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ALL MY CHILDREN: Ryan reminds Annie that he had a vasectomy when she mentions that Emma asked about a baby brother or sister. Privately knowing his vasectomy had never been carried out, Annie tries to seduce Ryan, but he gently rejects her. Robert is heavily armed in his hotel room when an FBI agent arrives to question him about Papel. Robert shoots and kills the FBI agent. Robert is certain he'll soon get what he's been waiting for all these years. Jesse realizes Robert is Papel. Dixie's spirit urges Jake to stay in Pine Valley for Tad's sake. Jesse surprises Angie by arranging a visit from Greg Nelson, who is thrilled to be reunited with his friends. Angie and Jesse exchange wedding vows. Zach wants JR's help in trying to figure out who ran Zach down and then framed JR for the crime. Dixie watches wistfully as Tad spends time with Kathy at the wedding. Robert heads to the helicopter on the roof with Angie, but Tad, Jake and Frankie are hot on his trail. Dixie watches in horror as Robert takes aim at Tad.

SNEAK PEEK: Tad's near death.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Lily shocks Holden when she says she wants to take the kids and move back home. Katie discovers Liberty had Parker in her room without adult supervision. Liberty tells Brad and Katie she wants to stay with them instead of Janet. Henry tries to get a piece of Gray's estate, hoping to change his and Vienna's futures. The lawyer turns out to be Bonnie, who tells him he doesn't have a case. Luke encourages Noah to call Ben Coyle, a government friend of Lisa's who has a file on the colonel and Ameera. Luke and Noah discover a letter from Ameera saying she has left and they are free to be together. Mayer escapes from prison and drugs Ameera. It is revealed that he and Coyle are involved in drug running. Meg agrees to be Barbara's nurse. Fearing Barbara will manipulate Meg, Paul tells Meg she does not have to take care of Barbara, as he realizes he cannot manipulate Meg to return to him.

SNEAK PEEK: Mike and Paul clash.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Donna accuses Pam of sending Marcus as payback for Tiny's death. Donna is forced to tell Katie that she had given up a baby for adoption when she was a teenager and thinks that Marcus could be that baby. Home early from her Australia trip, Phoebe sits at the Insomnia Cafe with hopes of reuniting with Rick. Taylor comes home to find a romantic setup in her bedroom by Rick. Phoebe is in shock after seeing her mother and the man she loves in bed. Taylor and Rick explain to Phoebe how they fell in love and how much they mean to each other. Brooke feels betrayed by Ridge's stand to oust Donna and Eric from Forrester Fashions. Eric pledges to step down as head of the company if Donna causes a scandal. Donna and Marcus' emotional reunion is cut short when he becomes resentful towards her for abandoning him.

SNEAK PEEK: Katie collapses.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Daniel tells Chelsea they have gotten way too close and he needs to put a stop to it. Chelsea says Daniel knows what she wants; the next move is up to him. Daniel pulls her into a kiss. Bo is putting his health in jeopardy. A guard explains to Lucas that he'll have to wear an ankle bracelet and can't go more than 10 yards outside his home. Sami and EJ make love. Lucas discovers Sami and EJ in bed. Sami insists to Lucas that tonight was the first time she slept with EJ. Lucas calls Sami a cheating slut and storms out of the mansion. Lucas' house arrest bracelet goes off. When Lucas finds Sami crying in her bedroom, he kisses her passionately. Tony asks Anna to marry him. A thrilled Anna says yes. Philip meets a mystery man at the pub and tells him the money will be there when the job is complete. A drug bust is set for the piers. Kayla and Steve's infant son fights for his life.

SNEAK PEEK: Lucas confronts EJ.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly and Sonny have sex to deal with their grief over Michael. Sonny's temper flares when Carly produces the legal documents asking him to renounce all his parental rights for the boys. Sonny decides getting out of the mob is the only way he can share custody of Morgan with Carly. Kate and Jax grow closer when they feel shut out by Sonny and Carly. Nikolas tends to a wounded Claudia.
Delirious, Claudia reveals her association with Ian. Nikolas warns Claudia he'll expose her role in Michael's shooting if anything happens to Lulu. Elizabeth leads Jason to a cabin to seek shelter from the storm when he breaks down over Michael. Elizabeth consoles Jason. Robin wishes she could ease some of the guilt Jason feels. Trevor arranges to have Luke busted for money laundering. Patrick decides to give Robin a taste of her own medicine by starting a blog of his own. Robin is shocked when Anna arrives at her doorstep in full grandmother mode.

