Bold and the Beautiful - 2023 (S36 E147) FULL EPISODE 9006

0:04 [Music] My boys, look at us.

0:08 Huh?

0:09 Such handsome fellas.

0:10 I know.

0:11 The force of men back together in this building.

0:14 We're so excited to have you home, R.J.

0:16 It's good to be home, Mom.

0:17 Oh my gosh.

0:18 I I think you are.

0:20 You are overjoyed right now.

0:23 He's beaming.

0:24 And I'm beaming.

0:24 You know why I'm beaming?

0:26 Because I'm here with these they were boys 5 minutes ago.

0:29 Now they're men.

0:30 And the possibilities are endless.

0:39 What are you asking, Liam?

0:41 Is there something more drawing hope to Thomas?

0:44 That's what I'm asking you.

0:45 Do you think that?

0:47 Like what?

0:49 The collection?

0:51 Thomas coming up with these new designs?

0:53 No, not not work.

0:59 Okay.

0:59 So, Douglas, their role as parents,

1:04 Douglas is always going to keep them connected and you know

1:07 that the four of you have been navigating that for a while.

1:12 Okay.

1:13 So, if it's not work or parenting,

1:16 why do you think Hope and Thomas want to spend all this time together?

1:25 [Music] Listen, Douglas is always going to tie Hope and Thomas together.

1:39 That's not I've made peace with that.

1:41 But you're worried about something else now.

1:43 That's what I'm asking.

1:45 Should I be?

1:46 And I already told you no.

1:47 I know.

1:48 I know.

1:48 But the uh it's just the feeling.

1:51 The feeling is not going away.

1:52 I mean, I look, I admit it.

1:57 I thought that Thomas was going to be out of the company, right?

1:59 I thought that he was going to be out of hope for the future.

2:01 And it turns out that's not true.

2:02 And I'm trying to make peace with that, too.

2:05 But I also don't want to come off as this overbearing,

2:09 overprotective, controlling husband.

2:11 No, nobody thinks that.

2:13 You love Hope.

2:14 You're worried about her.

2:16 Her well-being matters to you.

2:17 There is nothing wrong with that.

2:19 But I honestly don't think that you need

2:22 to be concerned about Thomas having feelings for your wife.

2:31 I think you might have gotten here just in time, Thomas.

2:34 Why is that?

2:35 Oh, to rescue your halfb brotherther.

2:38 Oh, yeah.

2:39 Yeah.

2:39 Richard's been putting on the pressure for R.J.

2:42 to work here.

2:43 Yeah.

2:43 Well, too bad for him.

2:44 I inherited all of his stubbornness.

2:46 And what else did you get?

2:48 You got my ambition and you got your mom's ingenuity.

2:51 So, this is not about pressure.

2:53 It's a proud dad saying there's a lot of potential here.

3:15 You're worried about Hope having feelings for Thomas?

3:19 What?

3:20 No.

3:21 No, I don't think so.

3:24 No, it's just I mean something something keeps drawing hope back to Thomas.

3:29 I just don't know what it is.

3:30 That's all.

3:30 He always likes to see the best in everyone.

3:32 So, well, yeah, but that's the like I keep, you know,

3:34 I keep thinking of all the horrible things he's

3:36 done to her and yet he's still in her life.

3:40 Yeah.

3:41 Okay.

3:41 You can't ignore the fact that they work together.

3:45 They share a child together, raising a child.

3:47 I promise you, I'm not ignoring anything.

3:50 If anything, it's the opposite.

3:52 I'm on high alert all the time, and I hate it.

3:55 It stresses me out.

3:58 Do you need me to tell you that you're crazy?

4:02 Yeah, probably.

4:05 I can't stop you from worrying, Liam.

4:09 And I can't I know that I can't ask you to I'm not

4:14 I'm not asking you to do anything creepy or weird like spy on hope.

4:18 Okay, it's not your problem, right?

4:21 Cuz that would be weird and crazy.

4:25 I didn't mean it like that.

4:25 I'm just I just don't know.

4:26 I want to know I want to know what I'm dealing with.

4:29 That's all.

4:30 That's all I want to know what I'm dealing with.

4:32 And maybe I've underestimated hope.

4:40 Underestimated her.

4:42 How?

4:45 I don't know.

4:46 I mean, I, you know, I I keep asking myself like, well,

4:50 how could she put up with all these things that Thomas has done,

4:55 all the things he's put her through?

4:56 But like, she puts up with me.

