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The Bold and the Beautiful
What happened during the week of December 10, 2012
In Stephanie's video about her final wishes, Stephanie nullified Thomas' trust and left her Forrester holdings to her husband. Thomas and Taylor were devastated by the news, and Thomas' attorney advised against challenging the decision. Eric decided to put a halt to the changes Thomas had been implementing at Forrester, and as the family factions bickered over who should control the business, Eric devised a catwalk competition to determine who'd help him run Forrester -- Brooke's kids or Taylor's. Caroline was shocked to discover she'd confessed the truth to Bill, not Liam, and Bill revealed that he'd sent Liam on an extended business trip away from Caroline's guilty conscience. Bill hoped he and Caroline would be on the same page by the time Liam returned. Taylor secretly overheard Bill and Brooke talking about the kiss they'd shared. Bill's "Spencer senses" tingled, and he sensed that Taylor suspected him and Brooke. While Brooke was assuring Bill that there was no way Taylor knew anything, Taylor was telling the information to an incredulous Katie.
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Days of our Lives
What happened during the week of December 10, 2012
Daniel and Nicole missed the last ferry off the island to get Jennifer to the hospital. Daniel had no choice but to operate on Jennifer in order to save her life. During the surgery, Daniel noticed that he had no apparent signs of hand tremors. Nicole overheard Jennifer tell Daniel that she loved him, and he told her the same. Dr. Lewis gave Daniel the good news that he could resume his surgical rotation at the hospital. Daniel was disappointed when he realized that Jennifer had forgotten that she had told him that she loved him. Later, at home, Jennifer remembered that she told Daniel that she loved him. Sami convinced Rafe to help her plan Gabi and Nick's wedding. Rafe asked Eric to counsel Gabi and Nick and to marry them. Will told Gabi that he was uneasy with all the lies about the baby and his family's involvement in planning the wedding. E.J. learned that Sami was involved with Rafe to help plan Gabi's wedding, but played it cool with her. Hope, Sami, and Rafe were surprised at Gabi's answer when they asked her about her pregnancy. Chad told Sonny that Gabi had been involved in Melanie's kidnapping. Kristen tried to convince Chad to join the family for the holidays. Sonny warned Gabi not to interfere in his and Will's relationship. Gabi told Sonny that she would not let him or Chad ruin her life. John found the bracelet that Brady had bought for Kristen. Later, John decided to drop off the gift to Kristen at her hotel room and almost caught her and Brady together. Marlena wanted to tell John about Kristen and Brady's affair, but then changed her mind.
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General Hospital
What happened during the week of December 10, 2012
Faison set his plan into motion for Anna to see him with Duke. Anna believed the ruse, but John and Robert showed up in Lucerne to unmask Faison. Anna was stunned when she realized that Faison had fooled her, but she was certain that she had also seen the real Duke Lavery. Robert had doubts, but he went with Anna to the clinic to question Dr. Obrecht. The doctor refused to cooperate, so Anna decided to search each room individually. "Oh, my God," Anna whispered when she threw open the first door. Michael wanted Sonny arrested for pummeling A.J. in the boxing ring. Starr realized that A.J. had set up the incident to drive a wedge between Michael and Sonny. Elizabeth reluctantly treated A.J.'s injuries, but softened towards him by the end of the visit. Alexis took steps to make certain that her grandson's first Christmas would be special. Sam continued to have faith that Jason was alive, but she stopped resenting everyone for not believing the same. Molly was outraged when she realized that Connie had stolen the manuscript,
Love in Maine, to submit to a publisher as her own work. Connie pointed out that Molly didn't have any proof that Molly had written the novel, so Molly enlisted Alexis' help to stop the book from being published under Connie's name. Lulu and Dante's plans for Maxie to be their surrogate moved forward, despite Olivia's odd visions. Britt was not pleased when she saw Patrick give Sabrina a friendly hug. Sabrina and Felix left for New York City to pay Lucy Coe a visit. Patrick arrived home and found Robin waiting for him by the fireplace.
