ALL MY CHILDREN: Colby threatens to expose Adam's role in tainting Bella if he turns against Pete. JR and Babe look forward to a happy future together in San Diego. JR and Babe's happiness is short-lived when Adam has them subpoenaed in order to force them to return to Pine Valley. Taylor gets her redeployment papers. Fed up with Adam's manipulations, JR storms out of the mansion and heads to the Comeback with Babe and Little A. Angie and Frankie tend to Opal when she suffers a heart attack at the Comeback. Tad goes to the hospital with Opal and asks Pete to stay behind and look after Colby. Jesse demands that everyone at the Comeback stay put after several tornados touch down. Unaware of the approaching tornado, Zach leaves Kendall and the boys at the beach house to run a quick errand. Ryan finds Greenlee in the gazebo and both are dead smack in the tornado's path. Aidan survives another twister roaring through the area, but sees that the shed is now nothing but rubble. At the Comeback, JR and Babe decide to stage an impromptu wedding to entertain the scared kids. Tragedy strikes when a tornado rips through the Comeback. A wall of fallen rocks block Adam and Erica's escape from the tunnels as their air supply begins to dwindle. Colby comes to Pete's aide when the terrace door is blown in by the storm. Annie is desperate to find Emma.
SNEAK PEEK: A deadly storm continues to brew.
AS THE WORLD TURNS: Margo and Dallas review Lucinda's bank statements and jet log and make a connection to Dusty's faked death. Dallas arrives at Lily's with a warrant and Lucinda is arrested. Dusty tells Margo, insisting he did it all for Johnny. Meg tells Paul he has to apologize to Dusty for the dirty trick he played, leading him on a wild goose chase after Johnny. Paul and Emily team up to keep Dusty and Meg apart. Parker sees Jack's watch in Carly's bedroom and asks if Carly and Jack are getting back together. Brad and Spencer tape a successful "Oakdale 411" episode involving Chinese food. Spencer gives Katie the leftovers. Katie gets sick to her stomach and can't do the live episode of "Oakdale Now." Katie suspects Spencer of poisoning her. Luke and Noah learn the gay film festival drew criticism for Oakdale University and the college may cut the funding. Reg and Noah goad Luke into running against Kevin for the student council seat. Brian confronts Luke about posting foundation fliers at the film festival and warns Luke not to get political or he will quit. Aaron tells Chris that his marriage is over and it's because of Chris. Chris says goodbye to Bob and Kim and goes to Africa.
SNEAK PEEK: Dusty confronts Paul.
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: A heartbroken and hopeless Donna turns down Owen's plan in fear of Pam's retribution. Owen reverts back to his old ways while comforting a newly single Donna. Rick refuses to believe Brooke when she tells him about Taylor's admission about Ridge. Brooke defends her relationship when Rick tries to turn the subject around to question Ridge's true feelings. Taylor tries to get Rick to understand that her love for Ridge is strictly nostalgic and should have no affect on their relationship. Katie displays signs of selfishness regarding Baby Jack. Stephanie returns to her conniving ways by trying to convince Ridge to reunite with Taylor so that Brooke, Nick and Jack can be a family. During Eric's first day back in the office, he establishes new rules and regulations regarding Donna as a way to help him get over her. Despite her own heartbreak and Stephanie's cruel words, Donna keeps quiet about the true reason that she ended her marriage to Eric.
SNEAK PEEK: Ridge seriously injures Rick.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Nicole tells EJ she's pregnant with his child. Philip asks Melanie if she killed Trent. Melanie tells him she doesn't know. Abe and Lexie fire their caregiver, Lacey, for letting Theo run off. Lacey makes a call to the current mayor and offers some unflattering information about Abe. Melanie tells Nick she thinks his drinking was because of her and he needs to stay away from her, but Nick disagrees. The two share a hot kiss. Sami tries to hide her pregnancy with new clothes. Kate learns from Daniel that her biopsy was inconclusive. Daniel reassures his commitment to her as a doctor and a friend. They end up making love. John gives up his rights to the DiMera empire and moves out of the mansion. He shares the news with Marlena and presents her with the signed divorce papers. Chloe misinterprets a moment between Sami and Lucas and learns that Sami is pregnant. She confronts Lucas and learns the child is EJ's. Lexie informs an angry mayor that Stefano will no longer secretly support him.
SNEAK PEEK: Sami goes undercover.
