"DAYS OF OUR LIVES": Chad is heartbroken when Abby refuses to see him. Back home, he turns to the bottle. Finding him passed out on the couch, Ciara covers him with a blanket and thinks about the day he tried to teach her chess. Deimos tells Kate together they can take on the world. Just as Deimos and Kate plan a Las Vegas wedding, Nicole tells him to meet her. Kate watches as Deimos and Nicole get too cozy. Chase is knifed with a shiv in prison for being a rapist. Aiden says he is going to change Chase's plea from "not guilty" to "not guilty by reason of insanity." He believes Chase will be transferred to a hospital and get the emotional help he needs. Conflicted by her feelings for Aiden and Chase, Hope decides to go away for a few days. Rafe's mother warns him to stay away from Hope. Steve finds Joey on the road. Joey pulls a heist to try and prove his love to Jade. Just as Joey tells Steve he wants to go home, police sirens go off. Kayla and Flynn kiss, but both put on the brakes. Kayla continues to have awful headaches. After coming out, Henry tells Paul he wants to be with him. Paul declines, saying his too old for Henry and admitting he is still love with someone else. That someone else is Sonny.

SNEAK PEEK: A SONNY DAY FOR PAUL

"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Zende and Nicole are overjoyed when Sasha tells them she faked her pregnancy test. The duo tell her they can never forgive her for all her lies. Julius begs Viv to forgive him for his affair with Sasha's mother. Going back and forth about forgiving Julius, she agrees to and says he can return home. Zende and Maya are inspired by Viv's mercy and agree to give Sasha another chance. Ridge calls Thomas a fool when he doesn't take the overseas job. Thomas tells Ridge he will see Douglas whenever he wants. Bill wants to push out Ridge as head of Forrester Fashion; he thinks it is a perfect way to oust Ridge as CEO. At Katie's behest, Bill says he will keep the paternity secret for now. She may have skipped jail time, but Quinn is working to keep Liam and Steffy apart.

SNEAK PEEK: QUINN IS MIGHTY AGAIN.

"GENERAL HOSPITAL": Robin tells Anna to stop living in the past and stop with all the bitterness — that Duke would not want her to have that kind of life. Anna has her last tango with Duke. When Ava asks for joint custody of Avery, Sonny throws her out of his house. Dillon tells Tracy there is no way she will get to keep Sabrina's baby. Tracy scoffs that Sabrina is going to jail for helping Carlos escape. When Sabrina arrives at the mansion, Tracy will not let her hold the baby, whom she calls Teddy. A nervous Brad wonders why groom-to-be Lucas is late for the wedding. Having found Bobbie collapsed on the floor, Lucas takes her to the hospital. When Bobbie regains consciousness, she insists she is fine and tells Lucas he needs to get to the wedding. As Lucas heads out, he is brutally attacked. Obrecht tells Finn if Lucas dies she will make certain Finn is investigated. At Wyndemere, Nikolas tells Rachel he will return the diamond he stole from her stash. Jason pays a visit to Nikolas, and Nikolas falls out of a window. When his battered body disappears Laura holds out hope he is alive. Jason, fearing he will be arrested for a murder he did not commit, tells Sam he is leaving Port Charles. With the news they have another child on the way, Lulu and Dante decide they need a bigger house

SNEAK PEEK: A LULU OF A PROBLEM

"THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS": Victor is unhappy when he learns Meredith has taken a leave of absence. Adam seeks Ian's help to destroy Victor. Although she is still unhappy with him, Lily hugs an off-the-wagon Neil. Unhappy with the way Billy has redone the mansion, Jill tells Esther she wishes Esther were still living there. Nick and Dylan discuss how much their brotherly connection means to them. When Constance's body is exhumed there are traces of poison in her body. Michael tells Paul that Victor set up Adam. Although she thinks Adam is innocent, Sharon tells Chelsea she cannot intercede with Nick. Realizing how much Dylan loves his family, Mariah will keep Sharon's secret about Sully not being his biological son, as she knows it would crush Dylan. Ben is stunned when he learns Max has a brain tumor that may account for his bad behavior. While riding a motorcycle with Phyllis, Billy crashes. Phyllis, who only suffered minor injuries, does not let Jack know she was with Billy when he crashed.

SNEAK PEEK: SIMPLE SIMON

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