Days of Our Lives Short Recap Thursday, January 21, 2021

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Tony finds Kate drinking at the DiMera mansion. They catch up about Chad resigning and Jake taking his place. Tony praises Kate’s beauty but puts down Jake’s lack of qualifications, so Kate gets annoyed with him. At home, Jack and Jennifer are shocked when Abby tells them that Chad slept with Gwen and Abby has left him. They tell her that it’s fine if she and the kids stay with them. Jack gets a phone call from Anna about her earlier run-in with Gwen. Jack and Jenn decide to head over to the Salem Inn to confront Gwen. She lets them in after they demand to know why she did all this to their family. She tells them that she’s Jack’s daughter. Chad visits Rolf at the prison to find out what he knows about Gwen. Rolf denies knowing her at first but then spills the beans. He tells Chad that Gwen was the one who poisoned Abby. Later, Chad goes to see Abby to let her know what Rolf told him.

Anna is sitting in the town square when she sees Gwen wheeling her suitcase by, so she trips her. She and Gwen argue with each other. Anna warns her not to mess with the DiMeras, but Gwen tells her that she’s not through with Abby and her family. A little later, Tony and Anna catch each other up on what’s been going on. At DiMera, Gabi wants Jake to fund her new business, and she also hints that he should dump Kate for her, but he’s not interested in either. She apologizes for leaving town so quickly and for hurting him. She thinks he still cares for her. She kisses him. Just then, Kate walks in with a bottle of Champagne and two glasses.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, January 21, 2021

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Victor and Mariah offer a listening ear to Chance and Abby as they struggle to deal with the news that Abby can’t have children. Traci tells the news about Abby so he can be there for her when she needs him since the Abbotts are always there for each other when one of them has a problem. Abby checks into the Grand Phoenix for the night to be alone so she can think and cry. She then dreams that a baby is crying and she soothes the baby back to sleep. Abby returns home and tells Chance that she still wants to have a family with him so they decide to explore their options on how they can have a family.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Finn is worried about Liam’s feelings for Steffy – especially if she’s carrying his baby. He and Steffy go back and forth about their current predicament. He wonders if she’ll still love him just as much if she’s carrying Liam’s baby. Thomas comes in during their discussion and wants to know what’s going on. Finn tells him that it’s private. Thomas wonders where Hope is because he wants to ask her about taking Douglas out tonight. Steffy tells him that she went home.

Liam keeps begging Hope for one more chance. They re-hash everything that’s been happening. Thomas is about to walk in when he hears them arguing. He finds out that Liam and Steffy slept together because Liam though Hope was kissing Thomas and that Steffy might be pregnant with Liam’s baby. Liam leaves Hope alone to think. Thomas comes in and asks Hope if that’s all true. She just cries, so he knows that it’s true. Meanwhile, at Spencer Publications, Summer tries to find out what Flo knows about Sally. Flo tells her that she will tell her everything later on, in a safer place.

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Days of Our Lives Short Recap Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Eli questions Xander about whether he stole their twins. Sarah arrives and tries to help. Lani convinces Eli that Xander didn’t do anything. They ask him to help by contacting Dr. Raynor. Meanwhile, Bonnie arrives at the Kiriakis mansion. Maggie literally slams the door in her face and tells Justin that she won’t accept her in her house or life. Justin tries to get her to give Bonnie another chance, but she won’t. Bonnie tries to get through to Maggie, too, by pointing out that normally she would grab one of Maggie’s priceless statues and smash it, to attack Maggie in kind, but she’s trying not to do that sort of thing any more. Maggie storms out. After they have dinner, Bonnie suggests to Justin that they do something naughty.

