but if not-- steffy, if he's still after hope, then-- >> steffy: i--i--i--gotta go. [ phone beeps ] > ridge: everything okay? >> steffy: depends on who you ask. >> thomas: look, i'm--i'm sorry for the misunderstanding.

i understand if you want to back out. >> hope: i'm not backing out, steffy. >> steffy: then how are weonna have a fashion showdown if you don't have a designer? >> hope: i will find one. >> steffy: and you're gonna tell me you're not gonna work with thomas. >> hope: like i told you and ridge, it's just-- that is not the right situation for me. >> steffy: i get it. >> hope: right now i can't even concentrate on work. i'm still just thinking about... your dad and my mom getting a divorce. >> steffy: i know. it's a shame. >> hope: yeah. and all because of thomas. >> thomas: i'm not a threat,& liam. >> liam: like hell you're not. >> thomas: look, you've got to just give me a little bit of slack here. >> liam: you know what? stop. save it. save it because i'm not gonna bu

. ♪ >> steffy: this one's very workmanlike. >> sally: explain. >> steffy: well, it just feels durableit just has a real creamy feel to it. i wonder if we can combine them both. that'd be nice. >> sally: yeah. i, um-- i will get more options. >> steffy: great. you're doing a good job, sally. >> sally: well, if i can just tone down my "flambontly out there" instincts. >> steffy: i don't think they're that out there. >> sally: [ groans ] >> steffy: at forrester, we just kind of lean on more elegance and class. >> sally: i get it. classy beats "in your face" every time.

. >> steffy: i understand why you're angry-- >> hope: and why aren't you, steffy?ow can you even fathom zoe working here again? >> steffy: she's a good model. >> hope: steffy, there are thousands of beautiful walking around the streets of la. we do wn't haomve to hire the one model who lied to us both about beth. please rethink this. >> steffy: i made my decision. i don't have to like zoe, okay? but i do believe she has something to offer. >> zoe: oh, my god. i'm back at forrester. god, thank you so much for coming through for me. >> thomas: you shouldn't doubt me. >> zoe: yeah, i guess not. [ both chuckle ] an i

i'm serious, steffy. it's a relief. >> steffy: wow. thomas is actually moving on. >> hope: i know. didn't know whether or not to believe it myself, but, seeing the two of them together, i think it's actually happening. ♪

. ♪ >> steffy: divorce? are you sure?> ridge: i'm sure i'll always love brooke, and, yeah, i'm sure i can't be married to her anymore. >> steffy: because of thomas. >> ridge: she just can't get past what he did. [ sighs ] we love our children too much, i guess. >> steffy: i'm sorry, dad. >> ridge: oh. >> steffy: i'm sorry thomas' obsession with hope did this to you. ♪ >> thomas: can you do that? can you give me a chance? let's work together, okay? let me design for you. >> hope: i don't know, okay? and i can't think right now. can we just talk about this later? i really need to get home to my mom. >> thomas: hope, wait. hold on.

that's the thing. >> steffy: i gave thomas the same warning about her. still have no idea how she convinced my brother to give her partial custody of douglas. >> liam: how--how she-- no, he--he did that. he did that to her to win her over. >> steffy: are you afraid it's working? >> liam: i'm afraid he thinks it is. but hope's primary concern here is douglas. she wants nothing to do with his father. i'm sure of that. >> beth: i'm really touched that you did all this for me. i mean, the presentation, the cool sign. >> douglas: we knew you'd like it. >> hope: [ chuckles ]

. ♪ [ laughter ] >> steffy: oh, i love thanksgiving turkey. i wanna go [ imitates nibbling ].ou are so cute! >> thomas: of course she's cute, she's a forrester. >> steffy: i know she wishes her cousin was here. >> thomas: well, douglas is with hope and beth. uh, hey, dad. who do you think looks more like our side of the family? you think it's kelly or douglas? >> ridge: i think you're all pretty. >> steffy: okay, i know this one needs a little nap. [ groans ] come on. ooh, she's getting big, huh? say 'night! say 'night, grandpa! >> ridge: 'night, baby. i love you. >> tho g

>> steffy: she wouldn't be here if i didn't. >> brooke: well, i certainly hope so. we need to find out what thomas is up to as soon as possible, before my daughter suffers again. ♪ >> thomas: hope, what else can i do to prove myself tyo

>> steffy: i don't. >> liam: yeah. okay.ut he's confided in her before, and if you rehire zoe... >> zoe: look, i would give anything to go back to forrester, okay? and make up for the things that i've done. >> liam: exactly. exactly. if thomas is better, steffy, he's gonna want everyone to know that. we have to get to the bottom of what's going on with him. either he's reformed, or he's up to no good. either way, zoe is our chance to find out the truth about him. ♪ >> vinny: look at you. back in your element, all relaxed. >> thomas: vinny,ho ytheaanh.ks forng swiby

. >> liam: you have to beat steffy in the fashion showdown. i know. i get it. you need a designer. just... wish it didn't have to be thomas. ♪

. >> steffy: i don't wanna think the worst of my brother. >> liam: i--i--i know, but to just take hisd that he's all better after everything that he's done... i mean, we need to know, right? i need--i need to know for hope's sake, for douglas's sake. think of your little nephew. think of everything that thomas has done to him, the way that he's used him. is it possible that he'll do that again?

i'm lanhee chen, the david and diane steffy research fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university, and i'm just really pleased to be onstage with amy chua tonight. amy is the john m. duff, jr. professor of law at yale law school and acclaimed author. many of you may know her for her parenting advice, but we're not going to talk about parenting tonight. we're going to t