At Il Giardino, Deacon deduced that it could have been Sugar that he'd seen on that slab. Convinced that he wasn't losing it, he questioned where Sheila could be. As Deacon picked up his phone to make a call, he uttered, "Your mother may still be alive, Finn."

At the cliff house, Finn told Steffy that he wouldn't be at the hospital long that day, and she'd decided that she'd be waiting for him when he returned home. Hope arrived, surprised that the door was unlocked, and said it had to be nice without the guards around.

Hope was early for her meeting with Steffy because Hope wanted to apologize on behalf of her father for the crazy things he'd said about Sheila. Hope stated that her father was hurting, but they'd all suffered enough, especially Steffy. Finn didn't think Deacon intended to hurt anyone and was simply in denial and giving himself hope that Sheila was alive. Steffy asserted that Sheila was gone and thanked God for it.

Finn prepared to take off for work, and Hope and Steffy went to work at the dining table. Finn received an urgent text message from Deacon. Finn looked at Steffy and paused in thought.

Later, Steffy said Hope had ambitious targets for Hope's line, and Hope replied that she had an ambitious team. To Steffy, it sounded as if Hope was managing the transition. "Since Thomas and Douglas left?" Hope asked. Steffy remarked that the guys were enjoying their time overseas.

Hope responded that she'd heard. Steffy said it had been good for them. Hope replied that it had been challenging for her because she missed them. Steffy admitted that she did, too. Hope said Steffy wanted Hope away from Thomas and didn't have to feign sympathy. Hope advised Steffy to be grateful for what was right in her life -- Sheila was gone, and Steffy was married to a great husband and father.

Steffy said she knew how blessed she was to have Finn in her life, and she and Finn had had their challenges with Sheila. Hope replied that he'd remained loyal to Steffy, and Steffy and Finn never ever had to worry about Sheila again. Steffy was grateful for it because she didn't know how much more of Sheila her marriage could take.

Back at Il Giardino, Finn arrived and was a bit irritated. He said he was done with the Sheila stuff. Deacon claimed he'd figured it out and was more convinced than ever that she was alive. Finn lectured Deacon on how unhealthy it was to cling to such ideas, but Deacon insisted that they needed to find Sheila. Finn turned to leave, yelling that he'd had enough.

Deacon turned Finn around, saying his birth mother needed him. Finn had heard enough and didn't want to hear any more about ten toes. Deacon began talking about Sugar and explained that he'd asked Lauren Fenmore about it. Deacon told Finn to brace himself because Deacon knew why he'd seen Sheila's face and ten toes. "Because it wasn't Sheila's face," Deacon stated. He said Sheila and Sugar had become "one and the same."

Finn wasn't following. Deacon revealed that Sheila had promised Sugar plastic surgery but had gotten the surgeon to make her look exactly like Sheila. Finn rolled his eyes and called it insane, but Deacon insisted that it made perfect sense. Sugar had been at the crematorium, not Sheila. Sheila was out there somewhere, still alive, according to Deacon.

In the design office, Zende flashed back to him and Luna figuring out what had happened to them. Carter arrived, quipping that it was hard for Zende to work while thinking of Luna. Zende was determined to give Hope his best designs. Carter suggested Zende work from home, but Zende said that had been where it had all started with Luna.

Zende asked if Carter had talked to anyone about it, namely Ridge. Carter claimed he hadn't. Zende begged Carter to keep it that way because Ridge wouldn't understand. Carter asked if Zende understood that he'd slept with his cousin's girlfriend, and Carter decided that Ridge was the least of Zende's concerns after he'd betrayed his family. To make it worse, Zende was crazy about Luna, which Carter had deduced from the look on Zende's face.

Zende admitted that he was crazy about Luna, and that night, he'd really thought she'd wanted to be with him. He recalled that she'd said she'd been waiting for him. Carter asked if it had mattered that she'd been with Zende's cousin. Zende replied that R.J. hadn't crossed his mind, and in the moment, all he'd thought of had been Luna.

Zende knew that it had been wrong, and he wished he could take it back. The night should never have happened, but he couldn't stop thinking of it because, for him, it had been real. He recalled that he'd felt close and connected to Luna that night, and it had been hard to see how horrified Luna had been. Carter said it wasn't right, and Zende blamed the mints.

Zende added that Luna had felt guilty for keeping the secret from R.J. for as long as she had. Carter asked if R.J. had understood it. Zende questioned whether Carter would understand. In Carter's silence, Zende said, "Who knows what R.J.'s gonna do now."

In Eric's office, R.J. arrived as Luna was dropping something off. She decided to go, but R.J. said that he missed her. She was surprised to hear it, but he admitted that he hated being apart. He'd wanted to call her. He needed someone to talk to about it. He wanted to talk to her, but he didn't know what to say to her or how to act. It was weird to him, and it wasn't who they were. Luna agreed but didn't know what to do about it. She asked where things stood between them.

R.J. admitted that he was hurt and even more confused than when he'd first learned of it. R.J. had been picturing her with Zende. R.J. didn't blame her for what had happened and told her not to dare blame herself. "But what if you can't get past it?" she asked. He replied that he wanted to, and he wanted their life back.

Luna told R.J. that she missed him, too. She missed working with him, joking with him, and being close to him at the beach house. She was desperate to fix it, and she asked him not to forget how much she loved him. He replied that he'd never stop loving her, and they hugged.

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