Bold and the Beautiful - 2009 (S22 E151) FULL EPISODE 5552

0:03 Well, the funeral's today.

0:06 Have you talked to Donna?

0:08 Brooke?

0:10 Mhm?

0:11 Oh, what?

0:12 Sorry.

0:13 What's going on with you?

0:15 Got this black cloud hanging over your head and don't

0:18 tell me you're all broken up over Bill Spencer.

0:23 Ridge didn't come home last night.

0:25 Mother went to the funeral alone.

0:28 Well, I offered to go with her, but she made it very clear she didn't need me.

0:32 Well, you made it very clear you didn't need her when you fired her, didn't you?

0:36 Thorne and Felicia send you over here with some talking points

0:39 or do you have an axe of your own to grind?

0:41 Look, I'm just glad mother's excited about something.

0:44 I wish it wasn't Jackie M.

0:46 At least she's not staying home in bed.

0:48 I took care of everything.

0:50 Um Pam sent the flowers to Bill's funeral.

0:54 Thank you, darling.

0:56 Decide not to go?

0:58 Kind of awkward describing how you and Bill

1:00 knew each other back in your modeling days.

1:03 That was a long time ago, Ridge.

1:07 Maybe she everybody's forgotten about that by now.

1:10 Apparently not.

1:14 I was [music] invited to the reading of his will.

1:19 And what the hell does that mean?

1:29 Come in.

1:31 Oh, Karen.

1:32 Did you get a chance to get some rest?

1:34 Not really.

1:35 You know, after the service, people wanted to talk about my father.

1:38 Well, he had a lot of friends.

1:39 And just as many enemies, I'm afraid.

1:43 [laughter] Some of them made right in this building, as I recall.

1:45 I appreciate you letting us use your office like this.

1:47 Oh, you're more than welcome.

1:49 I'm just surprised your father wanted the will read here.

1:52 Brings back a lot of memories, this place.

1:54 And I can't tell you, seeing you behind that desk is really something my father

1:58 would have gotten quite a kick out of it.

2:00 Well, it's a place I never expected to be, believe me.

2:05 I was sorry to hear about you and Eric.

2:07 Donna Logan?

2:10 Let's not go there.

2:13 So, how's Ridge?

2:15 I heard about him losing his daughter the night before his wedding.

2:20 And then I read they went through with it.

2:23 So, Brooke and he are married again?

2:27 Yes, and it's going about as well as could be expected.

2:34 Ridge thinks Rick is causing problems in our marriage.

2:37 It sounds like he is if Ridge is staying at a hotel.

2:41 He's with Taylor.

2:43 What?

2:45 He spent the night at Taylor's last night.

2:48 It just felt right to have dad here.

2:51 I think he enjoyed it, too.

2:54 Enough to come back for good?

2:55 Thomas, father is married to Brooke.

2:59 Even after everything that went down with Rick and Steffy?

3:02 Brooke taking Rick's side?

3:06 That marriage is in major trouble.

3:19 [music] Stephanie Forrester, Clark Garrison, my father's attorney, Mr.

3:29 Simmons.

3:29 How do you do?

3:30 Good morning.

3:30 It's a pleasure.

3:32 Not a pleasure that Bill's dead, passed away.

3:36 It's a pleasure to be here to meet you.

3:40 Is anybody else coming?

3:42 No, there was only one other person mentioned in the will.

3:44 Only one?

3:46 I thought that this room would be packed.

3:47 I thought you would be over there putting

3:49 in a DVD and we would all sit here and watch

3:51 the old man tearfully explain how sorry he was

3:55 for being such a jerk all of his life.

3:58 Mhm, no offense.

4:00 Not really his style.

4:01 My father was never one to apologize.

4:06 Donna?

4:07 Donna Logan.

4:08 It's Mrs.

4:09 Eric Forrester now, thank you.

4:11 Let's get started.

4:15 Oh, thank you, Clark.

4:16 You know, I I don't quite understand why I'm here.

4:21 Everything will be explained when I've read Mr.

4:23 Spencer's last wishes.

4:25 Maybe Bill wanted to redeem himself.

