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>> Liam: Thomas gave you no clue

where he is?

>> Hope: No, once he heard the

words "annulment," there was no

steering the conversation

elsewhere.

>> Liam: Did I hear him say

something like, "I won't let

you?"

>> Hope: I don't know.

Probably.

Honestly, I was just waiting for

him to say something, anything

about his son -- to ask how

Douglas is doing, to see who's

taking care of him, but, no,

he just went on and on about how

he needs a chance to explain

himself to me.

[ Sighs ]

Don't worry.

I'm not that foolish.

>> Brooke: [ Sighs ]

He's still not answering?

Doesn't he realize he has a

little boy that needs him?

>> Ridge: No, I think he

realizes --

Hey!

Look who's come down to finish

the rest of his breakfast.

>> Douglas: No, thank you.

>> Ridge: You didn't eat much.

>> Brooke: Well, it's almost

lunchtime already.

>> Douglas: Is Amelia here?

>> Ridge: Not yet.

>> Brooke: Is that what you're

going to wear to the zoo?

>> Douglas: My hair won't stay.

>> Ridge: You're very lucky

because this one here knows

everything about hair.

>> Brooke: [ Laughs ]

That's right, I do.

Let met take a look.

Oh, that's not so bad.

>> Douglas: When is Daddy coming

home?

>> Brooke: Uh...

>> Thomas: I can contest an

annulment.

Says so right here.

>> I mean, the marriage was

never consummated, right?

>> Thomas: Don't be disgusting.

>> Bro, like I said, we got to

talk about some things.

>> Thomas: Okay, fine. What?

You made a list?

>> Number one, cleanliness.

I don't have a maid to clean up

after you, man.

>> Thomas: Yeah, but you -- you

got a girlfriend, right?

It was a joke.

>> Number two, why'd I just

check my fridge and there's only

a jar of pickles?

>> Thomas: Yeah, did you buy

that this century?

Because did you notice the

color?

>> I noticed there's nothing to

eat in my fridge!

Groceries don't grow on trees,

dude.

Well, the meat doesn't, but --

Number three, using my stuff.

Why are you using my stuff?

>> Thomas: I came here with the

clothes on my back, that's it.

>> Yeah, and now you have my

clothes on your...body.

Come on, man.

What am I supposed to wear?

>> Thomas: Okay, fine. Fine.

Look, here.

Take my credit card.

Go buy yourself some clothes, go

buy yourself some groceries, and

just sign my name.

Annulment -- can you believe it?

All because a 45-pound brat

decided to ruin my life.

♪♪

>> Brooke: There. Perfect.

You are so handsome!

>> Douglas: Not like Daddy.

>> Ridge: I don't know when your

dad's coming home, but he misses

you very much.

>> Douglas: Maybe he told Hope

since they're married.

>> Brooke: I tell you what, when

you come back from the zoo and

when Hope comes back from

picking up some things at

Auntie Steffy's, you and Hope

can spend some time together,

okay?

She would love that.

She loves you so much.

>> Hope: And it's horrible what

he's doing.

>> Liam: Has Douglas heard from

him at all?

>> Hope: No!

>> Liam: Okay, then the next

time you see Douglas, you need

to tell him you had a

conversation with his dad so he

doesn't start thinking his

father is in Heaven, too.

>> Hope: I know, of course.

[ Sighs ] But, Liam...

I should have listened to you

and my mom when you tried to

warn me.

And now Thomas is in this

downward spiral, and who knows

where it will end?

>> Hey, you got to stop calling

your kid a brat.

>> Thomas: Excuse me?

What do you know about being a

father?

>> I know something about being

a kid whose father called him

names.

>> Thomas: Oh, Daddy was mean,

so you became a drug dealer?

>> I'm not a dealer!

I do some favors for friends.

I didn't realize they looked

down on me for it.

>> Thomas: You're right.

You're right, I'm sorry.

That was way out of line.

>> Yeah.

Look, as bad as my old man was,

it scared the hell out of me

when he didn't come home.

