Lynda Hirsch on Soaps

ALL MY CHILDREN: David surprises Adam, who's having trouble breathing, when he emerges from the tunnels. Adam's certain David is going to kill him, but David takes action to save his life. David has a proposition for Adam and suggests he let him hide out in the mansion in exchange for David acting as his personal physician so the world won't find out just how sick he really is. Annie blames Brooke when Adam rebuffs her attempt to seduce him. Brooke warns Annie she'll be keeping a close eye on her, just as JR asked her to. David spies on Annie and Scott from the tunnels and later warns Adam that Annie's the same devious person she's always been. Greenlee and Erica agree to a competition in which they'll both launch a cosmetics line and whoever comes out on top gets the company, while the other walks away. Tad desperately wants to make contact with Hillary after getting confirmation that Damon is his son. Tad's temper flares when Liza tells him she went to Ohio and saw Hillary. Liza informs Tad that Hillary was headed off to Europe and is stunned when Tad reveals he found out he's Damon's father. Liza's heartbroken when she feels as though Tad is pushing her away. Ryan reveals to Jake that he bought the casino out from under Zach using a dummy corporation he formed as a front for Cambias.

SNEAK PEEK: Liza teams with David.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Janet tells Liberty she's pregnant, and Liberty is livid with Jack for letting this happen. Janet consoles Liberty and explains it's not just about the chance for a donor. Dusty asks for a minute alone and asks/tells Liberty he wants to marry Janet. Barbara doesn't tell Vienna about her and Henry's recent affair. Katie wants to seal the deal with Henry so he can't back out of donating the money to the hospital. She and Reid get Henry to write the check in front of them and Vienna — who can't wait to fall in love all over again with a new and improved Henry. When Henry and Barbara run into each other, they share a heated moment, and Barbara almost tells Henry she loves him. Bob, Kim and Katie are suspicious about Chris' feelings toward Alison. Luke tells Noah that if he can't commit to him wholeheartedly, then they can't be together. Noah admits that he can't give Luke what he wants, and they share a regretful goodbye. A stranger confronts Reid for being a murderer. Learning Faith was suspended from school for drug use, Lily takes comfort in Holden's arms.

SNEAK PEEK: Noah makes a moving decision.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Steffy is thrilled, Oliver is busted, and Hope is shocked when she finds her new beau and her stepsister in a kiss. Taylor has a heart to heart with Steffy about her obsession with destroying the Logans. Brooke and Steffy have it out over Steffy's seduction of Oliver and her vendetta toward her family. Bridget and Owen are faced with each other at work, and with keeping their secret from Nick and Jackie. Whip and Taylor take their commitment to each other one step further. Oliver fears the worst after he confesses to Aggie that he shot the video of Bridget and Owen.

SNEAK PEEK: Aggie gets even.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sami and EJ bond over Sydney. Nicole finally remembers Anna was the kidnapper. Nicole tells Anna to get her out of prison or she will reveal Anna's part in Sydney's kidnapping. Carly tells Hope she's letting Bo go. Hope, stricken, says she doesn't need Carly to hand her husband back to her. The judge is about to sentence Carly when Melanie arrives. Bo, Carly, Justin and DA Woods are all shocked when Melanie admits the shooting was an accident. The judge rules Carly is not guilty. After the judge dismisses everyone, Carly is moved by her daughter's choice to come to her aid.

She goes to hug and thank Melanie, but she's denied. Melanie tells Carly not to touch her — ever. Philip takes Melanie to their new home — Maggie's. Melanie is touched he moved them there so she would be able to take care of Maggie. Melanie tells Maggie how glad she is to be living with her. Maggie is the only mother she's ever known, and isn't about to lose her. Victor and Vivian plot to kill Carly. Arianna tells Rafe that she and Brady are getting married. Daniel confronts Chloe about her lying and not seeing a therapist. Chloe appeals to Daniel, but he doesn't back down, and he advises her to do what's right and seek help.

SNEAK PEEK: Stefano takes on EJ.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan finds Kristina alone at the lake house after she's been badly beaten by Kiefer, and takes her to the hospital. A traumatized Kristina, however, puts a deep scratch on Ethan's face when she instinctively recoils from him as he goes to help her. Kristina tells Alexis and Sonny that Ethan was the person who beat her. Sam bristles when Jason admits he has doubts about Kristina's story. Kristina begs Sonny not to have Ethan killed, but he refuses to make any promises. Lucky admits to Elizabeth that there's no chance of a future for them, regardless of whether or not he turns out to be the father of her unborn child. Helena learns the results of Elizabeth's paternity test and is thrilled to find out Lucky is the baby's father. As part of her grand scheme, Helena plans on leading everyone to believe Nikolas is really the father of Elizabeth's baby so that a Spencer offspring will be raised as a Cassadine. Maxie's suffering from pneumonia. Carly gets Sonny to rally before his trial begins. Alice, Coleman and Lisa are picked as jury members for Sonny's trial. Diane and Claire give their opening statements in the courtroom.

SNEAK PEEK: Maxie is near death.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE Allison stuns Mitch with the revelation that Schuyler is his son, thereby making Sierra Rose his grandchild after all, as everyone believes Schuyler fathered the baby. Roxy tells Gigi she gave birth to a son who died. Gigi proposes to Rex. John reveals to an angry Marty that Natalie was the one who told him she's pregnant. Marty admits to John that she was confused about how she felt when she first learned she was pregnant and needed time to sort out her feelings before telling him. Marty tells John that she's prepared to raise the child on her own, but he surprises her by saying he wants to be a father. Todd works to convince Jessica that it's really him because she doesn't recognize him with his new face. Jessica's incredulous when Todd reveals that Cristian and Blair used to be lovers, and becomes emotional when she's finally forced to accept the fact that Cristian has moved on. Although Todd has no use for Cristian, he encourages Jessica to fight for him if she really wants him. Starr's in shock to discover that Langston used her and Cole's story as the basis for her musical. Kelly signs a contract and accepts Todd's job offer just to spite Blair.

SNEAK PEEK: Allison kidnaps Sierra Rose.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Nick tries to reassure Phyllis that she has nothing to worry about with Sharon, but Phyllis has seen it all before and knows what is coming. J.T. decides to go after full custody of Reed. Sharon admits to Cassie that she is afraid that Adam was telling the truth about Faith. Victor finds Adam down by the ravine. Victor delivers Sharon's annulment papers to Adam. Heather introduces Adam to his court-appointed psychiatrist, "Emily." Victor is finally able to get Ashley to acknowledge that there is a chance that Faith isn't their child. Ashley decides to let Nick and Sharon run a DNA test on Faith. Kevin accidentally finds the photos of Lauren and Paul in Michael's briefcase. Lauren finally breaks through to Kevin, who tells her that he believes she isn't cheating on Michael. Michael breaks the bad news to Cane, Lily and Daniel that Cane's appeal was denied. Daniel pushes Lily to tell him the truth. Lily finally admits to Cane that her PET scan results are not very good. Kay admits to Jill that she still thinks of her as her daughter.

SNEAK PEEK: Michael loses everything.

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