The Bold And The Beautiful Recap Friday, August 23: Steffy Drugged, Bill Grills Li, RJ’s Rattling Bombshell

The Bold and the Beautiful recap for Friday, August 23, 2024 is finally here! On today’s episode, Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) grills Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda). RJ Forrester (Joshua Hoffman) drops a rattling bombshell on Katie Logan (Heather Tom), Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye), and Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang).

Plus, Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) drugs Steffy Forrester Finnegan (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). 

The Bold And The Beautiful Recap – Ridge Forrester Takes Sides

B&B recap for Friday, August 23 reveal that at the Spencer mansion, Luna gushes to Bill about how no woman can resist him. Luna kisses Bill as a jaw-dropped Steffy watches from a distance.

Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) leaves Forrester Creations. Ridge tells Brooke that Taylor wants to restart her practice in L.A. Brooke is rattled over all the days for Taylor to return. Ridge stands up for Taylor. Brooke gets upset and reminds Ridge that Taylor came in and instantly started jumping all over Hope Logan (Annika Noelle).

Ridge reasons that Taylor has a right to be upset. Ridge says that Hope kissing Finn is a big deal. Brooke knows this and says Hope does too. 

Ridge doesn’t think Hope is aware of just how catastrophic the fallout of the kiss is going to be. Ridge has been trying to fuse the two families together, but now the kiss has complicated that. Brooke understands why Ridge is upset and says she will handle Hope. They kiss as RJ bursts in the door.

RJ tells Ridge and Brooke that Bill isn’t Luna’s father after all. Ridge asks about the paternity test. RJ said that someone must have altered the results. Katie Logan (Heather Tom) comes in. RJ explains to everyone that Bill took two paternity tests just to make sure. Luna isn’t Bill’s daughter.

B&B Spoilers – Steffy Forrester Finnegan’s Horror

Bill tells Luna that she can’t kiss him like that. Luna apologizes and says she’s never met a man like Bill before. Luna says no one has ever been kind to her like he has. Steffy listens from around the corner. Luna says since the day they met she felt a connection with Bill.

Luna calls Bill her missing piece. Luna isn’t even looking at Bill while explaining. Luna keeps explaining to the wall. Luna starts fiddling with things on the little lamp table. Luna finally spots Steffy glaring at her from afar. 

Luna pretends not to notice Steffy. Luna is getting nervous and keeps staring at the wall with a frozen look on her face. Bill offers to get Luna professional help. That’s when Luna suddenly turns around to face him. Luna awkwardly says thanks, then says she’s gotta go. 

Luna hurriedly leaves and Bill goes into another room. Steffy peers around the corner and sneaks out of the Spencer mansion without being detected. Steffy’s phone is still on the table by the front door.

The Bold And The Beautiful Recap  – RJ Forrester’s Bombshell

The Bold and the Beautiful recap for Friday, August 23 reveals that Ridge and Brooke are surprised that Katie doesn’t know already. Katie says she’ll reach out to Bill. Katie explains how her suspicions began to Brooke and Ridge, then talks about Tom Starr’s (Clint Howard)  letters to Poppy.

Katie reasons that Poppy’s plan was to acquire Bill’s fortune. Brooke wonders what this means for Luna. RJ says Luna is truly vulnerable right now and seems worried.

Li stops by to see Bill. Li asks about Luna and Bill says she’ll be okay. Bill tells Li that Luna isn’t his daughter. Li laughs and thinks it’s a joke. Bill tells Li that he ran two separate paternity tests after the first one, and they were both negative. Bill accuses Li of manipulating the paternity test results. 

Luna goes to the old apartment. The windows are boarded up. The counters and appliances seem nice. Way too nice to be demolished. Moving forward, Luna goes into the apartment and Steffy follows her. Luna acts happy to see Steffy. 

Brooke says Poppy was more dangerous than they realized. Katie says Tom was getting in Poppy’s way. RJ says Poppy never gave him the impression that she was interested in material things. Katie counters RJ and says Poppy used her own daughter to lure in Bill.

Katie says Bill and Luna are victims. Katie feels awful for Luna and so does Brooke. RJ furrows his brow as he says Luna has come to really love Bill.

Li denies rigging the paternity test. Li says that Bill changed Poppy’s life in ways she never imagined. However, Li also says that she hates Poppy, so why would she help her? Li offers to take a polygraph.

Bill says he believes Li, but someone rigged the test. Bill asks Li if it was a Poppy. Li doesn’t know for sure. Li knows Poppy is a gold digger but feels that someone is framing her for murder.

B&B Recap – Friday, August 23, 2024

Steffy tells Luna that she heard about Poppy’s arrest. Luna says they took another paternity test. Luna admits Bill isn’t really her father. Steffy asks if that’s why Luna kissed Bill. Luna is startled and stammers. Steffy tells Luna that she was there and saw the kiss. Steffy is unusually calm. 

While Steffy continues talking, Luna goes to the refrigerator and pours something in a glass. Steffy tells Luna that she needs to look inwards and realize kissing Bill is wrong. Luna tells Steffy that Bill has been really understanding as she approaches her with two glasses of iced tea.

Luna offers Steffy one as it’s so hot outside. Steffy is suspicious about Luna’s behavior, but takes the glass. Steffy drinks as Luna apologizes for kissing Bill. Steffy asks if Luna is justifying her behavior. Luna says Bill is very attractive and rambles about “transference feelings” whatever that means. 

Steffy is starting to look tired as she asks Luna about Poppy and RJ. Steffy straight up says, “I don’t know who this is!” Steffy asks, “Who are you, Luna?”

RJ says he loves Luna and wants to do something to help her. Katie says none of this is Luna’s fault. RJ tells a concerned Katie, Ridge, and Brooke that Luna is going to stay with Bill and says they need each other. Bill asks Li why someone would frame Poppy. 

Luna gulps some tea awkwardly. Steffy also takes another sip. Luna makes awkward small talk about the kiss. Luna says that nobody understands the loss except her and Bill. Steffy reminds Luna that she’s talking about the man her mother has been sleeping with at the time of her arrest. Luna says that wasn’t very cool on her part. Luna says it’s becoming more likely that Poppy is responsible for the Il Giardino murders. Steffy is surprised that Luna doubts Poppy’s innocence. Steffy tells Luna that this isn’t her and asks for the real Luna back. 

Steffy realizes that Luna went from living at the beach house to Bill’s estate. Steffy brings up Tom’s death. Luna mentions that it’s awful and Poppy would do anything for her. Steffy finds Luna’s comment to be odd. Steffy thinks Luna had a lot to lose if Tom was shown to be her father. 

Steffy figured it out. The tea is almost gone. Steffy says, “That’s why you kissed Bill. You wanted him all to yourself. Steffy asks Luna if she’s the type of person to do anything to get what she wants… even murder? Luna gulps and says nothing.

Luna smirks as Steffy says, “You murdered Tom and Hollis.” Steffy gets woozy and passes out. Steffy lands on the broken glass, and shards can be heard crunching under her body. 

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