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All My Children

Brot was stunned when Natalia announced her decision to take a job as a detective in Philadelphia. Natalia promised to return to Pine Valley often. Jackson continued to have concerns about Erica's relationship with Caleb. Erica told Jackson that she had been leaning on Caleb because Caleb knew that Kendall had shot David. Jackson was hurt that Erica hadn't trusted him with the truth sooner. Caleb decided to call in a favor to get Jackson reinstated as a practicing attorney. JR questioned Annie after he found Marissa's stolen things in Annie's room. Annie explained that she had staged the break-in because she feared that no one would believe that she hadn't intentionally hurt Marissa. Annie was stunned when JR revealed that he, not Marissa, had been the one to call Dr. Burke. JR told Annie that he loved her and that he wanted Annie to talk to Dr. Burke for the sake of their relationship. Annie flew into a rage when Colby followed Annie to the cottage and then managed to record Annie's confession about staging the break-in. Colby found herself handcuffed to a table after a brief struggle with Annie. Annie's mind continued to unravel as she drove back to the mansion. Kendall collapsed during a visit with David in jail. Kendall was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm, which required immediate surgery. Griffin feared that Kendall wouldn't survive the surgery because of her frame of mind. Kendall became distraught when she suddenly recalled shooting David. Kendall was determined to talk to her mother before the surgery, so Kendall left the hospital. Griffin, Cara, and Jake found Kendall clinging to life in the park. Kendall was put in an ambulance, but on the way to the hospital, tragedy struck when the ambulance collided with Annie's car.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

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Stephanie, Jackie, and the doctor hounded Nick to stop smoking. Stephanie invited Nick to a cancer survivors meeting where a lung cancer survivor shared her story, and it touched Nick. Brooke dished to Katie that Thomas had kissed her on the airplane, and Katie recommended that Brooke tell Ridge about the encounter. Brooke mistakenly thought that Thomas had left a message for her in his office to meet him in the steam room. Brooke angrily burst into the steam room to confront him. Embarrassed, Brooke discovered that Thomas had invited Summer and not Brooke to the steam room. Thomas reminded Brooke that he was not romantically interested in her. Amber announced to Hope and Liam that she was pregnant with Liam's baby. Hope and Liam laughed at Amber, but Oliver later convinced them -- at Amber's urging -- that it was a real possibility. When Hope quizzed Oliver about sleeping with Amber, he deflected the question and insisted that Liam had to do the right thing because Liam was the father. Donna and Justin were married in a tearful ceremony that drew the Logans, Spencers, and Forresters together under one roof at Katie's house, with Stephen and Pam in attendance as an engaged couple. Justin asked Marcus to change his last name to Barber, and Marcus said that he would consider it. Marcus also told Dayzee that he would be working in Paris for a while.

Days of our Lives

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Daniel and Melanie saved Jennifer's life after re-transplanting her heart. Abe and Roman placed Jane and Lee under arrest for the illegal trafficking of body parts. Stefano's plant in the Salem PD threatened Jane's life if she named Stefano as her boss. Dr. Walters seemed shocked that the police thought that he was part of the group killing off inmates for their organs. Carly and Hope shared a special moment and reached an understanding. Carly ended her relationship with Bo and urged him to make things right with his family. Hope's freedom was on the line and in the hands of the D.A. Victor seemed torn between whether to help Kate get Parker away from Chloe, or to heed Maggie's warning to say out of Chloe's life. Taylor arrived in Salem to visit Nicole, who was less than welcoming. Abe and Lexie invited Taylor to stay with them. Chad told Lexie of Stefano's recent indifference toward him. E.J. and Stefano kidnapped Rafe and put an imposter in his place. Sami and Nicole thought it odd that "Rafe" and E.J. had decided to become fast friends.

