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♪♪♪ >> Ridge: Tell us where

they go.

Sequins isn't too much in here, is it?

>> Model: Mm-mm.

>> Ridge: This is comfortable?

Need it a little tighter here.

Yeah.

>> Steffy: Good morning, Adam.

Sawyer.

Hey, Dad.

>> Ridge: Hey.

>> Steffy: Wow.

I like that.

>> Ridge: Yeah, I was just thinking that.

>> Steffy: If you don't say so yourself.

>> Ridge: No, this is not one of mine, this is your

brother's.

>> Steffy: Thomas has been putting a lot of energy

into his work, I can see it.

>> Model: Yeah, it shows.

>> Ridge: Yes, it does.

>> Steffy: Do I hear some, uh, footsteps? I think I do.

I think the student's catching up to the master.

>> Ridge: [ chuckles ] [ mimics her]

You know what? No, this-- Your brother's been working

very hard to impress me, yes.

♪♪♪ >> Hope: Please,

♪♪♪ >> Hope: Please,

just let me go, Thomas.

[ water splashes ] [ splash repeats ]

[ splash repeats ] >> Brooke: Hope?

[ sighs ] Did you get any sleep?

Hydrofluoric acid.

That Thomas just disintegrated.

>> Hope: Mom, I don't want Douglas to walk in.

>> Brooke: Honey, he's already gone to school.

We need to talk about what happened.

>> Hope: I don't want to talk about it. I've already

made you an accessory!

I killed Thomas.

[ stammers ] Douglas was counting on me

and I--I killed his father.

[ door opening ] >> Liam: All right, babysitter's

here, she's got Beth, so, uh, I'm gonna head out

and...

Hope?

What's wrong?

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>> Ridge: All right, that's it for now. Thank you.

>> Model: Thank you.

>> Ridge: Please tell Betty I'm gonna call her later.

Got a couple of questions.

>> Model: Okay.

>> Ridge: Bye.

Thomas should have been here for this fitting.

>> Steffy: Maybe he's stuck in the carpool line at school.

>> Ridge: I don't know.

Haven't heard from him.

>> Brooke: Hope didn't sleep very well last night.

>> Liam: Oh, well, yeah, I mean you--you did get in

really late.

I was asleep already.

>> Hope: I didn't want to wake you.

>> Liam: Yeah, I kinda wish you did. I wanted to know

how it went with Thomas.

Um, Thomas asked Hope if she would have dinner

with him and Douglas at Forrester.

>> Brooke: I know.

>> Liam: Uh, okay. Was it-- was it actually about

the custody papers, or was that just, like, a ploy?

Hope?

Hey, my love?

>> Hope: Actually, I think I'm in shock.

>> Liam: Oh, no, what did he do?

What did he do?

>> Hope: He signed the papers.

>> Liam: He gave you shared custody?

>> Hope: Yes.

>> Liam: Okay, so you pulled it off, you--

You actually found a way to get Douglas away from Thomas.

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>> Ridge: Now, you said you talked to Thomas before

his dinner with Hope, right?

>> Steffy: Yeah, I did.

We had a fairly decent discussion.

I texted him after I put Kelly down to see how it went,

but he didn't get back to me.

I thought he'd get back to me this morning.

It's funny, he didn't.

>> Ridge: Still haven't heard from him.

>> Steffy: No.

Was he in a rush this morning?

>> Ridge: I didn't see him or Douglas.

>> Steffy: Really?

>> Ridge: Yeah, I was on a conference call in the den,

and when I got out, there was no one there.

>> Steffy: Doesn't he know that you're looking at

his designs today?

>> Ridge: Yeah, I thought he was gonna be here, and that's why I

called school and made sure that Douglas was there.

>> Steffy: Was he?

>> Ridge: Yeah. Got there right on time.

>> Steffy: Okay, so, where's Thomas?

>> Charlie: Ridge?

We, uh, need you in the storage room.

>> Jake: Yeah, right away.

>> Ridge: Tell me this is not about this whole acid business.

>> Steffy: The what?

>> Ridge: You said they were gonna get the stuff out of

the building today.

>> Jake: They've been working on it all morning.

>> Steffy: What are they talking about?

>> Charlie: Maybe both of you should come with us.

♪♪♪ >> Hope: I was trying

to protect Douglas.

I was scared for him, Liam.

All I could think about was that sweet little boy

just all alone, wondering what was going on.

>> Liam: I get that.

Believe me I--I get that.

I mean...obviously I hate the way that Thomas used

Douglas to manipulate you.

That's unacceptable.

No parent should get to act that way and Thomas

deserves whatever's coming to him, trust me, but

last night, I mean, that-- that--you get that that's

a game-changer, right?

Like, that has implications for all of us.

Hope, hey, Hope, I-- you know I love you.

You know I want to support you, but sharing custody of Douglas,

that means that Thomas is now gonna be a constant presence

in our lives, right?

He's always gonna be there.

