At Bill’s place, Steffy tells him getting Luna out of prison was sick… even for him. She then informs Luna she’s going back behind bars and will never see, or hear from, Finn ever again.
Steffy rails at Bill, “How could you do this for her?” Did he use his connections or bribes to get that monster out of prison?! Half-crying, half-screaming, Steffy asks, “Bill, what the hell were you thinking?! Answer me!” Luna argues that she’s still serving her sentence. Steffy thinks this is pretty cushy considering what she did. Bill doesn’t expect Steffy to understand, but he and Luna share a deep understanding due to the trauma they experienced in childhood. Steffy rasps, “You can’t be serious?!” This lunatic tried to kill her and nearly left Kelly and Hayes without a mother! She should never see the outside of a prison again. She pulls out her phone and informs them both, “This is over. I’m calling the police.”
Finn Gives Li Horrifying News
In his office, Finn flashes to Sheila telling him nothing can sever the relationship between a parent and child. He texts Steffy to ask how it’s going at Bill’s. Li walks in to get him to look at some scans and notices he’s upset. He stands and tells her there’s something she should know… something he should have told her years ago. Finn says it has to do with her sister. Li balks, “Your Aunt Poppy?!” Finn says yes… all those years ago when she stayed with them, something happened. She asks what that means. Her son says something happened between him and Poppy.
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Not getting it, Li shakes her head, “Something happened between you and my sister?” Finn says he and Poppy were alone a lot because she and Jack were out working. He and Poppy became close, “And, uh, then, one night…” Li shudders, “No, no. You two. You… you and my sister?!” Finn nods. Li gasps in horror.
At the Forrester mansion, Ridge and Taylor canoodle. She sighs and brings up what’s going on in Steffy’s life. She says they raised a strong daughter who knows what she’s doing. She feels terrible that she can’t do anything to help her. Ridge reminds her they don’t have to worry about Luna… she’s behind bars, far away from their daughter. Taylor remarks that what Poppy did to Finn is just twisted… imagine how Li will react when she finds out. How did they end up in a world where Luna is Finn’s daughter and Sheila’s his birth mother. The only saving grace is that Luna is behind bars for the rest of her life.
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Deacon Learns Sheila Kept a Secret
At Il Giardino, Sheila, as well as a female patron, admire Deacon’s muscled arms as he wields a cocktail shaker. Sheila tells him to go easy on her. Poppy greets them and wants to place an order. Deacon tells her it might take a while… they’re short-staffed, thanks to her daughter. Poppy tells Deacon she’s sorry and deeply ashamed of her daughter’s actions. Deacon thinks she means crime. Sheila explains that Poppy can’t stop loving her because nothing can break the bond between a mother and her child. They go over Poppy not knowing where Luna is… it’s like she just disappeared. Deacon’s stunned to hear that Luna’s no longer in prison and Sheila knew. He asks, “Where the hell is she?” Poppy shrugs.
Li Gets the Rest of the Story
In Finn’s office, Li gasps, “I can’t believe it. You were just a child!” Finn says he was eighteen. His mother declares that her sister took advantage of him. She’s going to be sick. Finn is only telling her now because he just learned something. “Tom Starr wasn’t Luna’s father, you proved that, and then you ruled out Dad.” He confronted Poppy right before she left and she said the baby wasn’t his. He believed her but she lied. Li shakes her head and agonizes. Finn cries that he trusted her, and she betrayed him. “Why would she leave me out of it?” Li asks, “Out of what?” Finn says, “Our of my child’s life.” Li braces. Finn confirms, “Luna’s my daughter.” Li buckles and shakes, “Oh no… noo.”
Li decides she won’t believe it. This is just another one of Poppy’s lies. Finn tells her he took a paternity test… he took two of them. There’s no mistake. Li cries, “My sister and my son… under my own roof.” She asks, “Does Steffy know?!” Finn nods. She can’t imagine how she reacted; first Sheila and now Luna. Finn admits his heart breaks for her. They’ve been tested so many times. Next, Li learns that Luna is at Bill’s house… he somehow got her out on house arrest. Steffy is over there right now. He needs to get over there. He’s worried about her. Li tells him, “Go.” Finn exits and Li’s gaze turns steely. She texts Poppy that she needs to see her right now.
At Il Giardino, Poppy gets Li’s text and tells Sheila and Deacon that her sister wants to see her. It seems urgent. She muses that the one good thing to come of all of this is that she has a sister again. She and Li have never been closer.
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In Finn’s office, Li seethes, “Still lying to me all of this time.”
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All Hell Breaks Loose at Bill’s
At Bill’s place, Steffy says this has gone on long enough. Holding her phone, she tells Luna it doesn’t matter if Finn is her father, she’s going back to prison where she belongs. Just then, her phone rings. It’s Ridge calling. Steffy answers and says she can’t talk. “I’m at Bill’s with Luna. Bill got Luna out of prison; she’s under house arrest here at Bill’s.” Ridge can’t believe this. He tells her not to move… he and her mother are on the way. Steffy disconnects and Luna begs her not to do this. “Don’t call the police, please!”
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Luna pleads with Steffy that she’s not the same person who committed those crimes. Steffy doesn’t care if it wasn’t pre-meditated. Luna says she is reliving what she did every single day. She urges Bill to tell Steffy about the conversations they’ve had about atonement. She reminds Steffy that Finn is her father, which means she’s her stepmother. Steffy tells her to just stop… she’s never going to be a mother to her. Just then, Ridge and Taylor burst in. Ridge rails at Bill, asking him what the hell is the matter with him. Luna tried to kill the mother of his grandchild! He implores Spencer to say something. Bill tries to explain his bond with Luna over childhood trauma. Luna felt she had no choice but to lash out. Ridge hollers that he’s delusional. Bill adds that Luna was being beaten in prison; he had no choice but to get her out of there. Taylor tells Bill he can’t fix her. She was serving her time and contained so Steffy could feel safe. Luna protests that she’ll die in there. Finn walks in and she implores, “Dad, please, please, you’ve got to help me! They want to send me back to prison!” She thinks they can help heal each other together. She can show them she’s not the same person who committed those crimes. Luna begs her dad to help her… she’ll die in there! “Please, please! Please help me, please, please!” Everyone looks at Finn.
Next on The Bold and the Beautiful: Deacon questions Sheila’s empathy towards Poppy, and Finn’s news about him and Poppy, along with Bill, evokes a physical reaction in Li.
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