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Look at you -- my little

rock star.

I was worried about you,

but you are settling in just

fine.

I can't believe it.

You're really here. You're home.

You know, I'm never, ever gonna

take that for granted.

'Cause it almost never happened.

But all of that bad stuff,

that's behind us now.

It's just you and me and your

daddy, the way it should have

always been.

Your mommy might have

made a wrong decision,

and she has a bit of a mess

to clean up, but I promise you,

I'm gonna fix it.

And you have been listening to

me go on and on, haven't you?

My favorite sound

in the world.

How is she?

Perfect.

Oh.

Just like her mother, then.

Oh, by the way, Justin is

stopping by later.

Oh, good.

I'm really glad that

your father insisted that we use

him since Carter is out of town.

I mean, obviously I have

questions about "Phoebe's"

adoption.

But more than that...

I want to concentrate

on our future.

Yeah, you do.

How many messages,

how many texts can I leave

for you?

Call me back A.S.A.P.

Still nothing?

No.

I'd feel a lot better if we knew

where Thomas was and what he was

doing, what he's thinking.

I know what he's

doing.

He's avoiding everything.

Yeah, but you can

only do that for so long.

Now that the criminal-justice

system is involved,

and now that Flo and Reese are

in custody, I mean, they're

gonna want to talk to anybody

who knew that Beth was alive,

and Thomas is on that list.

There will be

consequences, Ridge.

I know!

I'm gonna help him through it.

I just -- I can't do that

if I can't find him,

if I don't know where he is.

There he is!

The man of the hour.

Sleep well?

But then I woke up

and couldn't find Daddy.

Where is he, anyways?

That message you just

ignored your dad again?

He's nothing

if not persistent.

You know you

could end it.

You could call him back.

I don't want to talk

to my dad, okay?

He doesn't give a damn about me.

You know that's not

true, man.

Well, if it was,

then -- then why would he

leave us for Brooke?

She -- she's the boss of him,

you know

That's -- that's why I can't

trust him.

I can't trust anyone except --

except Hope.

And what am I, man?

Huh?

I'm sorry.

You know what, I-I --

You're a good friend, and I

appreciate you letting me crash

here while I try and figure out

how to reclaim my life.

'Cause this -- no, this --

this is not it.

Ah, just -- just a married man

living apart from his wife.

Crashing o-on -- on a buddy's

couch like, what,

college roomies?

I feel like an idiot!

We don't know where

your daddy is right now.

But that is nothing for you to

worry about.

Thomas is fine.

Is he taking a

time-out?

Something like that,

yeah.

In the meantime, we

get to hang out with the best

boy in the world.

We are so proud of you.

You did a good job.

I know it was hard.

Telling the secret

about Beth?

You put a family back

together, and that is a big

deal.

Well, my daddy's

mad at me.

I don't think he likes me

anymore.

What? No, he --

Don't say that.

Your dad loves you.

But sometimes people that love

each other, they -- they fight.

But then the anger goes away.

You did a great job.

You should be very proud

of what you did.

Yes.

You are our hero.

Come here.

What the hell is up

with this air-conditioning?

Eh, it's an old

wall unit.

Lucky it works at all.

And, hey, quit complaining.

You're staying here for free.

I feel like my brain is on fire.

You're thinking

too hard, man.

Just chill out.

Heh. In this heat?

That's almost funny.

I meant figuratively,

dude.

Okay, my wife is more than

likely with another man.

How the hell am I supposed to

chill out about that?

I cannot believe what an easy

baby she is.

Yeah.

Happy one, too.

Yeah.

We have Steffy

to thank for that.

Yeah, we do.

I'll get it.

Hey. How are you?

Hi! Come on in.

It's good seeing you.

Good seeing you, too.

How's the new family?

Amazing.

Good, good.

I can certainly say, um,

this is the happiest and most

grateful I've ever been in my

entire life.

Well, I am thrilled

for all three of you, and very

happy I can help in any kind of

way.

So, tell me what you need.

Have you, um, spoken to

Carter about the adoption?

Yes.

He sent over copies of the

documentation and brought me

up to speed.

He would also like to say he

feels terrible about the role

he played in keeping Beth

away from you.

That's not Carter's

fault.

He had no idea the deception

that was going on.

Yeah.

Whoever Buckingham hired to

falsify these was a pro.

Everything looked legit.

