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>> Brooke: I know it's a lot

to take in.

>> Ridge: I thought he was

doing better.

>> Brooke: Right, 'cause you

don't wanna see him

for who he really is, Ridge.

And that's frustrating to me.

But I do understand it.

You love him very much.

But this escalation of behavior

has been showing

for some time now.

>> Ridge: Well,

I need to see him.

Hope...

after you signed

the adoption papers,

and he chased you

all through Forrester,

what--what happened then?

Have you heard from him?

Has he been in touch with you?

>> Brooke: Nobody's heard

from Thomas.

>> Ridge: So what do we do?

We just wait for him to show up,

to resurface?

♪♪♪

>> Hope: [ gasps ]

♪♪♪

Thomas?

Oh, my God. [ gasps ]

>> Ridge: Hope?

What?

>> Hope: I didn't mean...to.

>> Brooke: Honey...

>> Ridge: What's...

What's going on?

>> Hope: I'm sorry, Ridge.

>> Ridge: Sorry for what?

Why are you apologizing?

>> Brooke: So that call you got

earlier about

the hydrofluoric acid?

>> Ridge: Yeah, what about it?

>> Brooke: Well, it's out

of the building, right?

I mean, it was disposed of

properly. All traces are gone.

>> Ridge: Yes.

Everything's fine.

Why are you asking that?

>> Brooke: Well,

I was just...wondering.

M-Maybe that's why

you're so concerned.

>> Ridge: I-I was concerned,

but, yeah, I'm not

worried about it.

It was there. Now it's gone,

like it was never there at all.

I'm concerned because I didn't

know where my son is.

I'd like to find out.

Is it--Is there anything else

you wanna say?

Well, I'll try Thomas again.

♪♪♪

>> Steffy: Wow,

these are terrific.

>> Quinn: Thanks.

>> Steffy: I'd love to

incorporate this into the line

I'm working on with Sally.

>> Quinn: [ sighs ] Well,

I would love to help you out,

but I can't finalize anything

until I get Thomas' input.

Is he around?

>> Steffy: He seems to be MIA

today.

>> Quinn: Really?

You haven't heard from him?

>> Steffy: Nope.

Neither has my father.

>> Quinn: Interesting.

>> Steffy: You know something?

>> Quinn: He and Douglas

didn't come home last night.

♪♪♪

When I went to bed last night,

I just thought Thomas

and Douglas were out late,

but neither one of them

came down for breakfast

in the morning when I left

for work.

What, do you--you think I should

sound an alarm?

>> Steffy: No, not yet.

I don't know about

Thomas' whereabouts,

but my father called

Douglas' school,

and he found out that he was

dropped off this morning.

>> Quinn: Oh.

>> Steffy: We just don't know

by whom.

Though maybe it was Hope,

because now she is

Douglas' new legal mother.

>> Quinn: Wait a minute. What?

>> Steffy: Thomas made

a terrible decision.

>> Ridge: Well, if you get this,

please call me back or text me,

something.

[ cellphone beeps ]

I'm, um...gonna stop by

the office, and then I'm going

back to Dad's,

so if you hear something...

let me know, okay?

>> Brooke: Okay.

[ door closes ]

[ exhales deeply ]

I was so worried you were going

to say something.

>> Hope: I should have.

He's looking for Thomas,

but he's never going to

find him because I killed him.

♪♪♪

>> Quinn: Ever since Thomas

and Douglas moved into the house

I've been able to see

their relationship up close.

>> Steffy: It's improving,

right?

>> Quinn: Oh, yeah, definitely.

Thomas is...

He's loving, and he's sweet,

and...and Douglas is really

relaxing into that,

and, you know, there's a lot

of laughter and playtime.

It's why I--I'm just--

I'm so confused that he would

give Hope any legal standing.

They're not married,

and he doesn't need help

repairing his relationship

with his son.

>> Brooke: Well, Hope can talk

my brother into anything.

She's his weakness.

>> Quinn: Yeah, but giving up

your parental rights,

even partially?

I mean, who does that?

>> Steffy: I know.

I get it. I get it.

>> Ridge: Hey.

>> Steffy: Hey.

>> Quinn: Hey. So, uh,

I cannot do anything else

with my jewelry until I get

input from Thomas.

Do you have any idea

where he is?

>> Ridge: I don't know when he's

coming into the office.

But if you're in a bind,

I can certainly make the call.

>> Quinn: Well...give me

a holler if he shows up.

>> Steffy: I definitely wanna

use your pieces for the line.

I think it'd be great.

>> Quinn: Okay.

[ door closes ]

>> Steffy: [ sighs ]

>> Ridge: What?

>> Steffy: I was about

to ask you that.

>> Ridge: I've just got

a lot of things on my mind.

That's all.

