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All My Children
David provided Liza with more placebos in exchange for her agreement to represent him. Colby was crushed when Adam failed to show up for their meeting. Damon's attempt to comfort Colby led to them making love. Liza revealed that Adam's plane had been grounded due to bad weather. Tad told Damon about Liza's claim that Damon had kissed her. Damon accused Liza of trying to set Colby up for the same heartbreak that Liza had suffered when Tad had slept with Liza's mother. Liza denied Damon's accusation, but Tad didn't believe her. Angie was stunned to learn that she was pregnant. Angie's joy was tempered by the realization that she couldn't continue taking the experimental medication. Jesse was thrilled when Angie told him about the baby. Angie suffered another bout of vision loss while she was with Jesse, so she had to tell him. Greenlee insisted that she needed some time apart from David. David threatened to incriminate Greenlee in the Miranda Center scandal if she left him. Ryan slowly recovered from emergency brain surgery for an aneurysm. Randi returned home to find that Madison hadn't moved out. Randi didn't like what she saw between Frankie and Madison. Annie tried to make peace with Marissa by apologizing for the affair. Marissa made it clear that she and Annie would never be friends. Annie received papers finalizing her divorce from Adam. Annie insisted that her marriage to Scott would be the one to last because Scott loved her for who she was.

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As the World Turns
Chris asserted his interest in taking over as chief of staff, and Bob decided to submit both Chris and Reid's names to the board for consideration. Katie struggled to deal with her feelings for Chris and to mend her relationship with Henry. At Katie's suggestion, Henry made a television appeal to Barbara, in which he expressed his love for her. Iris covertly walked around town dressed like Barbara. Lisa, Henry, and Katie viewed a hotel surveillance video of "Barbara," but Henry was certain that it wasn't really her. A lingerie clerk discovered a lost bracelet and turned it over to Emily. After Paul caught Emily throwing it in the trash, their family identified it as Barbara's bracelet. In the warehouse, the malnourished Barbara hallucinated about James. Iris arrived, demanded bank codes from Barbara, and forced her to write a short note to ask her family to give her time alone. Upon seeing the note, Henry became convinced that Barbara had been kidnapped. Barbara discovered a walkie-talkie and somehow tuned the frequency to Jacob's baby monitor. Henry thought he'd heard Barbara while babysitting Jacob, but Katie was sure he'd imagined it. Blackthorn revealed his feelings to Janet, but she sent him away brokenhearted. After seeing Blackthorn with Janet, Dusty made out with Lucy in his hotel room. Lucinda concocted another financial emergency for the perfume company, and as Lily and Craig took off for France to deal with it on the eve of Holden's wedding, Lucinda convinced Holden to follow Lily.

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The Bold and the Beautiful
What happened during the week of
Hope was heartbroken to hear about Oliver and Brooke's mistaken identity sex. Hope visited with Bridget and Stephanie to discuss her mother's error. Oliver worked his way back into Hope's heart with an apology and a song. When Oliver and Hope kissed, however, Hope pulled back because she couldn't get the image of Oliver and Brooke's against-the-wall sexual encounter out of her head. Ridge fired Steffy because he believed she deliberately created the embarrassing press conference video of Oliver and Brooke, but Steffy insisted that her computer had been sabotaged. Taylor and Stephanie were irate with Ridge because they believed that Steffy was innocent. Taylor countered Ridge's firing by giving her shares and ownership in Forrester - all 25 percent - to Steffy. Justin and Liam explained to Bill that they were behind the sabotage of Steffy's video tribute that embarrassed Brooke, Oliver, and Hope. Bill angrily chastised Justin for a terrible decision, and he warned Liam and Justin that they should tell no one what happened. Stephanie invited Hope to stay at the Forrester mansion. Brooke visited Stephanie to warn her to stay away from Hope. When Stephanie and Brooke argued, it became physical, and Brooke shoved Stephanie. When Stephanie fell over, she hit the ground and was unconscious.

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Days of our Lives
What happened during the week of
Stefano was upset that Kate befriended Chad. Chad asked Kate about Madeline's past. Nicole continued to manipulate Dr. Baker and E.J. Nicole forced E.J. to comply with her demands. Carly scheduled Chloe's paternity test at another hospital, unaware that Daniel would be there at the same time for a medical consultation. Rafe decoded Nicole's diary and grew closer to learning the truth about what she was holding over E.J.'s head. Stefano was enraged when E.J. said that he y planned to marry Sami. Sami admitted to Caroline that she was still in love with Rafe but confused about her feelings toward the fatherly, more loving, and kinder E.J. of the past few months. Sami told Rafe that he cared more about his job than her. Sami was touched at E.J.'s creative marriage proposal. Brady bumped into Dr. Baker and was suspicious of Nicole's reaction when he told her about it. Carly tried to help Bo remember what happened the night of his attack. Bo questioned Theo and Ciarra about Hope's treasures. Vivian's theory about who attacked Bo fueled nighttime Hope's plan to get her revenge against Bo. Nicole hired a thug to take care of Dr. Baker. Rafe paid a visit to Fay to learn more about Nicole's plan to blackmail E.J.

