>> Finn: I just want to put
that entire night behind me, which has been easier to do
now that Sheila's no longer a threat.
I assume you heard through Hope that Sheila, she--
she died. >> Deacon: Yeah.
>> Finn: Something wrong? >> Deacon: It's just, uh...
That's a lot to take in. >> Finn: Are you--
are you okay? >> Deacon: I'm just, uh...
Sorry. I'm just trying to figure out
if we're gonna get a big rush or not, if we have enough stuff--
Would you mind if I handled something really quick?
Do you need anything? >> Finn: No, I'm okay.
>> Deacon: I'm gonna get you some water.
I'll get you some water. >> Finn: Okay.
>> Deacon: Go. Now. >> Sheila: [mouthing] What?
>> Deacon: Now.
>> Brooke: Oh...
I worry about her. >> Liam: Me too.
>> Brooke: You know, Hope is so optimistic, and she puts
so much faith into people. >> Liam: Yeah, she does.
Not sure Thomas deserves any of that.
>> Brooke: No, he doesn't. He's trying to prove that
he does. Inviting Hope over
to witness his wonderful parenting style.
>> Liam: Yeah, I'm pretty sure that is what this
little trip is all about. I'm just not convinced
he's doing any of it for the right reasons.
>> Brooke: Yeah, well. I guess we'll find out.
Hope's over there right now, watching Thomas in action
with Douglas. ♪♪♪
>> Hope: I spy with my little eye...
something that starts with F. >> Douglas: [whispers] Flower.
>> Thomas: Flowers. Flowers. Flowers. Flowers?
>> Hope: Yup, you got it. >> Douglas: Oh yes.
>> Thomas: Oh, yeah. >> Douglas: Okay, I spy with
my little eye... Something that starts
with a... P. >> Hope: P? Hmm.
P, P, P, P, P... Possibly pillows?
>> Douglas: Yeah! Your turn, Dad.
>> Thomas: Okay. I spy with my little eye...
Something that starts with an M.
>> Douglas: M... >> Thomas: It also starts
with H. It's beautiful. It's kind.
It's sweet. >> Douglas: Oh, Mom.
>> Thomas: Yeah, that was a little too easy.
>> Douglas: I'm glad you came here.
It's really fun and I love spending more time with Dad.
♪♪♪
>> Liam: There was a time when I really did think
that Thomas had changed. It's just the way he's acting
now makes me doubt it all over again.
Should I have gone over there with her?
>> Brooke: I don't think you were invited.
I'm pretty sure he only asked Hope to come over.
>> Liam: Touché. I know that Hope
can handle herself. I know that.
But you know what Thomas is capable of, right?
And the fact is, Hope would do anything,
literally anything, for Douglas.
And he could-- he could easily exploit that.
>> Brooke: Yes. Yes, he could put on
a performance of a lifetime. But Hope knows Thomas.
She knows what he's capable of.
There is no way she's gonna let Thomas convince her
that Douglas should live there with him.
♪♪♪ >> Thomas: I'm glad you like
being here, bud, it means we get to hang out
more together. >> Douglas: I'm having
so much fun here, Mom. Dad has just the best
dinosaur voice. >> Thomas: Oh, you mean like
this one? [ imitating dinosaur roar ]
>> Douglas: Yup, okay. He even made me pancakes.
Yours are better. >> Thomas: What?
What do you mean? No! I put bananas,
and blueberries in those things, it was so good!
>> Hope: I am sure your Dad's are pretty
good, though. >> Thomas: Thank you.
>> Douglas: He, uh, he does tell the best stories.
Great Grandad too. >> Thomas: Yeah.
Yeah, uh, definitely doing a lot of bonding over here.
He's been getting all the Forrester classics.
>> Hope: Nice. >> Thomas: Yeah, really has
been great having this guy to myself for the last
few days. >> Douglas: Oh, I wish
I could see you every day, Dad.
♪♪♪ >> Customer: Thank you.
>> Deacon: [indistinct] Finn, got you some water.
Uh, you want a beer or something?
One of the perks of the job, I can give away free booze.
[ chuckles ] >> Bill: Finn! Hey.
>> Finn: Bill! What's up, man?
>> Bill: Doesn't get old, the sight of you alive
and well. >> Finn: Grab some lunch?
>> Deacon: [mouthing] Go. Go. >> Bill: Yeah. That's why
I'm here. Bill Spencer eats too. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: I really do hate feeling this way about
Ridge's son. I mean, Thomas can be
calculating and cunning, and of course, I'm going
to doubt his intentions. >> Liam: Yeah, but it's not
like you don't have a reason. >> Brooke: Everybody's saying
that Thomas is changed. Taylor says that he's
a perfect saint, so I'm trying to look at him
in a different light. Trying to give him
the benefit of the doubt, but it's hard, you know,
because of the past, of what's been done.
>> Liam: But it's not-- It's not just the past.
I mean, I'm struggling with the way he's acting now.
