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The Bold and the Beautiful
What happened during the week of
Steffy, Taylor, Brooke, Katie, Ridge, and Liam all knew that Steffy and Liam had made out in Italy before Liam married Hope. Brooke told Liam that if Liam didn't tell Hope about it, Brooke would tell her. Ridge disagreed, but Brooke would not back down. Steffy deleted the incriminating video of Steffy and Liam's tryst that was on Hope's iPad, but Steffy also emailed the video to herself. Liam told Steffy that he would always love her, but Liam told Ridge that he loved and married Hope and planned to honor his vows. Marcus and Dayzee planned their wedding at the Forrester mansion, and Dayzee selected a wedding dress that Thomas had designed for Hope's new bridal line. Marcus seemed nervous about selecting a wedding date. Liam tried to tell Hope about his time with Steffy before their wedding, but Hope had to start her fashion show. Hope introduced her new bridal line to the media, and she asked a nervous Liam to join her on stage. After the show, Liam told Hope that he had been alone with Steffy in his hotel room in Italy when he found the note that he thought Hope had written. He stammered about believing that Hope had left him, and Hope looked concerned. "Liam, what did you do?" Hope asked.

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Days of our Lives
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E.J. was shocked at the results of the polygraph test. Will tried to convince Roman of E.J's innocence, but Roman would not believe him. Rafe and Spencer tried to find a way to get more evidence against E.J. that would prove his guilt. E.J. told Sami about the results of the polygraph test, and she accused him of killing Stefano. Later, after she apologized, they had a close moment just as Lucas walked into the room. Lucas and E.J. argued about Sami and their family. Lucas warned E.J. to stay away from them or he would regret it. E.J. asked Sami to promise him that she would always protect their children if anything happened to him. Lucas went to John and Marlena for advice about how to handle Will's relationship with E.J. and how to get him out of Will's life. John told Marlena and Lucas his plan to take over DiMera Enterprises and claim his birthright, but the board members were afraid to challenge E.J. Nicole won a bet with Daniel that led to another day of romance, but Daniel questioned Nicole's feelings for Rafe. Brady tried again to convince Madison that Ian was responsible for getting him hooked back on drugs. Rafe, Roman, and Spencer got a warrant to search E.J.'s apartment. They found evidence that might link E.J. to Stefano's murder, but the police were unaware that someone had framed him. Bo and Hope investigated Melanie's disappearance. Chad and Daniel feared for Melanie's safety but were unaware that Gabi knew more than she was telling.

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General Hospital
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Maxie and Lulu talked to Patrick about his use of amphetamines. Patrick assured Maxie and Lulu that he didn't have a problem, but he agreed to stop taking the pills and schedule an appointment with Ewen. Patrick went back on his promise the next day. Epiphany suspected an orderly of stealing drugs from the hospital when she discovered that Dynexin samples were missing from the drug lockup. Patrick defended Ramon when Epiphany threatened to report the orderly to Human Resources. Ramon knew who the real culprit was, so he assured Patrick that Patrick's secret was safe. Anna hauled Heather to the police station for questioning after Anthony's body was discovered in a shallow grave. Todd confronted Heather with the results of Sam's baby's paternity test that he had found in Heather's purse. Todd was furious, because he realized that what he had done to Sam had been worse than he had imagined. Sam overheard Steve confront Jason about kissing Elizabeth. Sam demanded to know if what Steve had said was true, so Jason told Sam that she didn't have room to judge, because Jason had seen her and John kissing on the docks. Sam feared that her marriage was beyond saving. Elizabeth urged Jason to fight for Sam. Lulu and Dante were at odds over Lulu's friendship with Johnny. Lulu decided that it might be best if she quit her job at the police station. Alexis and Shawn agreed to let T.J. and Molly date, but Alexis set some boundaries for the teens. Trey found his father's medallion in Sonny's warehouse. Sonny told Kate that Jason had tracked down Joe and that Joe was in an Atlantic City jail, facing murder charges.

