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>> Ridge: Taylor?

>> Taylor: Ridge?

>> Ridge: Taylor!

>> Taylor: What?

What are you doing here?

>> Ridge: Why dont you answer your phone? Hi.

>> Taylor: What?

>> Ridge: Is Kelly okay?

>> Taylor: Of course she is.

Why? Why wouldnt she be?

>> Ridge: Because I got a note saying to come see you.

Pam gave it to me.

It was underlined.

What does that mean?

>> Taylor: Oh, my gosh.

The hazards of leaving messages with Pam.

Shes fine.

Shes healthy as a horse.

>> Ridge: Okay. Good.

Cause when she had that cough, it just tore me up.

>> Taylor: Oh, I know.

You always thought every stuffy nose was cholera.

>> Ridge: Well, as a parent, youve got to be careful.

As a grandparent, you got to be really careful.

>> Taylor: Well, you better get ready for one more.

Kellys about to have a baby sister.

>> Carter: Okay, these are copies.

You dont have to sign them.

>> Flo: Okay.

>> Carter: This is the adoption agreement, the adoption order.

In lieu of form 310, were filing this affidavit, which

relinquishes your rights to contact the child post-adoption.

>> Steffy: Oh, thats something we didnt discuss.

I didnt realize we had to agree on that now.

>> Flo: Its all right.

>> Steffy: Are you sure?

[ Baby fussing on monitor ] >> Flo: Yeah.

I dont really think of her as mine.

I never really did, to be honest.

>> Hope: What if she has questions?

>> Liam: Um...

Well, if she asks questions, then, dont worry.

Ill answer them.

But, uh, the doctor may already know.

>> Hope: Yeah, she probably got filled in by Dr. Phillips.

They both oversaw my pregnancy.

>> Liam: Yeah.

>> Hope: But...

still... [ Sighs ] I feel really empty being here

and not being pregnant.

>> Liam: I get it.

>> Dr. Lin: Hope. Im so sorry.

♪♪ >> Dr. Lin: Placental abruption

isnt "rare," technically.

But its uncommon.

Less than 1% of all pregnancies.

What causes an abruption isnt well understood, but the impact

can have some bearing on future pregnancies.

So Id like to examine you and do some lab work,

if thats okay.

>> Hope: Of course.

>> Dr. Lin: What I want you both to understand is that

you didnt do anything wrong.

>> Ridge: I know Steffy talked about adopting, maybe.

She even did the -- the -- the thing.

>> Taylor: Home study?

>> Ridge: The home study, yes.

>> Taylor: Oh.

>> Ridge: But I dont think shes gonna go through with it.

>> Taylor: Well, youre living proof that father does not

always know best.

Meanwhile, Steffy should be bringing home the baby today.

>> Ridge: Today?!

>> Carter: This is Steffys information.

>> Flo: Why do I need that?

>> Steffy: Its my birth certificate, divorce decree,

financial statements, a letter from the doctor saying I dont

have HIV or hepatitis.

>> Carter: The court needs it.

You dont.

But Steffy wanted to offer it to you for your peace of mind.

>> Flo: I dont see why thats any of my business.

>> Steffy: Didnt I tell you?

>> Carter: [ Chuckles ] >> Flo: Tell him what?

>> Steffy: How special you are.

Just like your little girl.

>> Flo: I-I used to be a good person.

Or at least I used to think I was.

>> Steffy: Florence, you are doing the most unselfish thing a

woman is ever called on to do.

I know its not easy.

But I swear to you, your daughter will be surrounded by

love every day of her life.

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[ Cellphone whooshes ] >> Excuse me, Doctor.

Can you tell me where I can find the rest of

the money you owe us?

>> Reese: Are you crazy, coming here?

>> You put yourself in this position.

>> Reese: I should have the rest of the money today.

>> All of it?

>> Reese: All of it.

But if you go near my daughter again, if you come to my place

of work again, I will call the cops, regardless of the

consequences to me.

Now, if youll excuse me, I have patients to see.

>> Hope: Hi.

>> Liam: Hey.

>> Hope: Hey.

Um, so -- so...

Like, is there anything for us to be concerned about?

>> Dr. Lin: The exam went great.

I think youve been extraordinarily --

Obviously "lucky" is not the right word, but there are

complications, some of them serious, that can follow a

placental abruption, and I see no sign of any of them.

In the way of good news, I see nothing that would prevent

you from conceiving again, and carrying a child to term.

>> Hope: Im not prepared to think about another pregnancy.

>> Dr. Lin: Understandable.

>> Hope: Well, Im ready to go.

Are you?

>> Liam: Yeah. Yeah, okay.

>> Dr. Lin: Uh, excuse me, Doctor...?

>> Reese: Buckingham.

Oh, Im so sorry.

Im in the wrong room, obviously.