>> Brooke: We can't forget about his past
behavior, right? The things that he did.
How he threatened Hope and made her feel uncomfortable,
and all of his secrets. >> Liam: Yeah, he was
obsessed with her. And it made him unstable
around Douglas. >> Brooke: I feel like we're
going backwards. Worried about Thomas's
influence, once again. >> Liam: I think I'm just
realizing that I'm never not gonna have my guard up
when it comes to Thomas. I mean, in a perfect world,
if I had it my way, Hope would just never have
to interact with him at all. But, that's impossible.
Because Hope and Thomas are Douglas's parents.
>> Hope: So, how do you feel? I know school will be
starting up again soon. >> Thomas: Yeah, Douglas,
what are you most excited about?
>> Douglas: All my friends. >> Hope: Aw, I bet you're
excited to see them, and share all the fun stuff
you did this summer? >> Douglas: Yeah, like me
and Dad, we went camping. >> Hope: Camping?
>> Thomas: Totally. Out on the lawn.
You know, we lasted, like, 45 minutes before we came
inside and realized our beds were upstairs?
>> Hope: Oh. >> Douglas: It's super
fun though. >> Thomas: Yeah. Yeah.
Well, we saw a shooting star. >> Douglas: It's called
a meteor, Dad. >> Thomas: Genius,
I'm telling you. >> Hope: Well, I'm sure
you're going to have another terrific school year.
>> Thomas: Yeah, you know what?
I just wanna say that we are so proud of you.
You always do your best, and you make us proud,
and I want you to know that if you ever need anything,
like you need help with homework, right?
Or if the kids are bugging you at school.
Or you want to talk about girls...
>> Douglas: Girls? >> Hope: I think he is still
in that phase of liking lizards and rocket ships.
>> Thomas: Yeah. >> Douglas: Well, thank you
for letting me stay here so long, Mom.
It's been awesome, and I really miss Dad
when we're not spending time together, you know?
>> Thomas: I miss you, too, bud.
I hope we get to spend more time together soon.
>> Douglas: I hope so. ♪♪♪
>> Bill: Well, it is great to see you out and about.
>> Deacon: Doesn't he look great?
>> Finn: Yeah, it's pretty surreal for Steffy
and me both. >> Bill: Yeah, I'll bet.
Sheila put you guys through hell.
>> Finn: Glad to put that chapter behind me.
Thanks again, by the way, for all your help.
>> Bill: Forget it. >> Finn: No, you were
instrumental in reuniting Steffy, the kids, and me.
I mean, flying me your jet to Monte Carlo?
>> Bill: It was my pleasure. I was happy to do it.
What are you doing here by yourself?
You're not hanging around with this bozo, are you?
And don't you have a dish to go scrub or something?
>> Deacon: Do you want a drink or not?
>> Bill: Yeah, I do. I want your best scotch.
>> Deacon: Great. >> Bill: And don't spit in it.
>> Deacon: Haven't thought of that.
>> Finn: Um, you know, it's, uh...
My mom and I, we were having lunch here earlier.
>> Bill: Nice. How is Li?
>> Finn: She's good. She's great, um, again,
big part thanks to you rescuing her.
>> Bill: All right, I'm begging you, Finn.
You gotta stop thanking me. You and your mom are
good people. Steffy is the mother
of my granddaughter. I'll always do what I can
for you guys. You were all victim to
that maniac, Sheila. >> Finn: Well, I mean,
it's like I told my mom earlier, I refuse to let
Sheila control my life. Especially
now that she's dead.
>> Deacon: [whispers] Get out of here now. ♪♪♪
>> Liam: I mean, you gotta hand it to Hope.
She's been incredibly patient with Thomas,
beyond accommodating. >> Brooke: I just don't
get it. I mean, for years,
Thomas wasn't even capable of parenting.
He wasn't even focused on it. And now that's all that
he wants to do? >> Liam: It's kind of a 180,
isn't it? >> Brooke: I just hope he's
not up to something. I hope he's not playing
some kind of game. And I hope he has Douglas's
best interests at heart. Even then, I don't think
he should be a full-time parent.
>> Liam: No, he absolutely shouldn't be.
And by the way, why is he doing this to Hope?
Douglas's adoptive mother. Yes, she didn't give birth
to him, but she's his mom in every way that counts.
>> Brooke: And she loves him so much.
This is Douglas's home. This is his family.
You, Hope, and Beth. ♪♪♪
>> Thomas: You know, we are raising a pretty
impressive kid. >> Hope: Douglas is a smart,
sensitive boy, and I think it's a good sign that
he's so eager to go back to school.
>> Thomas: Yeah. You know, all those things
he was saying... He loves spending time here,
and he misses me, I... I didn't coach him.
>> Hope: I know. >> Thomas: Okay, 'cause,
you know, it's-- Like, I just sometimes feel
like the boy who cried wolf. I've deceived you
so many times. But I made a vow to myself
that I was going to be a better man.
