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All My Children

David discovered that Erica was drinking beer, so he threatened to tell her family if she didn't help him get reinstated at the hospital. Jane had an allergic reaction to fennel, so David was forced to give her an epi-pen shot that Jane carried in her purse. David was curious who "Jane Campbell" was when he read the prescription label on the life-saving medication. Ryan and Madison buried their daughter, Sara. Scott offered to move out of the tiny apartment, but Madison confessed that she couldn't stay there because it was filled with painful memories of her hopes and dreams for her daughter. Kendall was unsettled when she received a package with hockey jerseys for the boys, with the name Torres on the back, which Ricky had ordered prior to being exposed as a murderer. Kendall sought advice from Tad about how he had moved on after Dixie had died. Ricky accused Griffin of being in love with Kendall. Bianca grappled with memories of Ricky attacking her, which triggered flashbacks of her rape. Bianca tried to hide her growing feelings for Marissa. Jesse suspected that Tad was in love with Cara. Tad admitted that Cara was important to him, and that she had entered his life at a critical time after Damon had left and things hadn't worked out with Liza. Tad credited Cara for making him feel grounded. Cara had an opportunity to return to work at the hospital, but she was wracked with guilt over what had happened with Jake. Jake reminded Cara that they had stopped before they had made love. Jake insisted that he loved his wife and wanted to protect what he had with Amanda, so he assured Cara that she could take all the time that she needed to decide if working at the hospital would be the right thing for her. Amanda confided to Tad the lengths that she had gone to in order to hold onto Jake. Amanda realized that she was her own worst enemy. The woman who looked like Dixie continued to languish in an undisclosed area in an unconscious state. The woman dreamed of various times in Dixie's life.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

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Taylor and Steffy took turns ripping into Brooke for supposedly drugging Thomas with hallucinogenic berries on the island and then seducing him. Thomas complained numerous times to Stephanie about how guilty he felt about lying, but she continued to pressure him to keep his mouth shut about the truth that he'd never had sex with Brooke. Stephanie reminded him that his parents were about to reunite, and he would run Forrester Creations - all because he had said that he'd had sex with Brooke. Liam and Hope confronted Amber and Tawny about stealing Liam's text messages. Liam kicked Amber and Tawny out of the house where Bill was allowing them to live. Taylor sidled up to Ridge and removed his wedding band. She told him that it was a constant reminder of all the horrible things Brooke had done to his family. Ridge met with Brooke and gave her his wedding band. They discussed how they would tell Hope and R.J. about their breakup. Brooke tearfully met with James Warwick, the psychiatrist, who guided her through her memories of everything that had happened on the island. Afterwards, he concluded that she had never had sex with Thomas and that Thomas was clearly lying.

Days of our Lives

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Carly continued to struggle with her drug addiction but rationalized that she could kick the habit if she had a family to return home to every night. Abigail told Jennifer that she had a date with Chad, and both were excited about their date night. Hope convinced Jennifer that she was a beautiful, attractive woman on the outside and inside, and that Daniel would like and respect her for the woman that she had become. After a rough start, Daniel and Jennifer's date had a spectacular ending. Chloe was thrilled to spend time with Parker, and seemed hopeful that she would have longer and more frequent visits in the future. Meanwhile, Quinn wined and dined Chloe, who was clueless as to his real agenda for her. Adrienne teased Dario about his attraction to Melanie. Melanie asked Dario if he wanted to be friends with her or more, and he responded, "What do you think?" Taylor tricked everyone, including Nicole, into thinking that she had left town permanently, but she stayed in Salem to find E.J. and say what she thought would be their final farewell. E.J. was furious that Nicole had forced Taylor to leave town, and out of desperation at losing Taylor, told Stefano that he would personally eliminate fake Rafe. At the pier, E.J. was shocked and overjoyed when he bumped into Taylor. E.J. confessed to Taylor that he had been about to do something evil and felt ashamed, but seeing her again gave him hope to be a better man. Later, E.J. and Taylor made passionate love and experienced a joy and happiness that neither had felt at any time in their past. Rafe's plan to pump fake Rafe for information about his contract with the DiMeras almost backfired. Sami decided to confront fake Rafe and ended up in harm's way.

