Bill opens the door to find Liam. He says he is surprised to see him as he never thought he would speak to him again. Liam says there are things he needs to say to him. Bill says it doesn't feel much like a victory. Liam says no, it was more like a wrecking ball. Ridge asks Steffy if he can see Kelly after work and she says she is always glad to see him. He says she is the beautiful, courageous woman they all knew and loved. Zoe tries to get Harry to get up but he can't. Hope looks over some designs that Maya and Thorne show her. They notice the ring and she says yes she and Liam will be getting married. Thorne tells her that he took the guts to make a new hire. Zoe created so much attention on social media so he hired her. Xander says Zoe can be a bit high strung but she is not dangerous. Speaking of which he has a phone call from Zoe and asks if he can take this call. Hope says yes. Zoe tells him that she needs him. Harry is not breathing. He says he will leave right now. Steffy says she feels like she is back on track and the first priority is her daughter whether she ever wants the family business or not. Liam tells Bill that he always targeted Steffy but it was always in his head so no more. Find someone else. He put that awful necklace around Steffy's neck with no consideration for Liam. Thank goodness she had the good sense to back off and get rid of him. Zoe shows Xander the cat's body and then mopes around that this happened so fast. She starts crying and he comforts her. She says he always takes care of her and she is so grateful. He hugs her again. Emma again seems jealous when she realizes Xander ran off during work hours and tells Hope and Maya that it concerns her. Thorne tells her that Zoe has already created a lot of media attention and she saved the showing so she deserves a second chance and that is not up to Emma. Steffy tells Ridge it was like a switch turned off and she thought she would never love again so she turned to Bill. He says if Liam is the love of her life how is that gonna work out for her. Bill admits to Liam that he had convinced himself that he and Steffy were meant to be despite Liam telling him he had lost his mind and it would never end the way he wanted it to. Bill says his worst nightmare has come true. He has become his father. Bill admits that he genuinely loved Steffy but he put Liam's needs aside. Now he knows Steffy loves Liam and he should have respected that. They are a family and nothing is more important than that. It makes him sick now that he is his father. And the way Liam looks at him now with contempt is the way he looked at his own father and the worst part is he brought it on himself. Liam says if he is asking for absolution then he does not have it. Bill says he is sorry but he is not asking for excuses, but he is offering an apology. He lost his way but he is going to hold onto the hope that Liam's big heart will forgive him some day  father and son.
Bill: I'm surprised to see you. Didn't think you'd ever speak to me again. Liam: Yeah, well, I might not, but for now, I have some things to say. Are you alone? Bill: It would appear. Liam: I guess that's not surprising, considering you've managed to alienate anyone and everyone who's ever cared about you. Except for will, maybe. Then again, when was the last time you even saw him? Ah, well. Hey, at least you have this big mansion to rattle around in. To the victor go the spoils, right? Bill: [ Sighs ] Doesn't feel like much of a victory. Liam: That's good. You don't deserve to feel happy about taking a wrecking ball to my life. Then karma's a bitch, isn't it? I mean, here you are, in your house with your things, alone, after she shot you down. I'm proud of steffy. Ridge: Hey! I'm gonna go see kelly after work. Is hat all right with you? Steffy: Of course. She's always happy to see her grandpa. Ridge: She is, right? She's got a special greeting for me. She's got this little, uh, gurgling thing going. I love that kid. Steffy: Yeah, every time i look at her, my heart wants to explode. The love I feel for her... it's like literally sometimes i can't breathe. It's crazy. Ridge: That's how I felt when you were born. Nah, I still feel that now. That's why I panic when you make the wrong choice and you go the wrong way, and it just... but you fixed it. You straightened yourself out and you're back to being the beautiful, courageous woman that we all know and love. But I do have some concerns. Zoe: Harry. Why aren't you responding? Can you get up, little man? Please. Hope: Okay, so, how's the new collection going? Thorne: Funny you should ask. Hope: [ Gasps ] Oh, my gosh! Oh! I love this team. Maya: It seems that we are not the only loves in your life. The last time I looked, you were not wearing a ring. Does that mean what I think it does? Hope: Uh, yeah, liam and i are getting married -- for real this time. Thorne: Well, congratulations. Maya: Ditto! [ Laughter ] Hope: Thank you. Yeah, I'm really excited, but right now, I just -- I want to stay focused on work. So, um, is there anything else i need to know? Thorne: I