4:59 She puts up with how much I care about you.

5:01 She puts up with our history.

5:03 She puts up with our family.

5:04 She puts up with all of that.

5:07 Yeah, but Hope and I are past that.

5:08 There's We don't have any issues.

5:10 That's That's my point.

5:11 That's what I'm saying.

5:12 I mean, maybe Hope just really is that generous.

5:19 And I can't see it because I'm not Liam.

5:31 I I I I got to get to work.

5:33 Yeah.

5:33 Yeah.

5:34 But just know that Thomas is in a much better place.

5:40 Okay.

5:41 My father has forgiven him and Thomas knows how

5:44 lucky he is to have it, have this chance.

5:47 And I promise you, he is not going to sabotage it.

5:53 Okay, it'll be fine.

5:56 Like I said, I promise.

5:57 Right.

5:58 Right.

5:59 I got to head [Music] out.

6:06 My father built this company for his kids,

6:08 and now I want to share with you guys.

6:10 Thomas, can you please just tell him how good it would be to have him on board?

6:14 Well, honestly, I I don't know if he needs to come on board or wants to.

6:18 I mean, I've been seeing the stuff you've been doing recently.

6:22 It's It's innovative, and I'm impressed.

6:26 Thanks, man.

6:32 How is that helping, Thomas?

6:33 You know what?

6:33 Why don't you just be happy that R.J.'s home?

6:37 I asked.

6:37 Okay.

6:37 Look, look, look, look.

6:39 Kate, you're a forester, right?

6:42 You're R.J.

6:43 Ridge Jr., if you want a place here, the company, it's yours.

6:48 You have birth right here as much as I do.

6:52 Well said and very true.

6:55 Come on, Dad.

6:55 You don't want all of your kids working here, do you?

6:59 Correct.

7:00 Just know you're welcome.

7:02 I appreciate it.

7:05 Okay.

7:06 I I can understand why your father wants you to work here.

7:09 I would love to have you here as well,

7:11 but we as your parents, we're not going to be pushy.

7:17 We're going to allow you to follow your own path.

7:22 Yeah, your mom said absolutely.

7:26 As long as your own path, maybe it leads you back here into this office.

7:29 That's all.

7:30 Oh, God.

7:31 What?

7:33 [Music] Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

7:54 Hi.

7:54 I was just texting you.

7:55 I know.

7:56 Yeah, you totally missed the meeting, Dan.

7:58 Okay.

7:58 I It was got here as soon as I could.

8:01 Just last minute thing.

8:02 Wasn't Wasn't something I planned.

8:04 Oh, unlike this meeting that's been on the books for weeks now.

8:08 Are you okay?

8:09 Did you handle it?

8:11 Yes, I'm fine.

8:12 All right.

8:12 And yes, that's what I do.

8:15 It'll be better you weren't here anyway.

8:17 Screwed things up.

8:18 Clients like me better.

8:20 Oh my god.

8:21 Yeah, you're not upset at all.

8:23 I will be if you think you're going to get a free lunch out of this.

8:25 Well, I mean, I'm a little hungry.

8:27 Why?

8:28 Cuz you got to work a little bit for me to be able to just No.

8:32 Expect the one.

8:34 No one appetizer.

8:36 I'll eat my spring rolls.

8:37 You can give me the whole playbyplay of how you, you know,

8:39 closed the deal and saved the company and yada yada yada.

8:41 You know what?

8:42 I got a better idea.

8:43 What?

8:43 How about you tell me where the hell you were?

8:46 Because I know you and I know something's eating at you.

8:49 So why'd you bail on me?

8:54 I was with Stephie.

9:02 Okay.

9:02 So, sorry to interrupt.

9:03 This is This is pretty wonderful, huh?

9:06 It absolutely is.

9:07 But can't believe that R.J.

9:10 didn't tell anyone that he was coming home.

9:12 Okay.

9:12 Well, if your mom had known,

9:14 she would have she wouldn't have been able to keep it to herself.

9:17 She would have been too excited.

9:18 Yeah.

9:18 Screw.

9:21 Hey, Thomas.

9:23 I think we need to have a little talk.

9:26 I think I know what this is about.

9:29 You up your old tricks again, Thomas?

9:32 Yeah, look, um, I did some pretty terrible things.

9:36 I hurt both of our families, but I'm not going to do anything like that again.

9:44 So, I've heard Yeah, look at what I was ostracized from the family,

9:50 from the company, and it hurt really bad,

9:53 but it it caused me to turn inward, you know,

9:56 look at myself and and figure out my issues.

