GAME OVER! Hot Update! Finn and Sheila and Staffy Drops Breaking News! It will shock you!
In the model’s staging area, Finn guessed that Hope was just playing around in her mind. Hope recalled Steffy saying there was nothing Hope could do to her. Hope uttered, “Perhaps, but you still haven’t told me. I mean, can you make a girl’s dreams come true?” Finn surmised that Hope’s attitude had to do with Steffy. Hope admitted that the women had had a tiff earlier but she didn’t want to make this about Steffy. “This is all about you,” Hope said.
Finn said he had been wondering about Hope’s migraines and questioned if they’d been real. She claimed that they had been and they’d improved due to his magic hands. “Wow, you are something today,” Finn replied. Hope asked if she was making him nervous. Finn, who performed thousands of surgeries, claimed to have ice water in his veins. Hope contended that he was more hot-blooded than he thought. “If you’re trying to get a rise out of me, it’s not going to work,” Finn replied. Hope told him to give her time.
Deciding to find his wife, Finn turned to leave. He advised Hope to button up. She quipped that most men wouldn’t tell her to do that. He said he wasn’t most men. In the doorway, Finn received a text message from Deacon: “Sheila’s been released,” Finn announced. He returned and closed the door. Hope asked how he felt about it. Finn admitted that he was relieved while he felt it had been important for the police to question Sheila, he hadn’t wanted her to be guilty of murder. Hope was happy for Finn but didn’t trust Sheila. Finn didn’t either, but he said Sheila had been questioned and was free fair and square.
Hope said she didn’t want Finn to get into any more trouble. Finn replied that he wouldn’t and he’d still honor Steffy’s wishes. Hope was happy for Finn and Deacon. She didn’t condone Deacon’s marriage and said she probably shouldn’t have been at the wedding; she’d done it for her father though. Finn replied that he and Hope were on the same page. Hope hinted that it was in more ways than they could comprehend and one day he might be able to admit it. Finn scoffed and she shrugged.
In the design office, Ridge and Brooke scrambled to button up their clothes as a grossed-out Steffy grabbed files. Ridge said she’d interrupted an important meeting, and Brooke added that they’d locked the door. Steffy rushed out, griping that she was tripping over too many Logans. Alone, Brooke and Ridge decided to pick up on their canoodling later. He returned to their previous discussion and Brooke asserted that she wasn’t the appropriate age to model lingerie. Ridge believed Brooke was more gorgeous than ever and he stated that Monte Carlo was the perfect place to restart her modeling career. Brooke admitted she adored Ridge for believing in her but said she didn’t look the way she had in her 20s and 30s. He wondered who did and stated that they were better for their experience and wisdom, and that was real beauty.
Brooke confessed that she was nervous about the scrutiny and about people asking who she thought she was. Ridge didn’t want her to do anything she didn’t want to but he insisted that she was a unicorn, living proof that beauty got better each year. Brooke chuckled, saying Ridge was biased and would like her no matter what. Insisting that it was undeniable, he said she should be loud and proud with a body like that and celebrate it on billboards. He grabbed a negligee and urged his champion, legend, and icon to try it on. “Only for you,” she replied and went behind the dressing screen.
Later, enchanted transformative music played as Brooke appeared in a deep purple gown. Ridge grinned unabashedly, “Wow, you look fantastic,” he said. He believed it was why she had to model for “Brooke’s Bedroom.” No one else had the charisma to make the pieces shine. He implored her to do it for him and for the company. Brooke said it was nice to feel valued.
Brooke evaluated herself in the mirror. She didn’t feel her age; she felt like the young girl who’d met him. She said aging was okay, it was a privilege, and not everyone got to do it. Ridge hugged her from behind. She said she looked forward to taking risks and staying true to herself without passing up opportunities. Modeling on a global stage again was frightening, but that was why she wanted to do it. Surprised, Ridge thanked his beautiful Logan. Brooke said she was only as beautiful as the love reflected in his eyes. Ridge stated that he’d always love her but the world would fall in love with her all over again.
In Eric’s office, Steffy cut her eyes at a photo of Brooke and Hope. Liam arrived before his meeting with Carter about the fashion summit. Steffy wished she could leave for Monte Carlo right then. She wanted to sign up to move to any place where Logans weren’t allowed. Steffy was excited to spend time in Monte Carlo with her father, away from anything and everything Logan. Liam wished they’d find a way to coexist, citing Ridge and Brooke’s canoodling earlier. Steffy griped about the Logans’ lack of decorum in the office. Steffy figured that she and Hope could get along if Hope left Finn alone and stopped filling his head with ideas about Sheila.
Liam revealed that he’d visited Finn earlier to commend him for what he’d done with Sheila. Liam believed that Finn was really putting his family first. Steffy joked that she needed to send out a press release about Liam’s new opinion. Liam didn’t know what his opinion would be if the two deaths hadn’t changed things for Finn. Steffy called it murder. Liam hoped it stuck for Finn, but Steffy believed it was over with Sheila in custody, headed to prison. “If there’s any justice in the universe,” Liam murmured. Steffy insisted that Sheila wouldn’t get away with it that time. Liam said Sheila shouldn’t have gotten away with the shootings, and he asked if Steffy was confident that it was Sheila. “Completely confident,” Steffy said. Sheila lived feet away and had been the first to find the body. It was open and shut, and Sheila would finally pay for her crime.