Mr. Shin and the DiMera board are not happy about Chad sleeping with his nanny, so Chad resigns. Shin replaces him with Jake. Kate promises to help Jake with being CEO, since he’s not sure he can do it. He goes to his new office, and Gabi walks in. Kate finds Abigail packing her things and tries to talk her out of leaving Chad. Chad arrives and begs Abby’s forgiveness, telling her how much he loves her. She leaves him, anyway, and goes to her parents’ house. Chad tells Kate what happened. They all know now that Gwen came there to destroy Abby’s life. He’s determined to find out why.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Lily persuades Nate to be the face of the new medical website that Chancellor Communications just acquired. Amanda tells Elena all about finding her biological family. Sharon tells Nikki about Faith’s drinking and Nikki decides to have a heart-to-heart talk with Faith. Victor calls a specialist to help with Abby’s condition but Chance worries that he is getting Abby’s hopes up about being able to get pregnant. Abby gets even more depressed after Victor speaks to a specialist who tells her she has too much scarring to be able to carry a baby to term. Faith gets upset with Sharon because she told Nikki about her drinking since she doesn’t feel that she needs a lecture about drinking from her grandmother. Nate and Elena celebrate Nate becoming the face of AskMDNow. Elena dreams of Devon after she has been with Nate then she tells Nate that she just forgot where she was for a second. Devon asks Amanda if she would like to go on their first official date.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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In their cottage, Liam continues to beg Hope for forgiveness as she sits on the couch and cries. He keeps telling her how much he loves her and their kids. Hope doesn’t know how to forgive him. She tells him that if it was anyone else, she could have handled it, but since it was Steffy, it feels like a knife. He goes back to trying to convince her to forgive him. He has to believe that she’ll forgive him because she’s too important to him. She believes that he’s sorry and loves her, but she knows that he loves Steffy, too. She yells at him for just running to Steffy without even taking a second to find out if what he saw was true. She asks if he really wants Steffy. He objects, saying that he only wants her. She thinks that he must really miss Steffy and want to be with her, since he made love to her. He keeps asking her for a chance to prove that he’s committed to her. Hope says that at least he and Steffy were honest, and she does love him. She says it’ll take time for them to move past this, but she loves their family. She promises to try to forgive him, for their children. He thanks her profusely. She tells him that it can’t happen again and wonders why he’s telling her now. He tells her that there’s one other thing she needs to know. They may not be able to forget about that night. She demands to know what he’s talking about. Meanwhile, Steffy finishes telling Finn about how she and Liam slept together. He’s shocked and angry. He tells her that doesn’t know what to say, especially with the big photo of her and Liam staring down at him. Steffy tells him this wouldn’t have happened if they weren’t drinking. He wonders if the photo isn’t more than just showing Kelly that her parents are happy. He loves her and believes that she loves him, too. Finn tries to put himself in Liam’s place. He would have confronted Thomas and told him to take his hands off his wife, not bolted and run to Steffy. He wonders what this all means for their relationship and if they have a future. Steffy tells him that while she’ll always care for Liam, she wants him. She doesn’t want to lose him and asks him if he can forgive her.

Paris and Donna are excited that she accepted Ridge’s job offer. Zoe walks in, so Donna tells her the big news. Zoe is not happy. Zoe wants to know why Paris would deliberately go against her. That wasn’t Paris’ intention. She tells Zoe that the offer was just too good to turn down, and she will be working in a completely separate division. Zoe thinks she never intended to turn it down. Zoe guesses that Zende changed her mind. Paris admits it was but doesn’t know why Zoe is reacting this way. (Perhaps it’s the hideous polka-dotted mini-dress that Zoe is wearing) Paris tells her how persuasive Zende was. She speaks about him in glowing terms. Zoe reminds her that Zende just came off a divorce and she warned her about him. Paris tells her that she and Zende kissed.

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B&B Short Recap Monday, January 18, 2021

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At Forrester, Hope asks Steffy to use her “motherly intuition” to tell whether her baby is Finn’s or Liam’s. Steffy tells her that she won’t know until she gets a paternity test. She hopes it’s Finn’s because she loves him. Hope doesn’t believe her. She tells Steffy to be honest: she’s always loved Liam. Her relationship with Finn is fairly new. Steffy tells her that what happened with Liam wasn’t planned, and she’s so sorry that it caused Hope pain. She doesn’t want to destroy her marriage, nor does she want to lose her future with Finn. She swears that’s the truth. Hope walks out in a huff. At Steffy’s place, Finn tells Liam that if Steffy’s carrying his baby, that his access to Steffy and her house will be more limited. He warns him not to cause Steffy any more pain. Liam looks pained. Liam lets him know that he intends to fix his marriage to Hope, so Finn doesn’t have anything to worry about. Finn thinks that Liam is putting on an act. He gives Liam a hard time. Liam tells him that there’s nothing he can do to change the past. Liam tells him repeatedly that he loves his wife, and he’ll regret what he did forever. Later, Finn drops by Steffy’s office. She tells him that she was just thinking about him. They ask each other how they’re feeling. He tells her that he just saw Liam. He tells him about how he yelled at Liam and his sense of entitlement. He blames Liam for all of their situation and if her baby is Finn’s, than he wants Liam to stay away. She tells him that she was as much to blame as Liam. He thinks that Liam purposely teases her with the possibility of them having a future again. She tells him that she’s so sorry about what happened and that she hopes they can still build a future together. She says that her feelings for him are stronger than ever. She loves him and wants the baby to be his. Meanwhile, Hope goes to Brooke’s house, but Brooke is not around. Hope looks through the mail that’s arrived and then looks at the family photos, including one of her and Liam. She flashes back to Liam apologizing and then telling her that Steffy is pregnant. Liam walks in through the side door. Donna told him that she left the office to go home. He was hoping they could talk. She says there’s nothing to talk about until they get Steffy’s paternity results. She can’t believe they’re here again, with Steffy. He says that he’s sorry again for the way he hurt her. He can see the pain in her eyes, and it’s killing him. He thinks she should want him to suffer, but she doesn’t. She doesn’t want any of what’s happening. She suggests that reconciling isn’t an option if he’s the father of Steffy’s baby. He tells her that he was looking around the cabin, and he loves that they live there and have the messy life there with the kids. He thinks about their precious memories and family. He says that he threw it away in one moment and that he’s never been more wrong in his life because he lost faith in their love. Neither of them knows why he didn’t know that she would never kiss Thomas. He blew them up over a mannequin. He plans to keep saying he’s sorry until she believes it. He hates what he’s done to both her and Steffy. He keeps pouring it on thick about how much he loves her and begging her forgiveness, even though he knows it’s unfair.

