"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Seeing how Zende's recent success is due to his chemistry with Sasha, Nicole becomes jealous of them working together. Eric and Quinn brainstorm about how the Forrester Creations' jewelry line will function with Ivy being in Australia. Finding Steffy in Wyatt's arms, Liam does not propose and tells her to leave her ring; they are through. Brooke apprehensively begins her first day at Spencer Publications working hand-in-hand with Katie and Bill. Because of the previous interaction that they had, the tension between Brooke and Bill is palpable as they begin their work together. Seeing how much assistance that she was for Zende in his latest photo shoot, Rick offers Sasha a position at the company. Nicole fills Maya in on how her friendship with Sasha has always had a competitive nature. Sasha has aspirations of obtaining more than just a job at Forrester Creations. Katie is stunned when she realizes Brooke and Bill are still attracted to each other. Katie voices confidence in her sister's loyalty when Rick questions how she feels about Brooke working so closely with Bill. Jealous by how closely Sasha will be working with Zende, Nicole confronts Rick about his hiring decision.

SNEAK PEEK: A MOTHER'S HATEFUL LOVE

"DAYS OF OUR LIVES": Devastated by Daniel's death, Nicole storms into Eric's hospital room and blames him for Daniel's death. Continuing to fight for his life a distraught Eric wishes he were dead. Justin tells Roman that Eric will be charged with vehicular homicide and if found guilty will have a long prison stint. An out-of-control Hope shoots and kills Stefano. Rafe tells Hope he will handle everything. She finally agrees to let Rafe dispose of Stefano's body. Hope tells Andre that Stefano told her he was living Salem. Andre accepts that as Stefano has done that many times before. When Abby tells JJ she plans to marry Chad he does not know where he is. Claiming she is dying, Ava tells Steve to help her find their son before she dies. Thanks to Eduardo, John finds his mother.

SNEAK PEEK: ANOTHER DIMERA COMES TO SALEM

"GENERAL HOSPITAL": When Olivia tells her to leave Port Charles, Valerie tells her this is where her family is and she is staying. Dante tells Michael not to lose the love of his life as he has. Dante tells Michael he caught Lulu in bed with another man. Despite Laura's pleas, Nikolas still plans to take over ELQ. When he claims he saw a scary man peering in the window, Jason assures Jake and Liz he will be there for them. Sam wonders if she and Jason will re-unite. Although he is appalled by his criminal past, Jason is intrigued when he has a flashback. Felix warns Carlos he needs to get out of town. Sabrina apologizes to Michael about letting him think she was pregnant by him and says she is leaving town. Morgan realizes he is an emotional mess and reaches out to Sonny and Carly. Paul continues his plan to destroy Anna. Paul is furious when the magazine's first edition is a success. Sam realizes what happened the night Nik claims Jason tossed him over the balcony. Alexis tells Julian she does not want an engagement party.

SNEAK PEEK: JOHNNY IS ON THE RUN.

"THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS": Victor tells Noah he cannot reveal that he ran over Billy. Racked with guilt Noah turns to the bottle. Learning that Marco is dead, Lucas and Adam try to think of another way to destroy their fathers. Sage decides to learn more about Dr. Anderson. Max thaws toward his father; he wants nothing to do with Abby. In his out-of-body experience he blames himself for his family's angst and promises he will never again hurt them. Delia tells her daddy she is fine in heaven and he needs to return to their family. Mariah pushes Kevin to work with Victor. Pulling rank, Victor tells Kevin he owns him and his project. Lily slaps Hillary. Devon tells Lily he cannot get over his love for Hillary. Victor is upset when he sees Nikki sharing a kiss with Neil. Cane tells Lily he needs more time to decide what he wants to do about their marriage.

SNEAK PEEK: CHELSEA SEARCHES FOR ADAM.

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Photo credit: Davide D'Amico