Lynda Hirsch on Soaps

ALL MY CHILDREN: A frustrated Frankie slams his fist into a wall, re-injuring his hand. Little A thinks he needs a more grown-up name now and everyone decides to start calling him AJ. Tad tells Adam he tracked down Sonia Reyes' son, Miguel, who's agreed to have his DNA sent from California to be tested. Adam explains that he had a one-night stand many years ago that resulted in the woman having a son, but she didn't tell him — and when he finally did learn what happened, the woman didn't want Adam to have any contact with the boy. Everyone's disappointed when Miguel fails to show up in Pine Valley. JR's condition takes a turn for the worse. Annie suggests that Adam name her the new editor-in-chief at Tempo, and he agrees to think about it. Annie's surprised when Brooke arrives at the mansion. Feeling threatened, Annie lies and tells Brooke that the editor-in-chief position at Tempo has already been filled — by herself. Erica lays it out for David, telling him she wants him to marry Greenlee, get her out of town and away from Fusion or else. Erica seethes when she reads Greenlee's memo ousting her from Fusion, effective immediately. Erica tells Jack she has no intention of walking away from the company and handing it back to Greenlee. David and Greenlee's wedding gets under way. Damon apologizes to Liza for committing the burglaries and lying to her. Liza promises to stand by Damon at his trial for baby Stuart's sake.

SNEAK PEAK: A heavenly visit.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Margo goes to Luke to say that a body was found and positively identified as Damian's. Noah will be there for Luke. Margo goes to the docks and sees a boy named Arthur, who identifies Holden and Damian. Margo arrests Holden on a murder charge. Margo tells Holden the Maltese authorities are going after whoever killed Damian. Lily and Luke believe Damian's still alive, and that makes Molly feel guilty. Molly hears Lily gave the ring to the police, and Molly heads out in a panic. Margo tells Holden about the ring, that it's not authentic and was made here in Oakdale. Lily and Molly want to work together to free Holden, but Margo gets a fax that says Holden's being extradited to Malta to stand trial for Damian's murder. Reid examines the brain scans that Luke has of Damian and says unless Damian has Huntington's disease, they can't belong to him. Lucinda manages to cut a deal that stops Holden's extradition. Janet tells Carly she and Jack are going to have a baby. Janet wants Carly to stay away from Jack. Craig wants to use Parker's trust fund to bankroll Monte Carlo. Alison tells Casey she still loves him. The police are on Mick's tail. Paul divests himself of James' money, giving it all to Henry.

SNEAK PEAK: Barbara forces Henry's hand.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Stephanie gloats over the Logan sisters being ousted from Forrester Creations as Donna and Brooke learn about Steffy being responsible for the sale of the company. Bill attempts to call off the sale of the company with Steffy when he learns that she duped him to believe the company was solely for Eric and Ridge. A suspicious Katie questions Bill about the reason he sold the company to Steffy. When Stephanie breaks the news about Forrester Creations to her Jackie M family, Nick invites Aggie over for dinner with the intent for her and Bridget to smooth things over between them. Bridget is less than thrilled when she is blindsided by Aggie arriving for dinner. An ensuing confrontation causes Aggie to fall down a flight of stairs. Brooke confronts Steffy about the true reason why she wanted to get Forrester Creations back for her family. After Brooke and Stephanie both plead to Taylor about what they feel her future with the company should be, the Logan versus Forrester feud spills over to the younger generation as Hope and Steffy defend Brooke and Taylor's honor.

SNEAK PEAK: Bridget finds a married man.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Carly tells Melanie that she's her mother. Carly explains to her daughter the circumstances of her conception and subsequent "adoption." Melanie is horrified when she realizes that her existence is essentially the cause of Lawrence's murder and Vivian's death wish on her.

