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>> Steffy: Amelia should be

coming up the hill by now.

>> Taylor: Oh, I told her to

wait until I call.

>> Steffy: Mom, what?

>> Taylor: I can stay with

Kelly.

>> Steffy: So youre not

gonna come with me?

>> Taylor: I know this is a

special day for all of the

family, but this is your day.

>> Steffy: I cant believe it.

I could be bringing home

Kellys new sister.

Your new granddaughter.

As long as nothing goes wrong.

>> Liam: Who are you talking to?

>> Hope: I forgot that I have

one last appointment scheduled

with my OBs office.

>> Liam: Ill take you.

>> Hope: No.

I mean, I should cancel, right?

Whats the point?

Im not pregnant. Im not sick.

>> Liam: Are you feeling well?

>> Hope: Hi. Uh, yeah, sorry.

Um... No, Ill --

Ill keep the appointment

with Dr. Lin.

Thank you.

So, um, what were you

saying before?

>> Liam: [ Clears throat ]

Uh, yeah. Um... It was --

It was about Steffy.

>> Hope: Oh. Right. Uh, um...

Yeah, when she brought up

adoption?

>> Liam: Yeah.

>> Hope: Well, that was just

because she was upset with me

for asking for distance between

her mother and our daughter,

and...

obviously thats not an issue

anymore, so...

>> Liam: Uh, well, actually,

um...

Shes still serious about

wanting a sister for Kelly.

>> Hope: We tried, Liam.

>> Liam: And she thinks shes

found one.

[ Poker game warbles ]

>> Reese: [ Scoffs ]

When will I learn?

>> Flo: Just changed her.

>> Reese: Told you

youd get the hang of it.

>> Flo: Yeah.

For maybe the last time, right?

Shouldnt she be sleeping in a

beautiful cliffside house in

Malibu tonight?

>> Reese: Hopefully.

That depends on you and Taylor.

>> Flo: Well, Ive done

everything that youve

asked me to.

>> Reese: Just do not hand that

baby over until you hear from me

that the accounts settled.

>> Flo: Okay.

How much money are you getting

for her?

>> Reese: Flo, dont be crass

in front of Steffy.

She is not buying a baby,

nor are we selling one.

>> Flo: Okay.

So, how much are you getting

for not selling that

little bundle of joy, then?

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>> Flo: What exactly are the

stakes here?

How much money are we talking?

>> Reese: $250...thousand.

>> Flo: $250,000?!

>> Reese: Thats what I need.

>> Flo: For what?!

>> Reese: To keep

my daughter safe.

>> Flo: Thats what you owe?

>> Steffy: You dont think

Florence could change her mind

now that were ready to make it

official?

>> Taylor: Could she freeze up

before she signs away her

parental rights?

Uh, yes. I mean...

But she isnt.

She isnt going to.

>> Steffy: She was so sweet

with the baby.

>> Taylor: Honey, you have to

remember why she came to L.A.

in the first place.

And also, you have to think

about -- she never named that

baby because she didnt want to

bond with her.

Its almost like...

she already knew that

that baby was going to be

somebody elses child.

>> Hope: Found?

>> Liam: Yeah.

>> Hope: What, like, in another

country, or...?

>> Liam: No. Los Angeles.

Um, the birth mother is from

somewhere else.

>> Hope: So, boy or a girl?

>> Liam: A girl.

>> Hope: Right. Yeah. Uh...

O-obviously cause of

Steffy wanting a sister

for Kelly.

>> Liam: Uh, yeah.

>> Hope: A sister that wasnt

Beth.

>> Liam: Hey, I got to tell you,

you know, I --

I really believe that we would

have worked through all that.

>> Hope: Yeah. No, youre right.

I-I want to believe that, too.

Um... [ Sighs ]

So, uh, what -- has she started

the process or...?

>> Liam: Actually, I --

Im pretty sure its

well on its way.

>> Reese: Which one should she

wear for her big day?

>> Flo: I have some questions

about these papers.

>> Reese: No, you dont.

I told you to familiarize

yourself with them.

You dont have to

understand them.

Thats for your attorney.

>> Flo: Which is who, exactly?

Do I know him?

>> Reese: I do.

>> Flo: You know him

or you invented him?

>> Reese: She has to have a

birth certificate.

Theres a copy for Steffy

and for her lawyer.

And her date of birth is just a

few days before her actual one,

just in case.

>> Flo: She has a

Social Security number and --

How? Reese, where did you

get all of this?

>> Reese: Flo, hear me, please.

In the unlikely event that

someone asks you those same

questions, its best if you

dont have the answers.

Understood?

>> Flo: But Im -- Im gonna

have to sign this one.

I have to sign this one.

Im -- Im gonna be

breaking the law.

>> Reese: [ Scoffs ]

We crossed that line

a while ago.

>> Flo: What if Steffy

finds out?

