In Eric's office, Liam and Hope joked as they exchanged pictures of their zoo day with Beth. Hope said it had been good for them all to be together, but Beth missed Douglas -- and Deacon. Liam was glad Hope had taken the actions she had when Deacon had been with Sheila, but with Sheila gone, Liam wondered where Hope's relationship with Deacon stood.

Liam and Hope agreed that Deacon had a tendency to make troubling decisions, and Liam appreciated that Hope hadn't put Beth at risk. Hope said she and Deacon had a chance to start over. Liam asked how possible it was after all that had transpired. Hope believed they had a good chance with Sheila out of the picture.

Hope and Liam wondered what Deacon had seen in Sheila and if he'd been trying to fill a void. Hope figured she'd have more sympathy for that and noted that her mother had turned Deacon down. Liam reasoned that Brooke Logan was "up here," but then there was Sheila Carter, "all the way down here. Oh, look, six feet under."

Hope laughed and wondered why Deacon thought he and Sheila had something in common. Liam stated that their rap sheets weren't even close. Hope agreed but wondered why they were talking about the dead Sheila. Hope and Liam made a deal to never speak of Sheila again. They shook on it, and in union, gestured as if locking their mouths.

At Il Giardino, Deacon drank and ruminated on the ten toes he'd seen. He read Sheila's text messages again. He wondered who Sugar was and if Sheila was alive or in trouble. Finn arrived for takeout and asked if it had hit Deacon yet that Sheila was gone. Finn assumed Deacon thought he'd seen ten toes because he was struggling to let Sheila go.

Deacon got it that people thought he was off his rocker, but he said he'd become more convinced of what he'd seen. Deacon didn't care if anyone thought he was crazy. He asked if Sheila had ever mentioned anything about any friends or enemies -- or someone named Sugar.

Finn asked why, but when Deacon explained that he'd been investigating Sheila's communications, Finn cut Deacon off, insisting that Finn get a grip and stop wasting his time looking for signs of life. Asking Finn to listen, Deacon revealed that Sheila had been sneaking off and visiting someone from her past, and the text message he'd found from Sugar hadn't been friendly. Finn replied that he didn't know Sugar, and Sheila was dead.

Later, Deacon gave Finn his takeout and thanked Finn for listening. Finn joked that Sugar sounded like a dog, but Deacon replied that dogs couldn't text. Finn advised Deacon to stop because he'd never see Sheila again. Deacon asked if part of Finn wished she was alive, but Finn didn't think it mattered. He advised Deacon to treasure the memories and get on with life.

Finn left, and Deacon asked, "Are you still out there, Sheila? Baby, are you still alive?"

At the beach house, Luna was certain R.J. would kill Zende. She was worried R.J. would do something he'd regret. Poppy wished she could explain things to R.J. Luna said she'd told R.J., who'd felt betrayed -- betrayed by Luna, Zende...and Poppy. Luna was worried that R.J., who believed that Zende had taken advantage of her, had gone to confront Zende.

Poppy blamed herself for what had happened and promised that she'd never buy the mints again. Luna replied that what was done was done. Poppy wanted to fix it and make it better. She knew it might not be possible, but she offered to talk to R.J. Luna replied that she couldn't take it anymore and needed to go to Forrester.

Poppy tried to get Luna to slow down, but Luna said R.J. hadn't even let her finish explaining. Poppy was sure he'd realize Luna hadn't made a conscious decision to hurt him. Luna stated that she had to get through to him, but Poppy advised Luna to be patient. Poppy stated that R.J. would return eventually, but Luna's presence might upset things even more at Forrester. Luna asserted that she had to take that chance, so she could tell R.J. she loved him.

In the design office, Zende recovered from R.J.'s punch. Zende believed R.J. had a right to be upset, but Zende insisted that he hadn't taken advantage of Luna. Zende told R.J. to blame him. R.J. yelled that it was Zende's fault because he was family, and R.J. had trusted him. "Stabbed in the back by my own cousin," R.J. concluded. R.J. said Zende had gotten what he'd wanted.

Zende tried to explain that Luna had seemed into him that night, but R.J. said she'd been high. Zende contended that he hadn't known Luna had been drugged. R.J. screamed at Zende to shut up. Zende persisted, saying Luna had been waiting for him in his bed. R.J. replied that she'd been waiting for R.J. Zende insisted that there had been no indication that Luna had been impaired, and if there had been, he never would have --

R.J. screamed, asking if Zende would say that he would never have slept with the woman R.J. loved and had been in a committed relationship with. Zende replied that he was sorry and maintained that he'd thought Luna had been making the first move. R.J. replied that she'd thought it had been her boyfriend, but Zende had known what he'd been doing. R.J. asserted that Zende had never respected R.J., Luna, or their relationship, and Zende couldn't justify sleeping with R.J.'s girlfriend.

Zende admitted that he'd been wrong, and R.J. asked if it had been because Zende had wanted to stick it to R.J. out of jealousy. Zende insisted that he cared about Luna, but she'd never reciprocated. R.J. agreed with that and yelled that they'd been keeping a secret from him. Zende explained that Luna hadn't wanted to lose R.J., and Zende asked if R.J. had forgiven her.

Luna rushed in with Poppy on her heels. Poppy noticed Zende's bruised face and asked if he was okay. Poppy and Zende took the blame for what had happened, and R.J. asked how Poppy could drug her own daughter. Poppy stated that it had been an accidental mix-up of the mints, and Poppy had had no idea that Luna had eaten the wrong ones. Zende insisted that R.J. couldn't blame Luna and implored him to say that he forgave her.

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