took the liberty of making a new hire. Hope: Oh! Thorne: Yeah, there was so much social media buzz about zoe after the show, it seemed like a no-brainer to staff her as a model. Hope: Mm. How do you feel about this? Xander: It's true, zoe and i share a past. I mean, she can be a little intense, but not in a dangerous way. She's a good person at heart. Modeling for forrester creations is a big opportunity. She won't let the company down. Hope: All right, then. Moving on. [ Cellphone rings ] Xander: Uh, speaking of zoe, can I take this? Hope: Go ahead. So, what is next on the agenda? Xander: Hey. I'm in a meeting. Zoe: I need you, xander. Xander: What's wrong? Zoe: It's harry. He's not moving, or whatever. He's just lying there. Xander: What? Zoe: He's been slowing down lately, but he's been himself. I came home today, and he was barely breathing. I'm gonna take him to animal emergency, I'll send you the address. Can you just please meet me there? Xander: Yeah, um, I'm leaving right now. Steffy: I'm a work in progress, but I finally feel like I'm back on track. My focus, first and foremost, is my daughter, followed closely with my work. I think they go hand in hand. I just want to be the best possible role model for kelly and give her a secure future. Whether or not she decides to be in the family business... Ridge: Yeah, who knows, right? But those are admirable goals. And now that you have bill's 12.5%, which, by the way, I'm still not sure how you got those, but you just -- you gotta, you know -- you got to be careful. There's always a catch. Steffy: There's no strings. That's the agreement. Ridge: With bill spencer, there are always strings. Liam: You targeted your own son's wife. I mean, think about that. First when she was pregnant, and then again after she gave birth to our child. This is your granddaughter we're talking about. And all this over one night. That's it. This is a night steffy's gonna regret for the rest of her life, but, beyond that, it's in your head. So I'm here to tell you "no more." That's it, no more. Steffy's off-limits. You want a woman in your life? Find someone your own age. Preferably someone who didn't give birth to you own granddaughter. Hope: Oh! Quinn's sketches? Emma: She wants to start production, just needs your okay. Hope: Thanks. Emma: I thought xander was supposed to be here. Thorne: He was. Evidently, he had to leave. Emma: What happened? Hope: Uh, xander went out to take a call from zoe, and he never came back. Zoe: It already feels so empty. Xander: We could, uh, go sit outside for a while till you're ready. Zoe: Just puts off the inevitable. It's funny, you don't realize how much space their little presence takes up. [ Sighs ] How could this happen so fast? Xander: You said harry'd been slowing down? Zoe: Yeah, slowing, but his appetite's been normal, he was still into all his routines, still demanding cuddle time. He was right there when I found him, underneath all my pillows, curled up. When I came in, I called after him, and he didn't meet me at the door, like usual. I think I knew even then. [ Cries ] Xander... our baby's gone. Xander: [ Whispers] I know. Hey, hey, hey, hey. I know. Ridge: You know what I'm thinking? Maybe you shouldn't hold on to that 12.5% of forrester stock. Steffy: You're joking, right? Ridge: I'm not. You know, bill always finds a way in, it gives him -- Steffy: Dad, you got to stop this. We have a legal agreement. I have those shares free and clear. Ridge: I know, but he always finds an angle. You know that. Steffy: Not this time. Liam: You took that hateful sword and you put it around steffy's neck like it was a brand, and you thought you could sweeten the pot with forrester shares or god knows what else without a single thought for me. Without any consideration for the fact that you are ruining my& already suffering relationship, and -- thank god steffy saw you for the soulless creature you are, because she is too good for you. Bill: Yes, she is. And you're too good for me, too. Emma: So zoe called, and he ran out? During work hours? Maya: Look, emma, everyone has a past, and zoe is his. Emma: But she's pushing herself into his present. Thorne: Relationships can be complicated. Hope: No kidding. Sometimes they don't resolve neatly. Emma: Xander left london to get away from zoe, and then she shows up here, gets back in his life, and she'll be working here at forrester every day, all glammed up in her new modeling position. Hope: Oh, so you heard about that already? Emma: Yeah. And, to be honest, it concerns me. Xander: Um, I can, uh, put his things away so you don't have to deal with the reminders. Zoe: No. Thanks, but it's too final. I'm not quite ready. Xander: Whatever feels right. Zoe: This feels right, having you here to go through this with me. I was so shattered, I don't think I could have driven. The car... Xander: Hey, no worries. I'll get it back to you. Zoe: You're always taking care of me. I'm so grateful. Ridge: When you told me you were marrying spencer, it scared the hell out of me. And not just because you were gonna spend time