In his office, Bill is changing his shirt after working out in his gym when Wyatt barges in without knocking. Behind him is Summer (from Y&R, who’s visiting). Wyatt introduces them as Bill finishes dressing. He’s intrigued by the proposal. She tells him Lauren says hi, and he says hi back as well as hi to her parents. He knows them from when he was “passing through Genoa City.” Ha ha! Bill has great respect for her parents and Victor Newman. Wyatt and Bill thinks the numbers on their deal will work, and Summer agrees. Bill tells her that it was great working with her. She jokes that he’s not scary at all. Bill tells her that she needs to keep that to herself so that he can maintain his reputation. She asks if he’ll be stopping by Genoa City any time soon. He has no plans to, but he adds, “You never know.” Bill rushes off for a meeting. He insults what Wyatt’s wearing as he leaves. Summer says she forgot how much she loves L.A. She brings up Sally Spectra and mentions that she’s interesting. Wyatt agrees. She asks him questions about Sally. He just says that Sally is complicated. She wants to know why Sally left a major hub for fashion to move to Genoa City. Flo walks up and eavesdrops on their conversation about Sally. Wyatt works hard not to bad-mouth Sally. He has to leave for a meeting, so Summer asks if she can stay to make a call. He says that’s fine and tells her that he’s really excited to work with her and Jabot. After he leaves, Flo walks in. She wonders why Summer is asking about Sally and introduces herself as Wyatt’s girlfriend. Summer tells her that she’s a new business associate of Wyatt’s and asks if she knows Sally. Flo says that she sure does. She offers to answer any questions about Sally. Summer says she’s good, but Flo tells her that whatever she knows, it’s probably just scratched the surface because there’s always more with Sally.

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Days of Our Lives Short Recap Monday, January 18, 2021

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Philip is worried that the mob is going to kill him, since Xander shut down his shell company (and their money is gone). He needs a place to stay, so Chloe offers her room. Brady doesn’t want her to risk her life that way. They all argue about it. Chloe tells Brady off for trying to run her life. Philip accepts her offer, which Brady isn’t happy about. Meanwhile, Allie comes in to Rafe’s office and learns from him and Nicole that Charlie is out of jail. Rafe suggests that Allie try to remember if she saw Charlie the night of the rape. She has to think about that. Rafe also advises her to stay away from Charlie. Later, Nicole and Allie take the baby out in the stroller to help him sleep. Allie is worried about what he’ll tell Henry one day about his being a product of rape. Nicole suggests she ask Marlena about that, but she says that Allie and Henry are not defined by that one horrible act. At Titan, Sarah arrives, so Xander tells her that he let Philip know that they’re onto his money laundering, and that he deleted the shell company, and that the mob might be after him. Sarah insists they tell the police, despite Xander’s objections. Rafe arrives after she calls him. She says Philip needs protection, but she doesn’t want to go into details. Rafe can’t help without more information. However, he wants to take Xander in for questioning in a kidnapping. Xander looks shocked.

