B&B Short Recap Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Wyatt and Liam are at Spencer Publications. Wyatt spent the night at Bill’s place because he and Hope are separated. Wyatt feels bad for Liam and hopes they can work things out. Liam knows that it’s all his fault. Wyatt tries to give him a pep talk. Liam assures him that he’s OK, and he won’t give up on Hope. Liam asks about Wyatt and Flo. Wyatt says they’re doing great, and that he thinks he and Flo will have a long, happy future together. Liam assures him that he’s forgiven Flo, and that he thinks most of the Forresters have, as well, since they’ve hired her at the company. Wyatt is glad to have Liam and Bill’s support. Liam thinks that Wyatt might have a secret with regard to Flo because he’s beaming. Wyatt doesn’t want to talk about it, since Liam’s life is doing so badly. Liam insists that Wyatt talk to him about it. Wyatt tells him how happy Flo makes him, and he shows Liam the engagement ring that he plans to give Flo.

Donna, Katie and Brooke are at Forrester. They talk about Liam and Hope’s separation. Hope is at home today with the kids. Brooke hopes that Liam and Hope can reconcile. They all talk about being Logans and sisters. Katie is proud of them for accepting Flo. She knows this would have been important to Storm. She tears up, thinking about him. They decide to reach out to Flo, so Katie calls her. Meanwhile, Shauna visits Flo in her new office at Forrester. Flo tells her about how she’s working with Paris and Hope for the Future. She’s grateful to Katie and the others for giving her a new job and welcoming her into the family. She hopes to one day have a relationship with Hope (her cousin). They, too, gossip about Liam and Hope’s separation. Katie phones to ask them to come to the CEO office, so they go there. Shauna thanks the Logans for how they’ve accepted Flo. Flo adds her thanks. Katie, Donna and Brooke tell Flo that they want to legally make her a Logan. Carter drew up papers so that she can become Flo Logan. Shauna and Flo are shocked.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, March 26, 2021

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Amanda’s mother Naya asks for her help to defend her maternal grandfather Sutton Aimes who has been accused of arranging the car accident that killed her father Richard. Amanda thinks she is being used by her biological family just because it would look good to a jury to have the granddaughter that was given away defend her grandfather. Amanda tells Naya that she needs time to think and will call her when she makes a decision. Rey searches the penthouse while Chelsea thinks to herself that she is sorry for poisoning Rey, but it will all be worth it. Rey finds the shaving kit, the Thalium, the tray, and the figurine that was missing from Sharon’s house. Adam suspects that Chelsea has recovered movement so he tells her he is leaving but he goes out into the hallway to watch Chelsea. Chelsea moves her head to stretch before Rey comes into the room. Adam knows Chelsea set him up and he leaves because he needs to think about what he needs to do next. Faith is deeply hurt when she finds out that she doesn’t have a secret admirer and Jordan has been pretending to be a boy who is interested in her just to play a cruel joke on her. Faith tells Nikki what happened and pretends that their talk made her feel better. Nikki goes to get Faith something to eat and Faith cries and steals a bottle of vodka from the bar and walks out of the Newman mansion.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Nikki persuades Nick to allow Faith to go meet her secret admirer from school that she has been texting. Nikki takes Faith to meet the boy at Crimson Lights but he texts Faith that he has strict parents who wouldn’t let him go meet her. Kyle decides to tell Jack about his affair with Tara but he doesn’t tell Jack he has a son with Tara. Adam confronts Chloe because he thinks he sent the texts to Sharon from his phone. Chloe denies everything but tells Chelsea that there is a picture on the internet of him kissing Sharon. Adam tells Chelsea the kiss was a mistake and that he loves her and not Sharon. Rey, Nick, and Nikki all suspect that Adam poisoned him. Rey persuades Michael to grant him a search warrant to search Adam’s penthouse.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Ben tried to convince Ciara that she knew him. She told him that she didn’t know him. She said he was the necktie killer. He said that she loved him. She said Claire told her the same thing, but she didn’t believe her. Everyone at the church made vows to take care of Lani and Eli’s children. Ciara told Ben that he was a liar. She said she would never marry him. He said they were married. She said she wouldn’t marry him after he killed three women. He brought her things to prove that they were married. She told him she wanted him to leave once she looked at it. He showed her a wedding picture. He wanted to know what she thought. She said it was photo shopped. He said it was real. He said he had more proof. He showed her her engagement ring. She said it was a washer. He said it was from her father’s bike because he couldn’t afford to give her a ring. She said she crashed her father’s bike, which was why she was there. He said the crash was the beginning of their love story. The christening was over and everyone decided to meet at Julie’s Place. Claire met a new girl named Chanel. They had drinks with each other. Tripp showed up. Claire told him that Ciara didn’t remember anything for the last few years. She said the only thing Ciara remembered was the two of them making out on the couch. Ben told Ciara that they met when she crashed her bike. She said she didn’t remember that. He told her what happened after he found her on the road. He told her how they fell in love with each other.

