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All My Children

Liza showed Erica and Jackson a picture of Kendall looming over David with a pillow in her hands. Jack warned Liza that the picture wasn't admissible in court because Kendall hadn't acted on the thought. Caleb enlisted Asher and Bianca's help to reenact David's shooting. Caleb quickly realized that Erica couldn't have shot David, so he confronted her with his suspicions. Erica confirmed that Kendall had shot David and then blocked the incident out of her mind. Erica and Caleb shared a heated kiss; however, Erica made it clear that she intended to marry Jack. Bianca suspected that Erica had feelings for Caleb, but Erica explained that she simply shared a connection with Caleb because he had rescued her from the plane crash. Kendall was hospitalized after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Kendall had a frightening vision of David. Kendall confided to Ricky that it felt like something was missing every time she thought of Zach's death. Ricky feared that Kendall's thoughts of David were keeping her from moving forward. Griffin decided to take Kendall to David's room to show her that David was still in a coma. Annie tried to enlist Asher's help to gain access to JR's laptop, but Asher refused to help her. Annie advised Asher to be nice to her because she and JR planned to spend the rest of their lives together. Annie overheard Marissa try to persuade JR to fire Annie. Annie offered to make peace with Marissa, but Marissa was skeptical. Damon tried to help Colby and Liza mend their relationship, but things didn't go well. Liza appreciated Damon's efforts on her behalf. Damon walked in on Colby and Asher during a passionate kiss. Damon broke up with Colby over the betrayal, but later found comfort in Liza's arms.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

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Hope forgave Liam after he admitted that he had awakened next to Amber. Liam insisted that he could not possibly have had sex with Amber because he'd had a concussion. Amber and her mother, Tawny, schemed to convince Liam that he was the father of Amber's baby. Liam begged Bill to forget about touting Liam as the "world's most eligible bachelor," and Bill agreed. Bill said that he understood that Liam truly loved Hope. Whip confessed to Taylor that he had taken the photo of half-naked Brooke and Thomas and posted it on the Internet. Taylor forgave him. Taylor worried to Whip that Thomas had an Oedipus complex where he wanted to sleep with his stepmother. Whip agreed that it was possible. Unbeknownst to Taylor, Ridge had sent Brooke and Thomas to Paris together on the Forrester jet. Thomas confessed to Brooke that he didn't feel anything for any of the girls that he had been dating. Brooke encouraged him to keep dating because he would find love. Brooke shared memories of Thomas as a little boy when Taylor had been gone and Brooke and Ridge had raised Thomas, Steffy, and Phoebe. When Brooke fell asleep, Thomas covered her with a blanket and stared at her.

Days of our Lives

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Jennifer seemed impressed with Ben's dedication to his patients, unaware that the organs he received were courtesy of his arrangement with Warden Jane and the premature death of prison inmates. Bo and Hope enlisted help from their old friend Leo while they were on the run from the Feds. Brady and Kate put their plan in motion to get rid of Vivian. Rafe encouraged Sami to try to deal with E.J. and Nicole until Johnny and Sydney returned home to them. Sami told E.J. that his marriage to Nicole would never work. Johnny ran away from home, right into Rafe and Sami's arms. Stephanie and Nathan returned to Salem after learning of Caroline's stroke. Daniel asked Chloe and Parker to move out, and then asked Victor to open his heart and provide financial support for Parker. Melanie and Nathan had a bittersweet reunion. Philip was livid when he learned that Stephanie had known that he was Parker's biological father and hadn't told him. Philip asked Melanie to forgive him, but she wanted no part of him or their marriage. Philip comforted a devastated Chloe and promised that he would be there for Parker. The captain of the Kiriakis corporate jet forced Vivian and Gus to parachute from the plane to tropical places unknown. As Stephanie prepared for her wedding day, Nathan learned that she had lied to him from day one about Parker's paternity.

