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[ dramatic music ]
>> Steffy: Brooke said what?

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>> Taylor: That Thomas is
dangerous, and that

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he hasn't changed one bit.

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>> Steffy: Oh, my God.

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When will Brooke let up?

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>> Taylor: I don't know.

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I don't know.

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But these attacks on
your brother's character are

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just getting worse and worse.

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>> Steffy: Who does she think
she is?

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Like, calm down, woman.

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Oh, my gosh.

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>> Steffy: Look, it's fine.

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She can come after me
all she wants, bring it on.

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But to come after my kids?

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It's like she's looking for
things to pick apart.

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>> Steffy: Brooke thrives on
conflict, and she's always

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had issues with Thomas and me.

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>> Taylor: It's ridiculous
that she's claiming that

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Thomas is a danger
to his son.

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>> Hope: What do you mean?

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I have seen Thomas make
strides in his relationship

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with Douglas, so...

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>> Brooke: He's convinced
everybody that he's turned

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his life around.

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But the other side
is still there.

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I know, I've seen it.

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>> Hope: Okay, so then
what exactly happened?

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>> Brooke: Honey, I'm sorry.

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I know you don't wanna
believe the worst in Thomas.

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>> Hope: No, I don't.

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But I also wanna know
if my son is at risk.

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So, what are you saying?

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You said that you saw Thomas
with a knife around Douglas?

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>> Liam: Excuse me?

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What is this about Thomas
and a knife?

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>> Thomas: Somebody is

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clearly overreacting.

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>> Ridge: I told Brooke
there's nothing to worry about.

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>> Thomas: You know, I was,
uh, I was cutting an apple

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with a knife, Dad,
like anyone would do.

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>> Ridge: All right,
she just felt that the blade

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was maybe too close
to the kid.

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>> Thomas: I'm not giving
it to him, letting him throw

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against the wall or something.

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>> Ridge: I know.

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I know all that.

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But you know Brooke,
and she doesn't trust you yet.

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>> Thomas: Clearly,
if she's thinking about

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calling Child Protective
Services on me.

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>> Steffy: Tell me every
word out of Brooke's mouth.

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>> Taylor: Well, I can only
go off of what Thomas

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told me, and, oof.

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>> Steffy: Why does she keep
doing this to him?

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Thomas is proving himself
every single day.

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>> Taylor: She's convinced
that Thomas is emotionally

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unstable, that Douglas
shouldn't be with him.

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>> Steffy: She needs
to worry about her daughter.

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Hope's unwillingness
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They share custody.

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>> Taylor: You're right.

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You're right,
none of this is okay.

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She's making Thomas doubt
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he's not capable of being
a good father.

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>> Steffy: Oh, my gosh.

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>> Liam: Okay, so,

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Thomas had a knife.

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>> Brooke: Yes.

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>> Liam: And, what?

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>> Brooke: Well, it wasn't
just a butter knife from

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the kitchen.

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I mean, this was
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and it was sharp,
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to cut an apple.

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>> Liam: Well, that's
not creepy.

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>> Brooke: The thing is,
he shouldn't have been doing

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that right by Douglas.

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Douglas was sitting
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>> Liam: So, Douglas is just--
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And then Thomas pulls out
a knife and starts cut--

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Like, what was going through
his head at that moment?

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>> Brooke: I don't know.

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It's not just the knife.

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I mean, I have doubts about
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well-adjusted Thomas really is.

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>> Thomas: You really think

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Brooke would do that?

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>> Ridge: I shouldn't have
mentioned anything to you.

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>> Thomas: Report me for
child endangerment?

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>> Ridge: No, no one's gonna
report anybody.

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Because it's not necessary.

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You are an amazing father
to that little boy.

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>> Thomas: Thanks, Dad.

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I mean, it does mean a lot
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I just-- I just can't.

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I just wish that Brooke
would stay out of our lives

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for good.

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>> Thomas: Brooke really
has no respect for me

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as a father.

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>> Ridge: Yeah, I see it.

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And I'm sorry.

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You worked so hard
to get here.

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So hard, and everyone
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Everyone but Brooke.

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[ knocking on door ]
>> Charlie: Hey, boss.

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Uh, you were asking if--
if Brooke had left

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the building?

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>> Ridge: Yeah.

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>> Charlie: Well, she's in
the design office with--

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with Hope and Liam.

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>> Ridge: Okay.

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Thank you, Charlie.

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>> Charlie: You bet.

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I'm here for you.

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>> Ridge: Charlie.

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>> Charlie: Yeah. Yeah?

