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Nathan talks to Nina about his feelings for Lulu. Nina tells Nathan to follow his heart about Lulu. Lulu talks to Laura about her feelings for Nathan and Laura tells Liulu to take it slowly with Nathan and not worry about Maxie and Dante because they have both moved on with their lives.

Micheal and Willow reach an agreement about custody of Wiley and Amelia with the help of Alexis and Ric. Michael will have the kids 60% of the time and Willow will have them 40% of the time.

Josslyn questions Dr. Obrecht about the book Faison wrote about Anna and tells Liesel she found the book about Anna at Wyndamere. Josslynn also tells Liesel she found a pack of cigarillos that Faison used to smoke beside the book. Liesel tells Josslynn that she thinks someone may be emulating Faison.

Anna is in a French psychiatric clinic because she has had a psychotic break. Anna tells Mac and Felicia that Dr. Obrecht took care of her and she also saw Faison and Peter who are still alive. Anna’s doctor tells Emma Mac and Felicia that Anna must stay in the clinic for now until she goes to court for the altercation with the French police. Emma wants to see Anna. Emma is heartbroken when she realizes Anna really thinks Faison is alive.

Jason tells Sonny that Britt told him that Jens Siddwell’s accomplice is WSB Director Ross Cullum and he is the one who killed Professor Dalton right in front of Britt.

Jason tells Sonny that he talked to Brick and he confirmed Cullum was the one who was responsible for bombing the penthouse where Michael was badly burned and he also paid for the hit woman that almost killed him (Sonny) after his surgery in Los Angeles. Sonny wants to kill Ross Cullum right now but Jason asks him to wait until Brick can figure out a way to reverse-engineer Britt’s medication. Jason promises Sonny that when they figure out a way to make Britt’s medication Ross Cullum will die.

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Emma tells Mac and Felicia that a policeman called her from France and told her that Anna had an altercation with a police officer and she has had a mental breakdown because she said she needs to warn people that Faison is alive. Anna also had the French policeman call Jason who tells Dante about Anna’s breakdown. Dante calls the French police who tell him that Anna will be transferred to a mental institution Jason tells Dante that he will go to France and get Anna but later Britt tells him Ross Cullumv took her medicine and will only give it to her one dose at a time at Wyndamere. Jason later tells Dante that he can’t go to France because he has to stay in Port Charles to handle a personal matter. Mac Felicia and Emma head to France to help Anna. Ross Cullum decides to give Britt the shot with her one close of medicine for the day himself.

Michael is questioned about  Drew’s shooting with Diane at his side while Molly and Nathan question him. Molly and Nathan later tell Acting District Attorney Turner that Michael didn’t tell them any new information, so they don’t have much of a case against him. Assistant District Attorney Turner asks Nathan to investigate Michael and find information to build an airtight case against Micheal for shooting Drew.

Michael tells Sonny that he needs to compromise with Willow before he loses his kids if he he gets arrested for shooting Drew.

Nina tries to persuade Willow to compromise with Michael about custody of Wiley and Amelia, but Willow tells Nina that she tried that before and it didn’t work. Willow intends to use a file that Drew has on Jacinda when he hired a private investigator to get information about Jacinda

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Chelsea admits to Victor that Adam told her the basic details of his plan to get Newman Enterprises back from Cane. Chelsea makes it clear to Victor that Adam didn’t want to tell her the plan but once he told her the basics she figured out the rest of the plan. Chelsea also tells Victor that she told Nikki and Nikki suggested that they tell Lily about the plan so she and the twins will be safe.

Nikki is upset that Victor already put the plan in motion because she can’t get in touch with Lily and the twins. Jack tells Diane that Jill is sick and was trying to get Billy to see her, but Billy said that he was following Jill’s wishes in not going to see her.

Victor tells Cane he must sign Newman Enterprises over to him or he will never see his family again.

Billy tells Jack that he intends to run Chancellor Industries in a way that will honor Katherine and Jill but Jack thinks Billy wants to run the company to prove to all the people who didn’t believe in him that he can succeed at running Chancellor Industries.