People at 911 got tired of me

calling and asking where he was.

>> Thomas: [ Sighs ]

Aren't you, uh --

Aren't you going shopping?

>> I'm just saying, that's how

your boy's feeling, and you got

to do something about it, all

right?

>> Thomas: You're right.

Douglas and I have some

unfinished business.

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>> Brooke: No, Douglas!

You'll need your shoes!

It's too much walking around for

flip-flops.

Where's his blue-and-yellow

t-shirt?

>> Ridge: Why? For what?

>> Brooke: I just want him to

stand out in a crowd, in case he

gets lost.

>> Ridge: He's not gonna get

lost, and what he picked out

himself is fine.

>> Brooke: Are you being like

that because you disagree with

me, or because you're annoyed

with me?

>> Ridge: Oh, I'm annoyed.

I'm annoyed that you would think

that Thomas can't take care of

his kid.

He knew that we were gonna look

after him.

>> Brooke: Well, it's for the

best.

>> Ridge: What's for the best?

>> Brooke: Oh, well, given what

we know and what Thomas has told

us.

>> Ridge: What we know about

what?

>> Brooke: Maybe it's good that

his father's not around right

now.

That's all that I'm saying.

>> Hope: Uh-oh!

Work?

>> Liam: Uh, eh, yeah, a little

download log-jam that I think I

can clear up from here, unless

it's on the server, and then I

got to go in, it's this whole

thing, and -- [ Sighs ]

How's her appetite?

>> Hope: Great.

Just like everything else about

her.

Actually...

I was thinking of teaching

Douglas how to help out with

Beth.

>> Liam: [ Chuckles ] Why,

because he's the sole reason

she's with us, finally?

>> Hope: Well, yes, but it also

might be a fun new way for him

to relate to her.

I think he's a little confused

now that she's his second-cousin

and she's a Spencer and not a

Forrester.

>> Liam: Actually, yeah, because

I don't even know if he would

remember ever seeing me with his

mom.

I mean, I --

I'm sure there's photos.

>> Hope: And...

I know this might be a little

out of left field, but...

hypothetically speaking...

could you see Douglas living

here with us?

I -- It's just now that his

mother is no longer here, and

his father, um, and even if

Thomas does get his act

together...

is that really good enough?

You know, I adore that little

boy, and I meant what I said

about looking after him.

Mom and Ridge, they've raised

their kids.

He is so happy here, and I

just -- I don't want to uproot

him again.

>> Liam: I don't want to see him

anywhere near Thomas again.

>> Amelia: Now all we need is

your sunscreen.

>> Douglas: I know how to do it.

[ Cellphone rings ]

>> Amelia: Oh! You know a lot.

Here you go.

Hello?

>> Thomas: Don't hang up.

>> Amelia: Why would I do that?

>> Thomas: It depends on who

you've been listening to.

>> Amelia: No one.

I gather there's some private

family matter going on.

>> Thomas: Yeah, well, you know,

newlyweds have their ups and

downs, too.

>> Amelia: Understandable.

And let me just say, I couldn't

live with my parents, either.

>> Thomas: [ Chuckles ] Right.

Um, well, hey, listen, um...

We have a shared calendar,

Brooke and my father and Hope

and me, and today's entry, it

says "Afternoon with Amelia."

>> Amelia: That is right.

Douglas and I are headed to the

zoo.

>> Thomas: Great, well, uh,

could you swing by here?

I'm staying with a friend, but

he's gone right now.

>> Amelia: Oh, um, Thomas, I --

I don't know.

>> Thomas: Well, I -- I just --

I, you know, I miss him so much,

and I want to explain.

He's got to be so confused.

>> Amelia: Well, if -- if

Douglas wants to see you,

then...

[ Sighs ]

I suppose a short visit.

>> Thomas: Great. Awesome.

Okay, well, I'll text you the

address right away.

>> Douglas: Is Daddy sick?

>> Amelia: No. No, he's fine.

He just misses you.