Charlie walks in to his apartment and finds Tripp just leaving (he left his phone there by accident yesterday). He threatens to call the cops on him for breaking in. Tripp tells him that he intends to prove all of his crimes. Charlie ends up telling Tripp about his awful childhood and how Ava ignored him and never loved him. Tripp tells him that he can relate because he had a horrible foster father who beat him. Charlie seems somewhat swayed when Tripp tells him that he’s there for him and that he should confess to the police because they might go easier on him, due to his abusive childhood. Then Steve calls to see where Tripp is, so that destroys whatever bond Charlie and Tripp were developing. Charlie tells him to get out. Meanwhile, Steve visits Ava in her hospital room. They both wonder where Tripp is. She wants to leave to go find him, but he calms her down. He has to let her know that Charlie got out of jail on bail, which makes her worry more. She’s very worried. Later, Tripp comes to visit her. They talk about Charlie. She asks why he was in Charlie’s place, so he tells her that he was gathering evidence for the rape. She wonders why, since she heard Charlie’s confession. Tripp and Steve tell her that it’s not enough. They find out from Ava that she’s the one that sent Charlie to London, to spy on Tripp for her.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, January 18 2021

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Abby was devastated to learn that, due to uterine scarring, she’d never be able to get pregnant. Chance, Traci and Mariah were there for Abby and told her there were other options to have a child. Abby wasn’t ready to make a decision. The rest of her reproductive system was fine. Sharon tried to leave Society without Adam seeing her. Victor saw her and told her that not many people should sympathy to Adam. Adam and Victor met, and Victor urged Adam to stay positive and patient about Chelsea. Adam was grateful for what Victor had done for him. Ashley texted Victor about Abby. Sharon brought some books to Adam on long term care and stress management. Chelsea’s nurse brought her home, and she was angry Sharon was there. Adam thought Chelsea knew Sharon had good intentions, and he told her to stay, but Sharon believed Chelsea was unhappy, and she left. Chelsea imagined Adam kissing Sharon, and she made a noise. Adam was encouraged by Chelsea’s attempt to communicate, though he didn’t know what she was trying to say.

Victoria went to Billy’s office to drop off the tablet he left at her place. After Victoria left, Lily theorized that Victoria missed Billy and that she was trying to set up roadblocks for Lily and Billy. Billy didn’t think Victoria wanted him back. He wondered if this was Lily’s way of trying to get out of the relationship with him. She told him she didn’t play games. He was happy to be with someone who was straightforward. Nikki and Victor talked Victoria into going on a work trip to Hawaii, because they thought she needed a break. Nikki asked Billy to watch the kids, and he said yes. Victoria smiled at a picture of herself with Billy and the kids. Billy took Lily ice skating. He wanted her to get to know his kids while he had them during Lily’s trip, and she agreed, but she thought they should introduce her as a work friend. Mariah asked Sharon for advice on being there for a friend without being overbearing.

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Days of Our Lives Short Recap Friday, January 15, 2021

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Brady does some research to try to help Philip out of his jam. Chloe thanks him for his help. He reminds her that he’s doing it for her, not Philip. He tells her how Kristen got mad about seeing them kiss on New Year’s Eve. He talks a little bit about Kristen being in jail. They have a nice chat about the past. At Titan, Xander calls out for Charlie, wondering where his smoothie is. Philip comes in and tells him that Charlie’s not coming in. He shows him the newspaper article that says Charlie’s been arrested for kidnapping. Xander can’t believe it. Xander tells Philip that he knows Philip is laundering money through the company for Ava and the Vitali family. He also tells Philip that he and Sarah were pretending to be broken up so that they could spy on him and that he deleted his shell corporation that he was using to launder the money. Philip, shocked, scowls at him and wonders why he hasn’t already told Victor. Xander worries about Victor’s health but does plan to tell him about Philip, and how he saved Titan from Philip. Philip tells him that Victor won’t be so grateful when the Vitalis kill him. He goes to Brady and Chloe to vent that Xander put a target on his back.

Belle brings Claire, who’s lying on her bed, some tea, and asks how she’s doing. Belle is very upset about Charlie. She’s blaming herself for falling for his lies. She feels pathetic and desperate. They talk about Charlie a lot. Belle is very supportive. Claire starts to have doubts for a moment about whether Charlie is really guilty or not. She gets very upset and starts crying about how she’s in love with Charlie. They hug. At the hospital, Nicole overhears Kayla telling Rafe that Ava was drugged. She guesses that Charlie did it, but Kayla won’t share confidential information with her. Kayla only tells her that she sent Ava for a brain scan. At the police station, Rafe questions Charlie about keeping Ava tied up in his apartment, drugging her and confessing to raping Allie. Charlie knows from this lawyer that Ava has said a lot of strange things that didn’t happen. Charlie decides to tell Rafe that Ava came to his apartment, confused and talking about knives. He tied her up so that she wouldn’t hurt herself. Rafe quickly points out how absurd that story is. He gets Charlie to let it slip that Ava is his mother. Charlie tells him that he’s done talking without a lawyer. Nicole barges in to yell at Charlie. Rafe pulls her back and leaves with Charlie. Later, Rafe argues with her about getting involved in this investigation. Rafe gets bad news on the phone and tells her that Charlie made bail.  Meanwhile, Tripp gets Charlie’s toothbrush from his apartment and puts it in a plastic bag. He hears someone coming, so he grabs a baseball bat and hits the person who walks in – Steve! Steve chews him out for not leaving things to the police. When Tripp points out that he’s there, too, Steve tells him that he’s there to keep Tripp from messing up. Tripp is determined to prove that Charlie is his brother and might be Allie’s rapist. They go to the hospital to bring Kayla the toothbrush. She agrees to run the test and says some nice things to Tripp. Steve hears the bad news from Rafe about Charlie getting out on bail. Tripp goes to Ava’s room to wait for her. He realizes that he doesn’t have his cell phone. He remembers that he left it on a table in Charlie’s place. He goes out to get it. He grabs his phone and is leaving right when Charlie arrives.