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Nick is unable to persuade Noah to take things slowly with Sienna and not move to Los Angeles with her.

Audra tells Holden that, when she was in school, she was bullied by girls for having an accent and wearing hand me down clothes. Audra tells Holden she worked hard to assimilate to the point of stealing clothes so that nobody would make fun of her again. Audra tells Holden that when she started making money she went back to the stores from which she stole cand bought clothes and donated the clothes to charities that help women. Holden tells Audra to talk to Claire because they have a lot in common . Audra tells Holden that she doesn’t want to talk to Claire but she will keep the peace as long as Holden doesn’t give Claire any more details about what happened in Los Angeles. Audra warns Holden that if Claire comes after her the gloves are off.

Claire talks with Sienna who tells her that Holden worked as a bartender at the Shadow Room when Audra came in with an art dealer who got drunk and started touching Audra and Holden defended Audra against the art dealer. Sienna tells Claire that the art dealer disappeared suddenly and nobody knows what happened to him. Claire asks Sienna the name of the man because she wants to find out what happened to him.

Sharon and Tessa have a long talk and they decide that Mariah has changed but no matter how much she was in emotional pain she would never kidnap Dominic. Sharon and Tessa think that because of the trauma Mariah suffered with Ian Ward he somehow got in her head and thar is why she kidnapped Dominic. Sharon and Tessa decide to try and figure out where Mariah and Dominic are and bring them both home so that Mariah can get the help she needs.

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GH Short Recap Friday, January 30, 2026

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Rocco arrives at the Quartermaine cottage. Danny and Charlotte tell Rocco that Danny was going to take her to see her father at Carly’s, but they got stuck because of the storm. Rocco tells Danny and Charlotte that from now on they won’t keep any secrets from each other. Rocco tells Charlotte that all three of them will figure out how she can see Valentin.

Nathan and Lulu admit that they have feelings for each other, but they won’t act on them because if they did it would hurt Dante and Maxie.

Cody is hurt and angry with Molly because the character in her book that is based on him is a dumb cowboy. Molly explains to Cody that when she first met him she thought that of him, but when she got to know him she knew he wasn’t like that at all. Cody is hurt that Molly would see him that way at all.

Josslynn plays chess with Ross Cullum. Ross leaves and Josslynn finds a book in Ross’s jacket pocket and the woman on the cover of the book looks exactly like Anna. Josslynn asks “Mathew” if she can read the book and he says she can read it to have something to do.

Britt tells Jason that when everyone thought she had died she woke up at the five poppies resort. Ross Cullum who works for Jens Siddwell and the WSB told her that they would give her medicine to slow the progression of her Huntington’s disease in exchange for finishing Faison’s last project on cold fusion . Britt tells Jason that Ross Cullum threatened to send Rocco to Steinmower if she didn’t get him (Jason) out of her life. Britt also tells Jason that Jens Siddwell killed Henry Dalton in front of her. Britt agrees to let Jason help her get away from these guys. Britt says they can’t sea each other anymore because if Ross Cullum and Jens Siddwell find out he and Rocco could get hurt.

Jack almost sees Valentin at Carly’s house but Carly is able to hide Valentin before Jack can see him.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, January 29, 2026

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The blizzard continues in Port Charles.

Charlotte gets a signal on her phone and sends a text message to Lulu telling her that she was at the Quartermaines and that she is with Danny.

Valentin can’t stand waiting anymore and goes out to find Charlotte. Valentin can’t make it off Carly’s property because there is too much snow. Carly tells Valentin that Lulu sent a text message telling her that she is at the Quartermaines with Danny .

Danny makes s’mores and, after he eats them, he and Charlotte kiss for the first time.

Lulu and Nathan play two truths and, after drinking for a while, Lulu and Nathan kiss.

Martin and Tracy have a long talk about how Tracy ruined Martin’s life by causing his breakup with Lucy. Lucy tells Martin he will never find love unless he accepts a woman for who she really is instead of expecting the woman to change for him .