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>> Ridge: Would you mind getting
the door, please.

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>> Charlie: Oh, sure.

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>> Ridge: That's your head
of security.

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>> Thomas: Yeah.

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Um, I just hate that Brooke
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all this grief.

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>> Ridge: I just want some
peace for my family.

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>> Thomas: That...

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That's honestly what would
be best for Douglas.

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>> Ridge: I know.

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>> Thomas: I don't know.

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I just-- I can't stand
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think that my house isn't
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Like, look,
I'm gonna go home.

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I'm gonna make sure that--
that it's the safest place

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that it possibly can be.

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>> Ridge: Come here.

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I believe in you.

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>> Thomas: That means
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>> Ridge: You put your son
first, that's all you can do.

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>> Thomas: I just, um...

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I don't know why Brooke
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and start drama and make
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Blow it out of proportion.

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You know what?

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I don't need to blow up
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It's just, uh--
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You know, actually,
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heading over to the house
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Spend time with his Grandpa.

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>> Ridge: I've been looking
forward to that all day.

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>> Thomas: And then you can
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is for a little boy.

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>> Ridge: I don't have
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I see the smile on his face
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>> Thomas: Oh. I know
he's looking forward

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to hanging out with you.

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He always has a great time.

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>> Ridge: You always have
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>> Thomas: Hey, I'm going
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and finish up some work,
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and meet you there.

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>> Ridge: Sounds good.

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>> Thomas: Uh, Dad?

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I just wanna say it means
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you believe in me.

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I mean, I wouldn't be
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without you.

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>> Taylor: Thomas has completely
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>> Steffy: We know that.

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Dad knows that. But, Brooke?

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She keeps making a case
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Thomas is holding a knife
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It's not like he's waving it
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>> Taylor: No, no.

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But Brooke only sees
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of Thomas.

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>> Steffy: Partly because
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We all know that Hope wants
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and Brooke is just
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>> Taylor: Thomas has worked
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to rebuild his life.

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And Brooke refuses
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>> Steffy: She doesn't give
Thomas a fair chance.

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>> Taylor: You know,
it breaks my heart for Thomas.

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>> Steffy: But what does
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he's married to?

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The more Brooke condemns
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to losing Dad.

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>> Brooke: You should've seen
the way Thomas was glaring at me

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while holding that knife.

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>> Liam: So-- Okay, wait.

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So, at first, he's just,
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of you when you ask him
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and then he proceeds to,
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>> Brooke: Whatever his
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it was very unsettling.

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>> Hope: Well, I'm just
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Douglas wasn't fully aware
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>> Liam: Yeah, that we know of.

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>> Brooke: Okay, so the knife
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but what's even more
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that Thomas is not bringing
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>> Hope: Okay, well, Mom,
Douglas has asked

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to spend more time
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>> Brooke: Honey, he's a kid,
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impressionable age.

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And of course, he wants
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but unfortunately,
Thomas is not a healthy

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father figure.

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I mean, think of all
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that he's done.

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>> Liam: Kinda hard to forget.

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>> Brooke: He's been devious,
unpredictable

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and he may have fooled
some people, but not me.

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I'm gonna do everything
I can to keep Douglas safe.

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>> Steffy: Nothing could
justify Brooke bashing

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my brother.

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>> Taylor: No,
her perception of Thomas

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is just a byproduct of her
own warped sense of reality.

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>> Steffy: She's always like,
"How can I twist this

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in a way that benefits me?"
>> Taylor: It's so frustrating.

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>> Steffy: Beyond.

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Brooke is way off base.

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>> Taylor: You know,
she will never love anything

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of mine.

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>> Steffy: Except your husband.

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>> Taylor: That's a good point.

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You know, she has always
resented both of you

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because you're a part of me.

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>> Steffy: Because we're
Dad's first family.

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His real family.

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We're like a living,
breathing connection

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of you two,
and she can't stand it.

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>> Taylor: But Brooke
shouldn't hold that

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against you.

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>> Steffy: Well, she does.

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>> Taylor: Yeah.

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>> Steffy: Even if she
doesn't realize it. Thomas,

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he's completely changed.

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He's so devoted to his son.

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>> Taylor: His whole world
revolves around Douglas.

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>> Steffy: He's not even
dating anyone.

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>> Taylor: No, he doesn't.

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He-- He works all day.

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And then he goes home
to Eric's just to be with

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his son.

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>> Steffy: And Brooke finds
fault in that.

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She's digging her own grave.

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>> Taylor: She is, but--
but I don't-- I don't know

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if Ridge will ever see it
like that.