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The Young and the Restless
What happened during the week of
When Heather went through Ricky's personal effects, she showed Christine a copy of Phyllis' credit card statement from December 1994, and Christine realized Phyllis had rented the car that had hit her and Paul back then. Tucker agreed to sign the divorce papers when Ashley said she only wanted to be friends with him. Christine told Paul that Phyllis might have wanted to kill her because Danny had kissed her the day Chris was to marry Paul. Phyllis denied everything when Christine confronted her with the credit card statement. Michael concurred with Christine about the credit card statement and found further evidence that Phyllis had driven the rental car. However, the statute of limitations had expired, and Michael could not prosecute Phyllis. Abby asked Rafe to get Carmine's sentence reduced, but he explained that Chloe was going to testify against Carmine, and he was facing jail time. Abby asked Chloe to talk to Carmine and give him a chance to apologize. Michael warned Phyllis about Christine, but Phyllis refused to confess to anything, swearing to everyone -- Nick, Avery, and Michael -- that she was innocent. Daniel was disappointed in Phyllis and could not hide his feelings. Christine informed Paul and Nina that when Phyllis tried to run her down, Chris had been a federal employee, and there was no statute of limitations on the attempted murder of a federal agent. Christine was intent on putting Phyllis behind bars. Adam asked Victor to invest with him, but Victor would only work with Adam if he dropped Chelsea. Sharon overheard a passionate, angry exchange between Victor and Nikki. Later, Sharon shoplifted a necklace. Harmony asked Neil out on a date

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All My Children
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Mike and Jack continued their battle to win Erica's heart. Kelsey was recruited to pretend to be a sick Brooke, but Janet saw "Brooke's" blue nail polish and knew something was up. Allie summoned Adam to the hospital to tell him about Liza's wish to have Jake father her child. She later felt foolish when she learned that Jake had backed out of the agreement. Jake was so furious with Allie that he changed his mind again and told Liza that all was a go. Gillian saw Ryan and Hayley sharing an embrace and thought that Ryan was still interested in Hayley. Mateo learned that the carnival was heading to town. Dixie managed to get Dimitri to tell her where Brooke had fled to.

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As the World Turns
Keeping the memory alive: A look at what happened this week in 1998
Carly discovered that her car had hit Julia and tried to get help. After doing emergency surgery, Ben was suspended. Brad stood before Lucinda in the buff. Jack took in Brad for questioning, but had to let him go. Jack swore that Brad would not get away with it again like he had when he killed their father. Emily told her mother that the next time she needed to "get it off her chest," she should take a drink instead. Sam provided a place on the Valetta for Georgia to stay. Holden learned that Molly was working for Lucinda. David proposed to Molly, and when she turned him down, he took a gun after Holden. To keep David from killing Holden, Molly accepted the proposal. Carly considered turning herself in. Margo and Eddie fixed up his new home. Emily and Tom got drunk in New York. When Tom passed out on the bed, she undressed and slipped into bed beside him.

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Guiding Light
Keeping the memory alive: A look at what happened this week in 1998
Dinah found a doctor to do the paternity test, then she bribed her to make the paternity test come out the way she wanted it to. Cassie helped Sean hide out, but when she mentioned Ben Warren's name, Sean was shocked. Blake underwent surgery. When she awakened, she was paralyzed. Blake thought a stranger had raped her, but when she learned that Ben was suspected, she said there was no way Ben would rape her. Ross was arrested for attempted murder. Ben was surprised when confronted by an angry Sean who said that he had nothing to lose. After Michelle convinced Jesse that Drew was setting him up, they left the gallery. The gallery owner told Drew that Jesse was the real thing. Phillip and Harley became engaged, but Harley let the ring slip down the drain. Dolly revealed herself to Alan. Vanessa was suspicious of Vicki. Michael blew up the lab.

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One Life to Live
Keeping the memory alive: A look at what happened this week in 1998
Todd was in a catatonic state. Kevin stuck him with a pin to try to prove he was faking. Max asked Blair to marry him. Clint and Lindsay went to Las Vegas to retrieve Will. Rachel convinced Nora to return for the plea bargain. Will and Roseanne met. Cassie began to suspect something was going on between Barbara and Kevin. Viki returned to tell Clint she would marry him. Clint and Lindsay announced their marriage.

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