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Summaries for the Week of Week of July 25, 2011

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All My Children

Scott bumped into Madison at the park. After a pleasant conversation, Scott invited Madison to the gatehouse to see the progress that he had made in rebuilding it. Jesse's suspicions were confirmed when the results of the DNA test revealed that Maya was Lucy's birth mother. Jesse objected when Angie announced that Maya would be moving in to work for them as a full-time nanny. Jesse turned to Frankie for help, but Frankie assured him that Maya had made peace with her decision to give up her baby. Amanda and Jake talked to an oncologist after Amanda was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Amanda's spirits sank further when she learned that she might not be able to have any more children. JR continued to spiral out of control as he drowned his sorrows in alcohol. JR saw Dixie in the park, but he dismissed it as a drunken hallucination. Brot managed to lure Dixie out of hiding after he realized that she was living in the park. Brot took Dixie to Oak Haven for evaluation. Erica was admitted to Oak Haven after she stabbed David with a knife. David quickly recovered after emergency surgery. Greenlee tried to trick David into telling her how he had saved her life after the accident. Jack decided to investigate Erica's claims that she had been kidnapped, and held captive for months, while another woman posed as her. Erica reunited with some familiar faces at Oak Haven, including Janet Green, Marian Colby Chandler, and Annie. Erica was shocked when she saw Dixie asleep in one of the rooms at Oak Haven.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

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Taylor, Steffy, and Thomas celebrated that they would be majority stockholders at Forrester. Steffy awaited a call from Bill that he had told Katie about his plans to leave her, but Bill had been ambushed with a vow renewal ceremony. Bill admitted, privately to Liam, that he had planned to leave Katie. Bill went through with the vows instead. Bill told Katie that he would always love her. At Taylor's, Bill later told Steffy that he had to wait to leave Katie because it was in the best interest of his company. Taylor told Bill to take a hike, and she forbade Steffy to be the other woman, but Bill and Steffy ignored her warnings. Steffy had purchased Jackie and Owen's condo as a love nest for Steffy and Bill. They made out at her new place. Taylor visited Katie, but Liam intercepted Taylor and tried to stop her from tattling on Bill and Steffy. Taylor forged ahead and told Kate about Steffy and Bill, and Katie grabbed her chest in a fit of pain as if from a heart attack. Liam tried to call Bill to tell him about Taylor's announcement, but Bill was busy making out with Steffy and refused to answer his phone.

Days of our Lives

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Maggie observed Victor stand up for Sonny after T humiliated Sonny, in front of his friends, for being gay. Maggie and Victor realized that that their relationship had a real chance. Will defended Sonny to T, and told T to respect Sonny for his choices. Vivian, with Gus and Quinn's help, exposed Carly's drug addiction on the Internet. Daniel was furious with Jennifer for not telling him the truth about what had been going with Carly. Carly felt overwhelmed and humiliated after her family learned the truth about her drug addiction. Unable to cope with the fallout, she ran off and passed out in a nearby alley. Quinn found Carly and took her back to his hotel room, unaware of who she was at the time. Quinn seemed sympathetic to Carly's life story, even after he learned that she was his mother's greatest nemesis. Quinn kept Carly's whereabouts a secret from Vivian. Roman took over as acting police commissioner, and Bo and Hope were thrilled to be working as partners again. Abigail told Chad that she felt guilty for not telling Melanie about Carly's drug problem. Chad told a remorseful D.A. Woods that he would never forgive Woods. E.J. remembered that Melanie had been at the pier the night of his attack, and then tried to force her to admit that she had covered up for Brady. Dario stopped E.J. from harassing Melanie, and warned him to his distance. Nicole, Taylor, Melanie, and Dario warned Brady that E.J. would go after him as soon as he figured out that Brady was the person who attacked E.J. Brady did not want his friends to pay for his actions, so he loaded a gun and decided to finish off E.J.

General Hospital

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The changes that Robin made as chief of staff ruffled many feathers. Steve worried that Robin was in over her head. Michael searched for clues to Sonny's whereabouts. Sonny went to Bensonhurst to revisit his past. Abby admitted that Michael's casual attitude about working for the mob frightened her. Tracy remained resistant to Anthony's charms as he tried to romance her. Tracy refused to allow Anthony to launder mob money through ELQ. Luke turned up in Greece, but carefully stayed out of sight. Lulu was stunned to realize that Nikolas believed that Aiden was his son. Nikolas explained that he had walked away from Aiden because Lucky had been hanging on by a string, so everyone had expected Nikolas to hand Aiden over to Lucky to save Lucky from self-destructing. Nikolas was determined to live a life without the Spencers or the Cassadines. Siobhan relentlessly hounded Elizabeth, making outrageous accusations and condemning remarks, in an effort to force Elizabeth to stop Lucky from pursuing a drug investigation. Siobhan feared that Lucky would succumb to temptation when he was confronted with his drug of choice. Anthony paid a drug dealer to trap Lucky in an alley and then inject Lucky with drugs. Monica talked to Elizabeth and Jason about Jake. Carly was furious when she learned of Jason and Sam's engagement from Elizabeth. Carly was unaware that someone was following her and Josslyn.

One Life to Live

Dorian and David arrived for the red carpet premiere of their movie, Vicker Man: The David Vickers Buchanan Story. Rex armed himself with a gun and then headed to the premiere, intent on revenge. Nate was horrified when Hold the Diploma, the porn movie that he had filmed with Deanna, appeared on the big screen. Tomas opened up to T�a and Blair about his life as a CIA agent. Todd urged Tomas to return to Paris, but Tomas was determined to safeguard his sister and niece. Todd insisted that he had more to lose than Tomas, so Todd would keep T�a and Dani safe. John opened his home to the man with the scar while John investigated the man's claims. John collected DNA from the man with the scar and then, later, managed to get a sample of Todd's DNA by slipping into Todd's office to snag Todd's toothbrush. Tomas revealed to John that Baker was a rogue CIA agent, so he urged John to help him find Baker before people started dying. Vimal assured Brody that Liam's paternity secret would be safe with him. Cris helped Rama to fake a pregnancy, so that Vimal wouldn't have to disappoint his parents, who had arrived in town for a visit. Rama's deception was exposed after her fake pregnant belly sprang leaks. Starr had a joyful reunion with Markko, who reported that Langston was working on a new script. The Manning family was stunned when the man with the scar stepped forward to announce that he was the real Todd Manning.

The Young and the Restless

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Diane sent Kyle to school in Switzerland for his protection. Diane attacked Phyllis when she saw Nick and Phyllis having sex at Restless Style. Adam refused to marry Sharon because she had betrayed him with Sam. Genevieve offered business advice to Jabot and Beauty of Nature. Victor approved Abby and Victoria's plan to use The Naked Heiress to promote Beauty of Nature. Victor hired Avery Clark for Sharon's appeal. Sam beat up Adam when Adam refused to produce the evidence to clear Sharon. Phyllis got a restraining order against Diane. Kay proved in court that Tucker was mentally incapable of running his company. Adam was indicted for stock manipulation because of Diane's deal with the D.A. Diane filed a lawsuit against Nikki, blaming her for Diane and Victor's marriage ending. Adam told Diane that their deal was over. Diane sold pictures of Victor and Nikki in bed together to a tabloid. Deacon sold Diane the video of Abby's confession. Nikki disappeared from rehab. Diane got Victor arrested for domestic abuse. Chloe found Billy in the park with Delia, violating the judge's ruling. Victor removed Adam from the Newman board. Diane asked Jack to reunite with her in order to be a family for Kyle.