B&B Recap: The She-Devil Is Free And Has Another Chance To Rise Again

In the Bold and the Beautiful recap for July 21, 2023, guilty as sin Sheila Carter manages to walk away scot-free.

Bold and the Beautiful Recap Highlights

In addition, Liam (Scott Clifton) spies a sight that gives him serious cause for concern, and Brooke, Eric, and Deacon (Sean Kanan) ponder Sheila’s fate. Not one of the three had “she slinks away unscathed” on their bingo card. Now, let’s dig a little deeper into what exactly happened.

B&B Recap: Luck Of The Draw

The last person Finn (Tanner Novlan) appreciated seeing hanging around outside of Judge Evan Scott’s (Michael Corbett) chambers was Liam, and he demanded to know what his wife’s ex-husband was doing there. Liam tried to explain that he was there for moral support and to see to it that Sheila was sentenced to a long stint behind bars, but Finn wasn’t having it.

He let Liam know that he wasn’t going to tolerate anything inappropriate transpiring between him and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). What’s more, he insisted that he was not naive. He knows that Liam and Steffy have a history, but that’s what it’s going to remain. History.

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Later, with Judge Scott taking to his desk, the assemblage, which included Bill (Don Diamont), Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor), and Ridge (Thorsten Kaye), took their seats and awaited Sheila’s sentencing with bated breath.

Unfortunately for all the victims in the room, Judge Scott didn’t have good news for them. Despite praising Bill and Ridge’s sense of honor and commitment to seeing Sheila face justice, he actually had no choice but to dismiss all the charges leveled against her.

The evidence against Sheila was obtained through unlawful search and seizure and Bill’s use of his personal connections to federal investigators was murky (at best). “It was a glorified fishing expedition,” concluded his honor, and with that, Sheila was free to go.

The Bold and the Beautiful Recap: Debate Club

At Il Giardino, Trattoria Rustica, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Eric (John McCook) had a most agreeable working breakfast. Once the paperwork was cleared — and Eric inadvertently made things overly uncomfortable for Brooke by mentioning Hope (Annika Noelle) and Thomas (Matthew Atkinson) — the topic of conversation turned to Sheila.

Eavesdropping Deacon sat at the table and joined in the lively discussion. Brooke opined that Sheila could spend thousands of years in prison and not make up for the pain and misery she’s caused. Also, she was quick to point out that Sheila’s shooting of Finn and Steffy wasn’t the first time she’s attempted to kill.

Deacon wondered if perhaps Sheila might benefit from being put somewhere where she can get help, but Brooke and Eric agreed that she was beyond saving. No, as far as Eric was concerned, jail was the only place for Sheila. All that granted, Eric couldn’t help but worry about Finn and the “very deep effect” that seeing his mother sentenced for murder might have on him.

B&B Recap: What Sight This?

Speaking of Finn, he chanced upon Sheila in the hallway outside of the judge’s chambers (a popular meeting spot) and she wrapped him in another comforting embrace. Despite himself, Finn gave in and returned the hug. Liam spied on the interaction between mother and son and wasn’t too pleased.

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