Lynda Hirsch on Soaps

ALL MY CHILDREN: JR warns Scott that if he ever does anything behind his back, he will be kicked out of the company and family. Ryan gets a room on the yacht, which is adjacent to David and Greenlee's. Kendall tells Greenlee that she and Ryan are trying to uncover David's blackmailing. Sneaking into Ryan's house, Greenlee becomes entrenched with memories of their past love. Zach finds Kendall trying to crack the safe. Annie assures Scott she loves and admires him. Annie begs JR to burn any proof that Scott stole Palmer's idea. Guilt-ridden by her one-night stand with Scott, Marissa cannot reconcile with JR. Krystal is unable to change Marissa's mind. Angie, facing blindness, becomes teary-eyed when she sees the sonogram of her healthy child. David sees Angie suffer a visual attack. Natalia is uneasy when she sees a tender moment between Frankie and Madison. Randi's hectic modeling schedule continues to get in the way of her marriage. Caleb learns about David's duplicity after running into Kendall and Zach. Believing that Asher is penniless, Colby and Damon give him money.

SNEAK PEEK: Zach confronts Kendall.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Blackthorn discovers Carly is wearing a wire. When Jack comes on the scene, Blackthorn tosses him and Carly out. He warns them that if they continue to stalk him, he will file criminal charges. Janet and Blackthorn share a kiss and proceed to Avalon Castle. Fuming when she learns Lucinda sabotaged the perfume company, Lily buys Craig's worldwide stock so she can go head to head with Lucinda. After making love to Katie, Chris experiences chest pains. Chris asks Reid to up his medication dose. Noah misinterprets Chris and Reid's physical contact as an intimate gesture, when in fact, Reid is merely trying to steady a wobbly Chris. Reid tells Luke that Chris is the "secret" patient he's been treating. Reid credits Luke with making him more empathetic. Iris discovers that the check Barbara gave her is from a closed bank account. While trying to escape, Emily and Barbara accidentally set the wine cellar on fire. Sensing they are about to die, Barbara tries to make amends with Emily, but she rejects her. Henry and Paul find the bound Emily and Barbara. Gwen gets Iris to admit that she held Barbara and Emily captive. Barbara accepts Henry's marriage proposal.

SNEAK PEEK: Emily seeks revenge.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Hope — although touched by Oliver's attempts to woo her — tells him that she cannot get over his having slept with Brooke. When Steffy is unable to seduce Oliver, she plots to reunite Oliver and hope. An enraged Ridge blames Liam for the doctoring of the tape and punches him. As Hope tends to his split lip, Liam discusses his past. Hope and Liam share a kiss. Looking through a windowpane, Oliver spots Liam and Hope. Bill tells Steffy that Liam and Justin were responsible for the video disaster. After saving Hope from a crowd of paparazzi, Liam tells her that Steffy had nothing to do with doctoring the video. Ridge tries to convince Steffy not to sell her shares in Forrester fashions. Steffy retorts that Ridges realized she did not have anything to do with sabotaging the tape, and it's too little too late after all the hateful things he said to her when he thought she was responsible. Amber wants to learn about the relationship between Jackie, Owen, Nick and Bridget. Owen tells Jackie he is tired of posing half-naked in the Jackie M promotion shots.

SNEAK PEEK: Brook and Hope grow further apart.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Rafe plans to get Nicole to admit EJ was involved in Sydney's abduction. EJ is fearful that having broken up with Brady, Nicole will reveal his secret. Nicole, falling for Rafe's seduction scene, takes him to her house and asks him to strip down. Sami catches Rafe and Nicole fondling each other. Rafe slips the recording of EJ from Nicole's purse and hears EJ confess that he was behind Sydney's kidnapping.

