"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Nicole's elation after reuniting with Zende following their months-long breakup is soon doused when Zende reveals Sasha is pregnant. Sasha suggests to Julius that they become allies in their relationships with Zende and the Avants. Wyatt makes a plea to his brother to have mercy on his mother. Having been hired by Liam as a legal consultant, Justin preps Bill for what could be in store for Quinn if she is convicted. Liam takes the opportunity to unload the suppressed anger and resentment he has for Quinn. Wyatt is grateful when Liam drops the charges. Not having spoken about Douglas' paternity in a while, Ridge firmly reiterates to Thomas his role in his son's life. Thomas is shocked when Ridge reveals his future plans for Thomas within Forrester Creations. Knowing that Ridge has an ulterior motive, Thomas has second thoughts about the once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity presented to him. Rick's desire to take over Forrester Creations is unwavering, and he pleads with Eric to give him another chance to run the company.

SEAK PEEK: A STUNNING TRUTH

"Days of Our Lives": Hope recoils when Aiden kisses her. Roman tells Rafe he is fine with Hope and Rafe being together, even though both work for the Salem Police Department. When Aiden tells Hope he needs to focus on Chase, she begs him to try to get Chase out of jail, since Ciara would be terrified. Going back to his room, Aiden swigs from a bottle of booze. Steve thinks he is to blame for Joey's problems. Kayla assures him that is not true, but she agrees their son is very fragile and easily influenced. Incorrectly believing Deimos and Nicole have slept together, Kate slaps him. A storm puts Salem in the dark. Nicole rebuffs Deimos' attempts to get her in the sack. Nicole is impressed when Deimos begins to play Moonlight Sonata on the piano. Taking a drunken Belle home, Shawn does not back off when she kisses him. Unable to shake her pill addiction, Jennifer conjures up Jack — the love of her life — to help her break the habit. Ciara has a crush on Chad. After dreaming about Stefano, Chad wonders if he and Abby will ever find happiness. Abby continues to spiral out of control emotionally.

SNEAK PEEK: A HOPELESS SITUATION

"GENERAL HOSPITAL": In Puerto Rico, Sabrina begs Carlos not to kill her. Arriving on the scene. Michael and Sonny rescue Sabrina. As he is being arrested, Carlos tells Sonny he does not know what illegal activities Julian is involved in. Not wanting to take away from Brad and Lucas' marriage, Julian refuses to be Lucas' best man. Fearing she may be in legal trouble for covering up for Julian, Alexis hires Diane. Nina insults everybody while serving as the reporter on the red carpet for the Nurse's Ball. Rachel offers Finn a check for $10,000, but he tells her all the money in the world will not make up for the trail of death her father caused. Obrecht tells Finn she plans to see how many of his patients died before he came to Port Charles. Carly is concerned when Bobbie collapses. When Liz stumbles and twists her ankle, Franco tells her to lean on him for support. Lucas is caught in the crossfire. Anna is stunned when she learns Griffin is a priest who is on sabbatical.

SNEAK PEEK: A BLOODY RED CARPET

"THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS": Meredith tries to convince Victor that he can't give up hope of reconciling with his family. Victor kisses Meredith and says without her he would not be able to stand prison. Cane berates Neil when he starts drinking. Billy tells Phyllis he cannot stop thinking about her. Phyllis warns Jack not to trust Hilary. When a problem arises at Newman and Summer can't locate Victoria, Luca encourages her to take matters into her own hands and send a proposal to Newman executives and pretend it's from Victoria. Victoria lashes out at Luca when she realizes he was behind Summer's actions. Ashley confides in Jack that she believes Billy has latched on to someone new in order to get over Victoria. Jack tells her that he can't help but feel sorry for this mystery woman. Mariah has a heated conversation with Kevin and pulls him into a kiss. She then invites Kevin to spend the day with her watching movies and eating Chinese food. Kevin chooses staying with Mariah over heading to Chicago with Natalie. Jill is in town and has donated a large sum of money to the Abbott-Winters Foundation in Katherine's name. Jill makes it clear to Hilary that if Katherine's name is going to be involved in the project she doesn't want Hilary near it. Michael tells Lauren that his suspension from the bar is over. Victoria gets nervous when Travis quizzes her about her past. Accused of murdering Constance, Adam swears it is not true. Chelsea believes him and says they have to run away. Adam is arrested. Dylan tells Sharon he cannot bear to see Nick in so much pain, having already lost his wife and son. Dylan overhears ,and tells Sharon he could not survive losing Sully. Mariah agrees to keep Sharon's secret.

SNEAK PEEK: IN THE NICK OF TIME

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