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00:02Steffi can take over for Ridge when he retires.
00:05You should be the one running the company with him now.
00:09I want to. I do.
00:12But Steffi is his daughter.
00:14And she'll get her a chance. I mean, someday.
00:17Right now, with Eric coming back, there's a renewed focus on couture.
00:22So Forrester is leaning into history.
00:25Tradition.
00:26And you are a huge part of that.
00:29And, yeah, sure, I mean, you're part of the executive team, but what is that really?
00:34You should be co-CEO with Ridge, not Steffi.
00:37I am ready to step in.
00:40I have experience. I know the business, our clients, our buyers.
00:46And they would be so excited to work with the king and queen of Forrester Creations, running the company together.
00:54I have thought about it. I've dreamt about it.
00:57Ridge and me partnered up, running Forrester Creations.
01:02Imagine what we could do.
01:05But I couldn't do that to Ridge and Steffi. I couldn't destroy their relationship.
01:11I leveraged too much to put him in that position.
01:16I emailed you the terms. Just sign here and here. And we can get moving.
01:24Yeah, we're gonna move on from the slogan disaster and look towards the future.
01:27Well, this new project, it will, it'll increase our visibility on social media, creator contents, SEO marketing, all of it.
01:36Congratulations, you two. You put together an excellent strategy.
01:39You do? No, this is all this one, Sir Brainchild. My beautiful co-CEO. Nothing to do with me.
01:50I just wanted to thank you personally, Edwina, for all of your orders and for your vote of confidence.
01:57Yes, you're right. Eric is supremely talented and we hope to find a designer who will live up to the
02:05standard that Logan set with its first collection.
02:08Thanks again. Thank you. Bye.
02:10Bye.
02:11Hi.
02:11Hey.
02:13But I, I doubt you're gonna find anyone who can match Eric.
02:32We wanted a cost-effective solution and you negotiated an excellent deal, sir.
02:36Well, we went in with clear objectives. You two knew exactly what you wanted.
02:41Visibility is key. We want Forrester in the biggest, brightest lights everywhere, on every platform, on every stage.
02:46Absolutely. Now we'll have it.
02:48You two are the dream team co-CEOs of Forrester Creations.
02:54I mean, it's a pretty tall order.
02:58Trying to match the success of Eric's line.
03:02Oh, uh, you don't have to tell me.
03:04Uh-huh.
03:05Yeah, I'm just saying. I mean, my husband, he's a, he's a legend in the business.
03:09A uniquely talented artist.
03:12You did a great job for Logan, really. Oh, that's on the map.
03:15Yeah, I mean, where would you even go from here?
03:18Like, I'm literally asking, like, where would you go? Like, how would you follow a collection done by the master
03:23himself?
03:25I don't even know who you turn to next.
03:30Of course you want to protect Ridge and his relationship with his daughter.
03:34Honey, it's terrible to be at odds with family.
03:37Oh, no, I understand that well.
03:40I just…
03:43Do you think Ridge and Steffi ever considered your relationship with me? Factored that into some of their decision making?
03:55Yeah. Like, Mom, I admire you.
03:59You're so kind. You care about the people around you, their feelings.
04:02But every now and then, you have to stick up for yourself, too.
04:08I mean, yes, sure, it would obviously affect Ridge, but I also know what it could do for you.
04:14So what would happen, maybe just this time, you didn't put Ridge first?
04:23Honey, you're a mom.
04:25You know how important the bond is between a parent and a child.
04:30I wouldn't want to do anything to damage the connection between Steffi and Ridge.
04:36Could you imagine the rift it would cause?
04:38Yes.
04:39But you're right.
04:41I have made so many contributions to Forrester creations.
04:48And Ridge and I have made history.
04:51Just think if we could do that again.
04:56So you're going to talk to him? You're going to advocate for yourself?
05:04I will.
05:06Oh, Mom, I am so proud of you.
05:10I have to believe that he is going to listen to you.
05:14We'll discuss it tonight.
05:32Well, you're not hungry?
05:34I'm sorry.
05:36It was sweet of you to bring takeout.
05:38Oh, look, I know you are busy and stressed, but you have to eat.
05:42Huh.
05:44Okay.
05:44You know what? I can tell you are struggling with something.
05:47You don't have to hide anything from me.
05:49I...
05:51I know I'm married to Eric and I am loyal to him and supportive, but you're my sister.
05:55You can tell me anything.
06:00Oh my God, you are freaking out.
06:01You are freaking out that Eric is no longer with Logan.
06:06You know, these questions are not helping with my act.
06:08No, I'm serious.
06:09Look, I know you had a big hit, but your sales are only going to take you so far.
06:14Okay, well, yeah, you're right.
06:16But I have to keep the momentum.
06:19I am determined.
06:20I'm not going to let this company fail.
06:23Yeah.
06:23So how are you going to replace Eric?
