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All My Children

Angie and Brot had a heart-to-heart talk about the emotional turmoil Angie's blindness had on her life. Brot offered Angie some insight into what it was like to live with a disability. Angie's outlook vastly improved after her visit with Brot. Greenlee was moved when Ryan admitted, under hypnosis, that he loved Greenlee. Greenlee stopped Ryan's hypnosis session out of fear that he might recall that he had killed David. Ryan remained determined to find out what had happened to David, so he hired Tad to investigate. Greenlee suggested to Jesse that David might have taken his own life. Greenlee showed Jesse a secret drawer where David kept private documents. Jesse found four letters from David. The letters reinforced Greenlee's theory. Jesse learned that the David's letters had been forged. Jesse and Angie saw their baby for the first time on a sonogram. Kendall was released into Ryan's custody, so she and the boys moved into Ryan's penthouse. Randi advised Madison to find someone else, besides Frankie, to lean on. Frankie denied that anything had happened between him and Madison at the party, but Madison insisted that they both knew that wasn't true. Frankie proposed starting a family with Randi, but Randi wanted to wait. Ryan decided to take Greenlee's advice by moving forward. Madison was thrilled when Ryan invited her to go on vacation with him. JR was livid when he realized that Scott had let Caleb invest in their company. Scott assured JR that he could contain Caleb. JR was determined to find a way to outwit Scott. Damon was touched when Tad offered to help him study for his GED.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

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At the Jackie M fashion show, Bill and Jarrett grilled Jackie and Owen about Bridget's baby. Jackie and Owen admitted to a crowded room of reporters that Owen and Bridget were the parents of baby Logan. Liam was embarrassed because Bill had hurt Bridget - Katie's niece and Hope's sister. Bill told Liam that Spencer Publications had an obligation to report the news. Bill added that the paternity would never have been a secret for long, and no one could protect Katie's family from gossip and scandals. Bill said that he'd tried to protect Brooke, and his shareholders demanded that he report the news. Rick and Owen sparred over Jackie's attention, and Jackie, Owen, and Bridget warned Rick to leave Jackie alone. Thomas stuck up for Brooke and Hope in a Forrester meeting, effectively silencing Steffy and Stephanie, and earning Ridge's praise. Brooke told Steffy and Taylor that Steffy needed to stay away from Liam. Brooke and Stephanie argued again over Brooke's eventual return to Forrester. Brooke walked past Stephanie to get away from her, and Stephanie fell down. Brooke ignored her, and Stephanie called the paramedics on her cell phone. At the hospital, Brooke assumed that Stephanie was faking again, but the doctor insisted on a variety of tests. The doctor expressed concern that Stephanie had a persistent cough and lightheadedness. Brooke looked worried, and stayed for the diagnosis. The doctor later announced that Stephanie had cancer.

Days of our Lives

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Stefano cleared Will's name as a suspect in E.J.'s shooting, but determined that Sami's fingerprints were on the gun drawer, so she was still a suspect. Rafe suspected Will and confronted him about it, but Sami defended her son and told Rafe that she'd had access to the gun and motive. Arianna visited E.J. in the hospital, and he opened his eyes and asked for Sami. Isabella's memorial was held in the mausoleum, and no one but Brady knew that Vivian was really alive in Isabella's sarcophagus and watching everything. Victor believed that Vivian had left him and was overjoyed. He told Maggie that Vivian was gone, hoping they could explore their feelings for one another. Hope was attacked in jail, and the warden notified Bo. Meanwhile, Bo believed at first that Vivian had left town for good. Carly suspected it was a ruse, so Bo decided to investigate. Kayla returned to town because she was concerned that Stephanie was having trouble in her relationship. Meanwhile, Ian accessed Daniel's cell phone and notified Stephanie that Daniel was not the one who had changed Chloe's DNA test results. At Chloe's baby shower, a drunk Nicole almost let slip that Chloe had cheated on Daniel, but Nicole covered with Melanie, saying that she was just drunk and was mouthing off because she was jealous. After the debacle at the baby shower, Chloe kicked Nicole out of her life, and Nicole warned her not to trust her new BFF Carly.