General Hospital

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Lulu learned that Luke had left Shadybrook fifteen minutes after checking in. Lulu decided to revamp the Haunted Star in the hopes of giving Luke a reason to return to Port Charles. Lulu was certain that Luke needed her support instead of tough love. Tracy insisted that Luke needed to hit rock bottom before he was ready to get help. Tracy announced that she had decided to sell the casino, so Lulu turned to Nikolas for help. Anthony murdered the hit woman who had killed Brandon and then planted her body in Pozzulo's. Brenda was horrified when she and Alec made the grisly discovery in Sonny's office. Brenda was certain that the dead woman had been a message to Sonny and that it would only be a matter of time before Sonny's enemies targeted her and Alec. Brenda suggested that Sonny retire and that Jason take over the mob. The charges against Abby were dropped. Michael decided to join the Zacchara organization after Johnny promised Michael that Michael would never have to go against Sonny and Jason. Abby accused Michael of being selfish and then broke off their relationship because she didn't want to be involved with someone in the mob. Alexis and Sonny were stunned when they saw Kristina's new look. Kristina claimed that she dressed like other girls her age and then reminded her parents that she was almost nineteen, so they couldn't tell her what to do or how to dress. Sonny was certain that Kristina had dressed provocatively to attract Ethan's attention. Lisa warned Patrick that he would never be able to remain faithful to Robin because it wasn't in his blood to be monogamous. Patrick and Robin were rattled when they learned that Lisa had escaped from custody during Lisa's transfer from Shadybrook to Ferncliff. Elizabeth continued to be haunted by Jake, which led to a potentially fatal mistake at work. Jax asked Robin to testify for him during the custody hearing, but Robin insisted that Carly was a good mother. Carly learned that Shawn had killed one of his own men while in the military.

One Life to Live

Roxy unwittingly found the tape of Marty's confession about Liam's paternity switch. The prisoner claiming to be Todd Manning escaped from the compound after knocking out his guard and then stealing the man's clothes. Marty was stunned to learn that Natalie hadn't died from the fall from the rooftop. Matthew was put on life support following his surgery. Bo and Nora were devastated when the doctor revealed that Matthew had very little brain activity and that it was unlikely that Matthew would ever wake up. Nate was horrified when he realized that he might have caused Matthew's condition. Clint suffered another heart attack, so the cardiologist rushed Clint into surgery to implant a device that would buy Clint some time until a donor heart could be found. Cutter took possession of the Buchanan mansion and then tossed out Aubrey, Joey, and Ryder. Aubrey persuaded Joey to stay married to her for Ryder's sake. Joey vowed to end his marriage as soon as Jessica was well enough to take care of Ryder. Aubrey was determined to win back Joey's love. Joey made it clear that Kelly was the woman who had his heart. Tess revealed that Aubrey and Cutter were not siblings and that Aubrey was a fraud. Ford threatened to tell the judge that Aubrey and Joey's marriage was a sham, so Aubrey agreed to allow Ford to spend time with Ryder. Tess received a visit from Bess, who informed Tess that it was time to allow Jessica out. Tomas claimed that he had proof that Patrick Thornhart was alive and that they needed to reunite Marty with Patrick in exchange for the disk that Marty was hiding. Todd was certain that Patrick would have returned to Llanview for Marty and Cole, so Tomas gave Todd a file confirming that Patrick wasn't dead. Agent Baker made plans to send Patrick to Llanview. Marty refused to believe Todd and Tomas' claims, but they assured her that she could see for herself when she met Patrick at the airport. Marty decided that she couldn't leave town without first telling Todd that John was Liam's father.

The Young and the Restless

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On Memorial Day, Kay had a farewell party for Chance. Nina blamed Heather for Chance's decision to reenlist in the Army. When Adam and Nick flew to Sedona to prove that Sharon's car crash had been an accident, Diane showed up uninvited. At the San Pueblo fair, Sharon saw Adam and was tempted to speak with him. Nick was irritated with Diane, but still had sex with her. Nikki made a scene at an A.A. meeting, blaming Deacon for her drinking. Victor rescued Nikki and escorted her to rehab. Lily confessed to Devon and Neil that she'd been seeing Cane. Genevieve revealed that she'd arranged for Blake to kill Caleb on the church steps the day of Colin's wedding, letting everyone believe Cane had died. Genevieve plotted with Cane to keep Lily and the twins safe from Colin. Kay had Ashley arrested for defying the order of protection. Jack was furious when Kay offered the Jabot CEO position to Victoria. Despite Kevin's request, Chloe refused to drop the custody case against Billy. Daisy read Phyllis' blogs and returned to town. The judge awarded Daniel custody of Lucy. Abby remembered that she had been driving the car that hit Tucker.