>> Steffy: Yeah, yeah, I know.

I know you went to see

Hope and Brooke about

the custody papers.

How'd it go?

>> Ridge: Your kids are

everything.

I mean, you know that now.

From the moment you're born,

you just--you--you wanna make

their life better.

You wanna give them happiness.

[ sighs ]

You're a better parent than me.

I-I've always loved you guys,

but...I wasn't always there.

>> Steffy: We know you love us,

Dad.

>> Ridge: But knowing

might not be enough, right?

Not for Thomas, anyway.

>> Steffy: Whoa, you can't--

you can't blame yourself.

Thomas is a grown man.

He can make his own choices.

>> Ridge: Yeah.

I thought he was getting better,

and I just...

I talked to Hope and Brooke,

and...now I'm more concerned

about him than I ever was.

>> Hope: We have to get Ridge

back here.

We have to tell him

what really happened.

>> Brooke: Honey, you need

to calm down.

>> Hope: He is worried

about his son for good reason,

and that is because he is dead.

>> Brooke: Okay, please,

stop saying that.

>> Hope: Thomas is

in a vat of acid because of me,

and I'm not going to

keep that secret.

>> Brooke: You're forgetting

how this all happened.

Thomas brought this on himself.

His actions made you react.

And what kind of a father

does that, takes his son

and puts him in an empty room,

and leaves him there

in an empty building

so that he can chase you around

and have sex with you?

He was coming on to you, Hope.

He cornered you.

>> Hope: But that shouldn't have

cost Thomas' life.

I should have tried

using my words.

I should have tried talking

to him. He listened to me.

Or at least he did before

I killed him.

>> Brooke: Oh, honey, how many

times do I have to tell you?

It was an accident.

>> Hope: Do you really think

that's going to make

a difference to Ridge?

To Steffi or to Douglas?

I killed Douglas' father, Mom,

after he just lost Caroline,

and Douglas trusts me.

He trusts me.

>> Brooke: Honey, you've gotta

listen to me, okay?

God only knows what would have

happened if you didn't

defend yourself.

Thomas was intimidating you.

You had to protect yourself.

>> Hope: No, I took it too far.

I have to tell Ridge.

I have to--I have to tell

the cops.

>> Brooke: No, wait. Wait.

Let's think about this.

Let's be smart.

Ridge told us that the acid

was gone.

It was disposed of properly,

and the vat as well.

So you know I'm a chemist.

So trust me when

I tell you this--

that all traces of any evidence,

all traces of...Thomas,

as horrible as that may sound,

it's gone, honey.

It's all gone.

♪♪♪

>> Steffy: I'm almost afraid

to ask.

You were so positive about

Thomas' progress.

>> Ridge: Yeah, I know I was.

This is so hard. You know,

I really--I thought he was

doing better,

working with your mother

and just...getting his stuff

back together, and I think

he might--might be worse

than he ever was.

>> Steffy: What did Hope

and Brooke say?

>> Ridge: Ohh. [ sighs ]

[ clears throat ]

They said that a few days ago,

your brother suggested that

they could, um... [ scoffs ]

they could trade custody

of Douglas for, um...

>> Steffy: For what?

>> Ridge: [ sighs ]

>> Steffy: You've got to be

kidding me.

Trade custody for sex?

Are you serious?

>> Ridge: That's according

to Hope, and listen...

>> Steffy: Oh, my God.

>> Ridge: She's a lot of things,

but she's not a liar.

Of course she didn't do it.

>> Steffy: Like, of course

she wouldn't, and Thomas

should have known that.

>> Ridge: So your brother

changed tactics again.

He, uh, asked her out

for a nice dinner, and Douglas

would be there, and he would

bring the adoption paper.

>> Steffy: Oh, gosh.

The dinner.

Give her an offer

she couldn't refuse.

>> Ridge: Yeah, but she didn't

refuse, but she--she tried

to steer it a different way.

She tried to meet him here

instead.

So he once again had

another idea, and it fit well,

and let's just have dinner here

and then afterwards,

the two of them could be alone.

>> Steffy: I thought Douglas

was there.

>> Ridge: He was there

for the dinner, but, uh,

Thomas said that he made

other arrangements for him

after dinner and took him away.

>> Steffy: With a babysitter?

>> Ridge: No, no.

He took him to a dressing room

and left him there.

>> Steffy: What?

>> Ridge: And then after

your brother had

the paper signed and had him

sitting there, he decided

to make a move on Hope.

And she was scared not just

for herself but for Douglas.

So she ran out,

and he chased her

all over the building.

>> Steffy: He chased after her?

>> Ridge: What's going on

with that kid? What is...

What's with this obsession

with Hope?

Brooke's daughter's gonna be

the death of my son.

♪♪♪

>> Hope: What are you

suggesting, Mom?

