Tuesday’s The Bold and the Beautiful episode delivers a thunderclap of emotional devastation that leaves the audience reeling and the Logan-Spencer bond in peril. Just when Hope Logan thought nothing could get worse than watching the father of her child fade away in a hospital bed, she finds herself blindsided by a betrayal of the deepest kind — not of actions, but of belief. At the heart of it all? A single question Liam dares to ask in his most vulnerable moment: Is Beth even mine?

Hope’s world begins to collapse the moment her phone rings. It’s Steffy — her voice trembling, urgent. Liam’s condition has worsened. Time is running out. Without stopping to think, Hope races to the hospital. She expects sorrow, maybe final goodbyes. What she doesn’t expect is rage, accusation, and a wound that cuts deeper than illness ever could.

When Hope enters the hospital room, her heart is in her throat. Liam lies pale and weak against sterile sheets. She reaches for him — to comfort, to reassure. But Liam recoils. His tone is cold, cutting. “Don’t act like everything’s fine,” he snaps. Hope freezes, tears forming as confusion takes hold. Then, Liam drops the bombshell: “Beth… is she even mine?”

The air vanishes from the room. It’s not just a question — it’s an earthquake, ripping apart the very foundation of their lives. Hope stumbles backward, stunned. Her eyes plead for clarity, but Liam is already launching into a tirade. He dredges up her time in Europe, a lost pregnancy, and dares to accuse her of deceit. The pain in Hope’s voice is raw: “You think I would lie about our daughter? That I’d raise her with you, knowing she’s not yours?”

And then comes the name — not spoken aloud, but present in every flicker of doubt. Daphne. The woman with the well-timed appearances, the too-friendly smile, the seemingly innocent questions. Hope remembers seeing her in the hospital. Remembers her interest in Carter. Remembers… the cold glint in her eye.

Daphne’s manipulation is becoming clear. She has planted a seed of doubt in Liam’s fragile mind, and now it’s growing. Liam admits someone whispered this truth to him — someone with no reason to lie. But is that really true? Or is Daphne playing puppet master, using Liam’s vulnerability to rip apart the Logan-Spencer family from within?

Hope, crushed and infuriated, steps back. “You don’t trust me,” she says through tears. “Even now, with everything on the line.” She walks away — shattered, but not broken. Her next steps are unclear, but her determination is real. She will find out what Daphne wants. And she will reclaim the truth.

As the episode closes, the damage is undeniable. Whether Liam survives or not, whether the paternity doubts are real or a sinister ploy — the trust between Hope and Liam may never be the same again.

And viewers are left to ask: In the final days of a man’s life, is it better to know the truth — or to believe in love, no matter the cost?