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ALL MY CHILDREN: Dre convinces Colby and Cassandra that they have to tell the truth, and confesses to being the one who was driving the car. Jesse arrests Adam for interfering in the investigation. Jack and Samuel speculate that Richie was already dead when the kids hit him with Colby's car. Samuel and Jack know that Adam only made things worse by destroying the evidence that could have helped clear the kids. Tad is hurt that Krystal didn't trust him and decided to purposely lie for Adam once again. Krystal regrets not being honest with Tad and insists she wants their marriage to work. Kendall's suspicions of Annie grow after she and Ryan find a key hidden in a picture frame on Annie's desk. JR catches Colby drinking. Babe and Amanda are fed up with Kendall and Greenlee never showing up for work. Kendall smoothes the waters and convinces Amanda and Babe not to abandon Fusion. Fletcher tells Frankie he'll leave Randi in peace, and alive, if Frankie buys her from him. Jake is intrigued by a woman he encounters while jogging.

SNEAK PEEK: Greenlee and Aidan marry.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: In St. Louis, Emily snaps out of her trance, having left her perfume on the plane, and tells Casey that she thinks getting married was a huge mistake. Emily sprays on the perfume and instead of breaking up with Casey as she planned, she throws herself at him and they make passionate love. But while he's there with her, he gets sick as well and has a psychotic episode, barricading himself in the room with Emily. Chris tries to take blood from Alison and she attacks him and jabs him with the same needle. Chris attacks Aaron. Rick Decker calls Barbara and offers his services, saying that for money and help to escape, he will give her the antidote and everyone will be saved. Janet, convinced that Brad kidnapped her daughter, demands Katie figure out what's going on. Katie spies Brad and Liberty having a good time, so she sneaks away, and Brad and Liberty continue to bond. Parker and Liberty are told they can't see each other anymore and though Parker is upset, Liberty can't help but feel relieved. Holden moves into the Lakeview while Lily remains alone. After trying to kill Paul, Meg is placed in a sanitarium.

SNEAK PEEK: Rick takes over the town.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: After discussing Katie's recent attitude change, Bridget divulges to Brooke about her and Nick's plan to try for another baby. If she and Nick are able to conceive, Bridget hopes that Katie will help them raise the child. During a counseling session, Taylor gives Beth some insight into other possibilities for her condition. Ridge is overwhelmed with grief at the thought of life without Eric and being the one to make a decision about his father's fate. During a moment alone with his father, Ridge hears Eric's voice pleading for help. Being able to think only about the day on the island with Nick and their conversation the day before, Katie has a hard time concentrating on work. Bridget becomes alarmed when Nick changes the subject every time she talks about Katie. Masking his thoughts of Katie, Nick comforts Bridget as she grieves for her father.

SNEAK PEEK: Katie fears she is going to break Bridget's heart.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: John tells Ava there's a new judge on her case who cannot be bribed. The plane crash can now be traced to Ava. She makes love to John one last time and leaves town. Max sees Melanie at the bistro, but Les gets to her first and demands his money. Max says he'll pay what she owes. Max tells Melanie that he is her older brother. Stephanie, Max and Melanie find themselves destitute and in a French jail. Tony and EJ are with a comatose Stefano. They know if Stefano wakes up, there will be hell to pay. Stefano secretly wakes up from the coma and vows to get revenge on Marlena. Marlena lies motionless on the floor with a needle sticking out of her neck. She tries to phone for help, but she is paralyzed. Bo tells Hope he wants them to renew their wedding vows. Hope is shocked to see her family and friends all gathered for the ceremony. They exchange their vows and rings once again. After a reporter accuses Bo of suppressing evidence in the Hollingsworth case, Roman asks Bo if this is true, and he confesses. Roman is forced to arrest his brother.

