Lynda Hirsch on Soaps

ALL MY CHILDREN: Although they have different goals, Ryan convinces Erica to team up with him to destroy David. Greenlee tells David they'll work together to take Erica down. Angie tells Annie she's a partial match for JR and is his best hope for survival. The pain in Frankie's hand grows worse and he pops a pill, which David witnesses. Greenlee and Erica go toe to toe at Fusion, with each woman refusing to back down. After Tad finds Damon sleeping on a gurney at the hospital because he had nowhere else to go, Tad offers to let him stay at his place. Annie barely hides her jealousy when she witnesses the closeness between Brooke and Adam. With her own selfish motives at the forefront, Annie finally tells Adam she's a partial match for JR. Annie's thrilled by Adam's gratitude when she tells him and puts on a show of wanting to do whatever she can to save his life. Dixie appears before JR and takes him to her version of heaven, which turns out to be Pigeon Hollow. JR spends time with Dixie and Stuart in heaven and would be content to stay there, but Dixie urges him to reconsider and fight for his future.

SNEAK PEEK: David's on the run.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Reid suggests to Katie that she take Henry's offer of the Stenbeck fortune. Barbara and Henry have enjoyed another romantic night. Reid tells Bob he'd stay if the hospital had better facilities, but Bob says they don't have the funding. Faith's in trouble at school for smoking pot. The headmistress calls her in, and Damian's there, pretending to be her father. He gets her off the hook, on the condition she comes with him. Damian tells Faith she must work for him, in order to clear Holden's name. She reluctantly agrees. As Holden sits in jail for Damian's murder, Lily vows to stand by his side. Jack confronts Janet and Dusty about their infidelity. Dusty claims that he loves Janet. Janet won't beg for Jack to forgive her because all she can do is focus on Liberty. Carly interrupts their conversation; she tells Janet that Jack planned to return to her. Janet is pregnant. Luke is upset when he learns Noah is going to leave town to continue treatment to cure his blindness.

SNEAK PEEK: Parker has a proposal for Liberty.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Donna's worst fears come true when Pam confirms her return to Forrester Creations. The Forrester family celebrates getting their company back, but not without asking Steffy how she went about acquiring it from Bill. Bridget lashes out at Nick for the constant hurdles that they have encountered in their marriage. A devastated Bridget turns to Owen for comfort after leaving Nick. Sensing that Steffy's actions have been less than admirable, Hope delivers her stepsister a stern and eye-opening warning. Wanting to hear the whole truth, Ridge confronts Steffy about her dealings with Bill. Brooke is in shock from Ridge's endorsement of Steffy's deceptive description of how she went about getting Forrester Creations back from Bill. After officially signing a contract to be an owner of Forrester Creations, Taylor's day gets even better when she celebrates with Whip. Bridget's devastation over her and Nick's constant marital issues slowly turns to anger, and then disillusion. Bridget returns to Nick with an apology and an intention to confess being with Owen. In turn, Nick accepts the blame for their marital problems and begs Bridget not to leave him. Jackie and Owen spend a hot and steamy afternoon together. Hope and Oliver share their first kiss.

SNEAK PEEK: Steffy and Stephanie team up to destroy Brooke.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Maggie fears her myasthenia gravis is returning. Carly still can't believe a woman who calls herself her mother shot her. Daniel is desperate to tell Melanie the truth about being her father, but held back due to her condition. Melanie realizes that Nathan and Stephanie were away together on a romantic vacation, and she becomes very angry with Nathan over his mixed signals. Angry from her interaction with Nathan, Melanie makes her statement to Bo.

Carly shot her on purpose. Justin finds Hope and offers his support and feelings. Hope puts the kibosh on that, and says her heart belongs to Bo. Justin finds Carly, and he offers his legal services. She notes that if she's not in prison, his chances of being with Hope are increased. Anna fears EJ's obsession with destroying Sami will eventually blow up in his face. Anna tells EJ he is beyond cruel. EJ says it's an eye for an eye, but Anna thinks that's even worse, especially treating someone he loves this way. He insists he doesn't love Sami. EJ arrives holding a very alive baby Sydney in his arms.

SNEAK PEEK: Brady is rejected.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth is cheered up when Nikolas brings Cameron and Jake to visit her. Elizabeth tells Nikolas to give up any idea that they'll ever be a family, even if the baby is his. Lucky is totally honest with Elizabeth when he tells her they can't have a future together. Elizabeth is adamant in her desire to raise her children alone, no matter who the father of her unborn baby turns out to be. Carly clashes with Jax over her desire to keep Sonny out of prison at any cost and his wish of seeing him behind bars. Jax is surprised when Carly has the Metro Court restaurant cleared out and they're soon lost in the throes of passion. Johnny recruits Ethan to help in his latest attempt to cripple Sonny's organization, which involves setting fire to Bernie's office to destroy all the business records stored there. Lucky responds to a police call and ends up in hot pursuit of the masked figure he catches outside Bernie's office. Lucky realizes Johnny was the person he chased outside Bernie's office, but warns Jason to let him handle the situation. Ronnie informs Dante and Lucky that they've all been assigned to a special task force to put an end to organized crime in Port Charles. Carly panics when she spots a photo of Franco among the proofs from Josslyn's christening and heads straight to Jason.

SNEAK PEEK: Sam and Jason go into hiding.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Cassie and Andrew inform Dorian that her sister — and Kelly's mother — Melinda died. Kevin surprises Kelly when he arrives unexpectedly to comfort her in her time of grief. Kelly's caught off-guard by Kevin's marriage proposal, but thinks they both need to move on. A longtime follower of Mitch visits him in prison to let him know that Melinda died and promises Mitch they'll follow his latest instructions. Langston gives into Ford's seduction and they make love. Rex is surprised to find Adriana waiting for him at the loft. Although she loathes Gigi, Adriana urges Rex to try and work things out with her, as she believes they truly belong together. Gigi vows to Rex that she'll never let Schuyler anywhere near Sierra Rose. Gigi tells Rex she wants to raise the baby. Kim explains to Clint why she wants to marry him, saying she'd never get custody of Sierra Rose without the respectability that would come from being Mrs. Clint Buchanan. Schuyler rips into Kim, blaming her for Stacy's death. Todd and Tea arrive at the high school after the principal accuses Danielle of stealing test answers. Danielle's impressed when Todd stands up for her. Todd makes a sizeable donation to the school to get Danielle off the hook. Natalie downplays her feelings for John. Cristian's stunned when Jessica arrives in his classroom and announces she's one of his students.

SNEAK PEEK: Natalie learns Marty is pregnant.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS Paul enters the room as Emily gasps that Patty is trying to kill her. Phyllis and Diane square off. Jack realizes how much of Kyle's life he has missed. Nick confronts Sharon with Skye's diary as proof of Adam's lies. Sharon is sickened by what she reads. Ashley and Sharon have separate terrifying dreams that lead them to realize Adam's deception.

Tucker asks Kay to tell him about his father and they relive Kay and Jill's past with Arthur. Cane offers Billy some help on where to find information on Tucker. Chance and Kevin get into the hotel room and find evidence that Jana was apparently there with a lover, but Kevin refuses to believe it. Ryder confesses to Jana that Tom never laid a hand on him. Lauren loses her cool with Amber and fires her. Chance tells Amber and Chloe that Riggs' death was ruled a suicide. Lauren takes the medication that her doctor prescribed for her headaches and just before she washes them down, Daisy drugs Lauren's water. Kevin receives a goodbye letter from Jana that Ryder and Daisy forced her to write.

SNEAK PEEK: Paul and Lauren are too close for comfort.

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