Hope calmly tells Flo that she is not sure what she can say. She thought her baby was dead and Flo had a part in that. Now she is saying that she wants forgiveness. Flo says yes. She loves Hope and wants to prove to her that she can be trusted again. Liam goes to Wyatt's and he tells Wyatt that Bill and Justin are coming over; he hopes he does not mind. Justin tells Liam that Bill filled him on the details and he cannot believe that doctor pulled all of this off. Liam tells them he does not know the details yet but he understands they will pick up Reese today and he will be charged. Bill says great. Now they just need to get Flo and have her arrested and they can rot in their cells. Flo tells Hope that is not an excuse but Thomas knew everything and he threatened her life. Hope asks what about before Thomas. He did not know all of this months ago when Flo did. Flo admits he did not but still asks Hope to forgive her. Gritting her teeth Hope says no, hell no! Not now, not ever. The banter escalates with Flo nothing more to say than she wishes it had not happened and she was never pretending to be friends with Hope. She actually loved her and was happy to be a Logan. Crying by now, Hope says she does not want to hear about Flo's struggles. She could care less. She was handed a dead baby and told her it was Beth. And not to mention Steffy how much she has suffered too. She had a baby she raised for almost nine months just snatched from her and Kelly will no longer have that close sister anymore. Shauna tells the group that she does not know Hope all that well but she hears she has a very big heart. And when she hears Flo's story she thinks she will agree. Katie interrupts and asks how does a story that "I sold your baby and lied about it for months" go over. Shauna says she was only helping her friend and when she realized it was wrong it was too late. They all remind Shauna that Flo signed false papers. Brooke says maybe she did not plan this but she went along with it so she is guilty. Shauna says there is one person and one person only to blame for all of this and that is Reese Buckingham. Ridge says there is more than enough blame for several of them. And by the way, Reese was arrested today. And since Shauna is from Vegas, what are the odds of her daughter not getting arrested today. She begs him not to let her be arrested. She's their niece. Brooke steps forward and says she stole her granddaughter and then she sold her and lied to all of them about it. She's a thief just as Ridge said and that is all she will ever be to Brooke. Hope tells Flo that what she did was vile and despicable. And now she stands and wants forgiveness. And no she does not remotely understand for asking or she would not be standing here. And here she thinks she is the victim. Flo starts to move closer and Hope tells her don't. It was she and Liam that were the victims here and Steffy. Hope loses is and says for months and months Flo lied and made out like she cared for Hope. And so much for being family; even that could not make her do the right thing. Uncle Storm would be so proud of her. So she does not want to hear of her struggles or how many times she was intimidated or bullied. It does not matter. Flo chose silence. And all of this for some jerk at the blackjack table who had gambling debts. And he put a dead baby in her arms and told her it was hers. And that is who she aligned herself with and gave her loyalty. Hope slaps her hard. She gives her the evil eye and points her finger at her and says that is what she deserves. Bill declares that Flo will spend time for this. Liam tells Justin that he wants to put this behind him but he will testify. Wyatt says he doesn't pretend to know her anymore but he does not think she is faking remorse or will fight this. Liam tells Wyatt that he will always hate Flo for what she did but he knows how Wyatt cares for her and his feelings are not going to be as clear cut as his. Wyatt reminds them that he values trust and honesty and Flo knew that. He says he loved her and always will but there is no part of that in his life right now. Not after what she has done. After the one slap, Flo asks Hope if she would like to do that again. She will not stop her. Hope says no, she does not want to hurt her. She's already done that all by herself. Hope says but she does want her to leave. Flo says okay, she will give her more time. Hope