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All My Children

Joe and Ruth Martin returned to Pine Valley for Tad's nuptials. Amanda feigned illness to get out of going to Tad and Cara's wedding, but she later tried to make peace with the bride. Krystal decided to move out of Tad's house to keep Kathy and Jenny safe from the drug cartel that was after Cara. Colby decided to leave her video online after she received overwhelming support from people who had seen it. Liza was publicly humiliated when Opal confronted Liza about the affair with Damon during Cara's bridal shower. Colby was unmoved by her mother's plight. Kendall walked in while Ricky searched the yacht for Zach's hidden evidence. Ricky claimed that he had lost his cell phone. Ricky overheard Griffin talk to Kendall about the stolen drugs from the hospital. Griffin urged Kendall to talk to Brot about her suspicions regarding Zach's death. Kendall was disappointed when Brot explained that she hadn't provided him with enough evidence to warrant an investigation. Scott arranged for Madison's ultrasound appointment to be moved up. Madison was delighted to learn that she was expecting a little girl. Madison wrote a proposal for Fusion to start an organic line for pregnant women. David took the first step to regain his medical license by volunteering at a free clinic. Ryan taped a public appeal to Annie in an effort to force her to reach out to David for money. Annie made contact by having Emma call David. Ryan snatched the phone away to speak to his daughter, so Annie realized that David was in cahoots with Ryan. Ryan asked Madison to accompany him to Boston in his search for Emma because Emma had responded to her. Ryan realized that he was the father of Madison's baby when he overheard her tell a doctor that she was 19 weeks pregnant.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

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Amber shocked Bill when she entered his office. He thought that she had fallen over a cliff to her death. Steffy chastised Bill for even thinking of murdering Amber. Steffy promised to help Bill by becoming his confidante. Donna warned Katie that Steffy was after Bill. Taylor told Ridge that Steffy had shared that she was interested in Bill, but Ridge passed it off as infatuation. Taylor overheard Brooke and Thomas discussing the plane ride home from Paris and keeping their secret that Thomas had kissed a sleeping Brooke. Taylor confronted Thomas and declared that Brooke was a "sexual predator." Taylor also dished the news to Ridge and Stephanie while Thomas admitted his mistake to Steffy. Brooke apologized to Ridge, and he told her that he was hurt that she hadn't told him herself. Ridge later chastised Thomas, who was defiant about his actions. Thomas said that Ridge had done much worse to his own father by sleeping with Brooke when Eric had been married to her. Ridge angrily eliminated the Taboo line, and Thomas was shocked. Brooke tried to explain another lapse in judgment - not telling Ridge about the kiss that Thomas had planted on her - to Stephanie. Taylor warned Stephanie not to listen to Brooke's never-ending lies. Stephanie was fed up with Brooke's behavior with the Forrester men.

Days of our Lives

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Carly returned to Salem to support Melanie after the miscarriage, and mother and daughter finally reconciled their differences. Daniel refused to give Nathan his blessing to marry Melanie. Melanie broke Nathan's heart and told him that she could not marry him or anyone else at this emotional time in her life. Philip and Chloe talked about how they planned to straighten out their lives and be good parents to Parker. Victor surprised Maggie with an unexpected passionate kiss. Maggie was uneasy after realizing that she had real feelings for Victor. Victor taunted Brady and warned that he would win back Titan. Stefano injected Rafe with a second memory-erasing drug to ensure that fake Rafe could finalize the plan to destroy all things Sami, including her happiness, marriage, safety, and security. Kate was suspicious of Stefano and his blas� attitude toward Sami. Sami confided in Hope about Rafe's odd behavior. Hope, Will, and Gabi all encouraged Sami to be patient and said that Rafe would return to his old self, unaware that fake Rafe was an imposter out to destroy Sami's life. Fay returned to Salem with bad news about her health. Nicole insisted that Fay and Taylor move into the guesthouse so that she and Taylor could help tend to Fay's medical needs. Nicole caught E.J. and Taylor in another awkward moment, but E.J. made up a story that satisfied Nicole's curiosity. Justin proposed to Adrienne, and she agreed to marry him again. Jennifer blasted Jack about his poor excuse for a husband and father routine. Unfortunately, she had to do it via voicemail. Jennifer refused to give up on a Carly and Daniel pairing. Abby seemed intrigued by Chad, but then turned him off abruptly when she learned that he was a DiMera. Gabi was devastated to learn that someone had stolen the special earrings that Will had given her as a gift. A mysterious young man pawned Gabi's earrings and seemed to have business with someone in Salem.

