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>> Ridge: So how is this even legal?

Hope manipulated him.

>> Carter: You may think so, but Thomas doesn't.

He wants Hope to be the mother of his son.

If he doesn't change his mind, I don't advise you

challenging this.

>> Ridge: So it's okay for my son to get played

and there's nothing we can do about it.

>> Shauna: Sorry to interrupt, but it sounds like you heard

from Thomas.

>> Ridge: Yes.

>> Shauna: Oh, good.

I know you were worried.

>> Ridge: Carter said that there's nothing

we can do about the situation.

>> Carter: Sorry, my friend, but the adoption

is on the up-and-up.

Call me if Thomas changes his mind.

>> Ridge: Oh, thank you.

>> Carter: Shauna, it's good to see you.

>> Shauna: You, too.

Lawyers make enough money.

The least he can do is give you false hope.

>> Ridge: Right?

>> Shauna: Yes.

>> Ridge: Nah, you know what?

I'd rather hear the truth, even if it hurts,

especially if it's about my son.

♪♪♪ >> Hope: It sure felt good

dropping Douglas off at school today,

officially his mom.

>> Brooke: Did you tell the teacher?

The school should know you have rights now.

>> Hope: Oh, I told the teachers, the principal.

I told everyone.

>> Brooke: And what about the paperwork

in order for them to call you first

in case there's an emergency or something?

Did you sign that?

I mean, since Thomas is a wild card.

>> Hope: I'll definitely look into it.

I still can't believe all this.

Me thinking Thomas was dead.

Thank God he's okay.

>> Brooke: Yeah.

It's kind of cruel, actually, for him to go into hiding

and make you believe that he was dead.

He's not well.

How come we're the only people who can see that?

♪♪♪ >> Steffy: Ah, just the man

I was looking for.

>> Thomas: Uh...

>> Steffy: Yes, you.

>> Thomas: [ chuckles ] Wow. And here I was

thinking that you would never say anything like that

about me again.

>> Steffy: Please don't kill my vibe.

Baby steps is highly advised, you got it?

>> Thomas: Got it.

>> Steffy: I wanted to pick your brain.

>> Thomas: New line?

>> Steffy: Yep.

I'd like your designer's input.

I'm working on this with Sally, but she's at an appointment

right now.

>> Thomas: It's a good thing I came into work.

I mean, you exec types don't seem to get anything done

without me.

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>> Steffy: So what do you think?

>> Thomas: Well, I think this line has potential.

It's a good project for you and Sally.

>> Steffy: Instead of a completely insane idea

like, I don't know, faking your own death?

>> Thomas: I saw an opportunity, and I went for it.

I still can't believe Hope and Brooke thought

you were dead and you just didn't say

anything.

>> Thomas: Okay, well, they realize now

that good people make bad decisions.

And Hope understands how awful it is

to keep a secret.

♪♪♪ >> Hope: Something wrong?

>> Brooke: No. No. Why?

>> Hope: You just seem distracted.

Mom.

>> Brooke: Things didn't go so well last night

when I told Ridge.

>> Hope: About Thomas?

>> Brooke: Yes, about what happened,

how we thought he was dead and we didn't say anything.

I mean, I can understand why Ridge would be upset

by that, but I didn't expect...

>> Hope: What?

What did he say?

>> Brooke: [ sighs ] Goodbye.

>> Hope: Goodbye?

>> Liam: Sorry.

Forgot my briefcase.

It's funny.

First day back at Spencer, and I'm gonna be late.

I hope my dad slash boss doesn't fire me.

♪♪♪ What's going on?

>> Brooke: Well, I guess everybody's gonna find out

soon enough.

Ridge walked out on me last night,

and...

I don't think he's coming back.

♪♪♪ >> Shauna: If Thomas wants

to share custody of his son, at least Hope's a good choice.

I mean, think about it.

What better place for Douglas to be

when he's away from Thomas than your house?

And you can keep tabs on him when you move back in

with Brooke.

>> Ridge: Except I'm not moving back in with her.

You know, it's funny.

When I took off this ring, I didn't realize

I would never put it back on.

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>> Steffy: I'm still shocked you agreed to share custody

with Hope.

>> Thomas: Because she's good for Douglas

and I love her, and I wanted to show her

how much.

And hopefully, shared custody will be a whole lot easier

if Hope and I are together.

>> Steffy: That's a big if.

>> Thomas: Okay, look, Hope is seeing me differently,

or at least she's beginning to.

