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    ALL MY CHILDREN: Still thinking she's Emma, a delusional and dangerous Annie confronts Ryan and Greenlee at the penthouse. Opal arrives with Emma, who flies into Annie's arms. Krystal throws herself into David's arms, telling him he's the only thing …

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    ALL MY CHILDREN: Zach sits by Kendall's bedside hoping for a miracle. Kendall's spirit rises from her body and follows Zach as he leaves her room. Ryan and Greenlee give in to their desire and make love, but their bliss is interrupted when Ryan …

  • Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A
    Q: Why don't daytime actors use their own children when their character has a child on the show? They would look like the parent and the actor could be with the child at work. — Arnell, South Euclid, Ohio A: Some actors have tried using their …

  • Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary
    ALL MY CHILDREN: Taylor finally manages to get Brot to open up to her about being wounded. Brot recounts the horrifically painful experiences he suffered through but admits to Taylor that it was her love for him that kept him alive. Brot pulls away …

Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary

ALL MY CHILDREN: Ryan begins to grow suspicious of Annie. Annie appears to be living the high life while pretending to afraid for Emma's life. Jesse prods Angie to tell him what she's really feeling. Angie admits to Jesse she's furious with him for having lied to her and doesn't want to share any part of him with Rebecca. Jesse assures Angie he never loved Rebecca the way he loves her. Angie and Jesse end the night in each other's arms. David has ominous plans for Amanda. Zach tells Bianca that Kendall was still unresponsive when he left her at the medical facility in Canada. Zach inspects the damage at the casino and takes out his rage by demolishing what's left of his office. Reese offers to help Zach rebuild the casino. Bianca and Reese decide to make Pine Valley their home. Bianca is thrown for a loop when she overhears Reese telling Zach that her parents disowned her when she came out. With the yacht club unlivable because of damage caused by the tornado, Erica accepts Adam's offer to move into the mansion with him. Frankie struggles with whether or not to tell Taylor that Brot is alive. Brot's heart breaks as he secretly spies on Taylor and Jake at the hospital. Colby discovers Brot, who's taken a nasty fall. Taylor makes progress with her physical therapy.

SNEAK PEEK: Ryan saves Emma.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Paul and Meg make love. Josie goes to Barbara and asks for a job. Barbara agrees. Emily sees Dusty with Josie and calls Paul to say they've got to get rid of her. Katie finds out the charges against Brad were dropped because the evidence and Spencer's body disappeared. Katie and Henry both assume the other took the evidence until it becomes clear neither one of them did it. While she's in the coffee shop, Brad sees Spencer. He calls out to her, but she runs. He gives chase, but she's gone. When Katie returns, he tells her Spencer is alive. Janet walks in on a father-daughter day with Jack and Sage. She's left to take care of Sage when Jack is called away to work, and Sage locks her in the closet, saying she'll let her out if Janet cancels the engagement. Sage pretends Janet has hit her, calls Carly, and Carly leaves Janet in the closet. Carly says the only way she'll let Jack see Sage is if he promises Janet won't be present. Jack refuses and Carly goes to Bonnie, who tells her she'll have to take Jack to court to get her way. Lily reaches out to Lucinda, who admits that her cancer is back. They reconcile and Lily takes Lucinda home to see the kids. Lily finds out that Luke has been expelled for rigging the election after Noah told the dean the truth. Noah and Luke decide to take some time apart.

SNEAK PEEK: Paul wants Emily to back off.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Rick is able to talk his way out of a sticky situation when Brooke finds him standing without assistance. Resentful towards Rick for using his condition to his advantage in order to play on Brooke and Eric's emotions, Ridge confronts his brother with heated words. Taylor is relieved to learn about Rick's promotion and physical progress but is disappointed that the result is Ridge moving back in with Brooke. Stephanie observes and selfishly enjoys the wedge building between Brooke and Ridge because of Rick. Eric is met with mixed opinions, mostly negative, from his family regarding the decision to make Rick the president of Forrester Creations. Keeping up the pretense about his physical improvement, Rick begins to walk using crutches. Ridge voices his concern to Brooke about Rick using his condition to deceive her and turn her against him. Fearing that their father/son relationship could be damaged forever, Stephanie suggests that Eric find a way make it up to Ridge for appointing Rick as president of the company. Still not knowing why Ridge is so furious, Brooke is traumatized when Ridge walks out on her. Ridge's rage startles Stephanie when he lashes out at her about Brooke's comments about him in her speech. Katie's insecurity regarding her relationship with Nick grows when she notices his reaction to the news about Brooke and Ridge's relationship. Stephanie's relentless interrogation forces Rick to admit he altered Brooke's speech to make it appear as though she did not offer Ridge any emotional support.

