The Bold and the Beautiful Recap for Friday, August 16, 2024
Finn repeated that he needed to tell Steffy that Hope had kissed him "in the middle of the party" at the Forrester house. Hope called the kiss a "reckless, impulsive decision" that had been fueled by alcohol. Hope continued to apologize, but Finn cut her off. He said that Steffy had told him to steer clear of Hope, and Finn admitted that he regretted having befriended Hope.
Hope insisted that the kiss between her and Finn meant nothing. Finn held up his hand and remarked that his wedding ring did mean something. Hope worried that if Finn told Steffy about the kiss, it would cause the simmering Forrester/Logan feud to erupt. Finn admitted that reigniting that war would be an unfortunate consequence, but he repeated his belief that Steffy needed to know what had happened.
Finn asked Hope why she'd kissed him. Hope wasn't sure. Finn believed that Hope was trying to get under Steffy's skin. Finn refused to get caught in the middle of a Steffy/Hope war. He declared that his days as a "peacemaker" were over. "You really screwed things up," Finn snapped as he walked out of his office. Alone, Hope whispered, "I'm sorry" as she sank into a chair.
Later, Hope returned to the design studio at Forrester Creations. She could not silence Finn's voice in her head. She heard him saying over and over how she'd screwed things up.
Steffy was rummaging through the refrigerator when she heard a car horn honk outside her home. A look of confusion quickly turned to excited shock as Steffy said, "No way!" Steffy squealed as Taylor approached and gave her "beautiful daughter" a hug. Steffy looked at her mother in disbelief.
Steffy confessed that she had been jealous when she'd learned that Taylor had been spending time with Thomas, Douglas, and Paris in France. Taylor beamed as she talked about how "smitten" Thomas was with his new life.
Taylor quickly turned the topic to life in Los Angeles and wanted to know what was happening at Forrester Creations. Steffy expressed her displeasure with Brooke "flexing" at the company and with Ridge's decision to focus more on design. "I don't trust Brooke, and I certainly do not trust Hope," Steffy said coldly.
Steffy didn't want to spend her time with Taylor by venting about Hope. Taylor asked if Hope was "turning into her mother." Steffy flatly replied, "I wouldn't put it past her." Taylor assured Steffy that Finn was a "loving, loyal husband." Steffy told her mother again how happy she was to have Taylor back. Steffy then joked that she was going to hide Taylor's passport so that Taylor could never leave.
Shortly after Taylor headed upstairs to freshen up, a frantic Finn returned home and told Steffy that they needed to talk about Hope.
Poppy was led into a visitor room at the county jail. Her eyes welled with tears when Li turned around and greeted her. "I couldn't resist seeing my little sister in jail," Li grumbled. Poppy insisted that she hadn't killed Hollis and Tom. Li begrudgingly agreed. "You're a lot of things, but a murderer?" Li replied.
Li sat frozen and emotionless as Poppy professed her innocence. Poppy pointed out that she hadn't even been able to kill a spider when they'd been kids. "Always were a softie," Li replied. Li leaned forward and took Poppy's hands. Li said that she believed Poppy. Poppy burst into tears. Her attention then switched to Luna as Poppy said that she was relieved that Luna had her father in her life.
At Bill's estate, Luna nervously asked Bill for the results of the DNA test. "Two stripes, you're my dad, and one stripe you're not," she said nervously. "It's one stripe," Bill struggled to respond. "You're not my dad?" a brokenhearted Luna asked. Bill shook his head. He walked to Luna and pulled her into a hug. A devastated Luna stood motionless.
As Luna struggled to process the news, Bill reminded her that he had vowed to always be by her side. "You will always have a special place in my heart," Bill said. Luna and Bill collectively wondered if Poppy had somehow tampered with the initial DNA test and if it were all part of some bigger plan.
Bill surmised that if he were not Luna's father, then Tom Starr had to have been. "And now he's dead," Luna noted. Bill was certain that Tom would have "adored" Luna if he'd been given the chance. Luna wondered if Poppy had killed Tom to prevent Tom from getting to know her. Bill admitted that he couldn't wrap his head around what was going on.
Bill lamented the loss of the family that he'd envisioned in his mind, but he promised that Luna was not alone. "This is a loss for both of us," Bill said as he tried to fight back his tears. Luna thanked Bill for having filled a void in her life. Luna sat down on the sofa and told Bill that her entire life had been filled with uncertainty. "I had no stability, no friends, no childhood," she sobbed.
Luna recalled how proud she'd been of herself when she'd landed her internship at Forrester Creations. "What you've given me was like the greatest gift," Luna said. She added that she was "so enormously grateful" for Bill.
"No, you're not my dad, but you're just a man. You're the most compassionate, strong, beautiful, incredible man I've ever met," Luna continued. Luna reached out and pulled Bill into an embrace. She pulled away momentarily to look at Bill before leaning forward and kissing him. As Luna pulled away, Bill looked at her in shock. Luna, however, smiled slightly. Then her smile became something much different.
