Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Leo let Joy know about the changes to the script that would keep her away from Chanel. Joy wondered if what happened would end up in Lady Whistleblower’s column. She ran off. He left and ran into Javi. Javi wondered what happened, and Leo told him about Lady Whistleblower’s column about him. She found out about him ruining things with Javi and went after his career. He knew Javi and Hattie didn’t write the column but needed answers. Javi mentioned Rafe tracking down the culprit. Leo apologized to him for what happened. He told him about being hurt in the past, but he should have realized that Javi was different from the other men in his life. Javi didn’t want him to feel bad and advised him to move on the way he did. Leo wanted to be his friend. Javi revealed that he didn’t hate Leo and agreed to be his friend. They shook hands as Kerry approached them. Abe and Stephanie read Lady Whistleblower’s column. She informed the readers about Joy and Alex being together for New Year’s Eve. Lady Whistleblower also talked about the soap opera. She insulted Abe and Kate. Abe wanted Stephanie to get the column shut down. He believed the column would destroy the show. Stephanie assured Abe that she could stop Lady Whistleblower. She left and heard Chanel and Johnny arguing. Stephanie had an idea and went to see Chad. Chad let Stephanie in the door. She demanded that he tell her who Lady Whistleblower was. Chad couldn’t tell her the person’s identity because she’s anonymous. He wants to respect her wishes. She informed him the column could ruin the show. Chad shocked her by siding with the Lady Whistleblower. She wondered why he would hurt his friends that way. It’s not about First Amendment rights. The show was getting destroyed because of the column. She finally convinced him to look into the issue.
Bonnie read Lady Whistleblower bashing her acting skills. She threw her tablet when Hattie appeared. Hattie wished her a Happy New Year. Bonnie demanded to know what she wanted. She revealed that she wanted to apologize to her. Bonnie thought she was admitting to being Lady Whistleblower, but she realized that she couldn’t write that way. Hattie apologized for trying to get her fired. Bonnie hesitated to forgive her apology. Hattie admitted that she learned her lesson and missed her. Bonnie missed her too. The ladies decided to make up. Bonnie wanted to take Hattie to see Leo so he could write her back into the show. The story was written in a way that allowed her to come back. Hattie didn’t realize that and agreed to go with her. Chanel let Johnny know that she was quitting the show. Johnny tried to stop her from leaving. He reminded her that she loved being on the show. She did love it until she found out what he did with Joy. Chanel was done with him and the show. He wanted to know what happened, and she told him about her conversation with Joy. Chanel repeated that she was quitting and going back to her bakery. She insulted him a few times and tried to leave. Johnny stopped her and tried to get her to stay. Abe arrived, and Chanel told him that she was quitting the show. He informed her that she wasn’t leaving because she signed a contract. Chanel didn’t think he would sue his stepdaughter for breach of contract. Abe told her that he wouldn’t sue her, but he wanted her to stay. He reminded her about her importance to the show and that they couldn’t replace her. Johnny offered to quit so she could stay. Joy was reading Lady Whistleblower’s column when Alex showed up. She showed him the phone, and he was happy they were getting talked about. She filled him in about her conversation with Chanel. He felt like things would get better in time. Joy didn’t see Chanel forgiving her and didn’t think they could work together. Johnny’s offer to quit didn’t work with Chanel because she still had to work with Joy. She was done with the show and stormed off. Bonnie and Hattie went to Leo and asked him to write Charlamagne back into the show. Surprisingly, he didn’t give her a hard time about it. He agreed to write her back into the show. Johnny apologized to Abe for the trouble Chanel quitting would cause. Abe hoped Stephanie could stop Lady Whistleblower from ruining the show. Chad told Stephanie they were paying someone with an LLC account from a Rochester, New York account. It’s the only information he had about her. Kerry wanted to know why Javi wanted to be friends with Leo. Javi believed everyone deserved a second chance. He wanted to change the subject. Javi wanted to hear about Kerry’s time in Rochester. After Javi left to take a shower, Kerry pulled out his phone and wrote a story as Lady Whistleblower.
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