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All My Children

Ricky's civilized veneer dropped when he was forced to tie up Bianca and Marissa and then lock them in a closet before they ruined his plans for Kendall. Kendall managed to seduce a confession out of Ricky. Ricky realized that Kendall had betrayed him when she confronted him with a gun. Griffin and Jesse arrived before Ricky hurt Kendall. Kendall was stunned when Jesse arrested Ricky and Griffin. Cara was horrified when she saw a news report about casualties in Afghanistan. Cara feared that her brother might have been killed, so she decided to fly to Afghanistan to search for Griffin. Jake was furious when Amanda admitted that she had continued to try to get pregnant after Jake had told her that he wasn't ready for more children. Things heated up between Jake and Cara at the free clinic, but a timely phone call stopped them from making love. Cara was stunned to learn from Tad that Griffin had never left town. Scott promised that his love for Madison was real, so he vowed to wait for her. Madison was surprised to learn that she and David had something in common as David talked about the loss of his infant daughter, Leora. Ryan declined Greenlee's offer to help with Sara's funeral arrangements. David claimed that he was the only man who could fully appreciate Greenlee. Erica tried to befriend the thug that Jane had assigned to guard Erica. Erica was shaken when the thug revealed that he had hurt Erica in more way than she could imagine. "Erica's" odd behavior continued to raise eyebrows, but Jane managed to explain things away.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of

Taylor recovered from her allergic reaction to the hallucinogenic island berries. She professed her love for Ridge to Ridge, Stephanie, and Steffy at the hospital, and finally confessed it to Whip. After he removed his wedding band, Whip left her. Stephanie bullied Thomas to tell everyone that he and Brooke had made love on the island. He refused, but she sweetened the deal with a promise of all her Forrester shares in exchange. She promised the shares upon her death, and reminded him that he would have controlling interest in Forrester. Thomas whipped up some tears and dutifully told Ridge and Brooke the lie, and Brooke couldn't understand why she didn't remember it. Ridge said that he couldn't live with the news, and he left the house. Later Thomas almost caved in, but Stephanie persuaded him that it was best for his family and would pull his parents together and make Taylor happy. Thomas demanded legal documents that he would receive the shares. Stephanie laughed and said that her will and her word should be good enough, but he reiterated that he expected paperwork from her attorneys. Stephanie congratulated him on having the guts to make such demands. Stephanie told Taylor never to give up hope that she could reunite with Ridge. Taylor apparently found out about Thomas' recent flashbacks of allegedly having sex with Brooke because she paid Brooke a visit with a look of fury on her face.

Days of our Lives

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Carly found every reason to continue to pop pills so that she could get through the day. Abigail learned that Carly and Katerina Von Leuschner were the same person. Abigail confronted Carly and asked why she had lied about the name on the prescription. Carly covered her tracks and told Abigail that she had used her other name because she was very ill and didn't want her family to worry about her. Abigail agreed to keep Carly's secret for the time being. Jennifer confided to Carly that she felt inadequate in the beauty department compared to Daniel's ex wives. Carly assured Jennifer not to worry because she could tell that Daniel really cared about Jennifer. After a long talk about their fathers, Chad felt close to Abigail and then he kissed her. Taylor told E.J. that Nicole knew about their relationship. Taylor and Nicole had it out over their feelings for E.J. Taylor told Nicole that she was not going to leave town and that she loved E.J. Nicole used the information that Taylor thought Nicole had on E.J. as a means to keep Taylor and E.J. apart. E.J. was frantic that Taylor cancelled their date, but he had no idea why. Sami and Rafe prepared put their plan in motion against Stefano and E.J. Sami wired Rafe before his visit to the DiMera mansion, where he planned to impersonate fake Rafe in an attempt to get E.J. and Stefano to admit what they had done to him. Stefano and E.J. seemed concerned and perplexed at fake Rafe's sudden return to Salem. Stefano told E.J. that unless he wanted to spend his life in jail and apart from his children, that he must eliminate fake Rafe. Chloe seemed excited about her growing relationship with Quinn, unaware of his line of work or his plans for her. Maggie told Victor that he was foolish to keep finding reasons why they shouldn't see each other, and to call her when he was ready to man up.