>> Ridge: Why am I just hearing about this now?

>> Taylor: I dont know.

I mean, who knew that this would work out so quickly?

>> Ridge: Well, thats -- the speed is what bothers me.

Is Steffy the one hurrying this along?

>> Taylor: No, I -- I wouldnt say that.

But she is keeping up with the pace.

>> Ridge: Whose pace?

>> Taylor: The birth mother.

Okay? She wants the baby to bond with the new mother

as soon as possible.

Besides, she doesnt live here.

Im sure she wants to go home and go back to work.

>> Ridge: Because shes running from something.

>> Taylor: I didnt get that sense, no.

Why do you always have to think the worst of everybody?

>> Ridge: That way, I dont get disappointed.

>> Taylor: [ Sighs ] Look, if it gives you any peace,

I-I know that the babys healthy.

Ive looked at the OB/GYN report, the first-week vitals,

the labs.

>> Ridge: Okay. Then -- Then why -- why does something

about this not feel right?

>> Taylor: Because you havent seen our daughter with that

little baby in her arms.

Its like she was meant for her.

Its like she was meant to be Kellys sister.

>> Carter: The documents are tabbed where I need you to sign.

Please read them carefully.

Im able to witness your signature since Im not

mentioned in the documents and dont profit from anything

in them.

We thought that might be the best arrangement for privacy.

But if theres someone else youd rather call --

>> Flo: Oh, no. Privacy is good.

>> Carter: Okay.

This is the most important document, Florence.

The termination of parental rights.

Without that, we cant do anything.

You look like you have a question.

>> Flo: Just, wh-what happens once I sign these and put my

name on them?

>> Carter: Well, a court will rule whether they satisfy the

requirements for a legal adoption.

Dont worry -- they do.

>> Flo: And then once the -- the court sees them, then what?

>> Carter: The termination of parental rights is irreversible,

Florence.

If that concerns you, maybe were moving too fast.

>> Flo: No, thats not -- I just -- I mean...

What happens with all the documents afterward?

>> Carter: They become part of the states records of every

citizen -- like a marriage license or a birth certificate.

>> Flo: Well, what -- what if I dont want anyone to know my

name or where to find me?

>> Steffy: You mean the child?

When shes grown?

>> Carter: California adoption records are exempt from

public disclosure.

>> Flo: So that means that no one will be able to see them?

>> Carter: I mean, there are -- there are exceptions,

but not without your consent.

>> Flo: I guess thats okay, then.

>> Carter: So, are we ready to get back on track?

>> Flo: Yeah. Yeah.

I-Im sorry. I -- You seem so nice, and I know

that youll be a better mother than I would be, I just...

I just need to look out for myself a little bit, you know

>> Ridge: I guess thats what happens when you live with a

Millennial.

Just on your phone all the time.

>> Taylor: Im waiting for a text.

>> Ridge: Were all waiting for a text.

>> Taylor: [ Sighs ] From Steffy.

As soon as she gets the adoption papers signed, I have to deliver

that.

>> Ridge: Yeah, I was looking at that.

What is it?

>> Taylor: Ridge, what -- Oh, my gosh!

>> Ridge: Are you kidding me?

What is this?

>> Taylor: [ Sighs ] >> Ridge: I-is she adopting a

whole orphanage?

How much money is here?

>> Taylor: Its none of your business.

$200,000.

>> Ridge: $200,000 f-- for one kid?

Has it ever occurred to you that maybe shes being taken?

>> Taylor: Its my money.

What was I supposed to do, haggle?

>> Ridge: This is your money?

>> Taylor: Yeah.

Ridge, I dont need a financial advisor.

I invited you here to give you some good news for a change.

>> Ridge: Okay. What?

>> Taylor: Do you know what shes going to name this

beautiful little baby?

>> Ridge: No.

>> Taylor: Phoebe.

>> Ridge: Phoebe.

>> Taylor: Its perfect.

>> Ridge: [ Sighs ] [ Emotionally ] Yeah.

♪♪ >> Reese: Im so overbooked,

I dont know where Im supposed to be when.

Please forgive me.

>> Dr. Lin: Dr. Buckingham, did you say?

You were the attending at the clinic when Mrs. Spencer...

>> Reese: Yes.

That terrible night.

I cant get it out of my mind.

I dont suppose I ever will.

I cant imagine what its been like for you these past few

weeks.

>> Hope: Well, you were so caring.

You know, you -- you tried as hard as you could,

even with the odds stacked against us that night.

>> Reese: [ Sighs ] Sometimes life is too much like

a rigged game of chance.

>> Hope: I-I know youre busy, but, um, we still have a couple

of things that we -- we dont understand

about that night, and -- >> Dr. Lin: Perhaps Ill just

step out for a moment.

>> Hope: Thank you.

>> Reese: Uh...

