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The Bold and the Beautiful
What happened during the week of
Liam finally dished to Hope that he and Steffy had "kissed" in Italy, but he neglected to tell Hope that he and Steffy had almost made love. Steffy watched the video repeatedly on her phone, and Liam watched with her, but he persuaded her to delete the video. Hope never learned about the video, and Brooke promised not to tell her. Hope was upset with Liam and Steffy, but she told them both that she had forgiven them and wanted to forget all about their actions in Italy. Marcus and Dayzee scheduled their wedding at the Forrester mansion, and the Forresters held a shower for Dayzee at Dayzee's. Marcus was obsessed with texting people, to the irritation of everyone. While texting Dayzee, Marcus ran into Anthony with his car, and Anthony ended up bloody and unconscious in the hospital under Dr. Meade's care. Thomas showed up to assist Marcus. The Baker boys were in charge of investigating the accident, and they allowed Marcus to leave for his wedding. Later, the Bakers discovered that Marcus had been using his phone right before he had called 9-1-1 for help. Dayzee and Marcus' wedding started at the Forrester mansion, and it progressed without anyone telling Dayzee or anyone else what had happened to Anthony. The wedding was nearly over when the Baker boys showed up at the mansion.

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Days of our Lives
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Chad, Bo, and Hope arrived at Andrew's apartment in search of Melanie. Chad was so frantic to find Melanie that Bo threatened to restrain him if he didn't cooperate. Bo, Hope, and Chad found Gabi in Andrew's room, pretending to be his victim. Nicole helped Daniel and Maggie in the search for Melanie. Carrie was excited to share her life and new baby with Austin until she noticed Rafe and Nicole bonding over Nicole's unborn child. Carrie told Rafe and Roman that she and Austin had decided to leave Salem and return to Switzerland to raise their child and make a new start. Roman suspected that Carrie was leaving town to get away from Rafe and to save her marriage. Lucas found Alice's letter to Stefano that proved E.J. was not Stefano's son. E.J. went to Sami's apartment to visit his children, but found that he was alone with Sami. Will fled the mansion in a panic when he realized that he had lost Alice's letter. Lucas showed Alice's letter to Marlena and John, who were shocked to learn that E.J. was not Stefano's son. Sami believed that she could find a way to prove E.J.'s innocence. While Sami reviewed her plan with E.J., they both experienced another moment of sexual tension. Lucas turned in Alice's letter to Rafe and the Salem Police Department. Will blasted Lucas for not going to him first before he showed the police Alice's letter. Will was so angry with Lucas that he said he was sorry that Lucas had returned to Salem. Lucas and Roman could not understand Will's undying support of E.J. With the evidence mounting up against E.J., the police moved in and arrested him. Bo and Hope announced the true identify of Melanie's kidnapper and that a search for him was in progress. Gabi's guilt over Melanie's disappearance seemed to take its toll on her. John accused Ian of causing Brady's relapse. Kate remained suspicious of Ian's intentions and true feelings for her.

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General Hospital
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The Haunted Star reopened, but Lulu was disappointed that Dante didn't show. Dante and Anna questioned Archibald Boles about his connection to Heather. Archibald revealed that he had forged several letters for Heather, including Maggie Wurth's confession, which had cleared Steve of murder charges. Dante realized that Heather had murdered Maggie and used the suicide letter to cover it up. Anna figured out where Heather had stashed Luke when Luke's coded letter was found. Luke accidentally set fire to the cabin. Heather revealed that she intended to drug Anna with LSD in an effort to make Anna go insane, so that Anna would be institutionalized. Steve broke off his relationship with Olivia, because Olivia refused to give Heather a chance. Olivia encountered Heather in Anna's hotel suite. Heather filled a syringe with LSD intended for Olivia. Todd was delighted when Blair showed up in Port Charles without Tomas. Todd assumed that Blair and Tomas were no longer together, so he proposed marriage. Blair confessed that she and Tomas were engaged. Patrick was stunned when he spotted Robin on the deck of the Haunted Star. Lulu realized that Patrick was high on drugs, so she confronted him about his continued amphetamine use. Kate paid Joe a visit in jail. Joe denied that he had raped her. Kate was rattled when Joe mentioned the baby that she had abandoned. Trey raced to Atlantic City when Joe reached out to his son. Joe cautioned Trey not to let anyone, especially Sonny, learn that Trey was actually Joseph Mitchell Scully III. Connie made an appearance.