SNEAK PEEK: Bridget seeks a new love life.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Nicole accuses EJ of killing Trent to set her up so he could steal their unborn child. EJ takes offense and the fight leads to Nicole asking EJ if he honestly believes she's innocent of Trent's murder. EJ tells an emotional Nicole he believes she's innocent. Nick throws a private birthday party for Melanie. He gives her gifts and they discuss Trent. As Nick grabs a knife to cut the birthday cake, he privately recalls the night when he murdered Trent. Sami tries bluffing but finally admits to Rafael she is pregnant, and then reveals why she has kept it a secret. Sami is hopeful that Rafe seems to understand her rationale, given EJ is the father. But to her dismay, Rafael insists his superiors must know the truth.
Marlena is back from Colorado and runs into John at the park. They discuss the fact that their divorce is final and parse out exactly what this means in terms of their future relationship. Philip tells Chelsea that Kate is in rough shape and can't have any visitors due to a depressed immune system from the chemo. After Chelsea leaves upset, Philip finally allows himself to break down. Stephanie returns Max's shirt to him, signaling the absolute end of their relationship. Stephanie comes upon a distraught Philip and offers to buy him a beer. John is determined to find the killer who is after Sami. He arrives at Marlena's townhouse to tell her he hired a P.I. to help. She's impressed by his pro-active behavior, but both are thrown when Brady Black shows up at her door. Brady runs into Chloe at the pub.

SNEAK PEEK: John protects Marlena.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jax devastates Carly when he hands her the divorce papers, accusing her of being unable to distance herself from Sonny when he reveals he saw them together. Harper arrests Sonny for murder. Olivia is shaken after seeing Sonny commit cold-blooded murder. Laura is reunited with her children. Tracy makes it clear she isn't giving Luke up without a fight. Laura meets Nadine and Johnny. Lucky and Elizabeth tell Laura the truth about Jake's paternity. Laura confronts Tracy for trying to trick her into believing she needs to return to France for treatment. Elizabeth tells Jason he needs to make up his mind whether or not they're together. Sam and Lucky work things out. Jax tells Kate she would be a fool to stay with Sonny because of the unbreakable bond he shares with Carly. Kate has it out with Sonny. Mike is the target of mob violence. Nadine jumps to the wrong conclusion about Nikolas. Anthony believes Sonny and Jason's troubles will work to his advantage. Lulu assures Johnny he's not like his father. Robin is on the road to recovery as she prepares to go home with baby Emma.

SNEAK PEEK: Something belonging to Kelly is destroyed.

GUIDING LIGHT: After getting a high score on his medical test, Remy tells Mel he did poorly. Christina gets a poor score. Blake offers to be Josh's life coach if he builds the addition to her house. He takes his wedding ring off and puts it in his pocket. Jeffrey tells Reva that they want him to work in the justice department in D.C., but he's not going to take it. Reva convinces him to at least fly to D.C. for the second interview. Jeffrey takes Reva to the Beacon to stay there while he's gone. Reva and Josh discover they're neighbors. Reva collapses in her room. Olivia tells Natalia that a developer wants to build a ramp where her house is. In return, Rafe will get transferred to a better prison. Natalia says goodbye to the house. Coop and Beth keep their romance a secret. Frank gently tells Lizzie that Bill could have lied to her when he told her how much he loved her because he wanted to cover his tracks. Lizzie finds a magazine in a drawer and is stunned to find letters cut out of it. She flashes back to the ransom notes with the cutout letters. The mailing label on the magazine is addressed to Bill Lewis. Lizzie shows Alan and Frank the magazine. Grady and Daisy want their relationship to work. Marina decides Mallet really wants to be with Dinah.

SNEAK PEEK: Eleni comes home.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Todd has a change of heart about carrying out his diabolical plan to steal Starr's baby. Bess exchanges her dead baby with Starr's newborn. Bess takes the baby back to the vineyard, all the while explaining to the infant why she had to do what she did. Viki and Clint find Jessica, who convinces them she isn't Tess. Jessica doesn't remember giving birth and is horrified to learn that Tess has been out for months. Tina confesses to Cain that she knew Natalie and Jared were in trouble. Cain wants Tina to run off with him, but she refuses, saying she has to stay and face the music for what she's done. Viki disowns Tina. Marty reels at the extent of Todd's deceit after all his misdeeds come to light, realizing he lied to her about everything, including the rape. Marty is sickened to learn the truth about Todd. Todd tries to explain that he's now a changed man because of Marty, but neither she nor John buys it. After learning Todd and Marty slept together, John goes ballistic and beats Todd within an inch of his life. John is arrested. Cristian and Sarah learn that two's company, but four's a crowd when Vanessa and Lola move in.

SNEAK PEEK: Jessica says goodbye.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: In Paris, Victor erupts in front of Ashley with all his pain and loss telling her that he has nothing left to live for. Ashley tells him that he is a fool as her own raw emotions spill out. The passion between them breaks and they fall into an intimate kiss and make love in Ashley's hotel room. Nick and Sharon take in all the sights of beautiful Paris. Phyllis witnesses Sharon and Nick in a passionate kiss. Sharon pushes away from Nick, telling him that she won't be the "other woman." Nikki and Jill arrive at Kay's car and panic when they see a lifeless body, believing Kay may be dead. Cane gets the call that Kay is dead. Jill and Nikki mourn the loss of Kay, unaware the body that lay dead is in fact Marge's body. Marge's ghost sits in the chapel believing that the funeral being held today is for her. Traci and Jack's mother, Dina, arrives at the mansion. Jack is shocked to see his mother. Brock arrives home for Kay's funeral. Nina arrives from Los Angeles. Marge's ghost looks around the chapel at all the people and realizes that they believe Kay died. As the funeral is beginning, Ashley seats herself away from her family, which no one understands. Victor arrives and sits next to Ashley, and everyone is stunned at his sudden reappearance.

SNEAK PEEK: Kay plans to play dead.

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