06:28You know, you're starting to sound like Brooke.
06:30I get it.
06:31Eric is irreplaceable.
06:33Look, I get it that you want to capture the mystique of Forrester at Logan.
06:38Yeah.
06:39I mean, Forrester is the preeminent fashion house on the West Coast.
06:43Would I like to bring Logan up to that level and have that kind of impact?
06:48Yeah, you bet.
06:48Not even without Eric.
06:51Well, there might be a way.
06:54Really?
06:55Do tell.
06:57What?
06:57Okay.
06:58You're right.
06:59There has been something that I want to tell you, but you have to swear.
07:04You have to promise that you will not tell anyone.
07:07It has to be a secret, even from Brooke.
07:10Katie.
07:12What?
07:13What's going on here?
07:19Yeah, maybe get some extra noodles for tomorrow when the kids get back from your moms.
07:24I know.
07:25I'm excited to be with you.
07:26I've had such a big day and I really want to celebrate with you.
07:29I love you.
07:30Okay, bye.
07:32Do you have a second?
07:34Uh, can't wait till tomorrow.
07:35I have plans tonight.
07:37Right.
07:39Had a big day at the office.
07:41Uh, yeah.
07:42Yeah.
07:42A really big day.
07:43Um, we had this deal and we finally finalized it today.
07:46It's good for Forrester and all the exposure.
07:49A significant project.
07:51That's what it's about.
07:52Bolstering the bottom line.
07:54Giving the artists that work here the support that they need.
07:58Yeah.
07:58Yeah.
07:59It's that's my responsibility, you know, to take care of Forrester.
08:01It's not just about one line.
08:03It's about the entire brand.
08:05And that's what I'm doing.
08:06You know, what we did today.
08:08It was a big success.
08:09It made Forrester stronger.
08:11No one can doubt how great my father and I work together as co-CEOs.
08:15Is there anything about this?
08:38Sadly, we're going to take care of her.
08:39Hey.
08:40Wow, I knew we should've cut out early.
08:43There's my handsome husband.
08:45What are we, um...
08:47What are we celebrating?
08:48As if we need a reason.
08:50So I didn't forget anything?
08:52No.
08:53Oh, good.
08:53No, you didn't forget anything.
08:55Although having him here like this, this is a celebration.
08:59A celebration of everything that we've done together in the past,
09:04and everything that we're going to accomplish together in the future.
09:22You have to promise, you have to swear to me that this will only stay between the two of us.
09:26I swear.
09:27Okay, I can't promise anything if I don't know what you're talking about.
09:30Well, it's not bad, it's not bad.
09:31It's just, it's complicated, incredibly complicated,
09:34which is why I need to talk to you about it.
09:35I need to talk to somebody about this.
09:38Dying to talk to somebody who won't tell anyone else.
09:40Yes, it's, it's that serious.
09:43It's incredibly important.
09:44Okay, a huge secret that I, I, I'm not going to tell Brooke.
09:47Is that what that is?
09:48You can't tell anyone, especially Brooke.
09:50Well, I can't, I can't do that.
09:52Katie, I can't promise that.
09:54Well, then I can't tell you.
09:56What?
09:57Are you serious?
09:59Don't you...
10:00Okay, that's a little ridiculous.
10:01It's that serious.
10:03This is huge.
10:06You know, you've been making it sound like I don't do anything around here,
10:10but I did a hell of a lot today.
10:11I, I just, I said you do what you want.
10:14No, I do what's best for this company.
10:16This is still a team, okay?
10:18I talk with my father.
10:20I get advice from Carter, from my grandfather.
10:23You have no idea all the things my father and I have accomplished.
10:26Including shelving my life?
10:27Hope is a, it is a sound business decision.
10:31It is not personal.
10:32You need to accept it.
10:34And if I can't?
10:36Well, there's not much you can do about it.
10:40Maybe you're wrong about that.
10:45I am grateful for every moment with you.
10:48No matter how ordinary or how eventful.
10:52We are very lucky.
10:54We are very lucky.
10:55That's what I was thinking about.
10:57While I was sitting here waiting for you.
10:59I'm just glad you were waiting for me.
11:01Not somebody else.
11:02Of course it's you.
11:03It's always been you.
11:06And I know you feel the same way about me.
11:10What are you, um, what are you thinking about right now?
11:16Actually, I was thinking about your mother.
11:19Oh.
11:22That changes the mood a little bit.
11:25Yeah, it does.
11:26But you know, she hasn't made things very easy for us.
11:29I mean, we had to fight her interference and her disapproval.
11:33But look at us now.
11:34We made it through.
11:35And here we are.
11:37We're stronger than ever.
11:38Yeah.
11:40And I just want to be by your side.
11:42Always.
11:43In our house.
11:45In our bedroom.
11:50And in our office.
11:53What are you...
11:55What are you...
11:55What are you talking about my mom and work?
