From the ArcaMax Publishing, Lynda Hirsh Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/lyndahirsh/s-399305-213896
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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