Chanel wanted Claire and Tripp to tell her about what happened when Ciara walked in on them. Ben told Ciara that he knew she remembered them and their history. He said she remembered their love. He asked her to try to remember. She said Kayla told her that he promised to stay away from her. He said her memory was started to come back to her. She said he was wrong. Julie and Doug made a speech at Julie’s Place. Doug told Eli and Lani to open their gifts. Paulina let them know that she was paying for their college education. Claire told Chanel what happened when Ciara caught her and Tripp together. Chanel asked if Claire and Tripp were together. Claire said they were together until he decided to marry another girl. Chanel asked if there was someone new in the picture. Claire said she dated Tripp’s brother. She said he was murdered. Chanel asked who killed him. Ben told Ciara that she was missing and he was able to find her in a dream. She said they didn’t have a psychic connection. He said they did. He said he wasn’t crazy. He said he wasn’t giving up on them. She said she didn’t love him. Roman showed up. She told Roman that she wanted Ben to leave. She told Ben to get out. Chanel told Claire she was going to leave. Claire reminded her that she was going to pay for it. Chanel wanted to know when she said that. Tripp offered to pay for it, but Claire said it was going to be about $500. Claire demanded that Chanel pay for it. Ciara told Ben to leave. She wanted him to take his junk with him. When Ben left, Ciara asked if what Ben was saying was true. Roman wanted to know what he said. She said Ben told her that they were married and in love. Roman told her Ben was her husband. She wanted to know how it was possible. She said she crashed her bike and wanted to know how she had time to get married. He wanted to get Kayla in there. Ciara wanted to know everything. He said they would tell her everything, but he wanted to get Kayla. Eli showed up while Claire and Chanel were arguing. It turned out that Chanel was Paulina’s daughter.

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Phyllis tells Nick that she thinks Faith might like a boy since Faith asked her what it felt like to be in love. Amanda’s biological mother asks Amanda for help because her family is in trouble. Nick and Sharon are happy that Faith has decided she is ready to try therapy. Mariah and Tessa move into the Chancellor mansion before Mariah goes to the doctor to implant Abby and Devon’s embryos. Rey awakens and Nate sends inspectors to Sharon and Rey’s house to look for thalium. The investigators tell Nate that thalium was found in his shaving cream, body wash, and hair gel which leads Rey to think that he was the target since the poison was not found anywhere else in the house.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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Abe and Eli told Lani that she should tell Paulina the truth about not being the godmother. Lani didn’t want to do it. Abe said she needed to know. Abe and Eli said Julie was hurt, but she took it well. Abe said Paulina told him about there not being any black-owned businesses in Salem. Valerie told Paulina that Julie expected to be the godmother. Paulina said Julie had enough. Valerie said Julie was and Eli were close so he wanted her to be the godmother. Paulina thought she should still be the godmother. Claire talked to Theo about Ciara only remembering what happened when she was with Tripp. Julie and Doug went to see Ciara. Ciara wanted to know why Ben said they loved each other. Julie and Doug told her that Ben got medication. Ciara wanted to know why Ben was saying that they loved each other. When Doug started to tell her, Julie stopped him. Ciara wanted to know what Kayla said. Ben talked to Jake about Ciara not remembering him. Ben was worried that Ciara may never get her memory back. Jake said she would get it back. He said he had a way to get her memory back.

Valerie told Paulina that Lani didn’t want her to be the godmother. Paulina didn’t believe it at first, but was disappointed when she did. Paulina said Lani meant so much to her. She said she was wrong about Lani. Valerie wanted to go to the christening together, but Paulina didn’t want to go. She said it would be too humiliating. Valerie said Eli and Lani wanted her there. Paulina said she had to move things around to be there. She told Valerie that she didn’t want to go. Ciara wanted to know what Doug and Julie were keeping from her. Julie said Kayla told them that they shouldn’t talk about anything that was upsetting. Julie said Ben’s background was upsetting. Doug said he was reformed. Julie said it was still upsetting. Jake suggested that they use Dr. Rolf’s drug to get Ciara’s memory back. Ben didn’t want to use the drug because it didn’t work for him. Jake said he didn’t have amnesia. He told Ben not to give up on Ciara. Ben said Kayla told him not to stress out Ciara. Jake didn’t care what Kayla said. He said he was what Ciara needed. Doug wanted to tell Ciara the truth about Ben, but Julie didn’t want to stress her out. Jake told Ben that he had a right to see Ciara. Ben said he wasn’t going to pressure her. Jake told Ben to fight for her. Theo went to see Ciara. Valerie told Lani that Paulina took the news harder than she thought. She said Paulina wasn’t going to the christening. Lani wanted to call her. Valerie told her not to call her yet because she was humiliated about not being the godmother. Ciara talked to Theo about Claire almost sleeping with Tripp.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Jack talked to Jennifer about what Abby did to Gwen. He didn’t talk to Abby yet, but he found it hard to believe she would hurt Gwen. Jennifer understood why Abby would want to hurt her after what she did to the family. He was concerned about Abby’s reaction when he let her know that he couldn’t turn his back on Gwen. Jennifer let Jack know that Gwen wasn’t her favorite person, but she believed they would get through the drama together. Gwen ran into Claire and was happy to see her. Unfortunately, Claire wasn’t happy to see her. She let Gwen know that she heard about what she did to Abby. She told Claire how Abby tried to drug her too. Claire thought she used her to go after her family. She let her know that she didn’t realize they were family when she went after Abby. Gwen considered her a friend. She was about to leave when Claire stopped her. Claire realized she wasn’t in a position to judge her. Gwen wanted to know if they were still friends. Claire was willing to be her friend as long as she didn’t hurt Abby again. She told her that she had the same arrangement with Jack.

