ALL MY CHILDREN: Tad finds his own adoption papers from 1978 and shows them to his son. Tad asks Liza if she can see herself as a mother to Damon. Colby's shocked and upset when she realizes the kiss she saw between Annie and JR was real. JR continues to insist he's committed to his family and pleads with his sister not to tell anyone about what she saw. JR and Annie realize the only way they can be together is if she were his mistress. Annie accepts Scott's marriage proposal. Tad, Jake and Krystal prepare for Damon's adoption party. Liza catches Damon taking money out of the register at Krystal's bar, but he swears he planned on paying it back. As a result of the pills Liza replaced his meds with, Damon forgets about his party. Liza spills to Tad that Damon kissed her. Amanda tells Jake about the pictures of Liza on Damon's phone, and they head to the bar to tell Tad. Damon agrees to go to New York with Colby to track down Adam; he convinces Colby it's best if they leave immediately. Ryan is hit with an intense pain in his head and falls to the ground. As Ryan lies helpless, David makes no attempt to help him. Jake discovers Ryan has an aneurysm. Having sold Cortlandt Electronics, Caleb prepares to leave town and rents Wildwind to Bianca until he learns that JR duped him into selling the company to the Chandlers. Caleb vows to get his company back and is not going anywhere. SNEAK PEEK: David threatens Greenlee.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Henry demands that Vienna tell him what she's done to Barbara. He thinks she did something to silence Barbara from revealing her pregnancy as fake, before the wedding. Vienna denies and manages to escape and lock him in the spa room at the Lakeview. Margo and Will arrive to help Henry. Alison and Casey bond while baby-sitting Hallie. Casey gives Ali a quick kiss. Later, at the hospital, Casey finds the recently escaped Vienna in a hospital room. She begs him for help. In the corridor, he runs into Ali, who informs him of the police investigation into Vienna's role in Barbara's disappearance. Casey brings Margo to the room he saw Vienna in. She's gone. Iris wants to continue ingratiating herself with Hallie, but Gwen wants Iris on a bus out of town ASAP. Gwen considers calling the police, but Iris reminds her that Barbara would also be implicated. Iris has promised to leave town, making Hallie sad, but alone she books a room at the Wagon Wheel. Carly spots Craig and Carly kissing. Dusty reveals that Blackthorn is working with Craig. Sierra is waiting for Lucinda in her office. Sierra wonders about Lucinda's motives for asking Lucy to come back to town. Lucinda insists she only wants to help Craig. Craig tells Carly he's bought into Worldwide and is legit now. He insists he's moved on and suggests she do the same. Carly insists she has moved on — with Jack. Lily tells Holden she wants to be happy for him in his new marriage, but comes close to admitting that she can't be.

SNEAK PEEK: Lucinda confronts Craig.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Feeling as though she has nothing more to lose by her confession about her tryst with Oliver, Brooke informs Ridge about Steffy's blackmail. Ridge assures Brooke that her and Oliver's secret will remain quiet and that she will be welcomed back to Forrester Creations with open arms. Liam, Spencer Publications' newest intern, stumbles upon incriminating evidence that Justin decides to use for the company's benefit. Hope tells Oliver and Brooke separately that she has decided not to move to Boston. Steffy quickly learns that her plan to blackmail Brooke has backfired. Ridge reprimands Steffy for attempting to blackmail Brooke and Oliver, and demands that she remain quiet about the situation. Steffy is mortified when Ridge assigns her to be the one to welcome Brooke back to the company. Members of the media gather together at Forrester Creations for a video tribute that Steffy has created to welcome Brooke back into the company. Steffy is unaware that the video has been tampered with and will reveal more than just Brooke's accomplishments within Forrester Creations. Nick and Aggie enjoy a chemically charged evening together on the Shady Marlin, where they share their first kiss. Nick and Aggie give into their feelings for each other and make love for the first time. Childhood sweethearts Rick and Amber come face to face for the first time in years and rehash fond memories.

SNEAK PEEK: Hope turns to Bridget.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Bo sips from a cup of coffee Hope drugged. Hope reveals her dark side, but Bo passes out before he can react. She goes to Dr. Baker, who has the rest of the items on her list. He's upset that she plans to set fire to her house with Bo in it. He is unable to dissuade her, so Hope leaves and returns to the house. She pours gasoline on Bo and says one final goodbye as she lights a match. Hope is just about to torch Bo when Daniel shows up looking for Carly. Hope hides as Daniel enters and finds Bo unconscious. Daniel realizes Bo is soaked in gasoline, and tries to revive him. As Hope pulls her gun, she's thwarted by approaching sirens. Roman arrives with the paramedics on a call from an anonymous tipster. Baker claims he tipped off the cops out of love he has for her. Chad is horrified as Madeline falls down at the pier. Lexie tells Chad that Madeline is dead. Stephanie and Nathan plan to move in together. Nathan claims that he and Melanie are history.