The kind of man that Douglas can look up to,
the kind of father he can be proud of.
And I think I have, I think I've really
straightened myself out. I hope you can believe me.
♪♪♪ >> Deacon: Hey, you got
those drinks for me? >> Bartender: Yeah, right here.
>> Deacon: Thanks. Just put those on my tab,
all right? On the house, boys.
>> Bill: Hm. From you, impossible.
What's the catch? >> Deacon: I just wanna make
sure everyone's happy. >> Finn: Thanks. Got a good
lunch crowd in here today. >> Deacon: Yeah.
Gotta get back to work. >> Bill: Listen, Finn, uh...
I gotta tell you. It's pretty brave,
coming back to the scene of that horrible night
that almost ended your life. >> Finn: Yeah, I, uh...
My heart raced a little bit when I drove through
the neighborhood, but like I said,
I'm not going to let Sheila dictate my life.
>> Bill: Good for you. You know that bear did
you a favor, all right? It did us all a favor.
I can't imagine a more fitting end to
a miserable life. Sheila Carter being torn
to shreds like the animal she was.
>> Finn: That's a pretty brutal way to go.
>> Bill: And well deserved. I mean, what are the odds?
Sheila runs from the cops, hides in the woods like
the coward that she was, and ends up being eaten
for breakfast. Payback's a bitch.
>> Finn: I'll never understand why she did
the things she did. >> Bill: Oh, it's simple.
She's a certifiable maniac. >> Finn: Maybe she was.
Definitely had some issues. >> Bill: Yeah.
>> Finn: But she is the woman who gave birth to me.
I wouldn't be here without Sheila Carter.
♪♪♪
>> Liam: Come on, Hope, text me back.
>> Hope: Beth is alive.
>> Liam: Yes, she's been with us the whole time.
And Thomas - Thomas knew and he kept it from you.
>> Thomas: What the hell Get away from my wife.
>> Liam: You lying son of a bitch . >> Hope: Thomas.
What Liam is saying, >> Liam: Go ahead, Thomas.
tell the truth >> Thomas: I am warning you.
>> Liam: You see this, Hope? He is using your grief
because that's what a sick thinks love is.
Lying son of a bitch. > Tell that to your son.
>> Thomas: No. No. what is wrong with you?
>> Hope: Let me go! >> Liam: Tell her.
to her. keeping her daughter
Tell her!
>> Liam: Don't let him get inside your head. ♪♪♪
>> Hope: Yes, Thomas. I do believe that
you've changed. I can see how much you care
about our son, and it is very clear
how much he adores you. >> Thomas: That's why I need
more time with him. I mean, you've had him
for so long. >> Hope: What do you mean
by "you've had him"? I'm his mother.
>> Thomas: No, you're right. You are his mother.
And Douglas does need you, but he also needs me.
He needs both of us. >> Hope: I can see that
he's having a great time here, but that is also
because it is different. It's new, it's exciting.
It's-- it's not home. It's not his home,
where he has a little sister who's been asking about him.
So, I just don't understand why you're trying to take
that away from him, or from me.
>> Thomas: My intentions are not to hurt you, okay?
They're not to hurt anyone. I want what's best
for Douglas, and yeah-- Do I want him living here
in the family home with me? Yeah! Absolutely.
But the ideal is that he lives with both of us.
And I get that that's impossible, I understand,
you're with Liam. But unlike Liam,
or my father, I'm a one woman man.
And that woman is you. ♪♪♪
>> Deacon: What the hell, Sheila? What were
you thinking? >> Sheila: I was doing you
a favor. You forgot your phone.
>> Deacon: A favor? By what? Getting us thrown back
in prison? >> Sheila: You know,
I'm sorry. I didn't expect to run
into anybody that knew me, let alone my son.
But, oh my God, what a blessing. To see his
handsome face again, and to hear what he--
he said about me. Oh, God, you could hear
the sadness in his voice. He misses me.
>> Deacon: Please... >> Sheila: Look, okay,
you think I'm crazy, but my son still loves me.
He's sad that-- that-- that I died, I--
I could just sense it, and being in the same room
with him was-- >> Deacon: Was a huge
mistake, is what it was. >> Sheila: No, it was better
than I could have ever expected.
No, every-- everything that I've done, I mean--
Faking my own death, risking everything.
My freedom to come back here. I mean, just to--
Just to see him and-- and know that he still
cares about me. His mother!
>> Deacon: All right, just take it down a notch.
All right? Enjoy your little victory
lap here, 'cause this is the last time you're gonna
see Finn. Even that stupid disguise,
it's too risky. >> Sheila: But my son!
>> Deacon: Sheila. Sheila! Come back to reality.
Hi. Don't get any wild ideas.
>> Sheila: Oh, this changes everything, Deacon.
There's no way that I'm leaving Los Angeles.
Not when I know that I have a chance at
a relationship with my son. ♪♪♪
♪♪♪