All it took was a giant vat of acid.

>> Hope: I am really sorry, Mom, that you're going through this

on top of everything.

>> Liam: I assume this is because you and Ridge

will never see eye-to-eye on Thomas.

>> Brooke: It is about Thomas.

>> Liam: And Ridge isn't happy about the shared custody.

>> Brooke: No, he's not.

But it was the right thing to do.

>> Liam: Uh, ooh, I hate to leave now,

but, um, I got to head to work.

>> Hope: Wait, Liam.

I really need to talk to you about something.

>> Liam: Uh, okay. Can it wait?

>> Hope: No. I've put it off long enough,

and I really don't want you hearing it from anyone else.

>> Brooke: Okay, I'll be up at the house

if you need me.

>> Liam: I'm sorry.

Hey, what's--what's-- what's this about?

>> Hope: Thomas.

I did something, Liam.

Something I...

I really regret.

♪♪♪ >> Shauna: Well,

never say never.

I mean, come on.

You and Brooke are an institution.

>> Ridge: [ laughs ] Yeah, right.

>> Shauna: I just hate seeing you give up

because it's obvious how much you care about her.

>> Ridge: I do.

She's it for me.

We were supposed to be together forever.

Sh-She was my destiny.

Sound weird?

>> Shauna: No.

Maybe she still is.

>> Ridge: I don't-- I don't think so.

I think we're destined to be together

because we had a child and we raised him,

but it's just been...

almost like we're forcing something

that wasn't there anymore.

And Brooke, she's...

she's done some things that I just--

I can't look at her the same way anymore.

>> Shauna: Because of how she feels about Thomas?

>> Ridge: It's not even about feelings anymore.

Thomas made some mistakes.

We all have, right?

>> Shauna: Mm-hmm.

>> Ridge: Brooke, she just-- she's asked for forgiveness

herself.

>> Shauna: So she'll ask but she won't give?

>> Ridge: Not to Thomas.

She can't do it.

But I have to be there for him.

He's my flesh and blood.

Can't walk away from him.

And I respect Brooke. I do.

And I don't know. Maybe-- Maybe she's right,

but it doesn't even matter who's right or wrong anymore.

We got to move past it.

And it looks like...

I'm gonna move past it without my wife,

which is hard because...

she's the one.

She was the love of my life.

And no one's gonna compare to that.

♪♪♪ >> Shauna: Oh, this is, uh...

I want to be there for you and--and be...

you know, the shoulder that you can lean on.

I really do.

But this is harder...

this is harder than I thought.

So...

I should go.

♪♪♪ >> Ridge: Shauna.

♪♪♪ Wait, please.

You should stay. ♪♪♪

>> Steffy: Well, you do have

one thing going for you.

>> Thomas: Ha ha.

I have a lot of things going for me,

but what are you talking about?

>> Steffy: I don't believe the family you're dreaming of

will actually happen.

But I do know the family Liam's dreaming of

doesn't include Douglas.

Don't get me wrong.

I know Liam cares about Douglas and he wants to protect him,

but Hope having partial custody?

That could cause him a lot of trouble.

♪♪♪ >> Liam: Oh, my God.

>> Hope: But there wasn't hydrofluoric acid anymore.

Apparently, it had actually been replaced

with a cleaning solution, but...

>> Liam: Oh, holy-- Okay. All right.

Well, that's fine, then.

I mean, you know, I'm sure it was traumatic,

feeling like you killed somebody

for a few minutes, but...

>> Hope: No, it was, um, longer than that.

>> Liam: What do you mean? Why?

>> Hope: Well, I didn't know there was hydrofluoric acid

in the building.

I was just concerned about finding Douglas.

But then, when Charlie told me,

I went back, and Thomas wasn't in there.

>> Liam: 'Cause he just crawled right out.

>> Hope: Well, right, but I had thought,

I don't know, that...

that he had dissolved that I had killed him.

And that was a...

It's not the worst part.

I was in shock, and I didn't know what to do.

So I just...

got Douglas and came back.

I didn't tell security.

I didn't call the police.

So I kept a horrible secret...

believing that I-- I was a murderer.

>> Liam: My God. Hope.

Hmm.

♪♪♪ >> Shauna: I want to be

a good friend to you and support you.

But I don't know if I can.

[ sighs ] This is really embarrassing.

>> Ridge: You? I'm embarrassed.

Uh, talking about Brooke, going on and on in front of you.

