Brooke blasted Liam about tearing up the annulment papers that Steffy had signed, but Liam said he refused to act like his marriage to Steffy had never happened. Liam asked Brooke not to tell Hope about the papers, and Brooke agreed. Steffy, Liam, Ridge, Stephanie, and Brooke had all been informed of the papers that Steffy had signed and Liam had destroyed. Speaking of secrets, Caroline introduced Thomas to her two mothers, Karen and Dani, at an awkward dinner party at Karen's new beach house, located close to Bill and Katie's place. Karen insisted that no one could ever tell Bill, who later visited Karen. Bill saw all the photos of Karen and Dani in the house, and warned that people might get the wrong idea about her and Dani. Thomas and Caroline grew closer and kissed, and Caroline introduced Thomas as her boyfriend. Hope discovered that Amber had convinced Caroline that Rick was a cross-dresser. Hope shared the cross-dressing news with Rick when Hope interrupted Amber's seduction of Rick. Hope also dished to Rick that Amber had purchased drugs for Hope online. Rick was furious. Amber tearfully apologized for everything and reminded Rick how much she loved him. Amber had given him her kidney and built a new Forrester fashion line with him. Rick told Amber that he never wanted to see her again. Katie shared news of her own. Katie told Bill that she was pregnant, but Bill insisted she would have to have an abortion.
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Days of our Lives
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Austin arrived unexpectedly at the safe house to visit Carrie to tell her how much he missed her. Before Carrie had a chance to tell him that she wanted to end their marriage and be with Rafe, Roman barged in and ordered Austin to leave. After he learned that Stefano was the one who had exonerated John, E.J. told him that he was on his own from that point on. Harmon almost caught Bo and Hope at the ISA office after he broke in to steal the coin for Stefano. Shane, Bo, John, and Rafe set up Harmon to feed Stefano false information on the illegal arms deal he had planned with Nevsky. Sami was furious with Lucas for not telling her that Will had shot E.J. and that he had gone to prison to protect Will. She was even more upset to learn that E.J. had blackmailed Will into working for him because he knew the truth. In the midst of an intense argument with his parents, Will blurted out to them that he was gay. Sami, overwhelmed with all the news, walked out on Will. Will, devastated by his mother's reaction, found comfort and support from his dad. Lucas reassured Will that he would always love Will and that he wanted Will to have a happy life. Sami returned to talk to Will after a conversation with E.J., but again, she blew it, causing an even greater rift between her and Will. Lucas cautioned Sami to stop confiding in E.J. or risk ruining their relationship. He told her to be careful or else it could also cost her Will's love and respect. Maggie told Melanie that she was the new owner of the spa and had big plans for Melanie and Chad. Gabi continued to pretend that a stalker was after to her to gain sympathy from Chad. Abigail started to catch on that Gabi might not be telling the truth and told Melanie what she suspected. Ian drugged Brady again, and the results caused him to jeopardize a big business deal for Countess W. Madison started to have doubts about Brady's sobriety, which was exactly what Ian wanted her to believe. E.J. told Nicole that that they were forever connected and that he intended to be part of their child's life. Abe and family transformed Horton Square into downtown Paris as a surprise for Lexie, since she was unable to make the trip abroad due to medical reasons. Abigail and Cameron made a date for dinner, but Celeste's tarot cards warned of danger surrounding Abigail. The team of Bo, Hope, John, and Rafe tricked Stefano to confess to illegal arms dealing, and Bo arrested him. Marlena suspected that Carrie might be pregnant, and asked her to think clearly before ending her marriage to Austin.
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General Hospital
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Kate confided to Alexis that it was possible that Connie had shot out Anthony's tires, which had led to Cole and Hope's deaths. Todd overheard Kate's confession, so Todd offered to use his media empire to paint Kate in a sympathetic light in exchange for Sonny dropping the charges against Starr and Michael recanting. Sonny watched as Kate tearfully confronted Connie. Connie told Sonny that she had shot out Anthony's tires. Matt went to Pentonville to let Maxie know that Spinelli had uncovered proof that Maxie hadn't killed Lisa Niles. Maxie begged Matt to keep Spinelli from turning over the evidence to the police, because an investigation would lead to Matt as the killer. Matt was stunned when Maxie admitted that she had seen Matt kill Lisa. The judge refused to vacate Maxie's conviction and sentence based on the grainy photograph that Spinelli had offered as proof of Maxie's innocence. The district attorney explained that the photograph could have been doctored. Spinelli reluctantly revealed that Matt had killed Lisa. The district attorney agreed to set Maxie free, if Maxie agreed to testify against Matt. Maxie refused to consider betraying Matt. Epiphany confronted Patrick about neglecting Emma and hiding out at the house to avoid moving forward without Robin. Patrick decided to return to work and operate on Ewen. Tracy stepped up her plans to kill Anthony. Luke feared that Tracy would end up in jail, so he agreed to help Tracy. Anthony turned to Johnny for help, but Johnny refused. Anthony was stunned when Johnny confessed that he had been responsible for shooting out Anthony's tires.
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The Young and the Restless
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Daisy was upset to see Daniel with Eden, but later agreed to move with Lucy into Daniel's garret. Ricky threatened to reveal Daisy's part in Lucy's kidnapping. Daisy sublet her apartment to Ricky, which frightened Eden, who lived across the hall. Lauren and Michael were thrilled to be able to move home again. Kay believed that Jack was in love with Nikki and warned Victor to do something to stop it. Chelsea decided to stay in town and turned down help from Billy and Victoria. Adam persuaded Chelsea to move in with him. Kyle was impressed with Newman Enterprises. Devon blasted Tucker and Harmony for their destructive one-night stand, saying that they could never be family to him. When she saw Tucker comforting Harmony, Ashley declared that she was through with her marriage. Harmony told Neil about her night with Tucker and told him to stay with Sofia. Neil feared that Harmony would use drugs again. Sofia warned Neil that he was blowing their marriage by being so involved with Harmony. Christine was there for Paul after he'd learned that Ricky might have killed his ex-girlfriend. Paul feared that Ricky had the same homicidal tendencies as Isabella. Nikki was tempted by Jack's love, but worried about Kyle's feeling. After seeing Jack working so hard in physical therapy to walk again, Kyle told his father to be happy even if that meant being with Nikki. Daniel took Lucy to see Danny, asking his father how Danny had managed to marry Phyllis just to remain close to Daniel. Sarge saw Harmony say no to drugs. Jack proposed to Nikki. Victor overheard Nikki and Jack. After seeing Adam with Chelsea, Sharon returned to Victor, and they embraced. Unbeknownst to them, Nikki was watching.
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All My Children
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Erica blundered and called Maria and Edmund's child a "she." Hayley and Mateo were married. Adam lashed out at Dimitri for duping Stuart. Esther began to have second thoughts about making Maria believe that her daughter was dead.
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As the World Turns
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Molly confessed to Jack that she'd had Holden's baby twelve years earlier, when she was only 15. National Health Tech, owned by James Stenbeck, bought out Memorial Hospital, which led to John Dixon being Bob Hughes's boss. Sam went to Kirk for help. Snooping finally led Emily to "Fairwinds;" she was horrified to find James there. Holden asked Lily to marry him. In an unknown location, Damian was alive and recovering.
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One Life to Live
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Christian was upset when he saw Jessica and Darcy kiss. Kelly confessed to Andrew about Blair's accident. Mel learned the truth about Drew's "con man" past from Becky Lee as Todd's plan to frame Patrick started in motion. Patrick punched Guy, and he and Mel were arrested and later released.
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