9:59 And I think I did.

10:00 So, I think I am a different person now.

10:02 Good job.

10:03 Okay.

10:03 I hope so.

10:05 Hey, we all change, right?

10:07 Even you.

10:08 Listen, I've been away for a while, Thomas, doing my own thing,

10:11 but that doesn't mean I was kept out of the loop.

10:13 I kept up with everything, okay?

10:16 So, like I just like I told Mom and Dad,

10:20 I just I don't want to get involved in any family drama, okay?

10:24 I don't want to start any.

10:27 I still have to put you on notice.

10:28 I can't let you mess around with my mom and dad again or my big sister.

10:32 Oh my gosh.

10:33 Yeah, I respect that.

10:37 Okay.

10:39 So, we're good.

10:41 Yeah.

10:42 Yeah.

10:45 I don't know.

10:45 I figure if our moms can get along, at least become friends.

10:49 There's no reason we can't be.

10:51 I think I should I think you should I think you should I think you should Yeah.

10:58 You know, I uh I never thought I would see that happening.

11:05 Yeah.

11:05 It's going to take some getting used to.

11:07 I'm not going to lie.

11:08 It's actually one of the reasons I came back.

11:10 Mom and Taylor have been rivals, I think, for my entire life.

11:15 Like, I had to see it for myself.

11:17 Yeah, I know.

11:18 I know.

11:19 Hey, look.

11:20 Um, we uh we haven't exactly been that close recently,

11:26 but you know, you're my half brother and we can change that, right?

11:29 We can spend more time together and I think we should.

11:32 Well, hey, I mean, we have the same name, right?

11:35 But you got stuck with our dad's name, too.

11:39 And that that kind of sucks.

11:41 Yeah.

11:42 Yeah.

11:43 It's definitely It's hard to make a name for yourself

11:45 when you share yours with someone as legendary as Rich Forester.

11:48 Yeah.

11:48 No kidding.

11:51 Oh, lots of laughing coming from over here.

11:53 Yeah.

11:54 What are you guys talking about?

11:55 Oh, you know, just the trials and tribulations of being Forester men,

11:58 saddled with the insurmountable legacy

12:00 of our amazingly talented and wellrespected father.

12:03 Well, how will we ever measure up?

12:08 Dad, Charlie's going on about some huge surprise.

12:10 What's surprise?

12:13 R.J.

12:14 Oh my god.

12:16 RJ, what?

12:18 Oh my goodness.

12:21 [Music] You missed the meeting because you were with Stephie.

12:39 Well, and traffic was awful.

12:42 Dude, we have been working on this deal for weeks now.

12:45 I cleared my whole afternoon.

12:47 It's not like I wanted to be late, man.

12:50 I just time got away from me.

12:51 I'm sorry.

12:51 I'm sorry.

12:52 Time got away from me.

12:53 I texted you and I told you I was running late.

12:56 Wait.

12:57 Must have been some kind of an emergency then with Kelly.

12:59 Better have then kind of kind of mini emergency.

13:04 She left her homework at Stephy's and then

13:06 and then we started talking and that Yeah.

13:12 What do you think, Thomas?

13:16 Yeah.

13:18 Great.

13:18 Our favorite person is Who's Who's our server today?

13:22 Is it Is it uh No Foodsy till you explain to me what's going on?

13:27 I thought you and Stephie already got into this.

13:29 We did.

13:29 We have We've She's still insisting that I have nothing to worry about.

13:35 Is there any reason why you should be?

13:39 I I I I want to believe her.

13:42 I do.

13:43 Okay.

13:44 So then you're going to stop bugging her.

13:46 You're going to stop flaking on meetings and everything.

13:48 Is that Oh my god, why is this this one time?

13:51 Yeah, but it's just not like you.

13:52 You're Mr.

13:53 Reliable.

13:54 Okay, if this is going to throw you off your game here,

13:56 then you need to find some way to get past it.

13:58 We got quarterlys coming up.

14:00 Then we want the same thing because I do want to find a way past it.

14:03 And that's why I was talking to Stephie.

14:04 I want I want I want assurance.

14:08 And did you get it?

14:10 Because I don't want to hear that you bailed on me for nothing.

14:15 Stephie says that she and Thomas and the whole

14:17 family are in a really good place right now.

14:20 So terrific.

14:22 Maybe that means Thomas will keep his damn head on straight.

14:29 Fine.

14:30 I forgive you a little bit.

