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Portia argues with Jordan because she thinks Jordan thinks that Trina is guilty of posting the video of Cameron and Josslyn. Portia talks to Curtis later and realizes she is trying to prove that Trina is innocent.

Marshall figures out that Curtis and Drew set up a fake interview for an Aurora Media interview so they could do a background check on him.

Cameron and Josslyn argue because Cameron wants to give Spencer back his job. Cameron almost tells Josslyn and Trina about Spencer’s plan.

Anna and Valentin have a long talk and she confides that she let Peter die and he tells her he would have done the same thing.

Alexis finds Brendan Byrne’s body in the water at the pier and she becomes a suspect when she tells Jordan Brendan came to Port Charles to ask her for a job.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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Chelsea and Sharon talk and Sharon assures Chelsea she is fine with Chelsea going with Rey with her and Connor to Chicago to watch a Black Hawks game and staying in Chicago overnight. Sharon gives Rey a long kiss goodbye and Rey tells Sharon he loves her. Rey realizes that he forgot the Black Hawk tickets and he tells them he will go home to pick them up and meet them at the coffee house for their trip to Chicago.

Victoria tells Ashland that she has been lying to him the past few days so he would sign the deal to take the money and get out of her life. Victoria demands that Ashland tell her the truth and he admits that he faked his cancer diagnosis in order to get control of Newman Enterprises. Ashland tells Victoria that he was surprised that he fell in love with her and he would give up everything to be with her. Victoria tells Ashland that she doesn’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth and she wants him to leave because she doesn’t care what happens to him anymore. Ashland leaves and Victoria breaks the painting of herself that Ashland gave her and leaves her office.

Victoria gets in her car and starts to cry then she calls Nikki to tell her she is all right. Victoria tells Nikki that she is driving her car but Nikki can hear Victoria is crying and upset so she asks Victoria to pull off the road and tell her where she is, so she and Victor can pick her up but Victoria refuses to do it and continues to drive her car until she loses control of the car and crashes. Nikki hears the noise and calls Victoria’s name several times but Victoria doesn’t answer her.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, April 18 2022

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Kyle and Harrison would be in Genoa City next week. Jack wanted to invite Allie out next week, but Traci convinced him that it wasn’t the right time, because the family would be dealing with the fallout over Diane’s return during that time. Phyllis found out Diane was at the Grand Phoenix and confronted her. Diane revealed that she’d been keeping tabs on the lives of several people in Genoa City. Phyllis baited Diane, but couldn’t get her to blow up. Phyllis went to Jack with the news that Diane was in town. Phyllis said Diane appeared to be sincere, but Phyllis didn’t buy it. Jack sensed Diane had some ulterior motive, and he was determined to find out what it was. Diane read news articles on Nikki, Victor and Adam and Sally. Diane wondered to herself if it was a mistake to come here and if she’d be able to pull something off. Jack went to Diane’s suite.

Victor admitted he was proud of Adam for getting Ashland out of their lives. Victoria tricked Ashland into believing she’d run away with him to Tuscany where they’d start a new life together. Ashland met with Adam and Victor and signed the paperwork relinquishing his claim on Newman Locke and annulling his marriage to Victoria. In exchange, Victor transferred half a billion dollars into Ashland’s bank account. Victoria told Nikki she hated Ashland, but she still had feelings for him. Victoria wondered if Ashland had really lied about loving her. Nikki said yes, because he was a sociopath. When Ashland returned to get Victoria, she informed him that they were finished.

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Days Short Recap Friday, April 15, 2022

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Sonny told Chad that he wants to stay to make Leo pay for what he did to him. Chad refused to help him go after Leo again. Sonny thought Jackie Cox was the key to making Craig see the light. Sonny searched her name and found out she was in New York. Sonny told him they could use the company jet and be there in no time. Chad thought he was obsessed with Leo. Chad said that it was Craig’s business to keep seeing Leo. Abby ran into Leo at the town square. He wanted to set the ground rules if they were going to live in the same town. They started arguing until Leo told her that he was having a double wedding with his bff, Gwen. She put her sister down some more before she admitted that she was the Matron of Honor.

Gwen and Xander showed up and saw Leo and Abby arguing. Xander wondered why the sneaky man was back in town. Leo was jealous that Gwen was marrying the one he had a crush on. Gwen wanted them to put the differences aside. She said Leo and Xander are her only friends in town. Xander was willing to have the double wedding. They walked off just after someone gave Leo an envelope. He found out that Craig wanted a prenup. Abby went home and found out Chad was going to New York with Sonny to find Jackie Cox. She told Chad she was standing up for Gwen at the wedding. She said the wedding was tonight. Sonny said they were running out of time. Rafe called for an arrest warrant for Ava. Nicole was worried the tape wouldn’t be admissible evidence. She thought Ava would get off and come after them. He said if he didn’t do it, she would keep threatening them. Rafe said he wouldn’t let Ava ruin what they took long to find.

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 15, 2022

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Lucy unwittingly gives Aiden the idea that he should contact a medium to get in touch with the ghost of Franco.

Elizabeth agrees to let Chase stay at her house and put-up motion sensitive cameras to see who has been doing all these weird things to her.

Alexis asks Nina if she is friends with Harmony and why Harmony feels she owes something to her. Nina tells Alexis that she and Harmony are not friends they know each other because of Willow and she has no idea why Harmony feels like she owes something to her.

