GH Short Recap Friday, May 1, 2026

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Brick visits Jordan at the hospital and tells her stories about his latest adventures.

Josslynn goes to visit Nathan to give him a gift and ask him to be her workout buddy. Josslynn is surprised Nathan doesn’t remember the story of when he and Maxie were handcuffed together.

Carly and Valentin argue and later have sex. Jack arrives at Carly’s house he sees the half-eaten dinner for two on the kitchen table and goes upstairs to Carly’s bedroom. Carly is in bed and is surprised to see Jack come through her bedroom door. Jack asks Carly where is he?

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 30, 202

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Britt, Lisel, Nathan, and Nina plan a party for James to celebrate when he gets his orange Karate belt.

Lucas advises Carly to end her relationship with her mystery man. Carly tells Lucas that she trusts this man and she is sure that he wouldn’t never hurt her.

Jack questions Sonny about Carly. Sonny figured out that Jack thinks Carly is having an affair, so he tells Jack that, if Carly is having an affair, that means she figured out how bad he (Jack) is for her .

Britt tells Cassius that he needs to be more careful around Josslynn because she is a WSB agent and she could figure out he isn’t Nathan.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 1, 2026

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Michael, once again, tries to persuade Phyllis to return the company to Victor but she refuses to do so.

Phyllis feels abandoned by her friends and family and she thanks Lauren for being the only person who has stuck by her.

Victoria gives the fake evidence to Christine who encourages Victoria to think twice about this because Billy could go to prison. Victoria tells Christine that she doesn’t want Billy to go to prison but the company belongs to the Newmans.

Nick tells Victor about his drug addiction and that Sharon has already set up outpatient treatment for him.

Sienna tells Noah and Sharon that Mitch is dead and she had to have shot him because there was nobody else around in the Las Vegas dessert. Sienna doesn’t remember shooting Matt…she felt for a pulse but Matt didn’t have one. Sienna gets upset when Sharon suggests that Matt could be alive. The audience sees Matt lying in the dessert and3 he is moving his hands but his eyes are closed.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Michael tells Carly that he intends to set the stage for Chase and Willow to have an affair. Michael tells Carly that if Chase and Willow have an affair it will create a scandal that will get Willow kicked out of Congress and assure that she won’t get custody of Wiley and Amelia. Carly tells Michael that if his plan works his cousin Brook Lynn will get hurt because it will end her marriage. Michael tells Carly he doesn’t want to hurt Brook Lynn but she needs to know the real Chase.

Brook Lynn asks Alexis how long it will be before Phoebe will be eligible for adoption. Alexis tells Brook Lynn that a state adoption is much harder then a private adoption because the state is going to investigate every detail of their lives. Alexis tells Brook Lynn to have a talk with Chase so they can decide what to do.

Elizabeth is wondering why Willow doesn’t want to get Drew an eye tracking device so he can communicate better. Lucas thinks that Willow doesn’t want Drew to communicate better.

Lucas tells Josslynn that Carly is cheating on Jack. Later, Josslynn goes to Jack’s hotel room to tell him that he has lost Carly.

Laura persuades Curtis not to investigate Isaiah as a suspect in his and Jordan’s car accident.

Willow tells Nina that she needs to get leverage on Drew before someone figures out that he didn’t have a stroke.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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Kristina decides to honor Marco’s memory by building a tennis center for the Corinthos Davis house since Lucas told her that Tennis was Marco ‘s favorite sport. Kristina tells Licas that she is going to hold a fundraiser at Charlie’s for the project.

Portia asks Lucas to contact his friend, world-renowned plastic surgeon Dr Shapiro, to consult on Jordan’s case.

Justin visits Jordan and encourages her to give her body and mind time to heal. Justine falls Jordan that she is a strong woman, and a car accident won’t change that about her.

Michael agrees to allow Willow to take the kids to Disneyworld this Summer on vacation. Michael later tells Kristina that he has found a way to neutralize Willow.

