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By Nancy M. Reichardt 8 min read

ALL MY CHILDREN: Mia asked Adam for money after Trey told her that her son William’s adoptive parents needed financial help because the boy is ill. Mia became suspicious when she realized that she couldn’t answer Hayley’s questions about her son’s supposed illness. Adam gave Mia a check, but then offered to get the best doctors for her son. So, Mia’s tore up the check, infuriating Trey. Later, Trey was beaten up by the mystery man, who demanded money from him. Bianca crashed her car after she got drunk on champagne that Kendall gave her. Erica blamed Kendall for the accident – later, Kendall confronted Erica with a gun. Leo saw the secret Enchantment files that Kendall gave Greenlee when he congratulated her on her Revlon job. Liza lied to Adam that she didn’t remember where she put the money that she skimmed from Chandler Enterprises. After Greenlee accepted his proposal, Leo wanted to get married right away. Mateo agreed to help Chris nail Vanessa. AS THE WORLD TURNS: Molly and Jake’s confrontation turned lethal when Mary shot Jake before falling to her death. After Jake went into cardiac arrest, his spirit went to Molly. When Molly woke up from a dream that she and Jake were dancing, she was devastated to learn that Jake had died. Carly consoled Molly over Jake’s death. Molly was upset to hear that Marley and Donna planned to keep Jake’s twin girls permanently. However, Abigail and Aaron later arrived from Bay City with the twins. Craig, who let Carly spend time with Parker, was upset by his own negative reaction when he saw how much Carly’s face had aged. Jack accused Craig of only being interested in Rosanna for her bank account. Jack decided that Dr. Weston is the only person who can reverse Rose and Carly’s aging process. Rosanna, who is upset that everyone still sees her as the enemy, gave Jack a million-dollar check to use as reward money in his search for Dr. Weston.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Clarke was excited about using Spectra to ruin Forrester, as per Ridge’s plan. Ridge insisted that he is out to protect his and Eric’s good names, and is not out for revenge against Brooke. Sally agreed to sell Spectra to Ridge. An emotionally distraught Amber is becoming addicted to pills. Erica, who is determined to become a part of Amber’s life, befriended Zende after she learned that his mom, Kristen, is a Forrester. Worried that Whip will seduce Brooke, Deacon flew to her side. After knocking Whip out, Deacon made love to Brooke, but she insisted that Deacon return to Bridget. Whip threatened Deacon.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Bo, Hope and Shawn were upset when Glen and Barb came to get JT, and then later headed to Iowa with the boy. Glen thanked Bo and Hope for taking such good care of JT, then invited them to visit whenever they want. Everyone was touched when Glen said that he was keeping JT’s name, “John Thomas Brady,” with the addition of the last name “Reiber.” Rolf wondered if he would have to eliminate Celeste, who moved into the DiMera mansion with Lexie. After failing to reconcile with Abe, Lexie made plans to take Isaac and leave the country. The cop tailing Lexie told Abe that she was leaving Salem. Sami got the tape of her fight with Lucas. Will later found the tape recorder and tape, and was about to play it. Craig agreed to run more tests on Chloe, whose health isn’t improving. Chloe refused to forgive Phillip for his tryst with Cynthia. Mimi learned that Jan is determined to have Shawn.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Scott broke the news to Bobbie that Carly’s car went into the lake, and that she was presumed dead. Sonny turned his anger on Zander, who feels to blame for Carly’s accident, because he taught her how to drive. Carly’s car was pulled from the lake, but her body was not in it. Sonny rescued Alexis from some thugs while she was checking a lead that she had on Carly. Bobbie panicked when Michael disappeared, but the boy later walked up to Nikolas and Luke. Sharifa gave Nikolas a photo of Stavros that she claimed she found at Wyndemere. AJ lied to Courtney that Sonny offered to trade Michael back to him in exchange for her. AJ covered after Courtney heard him talking to Edward about being accused of using his marriage to her to get Michael back. AJ used the fact that Sonny wanted to hire a hit on him to keep Courtney under his control. Jax got upset when Skye tried to get him to talk about Brenda’s accident.