says no, she meant she wanted her to leave her life for good never to see her again. Flo keeps harping on the past and wishes she could go back. Hope says what she would like to go back to is when her good doctor friend stuck that dead baby in her arms. She'd like to spit in his face and tell him to go to hell. She would have liked to raise her daughter from day one and she wonders if Flo knows what she took from them. .every cry, every lullaby, every smile. Steffy got all of those firsts and Hope can never get them back. And she will have to go the rest of her life knowing what Flo did .her uncle's bastard not a cousin, not family. Ridge, Brooke, Katie and Donna with Shauna lagging behind go charging to the cabin and want to know from Hope what lies Flo is feeding her. Bill tells Justin as soon as he hears who the judge is in this case he wants to make sure those two are put away a long time. Liam says he cannot get that involved. It seems Ridge is going to make sure Flo pays. Hope tells her mother that Flo had tears and excuses, not that it mattered. Brooke lights into Flo that she should have been so happy that she was part of this family. Stormie was such a good man, always sacrificing for his family. But Flo is nothing like that. She is cruel and mean. She thought she had Storm's eyes but all she can see now is his shame. Bill asks what are they waiting for. He will do nothing illegal. Just wants to make sure those two are put away for a long, long time. Let's be sure they get Flo arrested. Liam says Ridge is on it. Shauna speaks and says Flo feels horrible for what she did. Donna says how hard is it to say your baby is alive. Flo goes into her routine again that everything she wanted to tell someone bullied her to not tell. She knew Beth was safe so she let these people stop her. Katie says maybe when Liam and Hope were signing papers and breaking up, maybe then was the time to speak up and fix it. Flo says yeah, but they can't go back now. Flo tells Hope again that she is so sorry and she let everyone down. There is a knock at the door and Ridge lets Sgt. Sanchez and an officer in. Says he was surprised to get his call. Ridge tells Shauna there was a criminal on the property so he called the police. Shauna tells Flo not to say another word until they get her an attorney. Sgt. Sanchez says she can get one at the station; for now she is under arrest. Shauna bursts out again arrested for what. He says kidnapping for one. Shauna argues that she is innocent of that. He adds and for falsifying documents and for posing as the child's birth mother and that is fraud. As the officer cuffs Flo, Ridge says she made a mistake all right and now she is going to pay for it. All the way out the door Shauna is begging them not to arrest her daughter; she just got caught up in this.
Hope: I'm not sure what you expect me to say. Flo: That you can give me a second chance to start over and be the cousin that I really want to be. Hope: And you think you deserve that after what you did? Flo: No. Hope: I was told my baby died. Flo: I know. Hope: Yes. You did. You did know. You knew beth was alive. You knew what that man did. And still you said nothing. Flo: If I could go back and change that, I would. But I can'T. All I can do now is try to make it right with you. Hope: All those months I lose with my daughter, you -- you think you can make that right? Flo: No, I-I can'T. I-I know I can't make that right. But what I do know is that I don't want to lose you. And I care about you so much. And I will do whatever it takes to prove that to you, and to prove to you that -- that you can trust me again. Please, hope. Shauna: Well, say what you want, but I really think that flo is gonna get through to hope. Donna: [ Laughs ] No. No, I don't think so. Shauna: Weren't you the ones that told me how close you logans are, and how loving and supportive? Katie: Yeah, not when it comes to stolen babies. Ridge: Hey. What's going on? Brooke: Ridge, hi. Ridge: What is she doing here? Brooke: [ Sighs ] Shauna's trying to convince us that flo did nothing wrong. Shauna: That's not what I'm saying. Of course flo did something wrong. I did something wrong. I'm just... I'm trying to ask for a little forgiveness. Ridge: Oh, wait. You're serious. Shauna: Flo never intended to -- Ridge: We don't care about her intentions. We care about her actions. Actions that will land her in prison. Wyatt: Congrats, man. Liam: Thank you. [ Laughs ] Yeah, thank you. Wyatt: Is that weird to say? Like, I mean, it doesn't really feel like a "congrats" kind of situation. It's more like a "your nightmare is over, and I'm incredibly happy for you." Liam: Well, it's true. I mean, for the first time, it doesn't feel like a dream anymore. Beth is back. She's back! [ Laughs ] What are you -- what are you doing? Wyatt: I feel like my brother is pretending to not cry, so I'm gonna give him a hug to make us not feel uncomfortable. Liam: I'm not crying. You're crying. Wyatt: No, I'm not crying. You're crying. Heh. Liam: She's back, man! Wyatt: [ Laughs ] Liam: She's alive. She's alive. It's like my brain is struggling to process it, but... Wyatt: I mean, I guess it does actually feel like a "congrats" kind of situation. Liam: Yeah. I think it does. Wyatt: What? What is it? Liam: Uh... dad and justin are here. Wyatt: Oh. Liam: I hope you don't mind. I told them I was coming over. Wyatt: No, the more, the merrier. It's a celebration, right? But justin, too, though? Liam: Uh, yeah, 'cause i think dad has questions. Like, legal questions. Wyatt: Right. Bill: Hey, hey! What's -- oh, come on! It's just you two? Liam: Hey. Wyatt: Okay... Liam: Come on. Bill: Well, I thought hope was gonna be here with my granddaughter. Liam: You just saw beth earlier today. Bill: I got a lot of time to make up for, liam. Liam: Yeah, don't we all. Hey, justin, how's, uh -- how's your family since emma...? Justin: Well, we're still trying to make sense of it. But thank you. I-I appreciate that. Heard about your news. I'm very happy for you. Liam: It's pretty insane, isn't it? Justin: Yeah, bill was filling me in on the way over. So, steffy had the baby the whole time? Liam: Not -- not that she knew. Bill: No. It was just as shocking for her. Liam: Actually, I was over there earlier, just to check up on her and kelly. Justin: You know, I can't believe that the doctor was able to pull this whole thing off. Liam: Yeah, well, he had help. Wyatt: Yeah. He, uh, certainly did. Flo: I didn't plan any of this. Hope: [ Scoffs ] Flo: I didn't know what reese had done. I didn't know what he was involved in or how much trouble he was in. If I had known, hope, I -- I never would have gotten involved in any of this. Hope: So I'm supposed to forgive you because this wasn't your idea? Flo: No. Hope: Because you just... had to help a friend? Because you had no idea what was actually going on? Flo: Thomas knew. Did you know that? Thomas knew about beth. He knew about everything. And he didn't want me saying anything, and he threatened my life. Because he didn't want anything getting in the way of being with you. I know that that's -- that's not an excuse, and I know I should have still come to you and everything, but I -- Hope: I know. I know about all that. But what about before then? Before thomas? You had plenty of times to -- Hope: Forgive you? No. Hell no. Not now. And not ever. I had a heart problem. Justin: What kind of doctor -- no, what kind of person switches babies? Bill: [ Sighs ] Liam: I just didn't question it. I mean, I-I should have questioned everything. Wyatt: Oh, come on. How could you have known that someone could do something so awful? Bill: Well, my guys didn't get their hands on him, but at least he's been arrested. Liam: Yeah, in london, apparently. I mean, I-I don't know, like, when he gets extradited or what happens next. Bill: Oh, I'll tell you what happens next, liam. What happens next is his little helper, flo, she gets arrested. And the two of them rot in their cells. Shauna: I don't know hope very well, but from what I've seen and heard, she has a really big heart. And I think, once she hears flo's side of the story, she'll sympathize. Katie: How does flo's side of the story add up to anything but, "I stole your baby, I sold it, and then I lied about it for months"? Shauna: She was helping her friend. [ Katie sighs ] And once she realized that she was doing something wrong, it was too late. Brooke: Really? Because I would have known it was wrong the minute I said the baby was mine. Donna: I would have known the -- the moment I signed false papers. Ridge: Shauna. She put a stolen baby into my daughter's arms and told her to raise it as her own. Brooke: Maybe she didn't plan it, but she went along with it, and that makes her just as guilty. Shauna: There is one person and one