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Days of Our Lives Short Recap Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Chad confides in Kate about sleeping with Gwen. She urges him to go home and tell Abby the truth before Gwen does. When Abigail confronts Gwen, Gwen tells her about Chad and her sleeping together, and all of the juicy details. Chad comes home, ready to tell Abby the truth, but it’s too late. Gwen tells them that she’s sad she won’t get to see Chad apologizing. She leaves the mansion, saying that she knows how painful the truth can be. Chad begs Abby for forgiveness. Abby chastises him and then walks out in exasperation. Chad cries a lot. Meanwhile, Kate runs into Abe. He’s down about the missing babies, so she buys him a coffee. They sit and chat. He relates that he didn’t get to see Lani grow up, so he was hoping to be able to see her twins grow up. She assures him that they’ll get the kids back and offers her help. Later, Kate and Gwen exchange words in the Square. Kate wants to know why she did these terrible things to Abigail and her family, but Gwen won’t answer.

Dr. Raynor gets a visit from the man who paid her to steal Lani and Eli’s babies: Ivan Marais (Vivian Alamain’s former manservant and partner-in-crime). Dr. Raynor has doubts about committing more baby-stealing and asks what Ivan will be doing with the twins. He tells her that they’ll be fine, but it’s none of her business who he’s giving them to. Ivan wheels the babies – in their carriage – out. He calls his “Madame” to tell her that he’s on his way home. Meanwhile, Justin and Bonnie rush to the police station after he phones Lani and Eli to tell them that they have a lead. Bonnie sits with a sketch artist and tries to remember what Dr. Raynor looked like. She has a lot of trouble doing it. The first sketch looks more like Eli’s mom, Valerie. After Lani gives Bonnie an impassioned plea, Bonnie does better and they come up with a good sketch. Valerie recognizes her. They pull up a match on the computer to Dr. Raynor.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 15, 2021

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Abby tells Mariah about her problems getting pregnant and that she is nervous about her appointment with her doctor. Mariah calls Tessa and they all have a girl’s night out at Society. Chance also leaves flowers and a note for Abby when she gets home. Phyllis tells Victoria the information she has on her, but she makes it clear that she has decided to take the high road and not use it against her. Phyllis is surprised when Nick tells her that he is glad she decided not to blackmail Victoria, but he wouldn’t have minded if Victoria got a taste of her own medicine. Summer and Kyle meet with Wyatt Spencer and set up another meeting to discuss a marketing plan for JCV with Spencer publications. Summer also notices the stunned expression on Wyatt’s face when she mentions Sally’s name to him. Summer later tells Kyle that based on Wyatt’s reaction she is sure Sally is hiding a big secret. Lauren asks Sally to submit design ideas for Fenmore’s new clothing line that they acquired from Jabot. Lauren tells Jack that she is hoping that this new project will distract Sally from trying to take Summer’s job.

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B&B Short Recap Thursday, January 14 2021

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Steffy sends Kelly off with the nanny. Liam drops by and tells her that he told Hope the whole truth about how he slept with Steffy and now she’s pregnant. Steffy tells him that she also told Finn. She hopes Finn forgives her. Liam tells her that Hope was ready to forgive him for sleeping with her, but she was crushed to learn she’s pregnant. He’s not sure they’ll be able to survive if the baby is his. After Steffy leaves, Finn drops by and yells at Liam for what he did. He accuses him of still being in love with Steffy and looking for an opportunity to get back with her.

