The storm at University Hospital has finally claimed its first—and possibly most shocking—victim. The Bold and the Beautiful fans, brace yourselves: Sheila Carter is dead, and her final words to Finn weren’t just emotional—they were earth-shattering.

After taking a bullet in the foot while trying to wrestle a gun from her unhinged granddaughter Luna, Sheila was rushed to surgery. While doctors worked to save what they thought was a minor wound, complications emerged, and her condition quickly spiraled. Internal bleeding. Sudden cardiac distress. Before the doctors could act, Sheila went into shock. But not before she summoned one last visitor: Dr. John “Finn” Finnegan.

What happened in that sterile hospital room will ripple across the lives of the Forresters, the Spencers, and every soul orbiting them.

Sheila’s Final Confession

According to exclusive spoilers, Sheila—barely conscious and gasping for breath—confessed a truth she had kept buried for decades. She didn’t just want redemption from Finn. She wanted to die knowing he knew the truth. And what she revealed may explain everything from her obsession with the Finnegan family… to her darkest crimes.

In her final moments, Sheila whispered:
“You were never adopted, Finn. I… I gave you away. But not because I didn’t love you. I had no choice.”

Finn, frozen in disbelief, tried to clarify—but Sheila slipped into unconsciousness before she could say more. Minutes later, she flatlined. Despite the doctors’ best efforts, Sheila Carter was pronounced dead at 6:42 p.m.

The Fallout Begins

Finn is left reeling. Was it the truth? A final manipulation? Or the last chance for a desperate woman to clear her name?

Steffy, who had just begun to soften toward Sheila after her heroic actions during Luna’s breakdown, is shattered. “She saved my life,” she tells Ridge. “But now I don’t know if anything she said was real.”

Meanwhile, Luna remains in critical condition, unaware that she may have killed the one person who believed she could be saved. Liam’s condition is stabilizing, but he’s yet to learn that the chaos he threw himself into has taken a life—one that might have altered the very foundation of Finn’s world.

What Comes Next?

As Ridge and Taylor attempt to console Steffy, and Bill Spencer comes to terms with the fallout of pardoning Luna, a new mystery begins: If Sheila’s confession was true, who forced her to give up Finn? Who else knows the truth? And if Sheila wasn’t lying… could another threat be looming?

The Forresters may think their nightmare is over with Sheila’s death. But The Bold and the Beautiful rarely buries its secrets with the dead.