Marlena escaped from Stefano's henchman and that forced Roman to insist that John, Marlena, Bo, and Hope move to a safe house. Stefano ordered double agent Harmon to get rid of everyone at the safe house. E.J. was shocked to learn from Stefano that he was not a DiMera. He was even more devastated and hurt when Stefano told him that he could never accept E.J. as part of the family. Rafe noticed that something was wrong with the alarm system at the safe house. He and the others soon learned that the system was set to explode if anyone entered or exited the house. When Roman found out about the bomb, he returned with help from ISA brother-in-law, Shane Donovan. Shane tried every method he knew to defuse the bomb, but all of his efforts failed. Sami and Lucas realized that they made a great business team, and that led them to rekindle their romance. Kate was horrified when she learned that Sami and Lucas were together again and that he had accepted Sami's offer to work with her at Countess W. Kate and Madison put aside their differences to get the upper hand on Sami. Madison confronted Ian and asked him why he didn't sign the divorce papers. He convinced her that he intended to keep his promise, told her that he loved Kate and wanted everyone to be happy, but kept his real agenda a secret. Later, he tricked Brady into having a drink, drugged him, and set his plan in motion. Lexie told Chad about her terminal illness and then asked him to help comfort the family after she was gone. E.J. sought comfort from Sami and spent some quality time with his children. He decided not to tell her that Stefano was not his biological father. The six people in the safe house said their goodbyes to each other as they prepared for the explosion. In the midst of the confusion and panic, Rafe finally told Carrie that he loved her, that he had never slept with Nicole, and that E.J. was the father of Nicole's baby.
Dante became concerned when he was unable to locate Lulu. Luke revealed that Lulu had expressed concerns about Ronnie being responsible for the attacks on the dancers. Dante confronted Ronnie about Lulu's suspicions and disappearance. Ronnie deftly turned the tables on Dante, by accusing Dante of attacking the dancers. Dante was arrested, so Ronnie returned to the motel room where Lulu had been held hostage. Sam demanded to know if Jason would be able to love her baby. Jason admitted to Sam that he didn't know if he could look at the baby without being reminded of what Franco had done to Sam. Sam decided that she and Jason needed some space to figure things out. Sam went to stay at a motel, and by coincidence, was given a room next to John McBain's. John and Dante closed in on Ronnie. John was stunned to realize that Ronnie had also kidnapped Sam because John found a special item that Sam had left behind in Ronnie's motel room. Ronnie managed to spirit Sam and Lulu to the
Haunted Star. Johnny told Carly that Kate had dissociative identity disorder. Carly refused to forgive Johnny for sleeping with Kate, and then went to Jason's to tell Jason about Kate's DID. Meanwhile, Connie made plans to leave the country. Starr stole a gun from Johnny's penthouse, and then went to Greystone Manor to force Sonny to return to the scene of the accident where Hope and Cole had perished. Starr was determined that Sonny should die. Michael confronted Johnny about Johnny's affair with Kate. Johnny warned Michael that Starr had gone after Sonny. Maxie was sentenced to twenty years in Pentonville, without the possibility of parole. Maxie begged Spinelli not to add to Patrick's pain by revealing that Matt had killed Lisa Niles. Heather spiked Maggie's drink with a lethal dose of prescription medication. Heather intended to pin the murder of Steve's patient on Maggie by forging a suicide note.