person alone that took that baby. [ Ridge sighs ] And that is reese buckingham. So you all should be putting the blame on him. Ridge: There's plenty of blame to go around. Even with buckingham in custody. Shauna: He -- he was arrested? Ridge: Earlier today. Oh. I know what I was gonna ask you. You're from vegas, right? So, what are the odds of your daughter not getting arrested today? Shauna: I am begging you, please. I'm begging you, please. She's your niece. Please! Brooke: She stole my granddaughter. She stole her. She sold her. And then she lied to all of us about it. She's not my niece. She is a thief. Just like ridge said. And that's all she will ever be to me. Hope: Did you honestly think that you could convince me to forgive you? Flo: I guess not. Hope: What you did was vile. It was despicable. Flo: I-I understand -- Hope: No, you don't! Or you wouldn't have showed your face here today if you even remotely understood what you put me through. And don't do that. Don't look like you're all torn up inside, like you're some kind of -- [ Scoffs ] Oh, my god. You think you're a victim in this. Flo: No. No, I -- Hope: Don'T. Don't you dare. Liam and i were the ones victimized. And steffy, too. Did you ever think about her? Her heartbreak? What it would feel like to adopt a little girl, to fall in love with her, only to have her ripped away? Flo: Of course I thought about her! I thought about steffy every single day! Hope: And what about kelly? How confused she's gonna be when her little sister isn't there in the morning? A stolen baby! What is wrong with you? Flo: I don't know. Hope: When I think about month after month [Voice breaking] And lie after lie, and you pretending to build this bond with me -- Flo: I wasn't pretending. Hope: [ Sobbing ] You made me trust you. You made me care about you. And you were deceiving me the entire time! Flo: I was not! I never -- I never lied about our friendship. I never lied about being happy about being your cousin. Yes, I -- I kept the truth from you, but the rest of it, it wasn't a lie. Hope: Oh, well. So much for family, then, right? Even that couldn't make you do the right thing. I cannot believe I ever thought uncle storm would be proud to know you. Flo: Look... finding out that you were family only made it that much harder. I struggled every single -- Hope: I don't want to hear about your struggles! I don't want to hear about how many people intimidated you, how many people bullied you. [ Clapping ] It does not matter! You chose silence. And for what? For some loser who sits at your blackjack table so he can repay his debt. I had to wallow in agony for some jackass' gambling problem. He put a dead baby in my arms and told me it was mine! That is who you aligned yourself with! That is who you were loyal to! And that... [Whispers] That is what you deserve. Bill: Flo is gonna serve time for this? Justin: Well, that's a pretty safe bet. Liam: I mean, I -- I want to put this behind me, but I'll testify. I know hope will. Justin: You might want to plan for that, especially if she pleads not guilty. Wyatt: She won'T. She's not gonna fight this. Liam: You don't think so? Wyatt: [ Sighs ] I mean, I'm not -- I'm not sure about her at all, or the type of person she is now. I do know she's not faking remorse. I-it seems like she's ready to face the consequences. Bill: Well, she's gonna face the consequences whether she's ready or not, wyatt. Liam: Wyatt, just so you know [Scoffs] I hate flo for what she did, and I always will. Wyatt: I know. Liam: But I know that you care for her, and I know that your feelings about this are not gonna be as clear-cut as mine. Wyatt: They're clear. I-I value trust, and I value honesty, and flo knew that. All right? I -- I loved her, you know? And a part of me always will. There's no room in my life for that now. Not after what she's done. Flo: Do you want to do it again? Hope: No. Flo: I won't stop you. Hope: I don't need to hurt you. You've already hurt yourself. But I do want you to leave. Flo: Okay. I can give you more time. Hope: No. Not as in now. I want you to leave my life forever. Flo: [ Sighs ] I wish I could go back to that day I met you, hope. I would have told you everything right then and there. Hope: Yeah, well, you know what moment I would love to go back to? The moment where your good friend handed me a dead baby. Yeah, I would love nothing more than to tell him