GUIDING LIGHT: Alan saw that Richard’s application for a bank loan to develop the Beacon Hotel property was turned down. Olivia got upset that Cassie, who co-owns the land with her, refused to sell her half of the property. Cassie and Olivia argued over plans to renovate the hotel. Richard told Reva that he needs a job. Marah learned that Maria – not Catalina – had summoned her to the Santos mansion the night Catalina died. Tony worried when the cops quizzed Marah about Catalina’s death. Gus was suspicious when Tony confessed in writing that he had killed Catalina. Marah realized that Tony is covering for someone, but she doesn’t know that he thinks she killed Catalina. Danny questioned Romeo about the night of Catalina’s death. Tory forced Blake to make a video telling Ross they are finished. Ross suspected that Tory is alive after seeing a drawing Clarissa did of her. Rick ignored it when he had shortness of breath.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Alex went through with her agreement to be a bone marrow donor for Jack – after Todd paid her off. After the marrow transplant worked on Jack, Alex demanded more money from Todd. Todd let Sam draw his own conclusion about the identity of Jack’s mother, after Nellie told Sam that she is not the baby’s birth mother. Jessica and Antonio got Allison on tape demanding her share of the money that Roxy got from Jessica. They also got Allison’s admission that she ran Jessica and Seth’s car off the road. Roxy mentioned the name “Rex” after Jessica said that she was through with her. Natalie got nervous when Jessica mentioned Rex, and Jessica later vowed to find the man. Troy was happy that Nora was jealous when she saw him with Alex. Niki (Viki) covered when Ben caught her using his keys to the hospital drug cabinet. So far, Niki’s (Viki) plots to get rid of Ben have failed.

PASSIONS: Pilar and Luis were both unable to keep Theresa from moving to the Crane mansion – which is now Theresa’s property. Pilar refused when Theresa wanted to use her new Crane fortune to rebuild the Lopez-Fitzgerald home, which Kay burned down. Pilar and Luis refused when Theresa wanted them to move to the mansion. Whitney worried about Theresa, who is convinced that she will win Ethan back. Ethan thinks he can get a reversal of the decision that gave Theresa the Crane fortune. Diana (Sheridan) told Brian (Antonio) that she is happy with him, and no longer needs to know about her forgotten past. After Diana (Sheridan) remembered sharing a past life with Brian (Antonio), they went on the Internet and learned that she had been on the Titanic, and that they had a son, who had died. Rebecca and Ivy plotted to get Theresa convicted of Julian’s murder. Zombie Charity wants Timmy dead.

PORT CHARLES: Lucy had Mac talk to Alison, who insisted she knew nothing about Kevin’s disappearance. Jamal rushed to warn Alison that she would be arrested for Kevin’s murder after his blood was found on her apron, on a pitchfork and on the sweater – planted by Livvie – found in Alison’s car trunk. Livvie accused Alison of being a witch, and also of killing Kevin. James told Rafe that Ed is his father, which Ed later admitted to. James got Rafe to sign over his soul by telling him that Alison will be blamed for Kevin’s disappearance. Karen locked an irrational Frank in a padded room. Karen is uneasy around Ricky.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Amanda was stunned to see Ralph, who said he wanted a second chance and that he wanted her to leave town with him. Ralph reminded Amanda that she didn’t always believe Mac’s “lies” about being abused by him. When Amanda refused Ralph’s request that she steal money from Kay, he threatened to blackmail Amanda with a tape of their conversation. When Billy insisted that he has not been stalking Mac, she said she knows it’s someone other than Ralph – she doesn’t know Ralph is in town. Nick was not happy to see Grace, who told him she had seen Sharon with Diego. Upset over finding a note Grace left Nick, Sharon cried on Diego’s shoulder, and the two later made love. When Nick said he wants to save their marriage, Sharon felt guilty about sleeping with Diego. Ashley had her first radiation treatment. Silva coached Phyllis before the start of Kyle’s custody case.

Send your questions about soap operas to Nancy M. Reichardt, “Tune in Tomorrow,” in care of the Herald-Standard. Questions cannot be answered personally, but those of general interest will be answered in future columns.

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