>> Dr. Lin: Come find me before you leave.

>> Reese: I cant promise you any new answers.

>> Liam: No, we -- we understand that.

Its just, um...

You know, she had passed out, and I didnt arrive until it was

over, so...

youre kind of the only authority we have on this.

>> Reese: Okay. Uh...

What would you like to know?

>> Hope: Why we lost our little girl.

>> Flo: I dont really understand a lot of this.

>> Steffy: Yeah.

It isnt my first time seeing it, but I know what you mean.

>> Carter: What would you like explained, Florence?

>> Flo: Nothing.

I guess sometimes you just have to take the leap, right?

>> Carter: Well, all the paperwork reduces the need

for trust, but it doesnt eliminate it.

>> Flo: This is a good thing that were doing.

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♪♪ >> Carter: Now that the

paperwork is done, we will arrange for the funds to be

delivered to...?

>> Steffy: I actually dont have the name of my moms original

contact.

>> Flo: I said that I would text him.

Um, I should probably get the babys --

Phoebes things together.

>> Steffy: Florence, I cant thank you enough for everything

youre doing for me and Kelly.

Our little family.

>> Flo: I know shes gonna have a really good life with you.

>> Steffy: I promise.

I promise.

Mmph.

>> Reese: I wish I could tell you more.

I left as full a report as I could on Hopes record.

>> Hope: Uh, she already told me what it said, but --

>> Liam: But if Dr. Buckingham is saying theres

nothing more to add, then maybe theres nothing more to add.

>> Hope: No. You -- You told me to keep pushing,

so I did.

I kept pushing.

>> Reese: Hope, you did nothing wrong.

>> Hope: I know.

Thats what everyone keeps telling me.

But obviously something did go wrong, and I just --

I want to know why, you know?

Why did I black out?

Its like I slept through the most important thing in my life,

the most -- the most terrible thing.

>> Reese: And thats what it was -- a tragedy

that I couldnt prevent.

>> Liam: Hey, Hope -- >> Hope: No, no, no. I just --

>> Liam: Maybe -- okay.

>> Hope: I-I want to ask what happened next.

Are you sure that she didnt cry or move?

Because I felt her moving inside of me.

>> Reese: Im sorry.

>> Hope: Nothing? There -- There was...

There was nothing?

[ Sobs ] Doctor, if -- No. If I -- If I hadnt passed

out, would our -- would our Beth still be here?

>> Reese: I have a patient that I have to tend to.

Im sorry.

If you only knew how much.

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♪♪ >> Hope: [ Sobs ]

>> Carter: Okay.

Steffy, these are for you.

And, Florence, these are for you.

And these are for me to file at the courthouse.

>> Steffy: Thanks for everything, Carter.

>> Carter: Im happy to do it.

Cant wait to meet the new family member.

Florence, thank you so much for all the thought and care

youve put into this.

Youre amazing.

Bye.

>> Steffy: Bye.

So, I-I guess now we wait.

>> Flo: Lets not talk about money, though, please.

>> Steffy: Oh, yeah. No problem.

>> Flo: So, I-I have -- I have all of her stuff here.

Um, the clothes, shes not really gonna fit in for more

than like a week or so, but theres a -- theres a binky and

a rattle, but she doesnt really play with anything yet.

She mostly just eats and sleeps.

Heh.

>> Steffy: I dont think Ill be doing much of that for the next

couple years.

>> Flo: [ Exhales softly ] How old is your other daughter?

>> Steffy: Uh, shes a few months older than Phoebe.

I guess its okay to call her that, right?

>> Flo: Yeah.

Its a beautiful name.

>> Steffy: As I mentioned before, I-I had a twin.

She died in a car accident years ago.

>> Flo: Im so sorry.

Thats awful.

>> Steffy: Her name was Phoebe.

We were really close.

>> Flo: Well, now your other daughter will have a Phoebe

of her own.

[ Phoebe fussing on monitor ] >> Flo: Oh!

Sounds like someone wants to see you.

Ill get her.

[ Toy rattles ] >> Steffy: [ Chuckles ]

>> Flo: Here she is.

>> Steffy: Oh! [ Gasps ] If -- if you want to hold her

and say your goodbyes, I can -- I can wait outside.

>> Flo: This is your new mommy.

Here.

>> Steffy: Oh.

Oh!

[ Sighs ] Heh...

Hi, Phoebe.

Hi.

[ Chuckles ] >> Hope: They all say its not

my fault, but...

>> Liam: I know.

Then maybe...

Maybe we just have to accept that its never gonna make

sense.

>> Hope: I have to let her go, dont I?

>> Liam: No.

No, you dont. You dont.

Not until youre ready.

>> Hope: One thing I do know, Beth...

is that Mommy will always, always love you.

>> Steffy: Phoebe, I promise Mommy will always love you.

♪♪

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