Cody and Molly get stuck at his place and Molly gets a text message from her literary agent that says she loves the book and it could possibly turn into a multi book deal. Molly tells Cody that Kristina probably sent her manuscript to her literary agent without her permission and she wants to keep her hobby writing. Cody waits for Molly to go to sleep and then he finds her manuscript in her briefcase and starts to read it.

Jason finds Britt at the Harbor Master station close to Spoon Island, and she tells him she tried to make it to the mainland and the boat she was in almost tipped over and she almost drowned. Britt and Jason have sex and afterwards Brit decides to tell Jason the truth. Britt tells Jason that people are forcing her to complete Faidon’s final project and if she refuses to work on it they will stop giving her the medicine she needs to stop the progress of her Huntington ‘s disease.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 30, 2026

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Nick tells Phyllis he is done with her taking Newman Enterprises from his family has permanently ruined their relationship. Phyllis tells Nick that it doesn’t matter to her and Nick tells Phyllis that she will be successful in business, but she will end up alone without anyone who cares about her.

Phyllis calls Summer but she doesn’t answer her phone. Summer sends Phyllis a text message that says don’t call me.

Devon and Abby go to Crimson Lights for coffee and they run into Daniel and Tessa. Devon and Abby tell Daniel and Tessa that someone took Dominic and the only thing they found was a scarf. Devon shows Tessa the scarf and she recognizes it as a custon made scarf she gave Mariah for Christmas two years ago.

Devon gets a call from the police station, and they tell him that a little boy matching Dominic’s description was seen at a nearby motel. Mariah tells Dominic it is time to go to the next hiding place. Devon and Abby get to the motel and find one of Dominic’s mittens. The policewoman shows Devon security footage from the motel security camera. Devon tells the policewoman that the people on the video are Mariah and Dominic. Abby decides to call her dad and get his security team looking for Mariah and Dominic.

Cane tells Billy that the takeover of Newman Enterprises is finished and he is now the CEO of Chancellor Industries just like he promised him. Billy tells Cane about Jill ‘s heart condition getting worse and asks Cane not to make an official announcement about him being the CEO of Chancellor Industries because if Jill finds out it could make here condition even worse.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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The blizzard begins and Nathan and Lulu get stuck in an empty Cafe to wait until the storm passes while they are trying to look for Charlotte who they think has gone to the stables to check on her horse Butterscotch. Charlotte is at the Quartermaine mansion asking Danny to take her to Carly’s house to talk to Valentin. Charlotte tells Danny that she needs to tell Valentin that Nina betrayed him because she tried to get his location from her so she could tell Jack Brenan his location. Danny persuades Charlotte to wait until the storm is over to go to Carly’s place to talk to Valentin.

Carly tells Valentin that Charlote is missing and is most likely coming to see him. Valentin wants to go out and look for Charlote, but Carly persuades him to wait until Charlotte arrives there to see him and she is going to wait there with him.

Tracy is stuck at Drew’s house with Martin who is living there because Willow is living at Nina’s house. Gio and Emma can’t get to Drew’s house because of the storm so they wait for the storm to pass at Anna ‘s house.

Josslynn snoops around the catacombs and Windemere during the blackout. Josslynn goes back to the main house looking for Lucas but runs into WSB Director Cullum who pretends to be the new caretaker named Matthew. Mathew and Josslynn have a glass of wine and get to know each other.

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Kyle has a talk with Diane and tells her that he will always love Claire but he has realized that he has to let her go and hope that if is meant to be they will get back together. Claire talks to Nikki about Holden and Kyle. Claire tells Nikki that she has truat issues with both Kyle and Holden and those trust issues involving Audra. Nikki believes in true love and thinks that if Claire and Kyle are meant to be they will get back together.

