‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Recap Monday, August 31: Carter & Steffy Busted, Daphne Demands Answers & Finn Blames Himself

Steffy nearly confesses her betrayal, Carter begs her to keep their secret forever, and Daphne walks in at the worst possible moment.

By Amandah Hancen

The Bold and the Beautiful Recap Monday, August 31: Steffy’s Guilt, Daphne’s DiscoveryThe Bold and the Beautiful recap is in for Monday, August 31, 2026. In today’s episode, Steffy Forrester Finnegan (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) is consumed with guilt. Plus, Daphne Rose Walton (Murielle Hilaire) makes a disturbing discovery. 

Key Takeaways

  • Daphne catches Carter and Steffy together and demands answers.
  • Steffy’s guilt intensifies as she considers confessing to Finn.
  • Carter desperately pushes Steffy to bury their secret for good.

'The Bold and the Beautiful' Recap Monday, August 31: Carter & Steffy Busted, Daphne Demands Answers & Finn Blames Himself

Steffy Forrester Finnegan’s Guilt

At the cliff house, Steffy keeps sobbing as John “Finn” Finnegan (Tanner Novlan) apologizes. The man feels guilty about his secret causing problems in their marriage.

The lady is reminded of Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) telling her to keep quiet. 

Finn is still apologizing. Steffy tells him to stop. Finn says she deserves better than him. Steffy thinks they have both done bad things, and they should move forward.

Steffy wants to tell him something, but then says he doesn’t really need to know. Plus, he has to go to work. 

Finn says he’ll come home early and they’ll have a family dinner together. The past is in the past. 

'The Bold and the Beautiful' Recap Monday, August 31: Carter & Steffy Busted, Daphne Demands Answers & Finn Blames Himself
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Carter Walton’s Debate

At work, Carter arrives. Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) says they need to talk about Steffy. They talk about Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) in Monaco.

Ridge feels bad that Steffy had to process this all alone. Carter looks at the passion-stained couch. They both want to talk to Steffy. 

Ridge exits. Steffy enters a short time later. Carter wants to know if she told Finn anything. Steffy says she hasn’t. Steffy still wants to confess.

They discuss their sin. What Steffy did was way worse than what Finn did. Carter doesn’t want to lose everything. They made one mistake. Carter won’t risk losing Daphne. They need to keep quiet. Forever. 

'The Bold and the Beautiful' Recap Monday, August 31: Carter & Steffy Busted, Daphne Demands Answers & Finn Blames Himself
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Brooke Logan Forrester Frets

In the showroom, Brooke Logan Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang) asks why Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) is there. She’s worried about Steffy. 

Brooke is worried, too. Sheila is a nightmare for all of them. They chat about worrying about their kids. Taylor thinks if Sheila were out of the picture, Steffy could finally have a normal life. 

Finn has promised Sheila won’t be a part of his life anymore. Brooke will do what she can to help everyone through this ordeal. 

Daphne enters and joins the conversation. The Nose opens up about her diagnosis. She went insane and left Carter for a day.

Everything is fine now, though. Daphne loves how supportive her husband is. He’s so decent and faithful!  Brooke thinks they are both lucky that way. 

The topic turns back to Sheila. Taylor says that Carter and Daphne are exactly what Steffy needs right now. Ridge joins them and agrees. Daphne says there’s nothing that she can’t share with her BFF.

'The Bold and the Beautiful' Recap Monday, August 31: Carter & Steffy Busted, Daphne Demands Answers & Finn Blames Himself
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Li Finnegan’s Discovery

At the hospital, Finn updates Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) about the events in Monaco. Finn says Sheila was there and he couldn’t get her off the plane.

Li is shocked! Li finally realizes that this is her fault. The doctor explains that Sheila was left in the room with the computer open. Finn still says this is Sheila’s fault. 

Finn wanted to warn Steffy, but didn’t want to ruin things. He continues explaining Steffy running back to L.A. Things are fine now, though. 

'The Bold and the Beautiful' Recap Monday, August 31: Carter & Steffy Busted, Daphne Demands Answers & Finn Blames Himself
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Carter Walton Busted

Daphne is walking down the hall at FC. She knocks on the office door. Daphne is shocked to see Carter and Steffy. They both have funny looks on their faces. Daphne asks what’s going on between them.

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Amandah Hancen

    Amandah, a freelance writer and SEO content strategist since 2009, specializes in TV and soap spoilers. Taylor is also a mental health and addiction recovery writer. Taylor’s creativity and imagination have been published on 20+ blogs and websites, in a few print magazines, and in two poetry books. A big personality with a big voice and big ideas, Taylor loves this adventure called Life. When not writing, Taylor explores the great outdoors, handmakes glitter hair bows, works on self-improvement projects, and gets busted daydreaming.