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All My Children

Colby told Liza about her ordeal as Annie's hostage. Liza agreed that Colby should press charges against Annie. Annie locked Marissa in the mansion's attic as gas fumes filled the air. JR raced to the attic to rescue Marissa when he realized what Annie had done. JR left Ryan a message to keep an eye on Emma. Meanwhile, Annie managed to slip into ConFusion during Ryan and Greenlee's wedding reception to spirit a reluctant Emma away. Annie enlisted David's help to get out of town. Annie called JR to let him know that she was leaving town because she refused to allow Marissa to send her to Oak Haven. Ryan and Greenlee cancelled their honeymoon plans to search for Emma. Jesse showed Ryan a picture of Annie and David in the park after Emma's abduction. Caleb tried to persuade Asher to move into Wildwind, but Asher declined. Amanda decided to call immigration to report Cara for entering the country under a false identity. Tad learned that Cara's life was in danger from a drug cartel. Tad suggested that Cara fake her death to throw off the drug cartel's men who were hunting for her. Amanda tried to undo the damage that she had caused, but it was too late. Cara was taken into custody for entering the country illegally. Ricky was livid when he and Kendall discovered that someone had broken into the Slater residence. Ricky feared that Kendall would eventually figure out that Ricky had killed Zach. Ricky met with his associate, Diana, who reminded Ricky of the mission. Griffin promised Kendall that he would continue to keep a close eye on her. Marissa agreed to represent Bianca when Bianca announced that she and Reese were divorcing. Marissa warned her new client that Bianca could be in for a custody battle with Reese.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of

The paternity test that Carl had fixed revealed that Liam was the father of Amber's baby. When Amber was back in the trailer, Tawny rejoiced, and Carl asked when he could expect his first check. Amber told Tawny to get out of town because Bill Spencer was furious, and he would take it out on everyone close to Amber. Amber promised her mother and Carl money as soon as it started rolling in. When Bill visited the trailer, Amber stood up to him and demanded much more than $500,000 to get out of his life. Bill and Katie visited a home on the cliffs at Malibu that Katie wanted to buy. Bill envisioned Amber on the precipice. Liam visited Amber, and the trailer blew up with him inside when Amber was outside lighting a pilot light. Amber dragged Liam to safety, but he wound up in a coma at the hospital. Bill and Katie accused Amber of trying to kill Liam. When Bill sat at Liam's bedside and poured his heart out, Liam opened his eyes. Steffy returned and assured Hope that she would not be chasing Oliver or Liam. Steffy remarked that Bill and Steffy were a lot alike in that they would do anything for their families. Steffy mused that Bill would take care of Amber.

Days of our Lives

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Hope returned home to Ciara and her family, but then decided to play hard to get with a surprised Bo. Carly moved on with her life. Jennifer played cupid to Daniel and Carly. Maggie and Philip agreed to help Chloe adjust to single motherhood. Melanie told Kate that their plan was in motion to get Parker away from Chloe. Melanie convinced Philip that they would reconcile. Melanie said goodbye to Nathan and told him that she was giving Philip another chance for the sake of their unborn child. Brady and Victor had it out. Rafe escaped but was recaptured before he could tell Sami the truth. Gladys told a confused Sami that she had seen someone drag Rafe down the hallway. The false Rafe beat up on Rafe to punish him for breaking out of his cell, and E.J. told Rafe that Allie and Sami would pay for his actions. E.J. and Taylor's attraction for each continued, but they were unaware of each other's identity. Lexie encouraged E.J. to reach out to Chad. Chad considered joining the DiMera clan and standing up for E.J. at E.J.'s wedding to Nicole.