Paulina went to see Lani. She thanked her for naming her the godmother of Jules. Lani told her that she wasn’t who they had in mind for Jules’ godmother. Paulina assumed they were going to ask her mother to do it. Paulina was fine with that decision. She left before Lani could tell her the truth. Abby went to Gabi’s room to ask her for her help with Gwen. Gabi refused to help her. Abby promised to help her get Jake. She told Abby that Jake made his decision on who he wanted. She decided to move on with her life. Abby continued to persuade her to help her go after Gwen. Gabi warned her that she would lose everything if she didn’t stop going after Gwen. Gabi knew about getting revenge, but it made her feel empty. She advised Abby to think about her kids. She refused to help her and wanted her to leave her room.  Chad ran into Jake. He warned him not to hurt Kate or he would have to answer to him. Jake realized how protective he was of Kate. He told him how she was like a mother to him. He let him know how she was the one who told him about Stefano being his biological father. Jake said he needed to climb down from his high horse especially after the way he betrayed Abby. Chad knew what he did to Abby and said they were going to therapy. He was hopeful about her moving back in the mansion, but he thought she had another reason to do it.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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At home, Hope talks about Douglas, but Brooke can tell something is bothering her. Hope says she loves Liam, but she’s having trouble getting past the fact that he slept with Steffy — and also that he told Steffy he loved her. Brooke thinks she shouldn’t let it get in their way. Hope complains about how Liam jumped into bed with Steffy at a moment’s notice. Brooke urges her to forgive Liam; she talks about forgiveness and pride before she leaves. Meanwhile, at Spencer, Bill tries to talk to Liam about work, but Liam is just focused on Hope. He’s very upset that he betrayed her. Bill tries to cheer him up, but it doesn’t work. Liam confides that Hope is having trouble with the fact that he told Steffy that he loved her. Bill advises him to make sure he keeps family together, whatever it takes. Liam agrees with him, saying that he can’t imagine life without Hope. Hope calls Liam to ask him to come home so they can talk. Bill thinks that’s a good sign, but Liam isn’t sure. Liam goes home to Hope, who says they need to talk. He apologizes again for betraying her. She knows he’s sorry but tells him how much it hurt her that he thought she kissed Thomas and that he turned to Steffy. She wants to forgive him because she loves him and their family. However, she can’t get that night out of her head and can’t move on. She thinks they need to figure out how they can move on for their future. Liam looks worried.

At Forrester, Ridge and Thomas talk about Thomas’ designs for Hope for the Future. Ridge wants to make sure that Thomas isn’t still interested in Hope as well. Thomas assures him that he’s acting the way he should. Ridge still worries about him and tells him that he’s there for him. Thomas just feels bad for the pain he caused Hope because of his brain injury. Ridge points out that Liam and Hope could split up because of their current troubles. Thomas says that regardless of what happens with them, he just wants Hope to be happy. He’s very grateful for how she’s co-parented Douglas. Ridge agrees and points out again that Thomas and Hope can’t be together because she’s married to Liam. Thomas isn’t holding out any idea that he and Hope will ever be together. He just loves her.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Tara calls Kyle and tells him she has a hunch that Ashland suspects that they have had a relationship in the past. Kyle tries to calm Tara down and asks her why she thinks that and Tara says Ashland was quiet on the plane ride home. Sally gets in Kyle’s head and asks him if Tara would have been single and they could have been a happy family. Kyle is stunned when he gets a call from Ashland Locke. Adam tells Chelsea that someone has been sending text messages to Sharon from his phone. Adam is sure his phone was hacked he has no idea that this is part of Chelsea’s plan to get revenge on him. Elena and Hate figure out that Rey was poisoned with valium and give Rey the antidote and Rey’s family and friends wait to see if Rey will be okay.

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Days Short Recap Monday, March 22, 2021

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Rafe questioned Allie about whether or not she killed Charlie. While he was questioning her, Sami came in and stopped him from questioning Allie. Sami made Allie leave. Lucas talked to Tripp about Sami being a suspect in Charlie’s murder. Lucas wanted to talk to Allie, but she wasn’t home. Xander talked to Jack about Sarah dumping him for Rex. Xander told him that Sarah still blamed him for what he did with her baby. Jack couldn’t believe that she would take Rex back after he cheated. Xander said he couldn’t blame Rex talked to Kate and Roman about leaving town with Sarah. Kate didn’t like the idea of them being together. Kristen stabbed Sarah with the syringe. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kate told Roman that Allie was in trouble for shooting Charlie. Rafe told Sami that he was trying to help Allie when he questioned her. He said if Allie told him something, it would have been inadmissible so she could have helped her. He told Sami that Allie was in trouble. Sami wanted to know why. He said the murder weapon was Kate’s gun. He said Allie took it once before. When Allie went home, Lucas asked her if she killed Charlie.

Sami told Rafe that Allie didn’t shoot Tripp. Rafe said Ava walked in and saw her hold the gun on Tripp. Sami said Allie wouldn’t have pulled the trigger. He said it was public record. He said she had reason to believe that Charlie would get off for raping her. Sami realized he was right about her being in trouble. Allie told Lucas that Rafe wondered the same thing. She said before she could answer him, Sami came in and told her to leave. Lucas asked if she took the gun. Allie said she took the gun. Jack couldn’t get over Sarah dumping Xander for Rex. Xander said Sarah was everything to him. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kristen pretended to be Xander. Kristen brought in a trunk so Sarah could get in it. Kate and Roman talked about Allie possibly killing Charlie. Kate thought Sami was protecting Allie. Sami apologized to Rafe. She said she knew he cared about Allie. Sami said there was no evidence pointing to Allie. She said her fingerprints were on the gun. Rafe said she could have touched it to cover up Allie’s prints. Sami reminded him about the residue. Rafe asked if she was confessing. Lucas wanted to know when Allie took the gun. Allie told him the night Charlie died. She said Claire tried to get a confession out of him, but he said he would get away with it. She said she stole the gun and went to Charlie’s place. She flashed back to confronting Charlie. Rafe asked Sami if she was pleading not guilty. She said she didn’t want to go to prison. He asked if she was protecting Allie. Allie told Lucas that she wanted to kill Charlie, but she couldn’t. Lucas was relieved. “Sarah” ran into Rex. She told him that she wanted to be by herself. She told him not to come find him. Lucas told Allie that she shot Charlie with the gun. Allie thought she did it to cover for her. Sami told Rafe she killed Charlie. Allie asked Lucas who killed Charlie if Sami didn’t do it. Tripp went to Charlie’s place. Tripp thought about going to Charlie’s place the night he was shot.

