Quick Catch-Up for the Week of August 5, 2013

Dr. Anders opened up to Dixie about his past by revealing that he had spent months recovering from a traumatizing event after which he had vowed to save as many lives as possible to make up for the one life that he hadn't been able to save. JR stole a few sheets from Cara's prescription pad. Cara questioned if she had made the right decision by telling David that she'd had an abortion. AJ defended his father to David by insisting that JR was a changed man. JR continued to take steroids. Celia had an ugly confrontation with Colby when Celia realized that Colby had changed the measurements of Celia's dress for the gala. Celia was left shaken after a terrifying vision of the mystery man. David escorted Colby to the gala, but they agreed that their affair had run its course. Lea handcuffed Zach to force him to hear her out. Zach explained that he couldn't be with someone who didn't trust him. Billy Clyde skulked in the bushes as Opal hosted the red carpet interviews prior to the gala. Billy Clyde appeared smitten during Dixie's interview. Opal caught a flicker of Celia's visions when Celia approached her on the red carpet. Celia was shocked when it was announced that she had won the date with Pete.

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The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of August 5, 2013

Bill passed Katie's spying tests, and Katie decided she wanted him back. Bill, however, discovered that Katie had wired the house with cameras to spy on him and Brooke, and he washed his hands of the marriage. Bill flew to Monte Carlo, where Brooke had just arrived. Liam threw Wyatt out of the house for kissing Hope, but Bill insisted that his sons get along and continue to live together. Thomas and Thorne were anxious to get their chance to run Forrester, but Caroline convinced Eric that Rick's innovations would make them hit their profit goals by the year's end.

Days of our Lives

What happened during the week of August 5, 2013

Kristen managed to elude Eric and Daniel before they could speak to her. Rafe asked Nicole about her feelings for Eric. Jennifer made a bold move to get back together with Daniel, but her terms infuriated him. Theresa and Anne joined forces. Marge visited Sami in jail and promised Sami that she would get justice for Joe. Brady encouraged Nicole to tell Eric that she had feelings for him. Theresa flirted with Nick, but she lost interest in him after J.J. told her about Nick's past. The judge agreed to have Bernardi's body exhumed, but Marge shocked everyone with the fact that she'd had Joe's body cremated. Eric was shocked to learn that Nicole and Eric had had an affair. Nicole allowed Eric to think the worst of her so he would not catch on that she had feelings for him. Kristen accepted Father Matt's offer to work with Eric on the school project. J.J. offered Will moral support. Nicole and Kristen butted heads. Marlena was shocked when she learned that Brady and Kristen were back together. Later, Marlena had a fight with Kristen and attacked her. Sami had a talk with Sonny and told him not to be too hard on Adrienne. Adrienne worried that her marriage was falling apart, but she was happy that Sonny had forgiven her. Rafe feared that he would never walk again. Cameron and Abigail kissed while Chad received bad news. Chad met with a specialist who told him that he was dying.

General Hospital

What happened during the week of August 5, 2013

Connie ran the story about Kiki's paternity in the newspaper. Sonny was hurt by Connie's betrayal and questioned if he had made the right decision to let Olivia go. An angry A.J. confronted Connie about the story that had stripped him of ELQ. Sonny threatened to shoot A.J. when A.J. grabbed Connie by the throat and pinned her against the wall. A.J. backed down but later admitted that he would have killed Connie if he had been armed with a gun. Morgan continued to lie and manipulate Kiki to get her to marry him before she found out that she was not a Quartermaine. Kiki reluctantly agreed to a quickie wedding at the courthouse. Michael raced to the courthouse to stop the wedding. Mac and Felicia picked up their marriage license. Luke enlisted Holly's help to find out who had withdrawn Jerry Jacks's money from the Swiss bank. Luke was stunned to learn that Sean Donely had collected Jerry's money, so Luke tracked Sean down. Sean showed Luke a small vial of an unknown substance that Sean had purchased with Jerry's money. Julian agreed to be tested as a possible bone marrow donor because he felt bad that he had bumped Danny's story from the front page of the newspaper.

Cutter and Natalie's postcoital bliss was shattered when Natalie received a call from Bo informing her that Clint had been arrested. Jeffrey warned Viki that Clint's altercation at Shelter had been videotaped. Bo suspected that Briana might have been part of a call girl ring. Bruce alerted Cutter to Bo's plans to investigate the club. Jo told Dorian about David's new reality show and offered Dorian an opportunity to be a role model for successful women who were going through a divorce. Dorian suspected that Jack had been seeing Kate, but Jack insisted that Kate was too old for him. Michelle was shocked to learn that Matthew was Drew's father. Drew suffered a seizure from a high fever and was rushed to the hospital. Todd showed T�a the note that he had received about Victor. T�a wanted to alert Bo about the note, but Todd and Blair were confident that Victor would find a way to escape. T�a ordered Todd and Blair to find Victor and get him home. Todd told his family that he was headed overseas on a business trip. Blair and Todd were secretly married before Todd left town. Jeffrey was revealed to have a tattoo on the bottom of his foot that was identical to the one that Victor had.

The Young and the Restless

What happened during the week of August 5, 2013

Neil underwent hypnotherapy and realized that he'd been with Rose on the night she'd died. Hilary continued to insinuate herself into Cane's life, and Jill was suspicious of Hilary. Lily denied her jealousy about Tyler and Abby's growing relationship. Devon asked Tyler to return to the Jabot campaign, but Tyler declined the offer. Fen agreed to go to rehab. Jack and Avery accompanied Phyllis to the medical facility in Georgia. Noah expressed his concerns about Sharon's behavior to Nick. Sharon schemed to spend more time with Nick. Summer told Nick and Sharon about the lipstick that had been found on the stairwell. Victor and Nikki tried to assure Summer that they were still family, but the plan backfired when Victor badmouthed Jack. Upon Kyle's urging, Jack decided to return home to support Summer. Nikki tried to convince Victoria to reconcile with Billy. Adam was released on bail, and Billy recorded Adam attempting to bribe Melanie to drop the rape charges. Victor worried about how the charges would affect the Newmans' reputation, but he stood behind Adam. Billy tried to blackmail Victor with the recording. Adam hoped that Chelsea would serve as a character witness on his behalf. Chelsea experienced contractions, but the doctor managed to stop Chelsea from going into labor. Chelsea grappled with whether or not to tell Dylan the truth, but Chloe talked her into keeping mum. Dylan surprised Chelsea with an impromptu wedding, and they got married in front of family and friends. Chelsea went into labor after the ceremony.

A strong earthquake left San Cristobel in ruins and Reva trapped, with Josh, Noah, and Richard frantic to find her in all the debris. Josh was enraged at Olivia's obsession with saving the Harbor Project over the lives of family and residents of San Cristobel. Working secretly and independent of each other, Danny and Michelle asked for help from the Springfield Police Department, the mob, and their friends to help them prove that Carmen was still alive. Blake told Ross that the passion was gone from their relationship. Maria encouraged Catalina to pursue Tony. Edmund pushed Beth to an emotional breaking point when he kidnapped her yet again in the name of love. Phillip was frantic to find Beth in Mexico, and Edmund's plan backfired, putting Beth in even more danger. Michelle and Carmen met face-to-face, while Danny, not far behind, was arrested at the airport for jumping bail.

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