11:57What are you...
11:57What's going on?
11:58What are you getting at?
11:58I had a conversation with Hope earlier.
12:31There it is.
12:32I did a lot of things for Forrester.
12:34And you taught her a lot along the way.
12:36She's a very good executive.
12:38And my daughter.
12:40And she will always be your daughter.
12:43But does she always have to be your co-CEO?
12:46Well, she is my co-CEO.
12:50I don't...
12:51But you have somebody else you can trust.
12:55Somebody who has a bigger name in the business.
12:59Somebody who has more experience than Steffi in the fashion industry.
13:07It's time for a change.
13:11I want you to make me co-CEO alongside you.
13:27Katie, are you kidding me?
13:29Just tell me what this is about.
13:33No, I can't.
13:34I can't.
13:35Oh my God, wait.
13:36It's not your heart, is it?
13:38No, no, no, no.
13:39Oh my God, thank God, thank God.
13:41Okay, but you're being cryptic and you're kind of starting to freak me out.
13:44Well, that's not my intention.
13:47But this has the potential to be explosive.
13:51I really do want to open up to you.
13:53Okay, fine, fine, fine.
13:54I am not going to tell anyone.
13:57Okay, you have to promise.
13:59You have to promise.
13:59It stays between us.
14:00I promise.
14:01I promise.
14:02My goodness, I promise, I promise.
14:04Just tell me, please, already.
14:06All right, well, you're right.
14:07There's no replacing Eric.
14:09He is, he's the biggest name, the biggest talent in couture.
14:14Yeah.
14:15But we have to keep our momentum.
14:17We have to do something bigger, something more surprising that will grab attention.
14:22Which is why we need another name.
14:26We need another fashion icon that will stoke immediate interest and give us fresh ideas.
14:34Someone, um, like Hope.
14:38Hope.
14:40Like, um, Arnie's Hope, like Brooke's daughter.
14:44Hope.
14:47My God, Katie, no.
14:50No freaking way.
14:55Hope, why are you doing this?
14:57You tell me, Steffi.
14:59You need to let it go.
15:01So, let go of my line.
15:04Forcing the issue.
15:05Threatening to leave.
15:06I'm not going to change my mind.
15:08Okay, so, no more conversation.
15:10No more conversation, because we've talked about this to death.
15:12I don't know what else I can say.
15:14You're not getting it.
15:15Like, do I have to remind you?
15:17I'm co-CEO of this company, Hope.
15:29Maybe not for long.
15:32What are you suggesting?
15:34A new era at Forrester Creations.
15:37One that goes back to that passionate beginning when your mother and father were running the company.
15:43And they were, they were king and queen of L.A. fashion.
15:48Those two were something else.
15:49They were an incredible team.
15:52When they got along, yes, they did really well.
15:54Well, you and I wouldn't have that problem.
15:59I know you're not asking me what I think you're asking me.
16:04Look, their love made a major shift in the fashion industry.
16:10And our love could do the same.
16:13And we could carry out their legacy.
16:16We could do even more, take it even further.
16:19Think of the things that we could accomplish under that capacity.
16:23You would be incredible, Rich.
16:25And I just want to be by your side.
16:29As my co-CEO because you're my wife.
16:31Not because I'm your wife.
16:32Because I've been dedicated and I was committed and all those things that I've already done for Forrester Creations through
16:39the years.
16:40You know this is coming out of the blue, right?
16:42Not when you think of everything that I've contributed.
16:45And you know better than anybody the impact that I've had on the company.
16:52I need you to do this for me.
16:54You need me to do what?
16:56Fire Steffi?
16:57No.
16:58Just give her a different position, a different title.
17:02Oh, a different position, a different title.
17:02What does that mean?
17:03She'll be fine, Rich.
17:06You really have to think about this.
17:07It's going to be huge.
17:09Brooke and Rich Forrester running Forrester Creations side by side.
17:13This is what everybody wants to see.
17:15The press.
17:16Our clients.
17:17Our buyers.
17:18I want it.
17:20And I think that you want it too.
17:24Come on.
17:26Just grant me this wish.
17:28Right here.
17:30Right now.
17:32You know how much I want to run the company with you side by side.
17:38Just tell me.
17:39Tell me that you will make me co-CEO.
18:10Here's a look ahead.
18:11I designed an entire collection that is never going to see the light of day.
18:14I am so proud of Hope For The Future.
18:17I gotta fight for it.
18:19Brooke has earned her spot here, okay?
18:21I get it, but she is not going to have my job.
18:23Tell me you understand that.
18:29We will be hiring.
18:31I invite you to do a normal group of pods, and I love Toee.
18:32I am so glad that you are on tour.
18:34We can miss you and feel Daddy push when you share a recollection of the horse with Roll aürd
18:34Well, let me share this success with he COVIDjet on the trip.
18:52You will hang out there.
18:54I am so glad you see people.
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