Phyllis tells Carly she and Harmony worked together in New York.

Smoltz stops by Alexis office to tell her about the five part series exclusive Michael and Willow gave him about Nina and their battle to keep her from visiting Wiley. Nina refuses to give a comment to Smoltz for the story. Alexis agrees to run the series if he is fair and shows both sides of the story.

Nina gets into an argument with Michael and Willow about them using the press to get the public on their side before the visitation hearing. Nina tells Michael and Willow that if they want a battle they will get a battle.

Harmony meets with Brendan and gives him her life savings, one thousand dollars, and says she will pay him installments of money every month to keep her secret. Harmony tells Brendan that she will not ask Alexis or Nina for money. Brendan says he isn’t a bank and he tries to grab Harmony’s purse and syringe falls out because Harmony was planning to kill Brendan the same way she killed Neil. Brendan figures out that Harmony killed Neil by injecting him with heroin. Brendan turns around and starts to leave saying he is going to tell the police. Harmony pleads with Brendan to listen to her side of the story. Brendan says he understand she is a murderer and is going to the police. Harmony shouts she will not lose her daughter and she pushes Brendan so hard he falls.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 15, 2022

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Mariah and Tessa decide to delay the adoption plans until after their wedding.

Billy decides to do his podcasts under an alias so he can talk about whatever he wants without hurting his family and friends. Billy uses a voice harmonizer to distort his voice and begins the second episode of his podcast talking about people in power.

Ashland agrees to the annulment of his marriage to Victoria, as well as, giving up the company because Victoria tells him she loves him and is willing to start a new life with him.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Chase apologizes to Brook Lynn for not singing her song at the Deception IPO and for unintentionally hurting her feelings.

Brando tackles the robbers at Charlie’s Pub and then the police arrive to arrest the robbers. Sasha is so nervous that Brando put himself in danger that she almost takes a pill but then Nina arrives and Sasha hides the pills from Nina.

Brando tells Sonny that he has heard rumors that his business is weak and new people in the business think they have an opening to take over his territory. Sonny tells Brando that he is planning to show everyone he is still the boss.

Sam talks with Spinelli because she fears she may have ruined her relationship with Dante because he caught her trying to forward a confidential police file from his phone to her phone.

Cameron and Spencer have a heated argument and during the argument Spencer tells Cameron that he is only with Esme hoping she will let her guard down and he can find proof that she posted the video. Spencer makes Cameron promise not to tell Trina or Josslyn about his plan.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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Brandon and Sasha search for a house or maybe a condo to start their new life.

Sasha continues to put on a brave face and pretend she isn’t grieving the loss of baby Liam.

Sonny sells Charlie’s Pub to Phyllis for one hundred dollars.

Phyllis goes to the bank to make the nightly deposit accompanied by Sony’s bodyguard.

Sonny and Nina stay at the pub to close up and a thief comes in and tells Nina to give him all the money or he will shoot.

Cameron gets a call and is told he can’t be a counselor at Liam’s kids camp this summer because of the video. Cameron and Josslyn are determined to prove Trina’s innocence and Esme’s guilt.

Britt gets some matches from the Society Setups Matchmaking Service to see which one she liked best.

Esme tells Nikolas her parents gave her up for adoption when she was born and when her adoptive parents died her nanny Maggie took care of her until she was sent to boarding school. Esme also tells Nikolas her nanny Maggie got another job and they have not kept in touch. Esme goes to her room and reads a letter from her nanny Maggie advising her not to go to New York with Spencer because it is dangerous for her to be so close to her father.

Spencer talks to Trina at the gallery and thinks about telling her the truth that he is only pretending to believe Esme so he can get evidence that she posted the video of Cameron and Josslyn. Spencer decides not to tell Trina the truth and she is hurt that he believes Esme instead of her and screams at him to leave the gallery.

Ava tells Nikolas she cancelled the vow renewal ceremony.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Ashland tells Victor he will be at the Grand Phoenix waiting for Adam so they can discuss terms of a deal. Victor is extremely angry at Adam for not following the plan and offering Ashland an exorbitant amount of money to leave town. Victor makes it clear that Adam is never to do anything without discussing it with him first and then he tells him to go meet with Ashland.

Ashland tells Victoria that if the shoe were on the other foot and someone had accused her of faking an illness, he would forgive her because above all else, no matter how they started their relationship, they love each other.

Ashland wants to take Adam’s offer and make a fresh start and he asks Victoria to come with him.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Ava and Rafe ran into each other. He warned her that he would arrest her. She asked how Nicole. She said Nicole was treating him the way she treated all the men in her life. Nicole and Jake ran into each other. She wanted to know why Ava was staying with him. He said he asked her to. He said money was tight right now so he couldn’t afford to live on his own. She thought Ava was making him food in exchange for her living with him. Nicole wanted to give him some advice about Ava. She said Ava was dangerous. She said for him to watch his back. He said it sounded dangerous. She said it was because Ava framed Rafe for a crime he didn’t commit. Gwen and Leo reunited with each other. They wanted to caught up with each other. She told him she wasn’t with Jake anymore. Leo asked if they were going to get back together. She said no because she had zero interest and he was with someone else. Jake said Ava wasn’t arrested for what she did to Rafe because she didn’t do it. Nicole said there wasn’t any proof. Jake reminded her that Rafe cheated on her with Nicole. Rafe told Ava to leave Nicole alone. Ava said Nicole slapped her. He said she slapped Nicole first. He said he would go after her if she went after Nicole. Ava said she didn’t give him her address. He said she knew where she lived. Xander called Jack to be his best man. Jack asked him about Sarah. Xander told him Sarah thought she was a little girl. He said Maggie told him Sarah’s doctors said there was no way she would get her memory back. He said he tried to spark her memory, but nothing worked. Jack asked if he was moving on with Gwen. Xander said Gwen was kind to her. He said all she wanted him to do was marry her if the serum didn’t work. Jack asked if he was marrying Gwen for the right reasons.

