Steffy left for Aspen. Hope revealed all to her therapist, including Brooke's masked sexual debacle with Oliver. The therapist suggested that Hope's intimacy issues were much deeper than growing up with Brooke, the eternal sex symbol, as a mom. The therapist said that Deacon's lack of a role in her life could have had an influence on her issues. Marcus asked Dayzee to marry him at Dayzee's in front of a crowd that witnessed Liam and Hope kissing. One of the moms in the coffee shop laid into Hope for kissing a married man and being a hypocrite about her message to young girls. The woman's daughter caught the kiss on her phone and sent it viral. Stephanie was angry that Ridge had put so much into the Hope for the Future line. Ridge insisted that Hope leave Liam and return home. Both Liam and Hope refused to give up their living arrangements. Brooke, Ridge, Hope, Liam, and Bill tried to decide what to do about the media coverage because it damaged the Forrester name. Bill sent the photo to Steffy's phone and said that Liam would soon realize Hope was not the right woman for him. Brooke and Ridge planned an anniversary party for Eric and Stephanie.
Kate warned Daniel to stay away from Billie, and that she did not want him to hurt another woman in her family. Ian warned Kate that Madison was off-limits, personally and professionally, or she would pay the price and deal with his wrath. Lexie told a devastated Abe that Theo was very disappointed in his father and that he did not want to see him. Later, Abe was shocked to learn that Lexie supported E.J. and that she had accepted a position in his cabinet. To be true to his campaign process, E.J. arrested Abe and Jennifer for ballot tampering. Jack bailed Jennifer out of jail. Rafe found out that Nicole was pregnant and agreed to keep her secret from E.J. E.J. found Rafe and Nicole in a compromising situation, unaware that Rafe was helping Nicole deal with a bad case of morning sickness. Sami confessed to Lucas that she was the mole at Countess W, and he agreed to keep the truth from Kate and said he would help her to deal with the situation. Later, Kate confronted Sami about how Sami had betrayed her and the company, and then threatened to report her to the authorities. She also cautioned Sami that she might lose custody of her children. Just when Sami thought that things couldn't get worse, Rafe told her that he wanted a divorce. Kate felt uncomfortable for Will when she overheard Lucas counseling him about his overzealous friendship with Sonny. After Lucas left the coffee shop, she assured a surprised Will that she would not tell anyone that he was gay. In an ugly confrontation at the Brady Pub, Carrie blurted out to the entire family that Austin had had an "affair" with Abigail. Later at Horton place, Jack, Jennifer, and Carrie walked in on a shocking conversation between Abigail and Austin. Abigail admitted the truth, and told everyone that she and Austin had never had sex. Humiliated and embarrassed, Abigail explained that she had made up the entire story because she thought that she might have a chance to be with Austin. She apologized to Austin and Carrie for ruining their marriage, and for hurting so many people. Stefano kidnapped Hope and John, and ordered them to do as they were told or else Marlena and Bo, already a victim of Stefano's latest game, would pay the price.
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General Hospital
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John McBain returned to Port Charles to help convict Sonny. Dante resented John's interference, but John was undeterred. John bumped into Sam at the church after Robin's funeral. Sam found something strangely familiar about John, so John suggested that perhaps they had known each other in a past life. Sam confided to John about her problems with Jason. Jason went to the bridge at Blackstone Canyon to say goodbye to Robin. Elizabeth showed up at the bridge to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Jake's death. Elizabeth helped Jason to forgive Sam, and then talked to him about Jake. Spinelli realized that the DVD that Franco had left for Jason held a clue. Maxie confessed to murdering Lisa Niles, so Mac arranged for Alexis to represent Maxie. Matt, Spinelli, and Mac vowed to prove that Maxie was lying about killing Lisa Niles. Spinelli turned to Elizabeth for help. Noah Drake returned to Port Charles to comfort Patrick during Patrick's time of grief. Luke paid Coleman to change the name of Coleman's bar to The Floating Rib. Luke thought that some people would appreciate not having to see a big neon sign bearing Jake's name. Elizabeth was grateful when Luke started a memorial fund in Jake's name. Luke confided to Lulu that he had lied about Ethan's paternity to give Robert the will to live. Tracy was startled to see Luke spending time with Anna. Olivia agreed to keep quiet about Anthony's whereabouts in exchange for Johnny's promise to leave Steve alone. Anthony decided to go to the police station to talk to Dante. Starr promised Hope and Cole that she would do everything in her power to make certain that Sonny paid for their deaths.
