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Lynda Hirsch On Soaps

ALL MY CHILDREN: Annie offers to help Adam in his plot to take over Fusion and destroy Greenlee and Kendall in the process. Angie shares an emotional goodbye with Cassandra, who leaves for Paris. Annie confesses to Ryan that she deliberately lied to him and became pregnant in order to try and hold onto him and their marriage. While admitting her deception, Annie is plagued by visions of Richie. Ryan assures Annie he isn't walking out on her, but is clearly troubled by her behavior. Kendall tries to convince Greenlee to go to Ryan and tell him she loves him. Greenlee insists to Kendall that she only loves Ryan as a friend and that Aidan is the man who healed her after Ryan broke her. After having a nightmare, Kathy thinks she needs to protect Tad from Krystal. Kendall and Greenlee instantly shoot down Babe and Amanda's pitch for a new, more affordable fragrance for Fusion. Amanda offers to put up the money to launch the new fragrance herself and forms a team with Babe and Randi, who decide to name it "Bella." Jesse is evasive when Angie tries to question him about his experiences during his missing years. Angie and Jesse both receive mysterious phone calls. Taylor's temper flares when Frankie suggests she might not be as well adjusted as she claims. Jake and Amanda make love after he moves into the cabin. Erica finds Carmen at Jack's and realizes they spent the night together.

SNEAK PEEK: A poisonous perfume surfaces.

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AS THE WORLD TURNS: Lily gives Carly permission to be with Holden. Holden hears Sage go on and on about how great Mike is and that he's Lily's boyfriend. When Carly inquires, Holden claims he doesn't care, but he does. After having had a near-death experience during the hospital hostage situation, Aaron doesn't want to lose any more time and asks Alison to marry him. Aaron kisses Alison, but she is clearly wistful about Chris. Jack and Janet have a conference about the kids. Even though Brad initially objects, the parents decide they need to trust the kids and stop interfering. Brad admits to Katie he feels like a failure. Liberty tells Parker she just wants to be friends. He's upset, but Jack talks to him and he feels better. Liberty goes to a school picnic where Leo gives her brownies he says he got from Java as an apology. Liberty eats the brownies, then when Parker arrives, she starts acting crazy and dancing sexily with him. When she sees Leo is watching, she drags Parker off to the woods. When he questions her, she calls him a baby and sends him home. After he's gone, she eats another brownie and passes out. Leo appears. Using Liberty's cell, Leo calls Brad and without identifying himself tells Brad that Liberty went to the woods with Parker and she's in bad shape. Brad and Katie rush to the woods and find Liberty passed out with her dress ripped. When Brad revives her, she says the last thing she remembers is being with Parker. Katie takes Liberty to the hospital while Brad goes to Milltown and grabs Parker, dragging him down to the police station and accusing him of raping Liberty. Jack meanwhile questions Liberty, who admits that it was Leo who gave her the brownies. Brad throws Leo into the pond to scare him, but Leo doesn't come up for air. Paul tells Barbara he couldn't tell Meg the truth about his money problems because she's pregnant. Barbara then calls her banker and leaves word that she wants to withdraw her money so she can give it to Paul to pay off Derek. The banker comes and tells Barbara the money she wants was transferred out of her account last week. While Paul is doing research into what happened to Barbara, James Stenbeck's face appears. He says, "Hello, son," and he wants to help. Paul wants nothing to do with him until he realizes James might have taken Barbara's money. Paul's computer screen goes blank, and then James appears at Fairwinds.

SNEAK PEEK: James haunts Paul.

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BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Katie insists on proceeding with her pregnancy despite the health risks and suggests an alternate future for her and Nick's baby. Stephanie vows vengeance against the person who poisoned Eric. Stephanie tries to strong-arm Owen into implicating an accomplice, but is unsuccessful. A day at Bikini Beach becomes steamy when Marcus and Steffy meet. Stephen pours his heart out to Beth in hopes of rekindling their relationship. Tensions rise when Donna and Stephanie make accusations and threats against each other. While home alone, Donna has a terrifying encounter with a masked intruder. After escaping, Donna hysterically drives up to the Big Bear cabin to hide from whoever attacked her. Owen races up to Big Bear, knowing that Donna is in danger, and calls Marcus on the way. Brooke and Ridge put the pieces of Eric's poisoning together and head up to the cabin with Marcus, as well. The evening turns lethal as Donna comes face to face with impending death after being knocked unconscious by her assailant. Donna begs for her life, but her attacker shows no mercy.

SNEAK PEEK: Eric comes out of his coma.

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DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Marlena is recovering from her near-paralysis/coma. She wakes up confused and doesn't know who John is at first. John thinks Marlena seems like a different person. Lucas tells Sami he is taking his daughter and leaving. Mickey agrees Lucas has a decent case. Trent tells Nicole to find more information about what Max and Stephanie are up to in Europe. Nicole doesn't know why he is so interested. Trent tells her about his daughter, Melanie. Philip reveals to Chelsea that Bo was protecting him by suppressing the evidence. Chelsea is angry with Philip and her grandfather and is worried that Bo could go down for this. Morgan is angry with Philip, but in spite of everything, she still loves him. Philip gets served a subpoena and it looks like he's going to be charged with numerous crimes. Just then, Morgan catches a glimpse of her father outside the pub and runs out. Chelsea surprises Daniel at his apartment, telling him she wants to make love. While Daniel is out of the room, Chelsea discovers a text message from Kate on his phone, reiterating that they must keep their fling a secret. Chelsea blasts Daniel and then heads over to confront Kate. Melanie calls her friend Tiffany to help get Max and Stephanie out of jail. Tiffany is reluctant to pretend no one stole her bracelet. She succumbs when Melanie promises her a date with Max. Steve decides to become a P.I. Trent tells Steve he has a job for him: He wants him to find Nick Fallon in Europe. Steve doesn't trust Trent and thinks it might be time to investigate the dean. Tony and Anna are moving their stuff into the DiMera mansion. Numerous crates are delivered, and Tony and EJ open them to find boxes of cigars, bottles of Strega -- all of Stefano's favorite things. Anna does not like this whole situation. She doesn't care about Stefano's money and wants to leave. Tony says no; he's not going to hand over his birthright to John.