Gabi went to see the guy who helped Ava. She pretended to be a D.A. He told her he didn’t want to talk to her. She said she was there because Ava framed Rafe. She said he helped her do it. She said she could help him get out of trouble. Ava said Rafe didn’t like her living with Jake. Rafe said he couldn’t care less. Ava said Gabi didn’t like the idea of her living with Jake. She kept taunting him about living with Jake. She told Rafe to tell Gabi that the changes were coming sooner up. Nicole told Jake that Ava took matters in her own hands with Rafe. Jake said there was no proof. Nicole told him Ava wasn’t innocent. Jake said she didn’t have a nerve to talk after what she did to Ava. Nicole said she was trying to warn him. She told him not to let Ava suck him back into his old life. She said he would go down with her. Gwen told Leo that she had a new guy. He said he has a new man too. He told her he was getting married. She told him she was getting married too. Xander asked what Jack meant if he was marrying Gwen for the right reasons. Jack said he sounds sad. Xander said Sarah was amazing and now she is a child. Jack wanted to know if he was with Gwen because he couldn’t have Sarah. He said he was looking out for Gwen. Xander understood what he was saying. He said he was marrying Gwen for the right reasons. The guy wanted to know how Gabi could make his charges go away. Gabi said she would be able to do it. He said Trask dropped the charges against him. Gabi said if he gave her Ava, Trask would make his case go away. He gave her a phone. He said it was an insurance policy that he took out. Ava asked Jake if he was sure he wanted her to stay with him because people think she’s a threat. He said he wasn’t afraid. Gwen told Leo that she was pregnant, but it didn’t work out. She said she was with the right person now. They talked about wanting a big wedding. Jack told Xander that he appreciated what he said about Gwen. He said he was glad that he wanted to make his daughter happy. Xander asked if he was going to make it to the wedding. Jack said he would.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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Ashley, Billy, and Traci are shocked when Jack tells them Diane is alive and the details of how she faked her death. Jack wonders how he will find the words to tell Kyle and everyone worries about how Kyle will handle the news. Ashley, Billy, Jack, and Traci all agree that Diane can’t return to Genoa City.

Diane arrives in town and checks into the Grand Phoenix using her alias Diane Henson and Jack is unaware that she is in town. Ashland tells Adam he will think about his offer of 500 million dollars to leave town. Ashland talks to Victor later and asks him if Adam had his approval to offer him such a large amount of money to leave town. Victor has no idea about Adam’s offer to Ashland but he tells Ashland that he and Adam agreed on the amount of money and he wonders if Ashland will take the money and leave town. Victoria arrives at the office and Ashland tells her that Victor offered him a large amount of money to give up everything including her and leave town. Ashland asks Victoria if she thinks he should take the money and leave town.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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Xander talked to Maggie about getting married to Gwen. Maggie didn’t understand why he would marry Gwen. He said his love for Gwen is different from his love for Sarah. He explained to her why he wanted to marry Gwen. Gwen asked Abby to stand up to her for her wedding. Abby was confused as to why she would want her to stand up for her. Sonny talked to Chad about Victor wanting him to be CEO. Chad wanted to know why he would want to uproot his life like that. Sonny said he wanted his advice about. Sonny told him why he would want to do it. Xander told Maggie that he would have moved heaven and earth to find Sarah if he known she didn’t leave him for Rex. Maggie said no one knew, but she was grateful that he and Abby found her. Xander said he felt like he was abandoning Sarah. Maggie didn’t want him to feel guilty about abandoning Sarah. Maggie said she was the one who abandoned her. Abby wanted to know why Gwen wanted her to stand up at her wedding if she thought she was trying to break up her relationship with Gwen. Gwen said she did it for their father. She said Xander wanted Jack to be his best man and she thought it would be nice to have Abby there. Gwen said she saw her wedding as a way for them to move closer. She thought they would have a chance to be real sisters and family. She said it was the only thing she wanted. She asked her to do it for their father if she wouldn’t do it for her. Abby agreed to do it. Leo told Craig that he didn’t like Chloe after what she did to try to break them up. Craig told him he had to get over it because she was his daughter. Leo thought Chloe might come around after he signed the divorce papers. They said they loved each other. Brady and Chloe tried to convince Nancy not to marry Leo. Nancy said everything Leo did hasn’t convinced Craig not to marry him. Chloe and Brady said they needed proof. Nancy said she wasn’t going to do it. She said Craig deserved it.

