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Summaries for the Week of December 19, 2022
Sheila managed to elude police. Bill sunk further into darkness. Katie received a surprise at her annual transplant checkup. Ridge and Brooke kissed under the mistletoe. Everyone survived the explosion. Ava suffered a psychotic break. Sonny invited Leo to move in. Eric advised Brady to stage a kidnapping. Xander received a Horton ornament. Spencer and Trina teamed up. Confronted by Ava, Elizabeth claimed she'd had a miscarriage. Ryan was linked to the Hook. Danny surprised Daniel with a holiday visit. Jack paid off Jeremy Stark. Ashley almost caught Tucker and Audra having sex. Mariah and Tessa received a sonogram photo from a prospective birth mother.
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The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened the week of December 19, 2022

Sheila managed to elude police. Bill sunk further into darkness. Katie received a surprise at her annual transplant checkup. Ridge and Brooke kissed under the mistletoe

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Deputy Chief Baker informed Finn and Steffy that surveillance footage near Il Giardino had captured the license plate on Sheila's getaway car. An officer went in hot pursuit of Sheila, but she lost him in traffic near Beverly Hills, her old stomping grounds. Bill made another plea for Katie to give him a chance, but when she turned him down, he seemed to sink further into a dark place. Katie went in for her annual heart monitoring results, and Carter surprised her by showing up to support her. Katie received encouraging test results, and she looked forward to a future with a man who actually listened to her and heard her. As the Forresters and Logans celebrated Christmas, Pam and Charlie dangled a little nugget of destiny before Brooke and Ridge, who couldn't resist taking a nibble.

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Days of our Lives

What happened the week of December 19, 2022

Everyone survived the explosion. Ava suffered a psychotic break. Sonny invited Leo to move in. Eric advised Brady to stage a kidnapping. Xander received a Horton ornament

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Everyone survived the church explosion. Brady told Eric about Kristen's blackmail. Ava blackmailed Xander to help her escape police custody, but she suffered a psychotic break instead. Sonny invited a homeless Leo to move in. Alex asked Stephanie to spend Christmas with him. Tripp supported his mother. Bonnie agreed to talk to a therapist about her PTSD. Eric continued his fling. Paulina resigned. The charges against Chanel and Paulina were dropped. Sloan vowed revenge. Kristen told Rachel not to give up on her Christmas wish for a family. Eric advised Brady to stage a kidnapping. Rex visited for Christmas. Stefan spent Christmas in New York with Chloe's family. Sarah gave Xander his own ornament for the Horton tree. Gwen lied about Xander's gift for Sarah. Eli and the twins visited. Jennifer returned home. The ghost of Abigail visited Chad.

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General Hospital

What happened the week of December 19, 2022

Spencer and Trina teamed up. Confronted by Ava, Elizabeth claimed she'd had a miscarriage. Ryan was linked to the Hook

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Mac revealed that the police had discovered that the earring recovered from Rory's clothes had contained DNA from Ryan Chamberlain's dead wife. Ryan questioned Heather about his necklace with mementos of his victims that she had stolen from him, but Heather was evasive. Sparks flew between Dex and Josslyn when he found her stranded on the side of the road. Chase was stunned when Dante told him that Brook Lynn had intervened on Chase's behalf and that the review board had agreed to take another look at Chase's case in the spring. Chase performed with Blaze at Rice Plaza, but he made it clear to Brook Lynn that it was over. Maxie called it quits with Austin. Maxie had to go to great lengths to spend Christmas with Georgie. Ellie Trout had a surprising connection to Griffin Munroe. Spencer and Trina joined forces to lure Esme out of hiding. Ava confronted Elizabeth about the affair with Nikolas, and Elizabeth claimed she had suffered a miscarriage. Elizabeth felt conflicted about helping Nikolas when she realized that Esme had not been responsible for the Hook murders. Nikolas informed Esme that he would be taking her to Cassadine Island. Kristina announced that she had started a charity. Friends and family gathered to celebrate Christmas and exchange gifts. A snowstorm hit Port Charles. Olivia welcomed unexpected guests.

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The Young and the Restless

What happened the week of December 19, 2022

Danny surprised Daniel with a holiday visit. Jack paid off Jeremy Stark. Ashley almost caught Tucker and Audra having sex. Mariah and Tessa received a sonogram photo from a prospective birth mother

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Nick and Sally dated with the expectation that they would take things slowly, but they ended up making love. Sally opened up to Nick about her troubled childhood. Victor reluctantly agreed to Adam's request that Chelsea join the Newmans for Christmas. Victoria was unnerved when Johnny enthusiastically agreed to exchange holiday gifts with Chelsea. Tensions mounted between Jack and Ashley when she voiced her suspicion that he had faked Diane's disappearance. Tucker advised Ashley to distance herself from Jack. Jack distracted Stark by pretending to lead him to Diane while Kyle, Summer, and Harrison secretly spent Christmas Eve with Diane at the Abbott cabin. Stark refused Jack's offer to repay double the amount of Diane's debt, but he reconsidered when Jack increased the payoff to one million dollars. Danny surprised Daniel with a holiday visit. Elena told Nate that she didn't trust Audra. Ashley nearly caught Tucker and Audra having sex. Noah assured Allie he only had eyes for her. After Faith decided to spend Christmas in Switzerland, Sharon's family rallied around her to ensure she didn't feel alone over the holidays. Tessa arranged a romantic Christmas Eve for Mariah by booking a suite at the Grand Phoenix. Mariah and Tessa simultaneously dreamed about a young, pregnant woman giving birth at Crimson Lights on Christmas Day and later deciding to keep her baby. On Christmas, Mariah and Tessa were overjoyed when a prospective birth mother reached out to them with a sonogram photo and expressed interest in meeting them.

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