Quick Catch-Up for the Week of November 19, 2012

The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of November 19, 2012

Eric cared for Stephanie at Big Bear until Rick called to say Thomas had called an emergency vote on his agenda. Eric didn't want to leave Stephanie's side, but confident that Brooke would be there for her, Stephanie urged him to go to the meeting. Brooke rushed to be with Stephanie and made her as comfortable as possible as her condition deteriorated. Though Thomas had the votes necessary to put through his plans, Eric put his foot down and said they'd test Thomas' ideas at one boutique instead of revamping the entire chain at once. Katie experienced a major breakthrough in her depression when Taylor forced her to go to the hospital for tests. Katie figured out that she wasn't at death's door, and light entered her eyes when she saw Donna and Will outside her hospital room. Steffy agreed to move back in with Liam; however, she wanted to hang on to her independence and her loft in town.

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Days of our Lives

What happened during the week of November 19, 2012

Kristen went with Brady to the hospital. Marlena told John that she had deleted Kristen's messages from his cell phone. Her actions caused a delay in John getting to the hospital to check on Brady. John warned Marlena that if she did not move on with her life and put Kristen in the past that it was going to cause problems in their marriage. Brady told John that he would no longer interfere in his and Marlena's life, and thought that Kristen might be sincere in her efforts to make amends for the past. Kristen showed Marlena a different side to her, and then thanked Marlena for playing into her hands. Gabi asked Will if he would agree to her having an abortion. Sami told Rafe that Gabi was pregnant, and both thought that Nick was the baby's father. Rafe had harsh words for Nick. Rafe and Sami discovered that Gabi was thinking about having an abortion and rushed off to try to find her in time. Will waited with Gabi after they decided to move forward with the procedure. Nicole confessed all of her deeds to Eric, who promised her that he could never hate her, but he said he could not condone her actions. Adrienne and Jennifer remembered Jack and planned to spend the holiday as a family. Hope visited Eric and warned him not to get involved with Nicole and her drama.

General Hospital

What happened during the week of November 19, 2012

Spinelli explained to Maxie that he had moved on and was committed to Ellie. Maxie was heartbroken that Spinelli had chosen Ellie. Elizabeth drew a composite sketch of the man that Olivia had seen when Olivia had had an encounter with Duke. Robert and Elizabeth were stunned to realize that Olivia had seen Cesar Faison. Robert realized that Duke might be Faison. Faison tried to seduce Anna, but Anna explained that she wasn't ready to be intimate with him. Sonny offered to give Dante and Lulu the money that they needed to proceed with their plans to have a baby via surrogacy. Tracy tricked A.J. into breaking the terms of his bail by telling him that something bad had happened to Michael. A.J. cut off his ankle monitor and raced to Sam's penthouse to be with Michael. A.J. and Sam talked about Jason. A.J. was moved when he met his nephew, Danny. Michael appealed to Dante not to arrest A.J., but Dante took A.J. into custody. The judge decided to give A.J. a second chance, so he released A.J. on bail. The Quartermaines were devastated when Edward passed away. Ned, Skye, and Lila Rae returned to Port Charles to help their family honor Edward's memory by celebrating Edward's favorite holiday. Heather escaped from Ferncliff and slipped into the mansion to take a look at Edward's will. Later, Heather was captured and returned to the sanitarium. Edward and Lila watched over their family.

The Young and the Restless

What happened during the week of November 19, 2012

Nina was heartbroken when she saw Paul and Christine kissing. Nina realized that things were over between her and Paul and decided she was going back to Los Angeles. Paul was thrilled that Michael dropped the charges against him, and he said he didn't want to forget it. Leslie accepted Neil's Jabot offer. Lily was thrilled to be working with Cane at Jabot, but he was uneasy. Chelsea told Adam that she believed that Sharon was still in love with him. Sharon left Adam's and told Noah that she had bipolar disorder. Sharon told Noah that Adam saved her from the fire and that she'd started it. Phyllis told Avery she was never going to be okay with Avery dating Nick. Adam informed Phyllis that they needed to work as a team for the sake of Newman Enterprises. Jack questioned Adam about an acquisition Adam had made without Jack's approval. Jack leaned on his pain medication, and on Thanksgiving, he questioned whether he had been right to acquire Newman Enterprises. Phyllis promised to stick by Jack's side no matter how tough it got. As Phyllis went to embrace Jack goodnight, he surprised her with a passionate kiss. Jill and Katherine got into a heated argument over the terms of their working together at Chancellor Industries. Katherine gasped for breath as Jill rushed to call 9-1-1. Katherine sat up and told Jill that it was merely a test to see how genuine Jill's feelings for Katherine were. Jill was relieved. Devon rejected Tucker's offer to save the music studio. Devon reiterated that Neil was his father and determined he was going to work at Jabot instead. Victor told Nikki he blamed himself for allowing Victoria to marry Billy. Nikki said Victoria would have married Billy no matter what. Billy and Nick tracked down Victoria, but not before Eddie was shot and killed. Max tried to hurt Victoria, but she survived and left on the jet with Nick and Billy. Sharon agreed to move home and get back on her meds. Noah surprised Sharon by taking Faith home for a visit.

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