Chloe apologized to Nancy for what she asked her to do. Nancy told her she promised Craig an easy divorce so he wouldn’t fire Marlena. Craig and Justin showed up at the pub. They were ready to sign the papers. Maggie told Xander that it was her fault that Sarah was the way she was for not getting her in a facility sooner. She told him she wanted Anna to pay for what she did. Chad walked in on Gwen and Abby hugging. Gwen said she would let her tell Chad the news before she left. Chad wanted to know what was going on. Abby told him she agreed to be Gwen’s maid of honor. Xander and Gwen met at the Salem Inn. He told her Maggie was going to take Sarah to Florida so she could get better. Gwen said Sarah might be able to lead a normal life. He asked how it went with Abby. Gwen said she was going to do it. He was happy for her and how far she has come. Chad didn’t understand why Abby agreed to be Gwen’s matron on honor after everything they have been through. Abby said she did. She said she used Jack to get her to do it. Chad said she could change her mind. He said no one would blame her. Brady and Chloe ran into Leo. Leo wanted to get along with her for Craig’s sake. Nancy was upset with Craig when he said told her what his lawyer said about their divorce. She wanted to sign the papers and get them over with. Chad told Abby that he went to see Rolf. He said Rolf didn’t know why the antidote didn’t work. Abby said it worked out for Gwen.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Shawn went to the Horton house early by himself. He let Doug and Julie know that Belle might not be going to the gender reveal party. Julie was shocked when he told her what happened with Jan. He told her what the devil did so she understood his situation. She thought Satan enjoyed making people miserable. John was surprised when Belle showed up at his place drunk. She said the devil made her do it. John wanted her to tell him what happened. She let him know that Jan was pregnant with Shawn’s baby. He was beside himself. He didn’t think the devil could hurt his family any more than he did.John couldn’t believe Shawn didn’t tell Belle what he did with Jan. He didn’t think it mattered how she found out the truth. He told her that hiding at his place wouldn’t solve her problem. He asked her if she was ready to give up on her marriage. He reminded her about all of the obstacles he and Marlena faced together. He believed that she and Shawn could overcome their obstacles too. She told him that a baby was involved in their situation. He told her that Shawn doesn’t love Jan. He said their love would help them overcome their problem. Paulina noticed that Chanel was upset. She told her that Allie broke up with her out of the blue after her visit with Johnny. Paulina planned to give Allie a piece of her mind. Chanel didn’t want her to do that. She didn’t want her mother fighting her battles for her. She told Chanel that she couldn’t let Allie get away with hurting her like that. She wanted to know if Chanel was angry about it and she said that she wasn’t upset. She told her that she was sad. She told Paulina that Allie said the same thing Johnny said to her. She started crying and wanted to know if there was something wrong with her. Paulina assured her that she wasn’t the one with the problem. She said the twins were the ones with issues. She assured Chanel that she could do better than them. She said that she didn’t just lose a girlfriend. She lost a best friend and a partner at the bakery. Paulina wanted her to be proud of herself.

Aldevil arrived at Ben and Ciara’s place with the gender reveal cake. She said when she cuts into it that it will be a moment no one will forget. Allie told Ciara that she broke up with Chanel and she was surprised to hear that. Allie said she was going to quit the bakery to focus on other things. She told Ciara that she was excited to meet her baby. Aldevil told the baby that she couldn’t wait to get to know it. Ben arrived and Aldevil said it would be a party they wouldn’t forget. The guests arrived for the party. Shawn’s family noticed that Belle wasn’t with him. He told them it was a long story. Aldevil arrived with the cake as well as with Ben and Ciara. She apologized for the delay, but something happened at the bakery. She told everyone that she quit. She didn’t want to talk about that because she wanted to get started with the gender reveal. Marlena talked to Shawn and said she would try to convince Belle to come to the party. She went to call Belle to find out if she would be there. After her conversation, Marlena told him that Belle wasn’t feeling up to the party. Roman wanted to check on Allie, and noticed that she wasn’t acting like herself. She assured him that she was okay. It was time to cut the cake. Ben and Ciara cut the cake, but blood came out of it. Julie screamed while they were cutting the cake. Allie smiled while everyone else was horrified about the cake. Allie wanted to know what was wrong. She touched the liquid and said it was cherry. She blamed it on Chanel. She said that she grabbed the wrong tube when she broke up with her. Ciara knew that Aldevil saw the sonogram and wondered if that meant she was supposed to have a girl. Aldevil wondered if she really wanted to know that way. She said she could bake another cake for her. Ben told her to just tell them what they were having. She told them they were having a boy just like they wanted. Everyone started celebrating the news.

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GH Update Tuesday, April 5, 2022

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At his gym, Sonny talks to Dante about looking into Esme as the one who made the sex tape. Dante reminds him that he can’t discuss anything to do with official police business. Brando arrives in a suit, and they ask what is with his getup. Brando is headed to The Savoy for the Deception IPO launch. Brando tells Sonny and Dante that Sasha could use a big success after all the loss she’s suffered recently.  Sonny reminds Brando that Brando deserves something good in his life too.  Sonny and Dante point out that Brando and Sasha seem to have overcome the trauma of the loss of Liam.  The three of them are unaware that Sasha has begun using drugs again to get through the loss of Liam.

Scott meets Ava at Charlie’s and asks why they are meeting at the bar and not at Wyndemere.  Ava says she stayed in town last night.  Scott wants to know if there is trouble on Spoon Island.  “Trouble with a capital E.”  She tells him that her husband has lost his mind and invited Esme to stay at Wyndemere.  The pregnancy was mentioned and Laura overhears, she tells them to repeat themselves because she doesn’t want to believe her ears. Ava says it’s only a possibility but she doesn’t know for sure. Laura leaves Charlie’s and heads out to find Nikolas.