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The Young and the Restless
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Nick was furious with Phyllis for having lied to him for years about running Paul and Christine down with a car years before. Feeling betrayed by his wife, Nick moved out of the penthouse. Ronan warned Phyllis that Christine had gotten a warrant for her arrest. In front of Daniel and Summer, Phyllis was arrested. Michael and Ronan were sympathetic to Phyllis and felt Christine was out for revenge. Avery and Daniel urged Phyllis to consider taking the D.A.'s deal, even though it meant five years in prison. Paul warned Phyllis that karma would bite her in the butt. Avery was determined to defend Phyllis, but grew concerned when she realized that Daniel believed Phyllis was guilty. Victor blasted Abby for taking Carmine with her to the ranch. Abby and Carmine made love. Kevin and Chloe accepted Adam's major investment in their web startup. Before leaving town, Adam bought Genevieve's former house as a wedding gift for Chelsea. Sharon learned that Adam was eloping with Chelsea to Kansas. When Victor asked Sharon to move in with him, she reacted by lying to him and leaving town. Sharon wanted to reunite with Adam before his wedding to Chelsea. Adam planned a traditional wedding for Chelsea. Adam arrived at Hope's farmhouse and was startled to find Sharon there. Adam said that a part of him would always love Sharon, but Chelsea was his best friend, and he wanted to marry her. Adam and Chelsea were married at the farm. Victor flew to Kansas and took Sharon back to Genoa City. Sharon agreed to live with Victor, and he moved her into the guest room. Nick warned Christine to stay away from his children. Nick told Phyllis he would stay with her. Billy decided to publicize Phyllis' scandal in order to satisfy the producers of the Restless Style reality television show.

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All My Children
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Alex was about to go home to England, fearing her relationship with Edmund was over. At the last minute, Edmund convinced her that he truly loved her, and they went back to Wildwind. David told Edmund that Dimitri had died. In actuality, Dimitri was alive and was receiving medicine through David and Dixie. He asked David to make sure Edmund thought he was gone. While "deserted" on the tropical island, Leo, who had recently eaten some wild berries, told Greenlee he loved her. Becca figured Leo was behind VictorVirgin.com and made a plan to get him to admit it. Leo denied the whole thing. David asked Erica to marry him. Erica said she would, but only if he would tell her why he'd been spending so much time at the office on some secret case. He refused. Bianca returned home. Adam and Stuart both decided to go fishing.

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As the World Turns
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Cooley died after Lily slipped him poison. John pursued a suspension of Ben's license after Andy took medicine to make his paralysis real, just in time for another doctor's tests. Carly met Winston's American partner -- Craig Montgomery -- and begged him for help, but he wanted something in return. At Jake's behest, Molly tricked David into confessing his role in Alison's kidnapping, and David vowed revenge on Molly and Emily. Celia told Lily that Rose was in Oakdale, pretending to be her.

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Guiding Light
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Reva stole the show at Josh and Olivia's cocktail party. Olivia wanted payback against Reva and manipulated a business deal to force Josh's hand to divorce Reva. Billy and Holly got closer. Claire threw a welcome-home gathering for Danny and Michelle, but Danny continued his accusations against Claire. Claire alerted her secret partner. Lizzie faked a relapse to prevent Jim and Beth from leaving Springfield. Harley and Phillip really talked. Phillip was prepared to take legal action against Beth then was elated to learn Beth and Jim had decided to stay in Springfield. Phillip's joy was short-lived when Jim said he wanted to adopt baby Jim. Selena couldn't seem to say goodbye to Drew and accompanied her to New York. Susan stowed away in their van, and later was forced to return to Springfield with Jim. Buzz awkwardly formally proposed to Selena, ring and all. Harley and Jim together finally got through to Susan and agreed to allow her to temporarily live with Harley. Carlos was out to cause trouble for Danny. Colonel Dax discussed Cassie's medical problem with Richard -- and the seriousness of the possibility of Richard not providing an heir for San Cristobel.

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One Life to Live
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Cristian and Jessica were arrested and later released on bail. Joey dropped Kelly's things off at Kevin's house. Bo decided to wait on the DNA test and went to visit Clint. Lindsay decided to find a drug that would make Nora forget and asked R.J. for help. Will learned Viki wasn't dying and tried to call Jess, but she hung up on him. Sam accused Todd of trying to get Will out of the way. Kevin told Kelly they had to stay away from each other. Melanie read part of Nora's note but thought it was from one of Colin's girlfriends. Colin kept Will locked in the cellar. Rae found Daniel, who still wouldn't tell her about her daughter. Jessica asked Cris to marry her, and he accepted. Sykes arrested Daniel. Will got a note down the air vent from Nora that she was alive.

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Passions
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Chad collapsed on the wharf. Kay and Simone stumbled upon him and took him to Simone's house. Ethan prepared to tell Theresa how he felt about her. They were about to kiss when Gwen arrived to discuss hairstyles for the wedding. Eve worried that Chad and Whitney were growing closer. Eve allowed Chad to recuperate at the Russell house. Rebecca and Ivy saw Sam leaving a note at Sam and Ivy's old meeting place. Ethan dreamed of marrying Theresa. Suzanne told Julian how Ivy was very secretive about papers she kept in an attaché case. He then searched Ivy's bedroom for the attaché case. Hank saw Les aim his gun at Sheridan and jumped in front of her to protect her. He got shot just as Luis arrived. A semi-conscious Chad told an overjoyed Simone he loved her, believing she was Whitney. Charity told Miguel she felt that some dark force was working to keep them apart. Miguel gave Charity his grandmother's cross. Tabitha and Timmy went to visit the Bennett house to get the pendant, and it suddenly attached itself to Timmy. Luis tracked Les to an alley, where Les pulled a gun on him.

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