Kai cheers up a little boy named Derek who is on the waiting list for a liver transplant. Kai tells Justine that Isiah may have been involved in his and Jordan’s car accident.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Sally has a talk with Audra about Billy’s marriage proposal and later she tells Billy she wants to marry him.

Phyllis tells Victor and Victoria that she will get Cane to testify that he (Victor) stole Cane’s AI program. Phyllis also tells Victor and that she will get Jack to testify that Victor had him kidnapped and put him on a yacht with Patty. Victor tells Phyllis that nobody will believe Cane or Jack .

Phyllis feels betrayed by Daniel because he told Danny and Christine that Victor has fake evidence against her and wants to put her in prison. Phyllis tells Daniel she will never forgive him for telling Danny and Christine something that she told him in confidence.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Billy proposes to Sally while they are trying to pick names for their baby.

Cane, Lily, Stephanie, and Holden celebrate that Cane is Malcolm’s donor.

In Las Vegas, Adam returns to the hotel room and tells Chelsea that the gas station exploded and their car caught on fire before Victor’s team arrived to help them. Adam tells Chelsea that Nick is In the hospital because he had a reaction to some fentanyl that Matt gave him. When Nick arrives at the hotel room, Adam, Chelsea, Sharon, and Noah persuade Nick to get help for his drug addiction.

Chelsea and Adam tell everyone that Riza and Sienna are missing. Chelsea tells Nick, Sharon, and Noah that Victor has his men looking for Sienna,

Noah, Nick, and Sharon decide to stay in Las Vegas until Sienna is found. Nick also wants to find Matt so he can put an end to this ordeal.

Adam and Chelsea head back home to Genoa City. Sienna arrives at the hotel room. Sienna tells Nick, Shsron, and Noah that Matt is dead because she killed him.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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Daniel tried to persuade Phyllis to give Victor back his company so she won’t go to jail. Phyllis is terrified of going to jail but she wants to fight to keep her company. Michael tries to get Victor to compromise with Phyllis but Victor says he will only accept one outcome to get back his company.

A drug addicted Nick is trapped in the abandoned gas station with Adam and Sharon. Nick is suffering from the effects of a bad batch of Fentanyl . Nick is In such bad shape that Adam throws Nick over his shoulder and everyone tries to get out of the gas station.

Riza talks to Matt and figured he is planning to set fire to the gas station with everyone trapped inside it. Chelsea calls Victor and tells him what Matt is planning to do and Victor tells Chelses to send him the coordinates so he can send help them . Sienna arrives at Matt’s location and she tells him that she will forgive everything that he did to her and they can start over if he sets the Newmans free. Matt agrees to Sienna’s deal but he pushes the button to set the gas station on fire.

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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Emma and Gio enjoy their last day in New York. Gio’s friend Michael allows Gio and Emma stay in his apartment.

Lisel tells Felicia it is not a good idea for her to go to France with her to talk to Anna because it will make her decisions of Faison worse.

Josslynn tells Valentin she thinks Cullum was impersonating Faison to make Anna go crazy. Valentin calls the clinic in France where Anna is a patient and pretends he is Kevin to find out Anna’s condition.

Josslyn later asks Lisel if she thinks Nathan could have pretended to be Faison to cause Anna to have a mental breakdown.

Britt tells Cassius that he should break up with Lulu now because she will be heartbroken if the truth comes out and she discovers he is Cassius and not Nathan.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Emma meets Gio’s friend Michael who plays the Genie in Aladdin. Gio also gives Emma a tour of the Orchestra pit where he worked one summer.

Ric talks to Alexis that he thinks Ethan is up to something and he wants to protect Sonny. Alexis advises Ric not to try and control Sonny.