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General Hospital
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Claire revealed that she wanted to have a baby with Sonny, but Sonny wasn't interested in expanding his family. Spinelli figured out a way to disable Jason's ankle monitor, so Sam begged Jason to run away with her. Jason insisted that he had to return to Pentonville. Dante was stunned to learn that the body recovered at the Museum of Contemporary Art hadn't been Franco's. Dante postponed Jason's return to jail until Franco was captured. Franco showed up on his mother's doorstep with a newborn baby. Lucky realized that Franco's accomplice had likely slipped out of the hospital before the lockdown. Lucky found Jane Morgan's body in one of the vacant hospital rooms. Jane had Aiden's identification bracelet clutched in her hand. Carly realized that Michael continued to struggle with what had happened to him in jail. Michael was plagued with nightmares of Carter. Jason told Michael about what had unfolded in Los Angeles. Lisa's delusional fantasies began to alarm Patrick. Lisa managed to lure Patrick to a room where she tried to seduce him. Patrick's harsh rejection infuriated Lisa. Patrick agreed to meet Lisa at Jake's to clear the air. Skye and Jax managed to gain access to Lorenzo's hidden fortune. Dante wasn't pleased when he saw Brook spending time with Johnny. Mac and Ethan slowly recovered from their gunshot wounds after Mac managed to kill Warren before anyone else was harmed in the rampage.

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One Life to Live
Eli took steps to stop the investigation. Rex and Kelly figured out that Bennett Thompson had drugged Rex. Kelly talked to John about what had transpired in Boston. Kelly discovered that John suspected that Eli was Bennett Thompson. Blair caught Eli in a lie, but he managed to throw her off track by showing her an engagement ring, which he claimed he had picked up in New York. Eli talked Blair into eloping. Jack was determined to stop his mother from marrying Eli. Evangeline was taken off of life-support and then died. Natalie contemplated terminating her pregnancy. Gigi urged Natalie to take her time before making a decision. Todd arranged for a justice of the peace to marry him and Téa. Téa and Todd told Starr about Téa's terminal illness. Todd surprised everyone when he spoke on Cole's behalf after Cole had pleaded guilty to the assault. The judge sentenced Cole to time served and community service. Cole and Starr had a bitter argument about Hannah after Cole admitted that he had almost slept with her. Cole revealed to John that Hannah had denied pushing Marty and attacking Ford. Hannah reached out to Ford for help. Ford advised Hannah to write a letter detailing everything, in the event that something happened to her. Eli decided to permanently silence Hannah. Inez explained to Ford why she had left. Ford realized that he and James had a brother.

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The Young and the Restless
What happened during the week of
Jack offered to help Abby with her finances, if he could call in a favor in the future. Jack looked at Abby's trusts and discovered that she was extremely wealthy. Victor and Ashley offered to give Abby a small portion of her trust, but she turned them down because she wanted the full amount. Victor and Ashley told Jack to stop helping Abby, but he secretly continued to assist her. Abby kicked Ashley out of her home. Ashley and Tucker questioned Billy about his time with Victoria in Japan, but Billy would not talk. Billy told Victoria that he knew she bribed a Japanese official with an expensive gun, but he swore to keep her secret. Lauren decided to reach out to Jill. Jill thought Lauren's heartfelt attempt to get to know her as a sister was a ploy and refused to give up the lawsuit. Chance admitted to Chloe that he cheated on her with Heather. Chloe was devastated and tried to make Chance jealous by kissing Ronan in front of him. Heather ditched her bodyguard and someone tried to kill her. Chance saved Heather. Chance and Ronan got into a fistfight. Adam helped Patty escape from the mental hospital, gave her a nun's habit, and told her to go to Canada to do the Lord's work. Patty listened because she thought she needed to do penance for her sins. Sharon went to the Abbott's cabin to get away from Genoa City. Nick visited Sharon and gave her a gun, just in case. Adam tried to get into the cabin and Sharon accidentally shot him. Phyllis kissed Deacon in front of Nick to upset him. Lily was discharged from the hospital. Lily and Cane were able to hold their twins because the babies were getting stronger. Mac could not shake her postpartum depression.

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