>> Ridge: Hey, can I talk to you

for a moment?

Did you say that our grandson,

the little boy who lost his mom

just a few months ago, would be

better off without his dad?

>> Brooke: His father's in

trouble, Ridge, and I'm not just

talking about legal trouble,

even though he's going to have

to deal with that.

I mean psychologically.

>> Ridge: Yeah, no, I know what

you mean.

I can't get in his head.

I don't know what's going on

there, and I can't fix it.

This is what I do know.

That little boy needs his

father, and caring for Douglas

means understanding that.

>> Brooke: And caring for Thomas

means understanding that he need

some help, and we can't help him

until we find him.

So I think you should really try

to find him so nothing else

happens.

>> Hope: How's it going?

>> Liam: Uh, not bad.

Cloud security's holding up, so

that's good.

>> Hope: Was Forrester hacked?

>> Liam: No, because the system

fought off the attempt.

It's just slow going, getting

everything back online.

Hey, um...

Do you -- Do you maybe want to

head over to Steffy's now, and

I'll catch up with you when I'm

done with this?

>> Hope: I mean, I -- I don't

mind waiting, and besides, you

know the house better than I do,

and you'll know which things are

Kelly's versus Beth's.

>> Liam: Uh, I -- I think it'll

be pretty obvious when you get

there.

It's just --

I want to respect Steffy's

wishes, and she asked to not be

there when we're collecting all

of Beth's things, and I feel

like if we get a late start,

then we might still be there

when she gets home, and...

You know.

>> Hope: Yeah, good point.

>> Liam: Um, regarding your

other question, no, I'm -- I'm

not averse at all to taking

Douglas in if it comes to that,

but, you know, his whole

Forrester family -- like Eric

and Steffy and Ridge, they're

all gonna have their own

opinions, and I just -- I don't

want to get caught in the middle

of a Spencer-Forrester feud.

>> Hope: No, I know.

It just doesn't feel safe

anymore for Douglas to be in

his father's care alone.

[ Knocking on door ]

>> Thomas: Hey, Amelia!

Hey, buddy!

>> Douglas: Hi.

>> Thomas: Come on in.

>> Amelia: I guess we can do

that.

This is a different sort of

address for you.

>> Thomas: Oh, yeah, I know.

I'm just, uh, trying to help a

buddy get squared away, you

know.

Um, we even got the air

conditioning fixed.

[ Chuckles ]

So, uh, can I get you a soda or

an iced tea or something?

>> Douglas: No, thank you.

>> Amelia: The monkeys and

elephants await.

>> Thomas: Oh, well, you don't

have to -- you don't have to

take off just yet, do you?

I was -- I was hoping to hang

out with my own little monkey.

>> Amelia: Well, I did promise

him.

>> Thomas: Well, I -- I guess

it's up to you.

What would you rather do?

Do you want to go to the zoo and

look at the animals, or do you

want to hang out with your old

man?

>> Douglas: You.

>> Amelia: Well, I guess we can

stay for a while, if Douglas

wants.

>> Thomas: Well, you know, I --

I think I have a better idea.

We need some, uh -- some

strictly guy time, don't we,

bud?

>> Amelia: Oh, um, Thomas, I'm

supposed to be watching him.

>> Thomas: I am his -- his, uh,

father.

I think I'm a reasonable

stand-in.

>> Amelia: Right.

>> Thomas: Yeah, uh, so --

You'd like some one-on-one time

with your dad, right?

Well, there you go.

>> Amelia: [ Chuckles ]

All right, then.

I will be back before you know

it.

I'm gonna grab a latte, and if

you need me sooner, you have

your father call, okay?

>> Douglas: Okay.

>> Amelia: Okay.

[ Chuckles ] Bye.

>> Thomas: See ya.

So...

How's everything at home?

>> Douglas: Good.

>> Thomas: Good. That's --

That's interesting.

>> Douglas: Everybody's looking

for you.

>> Thomas: Well, I thought that

they'd be, uh, better off

without me.