At the Savoy, Curtis tells Selina that she is full of surprises, however, he won’t change his mind about her offer. Selina still believes there is a chance of bringing him to her side. Nina approaches them, and Curtis introduces Nina and Selina. Nina notes they have a mutual acquaintance, Sonny. Selina says he is a valuable friend, and one can never have too many of those. Ms. Wu excuses herself, and Curtis thinks she is going to be trouble.

Brando arrives with flowers, which Gladys immediately thinks are for her and grabs them. He explains they are for Sasha. After handing them to Sasha, Sasha gives Gladys one of the roses.

Lucy introduces Sasha to the stage to say a few words about this amazing day for Deception. Sasha downs more pills to be able to make it through the speech. Sasha praises the dedicated women she works with, as well as their friends and family for their support.

At Liz’s place, she wakes up after her nightmare and finds the words, “Don’t Forget Me” on one of Franco’s paintings in fresh red paint. Jake comes down and catches her with it and says “it happened again.” Aiden follows, and Liz assures the boys she’ll do whatever it takes to protect them, even if she has to do it alone. Jake says she doesn’t have to and makes a call for help. Finn arrives after Jake calls him for help. Liz tells them about her strange dream of a man and waking up to find the painting. Finn considers this new piece of evidence a lead and says it’s time to call in reinforcements. Dante arrives, and Liz reveals she disabled the alarm system because the kids kept accidentally setting it off. Liz fears someone was in her house, and the reason she heard them in her dream is that they stood over her while she slept. Dante agrees this person is getting bolder.

Dante bags the painting to check for prints, and also will need Liz to submit hers to exclude her. Dante also feels they may not be safe there seeing her home has been accessed multiple times. Dante heads out, and Liz tells Finn that she’ll see if the boys can stay with Laura. He asks where she will stay. Liz reveals she’ll stay put in her house and won’t be run out of the home she shared with her husband. Meanwhile, Aiden worries that it isn’t a person doing this, and says to Jake, ‘What if it’s Franco?”

At Wyndemere, Esme finds that Spencer has breakfast waiting in the living room for her. She thanks him for thinking of her especially since they know she’s not pregnant. She admits she was afraid he’d kick her out. Nikolas enters and notes there is no reason for her to go anywhere. Spencer swears he’d never let anyone hurt her, not even his Uncle Sonny.

Laura knows they don’t want that, but they also don’t want his wife to leave him. Nikolas reveals he stepped in because Spencer first confided in Victor, and he never had a chance to tell that to Ava. She pushes him to work on salvaging his marriage. He excuses himself, and Esme enters. She tries to turn around and leave, but Laura tells her they need to have words.

Spencer arrives at Sonny’s gym to discuss Esme, and why Sonny thought it was okay to scare the hell out of her. Sonny tells Spencer what happened at his restaurant, including Esme’s fake waterworks when Nikolas and Victor arrived. Spencer knows Sonny wouldn’t hurt Esme, but he can’t turn his back on her. Sonny tells him that his loyalty should be to those who have been on his side, and he’s backing the wrong person. Sonny believes Esme is playing a game and will use Spencer to get what she wants. He warns Spencer that he is dangerously close to following his mistakes and hurting the people he loves because of his choices.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Today’s episode was pre-empted due to news coverage of the subway shooting,

Today’s episode will be shown tomorrow.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Adam is hurt when Victor tells him that after they get Ashland out of the company, he will remain CEO of Newman Media and Victoria will remain CEO of Newman Enterprises. Sally tells Adam to focus on all the good things he has done at Newman Media and all the good things he has done for his family. Sally tells Adam to be patient and continue to turn his life around and he will get his chance to prove to his family that he has changed.

Adam and Nick worry that Victoria’s plan will fail because there are too many details that could go wrong.

Ashland tells Victoria that they should leave everything and start a new life somewhere else because he doesn’t want to force her to cross a line by planting evidence to prove Adam framed him. Nick also feels the same way as Ashland and tells Victoria that is why he never liked her plan.

Adam has an idea and tells Ashland that the Newman family has authorized him to offer him five hundred million dollars to leave Victoria alone, leave town, and start a new life.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Xander wanted to know if Gwen would go with him to see Rolf. She didn’t want to go. He thought she didn’t want to see her get better. She wondered why she would want her to get better because they would get back together. Xander knew it was difficult. He said their love didn’t come along often. She didn’t think their connection was as strong as his love for Sarah. He said he loved her now. She said that she was his fiancee now, but wondered what would happen if Sarah got her memory back. Gwen wanted to know if he would choose her if Sarah got her memory back. He wished he had an answer for her. He didn’t blame her for being upset. He felt he had to see things through with Sarah. Craig walked in his hotel room and saw Leo in bed with Chad. Chad didn’t intend for Craig to find them. Leo said he did. He said he texted Craig to come home so they could have a threesome. Craig was shocked. Leo thought it would bring them closer together. Craig started to like the idea. Chad got out of the bed. He said he didn’t sign up for that. Leo knew because he recognized Chad and Abby’s bad acting a mile away. Craig wanted to know what he gained by trying to break up their relationship. Chad told Craig that he was trying to help his friends. They wanted Craig to open his eyes to Leo’s ways. Chad walked out of the room. Craig thought Chloe was behind the plan. Leo wanted to convince Chloe that he loved him. Craig told him there might be a way to convince her. He asked Leo to marry him. Chad ran into Xander and Gwen. He told Xander that he planned on talking to Rolf about the antidote. He walked off looking at his phone. Xander thought Chad was the best person to get Rolf to make the antidote. Gwen hoped Chad was successful. She said she would help him if Chad couldn’t come through for him.