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jerry tells Karpov he has another idea on how to deal with Alexis other than killing her. Jerry is visiting Alexis in her office when she gets incriminating photos of Sam meeting with Karpov. Maxie is thrilled when Robin asks her to be her maid of honor, but both are surprised to learn that Patrick has asked Coleman to serve as his best man. Kate and Olivia argue over Kate's relationship with Sonny and the fact they're keeping the secret that he has a son he doesn't even know exists. Claudia fears Johnny will end up dead if he continues his reckless behavior and holds Lulu responsible. Sonny and Jason remain at an impasse. Sonny admits to Kate that he'll never change after she asks him not to seek retaliation against Karpov. Sonny and Anthony make a deal. Olivia believes Carly is doing the right thing by keeping Morgan away from Sonny for the boy's own safety. Elizabeth convinces Jason to put his problems aside for the moment and just share some carefree time with her. Tracy finds a drunken Luke in the Mexican cantina and tells him about Lulu's breakdown.
SNEAK PEEK: Laura awakens.
GUIDING LIGHT: Mallet decides to go on a job interview for a part-time security position. As he leaves the interview, he sees Marina going in for the same job. It turns out they both get the job. The administrator gives them the tour of the hospital they will be covering. When they reach the pediatric ward, they notice a large entertainment system. Mallet realizes it looks like the one that was recently reported stolen. The administrator tells them the system was donated by Cassie. Cyrus teaches Cassie how to beat a polygraph. Marina admits to Frank that she and Mallet are trying to buy Harley's house. Frank gives her a checkbook. He has been saving for her wedding since she was a little girl, and he instructs her to use the saved money to buy the house. Marina tells Mallet that she set down rules for Daisy, and that they have to abide by them, too — meaning that she and Mallet have to live in separate rooms. Rick tells Olivia and Natalia that Olivia might be rejecting her heart. Dinah packs some of Lizzie's things to make it look like Lizzie ran away. Bill finds a ransom note for Lizzie written with cutouts of magazine letters. Bill thinks Lizzie's faking the kidnapping until he sees Roxy and realizes Lizzie would never leave without her dog.
SNEAK PEEK: Cassie goes over the edge.
ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Jared works desperately to try and crack the security code that will open the door and free Natalie from her prison. Natalie and Jared manage to figure out the password, but their happy reunion is short-lived when Tess arrives on the scene and locks them both in the room together. Viki's sudden return puts a crimp in Tess' plans. John puts the screws to Janet, revealing everything he was able to dig up about her unsavory past. Marty starts a journal and writes about her growing feelings for Todd. Dr. Joplin appeals to Todd's humanity, begging him to abandon his plan to make Starr believe her baby died so that he can raise it. Bo warns Adriana he'll use his clout at the hospital to let Gigi see Rex. Shane explains his feelings about Rex and Brody to Gigi. Gigi realizes she has no legal rights to be able to see Rex, but Shane does because he's Rex's son. Gigi and Shane arrive at the hospital, but Adriana tells them that Rex is gone. Dorian contacts Jackie McNaughton and sets her plan in motion to stop Ray permanently. Cristian manages to contact Sarah, but the connection is garbled. After tracing the call, Antonio, Talia and Sarah make plans to head to Colombia. Meanwhile, Cristian, Vanessa and Lola set out for Llanview.
Sarah, Antonio and Talia are stunned to find Cristian at the airport with Vanessa and Lola.
SNEAK PEEK: Tina causes an explosive moment.
YOUNG AND RESTLESS: A GCPD detective informs Michael and Lauren that River escaped from the hospital. Meanwhile, Eden and an injured River hide from the police. Jeff tells Gloria that he is leaving her for good. River asks Gloria to come get Eden because she is the only person he can trust with his daughter. Gloria arrives at the warehouse to tell River he needs to turn himself in when they hear sirens and River rushes them out before the police arrive. As Michael is confronting Jeff about his involvement in River's escape, Lauren calls him to tell him that police surrounded River and they say he has a gun. Michael realizes River's gun is a fake and talks him into turning himself into the police. Lily gets a message on the online dating site from an interesting guy with the screen name "Sonny Crawford." Billy is the face behind "Sonny Crawford." Jill confronts Kay about her "senior moment" at the party and Kay gets defensive. Daniel tells Amber that he loves her forever. J.T. unpacks Victor's suitcase in an unknown location. Nikki tells Victoria that the trail they have set for the authorities will lead them to Rio and "Christian Miller," Victor's birth name. When Heather figures it all out, there will be plenty of evidence. Devin asks Tyra and Ana to move in with him.
SNEAK PEEK: Nikki hides Victor.
To find out more about Lynda Hirsch, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.
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