4:29 Bill lived a full life.

4:31 He experienced a lot.

4:33 The people assembled here today reflect those experiences.

4:37 Great power, love, loyalty, and vanity.

4:45 Bill left gifts for each one of you.

4:48 Donna, these are for you.

4:55 Thank you.

5:02 Donna, this box always reminded me of you.

5:07 Beautiful temptation.

5:10 But what's inside really expresses what I think

5:12 of you and what you brought to my life.

5:14 Bill.

5:22 Oh.

5:27 It's empty.

5:31 Clark, honoring your achievements as a designer.

5:37 Thank you.

5:39 Mhm.

5:41 Oh.

5:43 It's a gold medal.

5:46 Look at that, Stephanie.

5:54 There's chocolate inside.

5:59 As fake as your designs.

6:01 Thanks, Bill.

6:03 Finally, to his daughter, Karen, 50% of his estate,

6:10 including his communications empire, and 50% to his son, Bill Jr.

6:17 The assets of which to be shared equally,

6:20 as well as the responsibility for running the company.

6:24 Uh your father has instructed the board to name you his successors as co-CEOs,

6:29 [music] effective immediately.

6:32 Big shoes to fill.

6:34 Oh, you'll be great.

6:36 You and your brother will be just fine.

6:40 That's it?

6:43 Have a nice day.

6:47 Bill called us here to insult us from beyond the grave.

6:51 Nice.

6:52 You know, I'm not sorry I called him a jerk.

6:56 He was a jerk.

6:58 Karen, I'm sorry for your loss.

7:06 I guess this means that someone's going to have

7:08 to move out here to run the LA office.

7:11 I wonder if that's me or my brother.

7:14 Well, I hope it's you.

7:16 It'd be wonderful to have you around.

7:18 We'll see.

7:20 Why wasn't your brother here today?

7:22 I don't know.

7:23 Mr.

7:23 Simmons asked him.

7:24 I guess he chose not to come.

7:26 Are you two going to be able to work together?

7:27 That should be interesting.

7:31 I must confess I'm not quite sure why your father wanted me here today.

7:36 Stephanie, before my father died, Mhm.

7:39 he gave me instructions to give you this in private.

7:50 You should have fired Rick, not mother.

7:53 You're still harping on that?

7:55 He's about to become your son-in-law, you know.

7:57 No, he's not.

7:59 Steffy called off the wedding.

8:00 Why?

8:03 I uploaded something to my email.

8:08 Steffy called off the wedding because she

8:10 heard what you're about to hear right now.

8:16 My marriage to Steffy is not about two people in love.

8:21 It's about revenge.

8:25 It's about revenge for the years of pain

8:29 that you have inflicted upon my mother and me.

8:33 So, when I'm saying my vows in your little Destiny Westiny spot on the beach,

8:41 I'm not even going to be looking at my bride.

8:44 I'm going to be looking at you, Poncho,

8:46 and the pain etched in your face as you say bye-bye to another daughter.

8:58 Rick finally revealed himself, Dad.

9:03 I've been saying since the beginning of their relationship

9:05 that this whole thing was based on getting revenge against me.

9:08 Now I finally have proof.

9:10 Steffy heard this?

9:12 She heard this, she must be devastated.

9:14 She is, Dad.

9:15 And she's not going to tolerate this kind of disrespect.

9:18 And you shouldn't, either.

9:21 You need to fire Rick.

9:23 He can't work at this company anymore.

9:26 All marriages go [music] through difficult times.

9:29 It's just a matter of surviving it.

9:32 Well, you and Dad didn't.

9:35 Your father felt that he should raise his children

9:38 with Brooke just the way he raised you guys with me.

9:42 So, you don't wish things had been different?

9:45 Of course I do, Thomas.

9:50 Yeah, I wish that I had fought a little bit harder to keep him here.

9:54 I wish that I had fought harder enough,

9:57 for you and your sisters, but for myself.

10:03 Yeah, I wish that I had never let your father leave.

10:18 A letter from your father.

10:24 There is no one in this world that I respect more than you.

10:28 Both personally and professionally.