Maggie thanked Tony for moving in the Kiriakis mansion for Sarah. She was grateful that Anna went along with the plan. Tony said Anna was more than willing to help out. Anna walked in and said that wasn’t true. Sarah walked in and told Anna that she and Tony were back together in every way that mattered. Anna went off on Sarah until Tony got involved. Maggie took Sarah out of the room. Tony and Anna were alone. Anna told him that he belonged to her. Tony said Sarah’s condition was temporary until there was a cure. Anna wondered what would happen if they didn’t find a cure. She refused to let another woman steal her husband. He got mad and said he wouldn’t go to bed with her. He wanted her to go home. Sarah met with Tony after Anna left the mansion. She tried to take him to her bedroom. He told her they would be in separate rooms. She wanted to know why they were sleeping in different beds. He told her that he was still married. He said that Anna could take him to the cleaners if he cheated on her. He wanted her to be patient with him. She was willing to be patient if that meant Anna would be out of the picture. Chloe was worried that her father would be upset with her about Leo. Brady thought Craig would be grateful eventually. Brady said he was grateful to her. He couldn’t imagine his life without her. He leaned in to kiss her, but she backed away. She thought John and Marlena would walk in and see them. Brady didn’t think it would be the worst thing for them to see. He wanted to go to his bedroom so they could be alone. He wanted to be with her, but he understood if she thought he was going too fast. She said he wasn’t going too fast. They went to his room. Later, Chloe got a message from Chad. He told her that he failed at his mission. She was afraid that her father would be mad at her for nothing.

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Diane almost called Kyle. Allie told Jack and Phyllis that she met with Diane again and asked her about the Abbotts. Allie thought Diane changed, and she encouraged Jack and Phyllis to give her another chance. Phyllis and Jack made it clear that they didn’t trust Diane, and they warned Allie about her. Allie expressed interest in going to Genoa City for a visit, but she wasn’t sure when she’d be ready to go. Allie declined when Diane asked to see her again. Allie asked Jack and Phyllis if they were a couple. Jack blasted Diane for reaching out to Allie again. Jack informed Diane that he was going to meet Kyle in Genoa City and tell him about her. Diane secretly booked her own flight to Genoa City. Sharon and Faith were a bit unnerved that Mariah and Tessa planned to get married on Friday, May 13th. Mariah and Tessa loved Noah’s idea for a 70s themed wedding. Rey felt left out when Sharon and Nick reminisced about a 70s party they attended when they were young. Chelsea arrived, and Rey seized the opportunity to talk to her. Chelsea could take Connor to the hockey game in Chicago after all, but Connor still wanted Rey to go, so she bought an extra ticket. Rey saw Nick and Sharon laughing and talking. He accepted the offer to go to the game. Sharon assured Mariah that she supported the wedding, even though it was going to be unconventional.

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Tony went to see Sarah/Renee. She said she wasn’t Renee. She said she was Sarah. She thought she was Tony’s daughter. Maggie came in and gave Sarah coloring books. Tony asked Maggie what was going on. Maggie said the drug made Sarah regress. He said she kept referring to him as “Daddy.” Sarah asked if Maggie was tricking her. She said she heard Maggie call him Tony. She said his name was Mickey. Xander told Gwen that Sarah thought she was a little girl. Gwen said she made his decision easier. He wanted to know what she was talking about. She said he was supposed to marry her if Sarah didn’t get her memory back. He was shocked that she was concerned about getting married. He said he had to help Sarah. Gwen said she was a little young for him. He thought it was an unfunny joke. Tony told Maggie that Sarah called him Mickey. He said he thought Neil was her father. Sarah said he was her father. Maggie said Sarah thought Mickey was her father at that age. Maggie said this was all Anna’s fault. Gabi told Rafe that Ava moved out of Rafe’s house to Jake’s. Victor told that he wanted him to be CEO of Titan. Sonny told him he had a life in Phoenix. Victor said they could move in with him. He said he had plenty of room. Sonny didn’t want the position. Sonny said the only way he would take the job is Victor had to talk to him. When Victor didn’t rush to do what he wanted, Sonny didn’t want the job. Victor agreed to what he wanted. Gabi went to Rafe and told him to keep Ava away from Rafe. Tony went to see Anna. He said Sarah didn’t think she was Renee anymore. Anna was glad. Maggie told Xander that Sarah called Tony “daddy.” Xander thought it was temporary. Maggie said the doctors did more test. She said the doctors said Sarah’s brain was more damaged than it was before.