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The Young and the Restless
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In Tokyo, Genevieve anticipated that Victor would show up, and they flirted as they talked business. Jill saw Victor and Genevieve together and snapped a picture of the two in a compromising position. Phyllis was jealous that Nick had agreed to work with Sharon on the new cosmetics line. Phyllis bribed Ricky to spy on Daisy. Phyllis discovered that Lauren had a gun for protection against Daisy. Michael broke up a fight between Kevin and Daniel over Chloe. Kevin finally confessed to Michael why he had married Angelina, and Michael promised to end Kevin's marriage. Devon asked Tucker to help him with Angelina's new song because Devon's implants were not yet engaged. Angelina rewrote the lyrics and made the song a plaintive country ballad. Tucker was blown away by Angelina's passionate performance. Jack, Ashley, and Nikki saw Jill's photo of Victor and Genevieve. When Victor returned home, he informed Nikki that he was not having an affair with Genevieve. Cane stopped Genevieve from bribing an undercover American agent posing as a Mitsukoshi stockholder. Genevieve was furious with Cane, not believing that Victor had set her up and that Cane was helping her. Daniel told Chloe to get over Kevin before trying to move on with him. Angelina told Kevin that he was free to annul their marriage. Jeffrey's memory returned when he heard Angelo saying he'd arrange everything to marry Gloria. Sarge saw Harmony at an A.A. meeting.
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All My Children
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Liza made Mia promise to look after Colby if she should not survive the surgery to remove her brain tumor. Anna and David's marriage was leaked to the media, which caused Jackson to ask the police chief for her resignation. Leo learned that Vanessa planned to ask for her case to be dismissed. Trey continued to behave mysteriously, particularly after he and Greenlee shared a kiss. Chris admitted that he cared for Ryan. Chris also regained use of his legs. Kendall lied to Ryan about not going to work at Enchantment. Mateo promised to pay Vanessa another visit.
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As the World Turns
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Simon threatened Dahlia at Katie's party and Margo him when Dahlia went missing. Craig agreed to help James escape in exchange for Carly's safe return and enlisted Brandy's help. Lucinda refused to allow James the use of her jet. Jack arrived and found the spa deserted. Susan gave Rose a clean bill of health. John discovered Dr. Weston's true identity to be that of George Townes, a scientist fascinated with aging. Abigail refused to plead guilty to a lesser charge and later remembered another detail about the night of Nick's murder. Molly testified. Hal began to show signs of improvement. Bonnie and Billy arrived at Ian's castle and experienced seemingly supernatural occurrences.
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Guiding Light
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Blake got drunk at Beth's welcome home party and humiliated Ross in front of all of Springfield with the juicy details of his affair with Tory. Edmund and Carmen decided to give romance another try. Catalina's manipulations of Ben, Ray, Maria, and Tony stacked the odds against Marah reaching Tony in time to tell him the truth and stop the wedding. Clayton objected to Mel and Rick's relationship because of the many prejudices still existing that he felt would impact their happiness. Harley and Gus turned their investigation of Tory's background into the date from hell. While in Pennsylvania, Harley and Gus discovered that Tory kept a shrine devoted to Ross, who was a dead ringer for her late husband, Stuart. Olivia was affected by the news of Josh and Reva's engagement. Blake saw some of the old Ross at Tory's memorial service.
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One Life to Live
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Jess threatened to report Roxy and Allison's scheme to the police. Later, Allison ran Jess and Seth off the road in an attempt to keep them quiet. Thinking they were dead, she prepared to frame Roxy for their "murder." Natalie worried about a missing Seth. Niki almost slipped several times in her "cover-up" as Viki. The DCF worker discovered that Todd and Blair had lied about Jack. She then forced Todd and Blair to place their children in temporary foster care. However, Sam helped out and got the judge to rule that Starr and Jack be placed with Viki, who was actually Niki at that time, and Ben, since they were family. Lindsay was sentenced to 28 years in Statesville prison.
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