SNEAK PEEK: Tony must choose sides between John and Stefano.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason confronts Sonny about his dealings with Karpov and feels as through Sonny betrayed him.
Sonny regrets losing Jason's friendship and trust, but doesn't tell Kate about Karpov. Jason tells a shocked Carly that Sonny is back in the mob. Sonny makes an enemy of Karpov when he backs out of his deal. Lulu becomes more and more unsettled as she admits to Johnny that she's having visions of Logan. Lulu visits a catatonic Laura and voices her fears that she's turning into her mother. Scott narrowly misses seeing Lulu when he goes to visit Laura. Johnny is relieved when Lulu finally returns to the apartment. Lourdes grows more jealous of Lulu. Lulu tells Johnny that she feels calmer after the visit with her mother. Spinelli is frustrated over the fact Jason doesn't think he's cut out for fieldwork. Maxie assures Spinelli he has strengths all his own. Nadine goes through with her plan to sneak into Matt's room and is forced to hide when he returns unexpectedly. Nadine remains hidden as Maxie and a towel-clad Matt get into an argument in his room.

SNEAK PEEK: Spinelli collapses.

GUIDING LIGHT: Remy goes shopping for baby supplies and Mel reminds him that Max hasn't even been released from the hospital. Baby Max dies. Clayton comes to Remy's motel to comfort him, but Remy is not interested at first. He finally breaks down in tears and says that he would've been a good father to Max. Dinah finds Bill at the office and she admits to taking money from the company. Bill forces Mallet to arrest her for embezzlement. Jeffrey surprises Reva by asking her to marry him immediately. Grady tells Daisy she can make amends with him by testifying at his trial and saying he is not a killer. Grady accuses Alan of acting crazy so he can plead insanity and get away with the murder. Alan tells Cyrus and Grady he has an in with the jury, assuring Cyrus will be found not guilty. The juror who agreed to throw the verdict is tossed off the jury. Alan calls Natalia and tells her that he had a vision that Rafe may be in some kind of danger and Gus wants Rafe to come home.

SNEAK PEEK: Bill rejects Lizzie.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Cristian manages to rescue Tina and Cain from the executioner's axe. Talia makes a deal with Carlo wherein she agrees to stay in Mendorra and abide by his wishes if he allows the others to return home. Antonio vows to come back for Talia as the plane prepares for takeoff. In 1968, Bo, as Asa, prevents Clint from learning that Maria is pregnant so as not to change the outcome of future events. Gigi takes a job at Rodi's. Jessica, as Tess, throws Viki a surprise going-away party. Rex is upset that Bo has to sleep with Emma, who looks exactly like Gigi, in order to father David and not alter the course of history. Tess' antennae go up when Dorian mentions the secret room beneath Llanfair. Cain admits to Tina he stole the crown jewels, and then parachutes out of the plane with them. Tina thinks back to having hidden the real jewels in David Vicker's doggie jacket. Cristian and Sarah are very much in love.

SNEAK PEEK: Gigi time travels.

PASSIONS: Juanita's bomb has been defused and everyone is joyous over the revelation that Theresa is alive and has been posing as Gertrude. Ethan is torn between his true love for Theresa and his wedding vows to Gwen. He can't break what he has sworn to in the church. Theresa begs Ethan to be with her. A captured Juanita gloats that she is still able to see the Lopez-Fitzgerald family in pain. Rebecca and Little Ethan fight over the video camera containing the proof that will blow Gwen and Rebecca out of the water once and for all. Little Ethan fixes the camcorder and Gwen and Rebecca's voices are heard from the TV monitor, admitting every dastardly deed they've committed over the past nine years. "Passions" fades to black.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Devon wants to leave school to focus on his music. Kevin and Jana set a wedding date. Adrian tells Amber that he is moving to Maine. Paul tells Michael that he found a Lowell Baldwin, who is doing time for larceny. At the prison, Michael brings up Gloria and it becomes clear that Lowell has never met her. "Lowell" tells Michael that he and Michael's real father switched identities. The real Lowell has been living as Richard Wells for the past 15 years. Nick tells Phyllis that he isn't selling their share of the magazine to Jack. When Skye's body is found in the stables, Adam blames Nikki for her death. A mourning Victor leaves town and heads to Mexico. Cane orders a rush on getting the DNA samples so that he and Lily can move on with their lives. Later, the lab tech arrives and takes samples from Cane and Chloe. Chloe continues to be assured that Cane is her baby's father. Cane tells Jill that he and Lily are getting married. Jill tops his news by stating that she wants to appoint him the new head of Jabot Cosmetics.

SNEAK PEEK: The search for Victor continues.

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