I mean, aren't you better off

without me?

>> Douglas: No.

>> Thomas: Maybe you're a little

lonely.

How about Liam, who is so nice?

Isn't he still nice to you?

>> Douglas: Yes.

>> Thomas: Well, that's good.

Maybe he's grateful.

So is he, uh -- is he back now

in the cabin?

>> Douglas: Probably.

>> Thomas: Probably?

>> Douglas: I guess.

>> Thomas: With Beth?

Could that be why Liam is so

nice to you?

Maybe because he hates me, and

he wanted to take Hope away from

me, and you let him?

>> Ridge: No one has seen Thomas

anywhere.

>> Brooke: Aw. I'm sorry.

I know that you're hurting for

him.

>> Ridge: I am.

Hey, I want to --

I want to say this to you.

I'm not gonna say it to anybody

else.

I'm responsible here.

I didn't help him when he was a

kid.

I wasn't a good father to him.

>> Brooke: [ Sighs ] Oh, Ridge,

you raised him and Steffy the

same way.

>> Ridge: Steffy...

Steffy's different.

She knew what she wanted the

moment she popped out of the

womb.

But Thomas had so many

questions.

I didn't answer any of them.

I missed it completely.

>> Brooke: Children are who they

are.

I mean, Hope was like Steffy.

When she was born, she was

definitely herself.

She was smart, she was

independent.

I didn't have to do much.

I wasn't always there as a

mother, either.

But Thomas, he -- he's had a lot

of opportunities, a lot of

advantages.

He just needs to know how to use

them.

>> Ridge: And I should have

taught him how.

>> Hope: Do you think maybe we

could have a movie night tonight

for Douglas?

And I can make some popcorn and

go get his favorite juice.

>> Liam: Yeah. For sure.

Uh, I'm really sorry about this.

I --

>> Hope: It's fine, you're

working.

But I do think that I will take

your suggestion and head over to

Steffy's and start getting

everything organized.

>> Liam: Yeah?

>> Hope: Yeah.

>> Liam: Awesome. That's --

That's awesome.

Um, thank you.

Here's my key.

>> Hope: Okay.

>> Liam: Uh, and I'll be over

later to help with all the heavy

lifting and stuff, as soon as I

finish this.

>> Hope: All right.

Don't you forget about Beth.

>> Liam: Forget about Beth?

That girl's gonna be 30 before I

let her get 10 feet away from

me.

>> Hope: [ Giggles ]

>> Liam: Hey, Hope?

Just a thought, if --

If Thomas calls you back...

Don't pick up.

Now that he knows you're

annulling the marriage, he's

gonna be even more unpredictable

than before.

>> Douglas: Daddy, don't be mad.

>> Thomas: You don't think I

have any reason to be?

>> Douglas: You should come

home.

>> Thomas: Where is that?

Because I think my home should

be with my wife and my son, but

my wife is living with another

man, and my son likes him better

than me.

Look, do you remember telling me

how mean I am?

I guess you convinced Hope, too.

Do you know what an annulment

is?

Unh-unh.

Yeah, well, it's like a time

machine.

It take two married people, and

it takes them back in time, like

it was before they were married.

It takes their love and all the

promises they made to each other

and just erases them.

Why would you do that?

I mean, I --

I had a mother for you.

Hope was with me. I mean --

How could you, hmm?

How could you just open your

mouth and blab that Phoebe was

Beth?

>> Douglas: You said I should

always tells the truth.

>> Thomas: Yeah, well, the truth

can be dangerous.

The truth can hurt people.

Like it did to us.

And what I told you was to obey

me.

And did you do that, Douglas?

Did you?

>> Douglas: I'm sorry!

>> Thomas: Could you be more

specific?

What exactly are you sorry for?

Are you sorry for -- for what,

not listen to your father?

Or for going behind my back and

doing the one thing I ordered

you not to?

Are you sorry for what?

For what, destroying our lives,

destroying our future, my

marriage to Hope?!

>> Douglas: Daddy, no!

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