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The Young and the Restless
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Jack asked Sarge to be his physical therapist again. Kyle rejected Nikki's attempts to apologize about Diane. SEC agents questioned Lauren, Tucker, Jack, Genevieve, and Cane about the legitimacy of the Beauty of Nature sale. Lauren resigned from the Newman board to protest Victor firing Michael. Phyllis and Nick celebrated her being pregnant. Sharon was thrown when she realized Adam and Chelsea were involved. Victor refused to rehire Michael. Tucker reneged on his deal with Genevieve. Michael advised Avery to accept Victor's job offer. Jack and Nikki agreed to put their romance on hold. Nick and Phyllis decided to get married immediately. Sharon realized that Phyllis was pregnant. Chelsea was furious when Victor told her to stay away from John. Murphy took Kay to Joe's Diner for their wedding anniversary. Philip called Jill about his knee replacement surgery, and she decided to fly to Sydney to help him. Ashley took a business trip to New York to get away from Tucker after he lied to her about his relationship with Genevieve. Kyle rejected all the advice from Billy and Jack to stay away from Victor. Billy told Victoria that her father could have no place in John's life. Victor offered Chelsea ten million dollars to leave town. Adam told Chelsea he could turn that ten million into one hundred million. Sharon confided in Victor about Phyllis and Nick's plan. Later, after Phyllis disrespected her, Sharon turned to Victor for comfort.
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All My Children
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Laura "escaped" from the hospital to attend Leo and Greenlee's engagement party. Leo's ex-wife, Katarina, showed up and told Greenlee he was a con artist. Laura was taken back to the hospital, where Brooke and Erica tried to devise a plan to get David to operate on Laura. Ryan and Gillian hosted a reality television show on the yacht. The participants included Leo, Greenlee, Liza, Adam, Ryan, and Gillian. Gabriel attacked Anna. JR was arrested for fighting with a cop.
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As the World Turns
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Lucinda started to feel the effects after Ruby drugged her tea. Katie and Henry plotted to recover Simon's lost diamond from the bottom of the ocean after Katie revealed she had a nest egg. Julia agreed to give Jack the divorce if he gave her the land he had bought for Carly. Curtis' biological father agreed to drop his resistance to Ben's custody suit. Lily and Holden were shocked when Damian visited and revealed he was going back to Malta to reclaim his fortune.
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Guiding Light
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Noah took charge of Cassie and Richard's escape from San Cristobal. Marah's 18th birthday ended in confusion; she was arrested for underage drinking, and Noah found Josh and Reva in a compromising situation. Harley's "bug" at the Bauer house produced enough evidence for Agent Aitoro to warrant an investigation into Carmen's death and do DNA tests on her ashes. Danny and the Bauer's blasted Harley for choosing her job over their friendship. Harley told Rick that she was pregnant. Edmund was proclaimed Prince of San Cristobal, and then proposed to Beth; she accepted. In the confusion and struggle to escape from San Cristobal, Richard thought he had killed Edmund, and Cassie was mistakenly left behind and captured. Edmund hid his ruthlessness from Beth. Lillian and Phillip were shocked at Beth's decision to marry Edmund as well as her cold, calculating behavior toward anyone in conflict with her or Edmund. Beth decided to keep the children in San Cristobal permanently. Richard, Noah, and the others prepared to find Cassie.
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One Life to Live
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Todd decided to take Starr out of town, but she didn't want to go. Asa asked Alex to marry him. All four blonde women eventually provided hair samples to the police. Ben found out from Jessica that Gina had been asking questions about DID. Viki's alter "Jean" tried to make a deal with Gina. Nora went back to Colin's to jog her memory and ran into Sam there. Max told Blair he would lie and get her off the hook for shooting him. Bo found the match to the hair sample was Melanie. Max went to stop Asa's wedding to Alex, but the bride turned out to be Gabrielle. Melanie admitted that she had killed Colin, but had not hidden his body in the woods.
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Passions
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Whitney and Chad's passion grew. Grace told Sam she didn't want him to stay at Tabitha's house. Julian and Rebecca eavesdropped on Luis and Sheridan. Ivy learned that Sam and Grace wouldn't be living together. Reese kept a close eye on Timmy as he remained convinced Timmy was not just an ordinary doll. Luis pledged to fulfill Sheridan's romantic fantasy. Miguel and Charity talked about marriage. Gwen walked in on Theresa in her wedding dress. Gwen promised Rebecca she wouldn't expose Theresa until the wedding, but a vengeful Gwen remained a loose cannon.
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