General Hospital

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The bus crash claimed the lives of the driver and Ali. Michael was hailed as the hero for finding Olivia and Morgan. Olivia was rushed to the hospital after help arrived. Olivia underwent emergency surgery to stop the internal bleeding. Dante sat vigil at Olivia's bedside until she woke up. Dante noticed the sparks between Olivia and Steve. Steve hired a new doctor named Terrell Jackson. Terrell and Lisa had a past connection. Lisa explained that she had called Terrell because she needed him to seduce Robin. Terrell wanted to rekindle things with Lisa if he succeeded in helping her break up Patrick and Robin. Lisa thought that it would serve Patrick right if she dumped him after she wrecked his marriage. Jason was choked up with emotion when Elizabeth let him spend some time with Jake. Theo took steps to get to know Sonny's children. Sonny resented Theo's insensitivity when Theo showed up at the hospital to interrogate Dante about Anton's shooting. Later, Brenda asked Theo if he could get a continuance for the first hearing, but Theo explained that a man's son had died, so a father had the right to expect someone to pay for it. Spinelli was impressed with Diane's writing skills, so he proposed that they collaborate on a book about The Jackal, P.I. Jason turned to Sam, Spinelli, and Diane for help to dig into Theo Hoffman's past. Carly confronted Sam when Sonny let it slip that Abby was a stripper. Sam refused to apologize for introducing Michael to Abby. Carly decided to offer Abby money to leave town and to never contact Michael again. Abby refused to accept Carly's offer. Sonny warned Michael that Carly was on the warpath.

One Life to Live

Charlie was horrified when the doctor explained that the scarring from the gunshot wound to Jessica's abdomen required Jessica to have a Caesarean section. Natalie and Marty had a bitter argument about Marty's plans to reveal the paternity of Natalie's baby. Marty hit her head during a tussle with Natalie. Natalie panicked, so she took Marty to the family lodge. Natalie decided to keep Marty at the lodge, so that Natalie could go to the hospital to tell John the truth about the baby. Marty gained the upper hand when Natalie went into labor. Natalie was stunned when Marty left Natalie to have the baby alone. Cris was upset when a man answered Layla's phone in the middle of the night. Cris accused Layla of cheating, so she hung up on him. Blair offered to let Cris spend the night, in one of the guest rooms, but Cris opted to grab a bottle of champagne and then carry Blair to her bedroom. Cris and Blair weren't certain what had happened between them when they woke up naked in bed together the next morning. Cris and Blair decided to open Eli's box. Blair was surprised when she discovered a rolled-up painting of her inside the box. Cris noticed that the painting was dated 2003, but Blair hadn't met Eli until 2009. Aubrey assured her lover that everything had been going according to plan. Aubrey's lover was reluctant to continue the scam, but Aubrey was confident that everything would be wrapped up soon. Rex's guilty conscience began to get the best of him. In Morocco, David managed to escape his captors for a brief period of time. Clint informed David that additional time had been added to David's sentence for the attempted escape. Dorian found herself thinking about David after she saw his "Have-A-Seat" commercial. Dorian was stunned when she received a call from David.

The Young and the Restless

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After letting Daisy escape, Jana gashed her head and told Kevin and Chloe that Daisy had hit her. Daniel found Daisy in labor and delivered the baby. Daisy knocked Daniel out, left the newborn at a church, and escaped to Canada. Security photos showed Daisy appearing to still be pregnant. Victoria was angry that she was unable to have another baby. Billy arranged for a private adoption to give Victoria the baby she desired. Bert found Daisy's baby, and he and his wife Agnes sold the infant to Primrose. Billy met with Prim about acquiring a baby. When Neil and Sofia fired Blake, Cane confessed to Sofia that Blake was blackmailing him. Kay discovered that Colin was an ex-con. Ronan learned his odds for a liver transplant weren't good. Heather told Nina about Ronan's illness. Jack listened to Adam's theory about how Victor had set him up for Skye's murder. Security images of Victor and Skye from the Newman elevator proved that they'd had a relationship. Jack decided to go to Hawaii to discover if Sharon's story was true. Phyllis kept a vigil at Daniel's bedside until he finally regained consciousness. Jana suffered an apparent memory loss, completely blocking out 2009.