General Hospital

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Ethan agreed to be Kristina's "date" to the wedding when Maya had to work. Lucky and Siobhan managed to get to the cabin where Megan had been held. The Balkan's henchmen returned before Lucky, Siobhan, and Megan made good on their escape. Sam learned that her pregnancy test was negative. Johnny paid the waitress to make certain that Lisa drank the drugged beer. Johnny took Lisa back to his place to sleep it off. Johnny told Lisa about Claudia's obsession with Sonny to warn Lisa that she was headed down his sister's path. Patrick and Robin shared a passionate kiss on Valentine's Day. Sonny figured out that Suzanne had been responsible for Brenda's torn wedding dress, the flooded pavilion, and the stolen wedding ring. Brenda angrily confronted Suzanne, who admitted that she had tried to stop the wedding out of love for Brenda. Brenda forgave Suzanne after a talk with Sonny. Suzanne was revealed to be the Balkan's wife and Aleksander's mother. Suzanne had been in cahoots with her husband from the beginning. Theo arranged for Shawn to be part of the security detail at Brenda's wedding. Sonny arranged for Max and Milo to kidnap Carly to keep her from ruining the wedding. Carly escaped from Max and Milo's custody and then made her way to the Archer Pavilion. Lulu agreed to reconcile with Dante. Carly showed Luke the evidence that she had against Brenda, but Luke didn't share the news with his daughter. Molly overheard Theo confess that he was the Balkan. Molly raced to Jason's penthouse as soon as the coast was clear to share the news with Jason and Sam. Jason and Sam headed to Metro Court to capture the Balkan. Edward gave Brenda a special gift: Lila's handkerchief. Shawn was poised to kidnap Brenda when Carly showed up to confront her rival.

One Life to Live

Natalie was forced to tell Jessica and Brody the truth about Liam's paternity. Clint learned that Brody was the father of Natalie's son. Ford was stunned when Nate and Dani told him that he was a father. Jessica was devastated by the revelations and ended up breaking into Roxy's salon. Tess returned. Tess immediately headed to Capricorn, where she bumped into Ford. Ford, thinking that he was talking to Jessica, let her know that he had heard the news about Ryder. Tess's reaction to the news made Ford wonder if she were seventeen again. Tess quickly clarified who she was. Ford decided to keep an eye on Tess, so that she wouldn't hurt herself or the baby. Langston saw Ford leave with a blonde woman, not realizing that it was Jessica. Tess got her hands on some papers to show Ford that they could access Ryder's trust fund as his parents. Blair was surprised to see Tomas in Capricorn. Blair introduced Tomas to Langston. Blair was impressed when Tomas offered Langston some sage advice about Ford. Aubrey and Joey were married. Afterwards, Aubrey decided to use her friendship with Rama to get Clint out of his legal mess in exchange for Clint's agreement not to show Joey the incriminating footage. Kelly and John found themselves involved in a bar fight when they decided to drown their sorrows with alcohol. John and Kelly ended up a motel, where things quickly heated up between them when John admitted that he didn't want to be alone. The next morning, John and Kelly agreed that they had slept with each other to get back at Natalie and Joey. Natalie walked in on John just as Kelly stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel. Charlie was filled with regret for cheating on Viki. Dorian arrived at Echo's room shortly after Charlie left. Viki was relieved when Charlie finally arrived home.

The Young and the Restless

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At the Gloworm fundraiser, Victor saw Nikki dancing with Deacon and responded by kissing Diane passionately. Adam proposed to Sharon, and she accepted. Ashley warned Adam not to hurt Sharon or Faith. Kevin and Chloe finally made love. At Cane's funeral, Lily spoke to Cane's spirit. Traci assured Lily's family that Cane's vision was just a defense mechanism. Phyllis wanted Daniel to search for Daisy and the baby in Canada. Abby had second thoughts about continuing the arbitration. When Nick rejected her, Diane moved in with Victor. Chris discovered that Ronan had arranged his FBI transfer. Ronan was bitter about what he'd done to Chance and Nina. Chance was determined to track Ronan down. Victor asked Nick to testify for him at the arbitration. Tucker plotted with Victoria to merge Jabot with Beauty of Nature. Nick saw the video of Victor in Hawaii that proved he was at the volcano when Skye died. Tucker missed Sofia, but could not forgive her. Meggie threatened to tell Nikki about Deacon's part of the con job on Nikki. Nick accused Victor of arranging Skye's disappearance and allowing Sharon to be arrested for Skye's murder. At the hearing, Nick sat with Abby and Victoria, opposing Victor.