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Summaries for the Week of Week of September 26, 2011

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The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of

Liam asked Hope to move up the wedding date, and she agreed, but the Forrester family put the kibosh on changing the date because an ad campaign had been planned around the wedding. Liam was very upset, but Hope planned to make Liam happy by surprising him and moving into the cliff house while he was at his bachelor party. Hope's plan backfired when Bill coerced Steffy into taking Liam home after the bachelor party. Steffy and Liam made out in her car, and although Liam stopped kissing Steffy and said it was wrong, it was too late. Hope had seen all the kissing, unbeknownst to Liam and Steffy. Furious with Liam, Hope left her engagement ring on Liam's mantel and called to tell him she no longer wanted to get married. She never explained why. Steffy showed up at Liam's, and Liam, holding Hope's engagement ring, lamented that Hope wasn't ready to get married. In a quick turn of events, Liam immediately proposed to Steffy and put Hope's engagement ring on her finger. Liam and Steffy went to bed and had sex. The next day, Taylor and Brooke heard the news while Hope went to Liam's to patch things up. Liam wasn't home, but Hope ran into Steffy, who was wearing Hope's engagement ring. Steffy related that Liam had put the ring on her finger. Hope was horrified.

Days of our Lives

What happened during the week of

The entire town of Salem gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Horton Square. Carrie, Austin, John, and Marlena all returned to Salem to mark the occasion. The four of them caught up with friends and family, and everyone was thrilled to see that John's rehab had been a success and that he could walk again. But, during the party, Rafe received a phone call and had to arrest John for embezzlement and fraud. Jack also attended the party in hopes of talking to Jennifer. However, neither Jennifer nor Abigail wanted anything to do with him. Chloe landed a job in Chicago. Kinsey moved to Chicago with Chloe, as both of them wanted fresh starts away from Salem. Victor proposed to Maggie. At the dedication, E.J. announced that he would run against Abe for mayor of Salem.

Dirty Soap

Farah Fath and John-Paul Lovoisier were at odds over buying a house in Los Angeles following the cancellation announcement of One Life to Live by ABC. J.P. wanted to wait to buy a house, but Farah was determined to start over in Los Angeles. Jenna Gering struggled to accept that part of her husband's job was kissing other women. Galen tried to reassure his wife that she had nothing to worry about. Nadia Bjorlin wrapped up her tenure on Days of Our Lives, so that she could pursue a film career. Nadia's boyfriend, Brandon Beemer, was supportive of Nadia, as she said goodbye to the cast and crew of DAYS. Kelly Monaco tried to move past her heartbreaking breakup with longtime boyfriend, Mike. Kirsten Storms was on hand to help Kelly take the first steps.

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General Hospital

What happened during the week of

Steve evaded Olivia's questions about his life in Memphis. Alexis struck a bargain with Sonny to ensure that Kristina did not pursue a career in the fashion industry. Dante proposed to Lulu, but she asked for time to think it over. Lulu decided to accept Dante's proposal after a talk with Maxie, so she arranged a special evening for Dante to give him her answer. Anthony took aim at Dante while Johnny planted drugs in Sonny's warehouse. Lulu blamed Sonny for Dante's grave condition. Sonny suspected that Johnny was behind the shooting, so he vowed to find proof. Spinelli confessed to Maxie that he had lost his cyber skills. Maxie realized that Spinelli hadn't been exaggerating when he was unable to retrieve surveillance footage from the warehouse around the time of Dante's shooting. A mystery person skulked around Wyndemere, and then took a shard of glass to slash a painting of Laura. Ethan was knocked out as he snooped around Wyndemere. Helena warned Ethan to leave the castle, because there were things there that even she feared. Lucky admitted to Elizabeth that he had relapsed. Elizabeth was surprised to learn that Lucky hadn't told Laura about Siobhan's passing. Lucky explained that he and Nikolas had wanted to protect their mother because her mental health remained fragile. Jason surprised Sam by taking her to a cabin that he had built in the woods. After Jason and Sam made love in the cabin, they headed to the airport to fly to Hawaii. Franco wasn't far behind the newlyweds.

One Life to Live

Things turned violent between Natalie and Jessica when Jessica learned about Natalie's engagement. Later, Jessica found a copy of Liam's original paternity test. Rex was surprised to discover a note from Gigi, urging him not to give up, after he had a vision of her. Shane confirmed that the note was in Gigi's handwriting. Tina arrived in Llanview to claim her "rightful inheritance." Tina was shocked to see her mother, Irene, standing in Victor's home. Irene smiled with satisfaction when it was revealed that Victor had left everything to her. Viki was certain that Irene had tampered with the will, but the attorney proceeded to hand over the portfolio, containing all the information to Victor's holdings, to Irene. Tina quickly tried to get in her mother's good graces, so Irene gave Victor Sr.'s signet ring to Tina as a token of appreciation. Irene met up with an associate to plant a bomb outside of Victor's house. Todd convinced Starr to help him escape from jail. Todd quickly made his way to Victor's house, where he saw Tina's new ring. Todd recalled that he had put the microchip that Irene wanted in Victor's signet ring. Viki ordered Tina to hand the ring over to Todd, so Tina grudgingly complied. Todd raced to the docks to rendezvous with Irene. Irene revealed that Louie and the gun were in the bottom of the river, so Todd couldn't be cleared of killing Victor. Irene shot Todd after he tossed the ring -- and the microchip -- into the river. Todd was horrified when Irene told him that the explosion he heard was his family being killed. Bo arrested Starr for helping Todd to escape. With David Vickers' help, Bo found the bomb. Cord paid Clint a visit to warn Clint that Buchanan Enterprises was in trouble because of Rex's mismanagement. Clint reminded Cord that Rex was Cord's brother.

The Young and the Restless

What happened during the week of

Phyllis was incensed to learn that Daisy's new attorney was Avery. Phyllis lied that Lucy had chicken pox to avoid having to comply with Daisy's court-ordered visit with Lucy. Noah pleaded with Sharon to reconsider the plea deal. Billy hid in the house and overheard Victoria and Sam together, misinterpreting Sam's affection for Keely as his amorous intentions for Victoria. John visited Jack and urged him to go all the way to take back Jabot. Billy deleted an email from Victoria, believing that he had to get over her. Ronan found Diane's diary in a lockbox at the Athletic Club. Jack demanded a new deal from Tucker in order to testify against Kay at the arbitration hearing. Chloe kissed Kevin. Neil was conflicted about why he had slept with Sofia. Gloria threatened Colin with information she had on him. Cane gave Ronan the ledger from Genevieve's safe, hoping he'd used the data to arrest Colin. Ronan recorded Victor and Adam saying they'd seen Diane the night of the murder. Nick went to meet a blackmailer, only to discover he been caught in a police sting. Ronan discovered a memory stick in one of Diane's pillows. Ashley learned that Tucker had agreed to sell Jabot to Jack.