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ALL MY CHILDREN: Ryan learns his vasectomy didn't take and realizes he's going to be a father. Jesse tells Adam that the tire marks on Richie's body are a perfect match for Colby's car. Adam claims to Jesse that the car had been stolen. Krystal backs up Adam's lie. Adam confides in Krystal that Colby, Cassandra and Dre ran down Richie, and she agrees to keep quiet for the sake of the kids. Adam insists that Krystal never tell Tad about Colby's actions the night Richie was killed. Tad and Jesse discuss Richie's case and Tad learns that Krystal willingly lied for Adam. Tad is privately disappointed when Krystal doesn't come clean with him. Annie goes to the beach to release Richie's ashes and overhears the kids talking about how they killed Richie. Randi begins to open up to Frankie a little more and admits she had an abusive childhood. After Frankie leaves, Fletcher gets in Randi's face and reminds her that she's nothing but trash. Jack arrives just as a hidden photographer snaps a photo of Samuel kissing Erica. Jack and Sam draw battle lines over Erica.

SNEAK PEEK: Adam turns the tables on JR.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: While Lily tells Lucinda she tried to kill Carly because she was having an affair with Holden, an angry Parker tells Carly he knows about her and Holden. Parker and Liberty commiserate over what a mess grownups make of things and end up making love for the first time. Barbara is with an agitated Cole, who leads her out at gunpoint. Barbara stabs Cole with a needle. Paul discovers Barbara and brings her to the hospital, but Cole flees. Meg goes to the supply closet to get Barbara her medication when Cole comes up behind her. When Meg refuses to give him drugs, he shoots her. Susan tells Paul his wife is going to be OK. Emma is furious that Holden didn't tell her about the marriage and blames Paul for all the bad things in Meg's life. Meg wakes up feeling better. Paul asks Meg to re-marry him with her mother present. After Tom withdraws his custody case, a jubilant Emily takes Casey out to celebrate. In the middle of the Lakeview lobby, she's overcome with gratitude and kisses him. He's shocked she'd do that in public, but Emily says she loves him and doesn't care who knows.

SNEAK PEEK: Casey and Emily's romance hits the tabloids.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Donna begins to panic and calls 9-1-1 when Eric doesn't respond to her. After arriving at the hospital, Donna is informed that Eric had a heart attack and is in a coma. Eric's children blame Donna for his condition. Donna turns the tables on Ridge and blames his desire to take the company away as the reason for Eric's heart attack. Stephanie pays a visit to an unconscious Eric and is distraught by his condition. She fears losing the love of her life forever. Although Ridge tries to be sensitive towards Donna about him and Brooke taking ownership of Forrester Creations, Donna refuses to let him do this to Eric while he is incapacitated. Ridge pronounces himself owner of the company and signs transfer of ownership papers despite Donna's protest. Owen and Donna stumble across information that will keep Ridge from taking over Forrester Creations. After another run-in with Donna at the hospital, Ridge vows to take her down regardless of her being Brooke's sister. Beth witnesses firsthand the chemistry and feelings between Nick and Katie.

SNEAK PEEK: Ridge losses his dream.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Lucas is transferred to maximum security. Kayla and Steve bring their baby home. John and Ava kiss and begin to make love on the rooftop. Abe tells Morgan the cops found her father's jacket in the river. EJ tells Ava the details about her upcoming court case. He has managed to get the kidnapping and shooting off the table, but they are not going to drop the plane crash charges. Tony tells John that Paul is dead. Max and Stephanie are ready to get off the train and track down Max's sister, Melanie Layton. Philip is feeling guilty about Bo and how he put everything on the line for him. Philip receives an anonymous letter that reads, "I know your secret." John and EJ are going over trial strategy for Ava when Morgan shows up. She demands John tells her where her father is. Eddie, Ava's bodyguard, shows up just as Morgan reaches into her purse. Eddie assumes Morgan has a gun, so he fires off a shot just as Philip shows up to confront John. Philip dives in front of Morgan to save her life.
Philip is struck by the bullet, and hits the floor.