Claire and Kyle run into each other at Crimson Lights and talk about the situation at Newman Enterprises. Claire asks Kyle out to dinner and he accepts her invitation. Chelsea persuades Adam to tell her Victor’s plan. Adam and Chelsea are summoned to the ranch by Nikki who asks Adam to tell her Victor’s plan. Adam doesn’t want to tell Nikki the plan, but Chelsea tells Nikki the plan. Chelsea tells Nikki that Victor wants Cane to think that he has kidnapped Lily, Mattie, and Charlie so that Cane will give Newman Enterprises back to them. Nikki thinks the only way that the plan will work is to persuade Lily to help them with the plan

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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Tracy decides to use her key to Drew’s house to go and get the family heirlooms that Drew stole from her back even though there is a blizzard on the way. Tracy had hired movers, but they didn’t want to work because of the oncoming storm. Tracy tells Gio that Edward his great- great grandfather had a painting that featured stringing musicians that she thought he might like to have when he finds his own place to live. Emma and Gio decide to help Tracy take her family heirlooms back from Drew’s place.

Josslynn tells Brick that she has a school project and needs to know how to turn off the power on Spoon Island. Brick tells her how to do it and Josslynn goes to Spoon Island and shuts off the power to the whole island.

Ava, Jens Siddwell, Lucas, and Marco decide to leave Spoon Island to wait out the storm. Charlotte wants to go check on her horse Butterscotch at the stables but Lulu thinks it is dangerous because they don’t have a policeman guarding them because their guard was called into the police station to help with the storm. Charlotte gets away from Lulu and when Lulu can’t find Charlotte she thinks Valentin took Charlotte.

Brick tells Jason and Sonny that one of his reliable sources told him that the person who tried to kill him twice is someone inside the WSB, but Brick doesn’t think it is Jens Siddwell.

The voice of Faison continues to torture Anna and when the lights go out on Spoon Island someone wearing a wig of white hair comes into the room where Anna is and she thinks that it is Fasion.

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Sally tells Audra that since Billy is leaving Abbott Communications and, she can’t talk to Jill, she has made the decision to hire her to take Billy’s place at Abbott Communications and talk to Jill about it when she is feeling better.

Sally tells Victoria that Billy left Abbott Communications and Victoria figures out that Cane offered Billy the job of running Chancellor Industries. Sally confirms that is why Billy left Abbott Communications and also tells Victoria that she is worried that Billy will return to his old bad habits.

Devon and Abby search the Chancellor Mansion property three times and Abby finally persuades Devon that someone kidnapped Dominic. Devon calls the police to report Dominic missing. A guilt-ridden Mariah takes Dominic to the hotel room where she is staying and tells him that they are playing hide and seek with his mommy and Daddy and they have to keep changing places to keep going with the game. The hallucination of Ian Ward keeps telling her that sometime soon she will have to tell Dominic that Abby and Devon don’t love him anymore and they don’t want him anymore. Mariah doesn’t want to do what the hallucination of Ian Ward tells her to do because she can’t bear to break Dominic’s heart.

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Sally tells Billy that she talked to his Uncle Snapper, and he told her that Jill’s condition has taken a turn for the worse. Billy later calls his mom and tells her he will go visit her when she feels better. Billy remembers when Jill told him that Chancellor Industries was his legacy.

Cane and Phyllis go to Newman Enterprises to tell the Newmans they must leave the building. Victor tells Phyllis to enjoy being on top because she will fall very soon. Victor tells Adam to go through with their plan and Nikki and Victoria are upset when Victor won’t tell them what he is planning to do.

The hallucination of Ian Ward persuades Mariah that the only way that she will be happy is to kidnap Dominic and raise him as her own child. Mariah goes to Abby and Devon ‘s house and kidnapped Dominic while Abby is in the garden shed getting a bucket to help Dominic make a snow man. Abby goes back inside the house and tells Devon she can’t find Dominic. Devon and Abby think Dominic is playing a game of hide and seek and they start to search for him.

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GH Short Recap Friday, January 23, 2026

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Ross Cullum threatens to manufacture charges against Rocco and put him in prison if she doesn’t obey his orders. Britt tells Ross that she is already cooperating with his orders so he can leave Rocco alone.

Carly tells Jason that Britt was trying to pick a fight with her for some reason, so Jason tells Carly that he is going to find out why Britt wants to push him away.

Josslynn has wine with Ava and Lucas. and Marco. Lucus want to go explore the catacombs with everyone, but Marco tells the group they absolutely not go down there.