>> Steffy: Carter will be here

any minute.

I should call Liam,

let him know whats happening.

>> Taylor: Thats up to you.

But I -- I wouldnt.

>> Steffy: Why?

Hes been nothing but

supportive.

>> Taylor: What if Hope

overhears?

I dont think Liams had time to

talk to her yet.

>> Steffy: Hes just waiting

for the right time.

>> Taylor: [ Sighs ]

Well, honey, I wouldnt

wade into that.

>> Steffy: I want her to know I

wasnt purposely trying to

jump-start an adoption.

>> Taylor: Well, Liam will just

tell her that an opportunity

arose, and you couldnt turn

your back.

>> Steffy: I dont know.

Shes been through a lot.

>> Taylor: I know, honey.

I know its heartbreaking.

But thats what Im trying to

tell you -- there is going to be

some resentment.

But she will get

past it in time.

>> Hope: I just didnt think --

I mean, I knew maybe someday.

>> Liam: Steffys very aware of

how sensitive the timing is

for us, and -- and I think

that --

I think shes mourning Beth,

too, in her own way.

>> Hope: No, I know.

I know.

>> Liam: And, you know, Steffy

was considering adoption

before any of this even

happened.

You know, she talked to people,

she met with some --

some social workers.

And -- and then, out of nowhere,

this child shows up, and --

and it just -- it just fit.

I-it just fit in a way that

doesnt seem like it ever will

again.

But the problem was, she --

she couldnt wait.

There was no option to wait.

She had to say yes or no now.

>> Hope: So she said yes.

>> Liam: You know, Im --

Im actually not sure

how she got to the yes.

Um...

I think she was gently testing

the news out on me.

>> Hope: [ Sighs ]

>> Liam: And if I had said,

"No. Absolutely not.

This is too painful"...

She would have let it go.

I just -- I-I dont know.

>> Hope: But you -- you didnt.

>> Liam: Would you have

wanted me to?

>> Carter: What is all of this?

>> Steffy: Oh, for the

birth mother.

My background check,

financial statements.

>> Carter: Well, the social

worker who did the home study

saw these, right?

Okay. Then I just need...

the document saying it was all

completed.

You should be glad you got all

this done when you first started

thinking about adoption.

>> Steffy: Yeah.

My mom said I would need it.

>> Carter: Heh.

Now, what I dont have

that I thought Florences

attorney would have messengered

is the birth certificate.

>> Taylor: Um, well, I-I --

Im pretty sure my contact

would have gotten that to

Florence by now.

>> Carter: And I take it that

the adoption costs are being

settled separately?

>> Taylor: Im taking care of

that.

>> Carter: Thats cool.

[ Chuckles ] Thats cool.

Uh, in an independent adoption,

I dont need to know what they

are, just that its being

handled.

>> Steffy: Okay.

>> Carter: You ready?

>> Steffy: Yeah.

>> Carter: Yeah?

>> Taylor: [ Chuckles ]

So, dont worry about Kelly.

Ill be here with her until

Amelia arrives.

>> Steffy: Oh!

>> Taylor: Good luck, honey.

I love you.

>> Steffy: I love you.

Thank you so much.

This wouldnt be possible

without you.

Thank you

>> Taylor: See you later.

>> Reese: Flo, youre looking a

little shaky.

>> Flo: Yeah, Im feeling

that way, too.

>> Reese: Steffy is not going to

question this.

We have all the proper

documentation.

Were at the home stretch now.

>> Flo: How much trouble are you

in, Reese?

>> Reese: I told you,

they are threatening to hurt my

daughter or -- or worse.

>> Flo: How do you even know

that theyre gonna back off

once you pay them?

>> Reese: All they want is --

is the rest of their $200,000.

>> Flo: I thought you said it

was $250,000?

>> Reese: The other $50,000

is for you.

I told you that Id

take care of you.

>> Flo: But if I -- if I take

that, then that makes me an --

an accomplice or whatever.

>> Reese: [ Sighs ]

That ship has already sailed.

Ill text you once I have the

money in hand.

[ Sighs ] Good luck.

Youre gonna do great.

And -- and, Flo, nobody

is going to challenge this.

>> Flo: How can you be so sure?

>> Reese: Because nobody has a

reason.

Everybody gets what they want.

The sharks get their money.

I get safety for Zoe.

You get a nest egg

for the future.

And Steffy Forrester gets

a baby that shes already

fallen in love with.

And that child gets a life

full of every advantage.

> Flo: And what about

the real mother?

What does she get?

>> Reese: A lifetime to forget

the worst night of her life.

And mine.

Helped by the healthy,

beautiful children that

I know shell have one day.

>> Liam: Its, uh, um,

an independent adoption,

they call it.

Um... Apparently Taylor

has some contacts in that world.

>> Hope: And how old is she?