SNEAK PEEK: Jason takes over.

GUIDING LIGHT: Cyrus tells Harley that Josh went to hit Chris because he thinks he's the guy that slept with Cassie. Cassie storms out after confronting Josh about hiring her friends to spy on her and the guy she cheated with. Cassie considers telling Josh she slept with Cyrus. Alan tells Rafe he had a dream that Gus was wearing his Cubs jacket and was repeating "5-1-2." Rafe finds Gus' Cubs' jacket, and inside the pocket is an envelope containing 512 20-dollar bills -- enough for a down payment on a house. Rafe wants to hire psychic madame Marie to contact Gus. Reva asks Jeffrey to marry her. Rick can't get used to thinking of Peyton as Alan's daughter. Beth offers to let him spend a little quality time with the baby and returns to find Rick and Peyton gone. Rick brings Peyton back to Beth, saying he kidnapped her. Rick tells Beth he's not going to chase her anymore. Bill offers to let Lizzie stay with the company if she drops the lawsuit, but she declines.

SNEAK PEEK: Reva demands an answer.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Gigi doesn't hold her peace when the priest asks if anyone objects to Rex and Adriana getting married, and publicly declares she's in love with Rex. Adriana punches Gigi in the face. Rex and Adriana are pronounced husband and wife. Rex is not a happy groom. Dorian is furious that she could not stop the wedding. Blair turns her back on Todd and orders him to stay away from Starr. A contrite Todd is crushed when Starr won't forgive him. Blair has Todd arrested on assault charges. She does not tell him that Starr is pregnant. Ramsey brings Antonio into his plot to steal the crown jewels of Mendorra from Lindsay's gallery and set up Talia to take the fall. Lindsay rejects RJ for Bo, but Bo tells Lindsay they do not make a perfect match. Cristian and Sarah make love. Michael and Marcie celebrate their second anniversary by deciding to make their marriage work. A car crash catches Michael and Marcie's attention. David blackmails Jared and Natalie. David wants lot of money, or he will reveal that Jared is not Asa's son.

SNEAK PEEK: Dorian threatens Brody.

PASSIONS: Eve comes to Alistair in his hospital room, knife pulled, ready to finish him off once and for all. When Alistair taunts her that she doesn't have the guts to do it, she attacks him with the blade. He turns the tables on her, but she soon gets the better of the man and pulls a gun from her purse. Julian begs Eve not pull the trigger and instead condemn herself to a life in prison. Kay and Tabitha are too late to stop Alistair's murder. Julian stands over him with a smoking gun. Vincent confronts Sheridan at the cottage and traps her in a barrel. He dons a blond wig, prepared to steal her identity and seduce Luis. An earthquake hits Harmony. During the quake, Theresa dives to save little Ethan from being crushed by a falling bookcase, but it falls on top of the both of them. A horrified Pilar fears both are dead. Ethan struggles with all his might to save them while Gwen privately thinks this could work for her. Juanita heads for Harmony, intent on revenge against Pilar.

SNEAK PEEK: The earth continues to move.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: While Nick is frazzled at the thought of Nikki and Victor trapped in the elevator with their significant others, the elevator finally is fixed just as Nikki and Victor are about to kill each another. J.T. and Paul talk about David's past marriages to wealthy women. They realize David gambled their money away. Paul heads to Bermuda to speak with one of David's ex-wives. David is desperate to get money to repay his gambling debt to Brad. Jill wonders why Jeff is divorcing Gloria if he still loves her. Jeff says they are toxic together. Jeff plans to go to the Cayman Islands to see what Gloria has in the bank. Michael, Lauren and Kevin barge into Gloria's suite to find her in bed with Alistair. Cane is about to tell Lily about Chloe's kiss when he realizes how much Lily depends on her and decides to hold back. Daniel is excited when Danny asks to accompany him on his concert tour. Nick and Sharon share a moment together at Cassie's Corner on the third anniversary of Cassie's death. When Nick's car is sideswiped, he veers off the road.

SNEAK PEEK: Victoria keeps a secret.

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