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>> Steffy: This time,
it's different.

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Mark my words.

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If Brook continues to see
Thomas as some screwed up

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loser who doesn't know
how to parent his child,

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that's gonna push Dad away
real quick.

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♪♪♪
>> Douglas: Checkmate.

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>> Ridge: What?

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>> Douglas: Yeah.

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>> Ridge: Really?

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>> Douglas: Did you see that?

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[ sighing ]
>> Ridge: How many is that?

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>> Douglas: Today?

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Three times in a row.

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But the running tally
is Grandpa--

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>> Ridge: The great one.

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>> Douglas: Okay, the great
one, five.

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Douglas--
>> Ridge: The Apprentice.

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>> Douglas: The Apprentice.

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Come on. Douglas, 67.

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>> Ridge: 67?

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Just remember who taught you.

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>> Douglas: Come on,
you don't have to

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let me win.

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>> Ridge: I'm not
letting you win.

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>> Douglas: "There's an art
to it." That's what you said

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when you were teaching me.

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>> Ridge: I know,
well you're an artist.

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Not just at this, but--
Your drawings are amazing.

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Little Picasso.

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>> Douglas: Yeah.

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You know, Dad's been
helping me lately.

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>> Ridge: He's a talented man.

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>> Douglas: Yeah, runs in
the family.

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>> Ridge: Does now.

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How do you like living here?

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With your Dad and my dad?

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>> Douglas: Yeah,
it's awesome.

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You know, I'm having--
having such a good time.

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>> Ridge: We all love you
very much.

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All right, set 'em up, come on.

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Not losing again.

302
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>> Douglas: Okay.

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>> Ridge: 67...

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♪♪♪
>> Hope: Well, thank you

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for coming with me
to get coffee.

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Well, of course, far be it
from me to keep you from

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your caffeine fix.

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Besides, my meeting got
pushed back, so.

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You're stuck with me
a little while longer.

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>> Hope: I guess I'll have
to deal.

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>> Liam: I know.

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>> Hope: Ugh, no...

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>> Liam: What?

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Do I smell?

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>> Hope: No!

316
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My mom forgot her purse,
which means she will be back

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soon to retrieve it,
I'm sure.

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Speaking of, um...

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So, what do you make
of what she had to share?

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>> Liam: She could've shared
nothing at all,

321
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and my position would remain
the same.

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I think it's time for Douglas
to come home.

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>> Hope: I miss him,
too, Liam.

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>> Liam: Yeah, so does Beth,
and we keep trying

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to explain it to her,
and I'm sure she's super

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weirded out
and confused by now.

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>> Hope: No, I know.

328
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I know, but I don't want
to force Douglas

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if he isn't ready yet.

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>> Liam: Listen, okay--
Let me agree with you

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about something.

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If I'm a little kid,
being over at Eric's

333
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is probably awesome, right?

334
00:12:31,355 --> 00:12:33,557
All the nooks and crannies
and places to explore,

335
00:12:33,624 --> 00:12:35,426
I'm sure he's having
a great time,

336
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but home is home,
and home is with us.

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>> Hope: I want nothing more
than to be able to walk

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in that room and tuck my son
into bed.

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But at the same time,
I don't wanna be the one

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that impedes on all this
progress that he is making

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with his father.

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You know, and I've been
over there and I've seen--

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>> Liam: Yeah, well,
don't get me started on that.

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I know.

345
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Listen. Bottom line,
bottom line, Douglas can go

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over there literally
any time he wants with

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the appropriate supervision.

348
00:13:13,731 --> 00:13:17,067
But even now that--
Thomas is carrying

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a knife around?

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Like, that does not sit
well with me.

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>> Hope: Me neither.

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>> Liam: Okay, okay.

353
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So don't let Thomas
intimidate you.

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You have to make it clear
that Douglas has to return

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to his normal waking life,
which is home with us.

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Like, are we--
Are we still on

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the same page about that?

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♪♪♪

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>> Taylor: You know, Brooke
feels like her marriage

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is under fire,
like she's not the one

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burning it to the ground.

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So, she's attacking
my children.

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>> Steffy: Dad's not gonna
put up with that much longer.

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00:13:53,270 --> 00:13:55,005
>> Taylor: I don't know,
Steffy, come on.

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How many times have
we said that?

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I know that you want
your father and me

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back together, and you want
your family whole.

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I do, too.

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00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,349
But, honey, it can't just be
because of Brooke's

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toxic drama.

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It has to be because
your father really wants

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to be with us.

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>> Steffy: I get that.