He's always gonna be badgering you. He's always gonna

be professing his love to you.

>> Brooke: He never loved her.

He was obsessed with her.

>> Liam: What do you mean, "was"? He still is.

He's gonna use every opportunity to insinuate himself

into her life. Hope...

you're not gonna get rid of the guy now.

There's no chance.

>> Brooke: We'll deal with Thomas, Liam.

I know that your concerned, especially after all the

horrible things that Thomas has done. You have every right

to be, but still, what Hope did was for Douglas,

and that's all we need to think about right now.

>> Liam: I mean, listen, I'm not--I'm not trying to

freak you out or anything, but, you know, I'm--I'm

picturing you at Forrester with Thomas, and I'm not--

I'm not gonna be there now, right? I'm not gonna be able to,

like, keep him at bay. And...

Right.

I, uh, I brought this up the other night, but you were

kinda distracted.

So, I'm gonna--I'm gonna go back to work for Spencer

Publications with my dad.

>> Brooke: You're leaving Forrester?

>> Liam: Well, I w--I was.

I mean, that--that was the plan, but now I'm worried

about Thomas basically monopolizing all of Hope's

attention by stalking her, so-- >> Brooke: No, don't worry,

Liam, I'll--I'll be there and I'll look out for her.

>> Liam: Kinda-- Kinda wish we got to talk

about this last night, but-- >> Brooke: We'll miss you

at Forrester.

Just tell your dad that we're happy for both of you.

>> Liam: Thanks.

Hope, are you-- Are you sure you're okay?

I love you.

>> Hope: Yeah, I love you too.

>> Liam: Yeah. Okay. All right.

>> Hope: I can't do this.

I can't lie to Liam.

I can't lie to everyone.

Thomas isn't gonna be a problem because he's dead.

And I'm responsible.

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>> Charlie: So you can see exactly what's--what's going on.

Um, um...

>> Ridge: Please tell me these guys are getting the stuff

out of here.

>> Charlie: They're doing it now.

>> Jake: You cannot rush a safe and thorough job.

>> Steffy: Why is it here?

>> Ridge: They're cleaning parts of the washing machine,

picking them in something.

>> Jake: A lot of parts needed to be stripped down and cleaned.

The fastest way to do this is with acid.

>> Steffy: Acid?

>> Charlie: Yeah, hydrofluoric acid, to be precise.

Uh, it's a combination of water and hydrogen fluoride.

But I wouldn't brush my teeth in it.

>> Ridge: Well, you shouldn't.

It's dangerous.

>> Steffy: Uh, a-and lethal.

>> Jake: Well, if not handled properly, yes.

>> Ridge: Well, that's why I'm a little anxious that

the stuff is on the premises.

>> Charlie: Yeah, it's--it's-- it's almost done. That's why

we called you down here.

>> Ridge: Is there a problem?

>> Jake: Uh, no, the acid is being disposed of.

What they're doing now is they're finishing cleaning

the tank for the next job.

Should be wrapped up very soon.

>> Charlie: Yeah, we just wanted you down here to see

with your own eyes that they're almost done.

>> Ridge: All right, well, call me when they're

completely done, please.

Get this stuff out of here, and no employees down here.

I don't want anyone getting hurt.

♪♪♪ >> Hope: So they have--they

haven't found anything yet?

There's no calls or text messages?

>> Brooke: No.

>> Hope: [ sighs ] How did this happen?

I killed somebody.

That's murder. That's murder.

>> Brooke: You're a good, decent person who was in the wrong

place at the wrong time.

>> Hope: Thomas is dead.

>> Brooke: It was an accident.

>> Hope: That is not how it is going to look, Mom.

I mean, you heard Liam.

I-I wanted Douglas and you had the papers drawn up. It's gonna

look like I planned this.

>> Brooke: But you didn't!

>> Hope: I don't know what I was thinking.

>> Brooke: [ sighs heavily ] >> Hope: I don't know why I

tried to trick him.

It was so stupid!

>> Brooke: That's not why this happened.

>> Hope: Liam told me not to go and I still went. I thought I

could save Douglas and instead I took Thomas.

I mean, nobody even knows yet.

Nobody has any idea. I mean, Ridge, Steffy, Douglas--

I mean, how--how am I gonna show my face at work again?

I can't. I can't.

>> Brooke: You're not gonna go to work. Douglas is safe

at school, and we're gonna just take this time to figure out

what we're gonna do.

>> Hope: [ whispers] I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry, Mom.

>> Brooke: Don't worry, okay?

I'm sick about this, too.

Listen to me, look. Look at me.

We're gonna get through this, okay? Just--you have to hold on.

Just hold on.

>> Hope: Okay.

>> Brooke: Okay?

>> Hope: No, Doug--Douglas is never going to forgive me.

>> Brooke: Oh, sweetie.

>> Hope: I wanted to be his mother, I wanted to make

him happy, and instead everybody's gonna find out.