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Days Short Recaps Friday, March 19, 2021

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Gwen showed up at the Kiriakis mansion looking for Jack. He let her know that he was there for Xander. She told him it was important. She told him what Abby did to her. Jack couldn’t believe Abby would do something like that. Gwen wanted him to turn his back on Abby if she didn’t give up her obsession with her. He wanted to give Abby a chance to end the war the same way he did for her. She wanted to know what would happen if Abby didn’t give up the war. He believed Abby was capable of forgiveness. He promised to fix things because he didn’t want his daughters hating each other. Abby let Chad know that she lied to Rafe about what she did to Gwen. Chad couldn’t believe she wanted to risk her family because she wanted to get revenge. He said she was becoming someone he didn’t recognize. She didn’t know how she was supposed to get over what Gwen did to her. He said and that she was stooping to her level. She reminded him about the things Gwen did to her family. Chad held her while she cried. Abby finally decided to get help for her anger. She wanted to fight for their family. Chad was grateful that she wanted to fix their family.

Sarah managed to get out of the ropes. She looked around the room for something to use to open the door. She found a crowbar and used it to try to get the door open. She was disappointed when she couldn’t get the door open. She looked around again and saw the syringe Abby threatened to use on Gwen. Xander was in for a shock when he found “Sarah” with Rex. Xander yanked Rex off the bed. He insisted that it was consensual. “Sarah” let him know that it was consensual. Xander couldn’t believe it. He was disappointed. She asked Rex if he could leave them alone. Xander didn’t believe “Sarah” would be with Rex on their wedding day. She said she loved Rex and that’s why she was with him. Xander still didn’t believe her. She told him more excuses about not marrying him. She told him they were done. Xander grabbed her and kissed her. “Sarah” backed away from him. She yelled at him because he made her fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. Xander was confused. He didn’t think that made sense at all. “Sarah” told Xander that she wanted to be with Rex. Rex went back in the room. She gave him back his ring. He was upset and walked out of the room. Rex leaned in and kissed her. She didn’t want to kiss him at the time. She wanted to leave. She took her clothes and leave. Rex called Kate to let her know what happened with “Sarah”. Kristen went to see Sarah. Sarah struck out at her with the syringe. They struggled over the needle.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Phyllis tries to set Sally up on a date with the hotel’s exercise trainer, but Sally isn’t interested at all. Sally buys Jack a shirt that goes with the jacket she gave him earlier. Sally tells Jack Phyllis isn’t happy about their relationship. Chelsea asks Chloe to do her a favor that will help with her plan to get away from Adam. Ashland sells his media company to Adam and Victor who are both happy to have beaten their competition. Ashland heads back to the hotel to pick up Tara and he sees Tara talking to Kyle, but he is too far away to hear their conversation. Kyle is determined to forget about his son, so he and Summer get engaged again.

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B&B Short Recap Thursday, March 18, 2021

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At the beach house, Finn walks in to see Steffy, after he was playing with Kelly in the other room. Steffy tells him that Liam knows now that he’s not the father of her baby. They’re both very happy. Steffy wants to tell Kelly the good news about them getting married. First, though, she takes down the big photo of her and Liam, which makes Finn smile. They put up some smaller photos of her and Finn, and the three of them, and another small photo of Liam with Kelly. Finn is going to move in to their little home. They tell Kelly about his moving in, their getting engaged, and his being the baby’s daddy. Kelly gives her seal of approval by saying, “Ha-cha-cha” the way Steffy taught her. Finn and Steffy talk about how lucky they were to find each other and look forward to their future.

Back at their cottage, Hope and Liam discuss the recent news and how it affects them. Hope thought that Finn being the father of Steffy’s baby would make her happy, but she still can’t get past the night he spent with Steffy. They re-hash the past. Liam is still suspicious of Thomas having something to do with the lab tests, but Hope reminds him that Thomas is the one that told them the truth. They argue a bit, but then Liam stops because he doesn’t want to argue with her. Liam just wants to get back to their happy life, but she’s not sure they were all that happy. Hope asks if he told Steffy he still loved her, that fateful night when they slept together. Liam admits that he said something like that. Hope yells at him and calls him selfish for always wanted everyone to love him, even at the cost of their marriage. Liam still hopes they can get back what they had. They have a flashback to his telling her that Beth is alive. Hope tells him that she needs more time to consider what to do. Liam tells her again that he only wants her. Meanwhile, at Forrester, Ridge tells Brooke that the police have arrested Vinny for tampering with the lab tests. Brooke wonders if Thomas was somehow behind it. Just then, Thomas walks in, having heard what she said. He assures her that he was not behind it. Brooke gives him the third degree about his feelings for Hope. He just wants her to be happy.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Kristen told Sarah what she was going to say to Xander in order to convince him that she was Sarah. Brady and Chloe talked to Rex about Sarah marrying Xander. Rex told them that he still thought about Sarah all of the time. He said he lied and cheated on her more than once. He said he didn’t think she would take a chance on him again. Brady told him to tell Sarah how he felt about her before it was too late. Sarah told Kristen that Xander wouldn’t fall for it because she didn’t sound like her. Kristen said the mask had an altering device that changes the voice. Kristen wanted to text Xander. Ciara told Claire about her trying to sleep with Tripp. Claire told her she was confused. Ciara called her a jealous insecure b*tch. Claire told her that she loved her and so did Ben.