Except for the fact that the

baby listed never really

existed.

Well, that's why

you're here.

So that we can move forward

with our lives.

You're in a

terrible position.

I get that.

Thomas is your son.

You love him, and you want to

defend him.

Even after what he did.

But, Ridge,

we have to realize what he's

capable of.

What --

What does that mean?

You think he's gonna hurt Hope?

He's already hurt

Hope by lying to her about Beth,

by tricking her into a marriage

that she doesn't even want.

And he's scaring his son.

If he can scare a 5-year-old

boy, what is he gonna do to

Hope?

Thomas is trying to

get his head on straight.

once he's done that, he's gonna

come back, and he's gonna fix

his relationship with his son.

And maybe with Hope.

You're kidding me,

right?

I mean, that relationship is

over.

Hope has her child back,

and she has Liam.

The relationship she's always

wanted.

So Thomas is going to have to

realize that.

We have to find him, Ridge,

before he does something

that he regrets.

what are you saying?

I'm saying, I think your son

is dangerous.

What do you say we get

out of here and grab some food?

I'm not hungry.

Plus, I-I can't think of a damn

thing when I am freaking out

like this.

Are you dipping into

my stash again?

I had it all set up, you know?

I-I had Liam with Steffy,

and Hope was with me.

You know, she was -- she was

bonding with my son.

And we got married,

for God's sake!

Exactly.

That's the bottom line

you can't lose sight of.

Look, we've known each other

a long time, right?

I have never seen you like this.

Why don't we try

to calm down, huh?

Take some deep breaths? Yeah?

How am I supposed to

do that when Liam is over there

taking advantage of my wife?!

I hate that guy. He is --

He's -- he's so smug,

and he's self-righteous,

and he feels like he's entitled.

And not just to Hope, but to

Steffy, too.

I-I never understood

what they saw in him.

He needs to know

his place, okay?

It is over there with Steffy.

Hope is mine now.

I just -- I have to get her

away from Liam.

Right? For good this time.

As you can imagine,

I want to make sure that our

legal rights to Beth are as

ironclad as possible.

We're going to file a

motion explaining the fraud that

was committed.

Now, do you anticipate pushback

from Steffy?

No, w-we -- we don't.

Do we?

No.

No, Steffy is not gonna

lay claim to Beth.

It was crazy,

what happened.

I'm so sorry you two had to go

through the anguish of mourning

your child who was here all

along.

Well, she's here now,

and that's what matters.

That and annulling my marriage

to Thomas.

Which was just as

fraudulent as the adoption.

I want it over

as fast as possible.

You know, I'm really

worried that this might

disappoint Douglas.

He really bonded with me.

And he liked having me as a

mother figure in his life.

And obviously I'm still gonna be

there for him when he needs me,

but I cannot stay in a marriage

to Thomas for one second longer

than I need to be.

I-I mean, the thing is,

Thomas knew that Beth was alive,

and he actively kept it from

Hope.

And he threatened

anyone who might have told me.

Hon--

Honestly, nothing, nothing

about that wedding was true.

I know.

He promised to love and cherish

me, and look what happened.

Besides, I didn't love him.

I never did.

So that is why I need out of

this marriage.

I'll get started on

the paperwork and talk to some

people about a fast track.

We appreciate that.

I-I want you to know,

Justin, I really am sorry

for your loss.

I mean, I-I think of Emma

every day.

I -- I miss her so much.

Thank you. Me too.

Just been burying myself

in work.

It's how I've been coping.

Which is why I was happy to

step in for Carter.

Well...

We can't thank you enough.

No thanks necessary.

You know, I do have to say that

this, uh -- this Thomas

situation was quite shocking.

Justin, you have

no idea.

Like, he was awful when

he came back to town.

But now he's off the grid.

He basically abandoned his son.

And it seems like he's getting

worse.

So I don't -- I don't want him

anywhere near Hope.

I'm Hope's husband.

Okay? And people better not

forget that or try and come

between us.

You have no idea what I went

through to get to this point,

to -- to get Hope.

And I didn't even get a

damn wedding night!

Yo, all you talk about

is Hope, man.

I get you're in love,

but what about your son?

You mean that -- that

little brat that ratted me out?

Dangerous?

Yes, Ridge.

Being a little

dramatic, aren't you?

No. I wish I were.

But Thomas is obsessed with

Hope.