Brook Lynn and Chase have a long talk about his demotion and whether he should stay at the police Department. Chase decides to take the demotion to beat cop until he can take the Detective exam again. Brook Lynn and Chase also decide to adopt a child.

Emma and Gio tell Nathan that they think Anna is in trouble on her WSB mission. Nathan tells Emma that he will find Anna. Anna is hallucinating Peter August who tells her that his father Faison is still alive and is finally ready to be with her. Once the hallucination of Peter is gone Anna shouts to Faison she wants to see him.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, January 22, 2026

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WSB Director Ross Cullum questions Rocco to find out if he has any idea where Henry Dalton might be and Rocco tells Ross that he has no idea where Professor Dalton might be and Ross gives Rocco his card in case he remembers anything that could help him find Professor Dalton.

Lulu later goes to visit Laura and tells her that Ross Cullum questioned Rocco about Henry Dalton . Rocco starts his first day of community service at the hospital.

Jack tells Josslynn that she is being deactivated because he doesn’t want Director Cullum to find out about her and send her on very dangerous missions.

Britt starts a verbal fight with Carly over Jason as a way to get Jason out of her life just like Director Cullum ordered her to do.

Dante tells Chase that internal affairs recommended that he be demoted to beat cop for using department resources to conduct his own investigation to help Willow. Chase later tells Tracy what happened at work and she tells him it is the PCPD’s loss. Chase doesn’t have any idea what he will do now.

Willow tells Alexis about Drew’s stroke and allows Scout to stay with Alexis until they know more about Drew’s condition. Willow doesn’t think it’s a good idea for Danny to see Scout until they know more about Drew’s condition. Lucas later tells Willow and Nina that Drew’s stroke is severe and, if he survives, he will require extensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 23, 2026

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Audra tries once again to apologize to Amy for hurting Nate and everything is going well in their talk until Amy catches Audra in a lie when she asks her about her relationship with Holden. Audra tells Amy that Holden was a bartender at a club she went to in Los Angeles and they were just casual acquaintances. Amy knows Audra very well and knows she is lying to her. Amy tells Audra that if she wants her trust again she must earn it.

Sally later tells Audra that Billy is about to let her down again by taking Cane’s offer to run Chancellor Industries. Sally has decided that she is going to tell Jill what Billy intends to do. Sally also hopes to persuade Jill to allow her to hire Audra to take Billy’s place at Abbott Communications.

Devon and Abby talk about the crisis Newman Enterprises is going through because of Cane’s AI program. Devon and Lily later take Dominic (now played by Ethan Ray Clark) ice skating.

Mariah is in a hotel room in an unknown location thinking about Tessa and Aria. Mariah misses Tessa and Aria very much but she decides she is a horrible person and doesn’t deserve to be happy. Mariah remembers Dominic’s birth and how she was Dominic’s surrogate mother so that Abby and Chance could have a family. The hallucination of Ian Ward tells Mariah that she must follow the plan but Mariah doesn’t think that she needs to do whatever it is that the hallucination of Ian Ward wants her to do.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Portia faces the hospital board and waits for their decision whether she will be fired or keep her job at the hospital.

Trina tells Ava considers asking Jens Siddwell to help her get art from a very important artist named Restrepo. Chase and Michael get into a physical fight because Chase thinks Willow isn’t guilty of shooting Drew and Michael think Willow is guilty of shooting Drew and she got away with it because she had a good attorney. Michael also thinks Chase has feelings for Willow and will soon cheat on Brook Lynn.

Jason breaks up the fight and Michael later tells Jason that, if he is arrested and put in prison for shooting Drew, Willow will get custody of Wiley and Amelia and Drew will raise his children. Jason gives Michael his word that Drew won’t raise his kids.

Britt asks Jason out on a date and wants him to wear his blue suit!

WSB Director Cullum tells Britt that she must leave her job at the hospital and move to Spoon Island and finish the project in the secret lab in three months. Britt doesn’t want to leave her family or her life but WSB Director Cullum reminds her that, if she doesn’t work on the project, she won’t get the medicine that she needs to slow the progress of her Huntington’s disease.
WSB Director Cullum also tells Britt that she must get Jason out of her life so he won’t cause problems with the project.

