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All My Children

Griffin decided to tell Ryan everything that he knew about the Orpheus Project. Griffin suggested to Kendall that Zach could be alive, but Kendall insisted that it wasn't possible. David took Greenlee to his secret lair where he kept past Pine Valley residents, believed to have died, locked in rooms for treatment. David realized that Greenlee had faked her systems, so he injected her with drugs that knocked her out. Greenlee dreamed of waking up in a room where her first husband, Leo duPres, had been kept. Greenlee and Leo reminisced about their life together and then Leo told her that he wanted her to be happy, even if it were with Ryan. Greenlee woke up from her dream and then looked at the gurney, expecting to see Leo, but she was shocked when she saw Zach instead. Elsewhere, Janet burned down Oak Haven, which allowed Erica, Dixie, Annie, Janet, and Marian to escape. Annie went to see Emma. Ryan refused to provide Annie sanctuary, but he promised to take Emma for visits to see Annie because he realized that she was getting better when she volunteered to surrender to the police. Kendall and Bianca were stunned when Erica arrived on their doorstep with Dixie in tow. Tad and Cara grew closer as they made plans to go to Martha's Vineyard for a belated honeymoon. Cara was startled after Janet was admitted to the hospital and then revealed that Dixie was alive. Cara assumed that Janet was delusional, but Griffin admitted that what Janet had said could be true. Tad sat under the stars to talk to Dixie, without realizing that Dixie stood nearby.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

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After Taylor dished to Katie that Steffy and Bill were embroiled in an affair, Katie refused to believe it. She angrily told Taylor to leave. Katie emotionally confronted Bill with Taylor's news. Bill admitted it, but he pointed out that Katie had left him. Katie went ballistic and collapsed with a heart attack. At the hospital, Bill confessed to Brooke and Donna that he had planned to leave Katie for Steffy. Katie took a turn for the worse, and she begged Bill to stay with her. Bill obliged, and Katie miraculously showed signs of recovery. Bill visited Steffy and told her that he was staying with his wife. Steffy refused to let Bill leave her. She promised to wait for him, but Bill said that he belonged with Katie and he loved Katie, too. Steffy tried to persuade Bill that he wasn't responsible for Katie's heart attack, but Bill disagreed. He said that he could lose Katie, and he couldn't live with himself if that ever happened. Katie sneaked out of her hospital room and confronted Steffy. Katie warned that Bill would never leave her, but Steffy said that Bill had admitted to her that he loved both Katie and Steffy. At Forrester, Taylor told Ridge about Steffy and Bill. Taylor dished that Katie knew the truth. Brooke advised both Taylor and Ridge that Katie had landed in the hospital with a heart attack due to Bill's infidelity with Steffy. Taylor and Ridge worried about Steffy's feelings of rejection by Bill. Brooke worried that Katie could die because of heart problems that Bill and Steffy's affair had caused.

Days of our Lives

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Vivian gave Quinn a special gift that she had saved for him from his childhood. Quinn felt guilty for keeping his arrangement with Carly a secret from Vivian. T continued to hassle Will for his friendship with Sonny. Will made plans to attend a baseball game with Sonny. Sonny accepted a job with the D.A.'s office. Will told Gabi that he wanted to take their relationship to the next level. Kinsey offered T a friendship with benefits. Bo and Hope joined forces to investigate an attack on a local prostitute. Sami and Rafe enjoyed a fun evening at home. Quinn pressured Chloe to keep up her end of their business arrangement. Kinsey stood up to Kate on Chloe's behalf. Quinn returned the money that Kate had paid him to get evidence against Chloe and told her that their deal was off. Chad cautioned Kate not to interfere in his relationship with Abigail. Carly called Phelps for more drugs when she was unable to cope with severe drug withdrawal symptoms and hallucinations. Jennifer and Daniel admitted that they loved each other. Victor and Maggie finally gave in to their feelings and made love. Taylor and Nicole convinced E.J. not to retaliate against Brady. E.J. and Brady called a truce, unaware that Stefano and Victor had plans of their own. Maggie accidentally intercepted a bullet meant for Victor.