Hope has a large cup of coffee at Brooke’s, looking very sad. Brooke comes in and sees the coffee, figuring that Hope had trouble sleeping because she’s so busy with work and homelife. She praises Hope for all she does. Hope has a hard time hearing the compliments. Brooke wonders if something is wrong, but Hope doesn’t tell her what happened. Meanwhile, Thomas is working at Forrester when Vinny drops by to visit. Vinny is glad that Thomas looks healthy now after his brain trauma scare. He credits Hope for acting so quickly to save him. Thomas tells Vinny that he doesn’t plan to interfere in Hope’s marriage any more. He hopes that she and Liam can be happy together. Hope shows up and hears them talking. Thomas thanks her again for saving his life. Steffy arrives, so Hope asks Thomas to leave them alone. She yells at Steffy for stealing her husband. She thinks that Steffy was just waiting for an opportunity to get him back. She figures that the large photo of them on the wall should have given her the clue. Steffy protests.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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Lily and Billy decide to focus their latest Chancellor communications story about how he was accused of a crime he didn’t commit and how the experience has changed his life. Summer decides to follow Kyle’s advice about keeping Sally close so she can figure out Sally’s plan. Summer decides to go to Los Angeles to find out more information about Sally. Amanda calls her biological mother and tell her that she is her daughter. Victor helps Adam get a team of specialists to help Chelsea recover from her stroke. Victor is also is also able to pull some strings at the hospital so Adam can see Chelsea.  Chelsea opens her eyes when she hears Adam’s voice. and he struggles to tell her that she is paralyzed on the right side and is unable to speak.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, December 31, 2020

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Rey and Sharon say the vows they wrote to each other while Adam and Phyllis watch from the back of the room. Adam tells Phyllis that he doesn’t intend to stop the wedding he just wanted to see if Sharon was happy. Chelsea gets a terrible headache and manages to call an ambulance before she passes out. Adam comes home and finds Chelsea unconscious on the floor. The ambulance come arrives and rush Chelsea to the hospital where she is taken into surgery. Elena tells Adam that Chelsea’s aneurism burst but she arrived at the hospital just in time for the doctor to fix the problem. Devon and Amanda spend New Year’s Eve together and Devon tells her stories about his early days in the music business. Amanda later calls her biological mother but hangs up the phone without saying a word.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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Sharon’s friends and family help her get ready for the wedding. Rey’s mom Celeste can’t be at the wedding in person because she couldn’t get time off from work but she has a video chat with Rey and Sharon before the wedding. Connor video chats with Chelsea because he is worried about r her surgery the next morning. .Chelsea assures Connor she will be okay and she will go see him as soon as she has recovered from surgery,. Tessa’s agent calls her asking her to fill in at a New Year’s Eve concert so she heads to New York but leaves a recording of her song to be used at the wedding. Abby forgives Arturo for hurting her because now they are both happy with their true loves.. Arturo officiated the wedding since he took a course so he would be able to do it. Abby is brought to tears when Arturo tells her how much having a son has changed his life. Chance and Abby skip the wedding because Chance wants to show Abby how lucky he feels that Arturo never appreciated the wonderful woman that Abby is when he was with her. Phyllis goads Adam about Sharon’s wedding and how happy she is with Rey which makes Adam crash the wedding and stand at the back of the room just as the wedding begins.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, December 29, 2020

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Jordan gives Faith the cold shoulder because she is upset with her because she didn’t steal vodka from Society. Nick and Sharon decide to keep a close eye on Faith since they are worried about her. Billy wants to write an article about how Lily is responsible for his freedom but she decides to write an article about Chance’s heroism. Nate and Elena decide to order room service from the Grand Phoenix for their second date. Elena tells Nate that she isn’t ready to make love again and she apologizes because she thought she was ready to be with him again. Faith steals vodka from her house and texts Jordan hoping that she will stop being angry with her.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, December 24, 2020

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Sally arrives at the Abbott house and Jack is happy she accepted his invitation. Kyle and Summer stop by to thank Jack for his help and show him Kyle’s tie clip with the diamond from Summer’s infinity necklace that joins his piece of the tear drop of love. Summer shows Jack her piece of the tear drop of love which joins the diamonds in her infinity necklace. Amanda sees her biological mother and tries to work up the courage to walk up to her door and reveal her identity. Billy and Lily decide their relationship is working so well that they want to keep it going to see if it could lead to something special. Billy gives Lily a beautiful bracelet and Lily gives Billy a scarf. Billy and Lily have dinner and they see Victoria and when she admires their gifts to each other they tell her they are a couple.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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Recap written by Eva

