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ALL MY CHILDREN: Annie moves into the mansion at Babe's invitation. Adam sticks to his part of the bargain and pushes Colby towards Pete. Angie joins Tad, Krystal and Kathy as they paint Kathy's room. Krystal tries her best with Kathy, who only warms up to Tad. Kathy deliberately knocks Krystal off the ladder and sends her flying towards Jenny's playpen. Tad buys Kathy's innocent act, but Krystal insists they seek professional help for the little girl and suggests sending her to a grief counselor. Taylor moves onto Amanda's yacht and gets a makeover from Randi before heading to the launch party for Bella. Taylor flashes back to memories from Iraq when she sees Fletcher attacking Randi. Taylor chokes Fletcher to death when she comes to Randi's rescue. Jesse gets confirmation that the lug wrench he recovered has Richie's blood on it, which clears Dre, Cassandra and Colby of any wrongdoing. Taylor admits to Jesse that she sometimes loses control as she confesses to killing Fletcher. Jesse tells Taylor that it appears as though Fletcher's death is a clear case of self-defense and lets her off the hook. JR and Babe think Colby is drunk when she suffers the effects after being sprayed with the tainted bottle of Bella. Josh finds himself in hot water when Zach accuses him of having stolen a fortune from the casino. Jesse reveals to Angie that he suffered a nervous breakdown and ended up in an institution for over a year. Jesse makes a mysterious call.

SNEAK PEEK: Josh says goodbye.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Upset over the apparent attack on Liberty, Brad throws Leo into the water. When he doesn't come back up, Brad pulls him out and tries to revive him, but he's unconscious. Brad admits to Katie that he threw Leo into the pond. Janet tells Jack she doesn't want to be a disappointment to him. Katie arrives and tells Jack that Brad threw Leo into the pond and she needs his help to get Brad to confess. Janet walks into that conversation and asks Jack not to turn in the father of her child. Jack tells both women he'll do whatever he has to do. Leo says he's sorry for what he did to Liberty and he doesn't remember anything else. Paul tells James he's not going to accept his offer of help and tells him he has one hour to get out. Barbara is taken away by Derek in a limo, as he impresses upon her the urgency of Paul giving back his money. Barbara, alarmed, goes to Paul's to talk to him about this and is shocked to run into James. James tells Paul that he has to keep him safe at Fairwinds for a while, and Paul can have access to money that's been kept safe in Oakdale. Alison is distracted while planning her wedding. Lily goes home and finds Mike dirty from getting the yard ready for the wedding. She suggests he take a shower there while she washes his clothes. He pulls her into the shower with him. Later, when they're both in towels, Holden arrives just as Mike playfully pulls off Lily's towel. Holden leaves. Henry tells Vienna he needs Bonnie's help, and she finally agrees they can rehire Bonnie at Metro. Noah tells Luke he will be going to Rome for a class and they restate their love and devotion to each other.

SNEAK PEEK: Lily clings to Mike.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Donna's life becomes a bit more complicated when she finds herself torn between the love for her comatose husband and the feelings she has developed for the man who had just saved her life. After hearing her recent prognosis, Katie and Nick make a decision about the future of their child. An emotional Stephanie blames herself for Eric's poisoning and vows to do everything possible to get him to come back to her. Nick strategically plans a getaway for Bridget where he intends to tell her about Katie's pregnancy. Sensing that something is wrong, Bridget questions Nick's odd behavior. Brooke is mortified when she learns that history has repeated itself and another woman is pregnant by a husband of Bridget. During Stephanie's vigil at Eric's bedside, she is overjoyed when her prayers are answered and he awakens from his coma. She receives a troubling phone call from her fugitive sister, Pam. Katie tries her best to justify her pregnancy to Brooke and refuses to be nothing but happy about what may be her last chance at ever having a child. While Owen and Donna are in the throes of passion, they are unaware that they are being watched.

SNEAK PEEK: Pam is on the loose.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Stefano returns to reclaim his mansion. John is summoned to the police station to answer questions about the Paul Hollingsworth case. Morgan is reunited with Paul at the park. Hope gets the call that Paul has been spotted. She heads out and arrests Paul, who claims he was on his way to turn himself in. Max is still interested in getting to know his sister and wants her to come back to Salem. Abe and Lexie watch Theo play in the park. Theo attempts to communicate, and Abe and Lexie are happy to be together as a family. Daniel tells Chelsea he really wants to move on with her, but Chelsea has decided it's not going to work. She is moving on — alone. John shows up at the police station and is confronted by a furious Morgan. She rails at John, wanting to know what he did to her dad. Bo tells John that Paul turned himself in, and Roman tells John they got a call from the higher-ups and they are not charging Stefano with any crime unless John wants to press charges.
John is set to pursue a civil case until Stefano calls and threatens to have Paul tell the truth unless John backs off. Kayla warns Lexie there are whisperings that the hospital board is not happy about how the lockdown was handled. Abe goes to pick up Theo to take him to his appointment, but Theo has a meltdown. Lexie has a fantasy about the kid Theo could have been and she cries. Marlena enjoys breakfast with Trent and he asks her out. This prompts Marlena to ask John for a divorce.