Willow tells Jack that, if he keeps quiet about the pictures of her on the street near Drew’s house when he was shot , she will make sure the funding for the WSB is approved. Willow even tells Jack that she will make sure that he is promoted to WSB Director. Willow also wants Jack to find any incriminating information on Drew.

Elizabeth stops by to visit Drew and figures out that he is blinking SOS. Kai also arrives to stay with Drew and relieve Nina. Elizabeth tells Kai they need to figure out what Drew is trying to tell them.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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Victor and Victoria show Phyllis all the fake evidence the AI program made to prove that she Billy, and Cane stole Newman Enterprises from Victor. Victor tells Phyllis that if she returns the company they won’t send her to prison. Michael advises Phyllis to take the deal Victor offered her. Phyllis knows she will soon be in trouble if she is determined to fight to keep her company.

Adam and Nick pay Riza half a million dollars to tell them where Matt is and what he is planning to do. Adam and Nick also ask Riza to call Matt and tell him that they have gone back to Genoa City. Matt believes the lie.

Nick is driving Adam to the abandoned house on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

Matt tells Sharon and Noah he is going to leave them locked in that house until they die.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Emma and Gio head to New York City to watch Aladdin.

Portia persuades Jordan to let Curtis help with her recovery.

Dante tells Curtis that they found black paint on the guard rail at the scene of the accident. The lab tested the paint, and it matches a black German made SUV. Curtis thinks that the person that was involved in the accident was Isiah because he drives a black SUV.

Rocco tells Britt the details of what happened on the pier when he shot Cullum to protect her and Jason. Britt tells Rocco not to tell anybody else what happened on the pier. Britt decides the best way to protect Rocco is to finish Faison’s project.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Cody and Molly have sex since Dr. Navarro gave her a clean bill of health. Molly is happy that she didn’t have any pain after being with Cody.

Jordan is frustrated that fixing the scars on her face will take several surgeries and waiting to heal after each surgery. Jordan also worried that even after all the surgeries there will still be scars.

Britt considers stopping work for Cullum and Siddwell but Lucas persuades her to keep working on the project so they can work together to bring down Cullum and Sidwell. Sonny hires Ethan to replace Jason even though he thinks he is hiding something from him. Sonny wants to find out what is Ethan hiding since Luke was his friend he wants to help his son out of trouble.

Britt sees Rocco in Ross Cullum ‘s room and quickly gets him out of there. Britt and Rocco talk in a private room. Britt tells Rocco to stay away from Cullum because he is a dangerous man. Rocco tells Britt that Cullum tried to kill her and that he shot Cullum…Jason didn’t shoot him.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Holden talks to Claire how angry he is with his mother because she never told him or Malcolm that they were father and son. Claire meets Stephanie and tries to get Holden to tell his mom how he feels about her not telling him the truth.

Nick continues to take too many painkillers and Fentanyl for the pain in his leg.

Adam, Chelsea, and Nick try to persuade Riza to tell them where Matt is and they promise to protect her from Matt.

Noah and Sharon are in Las Vegas heading to an abandoned building on the outskirts of town. Noah and Sharon are about to leave because something doesn’t feel right when Matt gets in the back seat of their car and says he has been looking forward to this moment and welcomes them to hell.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Michael tells Lauren that Victor had his tech guys develop an AI program that will plant AI generated documents that say Billy, Cane, and Phyllis planned to steal Newman Enterprises and this evidence will send all of them to jail. Michael and Lauren decide to tell Phyllis about Victor’s plan, and they hope she will return Newman Enterprises to Victor.

Jack tries to apologize one more time by writing her a letter telling her that he was wrong and how much he loves her . Jack also sends her a beautiful ring inside the letter. Diane goes to her former home to return the ring to Jack. Diane finds Nikki and Jack having breakfast and tells Jack that she can’t accept the ring because she can’t forgive him.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Christine is offered the District Attorney job and Danny decides to cut back on his overseas concert dates so Christine can take the job.

