Lynda Hirsch on Soaps

ALL MY CHILDREN: Greenlee doesn't let on to Zach that she suspects he might not have destroyed her fertilized eggs. Josh tells Zach he can no longer be a participant in his plan to destroy Greenlee because he won't repeat the sins of his father. Ryan rescues his family, and they rush Emma to the hospital, where Joe and Julia determine that Emma wasn't poisoned. Greenlee dreams of a future with Aidan, Ryan, Annie, Kendall, Zach, the kids and herself as one big, happy family. Krystal is horrified when she wakes up in Adam's bed. Adam assumes their having made love means they're back together, but she sets him straight, saying her first priority is and always will be her children. Erica drops in on Kendall and realizes her daughter hasn't given up her vendetta against Greenlee. Tad and Hannah flirt. Erica admits to Jack she wishes Greenlee would just leave Pine Valley. Erica turns to the master of underhandedness, Adam, for advice. Babe is torn about whether to believe Richie or Annie. Annie is disbelieving when Babe drops a bombshell on her about Richie.

SNEAK PEEK: Erica plans to drive Greenlee over the emotional edge.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Paul starts to break things off with Rosanna but pulls back when she becomes agitated. Meg discovers she's pregnant. As soon as he spots Paul and Rosanna entering, Craig toasts to his and Meg's incoming baby. Knowing Paul still has feelings for Meg, a tearful Rosanna calls off the wedding. Paul finds out she's driving off and races out to find her. They narrowly avoid a crash, and Paul is grateful Rosanna is alive. Paul insists they must go ahead with the wedding. Paul is furious that Meg is having Craig's baby, but Meg point out the baby she's carrying could be Paul's. Lily thinks Holden moved Luke to the farm to punish her. Lucinda gets Dusty to agree to stay away from Lily. Lily tells Dusty she no longer has a husband, and he comforts her. Barbara tries to convince Gwen to consider adoption. Ann learns about Will's criminal record and tells them they cannot adopt. Katie's thrown by the news that Jack slept with Carly, and Jack explains that making love to Carly was his way of saying goodbye. Katie asks Tom to get her an annulment.

SNEAK PEEK: Emily tells Dusty to get lost.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Donna overhears Stephanie struggling to make amends to Eric. Stephanie admits that seeing Eric with Brooke is what sparked her bitterness. Eric takes a strong line with Stephanie, demanding that she take responsibility for Brooke's attack and apologizes to Brooke immediately. Donna and Stephanie share a heated exchange. Donna forces Stephanie to take the blame for Brooke's attack. She taunts Stephanie with the fact that the attack made Brooke and Ridge's relationship closer. Donna ends the conversation with a threat to Stephanie. Stephanie pays Ridge an unwelcome visit. Ridge confronts his mother about Brooke's attack. Stephanie asks Brooke to vent her feelings about the attack, inviting Brooke to re-live the night of the attack while Stephanie attempts to comfort her. Stephanie admits responsibility for Brooke's attack. She reveals how Ridge feels about Brooke in hopes of gaining Brooke's trust. Stephanie is horrified when she realizes Eric is involved with Donna.

SNEAK PEEK: Brooke rebuffs Stephanie.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Dr. Davidoff tells Kayla that Pocket wasn't poisoned — he suffers from a rare genetic condition called MMA. Philip insists on taking Pocket home with him, but Mrs. Meyers from Child Protective Services reminds him his paternity has not been legally established. Sami goes into labor, and Marlena is left with no choice but to deliver the twins herself. Lucas arrives just as Sami gives birth to a boy. Marlena delivers the second baby, a girl. Just then, E.J. and Kate burst in, and E.J. "casually" observes that the twins don't look anything alike. It's almost as if they have two different fathers. Abe tells Bo they ran the serial number he retrieved from the broken headlight — the car that hit John belongs to a man named Harry Jenks. Jenks turns out to be a former cellmate of Andre's. Philip and Belle make love. Bo realizes he needs to tell Sami there's a good chance John's death was part of the vendetta. Lucas informs Kate he got the forms to change his last name to Horton.

SNEAK PEEK: Lucas wonders about the twins.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny witnesses Zacchara's insanity firsthand when Zacchara threatens to kill everyone Sonny loves and then calmly turns the conversation back to gardening.