>> Shauna: So what?

She's the love of your life.

Of course you're gonna talk about her that way.

And I wouldn't want you to edit yourself in front of me

and be guarded in any way.

>> Ridge: I've been, um...

I've been enjoying you.

Just a little innocent flirtation.

Well, mostly innocent.

Uh...

I would hate to think that I hurt you in any way.

>> Shauna: You and Brooke had the greatest romance.

I am not hurt at all.

I'm actually inspired to see a man talk the way you do

about your wife, even while your marriage

is falling apart.

I just have never experienced this before

with someone like you.

But, uh, now I have...

put myself in this position with you,

and it is a position that I should not be in.

And that's why I need to go.

>> Ridge: Well, I-- I would like you to stay.

Just...talk a little bit.

You know, listen, you said you've never met

someone like me.

Well, I never expected to meet someone like you.

>> Shauna: How could you even expect to meet someone like me?

>> Ridge: I don't know.

I don't care.

I'm just glad I did.

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>> Liam: Except I don't understand--

I don't understand how a whole day went by

if Thomas was pursuing you.

Right? You would have been the first person

that he went to see, unless he was...

unless he wanted you to think he was dead.

>> Hope: Uh, he was, um, trying to teach me--

>> Liam: Oh, my-- >> Hope: A lesson

about the secret he kept, that good people

can do bad things.

>> Liam: Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Hope, hey, listen, listen.

Please tell me you understand how manipulative that is.

You're not falling for that, right? Right?

Yes, good people do bad things, but you waiting a day

because you're trying to figure out

what the right thing to do is?

That's the opposite of what Thomas did--

keeping our baby from us for months.

Thomas is not a good guy that did a bad thing.

He's just a bad guy.

>> Hope: Well, he is sharing custody.

>> Liam: Yes, and I know.

Every time, he says it's because it's for Douglas'

best interests.

No, it's not.

It's so that he can be tied to you forever.

>> Hope: The way you're tied to Steffi.

>> Liam: Steffi isn't crazy.

We both know that Thomas is crazy,

and I gave him the benefit of the doubt.

I said, if he could get himself together,

if he could get the help he needs,

then...

Him leading you to believe that he's dead

proves that he is incapable of that, okay?

Now, I--I'm glad you're okay now.

I'm glad that you don't have to live with yourself,

thinking that you killed somebody,

but, Hope, you-- I mean, you--

you could have told me.

>> Hope: I was afraid.

>> Liam: You don't have to be.

Not of me.

♪♪♪ Not of me.

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>> Ridge: I'm gonna love you forever.

I can't change that.

I don't want to.

Goodbye.

♪♪♪ I would like to apologize.

>> Shauna: It's not necessary.

>> Ridge: Well, it is because I don't want

to be that guy.

>> Shauna: what guy?

>> Ridge: The guy that talks about his ex

in front of a beautiful woman and makes her feel

like an unpaid therapist.

>> Shauna: Okay.

Well, first of all, Brooke is not your ex.

She's still your wife, whether you have rings on

or not, and you love her.

And second of all, thank you for saying

I'm beautiful.

>> Ridge: Well, I can be an insensitive jerk,

but, uh, not blind.

>> Shauna: Well, you're the sweetest insensitive jerk

I've ever met.

>> Ridge: Oh. Thank you.

And that's good because we didn't have

a very smooth beginning, did we?

>> Shauna: Mm.

And smooth is good.

But sometimes it's okay for it to be rough.

And then you appreciate it.

>> Ridge: [ laughs ] Oh, yeah. That's, um,

that's good. Can, uh, can I make a confession?

>> Shauna: Please do.

>> Ridge: The moment I met you, I knew there was something

about you, something-- something extraordinary.

>> Shauna: Oh, well, thank you.

>> Ridge: Don't say thank you yet because I'm not sure

exactly what it is.

It's just this...

this wild spirit.

Makes me smile.

>> Shauna: Well, life is short,

and I love to have fun.

That's how I've always been.

>> Ridge: Well, I want some of that.

I want--I want some of that fun 'cause it's--it's been

a lot of darkness, Thomas doing what he's doing

and my wife not supporting me-- the opposite, really.

Like they say, right?

After darkness comes light.

And maybe-- maybe you're the light.

Maybe you're the truth and...

you're just a little bit of mischief.

>> Shauna: If you only knew.

>> Ridge: I want to know.

I want to find out about this beautiful woman

that came to me just at the right time.

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