Oct 20, 2002 By Nancy M. Reichardt 8 min read

ALL MY CHILDREN: Maria had a panic attack when Brooke quizzed her about her memory loss. Maria had a flashback to seeing David burying something in the sand the night that he found her. Brooke told Tad that it’s weird that Maria remembered giving Maddie to her after their plane crashed but seems to remember nothing else. Trey rescued Greenlee, who nearly fell over the waterfall during a struggle over a gun with Vanessa. David, Anna, the police and a TV crew arrived in time to see Leo and Vanessa struggling near the edge of the waterfall. While Kendall hoped she and Trey will have a brother/sister relationship, he was planning to leave town. A shocked Palmer found out Kendall and Trey are siblings. After Mia confided to Jake that Frank is the father of her baby, he realized that Frank doesn’t know he’s a daddy. Adam agreed to let Liza help with JR, who is not coping very well with Dixie’s death. AS THE WORLD TURNS: Jessica refused to seduce Marshall in order to get information on Stenbeck, even though Paul threatened to reveal the video of her and Marshall making love. Paul then threatened to use the video to ruin Marshall unless he revealed Stenbeck’s plans to return to Oakdale. Margo told Paul that Stenbeck is in San Diego, just as Paul agreed to give Jack any information he gets on Stenbeck. Jessica and Ben made love. Hal kept Will from strangling Barbara. Later, Alison, who was with Will when he regained consciousness, called out for Hal, who was thrilled that Will called out for him. Hal arrived to arrest Aaron on arson charges just after Jack convinced the boy to give himself up. Alison told Aaron and Lucy that she heard Jessica threaten to drop the charges against Aaron unless Hal gets proof that he set the barn on fire. Mike began working on the burn unit construction, while Molly worried that Rosanna will reveal that Molly funded the project.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: After Rick nixed making love with Erica, Ridge told Rick that “Erica” is really Sheila’s daughter, Mary. Massimo rescued Amber from Sheila, who escaped and went to see Eric. Sheila held a gun on Eric, who threatened to call the cops, and on Taylor, who arrived to tell him Erica’s true identity and warn him about Sheila. When Brooke arrived on the scene, Sheila shot both Brooke and Taylor. Ridge and Stephanie arrived after the shooting, and Sheila was arrested. While Brooke was expected to recover fully, Taylor was fighting for her life as doctors tried to remove the bullet.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: When Bo told Shawn he thinks Hope and Zack were kidnapped, Shawn suspected that Lexie was behind it. In Iowa, Bo questioned Glen and later found proof that Hope and Zack were abducted. Billie told the mystery man, who has Hope and Zack, that no one suspects her of being a part of the kidnapping. Lexie wondered if Hope’s kidnapping was Stefano’s way of getting Zack back to her, until she learned that the boy is also missing. Hope, who is being held in a windowless cellar, untied herself and comforted Zack. Hope attacked her kidnapper and pulled his mask off. To avoid blame in stopping Victor and Nicole’s wedding, Sami took Will and went to visit Eric in Colorado. Nicole blasted Lucas for stopping her wedding. Celeste had strange vibes when she met Max and Cassie. Chloe learned her cancer is still in remission. In front of John, Tony said Marlena’s name during one of his mysterious spells.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: At their political debate, Scott accused Alexis of sleeping with Sonny, and then produced Carly’s signed statement that they did sleep together. Carly put the blame for the statement on Scott, but after she told Sonny that he is the father of Alexis’ baby, Sonny blasted her for keeping him in the dark until now. Sonny threatened Alexis when she let him know she wants nothing to do with him. Alexis later had abdominal pains. After Brenda nixed his offer to send her to Europe, Sonny assured Carly that Brenda is not a threat to their marriage. Jax told Skye that their marriage is over (because he doesn’t want to be a burden to her). Brenda reluctantly agreed to help Jax by lying to Skye that they are back together. Brenda testified against Alcazar, who was arrested. Jason’s arrival kept Courtney’s stalker (who was hiding in the closet) from confronting her. Lucky received a copy of Luke’s will.