10:32 I entrust my daughter Karen to your care as I

10:36 entrusted her sister to you so many years ago.

10:39 You'll find my son Bill to be very independent, a loner.

10:44 But I know Karen will want to rely

10:46 on your advice and support as Caroline once cherished your friendship.

10:52 I thank you.

10:54 And one day I know Karen will thank you, too.

10:58 Love, Bill.

11:02 My father gave me the keys to the kingdom,

11:03 but he wants to make sure I have someone to lean on besides my dear,

11:07 complicated brother.

11:11 Your father wants you to succeed.

11:12 Every father does.

11:14 He told me how much you meant to Caroline and how her death affected you.

11:20 She was a wonderful girl.

11:22 She was so good for my son, Ridge.

11:27 I think she was the love of his life.

11:30 I don't think my father ever got over losing her.

11:34 No parent ever does.

11:37 But you know, these last few years,

11:39 every time I spoke to your dad on the phone, he would um talk about you.

11:44 Tell me how proud he was of you,

11:46 how you were just learning everything there was to learn, and But is it enough?

11:52 I mean, stepping into such big shoes is a little more than daunting.

11:57 I know it's overwhelming.

11:58 I mean, Spencer Communications is a multinational company now with all

12:01 those interests and assets [music] and you're going to be fine.

12:06 Stephanie, thank you so much.

12:09 I should really let you get back to work.

12:12 You know, you've been a wonderful friend to this family,

12:14 and if there's anything I can ever do for you,

12:17 I hope that you will not hesitate to call me.

12:19 Thank you.

12:20 I'll remember that.

12:23 Actually, um there might be something that I ask of you.

12:28 Anything.

12:29 I'll be in touch.

12:39 You heard what Rick said.

12:41 He went after my daughter to get revenge on me.

12:43 It's disturbing.

12:44 I I agree.

12:47 Dad, it's more than disturbing.

12:48 It's unforgivable.

12:49 You got to quit cutting this kid slack.

12:51 He's got to go.

12:53 How does Brooke feel about all this?

12:55 Oh, don't bring Brooke into this again.

12:57 This is your call.

12:58 Wait a minute.

12:59 I'd fire the guy myself, but I need your support.

13:01 She disagrees with you, doesn't she?

13:05 Is this causing problems?

13:06 Rick is causing problems.

13:08 He's camped out the house.

13:10 He knows I won't go back until he leaves.

13:12 What, you left Brooke?

13:14 Look, I just stayed a night at Taylor's, okay?

13:16 With my kids.

13:17 I'm hoping that tonight I can go back home.

13:19 Oh, for God's sake.

13:20 I'm not going to stay under the same roof with that guy, Dad.

13:24 All right, look, if what you say is true,

13:26 if everything he has done has been despite you, then he needs help.

13:30 He needs professional help.

13:32 He needs to go.

13:34 No.

13:34 No.

13:37 I'm sticking by my original decision, the decision I made months ago.

13:40 You and he are going to learn to work together.

13:43 You're going to have to coexist.

13:45 Oh my god.

13:49 What you're asking for here, Dad, is never going to happen.

13:54 Never.

14:06 Eric, sorry.

14:08 [music] I couldn't stop Ridge.

14:09 I've got these really important papers that he's got to sign.

14:12 Do you know if he's coming back to the office?

14:14 Pam.

14:14 I don't know.

14:14 I just I hope he's going to see his wife.

14:21 It's okay to say it.

14:22 You want You want Dad back.

14:24 Yeah, I know, but not at any cost.

14:26 You should know that yourself by now.

14:28 I mean, there are limits.

14:29 There are lines that shouldn't be crossed.

14:31 Any hope of your father and I getting back

14:32 together ended when he and Brooke said, "I do." Ridge.

14:39 Hi, Tom.

14:39 Stephanie, I I heard about Bill.

14:41 I'm so sorry.

14:42 Thank you.

14:43 I I was just with his daughter, Karen, you know, for the reading of the will.

14:48 Gosh, she looks so much like Caroline.

14:50 That's because she's her twin.

14:52 I Would you please get your grandmother a drink?

14:55 Yes, I need one.

