"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Thomas and Steffy team up to reunite Taylor and Ridge, and Taylor is not opposed. Ridge admits he cares for Taylor, but he is married to and plans to stay married to Brooke. Thomas continues his push to be Douglas' full-time parent. Bill continues to romance Li. Li gets a glamorous makeover. Deacon fears Sheila has gone too far, and he cannot support her. Wyatt and Liam share brotherly bonding.

SNEAK PEEK: THOMAS HAS HIS DOUBTS

"THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS": Adam finds Sally in bed with Nick. Nick tells Sally it will not happen again. Nate lets everyone think he is on board with working with Devon. Devon tells Lily he will play nice. Amanda is still MIA. Diane is horrified when she receives a text message. Kyle and Summer vow their love will last forever. Diane and Phyllis pretend to get along but secretly plan to destroy each other. Jack is impressed with Diane's attitude. Victor and Victoria plot to get Newman back on top. Chelsea thinks it is time the boys should know they are brothers, not cousins, but agrees to wait.

SNEAK PEEK: A DEADLY CHOICE

"GENERAL HOSPITAL": Nina tells Ava it is obvious she loves Nikolas, and she should be with him on the island. Ava says their relationship started with a lie as she claimed to love him when she could not stand him. Nina says "No worries" because they now love each other. Alexis is not happy when Kristina becomes a bartender. Gregory and Alexis bond. Carly confronts Peyton. Trina cannot stop thinking about Nikolas. Sonny thinks about his father's death. Sasha is thrilled when Brando wakes up. The joy proves short-lived when he suffers a fatal seizure. Tests show he was poisoned. Sonny suggests Sasha move in with him. Distraught, she does not know what to do. Liz realizes the woman she keeps thinking about is Finn's late wife Reiko. Cam and Josh continue their crush; Spinelli is enjoying his time with Samantha. Dante and Sam continue their loving ways. Kevin fears Lucy is in trouble.

SNEAK PEEK: DIANE IS STABBED

"DAYS OF OUR LIVES": Clyde is revealed to be Abby's killer. Realizing Jennifer is popping pills, Gwen threatens to tell Jack. Gwen backs off when Jennifer threatens to destroy the father-daughter relationship. Jack is pleased when he learns Xander and Sarah have reunited. Victor tells Maggie that Xander will mess it up because he is a screw-up. As for Maggie, that is what she was told about being with Victor and look how long they have been together. Gabi is stunned when she realizes Stefan is alive. Stefan insists he loathes her. Sonny and Zach agree to disagree. Julie loves seeing Eli and Lani. Allie and Chanel have business woes. Tony wants to rule the DiMera family. Chad tries to deal with Abby's death but has trouble being around the children.

SNEAK PEEK: JACK'S IN A BOX

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