>> Brooke: I'm not suggesting

anything.

>> Hope: 'Cause it sounds like

you're telling me to keep quiet,

to not tell anyone.

>> Brooke: Honey, you heard

what Ridge said.

Hydrofluoric acid was

neutralized, and it was

disposed of properly,

along with the vat.

So everything, including Thomas,

is gone.

Do you understand that?

There is nothing that points

to you.

There's nothing that puts you

anywhere close to that

storage area.

>> Hope: I cannot pretend like

last night didn't happen, Mom.

Thomas fell into that vat

of acid because I pushed him.

>> Brooke: Not on purpose.

>> Hope: It doesn't matter.

He's still dead.

>> Brooke: Does that mean

your life has to end, too,

honey?

The life that you just got back?

The life that so many people

tried to steal from you.

Thomas tried to steal from you.

Now I know you're a good person,

and you wanna confess.

But I can't stop thinking

about what would happen next.

They would arrest you.

You would be dragged off

to jail.

Your marriage would end.

You would lose your baby--

the baby that you just got back.

And Douglas, too.

And me--God, I don't even know

what I would do without you.

>> Hope: I don't know, Mom.

I don't know.

[ crying ]

>> Brooke: Honey.

Thomas was chasing you

around the building, and he was

being very aggressive.

He was trying to come on to you.

He had you cornered

on the catwalk.

You had to do something.

You had to defend yourself.

>> Hope: So I just don't say

anything?

>> Brooke: That's not what

I'm saying, honey.

>> Hope: Mom, Ridge is already

asking questions,

wondering about where Thomas is,

and you really think

the Forresters are just gonna

shrug their shoulders

and just go, "Oh, well,

he never came home"?

[ cries ]

And besides, Mom, we know

firsthand just how destructive

keeping secrets can be.

>> Brooke: Oh, God,

you're right, but I just keep

thinking about Ridge,

when he finds out.

>> Hope: It's going to be awful.

But I have to tell the truth.

And I should have

from the start.

>> Brooke: I'm just

so frightened for you, honey.

>> Hope: I know. I am, too.

But at least I won't be keeping

any secrets.

>> Brooke: Oh.

[ exhales deeply ]

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

[ crickets chirping ]

>> Ridge: Joint custody

of Douglas means that Thomas

and Hope are gonna be tied

together forever.

It's a legal document.

In the eyes of the law,

they are the parents.

How's your brother ever gonna

get past Hope if he ties himself

to her forever?

>> Steffy: That's the point.

His strategy just gave him

all the time in the world

to win Hope over.

>> Ridge: Well, I don't think

he was talking about strategy

when he put that little kid

in a dressing room and was

chasing Hope all over

the building.

Answer your...

>> Steffy: Maybe he's lying low

because he's embarrassed.

>> Ridge: He should be

embarrassed.

What happened here?

He was focused. He was focused

on dealing with his relationship

with you and--and being there

for his little kid.

Taylor said he was doing well,

and--and look--look at what

he's doing. This--

He's designing these.

He's finally coming

into his own.

>> Steffy: You know,

impulse trumps intellect.

>> Ridge: Thomas is not built

to live his life impulsively.

He's too emotional.

He's too vulnerable,

and you know why?

Because of me.

Because I wasn't there for him.

I was never there for him.

>> Steffy: Dad, Dad, Dad, stop.

You gotta stop, okay?

Just breathe.

At some point, we have to own

who we are.

>> Ridge: And your brother

was doing that.

To give custody to Hope--

that's just--that's a mistake.

It's a huge mistake.

But it's done, and what--

what's done is done, so...

we'll just deal with it.

I support Thomas.

And he knows that,

and he'll find his way home.

♪♪♪

>> Hope: Thomas...

I would give anything

to get that moment back.

[ crying ]

I just thought

I was pushing you.

It was an accident.

I never meant to harm you.

I have to admit it.

The truth has to come out.

But how?

[ crying ] How am I gonna tell

Douglas that I killed

his father? [ sobs ]

[ continues crying ]

What if I go to jail?

What if I go to jail?

[ sobs ] And Douglas is going

to lose three parents in such

a short amount of time,

and I'm gonna lose Liam,

and I'm gonna lose Beth

after I just got her back.

I can't.

[ crying ]

How did any of this happen?

[ sobs ]

I could never love you,

but I didn't wanna hurt you.

I'll never, ever be able

to forgive myself.

[ sobs ] One second.

I ruined everything

in one second,

and I ruined it all,

and I'm sorry.

And I'm so sorry, Thomas.

I'm so sorry.

[ sobbing ]

[ gasps ]

[ gasps ]

Thomas? Is...

Is that you?

>> Thomas: Yes.

>> Hope: Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

You're alive! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Thank...

[ sobbing ]

[ gasps ]

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