Abby and Devon continue to argue about Mariah. Abby is upset that Devon asked to review Mariah’s plea deal without asking her what she thought about it. Abby thinks Mariah needs help not jail. Abby also reminds Devon that if Mariah hadn’t been her surrogate mother Dominic would have never been born. Devon is scared that when Mariah is released from the psychiatric facility she will try to kidnap Dominic again.

Victor tells Michael to warn Lauren that, by the end of the week, Summers Conglomerate will not exist because his technical team has built a better AI program then the one Cane built . Victor also offered Phyllis’s employees more money to leave her company and come work for him. Victor also spread the word in the business community that they should not work for Phyllis because her company is in financial trouble

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 17, 2026

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Laura persuades Ezra to help her get information to take down Sidwell.

Valentin asks Nina to help him set up Jack by giving Jack false information about him.

Lulu’s half-brother Ethan comes back to Port Charles and they talk about how much they miss Luke. Ethan goes to Sonny’s house and is glad to see Kristina open the door.

Willow and Jacinda have a long argument and Willow tells her to stay away from Wiley and Amelia or she will be sorry. Michael walks in and hears the last part of the argument.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Josslynn tells Valentin that Ross Cullum is a double agent. Josslynn also tells Valentin about the novel she found written by Faison about Anna. Valentin thinks Anna got too close to something and the WSB had Anna neutralized .

Carly asks Valentin to help her save her daughter.

Cassius tells Siddwell that Lucas left his shift for a few hours at the hospital and nobody knows his whereabout but Sidwell tells Cassius that Lucas loved Marco. Cassius tells Siddwell that he is the lead investigator on Marcos case.

Sidwell tells Cassius to get more medicine for Britt.

Laura sees a drunk Ezra at the Brown Dog Bar and takes him to her house to sleep it off. Lucas tells Britt that he is going to take down Sidwell and Cullum.

Cassius tells Cullum that he persuaded Sidwell that Sonny had nothing to do with Marco’s murder. Cassius tells Cullum that the police department doesn’t have any other suspects.

Cassius asks Cullum for Britt’s medicine.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 17, 2026

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Michael and Lauren celebrate her new job in her office at Summers conglomerate. Michael and Lauren have a glass of champagne and dance together.

Jack and Nikki briefly consider making Diane and Victor jealous by pretending to be in a romantic relationship. Jack is upset when Diane and Victor arrive and Diane says that Victor was right about Jack’s character. Jack tells Victor he is a better judge of Jack’s character then her. Jack tells Victor that he will pay for what he has done.

Adam is able to revive Nick but Matt locks Adam in the hotel storage room with Nick. Nick tells Adam that Matt gave him opiods and strong drugs to make him pass out. Nick lied to Adam and tells him that he isn’t hooked on opioids. Adam finds a cell phone and calls Chelsea and she comes to get Adam and Nick out of the storage room. Adam tells Chelsea that Nick is on drugs and he thinks he has been since the car accident but Nick lied to him and told him Matt tried to overdose him today.

Matt sends a text message to Sharon from Nick’s phone telling her and Noah that he caught Matt and they should go to Vegas and watch him pay for his crimes.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Ava persuades Laura to allow Sidwell to have his helicopter flight path that he wanted and Sidwell is grateful to Ava for her help with this situation.

Josslynn asks Nathan about Faison but Nathan tells Josslynn that he never knew much about his father. Brook Lynn tells Tracy that she was involved in Curtis and Jordan’s accident. Brook Lynn tells Tracy that she didn’t stop because she was afraid that she wouldn’t pass a breathalyzer test. Tracy tells Brooklyn that she can’t tell anyone about the accident or she won’t be able to adopt a child.

Jordan is impacted when she looks at the scars on her face and neck while Curtis tells her not to worry about her scars.