to go to hell, to spit in his face, to kick and scream. I would have done anything to have my daughter from day one. To raise her with my husband. Do you understand what you took from us? Do you?! Flo: Yes. Hope: Every lullaby. Every cry. Her first smile. Her first laugh. You took her, and you gave her to another woman to raise. Steffy got all those firsts that should have been mine, and I can never get them back! So, yes, as much as I would love to go back and to make it so that I always had my baby, and I never, ever had to meet you, I can'T. I have to go the rest of my life knowing what you did. My uncle's bastard. Not a cousin. Not family. Brooke: Honey? Shauna said that flo was down here with you. What did she say? Hope: What you'd expect. Regrets. Tears. Not like it matters. Brooke: To think that we would be happy to find out that you were a part of our family, that you were our brother's daughter. That maybe, somehow, stormie could live on through you. But you have proven us wrong. Stormie was such a good man. He sacrificed his life for his family. But you are nothing like that. You are cruel, and you are mean. And he is selfless. How could you possibly have come from him? I look into your eyes, and i thought that I saw storm. But now all I see is his shame. Bill: All right. As soon as we find out what judge is assigned to the case, I want to know every detail -- Justin: Wait a minute. Wait a minute, wait a minute. Haven't we learned our lesson about that? Ridge, judge mcmullen, that whole ordeal? Bill: That was ridge. Liam: Dad, how exactly are you planning on getting involved? Bill: I just want to help, liam. Nothing illegal. I just think we should do everything we can to make sure that those two are put away for as long as possible. Liam: They do need to pay for what they did to all of us. Bill: So what are we waiting for, right? Let's make sure we do what we can to get flo arrested. Liam: Well, ridge is on it. I've been talking to him, and it does not seem like flo's gonna be walking free for long. Flo: You probably won't believe this, but no one feels more shame than I do. Brooke: Now that you got caught. Katie: Where was your shame when you were signing documents giving hope's baby to steffy? Shauna: Flo feels horrible for what she did. Flo: I tried to tell her so many times. Donna: How hard is it to say, "your -- your baby's alive"? Flo: [ Tearfully ] Because every single time I had the courage to do it, someone would come in and stop me, and -- Donna: [ Disgustedly ] Oh! Flo: And I let them. I knew that beth was safe, but I -- I know that's not enough. She should have been here with hope and liam, with her -- Katie: So, when hope and liam were breaking up, did you think then, maybe, then -- that might be the time to say something so you could fix it? Flo: I should have. Yeah. But I can't go back. I am so sorry, hope. I failed you. I-I failed all of you. And I -- I am so sorry. [ Knock on door ] Ridge: Detective sanchez. Welcome. Det. Sanchez: I was surprised to get your call. Ridge: [ Clears throat ] Det. Sanchez: Quite the story. Shauna: What's going on? Ridge: Well, there's a criminal on the property, so safety first. I called the police. Shauna: Oh, my god. Flo: Mom, it's fine. Shauna: No. Flo, you need to not say another word until we get you an attorney. Do you understand? Det. Sanchez: You're welcome to call one from the station. Shauna: The station?! The station? What are you talking about? Det. Sanchez: Flo fulton, you're under arrest. Shauna: You're arresting her?! For what? What are you charging her with? Det. Sanchez: Kidnapping, for one. Shauna: But she's innocent! Det. Sanchez: Ms. Fulton actively participated in the falsifying of government documents. She also represented herself as the birth mother of a child she knew was stolen, which means we'll be charging her with fraud. Shauna: This is your niece! She made a mistake, trusting the wrong man! Ridge: She made a mistake, and now she's gonna pay for it. Det. Sanchez: Let's go. You have the right to an attorney. Shauna: How could you let this happen? Det. Sanchez: If you cannot afford an attorney... Shauna: Honestly, she had no idea! It's my fault! I'm the one that told her to be quiet. Please, don't arrest my daughter! That's my daughter! Please! You have to believe me. She really didn't mean anything. Please. You have to believe me. She got caught up in it. Please!