General Hospital

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Abby was delighted to learn that the charges for killing Brandon were dropped after Michael and Johnny tracked down the hit woman and then forced her to confess. Jason was concerned when he learned that Michael and Johnny had worked together to clear Abby's name. Jason found Anthony slipping out of the interrogation room after Anthony had promised to arrange for the hit woman's escape once Abby was cleared of the murder charges. Luke finally agreed to go to rehab. Luke tried to delay entering treatment, but Tracy drove him to Shadybrook. Luke offered the counselor a substantial bribe. Dante turned to Carly for help because Lulu was struggling with Luke's alcoholism. Lulu decided to quit her job at Crimson, so that she could focus on getting the Haunted Star up and running for Luke. Lisa was stunned when Patrick and Robin managed to turn the tables on her. Patrick and Robin revealed that they had realized that Lisa had been up to something when the credit card company had contacted Patrick about some unusual charges. Mac placed Lisa under arrest for attempted murder. Lisa tried to reach out to Johnny for help, but Johnny turned his back on Lisa. Sonny was furious when he overheard Kristina ask Brenda for advice on how to attract Ethan's attention. Sonny forbade Kristina to date Ethan, but Kristina reminded Sonny that she was eighteen. Brenda and Sonny disagreed about how to deal with Kristina's interest in Ethan. Maxie learned that Siobhan had discovered that Lucky was Aiden's father. Jax remained determined to get full custody of Josslyn at any cost.

One Life to Live

Cutter agreed to have Tess committed to St. Ann's in exchange for a fortune and the Buchanan mansion. Clint readily agreed to all of Cutter's plans, so that Jessica could receive treatment. At an undisclosed location, Agent Baker interrogated a prisoner who looked like Todd prior to the plastic surgery. Agent Baker was looking for something specific, but the prisoner had no idea what Agent Baker was talking about. Agent Baker went to extreme measures to force the information out of the prisoner. The prisoner tearfully recalled having a daughter named Starr, whose mother was named Blair. The prisoner also remembered that he had been married to Blair, and another woman named T�a. Agent Baker ordered Kent to "dispose" of the prisoner just as the prisoner shouted, "I am Todd!" Brody learned from Bess that Todd Manning was the key to finding Liam. Roxy turned to Madame Delphina for answers about where Marty had taken Liam. Madame Delphina claimed that Marty was with a man wearing a mask. Todd learned that if anything happened to Tomas then T�a would receive a disk exposing all of Todd's secrets. Marty blackmailed Todd to help her hide out after she eavesdropped on Tomas and Todd's revealing conversation. Todd warned Tomas that Marty was a problem. Matthew collapsed following an agonizing headache. At the hospital, Bo and Nora were stunned to learn that Matthew needed emergency surgery for a brain bleed after suffering a blow to the head. Bo questioned how Matthew had been injured. Nate was horrified when Dani told him about Matthew's grave condition.

The Young and the Restless

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Kay got an order of protection to keep Ashley from Tucker. Nina blamed Heather for Chance reenlisting. Phyllis fumed when Daniel and Lucy moved into Billy and Victoria's garage apartment. Kay fired Ashley from Jabot. Nikki saw Abby at an A.A. meeting and suspected that Abby had been driving the car that had hit Tucker. Kay was impressed with Jack's presentation to run Jabot. Victor advised Kay to put Victoria in charge of Jabot. Phyllis wrote a blog that would lure Daisy out of hiding. Billy told Phyllis she was fired from Restless Style. The bookie business ended when Angelo left town. Nick was disgusted with Diane for moving into Adam's house. Rafe told Billy that Phyllis' blog violated the gag order. Sharon told Sam about Cassie. Doris asked Nick and Adam to prove that Sharon's death had been an accident. Because of her visions of Cane, Lily asked Neil to care for the twins. Sharon agreed to go to the San Pueblo fair with Sam and Piper. Lily screamed at Cane to stop visiting her. Cane was really Caleb, Cane's twin. Caleb was secretly working with his mother, in opposition to Colin. Piper saw Nick and Adam's news story about Sharon on the Internet.