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>> Taylor: Okay.

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00:14:10,854 --> 00:14:12,756
>> Steffy: But Mom,
you have to have faith.

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His whole demeanor changes
when he's with you,

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when he's around the kids.

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00:14:16,093 --> 00:14:18,462
I know you see that.

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And it seems like Dad's
a little more present

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00:14:20,831 --> 00:14:21,632
these days.

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It's like he's trying
to make up for all

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that lost time.

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00:14:25,302 --> 00:14:27,671
And it seems like he's been
more caring and thoughtful,

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especially over these
last few months.

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00:14:29,373 --> 00:14:31,575
>> Taylor: That's true.

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You know, your father is--
is so proud of you

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00:14:35,145 --> 00:14:36,046
and Thomas.

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00:14:36,113 --> 00:14:37,681
He really is, and...

389
00:14:37,748 --> 00:14:41,051
Oh, he loves his grandchildren
so much.

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00:14:41,118 --> 00:14:43,654
He'd do anything for you.

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00:14:43,721 --> 00:14:46,657
>> Steffy: This whole
knife overreaction...

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Implying that Thomas is
a risk to Douglas?

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00:14:50,261 --> 00:14:50,995
Are you kidding me?

394
00:14:51,061 --> 00:14:52,663
That's ridiculous.

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00:14:52,730 --> 00:14:56,533
That's a new low for Brooke.

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I see Dad's eyes opening.

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He wants to hang
around us more.

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He wants to be with you, Mom.

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00:15:05,843 --> 00:15:08,145
♪♪♪

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00:15:08,212 --> 00:15:10,681
>> Liam: I understand that you
don't want this to turn into

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00:15:10,748 --> 00:15:14,084
a giant custody battle.

402
00:15:14,151 --> 00:15:16,220
>> Hope: It's the last thing
that any of us needs

403
00:15:16,287 --> 00:15:17,021
right now.

404
00:15:17,087 --> 00:15:17,921
>> Liam: Yes, I know.

405
00:15:17,988 --> 00:15:19,490
Granted, that would
not be ideal.

406
00:15:19,556 --> 00:15:21,492
But, your mom still has a point.

407
00:15:21,558 --> 00:15:24,561
When it comes to somebody
like Thomas, we have to be

408
00:15:24,628 --> 00:15:25,496
extra vigilant, right?

409
00:15:25,562 --> 00:15:27,564
You don't just--
With somebody like that,

410
00:15:27,631 --> 00:15:29,633
you don't just take
their word for it that

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00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:31,702
suddenly, they're a happy,
healthy, well-adjusted,

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00:15:31,769 --> 00:15:34,471
psychologically normal,
sensible person, right?

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00:15:34,538 --> 00:15:37,574
I mean, the-- the kind of--
of issues, of deep-seated

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00:15:37,641 --> 00:15:40,544
psychological issues that
Thomas had or still has.

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00:15:40,611 --> 00:15:43,113
I mean, that, that--
That stuff takes years--

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00:15:43,180 --> 00:15:46,917
years in therapy to unravel,
if it can be unravelled at all.

417
00:15:46,984 --> 00:15:48,952
For all we know,
Thomas is pulling one over

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00:15:49,019 --> 00:15:49,853
on all of us.

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00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:50,821
>> Hope: Okay.

420
00:15:50,888 --> 00:15:53,691
The story with the knife
is disconcerting,

421
00:15:53,757 --> 00:15:57,027
but you also can't deny
the fact that that Thomas's

422
00:15:57,094 --> 00:16:02,533
overall behavior has
shown improvement.

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00:16:02,599 --> 00:16:06,970
>> Liam: You've said
that before.

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00:16:07,037 --> 00:16:11,041
And I don't wanna do it
all again.

425
00:16:11,108 --> 00:16:15,012
In any case, we can't just
ignore what your mom

426
00:16:15,079 --> 00:16:16,714
witnessed, right?

427
00:16:16,780 --> 00:16:18,982
Yeah, I know Douglas
is having fun over there,

428
00:16:19,049 --> 00:16:19,917
but enough is enough.

429
00:16:19,983 --> 00:16:20,918
He needs to be home.

430
00:16:20,984 --> 00:16:22,653
He needs to be sleeping
in his own bed.

431
00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:24,688
He needs to be sitting
at the dinner table

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00:16:24,755 --> 00:16:25,756
with his sister.

433
00:16:25,823 --> 00:16:27,925
He needs to return
to his routine.

434
00:16:27,991 --> 00:16:30,861
Children thrive on routine,
all right?