Melanie wishes she had never been born and is sure she's cursed as a result of lousy biology. Vivian decided to put aside her vendetta and allow Melanie to live. Carly says Trent is not her biological father, and Melanie asks who is. Philip tells Vivian she's dead to him. Sami arrives, surprised to see EJ and Rafe at her house. EJ explains he wanted to grieve with her over their loss of Sydney while Rafe says he wanted to let Sami know he intends to find Sydney's abductors and bring them to justice. Sami doesn't understand Rafe's inability to grieve and asks him to leave. EJ "comforts" her. Later, Rafe goes to his office and starts to break down when he sees the remains of Sydney's clothes. Sami walks in on him. EJ is furious when he finds Sami in bed with Rafe. EJ tells Sami that he received another ransom note. Sydney may not be gone after all.

SNEAK PEAK: EJ's plan spins out of control.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason warns Sonny that Dante is more dangerous to them now than ever. Sonny refuses to stop trying to form some kind of relationship with Dante, who rejects him once again. Olivia hotly defends the decision she made when she opted to lie to Sonny and not tell him about Dante when she first learned she was pregnant. Johnny slips away before Max and Milo discover he's the person who hijacked Sonny's shipment. Johnny tells Jason in no uncertain terms that he's going to keep going after Sonny. Olivia and Johnny's relationship remains uncertain when she states she wants nothing to do with any mob business. Johnny goes to see Anthony. Jason surprises Lucky when he advises him to deal with Johnny before someone ends up dead. Sonny takes Diane's advice and pleads not guilty, but Claire asks that his bail be revoked immediately. Jason begins making plans for Sonny's immediate escape should his bail be revoked. Alexis realizes Jax is behind Claire taking on Sonny's case and asks him to back off, but he adamantly refuses. Dante's conflicted over what to do when he's subpoenaed to testify at Sonny's arraignment. Alexis joins Diane in defending Sonny. Patrick's surprised when he hears Steve asking Lisa out.

SNEAK PEAK: Dante takes the stand.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Schuyler shocks Gigi when he announces he's the father of Stacy's baby, as Sierra Rose is prepped for life-saving heart surgery. Gigi is further stunned when Schuyler admits he's known the truth for several months and never told her. Schuyler's under the delusion that nothing has to change between him and Gigi, but she soon disabuses him of this notion after unleashing her anger. Kyle is dismayed over Fish's reluctance to find out whether or not he's Sierra Rose's father because he believes the baby should be raised by a "normal couple" and not a gay man and his partner. Jessica doesn't recognize Natalie as being her sister but does pretend to know Bree so as not to traumatize the little girl. Jessica agrees to kiss Brody, but she still does not remember him. Snoop Dogg gets caught up with his old friend Bo and invites him, Nora and Matthew to his concert. Langston can't get Ford off her mind and offers to baby-sit Hope to avoid going to Capricorn to see Snoop with Markko. After learning Langston is home alone, Ford shows up at the apartment. John and Marty patch things up. Natalie's affected when she sees John kissing Marty. Kelly and Adriana arrive at La Boulaie for Dorian's gathering of the Cramer women. Andrew arrives at Dorian's saying he has bad news.

SNEAK PEAK: A death in the family.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Ashley presents Adam with the piece of cloth stained in blood and Phyllis hits him with the evidence that Skye was a victim of Dr. Taylor's. Sharon turns on Adam, demanding the truth, but Adam manages to convince Sharon that she can trust him. Jack tells Victor that he is going to a judge with his suspicions that Adam is a mole in order to stop the Jabot deal from going through. Ashley tells Jack that she is moving back into Brad's house. Just as Sharon and Adam arrive, she tells them they need to make new living arrangements. Adam goes on the attack, saying that if Nick and Phyllis don't back off he will be forced to tell everyone about the Jabot deal. Kay finds the leverage she needs to stop Tucker from selling off, all of Chancellor Industries. Tucker realizes that Kay has evidence that he is guilty of international corporate bribery. Tucker tells Adam to stop the sale of all Chancellor companies immediately. Kevin learns that Jana was at the theater before her disappearance. Still locked up, Jana screams for help. Jana tries to talk to Ryder to convince him to help her for Kevin's sake. Ryder reminds her that she knows who his mother is and now they are never going to let her go. Victoria calls Michael to ask him to help her with her divorce.

SNEAK PEAK: Ashley and Sharon are close to the truth.

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