with that narcissistic idiot, but because... I saw that look in your eyes when you said you didn't believe in love anymore. Steffy: Well, dad, when I saw hope and liam in each other's arms, something just snapped in me. It's like a switch shut off, and I didn't think I could ever love again. So I turned to bill. I guess because I -- I don't love him. Ridge: That doesn't make any sense. Steffy: I know, maybe I was just trying to hurt liam or bill. I don't know, dad. I really don't -- I don't know. Ridge: All right. Here's my question. You said that liam is the love of your life. Are you really ready to close the door on that? Bill: Something happened to me. I've been trying to figure out what, exactly. Liam: Is this the "I don't remember" defense? Because I'll save us time. I don't buy that. Bill: Just trying to explain things, if only to myself. You know, justin warned me. He said I was losing it over a woman, that I was obsessed, going down a dark path that could cost me everything. But I couldn't hear it. Not from him. Not from anyone. I convinced myself that steffy and I were meant to be, and that was all the justification i needed to do anything, including destroying my son's life. Justin was right. I lost my mind. I love all objectivity. And this is the result. Steffy is lost to me. Wyatt's guard is up so high i can barely see around it. And then there's you. The way you look at me... my worst nightmare's come true. I've become my father. Emma: Maybe I should be a bigger person, find a way to forgive zoe, but I can'T. Hope: For what it's worth, i think she sincerely regrets what she did. Emma: Because she got caught. Zoe plays it off like it's no big deal, but those posts cost the company time and resources. It was calculated and wrong, and, no, I haven't forgiven her. Thorne: Well, that's understandable, but hopefully with time, you'll get there. With context, those posts weren't threatening. They were wrong, yes. Definitely not her finest moment. But as far as the company's concerned, zoe's already done a lot of good here. She saved the fashion show, and she has created a lot of publicity for us. So I think we should give her a second chance. Emma: I know I'm just an intern, and business decisions don't have anything to do with anyone's feelings, but I really hope you guys change your minds about hiring zoe. Zoe: Look. His favorite little toy. He love this thing. Xander: Yeah, he carried it around everywhere. Zoe: Remember when we first saw him at the shelter? When we knew right away that he was ours? Or maybe it was the other way around. Xander: Yeah, we took him home, prepared for an adjustment period, then harry took charge. Zoe: It was his home. We just lived in it. Xander: I have never loved an animal the way I loved that cat. Zoe: Harry was special. I can't believe I'll never see him again. Xander: It's okay. Zoe: [ Cries ] Xander: Okay, come here. It's okay. Ridge: That was a bold move, putting your ring on hope's finger. Steffy: Needed to happen. Ridge: Yeah, I don't know, probably in the moment. Steffy: In the moment? Ridge: Come on, I mean, what you said about focusing on kelly and the company, I totally get that, but... walking away from your soulmate, I mean, that's a little extreme, no? Steffy: I'm not ruling out any possibilities. Ridge: Good. Because kelly deserves both her parents in her life. Steffy: Dad, liam's always gonna be in kelly's life. Ridge: And that's enough for you? Bill: You're weary of me. Liam: [ Scoffs ] Yeah. Can you blame me? Bill: Absolutely not. I've betrayed you more than once with no compunction, lied to you, manipulated you and steffy for my own wants, my own desires. You know, for what it's worth, liam... I genuinely loved her. Liam: Is that supposed to comfort me? Is that supposed to justify what you did? Bill: Maybe, uh, mitigate it just a little. But the bottom line is that regardless of my efforts, i couldn't erase one fundamental truth. Steffy loves you. The two of you have a family with kelly, and I should have respected that. But instead, I, uh... I barreled in, only concerned about what I wanted. Selfish bastard who accomplished nothing but alienating his entire family. It makes me sick. It makes me... it makes me my father. And that's something I swore i would never become. The way you're looking at me now, with that barely concealed contempt... that disgust and disappointment? That's how I used to look at him. And that hurts. And the worst part of it is that I brought it on myself. Liam: Yeah, I don't, um... I don't know what you want me to say here, dad. I mean, if it's absolution you're looking for, I don't have it. Bill: Absolution. No. I'm just hoping that maybe you can hear me. Because I've never meant anything more. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I tried to break up your family. I offer no excuses. Just an apology. I lost my way, liam. And in the process, I lost you. But I'm gonna hold on to the hope that, down the road, with that big heart of yours... that maybe you can forgive me, that we could be a family again. Father and son.