"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Feeling guilty about Thomas, Hope attempts to confess to Ridge. Brooke covers for her daughter and gets Ridge out of the house before Hope can say more. A worried Steffy shares with Quinn that Thomas is MIA. Ridge tells Steffy to be a better parent than he was. They contemplate why Thomas would have signed off on shared custody of Douglas with Hope. Brooke struggles with the fact that Thomas is dead. Shauna admits to Ridge that she wanted to see him. Ridge confides in Shauna the confusing statements Hope made about Thomas. He believes that once Thomas starts thinking straight, he will regret his decision to allow Hope to have legal rights to his son. Shauna flirts with Ridge while admiring how he has not given up on Thomas. Shauna leaves knowing that Brooke is on her way to see Ridge. Brooke becomes rattled when she realizes that Thomas once again manipulated Hope. Brooke confesses everything to Ridge. Ridge is floored by Brooke's confession. Hurt, he questions Brooke and Hope's actions and Brooke's honesty. Hope gets maternal with Douglas. Brooke pleads with Ridge to see things from her perspective, but Ridge is unable to get over Brooke's latest transgression regarding Thomas. Ridge and Brooke tearfully share a distant memory. Carter gives legal advice to Ridge. Brooke shares her heartache with Hope and Liam. Shauna comforts Ridge, and the two share a powerful moment. Hope comes clean to Liam.

SNEAK PEEK: LIAM FEELS HOPELESS

"YOUNG AND RESTLESS": Kyle confronts Billy in their shared CEO office about his ego skyrocketing. Billy claims he wants what's best for the company and defends himself for closing a deal in Milan without consulting Kyle. He still thinks Kyle hasn't earned his keep, but he apologizes to Kyle for being hard on him. Cane visits Devon and claims he doesn't know who knocked him out in Vegas and gave him the fake pages. Devon doesn't believe him since he got all of Katherine's money anyway. Cane offers his help to find out who's behind all this, but Devon warns Cane to stay out of it. At the coffeehouse, Billy and Victoria are discussing his issues at Jabot. Adam and Connor arrive, and Victoria hopes Billy won't react to him. Adam ignores Billy and invites Sharon to lunch at his place. Billy surprises himself by staying calm when Adam arrived. Kyle confides in Mariah his unhappiness of being related to Theo. He also admits that Theo is a sensitive subject with Lola. Meanwhile, Lola encourages Theo to be himself and not feel the pressure of being part of a new family. Adam and Chelsea continue to worry about Connor's behavior and ask Sharon to spend more time with Connor she can offer her professional opinion. Meanwhile, Nate and Elena discuss Nate giving Amanda the benefit of the doubt. Elena suggests Nate fire Amanda from his medical board case before she wrecks his life, too. Abby is suspicious when she discovers that Phyllis has installed a new security system at the Grand Phoenix. Phyllis defends her new project but Abby confides in Chelsea that she does not trust Phyllis. Later, Abby and Chloe are forced to do damage control when hotel guests report that jewels were stolen from their room.

SNEAK PEEK: NO MORE BILLY BOY

"DAYS OF OUR LIVES": Ben is stunned when Clyde, who is also in prison, says he has found a way to free him. When Ben says no way, Clyde is too late; his plan is already started. Stefano challenges Chad to a chess game. Abby tells Chad she will not tell anyone about Stefano's latest resurrection. Sonny tries to reassure Will that he does not blame him for Adrienne's murder. Hattie tells prison mate Eve she can make a fortune if she writes a book about the Jack and Jennifer story. JJ continues to unravel over Hayley's. Hope (Gina) plans to seduce John are ruined when Maremma comes home. While Marlena wants her out of the house, John thinks they should let her stay awhile longer. Jack is back running the Spectator and Abby is his ace reporter. Ray, one of Victor's henchmen, abducts baby Mackenzie. When Ciara shows up at the hideaway, Ray pushes himself on her. Eric asks Nicole to marry him.

SNEAK PEEK: OH, SISTER

"GENERAL HOSPITAL": After telling Danny about Sam being in jail, Jason agrees to let Danny and Scout live at the mansion. Monica tells Jason, for now, he is the only parent the children have so he must be careful in his business dealings. In town for a short visit, Stella visits Mike. Mike does not know who she is and recalls his decades ago life in Bensonhurst. Alexis is recovering from being given rat poison. Valentin offers Hayden $250,000 if she helps him locate the painting of Helena. Nina tells Jax she no longer wants revenge on Valentin. She loves her family with Charlotte. And Valentin and plans a New Years Eve wedding.

SNEAK PEEK: MOTHER-AND-CHILD REUNION.

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