Willow calls Nina to tell her something that happened to Drew and she is on her way to the hospital with
Him. Willow cries as she tells Elizabeth that Drew got a strong headache after he took one sip of champagne. Willow also tells Elizabeth that Drew started slurring his words and his face looked like it was melting. Lucas and Elizabeth treat Drew and, later, Lucas tells Nina, Tracy, and Willow that Drew has had a massive stroke, and they don’t know what will happen to him but he could end up with severe damage or he could end up with locked in syndrome. Willow tells Nina that she is going to the bathroom to wash her face but she heads down the hall and takes the syringe that she injected in Drew’s neck, wraps it tightly in tissue, and throws it in a trash can labeled for medical waste.

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Victoria goes to Cane ‘s train to tell Cane that she called Lily, Mattie, and Charlie that he used the AI program to take over Newman Enterprises do not hinge and now his family wants nothing to do with him. Cane tells Victoria that what his family thinks doesn’t hurt him anymore.

Sally tries to persuade Billy not to take Cane’s offer but, in the end, she tells him that she won’t stand in his way. Billy goes to Cane’s train and tells him that he wants to accept his offer. Phyllis tells Cane that he shouldn’t let Billy run Chancellor Industries because he will run it into the ground.

Billy wonders if Cane is going to honor the deal he offered him or if he is going to let Phyllis call the shots.

Victor tells Nick that he took care of Matt Clark and he doesn’t have to worry about him anymore.

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Daniel isn’t happy that Phyllis is taking over Newman Enterprises, and he thinks Summer will also be angry with her for doing this to her father’s family. Phyllis tells Daniel that if he and Summer can’t be happy for her they never really love her. Daniel tells Tessa that he thinks there is something happening between them and Tessa agrees that there is something happening between them.

Sally comes to see Cane on his train and tells him that by making Billy the offer of Chancellor Industries he is contributing to releasing Billy’s demons again. Phyllis isn’t happy because Cane made the offer because he thinks Billy will run Chancellor Industries into the ground. Cane tells Phyllis to concentrate on running Newman Enterprises and not worry about anything else since he is the one whose decisions really matter.

Jack goes to the Newman ranch to tell Nikki how sorry he is that Chancellor Industries is caught up in this AI program mess. Nikki thanks Jack for all of his support this past year. Nikki tells Jack that she doesn’t know what she would do without his friendship. Victor walks into the house just as Nikki and Jack are hugging each other.

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Victoria tells Billy that the AI program has turned on its host and is destroying Newman Enterprises. Victoria tells Billy not to use her as the unnamed source when he publishes his article. Victoria tells Billy that she had a talk with Sally who is worried that he is going to become obsessed with Chancellor Industries again. Billy tells Victoria that Chancellor Industries doesn’t matter to him anymore. Nick persuades Victor to let Matt’s victims have five minutes to tell him what they think of him.

Noah, Sienna, Nick, and Sharon tell Matt what a horrible person he is and why they are glad that he is going to pay for all his crimes. Nick is in a lot of pain from his leg injury and Sharon tells him she can stay in her guest room, and she will take him back to the hospital tomorrow.

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GH Short Recap Friday, January 16, 2026

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Emma tells Gio how much she misses her grandma Anna and how much she hopes Anna will be home soon from her WSB mission. Emma also tells Gio that she has decided to become a veterinarian. Emma also persuades Gio to return to college even though he doesn’t want to major in music anymore. Emma is confident that she and Gio will find his new passion together.

Pascal has a nurse give Anna her phlebotomy treatment and the nurse also gives Anna another treatment that makes Anna hallucinate that Doctor Obrecht was giving her the phlebotomy treatment. Anna also hallucinates that Fasion is telling her he has always been watching over her.

Alexis tells Trina and Kai that they should wait until after the verdict in Willow’s trail is read and then decide what to do with the information they know about Willow. Alexis tells Kai and Trina that Acting District Attorney Turner may consider the information circumstantial evidence.