General Hospital

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Brandon attacked Abby in an alleyway. Michael froze momentarily, but then sprang into action to rescue Abby. Jason's first instinct had been to cover up what had happened, but Dante insisted that Michael had not done anything wrong, so it should be reported. Michael was left shaken by the experience because it had reminded him of when Carter had attacked him in jail. Michael told Jason and Carly that he had been raped by Carter in Pentonville. At Carly and Jason's urging, Michael reluctantly agreed to go to counseling to deal with the rape. Sonny was shocked when Carly told him about Michael's rape. Sonny warned Carly that blaming Dante wouldn't help Michael. The Balkan managed to stay a step ahead of Lucky. Dante and Jason feared that Lucky couldn't be objective about Siobhan. Lucky insisted that he knew Siobhan and that she had told him the truth about her sister, Megan, being kidnapped by the Balkan. Lucky arrested Siobhan to make certain that the Balkan didn't think that Siobhan was working with Lucky. Siobhan and Lucky figured out that Megan was being held in Galway, so they made plans to fly to Ireland. Brenda revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage during her trip to Africa. Brenda tearfully admitted to Dante that she'd never had a chance to hold her baby boy. Dante was filled with remorse when he learned about Michael's rape. Dante considered resigning from the police force because of what he had done to Michael. Lisa grew increasingly frustrated when she noticed that Robin and Patrick seemed to be growing closer. Terrell made it clear to Lisa that he was not into "boiling stuffed animals," so he would only go so far to help Lisa. Carly eavesdropped while Brenda and Robin talked about her. Later, Brenda was stunned to find that her wedding dress had been shredded.

One Life to Live

Marty started to recall Natalie's secret, so she managed to slip out of St. Ann's and then make her way to John's apartment. Marty told John that she had something to tell him about Natalie's baby and Brody, but she couldn't remember the specifics. Marty begged John to help her remember, but John gently explained that she needed to return to St. Ann's. Natalie begged Brody to keep quiet about their one-night stand. Brody reluctantly agreed to Natalie's request. Bo and John told Brody about their suspicions that Clint was responsible for Eddie's murder. Vimal was stunned when Clint fired him for telling Aubrey about the DNA switch. Rama felt betrayed by Aubrey, so she warned Aubrey to watch her back. Rama persuaded Vimal to expose Clint's lies. Cutter and Aubrey took steps to alter the yearbook that would have proven that they were frauds. Cutter and Aubrey realized that Clint had recorded their conversations and intimate moments in the hotel room. Echo questioned Shane about the messages that she had read about him online. Shane begged Echo to keep quiet about the bullies because he was certain that it would make things worse if Rex and Gigi complained to the principal. Rex decided to lie to Charlie by claiming that a second paternity test had confirmed that Charlie was Rex's father. Charlie was stunned when he learned that Viki had tossed Echo out of the mansion. Charlie couldn't understand how Viki could tear Echo away from her family while Echo was struggling with sobriety. Joey and Kelly found themselves locked in a storage closet at Rodi's. Joey was surprised when Kelly confessed that she had never gotten over him. Joey admitted that he had been jealous when he had found Kelly with Cutter. Blair received an unexpected visit from Tomas.

The Young and the Restless

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Tucker demanded that Sofia return the money Blake had stolen from McCall or face the police. When Cane said he'd tell Jill about Colin's true identity, Colin threatened to kill Jill. Sharon was distraught when Nick won full custody of Faith. Diane was surprised when Nick asked her to resume their romance. Blake ran Sofia down with his motorcycle. Cane told Lily the reason why Blake had been blackmailing him. Cane put the truth about Colin being his father in a letter to Lily, but she never received it. As Colin and Jill were married in the church, Blake and Cane fought over a gun. Cane was killed, and Blake fell to his death. Neil saved the twins from being injured. Ronan collapsed and was hospitalized in need of immediate transplant surgery. Christine revealed that Chance was a donor match for Ronan. Jill was shocked discover Chance was still alive. Lily watched Cane's goodbye video to the twins. Malcolm told Sofia he couldn't trust her anymore. Chloe was upset about Billy and Victoria's quickie adoption. Daniel had Lucy's pacifier tested for DNA and determined that he was her father. Colin vowed to protect Cane's children from the violence that had taken Cane and Samantha from him.