SNEAK PEEK: Lucas wins.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason stops himself from giving into his feelings for Elizabeth, saying they still can't be together. Elizabeth is an emotional wreck when Jason walks away from her. Claudia figures out that Lulu is the one who really killed Logan. Laura forces Lulu to face her feelings and banish Logan from her mind for good. Tracy visits Lulu, who is clearly doing better thanks to spending time with Laura. Laura asks Lulu not to tell Nikolas about the change in her condition just yet. Epiphany is selected as a juror at Johnny's trial. Scott seeks the death penalty. Jason takes Spinelli home from the hospital and lectures him about taking unnecessary risks. Maxie arrives at Jason's door with her suitcases packed, ready to take over caring for Spinelli while he recuperates. Kate struggles to absorb the fact Sonny cheated on her with Carly last May and later shares her newfound knowledge with a disbelieving Jax.

SNEAK PEEK: Jax confronts Carly.

GUIDING LIGHT: Lizzie takes Alan's place at the meeting. Alan collapses and is wheeled to the ER with Bill and Lizzie by his side. He is conscious but out of it. Rick says they need to operate but Alan refuses — he wants to talk to Lizzie. He tells her that she is the future of Spaulding and hands her an old picture of the two of them. Billy tells Josh he's not a man if he lets the wedding happen — he should take Reva off to Oklahoma to win her back. Josh agrees. Reva, meanwhile, finds a demo CD by Jeffrey called "What the Hell, A Love Song," She listens to it and tears up. She finds Jeffrey at the municipal building and tells him her cancer may be back. Jeffrey assures Reva that he loves her through "sickness and health." Josh realizes she really loves Jeffrey. Reva makes a toast and tosses the bouquet, which Marina catches. The doctor tells Jeffrey there is no cancer, but Reva is pregnant. Jeffrey is stunned. The doctor explains the medication she is taking to prevent cancer reoccurrence has also been used as a fertility drug. The doctor warns that there are a lot of risks to Reva and the baby due to her age and her history of breast cancer. Because Reva is three months along, there are important decisions that must be made quickly. Buzz finishes a call with Harley and relays the news to Cassie — Harley has a new job and a new guy and is staying in Greece. As Grady begins to undress Daisy, he tells her they are better off without Cyrus and Harley. Cyrus finds Cassie in her office, takes her by the arms, and kisses her.

SNEAK PEEK: Reva considers new motherhood.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Todd seems to believe his own lies as he spins a tale to Marty, telling her that Starr asked him to raise her baby once it's born. Marty thinks the time has come for her to move out of Todd's house, but he asks her to stay and help him raise his grandchild. After watching the surveillance footage taken outside Todd's house, John enlists Fish's help in trying to identify the blurry image of a woman seen on the tape. Tess talks her way out of Bo's accusation that she's up to no good with Todd. Tess is delighted when Leo shows her the secret room, which he completed perfectly. Tina finds a kindred spirit in Roxy when they meet for the first time. Tina and doggie David Vickers discover the secret room and wonder what "Jessica" is planning on using it for. Cole hopes he and Langston can still be friends, but she thinks he dropped by on the chance he might run into Starr. Cole pours his heart out to Langston, who urges him to forgive Starr. Cole and Starr come face to face, but neither says what they're really feeling. Michael and Layla commiserate over the sorry state of their relationships. Clint and Nora have a major blowup after Natalie confronts Clint about using Jared to do his dirty work. Rex and Gigi are thrown for a loop when Shane announces he and Brody have proof that Brody is his father. Tess drugs Natalie.

SNEAK PEEK: Natalie is trapped.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Jill, Kay and Cane try to tell Esther that Chloe isn't her daughter Kate, but Chloe finally confesses that it's true. Cane tells Jill that he isn't leaving Chloe, or giving her a chance to take off with his child. Jill is tormented when Esther reminds her that they are going to share a grandchild. Noah tells Nick that he wants to attend public school. Nikki explodes at Victor after he tells her that he wants to remain dead to the outside world. As Victor continues to struggle internally, Nikki begs him to come home with her. Nikki and Victor admit their love for each other, but he walks out on her. As she races out on the beach after him, she twists her ankle and cries out, but Victor doesn't turn back to help. Nikki is left all alone. At Restless Style, Jack confronts Sharon about her impulse to protect Nick during their last fight. Sharon covers quickly with a half-truth and Jack pretends to accept it. Victor looms over unaware Heather and Adam as they kiss in the Newman living room. Heather and Adam are beyond stunned when they see Victor standing over them. Victor can't believe it when he hears that after Victor's "death," Adam took over Newman Enterprises and fired Victoria and Neil. Victor immediately reinstates Neil as the head of Newman Enterprises and fires Adam. Victor tells Adam that he wants him off the ranch and out of his life. As Adam rushes out of the house, Victoria and Nick see Victor for the first time.

SNEAK PEEK: Michael needs his father.

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