Ciara asked Claire if Ben loved her. Ciara asked if Claire hired him to kill her. Ciara told her to leave. She said she never wanted to see her again. Ben asked Claire what happened. She said Ciara kept bringing up what happened years ago. He wanted to talk to her. Kayla told Ben and Claire to stay away from her until she found out what was going on. Rex told “Sarah” that he thought she was making a mistake. He asked if they could meet so they could talk. She agreed to meet him. Kristen told Sarah that Rex still had a thing for her. Kristen said Rex tried to talk her out of marrying Xander. Sarah said she wouldn’t say anything. Kristen said she wished she could believe her. She said Sarah would sell her out the first chance she got. Kristen took Sarah’s ring so she could give it back to Xander. Xander went to see Brady and Chloe about Sarah and how she disappeared. Brady wanted to get back to work. Xander couldn’t believe they weren’t going to help him. Brady said he didn’t think Sarah would want him to. He told Xander to cancel the caterer. “Sarah” met with Rex. He told her that he was having a hard time with her marrying Xander. Rex said they belonged together. He asked her not to marry Xander. She said she wouldn’t. Claire told Ben that Ciara was mad at her for walking in on her and Tripp. Ben said that was years ago. She said Ciara didn’t remember what happened after that. Kayla went to check on Ciara. Ciara asked Kayla if she remembered when she came to her to talk about taking things to the next level with Tripp. She said she took her advice. She said she walked in on Claire and Tripp together. Kayla asked Ciara what was the last thing she remembered. Ciara said she remembered the accident. Kayla asked her what accident. Ciara said when she crashed her bike. She asked if that was why she was in the hospital. Claire told Ben that Ciara had hate in her eyes. She said Ciara didn’t want to see her again. Ben said she didn’t mean it. Claire said she wanted to make up for all of the things she did to her and now she wasn’t going to get the chance. Ciara told Kayla what she remembered about the crash. Kayla asked if she remembered anything that happened after the crash. Ciara said she didn’t remember anything. Rex asked “Sarah” if she was going to call off the wedding. She said she was having doubts about Xander. She said the past few years have been filled with sadness for her. She said she thought getting married would be a new beginning. She said she was wrong. She said she and Xander had nothing in common. She said she didn’t know who he is. She said she thought she moved past what he did with Mickey. She said there was a part of her that couldn’t get over that betrayal. He asked if she wanted to go somewhere private to talk. She suggested going to his room. He asked if she was sure. She told him to go to his room and she would meet him there. When Rex left, Kristen said she had to figure out how to get Xander there. She called Xander. She pretended to be Susan. She told him that she saw Sarah at the Brady Pub. She said what Sarah was doing was wrong. She told him that she was with Rex. Xander said she must be mistaken. Susan said Rex and Sarah were getting up and personal. Xander asked if they were still at the pub. She said they went upstairs. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara only remembered what happened when she had her motorcycle accident. Rex and “Sarah” kissed each other and were on the bed. Xander walked in on them together.

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Lily thinks Billy needs time to sort out his feelings about her and Victoria so she tells Billy they shouldn’t see each other outside of work. Billy tells Lily he loves her and Victoria is in the past. Elena tells Devon Nate broke up with her, but Devon tells her that he wants to see where his relationship with Amanda goes. Ashland texts all three bidders for his company and tells them he has made his decision. Rey continues to get worse and Sharon makes him go to the hospital whether he wants to or not as Rey is getting up from the couch he passes out.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Allie thought about how she told Claire that she would kill Charlie. Allie said she wouldn’t let her mother go to prison for what she did. Ciara told Ben to stay away from her. She thought he was trying to kill her. He told her he wasn’t going to hurt her. She called out for someone to get him away from her. Jake had a dream about Gabi. When he woke up, Kate confronted him about having a dream about her. She was concerned about him dreaming about Gabi. He said he was tired of having the conversation about Gabi. Nicole asked Rafe who he thought killed Charlie. He said he would let her know when he found out something. She said she wasn’t a fan of Sami, but she loved Allie. She said Allie was upset that Sami was arrested. She said Allie blamed herself. He said he hoped the lead proved that Sami was innocent. Allie couldn’t believe Claire was accusing her of killing Charlie. Claire said she wasn’t. Allie thought Claire was trying to accuse her of killing Charlie. Claire said she hated Charlie after what he did to her. Claire said Allie could trust her. She said she wouldn’t tell anyone if she did it. Allie had to leave. Ciara yelled at Ben to get away from her. Kayla came in and told Ben to leave. Ben told Claire that Ciara looked at her like she was the devil. He thought she hated him now. Ciara asked Kayla why Ben was out of Bayview. Kayla wanted to talk about it later. Ciara wanted to know why he was there. She told Kayla that she loved him and he loved her. Gabi and Ava got into an argument. Gabi confronted Ava about leaving the night Charlie was killed. Gabi said she slipped out of the house. She asked why she lied to Rafe unless she had something to hide. Jake told Kate that Gabi was after her and it was driving him crazy. He said he told Gabi that she was chasing a man who was with another woman. He said he thought she got the message. Kate asked why he was saying her name in his sleep. He said his subconscious might have been telling him something. Rafe showed up to tell them that forensics identified the gun that killed Charlie. Kate wanted to know why he was telling them. He said the gun was hers.