And when she rejects him,

there's no telling

what he might do.

Come on. Take it easy.

He's unstable!

And he has been for

a very long time.

It's only getting worse.

He's done some things

in the past.

He's still doing

things.

He lied to Hope.

He kept her baby from her.

He married her under

false pretenses.

You don't think I'm

worried about any of that?

I can't find my son.

I don't know where he is.

He's not answering

his phone calls.

I don't know why any of this is

happening!

I'm sorry.

Sometimes I act like I'm

the only person with something

at stake.

This is my son.

I raised him, and I'm

not wrong about him.

I know this is

difficult for you.

I know how much it's

weighing on you.

But, Ridge, we have to pay

attention to these clues.

I mean, there's a big one

out there, and...

we can't just let it go by.

Okay.

What are you saying?

Don't you remember what Xander

said?

How he thinks that Thomas is

responsible for running Emma off

the road?

He thinks he's responsible for

her death.

N-no, no. No, no!

He's working through some stuff.

He has problems. I get it.

But now you're suggesting

that -- that he -- he killed

that young woman?

No, he didn't!

That's not my son.

Detective Sanchez.

I'm sorry to

just drop in on you.

I won't take up too much

of your time.

Okay.

Come on in.

Hey, Detective.

What can we do for you?

I'd like to

speak to Thomas.

I understand he's living here.

Well, he's not here

right now.

Do you know

where I might be able to find

him?

I'm sorry, uh --

No. We don't.

You know when

he'll be back?

He's a grown man.

He doesn't check in with me.

Is there something

I can do for you?

Just have some

questions for him.

Is Thomas in some

kind of trouble?

That remains to

be seen.

That's why I'd like to

speak with him.

We're re-opening the

investigation into

Emma Barber's death.

You think Thomas

is a threat?

Oh, I-I know he is.

You agree?

I do.

He's already proven it.

I mean, he -- he clocked me.

He knocked me out cold.

And then he dragged Hope away

against her will.

What?

Yeah.

He basically tried to

kidnap her.

And God knows what else he would

have gotten away with if I

didn't happen to be there in

time to stop him.

Just to paint a picture for you,

this is a guy who used his own

son, a 5-year-old who just lost

his mother, to emotionally

manipulate Hope, who was, at the

time, grieving the supposed

death of her own baby --

a death that Thomas knew

didn't even happen.

But he kept quiet.

He didn't say anything.

Because that's how you trap

Hope into a marriage.

So it's not -- it's not

just that he's nuts.

He's a threat.

And Hope needs to cut

all ties with him.

If what you're saying

about Thomas is true, annulling

this marriage may just trigger

the threat.

If he thinks that it's over,

he has nothing to lose.

I'm just throwing that out there

as something you may want to

consider.

I have.

And I'm taking my life back.

You got to stop

talking about your wife and son

like that.

The Thomas I know is calm,

strategic.

Not this hot mess pacing

a hole in my floor.

You're right.

You're right.

I-I can't get all stressed out.

Hope doesn't like me like that.

It scares her.

And that's the last

thing you want to do.

Yeah.

Yeah, I need to be calm and

rational when I explain to her

why I didn't tell her about

Beth.

You know

it was the best thing for us.

It was the best thing

for our family.

And on-once she understands

that, we'll be able to go on

with our lives.

That sounds

like a plan.

Yeah. She'll --

She'll send Liam packing.

And those vows that we took,

right, I meant every word.

Till death do us part.

Anything else is unacceptable.

Emma Barber?

You closed that investigation,

right?

It was distracted

driving, right?

Well, that's

what we thought at first.

And the evidence seemed to

support that resolution.

So why re-open the

investigation?

Because we came

into some new evidence by way of

Xander Avant.

You're in on this, too?

He had

knowledge of an encounter

between Thomas and Emma that

happened the night she died.

Not a friendly one.

Hope is her mother!

You keep

your voice down!

Hope needs to know the

truth right now.

Stay out of it!

Hope will never know about Beth.

Thomas chased

Emma up Mulholland,

and he ran her off the road.

Well, Xander's

mistaken.

Okay.

And you know that how?

I know that

because this is my son

we're talking about.

This is not him.

He's got some problems.

He's trying to figure them all

out.

But he didn't kill anybody.

And that is what you're

suggesting, right?

That he's a murderer?

You're mine, Hope.

You're mine.