, it's a miracle that wouldn't
have happened if you hadn't called 9-1-1.
>> Deacon: I'm just glad you're okay. How-- how you feeling?
>> Finn: I'm good. I'm good. I'm just taking it one day
at a time. >> Deacon: It's gotta be
incredible to be back with your wife and your kids
and I hear your mom's doing okay too.
>> Finn: Yeah, she is. Um, my mother's
a strong woman. >> Deacon: I-- I'm just so
sorry you guys had to go through this.
I can't even believe it. >> Finn: It has been easier
to do now that Sheila no longer a threat.
I assume you heard through Hope that Sheila, she-- she died?
>> Deacon: Yeah. >> Finn: Something wrong?
♪♪♪