Kate told Rafe that her gun was locked in a box. Jake asked if she was sure that her gun was upstairs. Jake thought about Kate alluding that she would kill Charlie. Claire told Ben to give Ciara time. He said he finally got Ciara back. He said he wanted to see Ciara and let her know that she was his heart and soul. Ciara told Kayla that she didn’t understand what was happening. Kayla said her memory was affected by what she has been through. Ciara said she remembered her and her brother. Kayla said it made her hopeful that she would recover. Kayla said she was going to run some tests on her. Kate gave Rafe the box the gun was in. She gave him the combination because she had nothing to hide. Jake told Kate that it might have been a mistake to give him the box. She said she had nothing to hide. When Rafe opened the box, the gun was gone. She said she didn’t take the gun out of the box. He wanted to know how it got to Charlie’s apartment. She said she didn’t know. He asked how many people knew she had a gun. She said a lot of people have been in and out of the room. He said Kate was the only one who had a reason to kill Charlie. He said he was going to take the box so it could be dusted for fingerprints. She let him take it. Tripp told Gabi that Ava didn’t kill Charlie. Gabi said Ava could leave if she didn’t like her accusing her of murder. Ava said she was behind on the rent so she couldn’t leave. Tripp told Gabi to leave if she didn’t want to live with Ava. Gabi said it was her house. Ava said it was Rafe’s house. Gabi said she would leave if Ava wouldn’t. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara had selective amnesia. Claire asked if she told Ciara that Ben was her husband. Kayla said Ciara wasn’t ready. Claire wanted to know if she could see her. Kayla said she could see her. Jake told Kate that she threatened to kill Charlie. Kate wanted to know when she did that. He told her what she said. She said she said it, but she didn’t mean it. She said she didn’t do it. He said he would protect her if she did. She said she would tell him if she did it. She said she was innocent. He said he believed her. He said they had to figure out who stole the gun. Ben asked Kayla why Ciara would remember everything in her life, but him. She said she knew it was hard, but he kept the faith for so long. He said he was never going to lose the faith. He said Ciara was his life and they loved each other. He said she had to remember him. Claire asked if Ciara if she remembered her. Ciara said she was the b*tch who slept with her boyfriend Tripp.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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Outside of her house, Steffy is very happy because Finn gave her an engagement ring and told her that her unborn child is his. They go inside, and Finn gives her the details about Vinny and the paternity results. They’re excited about the future. Finn assures her that Thomas didn’t know anything about what Vinny did. In fact, he’s the one that exposed him, and they owe him for this miracle. They’re both ecstatic. She tells him how much she loves him, and he loves her, too. They kiss.

At their cottage, Liam is worried because Hope and Thomas have some big news for him. Thomas leaves them alone. After a long while, trying to be sensitive to his feelings, Hope tells Liam the good news that Steffy’s baby is Finn’s. He doesn’t really believe it until she explains the specifics. She also lets him know that Thomas was not behind any of Vinny’s plan. At Forrester, Ridge and Brooke discuss Steffy moving to Paris and Finn running out to stop her. Ridge hopes that Finn can win her over. Thomas arrives, so they tell him about Steffy and Finn. Eventually, Thomas tells them that the baby is Finn’s, not Liam’s. They’re shocked.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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Kyle is sure that he doesn’t want to ruin the life of his son, but he gets nervous each time he runs into Ashland and Tara Locke. Summer tells Tara that she and Kyle don’t keep secrets from each other, so she won’t be able to make trouble for them. Rey doesn’t want to go to the hospital, so Nate goes to the house and does a blood test to find out why Rey is sick. Devon and Elena can’t stop thinking about each other and neither one can decide which person is the best match for them. Devon tells Amanda that he and Elena have unresolved issues. Nate is tired of Elena not knowing the person she wants to be with and tells her he is breaking up with her.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Kayla told Ben, Claire and Shawn that Ciara was out of surgery. Ben was going to see Ciara, but Kayla didn’t like the sound of his cough. Marlena wanted to know why Belle threw Sami to the wolves. Nicole took Allie to the police station and told Rafe that Allie wanted to see Sami. Lucas went to see Sami. He wanted to know if she killed Charlie. She told him that she was innocent. Belle told Marlena that she made it clear to Sami that she couldn’t represent someone who lied to her. Marlena said the stakes were high. Belle told her that Sami needed to understand that if she was convicted of murder, she would pay with her life. Lucas told Sami that her prints were on the gun and she had residue on her clothes. He said she went to the apartment to kill Charlie. Sami said everything was true. He wanted to know what happened. Rafe told Allie and Nicole that Ciara was alive. Shawn went to see Ciara. Marlena asked Belle if she would consider representing Sami. Belle said she wouldn’t do it. She said she would recommend a good attorney. Lucas promised Sami that she would keep her secret. She said after he told her about Charlie, she got on a plane and thought about what Charlie did to Allie. She said when she landed she went to his apartment. She said she was determined to hurt him. She said she went in his apartment. She said it was dark inside. She said she knew she wasn’t alone. She said her anger was replaced by fear. She said she saw a gun on the floor. She said she ended up seeing Charlie on the floor. Lucas asked what he said. She said he didn’t say anything. She said Charlie was dead.