General Hospital

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Sonny and Claire made love. Claire was unaware that Sonny was using her to forget Brenda. Diane warned Sonny that things would end badly with Claire. Morgan had reservations about going through with the adoption because he didn't want to add to Sonny's pain. Jax, Carly, and Michael managed to change Morgan's mind. Suzanne fired Jason after she learned that Jason was a career criminal. Jason rescued Brenda after the Balkan's men had pumped her full of heroin and then questioned her. The doctor revealed that Brenda would have died within the hour if Jason hadn't found her. Lucky continued to work undercover in Ireland as Ronan O'Reilly. Lulu decided to race to her brother's rescue after Dante told her about Lucky's assignment. Dante refused to let Lulu head into danger alone. Lisa managed to get her hands on some powerful tranquilizers, which she switched with some of Robin's HIV medications. Robin was unaware that she had taken the tranquilizers when she got behind the wheel of a car with Emma. Robin fell asleep as she drove to Maxie's apartment. Emma was found safe and sound, but Robin was missing. Robin was upset when she woke up in a cabin with Lisa and didn't have any idea where Emma was. Lisa insisted that it was just a coincidence that Robin had ended up in Lisa's cabin, but Robin suspected there was a more sinister reason behind it. Patrick decided to retrace Lisa's steps at the hospital. Steve told Patrick that an orthopedic nurse, who had worked with Lisa, had been found dead in the hospital's stairwell with a broken neck from a "trip and fall."

One Life to Live

Eli told Ross an edited version about of how T�a had fallen ill. Ross was unaware that Eli had drugged T�a and then persuaded Greg to lie about the brain tumor. At the same moment, Greg confessed to an unconscious T�a that there had been nothing wrong with her until she had met him. Greg told her about the steps that he had taken to protect T�a and to keep Eli from hurting his family. Greg was stunned when T�a woke up. T�a wondered where Todd and Dani were. Natalie spotted Ross on the phone with Eli, so she snatched the phone out of Ross's hand. Eli quickly disconnected the call before Natalie realized who was on the other end of the line. Langston regretted sending the damaging pictures of Ford kissing her when she realized that James had also paid the price. James was upset when he realized that he would not be able to continue attending Llanview University. Starr tried to comfort James, but James gave in to temptation and kissed her. Starr made it clear that her heart belonged to Cole. Destiny and Dani slipped into the courtroom while the judge determined if the will that Ross had produced was valid. Matthew found Rex sneaking files out of Clint's office. Rex decided to confront Clint about the file on David that he had found in Clint's office. Clint persuaded Rex to lie to Kelly about David's whereabouts. Gigi questioned if Kelly was interested in Rex. Kelly promised that there was nothing going on between her and Rex. Marty testified on Hannah's behalf and then agreed to take custody of her if Hannah were released from St. Anne's.

The Young and the Restless

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Nina and Philip were distraught over Chance's death, so Christine and Ronan revealed the truth to them; Chance was still alive. Ronan pretended to kill Chance, so the corrupt cops would stop hunting him. Nina was sad to learn that Chance had to leave town indefinitely to go into witness protection. Meanwhile, Chance wore a wire on the night that he was "killed" so Meeks and Owen were arrested for running the drug ring. Heather was named the interim D. A. Victor and Nick strongly urged Heather to reopen Adam's case. Skye convinced Billy to put her on the cover of Restless Style, which Adam thought was a terrible idea. Skye and Jack started an affair and flaunted it to Adam. Victor offered Abby a sizeable portion of her trust fund, if she would work for Newman. Abby refused the offer and reconsidered suing Victor for the entire fund. After Victor and Victoria had a fight, Victoria grabbed her stomach in pain. When Cain left for Australia on a business trip, Lily received a mysterious and anonymous gift. Neil and Sofia decided to work as a team for Tucker, instead of constantly fighting. Kay collapsed due to stress. Murphy did not want Tucker around Kay because he felt that Tucker was bad for her, but Kay disagreed. Kay said that she and Tucker needed to start trusting each other. Nikki fell off the wagon and began to drink heavily. Noah returned from Paris.