After returning to Port Charles, Sonny tells Jason that Zacchara is certifiably insane and that Trevor is the one who's really calling the shots. Logan surprises Lulu when he ends things with her. Kate admits to Sonny she knows he's bipolar and is completely accepting of his condition. Lucky and Sam are reunited and make love. Jerry tells Sam he'll kill Lucky if she doesn't seduce Trevor. Lucky and Elizabeth abruptly put a halt to the divorce and child custody proceedings. Sonny tells Kate he needs to fly to Puerto Rico immediately. Jason cautions Spinelli about fathering Robin's baby and then not being a part of the child's life. Spinelli freezes up when it's time for him to make his contribution and calls in Jason to substitute. Robin understands why Jason can't be the father of her child.

SNEAK PEEK: The Black and White Ball turns gray.

GUIDING LIGHT: Nat tells Gus she's not going to sleep with anyone again until she's married. Marina refuses to leave without Cyrus, but he tells Harley and Marina to leave on the boat. Marina rushes into Frank's arms. Cyrus trades in his life to save Harley and Marina's. Held captive by Griggs, Cyrus tells him he's memorized all the Spaulding account numbers. Harley figures out where Griggs is and enters the church. Harley and Cyrus try to escape, when an infuriated Griggs returns, knowing the account numbers were made up. A frantic Cyrus and Harley notice a flier he's holding reads that the very church they're in is to be demolished tomorrow. Harley and Cyrus start shouting desperately for help, as Billy prepares to start the demolition. Billy disregards the noise and gives a go-ahead. Cassie tells Josh she doesn't want a newborn anymore — she wants to bring Will to Springfield. Josh informs Cassie that if they do need to use Edmund, she won't have to be in contact with him at all.

SNEAK PEEK: Edmund plots.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Cristian and Natalie have a hard time hiding their jealousy when they see Jared and Sarah hitting it off. Nash and Jessica vow not to let Jared get the best of them and come up with a plan to beat him at his own game. Marty is surprised to learn that John and Todd will be traveling together in their search for Marcie and Tommy. He fears John could jeopardize his future by getting involved with the investigation while suspended from the force. Michael's plan to go along with John and Todd comes to a screeching halt when he's arrested for perjury. Roxy and Miles decide to fulfill their community service sentences together. Langston leaves the group home and seeks out Starr. Starr and Langston are horrified when they return to Dorian's and run right into Mrs. Woodrow, who insists on taking Langston back to the group home. Remembering her own childhood in the foster care system, Blair steps up and declares that she'll become Langston's foster mother. Marcie follows Ron's instructions and seeks refuge with friends of Eric's in a bar in Decatur.

SNEAK PEEK: Todd is arrested.

PASSIONS: Sheridan slaps Luis, furious at him for being distracted by Fancy and allowing Marty to slip through their fingers again. She blames Luis' mistrust in her as the reason their son was taken and says he's a worse father to Marty than his own father was to him. Sheridan is determined to find Marty by herself. Theresa demands to know what has made Pilar a coward. Pilar tells Theresa there's someone out there worse than Alistair, and if Theresa doesn't stay away from Ethan, his or her entire family will be killed. A grief-stricken Ivy goes to the church and cries over Fox's coffin. Ivy and Kay's mutual disdain finally boils over, as the two women have a knock-down, drag-out that reaches a head when they both crash into Fox's coffin, knocking it to the ground. At Tabitha's house, Paloma continues to try to get the Timmy doll to talk to her about Miguel. The doll tells Noah and Paloma that they'll find the answers to all their questions in the magic bowl.

SNEAK PEEK: Vincent drives Eve to slit her wrists.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: An explosion at Clear Springs becomes the 21st century American nightmare, as structures collapse, trapping the unlucky in a tangled mass of concrete and steel many stories below ground. Jack Abbott, his wife Sharon Newman Abbott and Sharon's ex-husband, Nicholas Newman, are trapped together. Despite the animosity that exists between them, they are forced to make a decision that will result in two of them being freed — and one left behind to fight for survival. J.T. Hellstrom and Cane find themselves caught underground with Cane's grandmother, Katherine Chancellor. They form a dangerous plan to save her, unaware that they are not alone. Lauren, Paul and Maggie Sullivan find themselves awaiting rescue with an injured child. Kevin Fisher works with the rescue personnel to build a Website tracking the survivors. Victor and Nikki await word on their children.

SNEAK PEEK: Victoria and her baby are in danger.

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