Gwen went to see Ava. Gwen wanted to talk about Xander. Xander told Maggie that he was sorry. He wanted to see Sarah. Maggie said it couldn’t hurt. Xander went to see Sarah. She didn’t know who he was. He said she knew who he was. He said his name was Xander. He said they loved each other so much they were going to get married. He wanted her to try and remember. Sonny told Victor that he missed him like poison ivy. Victor said he was forgiven. Sonny said there was nothing to forgive. Victor said his father needed him. Sonny couldn’t believe him. Maggie went home and told Victor that Sarah was worse. She said Anna was going to pay. Anna told Tony that she was glad that Sarah wasn’t Renee. She said Sarah couldn’t press charges when she was a child. He said Maggie was upset with her. He said Maggie wanted her to pay. Gabi wanted Rafe to get Ava’s file. He said he couldn’t do that. He said he would get in trouble with Trask. She said he had to make Ava pay for what she did to him. He said there was a way. He said he could waive his right of attorney client privilege and he could give her the file. Gwen told Ava what she did to Sarah. Ava thought what she did to Sarah was cold. Sarah told Xander that she couldn’t marry him because she was going to marry Eric. Xander told her she married Eric’s brother. Anna couldn’t believe Maggie wanted to press charges against her was outrageous. Tony said it wasn’t outrageous. He said playing God with someone was outrageous. She said he was always mad at her lately. He said he wasn’t mad at her. She said she wasn’t trying to hurt Sarah. She said she was off. He said she wasn’t off. He said imagine Sarah having to live her life as a five year old. He said Maggie was going to have to deal with Sarah being a child. He called Anna selfish.

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Curtis agrees to allow Salina Wu to host occasional high stakes poker games at the Savoy if she gives him Marshall’s witness protection program file as well as his sealed criminal records.

Scotty asks Sonny to be a character witness for Nina but will Sonny side with Nina or Michael? Curtis agrees to be a character witness for Nina as she tries to get visitation rights with Wiley.

Harmony finally meets with the mystery person calling and texting her which turns out to be Neil’s brother Brenden. Brendan tells Harmony that she read Neil’s patient file on her. Brendan tells Harmony that he knows that Willow isn’t her daughter…that Willie’s real mother is Nina Reeves because Nina had twin girls and one was given to her and the other was put up for an illegal adoption. Brendan tells Harmony he wants money or he will tell Nina the truth.

Valentin puts the Ice Princess Diamond into Jennifer Smith’s hotel safe and close the safe before Jennifer catches him. Anna arrives with a WSB agent and they arrest Jennifer for stealing the Ice Princess Diamond and killing Luke. Jennifer insists the diamond was planted there by a French submarine captain. Anna and Felicia believe Jennifer’s story and set out to find the captain unaware that the captain is Valentin.

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Victor tries to persuade Laura that all he cares about is his family. Smolz persuades Alexis to consider his next story idea by telling her he won’t sue her for stealing the revenge porn story from him. Smolz also agrees to drop the charges against Michael for punching him in the face because Michael is going to give him the exclusive story on why the Corinthians family are in conflict with Nina.

Nina tells Sonny she petitioned the court for visitation with Wiley and Michael and Willow will receive the official papers letting them know about the petition today. Sonny and Nina talk about the visitation situation with Wiley. Sonny is sure that Michael and Willow will see she is a good person. The long talk leads to several kisses between Sonny and Nina until Sonny is interrupted by a business call.

Harmony goes to a job interview with Carly at the Metro Court. Harmony tells Carly she tried to persuade Willow to let Nina see Wiley. Carly is impressed by Harmony’s honesty and a recommendation from Alexis. Carly tells Harmony to fill out an application online and she will find her a job at the Metro Court.

Aunt Stella is taken to the hospital, and after being examined, the doctor tells her she had a panic attack. Aunt Stella calls Marshall and tells him not to tell Curtis the truth about his past.

Valentin manages to charm Jennifer Smith and she takes him to her hotel room. Jennifer takes a, shower and Valentin breaks into her hotel room safe but she comes out of the shower and catches him with the safe open.

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Lily persuades Billy to suppress his instinct to protect Victoria and not try to help her with the Ashland situation.

Victoria tells her family that her plan is to allow Ashland to plant evidence to make it seem like Adam framed him and planted evidence to make it look like Ashland was faking his illness. Adam persuades everyone that Victor should let him remain temporary CEO so that Victor can pretend to fire him once it is discovered that he “framed” Ashland. Michael tells everyone that once they can prove Ashland was involved in illegal activities, the Newman Locke board can fire him.

Adam gets an alert on his phone that someone has broken into his computer. Adam gives Ashland remote access to his computer so Ashland can plant the fake evidence against him. Adam heads for his office. when he arrives Sally is outside his office door and he tells her he wants to take her to lunch. Once Adam and Sally are alone he tells her the plan. Sally tells Adam that if his family doesn’t show him the respect he deserves there are several ways he could mess up Victoria’s plan.

Nick arrives and asks Adam to be the better man he claimed he wanted to be when he donated his kidney to Faith. Nick asks Adam to think of what is good for their family and go against his instinct of doing what will benefit him the most.

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Shawn and Belle argued over his affair. He said he didn’t know he slept with Jan. He said he thought it was her. He said he wasn’t the first person to cheat in the marriage. He said when he slept with Jan he thought it was her. When she slept with Philip, she knew what she was doing. Abby told Chad that Allie was missing since yesterday. She said she saw footprints going towards the crypt. She wanted to check to see if Allie was in there. EJ went to see Clyde. EJ wanted to change their arrangement. He said one of them had to disappear. He said he left last time so now it was Clyde’s turn. Clyde wanted to know how he was supposed to live when he left town. EJ said he would make sure he would survive. Ben walked in while they were talking. Belle told Shawn that he had a lot of nerve to bring up her past mistakes when he was having a baby with Jan. She said she apologized for those mistakes. He said he apologized for the mistake too. Aldevil told Chanel what she was doing. She said she was thinking. She told Chanel that they shouldn’t see each other anymore. Johnny tried to get out of the crypt. He saw Tony and asked him to get him out. Tony said he couldn’t do it because he was Andre.

