Bold and the Beautiful planted seeds for Sheila Carter, Jack Finnegan, and Poppy Nozawa as possible culprits in the serial killings at Il Giardino on the CBS soap. Even Li Finnegan and Bill Spencer could be seen acting suspiciously these days. So B&B has a real whodunit mystery spinning this week.
Bold and the Beautiful: Sheila Carter, Jack Finnegan, Justin Barber Fill Room with Evil Vibes?
On the night of Tom Starr’s (Clint Howard) concert, Bold and the Beautiful sprinkled the room with some evil vibes. Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), Jack Finnegan (Ted King), and Justin Barber (Justin D. Spears) have dark histories. Then toss in Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) and she rounds out a suspicious foursome. All four of them may have a reason to want Tom Starr dead.
The only one missing from this suspicious group at Il Giardino’s when Tom keeled over and died was Poppy Nozawa (Romy Park). But Poppy was there before the show. So, she would have access to his drink to spike it. Jack was there but said he left before Tom went belly-up because he thought the music was awful.
Before Tom went on stage, Poppy confronted him in Deacon Sharpe‘s (Sean Kanan) apartment. She told him to stop the campaign he was about to embark on. That’s telling everyone, including Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) that she is his daughter. So, an overabundance of people who might benefit from keeping Tom quiet had access to Tom’s drink at some point that night.
B&B Spoilers: Jack Finnegan Helps Hide Poppy Nozawa’s Old Secrets?
It is likely Tom’s death stems from what he knew about Luna’s paternity. So, you might think that info would now go with him to the grave.
But, it didn’t. Bold and the Beautiful even offered ghostly light effects. The lights flickered at the restaurant, which seemed to signify Tom’s spirit for some fans. So, from the grave, he sent a sign that he wanted Hollis (Hollis W. Chambers) to dig through his backpack to solve this mystery death.
Or maybe he tried to warn Hollis that he was in grave danger. That said, other fans chalk it up to just the electrical grid gone off-kilter. But, either way, it added to the suspense.
So, now Hollis is dead, and it looks like he knew the culprit. The last time Bold and Beautiful fans saw him, he was startled by someone walking through the dark restaurant. He acted like he knew whoever this was. Plus, he was ready to confide in this person about what he found in Tom’s backpack.
Sheila or Someone Else?
Bold and the Beautiful fans know what Sheila Carter told Deacon about the night Hollis died. She said she was in the restaurant late, organizing things. So, you might think Sheila is the killer, except for one thing. She demanded that Hollis throw Tom’s backpack into the dumpster.
So, when that person came near Hollis in the dark restaurant, if it was Sheila Carter, would he act the way he did? Why would he tell Sheila he wanted to show her some stuff he found after she blew up the first time he mentioned it?
But the clues seem to point to her after she stayed late in the restaurant. Then, the next morning, she wouldn’t let Deacon go downstairs into an empty restaurant and make the coffee. Instead, Sheila Carter insisted she would do it.
As a nurse, you think she would run to Hollis to check his vitals, but she didn’t do that. Not until Deacon told her to help him. She let out some blood-curdling screams.
But her face lacked the emotional expression you would expect to go along with this. Plus, as Deacon repeats that Hollis is dead, the camera hones in on her face, and a subtle sinister grin starts to form. Maybe she didn’t kill Hollis, or even Tom for that matter, but she may have let the killer in to get to Hollis.
Bold and the Beautiful: Why Would Sheila Carter Want Tom Dead?
Right now, it’s looking like there are many suspects on Bold and Beautiful with the opportunity to kill Tom. But it seems like there is only one reason to want him dead, and that’s Luna’s paternity.
But Tom was snooping into Sheila’s life, although they seemed to come to an understanding. So, fathering Luna appears to rise to the top of the motive list. This offers a reason for the culprit to make the restaurant a scene of a double homicide. Hollis lost his life after finding incriminating evidence, but what did he find?
This is Bold and Beautiful, so the theories run rampant. One theory suggests that Poppy Nozawa became pregnant with Luna decades ago by her adopted nephew, Finn, John Finnegan (Tanner Novlan).
It also suggests he was on Poppy’s special mints when this happened, so he doesn’t remember a thing about it. This is something that both Jack and Li Finnegan would want to keep under wraps, as well as Poppy Nozawa.
Sheila would be just as invested as Finn’s birth mother to keep this hidden, she would not want to ruin her son’s life. So, Jack might have told Sheila Carter the story and recruited Sheila to dump that drug into Tom’s drink. But maybe Li had the same idea, and she sprinkled his drink with something. Then there’s Poppy, who also may have put her special recipe into Tom’s beverage.
It’s more likely one of these folks is responsible for spiking Tom’s drink, causing his death. So, when Hollis goes digging around, maybe Sheila Carter, bumps him off to get rid of the evidence. Or, she opens the restaurant door to let the culprit in and then silence him for good.
B&B Spoilers: Poppy, Sheila, Li, and Jack, All Have a Hand in This?
Poppy, Sheila, Li, and Jack all have a feasible motive in this theory to cause Tom’s death. Jack may have recruited Sheila as Finn’s mother who, like him, would want this kept quiet. But the others would likely be lone wolf strikes if someone other than Sheila did this.
Still, you can’t rule out Bill Spencer (Don Diamont). He is no dummy, so he probably had Poppy Nozawa investigated long before this. Under this theory, he could know he is not Luna’s father but doesn’t care. This might be why he is adamant about legally adopting her, then she will be his daughter no matter what.
The last time we saw Bill and Justin Barber together on Bold and the Beautiful, they were mortal enemies. Justin tried to steal Bill’s business holdings, which didn’t work. But it left Bill hating his once-best friend. So, Justin working for Bill is a long shot. But why was he hanging around when Tom died? This only adds to this mystery.
Unless these two old friends mended fences and Bill Spencer gave him the task of getting rid of Tom Starr, his presence might be a way for Bold and the Beautiful to throw fans off track. B&B offers a mystery with lots of suspects hovering around. But, it looks like Sheila Carter’s history comes back to bite her as it looks like she is about to take the fall for a couple of homicides on the CBS soap.
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