Michael meets with Willow to tell her that if she is found guilty he will make sure that Wiley and Amelia go visit her. Michael makes it clear that if she is found not guilty she won’t see the kids because he doesn’t want the kids anywhere near Drew. Willow gets a call telling her that the verdict is in and she needs to get to court. The jury foreman reads the verdict of not guilty to the court.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, January 15, 2026

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Tracy agrees not to send Martin to prison for fraud for the sake of her friendship with Laura..

Britt and Jason go ax throwing for their first date. Britt and Jason see Carly and Josslynn who decided to throw an ax for fun. Carly tells Jason that Britt is reverting back to her old self. Jason asks Carly to leave Britt alone for tonight. Carly agrees not to do anything to ruin Jason’s date with Britt.

Jack tells WSB Director Cullum everything he has found out about Jens Siddwell bur he doesn’t tell him if he has an agent following Jens Siddwell because he doesn’t trust anyone to keep Joss’s identity a secret.

Laura asks Tracy not to go after Martin or try to put him in prison for fraud. Michael and Tracy tell Laura that she is only doing it because she and Laura are friends. Laura tells Martin not to bother Tracy anymore because she won’t help him next time. Laura is also not happy that Martin was eavesdropping on Michael and Tracy’s conversation and sent Alexis the note before she started her defense case for Willow in court.

James falls while ice skating and Lulu take him to the hospital and calls Nathan who arrives at the hospital. Lulu thinks Nathan will blame her for not taking care of James but Nathan understands it was just an accident. Nathan had James apologize to Lulu for disobeying her when she told him not to run on the ice.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 16, 2026

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YBilly and Sally argue because Sally thinks that, if Billy decides to run Chancellor Industries, he will be making the biggest mistake of his life. Billy insists that he hasn’t decided what he is going to do yet. Sally tells Billy that if that if he decides to run Chancellor Industries she will not be happy.

Nick persuades Jack and Kyle to give him Matt Clark and in exchange he guarantees that Newman Enterprises won’t use the AI program to get control of Jabot. Nick takes Matt to the Newman Ranch and hides him somewhere on the property. Noah finds Nick outside and sees blood on Nick ‘s hand and he asks Nick if Matt is dead. Nick tells Noah that he made a deal with Jack and Jack gave him Matt. Noah asks Nick what he is going to do with Matt.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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Alexis apologizes to Sonny for making the jury think that Michael shot Drew even though she thinks Willow is guilty. Alexis explains that she had to take Willow’s case so Drew would let her see Scout. Alexis also explains that, if Willow is found guilty, Drew will not let Scout see her, Kristina, or Molly again. Sonny understands and tells hiding Alexis that she must protect Scout. .

Valentin makes Ava think that he has been hiding at Wyndermere since he escaped the prison transport van. Ava tells Jens that she saw Valentin at Wyndamere. Carly shows Valentin what she found in Jack’s room. Valentin tells Carly that he thinks Jens is hiding something important on Spoon Island.

Anna makes it out of the room where she is being held but a man catches her and gives her a shot to make her unconscious. The man later talks to Jens and tells him that they must get rid of Anna before Britt arrives to work in the secret lab. Jens tells the man not to worry because Britt can’t tell anyone if she sees Anna. Anna awakens and worries when she gets a nosebleed since she hasn’t had her phlebotomy treatment.

Jack gets a visit from WSB Director Cullum. Director Cullum tells Jack that they have lost Anna. Director Cullum is the same man who was talking to Jens earlier at Wyndamere. Director Cullum also stopped Anna from getting away.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, January 15, 2026

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Cane offers Billy Chancellor Industries to run, and Billy tells him he will think about it and have an answer for him soon. Billy tells Sally about Cane offering him Chancellor Industries.

Nick asks Phyllis to stop the takeover of Newman Enterprises, or she might lose Daniel and Summer once they find out that she and Cane took over Newman Enterprises. Nick tells Phyllis that he is going to grind her and Cane into dust and enjoy doing it.

Nick later calls Summer what Phyllis did to Newman Enterprises. Cane gives Phyllis one last chance to get out of their business partnership so she won’t lose the respect of Daniel and Summer but she says Daniel and Summer will understand what she did so she is going to burn down the Newmans.

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