6■With Liam closing in on
the truth about baby Beth,
Thomas tries to isolate Hope
upon their return from their
honeymoon. “Liam has
finally put all the pieces
together,” says Scott Clifton
(Liam). “And ironically,
the one who led Liam to
Phoebe/Beth was Douglas.
Everything clicks now and
Liam has this epiphany and
for the first time he’s look-
ing at this beautiful little girl
with fresh eyes and this time,
he doesn’t just see Phoebe,
he sees Beth. It’s a pretty
cool moment. That’s when
he races off to tell Hope.”
With Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Forrester backin town, Liam hightails it
to Forrester Creations.
“Thomas has gotten word
that Liam is figuring things
out and so now Thomas is
playing defense,” previews
Clifton. “He tries to keep
Hope from this information,
and that’s when Liam comes
charging into the Forrester
CEO office.”
Until he can put his own
spin on the story, Thomas
keeps Liam at bay by punch-
ing him out, and whisks
Hope to the roof so he can
spin the tale. “This is it!”
enthuses Annika Noelle
(Hope). “The big, epic roof
showdown begins. At this
point, the guys are fighting.Liam is shouting. Thomas is
telling Hope not to believe a
word he says. Hope is upset
and confused but when it
finally hits her, well, it’s
pretty emotional.”
As the truth sinks in, a
shocked Hope reacts to
the reality of the explosive
situation. “Thomas really
shows his true colors,” the
actress reports. “The mask
gets ripped off and Hope
sees what everyone has
been trying to tell her about
Thomas was true — the lies,
the manipulation, and then
on top of that, you get this
news that what she believed
was right! She believed
Thomas was a decent guy.late-breaking news
B&B: HOPE FINALLY LEARNS
PHOEBE IS BETH!
Last-Ditch Effort: Thomas
(Matthew Atkinson, l.) goes
to great lengths to keep
Hope (Noelle) from learning
the truth from Liam (Clifton).PHOTOS:^ HOWARD^
WISE/JPI