Shawn told Ben, Claire and Allie that Ciara was alive and well. Ben rushed off to see her. Marlena told Belle that she hoped she was in Sami’s corner. Belle said she was. Marlena said she thought Sami was innocent of killing Charlie. Belle wanted to know why. Marlena said Sami was smart and savvy. She said she loved her family and would never do anything to harm those relationships. She said she didn’t understand why Sami lied when her story could be checked. Sami told Lucas that she checked Charlie’s pulse. She said she pulled her hand away because she was cheated of getting her revenge. She said she picked up the gun and shot him in his heart. She said she dropped the gun and ran into the bathroom to splash water on her face. She said when she came out Rafe was there. Lucas wanted to know why she didn’t tell the truth. She said she thought it wasn’t her. He said it wasn’t him. She wanted to know who had the biggest score to settle with Charlie. He asked if he thought Allie did it. Claire and Allie talked about Sami being arrested. Allie said her mother was arrested because of her. Sami said she lied because Rafe would investigate who did it and it would lead to Allie. Rafe talked to Nicole about Sami not denying killing Charlie. Belle told Marlena that she went over the case file and everything pointed to Sami being guilty. Marlena said there was something more to the story. Belle told her to convince Sami to help herself. She said she didn’t want to see Sami go back to prison. Lucas told Sami that she could go to prison. She said he went to prison for Will. She said she was willing to go to prison for Allie. He wanted to talk to Allie. Sami said he couldn’t tell Allie. She wanted him to keep her secret so they could keep Allie safe. He agreed to keep the secret. Claire wanted to know why Allie said Charlie’s murder was her fault. Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Ben went to see Ciara. She told him to get away from her. She said she he was the necktie killer.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, March 15, 2021

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Recap written by Christine

Victoria regretted telling Billy she was in love with him. She assured him that she had no intention of coming between him and Lily. He wanted to discuss this further, but she didn’t want to, so he left. Lily confided in Traci that she thought Victoria was trying to insinuate herself into Billy’s life. Traci advised Lily to talk to Billy about her concerns. Billy told Lily everything, and he tried to assure her that he loved her and wasn’t interested in Victoria. Lily wanted Billy to do some soul searching and figure out how he really felt before they took their relationship any further. Adam continued to try and raise Chelsea’s spirits, unaware that she was plotting against him. Chelsea tricked her doctor into thinking she hadn’t made any progress. Nikki summoned Adam and told him she wasn’t happy he and Victor were working together. She wanted Adam to leave town, for good, once Chelsea recovered. Nikki tried to be a comfort to Victoria, who was bothered about blurting things out to Billy.

Rey passed out briefly, and when he came to, he asked for Lola’s soup, so Sharon went to get it. Sharon thanked Lola for being there for Faith. Lola had concerns about Sharon and Adam. Sharon assured Lola that she was committed to her marriage. Lola believed in Sharon and Rey. Adam pulled Sharon aside to assure her that he didn’t steal the gifts he’d given her. She didn’t want to talk to him, and he felt like everything he did annoyed her, even his attempts to be honest and sincere. She told him he messed up her life, even when he didn’t intend to, and she left. Chelsea texted Sharon, pretending to be Adam. Sharon was rattled when “Adam” said he wanted them to be free to be together. Rey took a turn for the worse, and Sharon was very worried. Chelsea was confused when Sharon didn’t respond to “Adam.” Adam promised Chelsea that they’d beat this. Chelsea thought to herself that this would all be over soon.

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Days Short Recap Monday, March 15, 2021

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Ben talked to Marlena about Ciara and how he didn’t want to lose her again. Sarah tried to get Kristen to let her go. Sarah said she wouldn’t tell anyone what she was doing. Kristen said she had too many scruples. Sarah told her it was her wedding day. Kristen said it would be time for her to think about her decision. Sarah told her that Xander would look for her and she would tell what Kristen did. When Kristen didn’t look concerned, Sarah asked if she was going to kill her. Jack told Julie that Ciara was alive. Claire saw Theo at the hospital. She told him that Ciara was alive, but she was hurt. Ben told Marlena what happened when he rescued Ciara. Kristen told Sarah that she wasn’t a killer. Sarah said Hailey Chin would disagree. Kristen said it was an accident. She said she was at the wrong place at the wrong time like Hailey. Sarah wanted to know what she was going to do with her. Jack told Julie that he wanted to wait to tell Doug. Julie asked if he wanted to be sure that Ciara was going to be all right. Ben told Marlena that he wouldn’t be able to prepare himself for Ciara possibly dying after all the hope he had. Marlena said Ciara was a survivor. She said they have been through so much together. She said they have been each other’s strength. She said he believed that Ciara was alive. She said Ciara would come back to him.

Marlena told Ben that she had a connection with John. She said she could feel his pain. She told Ben that he and Ciara had love. She said she knew Ciara was feeling his love. Claire told Theo what happened with Evan and how Shawn got shot. She ended up asking him about his relationship. He told her they broke up. Kristen told Sarah that Xander would look for her so the further away she was the better. She said Stefano had a deserted island to keep people who knew too much. Sarah asked if she was being serious. Kristen said her family meant everything to her. Sarah said she should have thought about that before she broke out of prison. Kristen told her not to make her regret not killing her. Sarah told her she was going to be sorry. She said Xander wouldn’t stop looking for her and would find out the truth. She said he was going to make her pay. Kristen said Xander wouldn’t look for her if she broke his heart and dumped him. Sarah said she wouldn’t break Xander’s heart. Kristen took Sarah’s phone and said that she didn’t want to marry Xander. Sarah said he wouldn’t believe it unless it came from her mouth. Xander ended up calling Sarah. Claire told Theo that she dated a sociopath. He asked if she thought Sami killed Charlie. Ben started coughing a lot. Marlena wanted him to get checked. He said he wasn’t going anywhere until Ciara was out of surgery. He thanked her for being there. Kristen told Sarah that she would be able to convince Xander that she didn’t want to see him again. Kristen said she would tell him that she never got over what he did with her baby. Sarah said she forgave him. Sarah told her being Susan wasn’t the way to be with Brady and Rachel. Sarah said she would do anything she could to help her. She said the authorities would go easy on her. She told her to let her go for Rachel. Kristen said she couldn’t do it. Sarah told her to send the text. She said Xander wouldn’t believe that she would break up with him unless she was standing in front of her. Kristen said she gave her a great idea.