Sharon tries to surprise Rey with some Cuban tamales but they don’t turn out well. Rey appreciates her effort and tells her someday he will teach her how to make Cuban tamales. Phyllis and Jack help Kyle and Summer give each other a very special Christmas presents. Amanda tells Devon that her biological mother was Rose’s cousin and the private investigator found her and her name is Naya. Amanda talks to Devon about the situation and after some soul searching she decides she wants to meet her biological mother. Amanda asks Devon if he will go with her to meet her mother because she doesn’t want to do this alone. Victor and Nikki decide to fly to London on Christmas night and spend New Year’s there because they need a break from Genoa City.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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Kevin and Chloe find Gl’s flash drive while they are taking the last of their things from the Chancellor Mansion. Kevin discovers that someone from the Newman Enterprises Los Angeles office has been stealing money from the company and paying Gloria to keep quiet about it. Chance plans a special night for Abby to cheer her up because she is sad because she isn’t pregnant yet. Billy buys out Society to give Lily a New Orleans themed romantic dinner since they cancelled their trip to New Orleans so Billy could be with his kids for Christmas. Kevin and Chloe find Gloria’s flash drive and when Kevin puts it into his computer he discovers that someone in the Los Angeles office of Newman Enterprises has been stealing money from the company and putting the money in an off shore account. Kevin also notices that the same person has been paying Gloria to keep quiet about the situation. Amanda tells Devon that the private investigator she hired to find her and Hilary’s biological mother thinks he has found her biological mother.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Victoria tells Billy she has a business meeting and asks him to take the kids to a school skating party. Billy cancels his plans with Lily to take the kids to the party and then when Billy arrives to take the kids to the party Victoria tells him her business meeting ended early. Victoria tells Billy the kids want to go to the skating party as a family. Amanda talks to Lily and Devon and tells them that Imani filed a restraining order against her. Amanda is deeply hurt by this but is determined to live without her biological family. Devon encourages her to keep the door open for her family. Devon tells Nate that Moses wants to come to town to finish high school and study pre-med in college so Sofia requested that he ask Nate if he could mentor Moses. Nate turns down Sofia’s request, but Elena thinks Nate would be a great mentor for Moses. Chelsea has a bad day of therapy and Adam struggles to keep up her spirits. Abby’s doctor schedules surgery to remove scar tissue from her miscarriage and also see if there is a reason she can’t get pregnant.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Rey and Sharon return from their honeymoon and are surprised by Mariah, Faith, and Nick with a welcome home brunch. Billy and Lily get back on the Jabot jet after buying the medical website they wanted, and they are happy they made the deal. Billyand Lily have a long talk about his one-night stand with Summer. Lily helps Billy realize that when people hurt him all he wats to do is hurt them in return without thinking about how they feel or how it might affect the people they love. Billy and Lily tell each other their flaws so that they can work on them and strengthen their relationship.. Nick and Sharon decide to find Faith a therapist so she can talk to someone about what is bothering her before she makes dangerous choices. Faith talks to Jordan and tells her that her parents are really worried about her drinking so they have to be more careful, but they can still have fun. Amanda tells Devon everything that happened with Naya and Imani and that she is ready to put her biological family in the past. Devon encourages Amanda to keep the door open with her family but not to set false expectations for them. Amanda is shocked when she is served with court papers.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Jack and Jennifer told Julie that the twins were missing. Julie wanted to be with Eli. Abby wanted to know why Gwen wasn’t out of the house. Chad said the kids didn’t get a chance to say bye to her. Abby didn’t care. He said they loved Gwen. Abby was willing to let the kids say bye to her, but she wanted her gone by the time she came back home. Eli tried to get Lani to think about the kidnapping like they were cops. She didn’t think she could do that. He asked her what it said about someone who kidnapped their children in broad daylight. She said they were desperate for a baby. He said someone might want to get revenge on them. She wanted to know why. He said they arrested a lot of people. She said it would be worse if someone took the babies out of revenge because they wouldn’t take care of them. Abby went to see Jack and Jennifer. She wanted to talk about Gwen. Gwen told Chad he had to come up with a better reason to get her to stay. She said she would tell Abby that they had sex. He warned her that she wasn’t going to ruin his life or marriage. He wanted to know what she wanted from him. Julie went to see Lani and Eli. Julie wanted to know what she could do to help. Eli said the police were all over it. Julie was going to make the person who took her grandkids pay for what they did. Jack and Jennifer told Abby that Gwen was trying to turn them against each other. Abby was glad that it didn’t work. She said she was happy that they were back together. Jennifer said that awful time was behind them. Abby said she hoped she and Chad could say the same. Jennifer wanted to know what was going on. Abby said Gwen was trying to come between them. Chad told Gwen he would buy her a house, but she wasn’t interested. He said he should have told Abby the truth. Gwen said he didn’t. She said Abby might go back to the loony bin forever. She said the kids would grow up without their mother and he would have to live with the guilt forever. He said he and Abby have been through too much to let a con artist tear them apart. Gwen said to find a way to let her stay permanently or his marriage was over. He told her she was disgusting and walked away from her.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Abby is dizzy and nauseous, so she takes two home pregnancy tests which are both negative. Abby wants to make an appointment with her doctor, but Chance asks her to wait a few months while they keep trying to get pregnant. Billy apologizes to Summer for their one-night stand and admits that he took advantage of her feelings for him. Summer forgives Billy and tells him they don’t talk about the subject again. Lily overhears the last part of Summer and Billy’s conversation and asks Billy about it later. Billy tells Lily what happened between him and Summer and she is upset and tells him she needs time to think about their personal relationship. Once they have rested and freshened up from their flight, Summer calls Wyatt Spencer and sets up a meeting so she and Kyle can talk to him about Jabot collective and Sally. Amanda talks to her biological mother Naya who tells her she got pregnant in college and it was a mistake. Naya explains that her parents were religious so she carried the babies to term and Rose could only take care of one of the babies and her parents didn’t tell her what they did with the other child. Naya also tells Amanda that her father died in a car accident. Imani arrives and Naya finally tells her the truth about Amanda and Hilary.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Allie confronted Charlie about raping her. Charlie told her Tripp raped her. He said Tripp’s DNA matched Henry’s. She said Rafe told her that he was Tripp’s half brother so he could have raped her too. Nicole told Rafe that she wanted to talk to Ava. He told her that she wasn’t herself. Tripp tried to talk to Ava to get her to talk about Charlie. Steve came in and wanted to know how it was going. Claire told Marlena that she was going to find Charlie because she wouldn’t tell her anything. John came in just as Claire was about to leave. She said she wanted to know what was going on and Marlena wouldn’t tell her. He said he told Marlena not to say anything. Claire wanted to know what was going on with Charlie. John told her that he and Steve thought that Charlie was the one who hurt Allie. Steve told Tripp that the police were questioning Charlie. Tripp said he would get the truth out of Charlie. Steve told him to hold off on that. Tripp said people in the town treating him like he was a monster so there was no way he was letting it go. Charlie told Allie that he didn’t remember her. She told him she didn’t remember Tripp on her when she was raped. He said it was because she was drunk. She asked why she remembered the other part. She asked if it was because it was. Claire didn’t believe that Charlie raped Allie. John told her Tripp had a younger brother named Charlie. He said Angelo described him. Claire said there was no way Charlie raped Allie. Marlena said Claire could help them get to the truth. Claire said they didn’t want to get to the truth. She said she finally found someone who liked her. She asked if she was supposed to find a bunch of Charlies who wore glasses. John told her Charlie was at the police station. Claire told them she wasn’t going to let them ruin her relationship. Tripp told Steve that he wanted to go after Charlie because he let people think he raped Allie. Steve tried to stop him from going. Nicole wanted to see Ava. Tripp let her see Ava. Allie told Charlie that he was Henry’s father. Charlie said he wasn’t his father. Allie said he had a son. She asked if it mattered to him.