14:33 A little bit.

14:33 Because I know Stephie and the family have

14:35 been going through a lot lately with the Sheila

14:38 thing and and Ridge going MIA and Thomas

14:40 disappearing and reappearing like a magic act.

14:43 See, you get it.

14:45 Forers need all the good news they can get right now.

14:49 And I need all the brisketa I can eat right now.

14:54 Please, please, please.

14:59 Fine.

15:00 Yes.

15:03 I can't believe you're here.

15:06 Where have you been hiding?

15:07 Why didn't anyone tell me that you were here?

15:08 Well, nobody knew.

15:10 He just showed up.

15:11 Yeah, I wanted to surprise everybody.

15:13 Well, you succeeded.

15:15 Look at Dad's face.

15:17 What about my face?

15:18 Face?

15:19 No, it's lit up.

15:21 So is Brooks.

15:22 We're so happy.

15:24 I can tell.

15:25 Especially Dad.

15:25 You must be so happy to have your son back.

15:27 No offense, Thomas.

15:29 None taking stuff.

15:32 And these two are actually getting along.

15:36 Kind of like you and Brooke.

15:39 Stephie, you're still a rock star.

15:42 Obviously.

15:43 See, this is the kind of energy we need around here.

15:46 Okay.

15:46 Oh, no.

15:47 Please don't.

15:48 You also start.

15:49 He's enough to handle.

15:51 You're a whole lot tougher.

15:52 She is pretty tough.

15:53 Yeah.

15:54 Nothing can keep you down, Stephanie.

15:55 I could say the same about you, Mr.

15:57 Adventure Seeker.

15:58 What?

15:58 scaling mountains and jumping off of them.

16:01 So, what are you doing now?

16:02 What brings you back to LA?

16:04 Uh, you know, I've just got some opportunities,

16:06 but I really want to just stick around and spend some time with my family.

16:10 I think that's an excellent idea.

16:13 I think it's a great idea.

16:14 Yeah.

16:14 And you know what?

16:16 We still haven't figured out what he's going to do

16:18 for a job while he's here, but that can wait.

16:20 We don't have to do that right now.

16:20 I'm just because I have a request.

16:24 If he tells you to offer me a job, I already have one.

16:27 Help.

16:27 Okay.

16:27 Request is not the right word.

16:29 I I have um I have an idea and this is something that would mean a lot to me.

16:34 It's actually the first time we can do it because

16:37 these two ladies finally get along and I'm I'm totally on board.

16:40 Okay.

16:41 What What What is it?

16:42 What?

16:44 Can we just all get together and have a picture?

16:47 The two mothers and all the kids.

16:48 Can we do that, please?

16:50 A picture?

16:50 Yeah, we should do that.

16:52 Let's do it.

16:53 Artee, come here.

16:53 I guess like a little daddy doing your phone.

16:59 No, no, you're going to be in the picture.

17:00 Okay.

17:01 So, then are you going to do this?

17:02 Yeah.

17:03 But you I need you need to be in it because you're not my daughter,

17:06 but you're part of my family.

17:07 Haven't for a long time.

17:08 So, okay.

17:10 Love that.

17:11 You beat your heart out.

17:13 This is how you do selfies.

17:16 All right.

17:16 I got it.

17:19 Like this, right?

17:21 Well, there you go.

17:22 Oh, yeah.

17:23 Yeah.

17:23 Okay, your thumb is okay.

17:25 Look at everybody.

17:28 Stop.

17:28 Stop.

17:29 Stop.

17:29 Just take a moment.

17:30 Take this moment.

17:32 Look at us.

17:34 We got half brothers and half sisters and mothers and dads and we're all here.

17:38 And people always tell me, I I have two families and I don't.

17:44 I have one.

17:45 One beautiful blended family.

17:48 And I I wouldn't change a thing.

17:51 Okay.

17:51 Yeah.

17:51 Yeah.

17:52 Thank you.

17:52 Very nice.

17:53 Very nice.

17:54 Back in the beginning.

17:55 Okay.

17:55 What do I do?

17:56 I go like this.

17:57 No.

17:58 Make sure you get Oh, go ahead.

18:00 Yeah.

18:00 Yeah.

18:01 There you go.

18:03 Oh, no.

18:03 No.

18:03 Don't go that.

18:04 Don't.

18:05 Okay.

18:05 Ready?

18:06 Okay.

18:14 [Music] [Music] Heat.

18:51 Heat.

18:53 [Music]