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Days Short Recap Friday, March 12, 2021

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Sarah was surprised to see Kristen at Basic Black. She realized Kristen was pretending to be Susan. Kristen confessed to it, but tried to explain it because Chloe was after Brady. She wanted Sarah to keep her secret. Sarah told her that she couldn’t do that for her. Kristen reminded her that she gave Xander a pass. Sarah told her that Xander changed. She knew he did bad things, but he wasn’t like that anymore. Kristen reminded her how he allowed her to fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. She wouldn’t forget he did that, but she knew he did it because he loved her. Chloe talked to Brady about her encounter with Susan. She said Susan made her realize something she hadn’t thought of before. She thought about Kristen convincing her that she loved Brady. Brady wanted her to talk to him about it. She was about to when Xander and Jack arrived at the pub. He told them he was getting married. They didn’t care that he was getting married. Chloe felt sorry for Sarah. Rex showed up at the pub and wondered who would marry Xander. Xander told him how he was the one marrying Sarah. He couldn’t believe Sarah would marry him. They ended up arguing until Xander told him the best man won. Jack stopped Xander from arguing with him. Rex said Sarah still had time to back out of the wedding.

Ben looked through the glass and noticed the wreck. He demanded that Evan let him in the room. Evan did what he wanted, but he warned him that it wasn’t safe. He told Ben to come back another day to look for Ciara’s body. Ben hit him with the gun and knocked him out. He was determined to find Ciara. He started looking through the rubble to find Ciara. He started choking but he lifted up the mattress. He found Ciara passed out under it. Ben tried to call for help. Evan pointed the gun at Ben. Ben wasn’t worried about Evan shooting them because his story with Ciara wasn’t going to end like that. The debris fell on Evan when he was about to shoot them. He ended up collapsing. Belle met Shawn at the hospital and he told her about Ciara. He wanted to help Ben find Ciara. Claire went to call Ben when he walked in the hospital with Ciara. Sarah didn’t want to explain to Kristen why she was able to forgive Xander. Kristen tried to explain herself, but Sarah wasn’t willing to believe it. Sarah thought she might hurt someone. She called Brady to tell him what happened. Kristen hit her in the head and knocked her out.

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Abby goes to her doctor and they are able to retrieve ten eggs to be fertilized and she, Ashley, and Mariah wait until the doctor calls to tell them how many embryos are viable to be put into Mariah. Devon tells Elena that it is best they move on because too much has happened for them to get back together. Devon and Elena end up making love and Devon tells Elena they will talk again when he decides how he feels about her and Amanda. Ashland Locke is impressed by Victoria and asks her to dinner to discuss her business proposal in more detail. Victoria tells Ashland that they should schedule dinner at a time when his wife can go with them. Billy later confronts Victoria and admits he is hurt because she put in a bid for Ashland’s company because she wanted to protect him from Adam and Victor. Billy wonders why Victoria would want to protect. Victoria admits she still loves him. Rey and Sharon have a long emotional session with their marriage counselor and once the counselor leaves they continue to talk. Rey encourages Sharon to be honest or the sessions won’t work. Rey suddenly gets dizzy and feels cold and a few seconds later passes out.

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B&B Short Recap Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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At Spencer, Flo tells Wyatt how much she appreciates him….especially for going to bat for her with Katie. Shauna arrives, and they chat about Flo being forgiven by her aunts. Flo leaves after getting a text from Katie. Shauna worries about why they’ve called her back over there. At Forrester, Brooke, Katie and Donna discuss their meeting yesterday with Flo. Katie has an idea about how to welcome Flo into the family. Ridge arrives, so they fill him in on their forgiving Flo. Katie suggests that they hire Flo on at Forrester Creations. Flo arrives, at Katie’s request, so they offer her a job. Katie says she’ll be working with her in the PR department. Flo is blown away and accepts the job.

Also at Forrester, Carter works on some legal documents with Ridge. Ridge wants to know how he’s doing. They discuss Zoe. Carter isn’t sure that he can trust her again. At another part of Forrester, Paris talks about her work, but Zoe is too busy worrying about Carter and whether she ruined things with him. Zende arrives just as they mention him. Zende thinks that Zoe just made a mistake, so Carter should forgive her. Paris and Zende chat about Zoe. He’s amazed that Paris is worried about her sister, considering Zoe hasn’t been that supportive of her. He tells Paris that he has a surprise for her. Later, Zoe goes to see Carter and begs his forgiveness some more.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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With the help of Donna and Katie, Flo pleads her case to Brooke (at Brooke’s house). She asks for forgiveness. Brooke eventually agrees to try to forgive her, since she’s family. Katie lets Flo know that all of this was Wyatt’s idea. After Flo leaves, Brooke and Donna try to convince Katie to forgive Bill. She’s still not sure that she can trust him.

At Spencer, Shauna wonders if Wyatt was the one who went to Katie about Flo. He doesn’t answer at first. Bill wonders what’s going on, so they tell him. Bill credits Wyatt for Flo turning her life around. Flo and Shauna thank Wyatt for what he did. Later, Bill begs Katie to spend some time with him, and she agrees.

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