14:57 [clears throat] Caroline was such an exceptional young woman, you know.

15:00 Like Brooke doesn't hold a candle to her.

15:04 Or to you, either.

15:23 Rick's gone.

15:26 Steffy moved out of the beach house, so [music] he was able to move back in.

15:30 With your son being gone, that's a good start.

15:32 They're not together anymore.

15:34 They're not getting married.

15:36 Isn't that enough?

15:43 Rick's out of Steffy's life, but he's not out of ours.

15:48 You weren't able to convince Eric to fire him?

15:50 Oh, he heard the recording, all right.

15:52 He was appalled.

15:57 It's work.

16:00 Yeah, Pam.

16:01 Oh, hi.

16:02 Um where are you right now?

16:04 At home.

16:05 Super.

16:05 I I just have these papers that I need you to sign,

16:08 so I'll be right over with them.

16:10 No, no, no, no, no.

16:10 Not right now.

16:11 It's not a good time.

16:12 I'll sign them tomorrow.

16:14 No, what?

16:16 Tomorrow's no good.

16:18 No good at all.

16:19 Oh, damn me.

16:21 You You have got to fix this.

16:23 You got to fix this, but how?

16:26 Damn it.

16:27 You should never have made me the receptionist again.

16:30 Never, never, never.

16:34 Logan, you have to see my side of this.

16:37 I don't.

16:38 And I don't understand why we're still arguing about this.

16:41 You got what you wanted.

16:43 Rick and Steffy are not getting married.

16:45 Yeah, well, because she finally sees him for who he really is.

16:49 Rick feels terrible about the things that he said to you,

16:51 and he wishes he could take them back.

16:53 Why do people always say that after they've been caught?

16:57 No, it's too late to take it back.

16:58 I know, and I talked to Rick about that.

17:00 Steffy made her decision,

17:02 and Rick needs to respect that, and I believe that he will.

17:05 Why, because he says he will?

17:07 You said we would work through this, and then you walked out on me last night.

17:11 No, Brooke, I didn't walk out on you.

17:12 You didn't go to a hotel, you didn't go to your parents' house,

17:14 you chose to spend the night at Taylor's.

17:17 With my kids as well.

17:18 Yes, I understand.

17:21 I'm not accusing you of anything.

17:23 It's just I see a pattern here.

17:26 You tell me that Rick is a negative impact on our relationship.

17:30 Well, I think that Taylor is doing the same thing.

17:33 Rick wants to see our marriage fail.

17:35 And Taylor wants you back.

17:38 That's why she's taking such a hard line on Rick.

17:41 She knows that there's tension between us on this issue, and she's pushing it.

17:45 Please, Ridge, I'm begging you.

17:47 Don't fall into her hands.

17:51 I am not going to play the what if game with either one of you,

17:54 so the story does not have to end here.

17:57 I know you don't want to reach out because you're afraid you'll be rejected.

18:00 [music] You're afraid you'll be let down all over again.

18:03 That could have gone anywhere last night, and he chose here.

18:06 Thank you, honey.

18:07 You're welcome.

18:07 Mind if I talk to your mom alone?

18:09 Sure.

18:10 He belongs here, Mom.

18:14 Tom is right.

18:16 Brooke never made him happy the way you did.

18:18 Well, if that was true, then wouldn't he be here right now?

18:21 Well, I don't know.

18:21 Sometimes men have to be reminded of these [music] things.

18:24 I tried.

18:25 I left Rick.

18:27 Ridge was free.

18:27 I went to him and I told him that I wanted to be with him,

18:30 and he married Brooke anyway.

18:31 Well, I know, but you can't tell him just how you feel.

18:35 You have to take some action here.

18:37 Look, Eric did me the biggest favor in the world when he fired me.

18:40 I would never have left Forrester.

18:42 I wouldn't have.

18:43 [music] And I could have taken that as rejection,

18:46 let it define me, but I didn't.

18:49 And you cannot let Brooke define you at this moment.

18:52 You told me a while ago that you didn't fight hard enough for Ridge.

18:56 Well, fight for him now.

18:57 Get him back.

18:59 Take back control of your life.