Brace yourselves for one of the most explosive and emotionally charged weeks The Bold and the Beautiful has ever delivered. What begins with a heroic act ends in tragedy, division, and a family splintered beyond recognition.

It all starts with gunfire—and a choice that shocks everyone. In a moment of selfless bravery, Sheila Carter, long feared and infamous, throws herself between Luna and Steffy, taking the bullet that was never meant for her. Her body crumples to the ground, bloodied and broken, as paramedics race her to University Hospital under blaring sirens. There, Dr. Lee Finnegan, stunned and barely able to speak, watches as the woman she’s long loathed and feared hovers between life and death.

As Finn rushes in behind the ambulance, he’s thrown into emotional chaos. His adoptive mother, the woman who raised him and taught him to heal, stands frozen as Sheila—once her sworn enemy—lies dying after protecting a woman she once terrorized. It’s a moral paradox Finn never imagined he’d face.

Inside the OR, time blurs as Sheila is rushed into surgery. Finn, drenched in sweat and anguish, waits as Lee finally emerges, her surgical mask dangling from her fingers, her eyes shadowed with pain. But what she says next sends Finn reeling: she believes Luna’s recent descent into violence is not rooted in evil—but untreated trauma. She pleads with Finn to consider mercy over vengeance. But Finn isn’t ready. He remembers too well that Luna nearly killed Steffy, kidnapped Hayes, and shattered their family.

What follows is a war of principles between mother and son. Lee argues for psychological evaluation and treatment for Luna, claiming her violent outburst was the result of years of pain, PTSD, and emotional damage. Finn, however, demands justice—for Steffy, for Hayes, for every scar Luna has inflicted. The ideological clash begins to fracture their once-unshakable bond.

By the next morning, headlines roar: “Surgeon Defends Shooter’s Mental Health—Family Divided Over Mercy vs. Justice.” As public opinion splits, Ridge and Taylor look on in horror, helpless as their son and his mother spiral into a courtroom and hospital showdown that threatens to destroy the very core of the Forrester-Finnegan family.

Meanwhile, Sheila remains unconscious in her hospital bed, sustained by machines, her sacrifice echoing in every whispered conversation. Finn stays by her side, confiding his heartbreak and confusion. He prays she’ll awaken with answers—or at least peace.

The chaos peaks as Lee uses her authority to recommend Luna’s transfer to a psychiatric facility instead of prison. Finn discovers her confidential memo and confronts her in the dead of night, demanding to know if she’s truly choosing Luna over Steffy. Lee stands firm—her duty as a doctor, she says, is to heal, not punish.

But the emotional fallout doesn’t end there.

Steffy, still recovering from the bullet lodged near her spine, learns of Lee’s defense of Luna. She confronts her in the corridor, tears brimming, rage barely contained. “You saved my life. And now you defend the one who tried to end it?” she asks, broken and betrayed. Lee responds softly but firmly: “Because both of you are victims in different ways. And we don’t heal by trading pain for pain.”

As tensions explode in court, Finn assembles a team of prosecutors, while Lee brings in mental health experts. The courtroom becomes a battlefield. Finn watches in disbelief as Lee takes the stand, passionately arguing for treatment over punishment. To him, it feels like a betrayal—his own mother undermining Steffy’s suffering in the name of rehabilitation.

Outside the courtroom, protests erupt. Some chant for Luna’s imprisonment, others wave signs pleading for compassion. Inside, the once-unbreakable Finnegan family fractures further.

Back at Sheila’s bedside, Finn begs her to wake up. He needs her strength, her clarity, maybe even her absolution. His world is collapsing under the weight of opposing loyalties.

As the week unfolds, the ripple effects of Luna’s rampage leave no corner of L.A. untouched.

MONDAY, JULY 7 (EPISODE 9561): Finn is stunned when Lee impersonates Luna during a trauma reenactment, mimicking her taunting voice in a desperate attempt to explain her mental state. But the exercise goes horribly wrong—gunfire erupts in the ER, and someone falls. Who’s been hit this time? Sheila? Steffy? Or Luna herself?

TUESDAY, JULY 8 (EPISODE 9562): Steffy awakens in a haze of pain and confusion. Luna’s shocking confession echoes in her ears, and the betrayal is too much to bear. Meanwhile, at the police station, Luna’s interrogation spirals into chaos. As her story unfolds, the line between villain and victim blurs, and multiple lives hang in the balance.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 (EPISODE 9563): Carter makes a solemn vow to Hope, pledging to support her children in the aftermath. Meanwhile, three critical surgeries begin—Sheila, Luna, and an unexpected third victim. Lee, Grace Buckingham, and Bridget Forrester lead the charge in the OR, but will all three patients make it out alive?

THURSDAY, JULY 10 (EPISODE 9564): The heartbreak hits hard. Despite heroic efforts, at least one victim doesn’t survive. The Foresters and Logans are thrown into mourning as devastating truths emerge—most notably, Liam’s explosive secret that could destroy what’s left of their fragile unity.

FRIDAY, JULY 11 (EPISODE 9565): Poppy Nozawa takes center stage, delivering a fiery defense that rattles even Lee. Bill Spencer returns from the shadows, determined to make amends with Liam—but will anyone listen? As alliances shift and tempers flare, everyone is forced to pick a side in the looming war of justice versus forgiveness.

By the end of the week, the Forrester-Finnegan family is teetering on the edge. Lee and Finn—once the gold standard of unity—are now courtroom rivals. Steffy, emotionally and physically scarred, clings to Finn even as their family splinters around them. And Luna’s fate hangs in the balance, as the judge prepares to rule: prison or treatment?

Will justice prevail, or will mercy redefine the future?
One thing is certain—nothing on The Bold and the Beautiful will ever be the same again.