SNEAK PEEK: Chelsea dumps Daniel.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Lulu is stunned when she walks into Laura's room and realizes her mother is lucid. Laura explains she has been coming in and out of catatonia, but does not want the family to know as she fears the pain they will endure if she becomes totally catatonic, Lulu tells Laura what happened the night Rick Webber was killed. Lulu tells Laura about the night she killed Logan. While sleuthing with Maxie, Spinelli is hit by a car. Matt decides to operate on Spinelli, who has a ruptured spleen. Maxie warns Matt if Spinelli dies, she will rip him apart. Kate is humiliated when Jax says he knows she lied about Carly sabotaging an important meeting for Crimson. Jerry tells Sam he will drop Alexis if Sam does not reveal his connection to Karpov. Elizabeth and Jason proclaim they want to be together. Kate and Sonny head for his private Island. Robin admits she loves Patrick, but refuses to marry him. Claudia panics when Scott tells her he plans to send Johnny to prison.

SNEAK PEEK: Carly and Sonny's night of lovemaking is revealed.

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GUIDING LIGHT: Natalia hears a radio report that Rafe is surrounded by police with orders to shoot to kill. Rafe surrenders to the police. Natalia arrives at the police station to see Rafe, but he refuses to look at her. He is furious at Natalia and lashes out at her for turning him in. Josh reveals to Bill that he got a phone call from Alan, who is in New York on a spiritual trip. Bill realizes that Alan is actually trying to take over the company. Bill tells Lizzie that Alan is in New York and he makes plans to follow her behind her back. Bill follows Lizzie's cab to Alan's hotel room. The maid informs Lizzie that he just left and that he needs help because he has been acting crazy. Lizzie is surprised to see Bill walk into the hotel room. As they search the streets, Lizzie expresses her concerns for Alan's health, and Bill tells her that Alan isn't actually in New York for a spiritual journey, but to make a play for Maximus. Bill is surprised to find Alan, and he realizes that Alan is out of his mind and no longer a threat to the company. Bill calls Dinah to tell her the great news. Dinah realizes that her brother still cares and starts to rethink her deal with the devil. Jeffrey comes home and insists he and Reva wed in two days. They go to pre-wedding counseling and are shocked when Josh is their counselor. During counseling, Josh questions Jeffrey's love for Reva and comments on their lack of history together. She admits that since her cancer, she now lives her life differently. Later, Lillian visits a distracted Reva. Reva emotionally admits that she just found a mass. When Reva returns home, she is surprised to see Hawk waiting. He cannot come to the wedding, but gives her his blessing and they share a dance together. Later, Reva hears a knock at the door and finds big red arrows pointing away from the house, leading to an old, ramshackle farmhouse. Reva sees Jeffrey unveil a sign that says "O'Neill/Shayne Wedding." Olivia admits to Buzz that she was a fool to trust Alan and his visions. Cassie vents to Cyrus about Reva. Cyrus suggests that they have a fresh start to their friendship and charmingly reintroduces himself to Cassie.

SNEAK PEEK: Alan's downward spiral continues.

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ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Todd covers his panic when John arrives at the house armed with a search warrant. A quick-thinking Tess feigns abdominal pains to create a distraction, which gives Todd's bodyguard enough time to whisk Marty out of the house. Brody passes Rex's toothbrush off as his own at the lab when he and Shane give their DNA samples for the paternity test. Antonio, Cristian and Sarah make their way to the royal palace in Mendorra in their quest to rescue Talia. The group drugs Carlo and Jonas and puts them in bed together, making it appear as though they are lovers, as Talia gives the press a guided tour of the palace. Rex and Gigi learn just how powerful the truth can be when they find themselves back in the present day after Gigi confesses that Rex is Shane's father. Bo visits Lindsay in prison and credits her with helping him come to terms with his past. John strong-arms the mayor to reinstate Bo as police commissioner.

SNEAK PEEK: Tess traps Natalie.

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YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Adam defiantly tells Neil that if Victor is dead, then per Victor's will, Adam assumes control of Newman Enterprises. Adam fires Neil and Victoria, and Karen quits in protest. Adam names Brad CEO. Devon tells Lily that he thinks Ana should go away to music school. Ana reluctantly agrees and Tyra decides to go with her. Nikki receives a call saying that a body has just washed up onshore and the authorities need her to identify the body. Nikki does not tell anyone the body is Walter's, not Victor's. Cane tells Lily that he is leaving Chloe as soon as his parental rights are established. Esther is stunned when she sees Chloe and realizes it is her daughter Kate. Kay fears she can no longer trust Jill's judgment. As Jack and Nick's fight escalates, Sharon instinctively protects Nick over Jack. Jack and Phyllis both realize where Sharon's true loyalties lie. Lauren worries about Michael to Kevin and Jana. She tells Kevin that she wants to call River.

SNEAK PEEK: Nikki keeps Victor's secret.

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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.



This news arrived on: 08/30/2008

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