GUIDING LIGHT: After his release from the hospital, Alan learned of Olivia’s plans for a quickie marriage. Later, Olivia stalled when Alan wanted to make love. Alan, Phillip and Olivia teamed up against Alexandra at the Spaulding board meeting, but Alan lost his bid to regain control of the company when Phillip’s ex-wives [Beth, Harley, Blake, Mindy and India], brought in by Alexandra, voted against him. Ben, Harley and Gus rescued Marina from Ripley and his thug after Ben mistakenly thought Marina was joking when she tried to tell him she was being abducted. During a shoot-out, Eden took a bullet meant for Gus. Harley worried she will never get Zach back because of Eden. Bill tried to assure Beth that Lizzie will get used to their romance despite her upset at seeing them after they made love. Cassie found an envelope full of cash after Danny left Robbie a goodbye note and then split with a mystery person.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Roxy told Viki that she was married to Dr. Balsom, who delivered Viki’s baby (supposedly Jessica), and that Roxy’s baby (Jessica) had actually been stolen. Roxy said she never knew who Jessica’s real mother was. After Seth told Jessica that Rex is not her brother, Corinne covered for Rex, saying he is also a victim of Roxy’s lies. Natalie heard Viki tell Jessica that they may really be mother and daughter. A mystery person tailed Natalie. Liz made Antonio agree not to tell Keri about their affair, but he did tell Cris. Liz reluctantly agreed to stay in Llanview after losing her job. Blair fumed when Todd used Starr to keep Blair from having him arrested. Blair didn’t want to hear Todd’s story about being shipwrecked. After learning Jen is pregnant, Al demanded to know her due date. In front of Nora, Lindsay accused Troy of lying about never being married.

PASSIONS: A hysterical Theresa jumped to the roof of the elevator, where Ethan landed after receiving an electrical shock. Theresa kept Ethan from falling when the elevator dropped suddenly. Julian comforted a panicked Whitney, and, worried about Ethan, he admitted that he still loves him even though he isn’t his biological son. David was the hero of the day after he rescued everyone in and on the elevator. During the crisis, Ivy taunted Eve about her past with Julian. Ivy urged Sam, who can’t forget hearing Grace say she loves David, to stay away from Grace. After regaining consciousness, Ethan devastated Theresa when he told her he bought the engagement ring she found for Gwen. Antonio, who was hospitalized, tried to find out why Luis doesn’t want him to marry Sheridan. Kay vowed not to lose Miguel, who proposed to a still-hospitalized Charity. Cracked Connie tried to convince Tabitha to kill Charity.

PORT CHARLES: Alison was stunned to see her long-lost mother, Elizabeth, who said Alison’s father had drowned and his body was never found. After checking into her father’s death, Rafe told Alison that Elizabeth was suspected of causing his death. Frank and Karen revived Livvie, who got to the hospital after her poisoning. Jack worried about Tess, who mimicked Livvie’s medical symptoms. Lucy found Tess on the roadside and mistook her for Livvie. A Stephen Clay song, “Naked Eyes,” strangely affected those who listened to it. Lucy was unnerved when Dr. Fox played the tune for Kevin, who is back in the Swiss clinic.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Wes advised Olivia, who regretted watching the video in which Ashley confessed that Victor is Abby’s biological father, to forget about the video. Olivia later told Ashley that she wants to talk to her. Brad told Olivia that he and Ashley have patched things up between them, and then apologized to Olivia for nearly making love with her. Michael told Isabella he’s worried that Chris will find out about their past. Paul contacted Isabella’s father, Ricardo, but he refused to attend Ricky’s baptism. Chris wondered to Paul why he is jealous of her relationship with Michael if he is happy with Isabella. Michael had Lynne and Mary arrested when they broke into his office and searched his files for information on Isabella’s past. Nick was upset to learn that Victor knows about Sharon’s affair with Diego. Victoria threatened to go with Diego when Victor threw him out.

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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