General Hospital

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Michael and Abby went to Sonny's island in search of Sonny. Abby was disappointed when Michael decided to extend their stay on the island because she feared that it would jeopardize her job at ELQ. Tracy was shocked when Skye sauntered into ELQ. Tracy was certain that Skye had set her sights on stealing the family fortune, but Skye claimed that she was in town for a fundraiser that Jax had organized. Shawn worried that Jax would try to snatch Josslyn, so he kept close tabs on Carly. Carly learned that Jax had secretly slipped back into town to grab Josslyn, so she turned to Jason for help. Anthony arranged for J.T., the drug dealer, to inject Lucky with a drug that triggered wild hallucinations. Anthony wanted Lucky to be discredited and then booted off of the police force, so that Anthony could smuggle drugs through Luzetta's Bakery. Anthony was confident that Spinelli's antics at the bakery had made it the last place that anyone would suspect criminal activity. Lucky turned violent while high on drugs, so he knocked out Dante and then fled. Elizabeth and Dante joined forces to search for Lucky before anyone realized what had happened. Ethan grew concerned for Siobhan when he found her with a serious nosebleed. Siobhan brushed it off, but she continued to be plagued with headaches. Siobhan demanded that Elizabeth include her in the search for Lucky. Siobhan took a tumble down a flight of stairs during an altercation with Elizabeth, so Elizabeth rushed Siobhan to the hospital, but tragedy struck when Elizabeth's car collided with Jason's.

One Life to Live

Nora had a change of heart when she arrived in court for Clint's arraignment. Nora dropped the charges against Clint for Eddie's murder, but the judge decided to send Clint to jail, despite Clint's recent heart transplant. Bo discovered that Nate had had an altercation with Matthew after discovering that Matthew had killed Eddie Ford. Echo grew concerned when Rex claimed to have seen Gigi on several occasions. Echo feared that Rex needed professional help, but Rex was certain that Gigi was somehow alive. Destiny admitted to Vivian and Shaun that she was pregnant. Vivian gave Destiny an exam, and then discussed Destiny's options. Blair was rattled when the man with the scar kissed her in an effort to prove to her that he was who he claimed to be. Tomas told Blair about his assignment to kill Todd Manning eight years earlier because he had been told that Todd was a terrorist. Tomas revealed that he had found Todd near death, so he had taken Todd to Baker and then spent eight years regretting what he had done. Viki was stunned when she saw the man with the scar in jail. The man with the scar made a convincing argument that he was the real Todd Manning when he shared details of private conversations that Todd and Viki had shared. Jack firmly believed that his father was the man who had been raising him for the past eight years. Starr decided to question the man with the scar to test his story. The man with the scar was shocked when he learned that Starr had a daughter. John received the results of the DNA test that would determine who the real Todd Manning was.

The Young and the Restless

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Nick blasted Diane for selling photos of Nikki and Victor in bed to a tabloid. Diane tried to seduce Jack, but he was furious with her for shipping Kyle to a Swiss boarding school. Phyllis threatened Diane. Billy was jailed for taking a swing at Victor. Victoria and Billy reconciled and made love. Diane tried to blackmail Ashley with Abby's confession video. When Ashley refused to pay, Diane vindictively told Ashley about her fling with Tucker. Kay informed Tucker and Ashley that she'd legally challenge the validity of their marriage because of Tucker's brain injury. Michael urged Diane to leave Genoa City. Murphy found Diane's dead body in the park. Adam recalled setting up the fake murder scene with Diane. Victor remembered meeting Diane and her telling him that Adam was setting up her murder to frame Victor. Jack lied to the police to keep them from knowing that he had threatened Diane on the footbridge. Jack heard from Kyle, and later flew off to take him home. Ashley considered leaving Tucker because his lie about Diane had made Abby look like a liar. Abby had no memory from the night of Diane's death because of booze. Billy left Genoa City for Victoria's sake.