General Hospital

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Lucky convinced Siobhan that marriage was the only solution for her immigration problems. Elizabeth was stunned when Lucky told her about his plans to marry Siobhan. Nikolas and Brooke made love. Elizabeth had another paternity test done for Aiden. Things heated up between Lisa and Johnny. Maxie and Matt slipped into Johnny's penthouse to search for the syringe that Lisa had tried to inject into Robin's I.V. Maxie was delighted when she overheard Johnny and Lisa discuss the incriminating evidence. Patrick and Robin decided to search the penthouse a second time when Maxie and Matt failed to find the syringe. Johnny and Lisa walked in on Robin and Patrick. Ethan remained oblivious to Kristina's infatuation with him. Kristina overheard Maya and Ethan discuss moving out of the Quartermaine mansion, so she told them about a cottage for rent next door to her house. Jax was furious when he discovered that Shawn was hiding out in Carly's home. Jax vowed to keep the children away from Carly if she continued to involve herself in Sonny's problems. Luke offered to help Carly with her custody woes -- for a price. Carly made it clear that she didn't want to hurt Jax. Sam was released from the hospital. Spinelli discovered that Suzanne was Theo Hoffman's wife. Jason confronted Suzanne with the information. Suzanne assured Jason that she genuinely cared for Brenda and wished to help him find her. Theo arranged to have a knife plunged into Jules's back just as Jules reached Sonny. Theo decided that Brenda was no longer of any use to him in finding his grandson, so he had her injected with a deadly neurotoxin. Theo took Suzanne hostage as he made his way out of the cave. Sonny found Brenda and rushed her to the hospital, where Robin tried to counter the effects of the poison with an antidote.

One Life to Live

Clint remained a step ahead of Bo by making David disappear from the Moroccan prison before Bo's arrival. Rex insisted on helping Bo track down David. Jack and his friend, Brad, continued to torment Shane at school. The principal was forced to intervene when a donation box went missing. Shane accused Jack of taking it, but Jack denied the allegations. Jack arranged to have the donation box planted in Shane's locker, so Shane was suspended from school. The principal warned Gigi that Shane's grades had slipped and that he'd grown belligerent with the other students. Jack and Brad decided to teach Shane a lesson. Clint demanded to know why Joey and Aubrey were trying to break into the safe. Joey admitted that he had been searching for evidence and investigating Nora's claims that Clint had been involved in Eddie's murder. Clint denied that he had anything to do with Eddie's death or Nora's kidnapping. Natalie went to talk to John after she had learned that John had fired Gigi. Natalie was furious when she discovered John and Kelly in Rodi's storage room. Natalie was certain that John and Kelly had been carrying on an affair since the night of the "non-wedding." Ford introduced Langston to Ryder. Langston was surprised when Ford confided that he intended to have Tess committed to St. Anne's. Tess got wind of Ford's plans, so she warned him that he wouldn't be able to support Ryder without her to provide him access to Ryder's trust fund. Ford changed his mind about sending Tess to St. Anne's, so Viki tried to strike a bargain. Todd turned violent when Tomas revealed that he had checked out Todd's past. Todd decided to investigate Tomas because he was certain that Tomas had something to hide. Shots rang out when Todd left Rodi's. John went to Todd's aid. Todd was shot as he and John tried to get away.

The Young and the Restless

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Victor told the D.A. that he'd witnessed the encounter between Sharon and Skye on the volcano in Hawaii. Without implicating himself for failing to save Skye, Victor declared that Skye's death had been an accident. When Neil testified that Adam had lied about altering the trusts, the judge ruled in favor of Nick, Abby, and Victoria, awarding them $500 million each. Victor fumed at Neil for interfering and ordered Michael to find a way to overturn the decision. Nick rejected Diane's attempts to resume their affair. Nikki went to Victor to give him a birthday gift, and they wound up making love. Sharon asked Paul to find Adam for her. Deacon double-crossed Meggie by tipping off the guards about her attempt to escape. Meggie got revenge by telling Nikki that Deacon had been Meggie's partner in crime. Nikki was devastated, but when she wanted to see Victor, she learned that he'd eloped with Diane. Adam discovered Koa, Victor's accomplice from Hawaii, in a Thai bar. Tucker offered to make Victoria or Jack CEO of a giant cosmetics corporation if one of them acquired Beauty of Nature for Tucker Unlimited. Ashley and Tucker reunited when she accepted how he conducted business.