>> Liam: She -- shes, like --

like, a newborn.

Like, a month.

>> Hope: A newborn.

>> Liam: Yeah. I --

I know.

>> Hope: Well, has, um,

Steffy seen her yet?

>> Liam: She has. Um...

In fact, thats what made her

decide to go through with it

now.

>> Hope: She fell in love with

her right away?

>> Liam: Honestly,

she couldnt not.

I mean, this is just a perfect,

beautiful little baby girl.

>> Hope: So Steffy sent you

a photo?

Can I see?

>> Liam: Um...

Actually, um...

I met her.

>> Hope: I, uh...

I didnt realize.

>> Liam: Ive been debating

when and how to tell you.

>> Hope: Ive been closed off

lately, and not exactly

easy to talk to.

>> Liam: And youve had

every right to be.

>> Hope: Well, I am --

Im listening now.

>> Liam: Uh, I dont know how

Im gonna talk about this.

>> Hope: Well, it cant be

harder than what weve already

lived through.

So.

>> Liam: I just -- Phew!

I just wasnt, um...

I wasnt prepared

for how it would feel to hold

a -- a newborn

so soon.

I mean, she was just so...

tiny and -- and trusting and

beautiful.

It was like there was this light

coming from her, and --

And Im not saying this to add

to the pain.

Im just saying it because its

true --

I thought of Beth.

And...

I mean, Im --

Im holding this --

this little miracle, this

perfect little creature,

and suddenly the nightmare

didnt hurt so much anymore.

And I realized that I cant

possibly be bitter toward other

parents bringing children into

the world and giving them happy,

fulfilling lives.

I-I -- I cant.

>> Hope: Of course you cant.

Were grieving parents.

Were not monsters.

>> Liam: Yeah.

>> Hope: Is Steffy happy?

>> Liam: Yeah.

>> Hope: And if it works,

does she have a name?

>> Liam: Phoebe.

>> Hope: Well, yeah.

Thats perfect. Heh...

Im really happy for Steffy.

The way -- you know, what

happened to her sister was so --

so awful...

>> Liam: It still haunts her.

Yeah.

>> Hope: Yeah, so...

maybe it feels like shes giving

Phoebe a second beginning,

and replacing...

death with life.

And Kelly lost a sister, too,

and maybe this is just Gods way

of providing one.

>> Liam: I love you so much.

[ Knock on door ]

>> Steffy: Florence, hi.

I hope we didnt keep you

waiting.

>> Flo: Not at all.

Come on in.

>> Steffy: This is my friend and

attorney, Carter Walton.

>> Carter: Its good to meet

you, Florence.

Thank you so much for

all the thought and care

youve put into the process.

Made my job so much easier.

>> Flo: Oh, thats good to hear.

Make yourselves comfortable,

please.

>> Carter: Will your attorney

be joining us?

>> Flo: I didnt know

he would need to.

>> Steffy: Oh, is that

a problem?

>> Carter: Perhaps I should

call him.

>> Flo: Okay.

>> Carter: Is that his

stationery?

>> Flo: Yeah.

>> Carter: May I?

>> Flo: Of course.

>> Carter: Perfect.

>> Steffy: Does

everything look god?

>> Carter: A certified copy of

the birth certificate...

>> Flo: Youll get a copy of

that too.

>> Carter: And the ICPC

clearance -- required when you

adopt a child that was born in

another state.

And the, uh...

the most important one -- the

termination of parental rights.

>> Flo: I havent really looked

at that one yet.

>> Carter: Youll want to do

that now, before you sign.

>> Flo: Okay.

>> Steffy: The social worker

said thats one of the biggest

problems they run into --

a parent refusing to sign off.

>> Flo: I dont even know where

wed be able to find him.

>> Carter: Well, look, the --

the hospital lists the father as

absent/unknown.

>> Flo: Guess thats pretty

accurate.

>> Carter: Well, a father who

doesnt claim paternity

has no parental rights.

So, all we need

is your signature, Florence.

[ Baby cooing on monitor ]

>> Steffy: Oh!

I love that sound.

>> Carter: [ Chuckles ]

Cant wait to meet her.

>> Steffy: She never seems to

cry.

>> Flo: Not really.

>> Steffy: And does her mother?

Oh, Im -- Im sorry.

Oh, Im sorry!

>> Flo: Its okay.

>> Steffy: No, I-I --

Im -- Im sorry.

I just -- I-I keep --

I keep forgetting that its,

uh, a happy day for me, and

a sad day for you.

Your daughter is an angel.

Im already in love with her,

and I want you to know that

Im gonna cherish her,

Im gonna protect her.

But if --

if you need time...

[ Flo sniffles ]

If you change your mind...

I respect your decision.

>> Flo: No.

>> Steffy: No?

>> Flo: Im ready.

At least, I think I am.

[ Sniffles ]

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