SNEAK PEEK: Maggie warns Victor.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Dante take off to find Franco in Los Angeles. Liz and Nik welcome their new child into the world. Shirley notices that the ID bracelet for Liz's newborn boy ends in the numbers 66. Liz and Nik decide they are ready to go home and arrive at the nursery ready to check out their baby, and they discover he is missing. Steve and Lucky decide to put the hospital in lockdown, requiring everyone to stay put while the police search room to room for Liz's baby. Warren lashes out at Kristina as she waits for care, demanding she release her medical history to him to clear his son's name. During the hospital lockdown, Patrick is stuck with Carly, who admits she overheard his cheating predicament. Sonny puts Warren in his place, connecting that Kiefer learned to abuse because Warren abused him. A gun-toting Warren shoots at everyone in sight. Spinelli reveals to Sam he is hurt about losing Maxie. Maxie tells Matt she has come to realize he is the best choice for her. Skye and Jax are en route to Barcelona to track Lorenzo Alcazar's illegal fortune. Brook subtly tries to undermine Olivia and kisses Johnny on the beach. Johnny breaks away from Brook's kiss and admits he is still in love with Olivia. While Jax charms the Contessa Fernanda de la Barca, who has control of Alcazar's millions, Skye gets access to the contessa's office and steals back Alcazar's fortune.

SNEAK PEEK: Jason pulls a gun on Dante.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Dorian walks in on David and Viki in bed. Charlie and Viki are forced to come clean and admit their plan was a ruse designed to push David and Dorian back into each other's arms. When Jessica continues to be sick, Natalie insists that they have to see a doctor, so they go to the ER. After a disagreement with her daughter, Layla's mother burns Evangeline's living will. Layla discovers her mother has long been aware of the existence of Evangeline's living will. She wants no extraordinary measures taken to prolong her life. The decision is left in Layla's hands. Eli hangs around as Kelly receives a visit from Rex, who has an update on his search for Bennett Thompson. Eli drugs Rex. Starr explains to Cole that she visited James, but won't be seeing him anymore. Starr consoles Langston after Markko's departure for Los Angeles. Langston and Starr reconnect and find out what's been going on in each other's lives since they last saw each other at graduation. Langston questions Starr about the nature of her relationship with James. Starr insists there is no relationship and she and Cole are working to get back on track. Jessica and Natalie separately learn that they are pregnant. Natalie doesn't know if John or Brody is the father, and Jessica doesn't know if Ford or Brody is the father. — Gigi acts as the voice of reason to Natalie's out-of-control hypothesizing.

SNEAK PEEK: Layla is heartbroken.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Nikki tells Victor she will marry him. Chance comes up with a plan to expose Ronan and calls Billy to tell him that they have a story for him. Billy tells Nikki about his feelings for Victoria and the conflict it causes for Restless Style, and Nikki is genuinely impressed. As the Newmans are gathering at the club for Nikki and Victor's announcement, Abby makes another spectacle of herself. Ronan shows up at the magazine and warns Billy not to print a word of Chance's story. Chance shows up, and he arrests Ronan. Ronan tells Meeks that he bugged the apartment to keep Chance from going to the press. Meeks takes Ronan's side and takes Chance off the case. Lauren is blindsided when she is served with legal papers at the Fenmore's. Kay and Neil wonder what is going on with Tucker when he sends Sofia Dupre to an important meeting in his place. Jack offers to get Beauty of Nature for Tucker in exchange for becoming co-CEO with Ashley of Jabot. Tucker takes him up on the offer. Kent tells Abby that there is no backer for the pilot and the "The Naked Heiress" is officially dead. Abby tells Jack that she is going to sell Brad's house in order to pay for her show. Jack tells Abby that she can use her Newman stock in order to leverage the power she needs to get what she wants. He adds that he wants something from Victor, and so does she, so they should form a partnership. Tucker asks Sofia to relocate to Genoa City in order to handle things with Jack.

SNEAK PEEK: Lauren draws the battle lines.

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