Justine asks Dante to find out who the other driver that was involved in Jordan’s accident was because she intends to build a case against the person Involved in the accident.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Brook Lynn remembers the car accident and talks to baby Phoebe that she didn’t stop because Nathan wasn’t sure that she would pass a breathalyzer test. Brook Lynn was also afraid that if she stopped she would ruin her chances to become a foster parent.

Britt tries to tell Lulu that dating Nathan is a bad idea. Willow tells Nina that Nathan needs time to adjust to his life.

Sonny and Justine decide to have a romantic relationship but keep it a secret. Willow tells Nina that makes it seem she had to shoot Drew because she couldn’t survive without her children again.

Willow tells Nina that Drew didn’t have a stroke…she injected him with a drug that makes it seem like he had a stroke. Willow tells Nina that she has leverage over her since she had her give Drew the drug and her finger prints are on the injection. Willow tells Nina that she had to make sure she chose her over Charlotte. Jordan remembers causing the car accident.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Sally’s pregnancy test is positive…she and Audra talk about their miscarriages. Later she tells Billy the news.

Matt takes Adam to Nick who is on drugs and sitting on the floor, but Adam can’t awaken him when he calls his name.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Sally isn’t feeling well, so she and Billy don’t go to London to see Jill… they return home before they board the plane.

Sally tells Billy to go take a walk while she and Audra work . Sally shows Audra a home pregnancy test and asks her to wait for the court petition to review the results with her.

Abby and Devon have an argument because he petitioned the court for them to review Mariah ‘s plea deal without consulting her. Christine and Sharon plead withered ta Abby to change Devon’s mind about the petition to review Mariah’s plead deal.

Chelsea arrives in Las Vegas and Adam tells Chelsea he thinks Nick is addicted to opioid or something worse and he thinks Matt started Nick on the drugs. Chelsea tells Adam that he needs to talk to Nick about his problem.

Riza arrives at Adam’s room with Matt who informs Adam and Chelsea that Nick is dead because he overdosed this morning.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Nikki, Kyle, and Traci try to persuade Diane to give Jack some grace and talk to him. Traci reminds Diane that Jack and the entire Abbott family forgave her for faking her own death. Diane tells Kyle that Traci is right she should show Jack some grace but her heart just won’t let her do it. Diane tells Nikki that nothing she can say will help her decide to talk to Jack . Diane tells Nikki to fix her marriage to Victor and stop worrying about Jack.

Cane asks Holden what is wrong with Lily and Holden tells Cane that he and Lily just found out that they are half-brother and sister because Malcolm is their father. Holden doesn’t tell Cane about Malcolm needing a bone marrow transplant. Cane tries to talk to Lily and offers to listen if she needs to talk but she tells Cane that it is none of his business.

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 10, 2026

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Molly is at home recovering from surgery when she gets a printed galley copy of her book. Molly asks Cody if there is anything that makes him uncomfortable she will rewrite it because he is more important to her then her book.

Sidwell talks to Justine and tries to connect Jordan’s car accident with Marcos’s death and he thinks Sonny is responsible for both events. Justine tells Siddwell that she is taking her time with the investigation because she doesn’t want to arrest the wrong person for Marco’s death.

Curtis tells Laura how the accident happened but he leaves out the part where Valentin helped him get Jordan out of the car.

Nina tells Jack that she isn’t going to ask Charlotte about Valentin’s location anymore because she has already tried several times and Charlotte hasn’t given her the information. Nina also tells Jack that if he releases the photos of Willow near Drew’s house the night Drew was shot then she will tell Carly that he has had the pictures the entire time and Carly will be angry with him since the pictures could clear Michael of suspicion in Drew’s shooting.

Valentin is jealous that Carly slept with Jack. Carly reminds Valentin that she is just following the plan. Valentin admits he has feelings for Carly and Carly admits that she has feelings for him. Carly gets angry with Valentin because he doesn’t know her at all if he thinks that she would betray him . Carly and Valentin decide to keep their relationship strictly business and stick to their original plan.

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