SNEAK PEEK: John is hiding Paul.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Lulu and Johnny escape from the police station and make their way to an abandoned apartment in Manhattan. Johnny is forced to give piano lessons to his neighbor's daughter, Lourdes. Lourdes has an instant crush on Johnny. Crushed by Logan's murder, Scott vows to make Johnny and Lulu pay. Anthony tells Claudia if anything happens to Johnny, her life is over. Carly wants to frame Ric for Logan's murder. Ric agrees to help Claudia find Johnny. Lucky fears Lulu has the same emotional problems as Laura. Carly vows to never give up on Jax when he tells her he wants a separation. Carly surprises Jax when she sneaks onboard his jet as he leaves on a business trip.

SNEAK PEEK: Sam takes a job with Karpov.

GUIDING LIGHT: Reva confesses to Billy that she would be a fool not to want what she and Josh shared. Josh tells Reva that it was a mistake for him to have walked away from her. Cassie tells Josh that letting him go might be the best choice they can make and they say goodbye to their life together. Lizzie asks Bill to give her a job at the company ... in a different city. She wants a clean break from Bill and he admits that she's the best thing in his life. Remy warns Ava that Bill is just using her and the baby for press. Remy tells Ava that he wants to be with her. Bill and Ava worry about their premature baby as it is rushed out of the delivery room. Bill tells Ava that no matter what, he wants to raise Max as his son and he wants them to be a family. Beth tells Lizzie that Remy fathered Ava's baby. Beth warns Alan that he should be taking this murder trial more seriously, but Alan has faith that Gus will make things right.

SNEAK PEEK: Cassie seeks a new love life.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: After dying in the car crash, Viki's guardian angel escorts her to heaven, where she encounters Asa, Niki Smith and finally Ben. David happens upon the scene and pleads with Dorian to do something to save Viki, promising to divorce Addie if Viki lives. Dorian performs a miracle when she manages to save Viki's life. Clint comes up with the idea of offering David $10 million to divorce Addie in hopes of using this ploy to get Buchanan Enterprises back from Dorian. Bo and Rex regain consciousness after being struck by lightning and find themselves transported back to 1968. Tina watches in horror as Carlo sends Sarah down the river toward the waterfall. Cristian and Sarah profess their love for each another before taking the potentially fatal plunge over the falls. Brody tells Gigi he wants to be a better man for both her and Shane. Todd reluctantly tells Marty about the nightmare she lived through at the Spring Fling in college, but doesn't admit that he was the ringleader in her rape. John and Blair share a kiss.

SNEAK PEEK: Viki and Charlie reconcile.

PASSIONS: Gertrude watches Kay and Miguel get married and worries that she will never find love again. Ethan comforts her and Theresa begins to cry as she realized that her life is over and she has lost Ethan. Gwen, fearing Juanita's arrival, tells Rebecca they need to get out of town as soon as the wedding is over. They go on to talk about all the rotten things they've done over the years, not knowing Sam has left his video camera in the room ... and it's recording. Sheridan tries one more desperate time to win Luis back with a sensuous last tango. Luis tells Sheridan that while he will always care for her, he loves Fancy and it's time for Sheridan to move on. Sheridan is shocked when she sees Antonio return from the dead and profess his love for her. Sheridan is drawn more and more to Antonio. Fancy is overjoyed that she is finally going to be Luis' wife, but her ceremony is interrupted when Sheridan storms in proclaiming Antonio is alive. Fancy thinks it's another pathetic ploy by Sheridan to win Luis back, but then the entire church is shocked when Antonio shows up.

SNEAK PEEK: Theresa finds a bomb in the basement.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Cane is about to propose to Lily when Chloe appears and blurts out that she is pregnant and Cane is the father. Lily tells Cane she does not believe Chloe's story. J.T. is wary of David when he and Victoria run into him and Nikki at the GCAC, knowing that David Chow is a false identity. Sabrina overhears Victor on the phone with a CEO, demanding he pull his advertising from Restless Style. Jack admits to Sabrina that he was the only one involved in altering the article about her. Michael and Victor meet with Phillipe, who tells them that he gave his interview about Sabrina to Jack, not Adrian. Victor tells Victoria that he wrote her and Nick out of his will. Jeff returns from Korea, but tells Gloria that he couldn't find Kyon or the face cream. While alone, Jeff pulls the face cream from his briefcase. Brad and Jill discuss their plan to take over Chancellor and Jabot, and Brad tells Jill about David's gambling problem. Neil asks Tyra to dance with him. Later, Karen notices how "right" the two look together.

SNEAK PEEK: David's murder list grows.

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