Soap Opera Summary

By Lynda Hirsch

December 7, 2013 8 min read

SNEAK PEEK: The prodigal son returns.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sami panics when she realizes she may have left incriminating evidence at the scene of the crime. EJ sets out to uncover what Sami is keeping from him. Daniel's concerned when Theresa decides to speak up at his disciplinary meeting. Rafe and Jordan share their first kiss. Eric is attacked. Daniel comes up with a way for Eric to clear his name. A furious Sami confronts Nicole when she learns she's doing a story on Eric. Nicole and Eric argue over whether they can work together to prove his innocence. Victor tries to get Maggie to move back home. Brady is blindsided when he gets a video from Kristen. Unable to deal with his emotional suffering, Brady turns to drugs. Brady runs into Maggie while high. Jennifer questions Theresa about the night she OD'd. Kate receives a surprise phone call from Stefano.

SNEAK PEEK: Marlena confronts Nicole.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Heather sneaks up on an unsuspecting Carly in the shower when Franco is called for a last-minute job interview. Will Franco make it back in time to witness Heather's evil master plan? Patrick reiterates his threat to the cavalier Carlos to stay away from Sabrina. Carlos is alarmed when Sonny and Shawn appear at his door. Robin wants to thank Sabrina for taking care of Emma but says she wants her family back and asks the deeply unsettled Sabrina to break up with Patrick. A confused Patrick pours out his heart to Epiphany about being torn between two terrific women — Robin and Sabrina. Maxie wants to know what Ellie and Spinelli were saying about her. Diane delivers AJ an ultimatum and he makes an emotional statement to the court. During cross, Scott makes AJ look even guiltier. A smug Scott gives his closing argument and the jury is adjourned. When AJ is about to be returned to his cell, stunning news comes that the jury has already reached a verdict.

SNEAK PEEK: Patrick makes his choice.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Noah's involvement at Newman-Chancellor begins to trouble Sharon. Noah and Kyle pitch ideas to Victor about growing the youth demographics for Newman-Chancellor. Jill and Jack question Kyle's involvement with Victor. When Dylan asks who his father was, Nikki explains that he wasn't a good man and that Dylan is nothing like him. Dylan blasts Nikki and tells her that he isn't looking for another family — especially not one like the Newman's. Victoria runs into Dylan and tries to tell him that she's glad to welcome him into the family. Victoria tells Billy about Dylan and suggests that he might be able to help him understand what it's like to deal with the Newman's. Nick tells Summer about Dylan being a new part of their family. Nick is struck by Summer's point of view on the awkward situation given her recent discovery about her paternity. Sharon overhears their conversation and ponders the secret she's keeping from them. Sharon bumps into Dylan and offers to listen if he wants someone to talk with. Chelsea and Adam begin to reconnect and she tells him that she isn't in a hurry to move out. Chelsea maintains that the stability is good for Connor as long as Adam and she establish ground rules and boundaries with each other. Victor overhears Chelsea mentioning a fashion show in Milan while meeting with a buyer. When Victor asks if Chelsea thinks she can take his grandson out of the country, Chelsea stands up to Victor, telling him he has no say in Connor's life.

SNEAK PEEK: Michael and Lauren celebrate their anniversary.

PRIME TIME GOSSIP

"Finally, Alec Baldwin has learned that saying "I am sorry," for being verbally and physically abusive does not always make things OK. Ask the barista who was lambasted in a twitter post alluding to the barista's sexual preference. Baldwin was given the wrong latte. Then there was the time he was taken off a plane because he would not shut off his phone. He was playing words with friends. Baldwin has too many words and his list of friends is getting shorter. He is no longer friends with MSNBC; his talk show has been canceled. The network announced: "This is a mutual parting, and we wish Alec all the best." According to Deadline, Baldwin announced earlier this month the network had suspended his show for two weeks; his announcement came after a video clip caught him tearing into a photographer with at least one gay slur and possibly two, though Baldwin has denied uttering the second one and says he did not realize the first was a slur.

"Whether the show comes back at all is at issue right now," Baldwin wrote in his blog after his show's first week off the air, setting the stage for its non-return. "[If] the show dies, its fate ends up being no different than the vast majority of start-up TV programming, and so be it," he wrote — though that all-about-the-ratings-like-any-other-start-up storyline grew less pat when "Up Late"'s fill-in show, "Lockup," clocked an even smaller number than Baldwin's show the past two weeks. MSNBC said Baldwin's former time slot — Fridays at 10 p.m. — will continue to be taken by "Lockup." Looking for a good political show at that hour? Watch "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO.

Last week, Baldwin attended a tech conference in San Francisco to jokingly profess his love for a man, in the hope of, once again, recalibrating his image. After asking a member of his entourage to stand up, Baldwin told him, "I want you to be my lover, Matt. I love you, Matt. I love you in that way." The Associated Press reports Baldwin's bit got a big laugh from the conference crowd. The actor also told the crowd that he hopes his 3-month-old daughter learns to control her temper better than he has as an adult, the AP reported. He also told the group he now realizes he needs to choose his words more carefully. "If in any context, in the world that we live in today, if any word is remotely offensive to people, then I'm perfectly willing to learn a different word," Baldwin said. That is equal to the "if I did anything thing to upset you, I am sorry." It puts the onus on the victim.

PRIME TIME SUMMARY

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THE GOOD WIFE: A former college professor client of Alicia's is a target of an online campaign that suggests he bombed a festival in Milwaukee. When Zayheed is let go by the University, the Internet company (Scabbit), which is responsible, is taken to court. Will and Diane are apposing council. Alicia wins and gets over a $1 million settlement. Jackie is furious when Peter nominates a woman who had an ongoing affair with Jackie's husband. Eli tells Jackie they cannot turn over the nomination. When Jackie threatens to tell the woman's cancer-riddled husband about the affair that took place after they married, the lawyer asks that her name be taken out of the process. Will's co-workers are unhappy when he hires Damian Boyle, a lawyer for the mob, to join the law firm. When Kalinda questions him on his background, Boyle gives conflicting answers and out right lies. Judge Kleuger asks Alicia to join him for coffee.

SNEAK PEEK: Alicia gets a financial wind.

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