Aldevil told Chanel that she didn’t want to hurt her brother. Chanel said she didn’t care for her brother. Aldevil said she didn’t expect her to understand what goes on between her and her brother. Johnny told Andre that he was dead. Andre said after everything he went through he had the nerve to question what was happening. Andre said the devil sent him there to deal with him. Abby told Chad that she was glad Allie was okay. She said she hoped Johnny was too. She said EJ could deal with it. Chad was surprised that EJ was out. Clyde told Ben that EJ was offering him a job. Ben wanted to know why EJ would offer him a job. Clyde said they were in prison together. He ended up turning down the job. Belle told Shawn that he and Jan having a child. She said that child was going to tie him to Jan for the rest of their lives. She said she didn’t know if she could live with that. Ciara interrupted them while they were talking. Belle left them alone. He told Ciara she wasn’t the only one having a baby.

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Billy and Nick worry that Victoria won’t be able to get Ashland out of her life.

Chance finishes all the paperwork to rejoin the police department tomorrow. Chance admits to Rey that he feels like an outsider in Dominc’s life because Abby and Devon have a much stronger bond with him. Rey admits to Chance that he also feels like an outsider when he sees Sharon and Nick and their children together as a family.

Adam persuades Victor that they should combine the Newman Media and Locke Communications streaming platforms in order to compete with the bigger more well-known streaming platforms.

Victoria persuades Ashland that she believes he is innocent and she will not stop until she finds the proof that Adam framed him. Victoria calls Adam, Nick, Nikki, and Victor to her office and she gets ready to tell them her plan to take care of Ashland. Ashland breaks into Adam’s office puts some gloves on and gets ready to plant some evidence to make it look like Adam framed him.

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EJ went to see Belle. She was excited that he was out of prison. He said he sent her a text about it. She didn’t notice it. She apologized for not seeing it. She said she was frazzled. He wanted to know why she was upset. She said Shawn got Jan pregnant. Shawn went to see Jan. She said she knew he would come when he found out she was pregnant. He said not to give him that. Chanel went to see Nicole to find out where Allie was. Chanel said Allie was missing. Allie let Johnny know that she was stronger than him. Johnny asked if anyone knew that Satan took over his body. She said no one until yesterday. She said his wonder twin had to interfere in her business. He wanted to know what she was going to do with him. Chanel told Nicole that she talked to Allie, but she hadn’t seen her. Nicole said she talked to Allie. Chanel said she had a bad feeling. She said Allie might not have gone to see Tripp. She said she might have gone to see her brother. Allie said she had things to do. Johnny said people were going to be looking for him. She wanted to know who. He said his wife would. She said Chanel wasn’t his wife anymore. She said he dumped her at a party while she was inside of his body. He said he loved Chanel. Allie said it didn’t matter.

EJ told Belle that it wasn’t Shawn’s fault that he slept with Jan. Belle said it wasn’t Shawn’s fault that he thought Jan was her, but it was his fault for lying to her for months. She asked EJ if he knew what it was like to have someone cheat on you for your worse enemy and lie to you about it. EJ said he did know. Jan told Shawn that she wouldn’t have slept with anyone else. He said she got herself artificially inseminated. She said she wouldn’t have done that. He said she was going to get a paternity test. She said she wasn’t going to do it. Aldevil told Johnny that Allie and Chanel had sex when he dumped her. She said Allie and Tripp are apart too. Belle apologized to EJ for not realizing he knew what she was going through. He said it wasn’t the same thing. She said her situation was more permanent. Shawn asked Jan why she wouldn’t get the test if she was sure he was the father of the baby. She said she didn’t want to put her baby through that. She said she didn’t want to do amnio because it was invasive. He said there was another way she could do the amnio. Aldevil told Johnny that Allie and Chanel were together. She said she had better things to do now that he knew what was going on. He wanted to know what she was going to do. She said she had to get the baby. Chanel went to the DiMera mansion to find Allie. She ran into Abby. Abby told her Allie was there. She said she wanted to talk to Johnny, but she ended up leaving. Chanel thought she might be with Tripp. Belle talked to EJ about her thinking she stopped Shawn from having sex with Jan. She said Shawn had a chance to tell him the truth, but he lied to her. EJ wanted to know what Shawn thought about this. She said Shawn thought the baby wasn’t his. Jan finally agreed with Shawn about doing the paternity test. She said she didn’t have anything to hide. Aldevil told Johnny that she was going to focus on Chanel. Johnny told her to leave Chanel alone. Chanel told Nicole that Allie didn’t see Johnny. Nicole said Tripp didn’t see her either. Nicole wanted to tell Rafe what was going on. Shawn told Belle that Jan took the paternity test. Belle was surprised that she agreed to it. He told her the results would be done soon. Belle continued to be nasty with Shawn about Jan’s pregnancy. The lab called Shawn while he and Belle were talking. He told Belle the baby was his.

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