Everybody is gonna know that Thomas is dead.

And Douglas is never gonna see his father again...

because of me.

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>> Steffy: Did I miss the memo about a dangerous chemical

in our basement?

>> Ridge: The hazmat team was supposed to be done today

but I guess they need more time.

>> Steffy: Dad, that stuff can eat decades of gunk off

steel. Was it even safe to be in there?

>> Ridge: It was fine.

They had a whole ventilation system and it's--it's good.

The acid did what it was supposed to do, and now it's

gone. I'm not worried about it.

>> Steffy: Oh.

>> Ridge: You know what I am worried about?

My son. Where is he?

Where's Thomas?

And how was his dinner with Hope last night?

>> Steffy: I don't know what he was thinking. I told him

to be careful.

But if Hope keeps pushing this custody idea, he needs

to keep his distance.

>> Ridge: I think that's good advice.

>> Steffy: Huh. Too bad he didn't take it.

>> Ridge: I'm concerned Hope is just gonna push him until

he signs the paperwork.

[ cell phone buttons beeping ] [ sighs ] Okay.

Voicemail.

Thomas. It's your dad again.

I'm at the office, where you should be right now.

So give me a call when you can, please.

[ cell phone beeps off ] [ sighs ] Where could he be?

>> Brooke: This wasn't premeditated, honey.

You didn't go to the office to harm Thomas.

>> Hope: I was trying to take his son away.

>> Brooke: You were trying to protect Douglas,

and for good reason.

I mean, what Thomas did, leaving him in a room and

chasing you around a building?

>> Hope: I pushed him.

>> Brooke: Honey, what Thomas did is sick. He was dangling

Douglas in front of you in exchange for sex.

I mean, who does that?

>> Hope: I just--I keep going over it in my head.

If I could've done something differently--I mean, that's why

I met with him at the office because I knew I wouldn't

be alone with Thomas.

I knew Douglas would be there and people would still

be around.

>> Brooke: Don't, don't.

Don't do this to yourself, please.

>> Hope: I have to.

>> Brooke: You're torturing yourself.

>> Hope: No, I--I have to understand how something

so horrible could happen.

I have to make sense of how everything went wrong.

This was a wonderful dinner.

Thank you.

>> Thomas: The first of many.

>> Hope: After dinner, Thomas took Douglas away so we

could talk about the papers.

He said he didn't want to confuse Douglas

with the custody arrangements, but really, he just wanted

to get me alone.

Thomas was going on and on about how good we could be

together, and I only put up with it because he had the pen

in his hand.

When he finally signed the agreement, I was relieved.

I thought that was it.

Thank you, Thomas.

Thank you so much.

But Thomas wasn't finished.

>> Thomas: I've given you what you want.

And now, it's time to celebrate.

>> Hope: I knew what he wanted.

I asked to see Douglas.

I don't understand. Why won't you just tell me where he is?

>> Thomas: Just focus on me for, like, one minute.

>> Hope: That set him off, and then Thomas accused me

of lying to him, but all I could think of was Douglas all alone.

>> Thomas: ...putting on a face so I'd sign

on the dotted line.

>> Hope: So I ran out to find him and I was running

through the halls calling his name. Thomas followed me,

taunting me, saying that Douglas couldn't hear me.

And when I got to the storage area, Thomas cornered me

on the catwalk.

He kept saying how much he loved me and how we could

make it work.

>> Thomas: Nothings lost, Hope.

>> Hope: Don't get any closer.

And he tried to grab me and I pushed him away.

It was instinct.

I shoved him back and I ran.

I heard a splash, but I just-- I had to keep going.

Douglas!

I had to find Douglas.

And after I did, Charlie came by and he--he mentioned

the acid.

Hydrofluoric acid?

>> Charlie: Oh, yeah.

>> Hope: I panicked.

I left Douglas with Charlie and raced back to the storage room.

Thomas?

All I could think about was Thomas in the acid

after he fell.

And by the time I had gotten to the tank...

he had been completely eaten up by the acid.

He was gone.

I'll never be able to get that image out of my head, Mom.

He's gone and I--I pushed him.

I pushed him, Mom. I pushed him.

>> Brooke: You were frightened.

You were defending yourself.

>> Hope: No, I swore to protect Douglas, I swore that.

I-I promised that I'd look out for him and his mother's gone,

and now his father is gone because of me. I took Thomas

away from him.

>> Brooke: Stop. Stop it!

I know you're scared.

I am, too.

Now we just need to figure out what we're gonna do here.

We need to think about this, Hope.

>> Hope: [ whimpering ] No, no!

I can't. Mom, I can't.

The guilt is already eating away at me like the acid.

I mean, it's just a matter of time before somebody finds

something, some trace of-- of Thomas.

>> Brooke: Oh...

>> Hope: I need to go to Ridge.

Yeah, I have--I have to confess.

I need to--I need to go to Ridge.

I need to tell him...

...I killed his son.

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