Lexie learns that EJ and Sami are getting married. Sami and Stefano come to a tentative agreement. Brady tells Nicole she is his worst addiction and he has to kick it. While rescuing Melanie from the crazed attacker, Nathan injures his elbow. Intent that Hope is sent to rehab instead of jail, Bo, Justin and Abe take the stand in her defense. Arianna is aghast when Hope is given a reduced sentence. Justin and Adrienne try and figure out what destroyed their marriage. Reading Chad's birth certificate, Kate sees that Stefano is his father. Stefano warns will that befriending Chad is a mistake. With help from Ian, Stephanie breaks into St. Mary's computer system and learns the paternity of Chloe's baby.

SNEAK PEEK: The truth is out.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny tells Jason he used his relationship with Claire to get his early release from Pentonville. Carly and Spinelli hack into Dante's bank account and make it look as if he has received money from a drug deal. Carly tells Brook she has to seduce Dante ASAP. Upset that Morgan sneaked off to be with Sonny, Carly wants Jax to speed up his adopting Morgan. Brook slips Dante a roofie. Walking into a passionate moment between a drugged Dante and Brook, Lulu grabs her by the hair and pulls her off of Dante. Lulu questions Dante about his past. Patrick warns Lisa to stay away from him and Ryan. Robin panics when she cannot find any of her HIV medication. Robin and Patrick are furious when Lisa takes Emma out for ice cream without their permission. Liz and the boys move into Wyndemere. As Sonny decides it's time to end the mob wars, Johnny plans to shoot him and make it look like self-defense. As Johnny and Sonny approach each other on Baker Street, shots ring out. Sam prepares to exonerate Jason of any connection to the drive-by shooting by implicating Santos Lopez. Sam sneaks into Santos' compound in hopes of getting information that will clear Jason. Brenda tells Murphy she cannot accept his proposal, as she still has feeling for a past lover. Franco wants Brenda to be the subject of his latest painting.

SNEAK PEEK: Johnny clings to life.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Jessica tells Ford she is carrying Brody's child. Ford admits to Jessica that they slept together when she was overtaken by one of her alters. Brody overhears Jessica scheduling a paternity test. Viki is delighted when she learns both her daughters are pregnant. Blair, refusing to believe Eli murdered Kelly's mother, wants to marry him right away. After Natalie constructs a photo that shows Eli and Bennett are one and the same, John takes the evidence to Bo and Nora. Ford informs John that Eli tried to kill him. Fearful of Eli's reprisals, Ford recants his statement concerning Eli's evil doing. Ford tells Inez to keep away from him, as once again, she has managed to muck up his life. Following a spat, Dorian and David end up kissing and decide they want to get married. Eli, Blair, David and Dorian decide to have a double wedding. Bo agrees to be David's best man. Grudgingly admitting that Viki and Charlie's scheme to reunite her with David worked, Dorian asks Viki and Charlie to attend the nuptials. With Todd searching for the hospice where Tea is staying, Blair tells Dani she can move in with her.

SNEAK PEEK: Dorian is alone again.

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Jack tells Traci he cannot forgive Adam for what he did to Ashley. Victor tells Nikki that Adam plans to sue them for his abduction at the cabin, and Adam wants a big chunk of change. Adam is determined to wreak havoc on everyone who was in the cabin except Sharon. A reluctant Victoria apologizes to Bill for her schemes. Following a passionate kiss, the duo reconcile. As Lauren battles in court to make certain Jill does not get any of the Fenmore fortune, Lauren's mother, Joanna, walks in to the proceedings. Lauren is blindsided when Joanna admits she knew that Neil had an illegitimate daughter. Chloe does a background check on Ronan to make certain he is not lying about his life. Chloe confronts Ronan with the knowledge of his lies about his past. Nina wonders if Cricket and Paul are just reminiscing about their past or if new sparks have begun to fly. Nina is delighted when she learns the identity of her missing son. Mac tells Lily she is not emotionally strong enough to serve as the twins' godmother.

SNEAK PEEK: Victor wants to partner with Jack.

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