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The Young and the Restless
What happened during the week of December 10, 2012
Victoria was touched when Billy transformed their home into a Jamaican resort to remind her of when they fell in love on the island. Later, after she'd had an argument with Victor in which he tried to get her to fight for Newman Enterprises, Victoria agreed to fly to Jamaica with Billy. Avery told Nick that she'd been married, but had cheated on her husband. The man Avery had loved had died while serving in Afghanistan. Nick opened up to Avery about his marriages to Sharon and Phyllis. Avery discovered that Summer had been snooping in her storage unit. Avery asked Summer to keep what she'd read in Avery's things private. Chelsea told Nikki and Victor that Sharon had started the fire at the ranch. Christine ended her relationship with Danny and moved back to Genoa City to have a future with Paul. Lily urged Leslie to get Neil to relax at work. Neil met Leslie's brother Tyler, a graphic designer. Neil agreed to have Tyler work up a pitch for Jabot. Phyllis and Kyle worried about Jack when he missed an important meeting. Jack woke up in his car, unaware that he'd spent the night there. Jack hired Sarge's nephew, Mason, as his assistant. When Phyllis stated that Jack was too dependent on drugs, Jack yelled at her to back off. John's spirit told Jack that the pain pills wouldn't erase the loneliness in his life. Fen's jealousy of Jamie festered, and he sent more harassing text messages. Jamie's father was arrested for DUI, which meant Jamie would likely be placed in foster care. When Michael and Lauren reached out to Jamie, Fen was angry. Summer sympathized with Jamie about his father. Jamie kissed Summer. Victor told Nick about Sharon having started the fire. Sharon admitted to Nick that when she started the blaze, she had been mentally ill. Nikki asked Chelsea to testify against Sharon, but Chelsea feared losing Adam. Sharon made Adam see that Chelsea had told Nikki and Victor about the fire because she'd seen Adam kiss Sharon. Adam told Chelsea that Sharon didn't deserve to lose her children and be imprisoned because of Chelsea's insecurities. Chelsea confided in Chloe about her shaky marriage, and Chloe offered to get even with Sharon for Chloe. Victor realized the other fires in town had been Adam's way to cover for Sharon. When Kevin admitted to Chloe that he had stolen money from the TagNGrab bank account, Chloe ordered him to put it back. Chloe invited Chelsea to stay with her and Kevin.
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Chris brazenly admitted to Ryan that he'd killed his father -- and that he would do it again if given the chance. Later, Chris tearfully confessed to Erica that he had set up Patrick Curry because Patrick had killed Linda, Chris's fiancée. Someone tampered with the brakes on Dixie's car, but Dixie managed to glide the car to safety along a guardrail. Hayley dug up dirt on Proteus, and Mateo wondered if Proteus might be a woman. Stuart found a mysterious package at the tree lot. Bianca opened Frankie's gift and later allowed Erica to read Frankie's letter. Mia asked Jake out on a date after he helped her when a Christmas tree fell on her. Greenlee and Leo continued their dance, each believing that the other was madly in love with them. A mysterious shadow stole the book of poems Frankie had given to Bianca, then broke into David's office and set one of the pages ablaze.
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Paul believed that Rose was carrying on with Vince after finding Vince's room set up for a night of romance. Rose confronted Barbara, accusing her of setting her up. Sierra denied Lucy's request to stay in Oakdale and blamed Craig for trying to use his daughter as a tool to get over Bryant's death. Lucy canceled her school registration. Tom and Margo accused Emily of kidnapping Daniel, a charge Emily denied. Later, two tickets to Mexico were found in Emily's house. A mysterious caller promised to help Emily find out who had taken her son.
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Danny resigned from Spaulding when he learned that Phillip was in on the FBI heist. Tony warned Ben not to mess with Marah, or he would answer to him. Cassie was disturbed that Camille was back in Alonzo's life and in no hurry to return to the states. Josh joined Reva in a past life, this time in Paris during World War II, and learned more about their future together. Harley admitted to Rick and Gus her feelings for Gus. Rick and Mel were troubled over Sam's illness. Alan dumped Olivia and gave her a taste of her own medicine. Phillip's feelings for Lorelei/Beth resurfaced. Lorelei/Beth taunted Edmund until he finally agreed to the divorce, but realized something very important in the process: Edmund really loved Beth and actually cared about Lorelei as Beth, and felt divorcing her was like losing Beth all over again. Holly got a glimpse of Edmund's human side. Blake's fact-finding mission about Tory's untruthful past marriage blew up in her face as Ross left her high and dry, and rushed off to the Bauer cabin to rescue his student/assistant. Holly and Buzz's night of passion kept getting interrupted by their adult children and their marital and family problems. Eleni returned to Springfield with news that Marina was missing.
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Todd hired an actress to play the baby's unwed mother. Todd and Starr pushed for Blair to bond with the baby. Blair gave the baby to Cassie after the "mother" said she could not take care of him. Cassie became suspicious when she saw Todd pay off the "mother" and then try to sneak the baby out of Cassie's house. Nora decided to go along with Troy's plan to expose Lindsay, but kept everything from Sam. Troy seduced Lindsay and fantasized about Nora while making love to her. Lindsay promised Jen she would not tell Cristian that she had slept with Al. Jen became worried after she discovered she was ten days late. Bo went to St. Blaze Island to search for Alex and caught Gabrielle and Max together on the same plane. In exchange for her silence, Alex demanded that Asa remarry her at St. Blaze Island. R.J. confronted Hank again for turning Keri against him, but after a heart-to-heart with Nora, Keri decided to accept R.J. as her father. Natalie's lawyers went to Llanfair to transfer Jessica's assets to her. After a tip from Seth that she was plotting further revenge on Viki, Ben barred Allison from Llanfair. Later Natalie told Allison that she did not plan on sharing her newfound wealth with her. Allison called Roxie to discuss further plans for Viki and her daughters.
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Theresa ignored Whitney's advice and decided that she would go forward with her decision to have an abortion. Chad spotted the two women leaving an abortion clinic. Kay got help from a zombie version of Charity. Brian became increasingly uneasy when Sheridan's desire to go back to Harmony soared. Grace wanted to tell Sam about the kiss, but decided against it. Miguel was furious when he saw "Charity" plant a passionate kiss on Hank.