Nicole went to see Ava. Nicole confronted her about Charlie raping Allie. Ava said she wanted to help her son. Allie asked Charlie if he wanted to see his son. When Charlie was about to say something to Allie, Claire interrupted so she could talk to him. Claire said she needed time alone with him. Rafe went to talk to Shawn and Belle about Charlie and the accusations against him. They were shocked when they heard the news. Shawn went with Rafe to the police station. Ava told Nicole that Tripp was a good boy. Ava told her that Charlie stabbed Tripp. Nicole said she was hallucinating. She wanted to know what else Ava remembered. Ava said she remembered something else he said. Charlie told Claire that it felt good to hear her call him her boyfriend. She said that was what he was. He said he didn’t know what to expect when she came in the room. He said it meant so much to him that she was still on his side. She asked if any of it was true. She wanted him to tell her that he wasn’t Ava’s son. He said he wasn’t. He said it was a misunderstanding. Claire said Allie kept saying that he looked familiar to her. She wanted him to explain that. He said he didn’t know. He said it didn’t mean he attacked her. He said he didn’t do it. He said he was a good guy. He said he would never hurt somebody like that. He said she had to believe him. He asked if she did. He told her Tripp’s family wanted him to be innocent. While Charlie was trying to convince her that he didn’t do it, Shawn came in and took Claire out of the room. Nicole asked Ava what else she remembered about Charlie. She said Charlie admitted to raping Allie. She said he begged her not to say anything, but she told him she couldn’t be quiet. Nicole asked if that was when he tied her up. Ava wanted to see Tripp. Claire told Shawn that Charlie didn’t do it. She said he wasn’t a match for Henry. Shawn asked her to explain why Ava was tied up in his apartment. Charlie told Rafe that he wasn’t answering his questions. Rafe said his lawyer was on the way. He said he would answer his questions. Allie met up with Nicole. Nicole said Charlie admitted to his mother that he was the one who raped her.

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