435
00:16:30,928 --> 00:16:33,130
It's not like he doesn't
get to see Thomas anytime

436
00:16:33,197 --> 00:16:34,164
he wants.

437
00:16:34,231 --> 00:16:37,301
All we want is for him
to come home.

438
00:16:37,368 --> 00:16:40,337
>> Brooke: Liam is right,
and the only way we can

439
00:16:40,404 --> 00:16:44,908
guarantee Douglas's safety,
is if he's in your care.

440
00:16:44,975 --> 00:16:47,544
So, I am going to do
everything I possibly can

441
00:16:47,611 --> 00:16:50,781
to get Douglas back to you,
Liam and Beth.

442
00:16:50,848 --> 00:16:52,516
Where he belongs.

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00:16:52,583 --> 00:16:53,517
>> Douglas: Got your bishop.

444
00:16:53,584 --> 00:16:54,485
>> Ridge: No.

445
00:16:54,551 --> 00:16:55,386
How did-- No.

446
00:16:55,452 --> 00:16:57,421
How did that happen?

447
00:16:57,488 --> 00:16:59,423
>> Douglas: Great-granddad
taught you how to play?

448
00:16:59,490 --> 00:17:00,324
>> Ridge: Yeah, he did.

449
00:17:00,391 --> 00:17:01,892
I blame him.

450
00:17:01,959 --> 00:17:03,861
>> Douglas: Maybe we could
do a tournament tonight.

451
00:17:03,927 --> 00:17:06,864
You know, you, me,
Great-granddad, Dad

452
00:17:06,930 --> 00:17:09,099
and maybe even Donna,
if she wants to.

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00:17:09,166 --> 00:17:10,000
>> Ridge: Donna?

454
00:17:10,067 --> 00:17:11,802
Yeah, I'm not--
I'm not sure that Donna

455
00:17:11,869 --> 00:17:12,870
knows how to play chess.

456
00:17:12,936 --> 00:17:15,105
You-- you like being here,
don't you? In this house?

457
00:17:15,172 --> 00:17:17,441
Everyone loves having
you here, and they just

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00:17:17,508 --> 00:17:19,143
wanna make sure this
is the most loving home

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00:17:19,209 --> 00:17:20,043
you could be in.

460
00:17:20,110 --> 00:17:21,545
You got two homes,
really, right?

461
00:17:21,612 --> 00:17:22,479
You got Hope's as well.

462
00:17:22,546 --> 00:17:24,181
>> Douglas: Yeah, I really
like it here.

463
00:17:24,248 --> 00:17:25,015
>> Ridge: Good.

464
00:17:25,082 --> 00:17:26,283
>> Douglas: Okay.

465
00:17:26,350 --> 00:17:29,053
[knocking on door]
>> Ridge: All right, give me

466
00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:29,953
one second.

467
00:17:30,020 --> 00:17:32,856
Hey, do not move any--
any of these pieces.

468
00:17:32,923 --> 00:17:33,924
I know where I am.

469
00:17:33,991 --> 00:17:34,858
>> Douglas: I'm not gonna.

470
00:17:34,925 --> 00:17:36,727
>> Ridge: All right.

471
00:17:40,063 --> 00:17:41,565
Hi, can I help you?

472
00:17:41,632 --> 00:17:43,267
>> Woman: Thomas Forrester?

473
00:17:43,333 --> 00:17:45,769
>> Ridge: Uh, no, he's--
He's not here. Who are you?

474
00:17:45,836 --> 00:17:48,472
>> Man: We're from CPS,
Child Protective Services.

475
00:17:48,539 --> 00:17:49,540
>> Ridge: What?

476
00:17:49,606 --> 00:17:51,108
>> Woman: We're here
to investigate a case

477
00:17:51,175 --> 00:17:52,409
regarding Douglas Forrester.

478
00:17:58,816 --> 00:18:00,384
>> Thomas: Hey, how are you?

479
00:18:00,451 --> 00:18:03,554
Hey, Dad. What--
What's going on?

480
00:18:03,620 --> 00:18:06,824
>> Ridge: They're from
Child Protective Services.

481
00:18:06,890 --> 00:18:09,326
>> Thomas: Child
Protection Services?

482
00:18:09,393 --> 00:18:14,064
>> Ridge: They're here
about Douglas.

483
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♪♪♪

484
00:18:26,477 --> 00:18:41,358
♪♪♪
♪♪♪

485
00:18:41,425 --> 00:18:42,326
♪♪♪
♪♪♪

486
00:18:42,392 --> 00:18:49,633
♪♪♪