"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Hope has a visceral reaction to holding baby Phoebe for the first time. Zoe gets emotional when Reese announces plans for his immediate future. Reese's guilty conscious overwhelms him when Taylor arrives unannounced to express her gratitude.
Eric, Quinn, Pam, Brooke and Emma comfort Hope and Liam as they return to work at the Forrester Creations office. Zoe shares her suspicions about Reese with Xander. Later, she visits Reese's apartment hoping to find a clue that will help her understand why he left so suddenly. Zoe soon comes face-to-face with a very surprised Flo. Eric tells Hope that he and Ridge would like to put more resources into the Hope for the Future line. Hope's sadness becomes overwhelming.
Flo gives back as much as she can when Zoe pressures her with hard questions. While informing Steffy that Hope is back to work, Brooke takes the opportunity to query her about Taylor's connection to Phoebe's birth mother. Brooke meets Phoebe for the first time. Hope breaks down at Forrester and is comforted by her Aunt Katie.
Donna, Katie and Brooke plan a morning to spend with Hope at the cabin. Wyatt and Sally visit Steffy, and Wyatt mentions the similarities between Kelly and Phoebe. Zoe updates Xander about meeting Flo and her frustration that there are still many questions left unanswered. Brooke and Liam urge Hope to open up about her feelings. Liam expresses his guilt to Hope.
Liam is cautious when Hope asks if they can visit Phoebe together. Zoe tells Xander she is going back to Reese's apartment to get more clues about her father's bizarre behavior and confront Flo one more time. Steffy is surprised to see Hope when she and Liam arrive to visit the girls. Hope urges Steffy to allow them to all be family before she seeks out Phoebe in the nursery.
SNEAK PEEK: WHAT HE DOES FOR LOVE.
"YOUNG AND RESTLESS": Neal helps Devon deal with his depression. Now that Rey has the evidence to charge Victor, everyone prepares for the trial to begin. As it grows closer, Nikki, Victoria, Phyllis and Sharon grow more and more nervous. Abby decides to step up for Newman, forming a plan to distract the press from the trial with a more positive Newman story. She enlists Arturo, who agrees to pose for a magazine, which has agreed to run a story on their engagement.
Fen apologizes to Ana for missing the concert, but she warns him that Devon is already considering dropping him from the label. Wanting to make amends, Summer intervenes, taking the blame for Fen's absence and convincing Devon and Ana to give him another chance. Devon agrees but decides to send Fen on tour so that he can clean up his act. Meanwhile, Kyle and Lola continue to drift apart, but Jack intervenes, insisting that Kyle can still win Lola back. He helps him to plan a romantic Valentine's Day getaway, but Lola turns down the offer, insisting that Kyle doesn't understand her at all.
Hurt, Kyle goes to the cabin alone, and Summer decides to follow. When she arrives at the cabin, Kyle tries to send her away, but she insists on staying, promising that she only wants to support him as a friend. Meanwhile, Mariah, Tessa and Jack convince Lola not to give up on Kyle, so she borrows Arturo's truck to follow him to the cabin.
Nick and Phyllis escape the stress of the trial with a sexy game of strip trivia, which turns sweet as they reminisce on their long and storied relationship. Nick then surprises Phyllis with a heartfelt gift: the sign from the honky-tonk bar where they celebrated their wedding. Cane struggles to explain to the twins why he's not visiting Lily for Valentine's Day, and they ask for his help with a special surprise. They show Cane a video they made celebrating their parents' love story. Moved, Cane contributes his own message to the video, hoping that it will help to bridge the growing distance in his marriage.
Rey and Mia begin to reconnect on a deeper level, but Mia is thrown by Arturo and Abby's engagement shoot.
SNEAK PEEK: A TRAIL OF TEARS.
"DAYS OF OUR LIVES": John tells Roman he thinks he may be Leo's father. Diana confronts Leo about murdering his father. Leo claims he did it to protect her. Having saved Chloe's life, Stefan asks her to move in with him and the kids for protection. When Charlotte is kidnapped, Abby disagrees about who took her. Stefan is cleared and Ben continues to insist he is innocent. Having delusions about Ciara Ben goes back on his meds. Ciara is stunned when Jordan arrives with Charlotte. To keep Ciara under control, Jordan drugs her. Haley is upset when JJ makes suggestions about what to do about being in the country illegally. After the duo make up, they share a steamy kiss. Walking in up just after Rex and Sarah, Eric decides to forgive her for sleeping with Xander. After JJ confides to Jack about Haley's problem, Eve pressures Jack to use the information to get Melinda out of the mayoral race. Sonny swears to Will he will find a way to free himself of Leo and reunite with Will. Confronting Marlena about talking to Hope about the last session, Ben calls her a quack. Marlena tries to explain her actions, but he storms off. Ted tells Hope that perhaps Ben does not have Ciara. Pressured by Jennifer to see Abby about the kidnapping, Jack feels awful when Abby lashes out at him for not remembering his family.
SNEAK PEEK: BETRAYAL.
"GENERAL HOSPITAL": Livid when he sees Griffin and Ava hugging, Kevin decides Griffin must be his next victim. Kevin lures Griffin to the hospital's roof and pulls out a hypodermic needle. Kevin hypnotizes Lulu and makes her think Franco was the person who stabbed her. When there is not enough evidence to get Franco arrested, Kevin plants his ID. When Franco is arrested for being the serial killer, Elizabeth stands behind him. Scott vows to get Franco off the hook, as he thinks his son is being railroaded. Terri gives Oscar, Drew and Kim some hopeful news. Oscar's brain tumor has not shrunk, and it has not gotten any larger. Although he is still terminal, he will have more time. Joss is thrilled by the news. While seeking dirt on Shiloh, Sam and Jason pretend they have broken up. Spinelli finds a woman named Harmony, who worked with Shiloh. Jason heads to Beecher's Corner to talk to her. Wanting everyone to think she may been interested in Dawn of Day, Sam agrees to attending the group's Valentine's event. With Kevin having dismissed her as a patient, Alexis gets another therapist. Having struck up a conversation with a stranger at Charlie's, she is stunned when he turns out to be Dr. Bern, her new therapist. Liesl lands a job with Peter as a medical columnist. Not waning to hurt Nina, Sasha decides to keep the secret that she is not's Nina's daughter. Nina tells Sasha that Valentin has made her the happiest woman in the world.
SNEAK PEEK: AVA TO THE RESCUE.
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