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The entire episode is about the search for Mariah and Dominic.

Abby, Devon, Detective Burrow, and Sharon are on the Winters jet on the way to Oklahoma where Mariah and Dominic were last spotted at a convenience store. Detective Burrow gets word from the police that Mariah and Dominic were seen at a diner in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Abby, Devon, and Sharon decide it is best to fly to Albuquerque and have unmarked cars follow Mariah who is driving along route 66 since she plans to take Dominic to Mexico. Devon says once the plane lands they will just meet the police cars along the route Mariah is driving. Detective Burrow talks to the police on the phone to make arrangements with them .

Dominic gets upset with Mariah and tells her that he is tired of playing the hide and seek game and wants to go home to his mommy and Daddy. Mariah gets upset with Dominic and he tells her that she didn’t used to be so mean and he wants to go home. Mariah tries her best to get Dominic to play the hide and seek game but Dominic won’t even look at her.

Sharon is the one who sees Mariah’s car on the road and Dominic is reunited with Abby and Devon. Dominic wonders why the police took Mariah. Devon tells Dominic Mariah is sick and the police took her to the hospital.

Sharon calls Tessa to tell her that Mariah and Dominic are safe. Tessa tells Daniel the good news and says that she cares about Mariah, but she is in love with him and she needs to let go of Mariah.

Detective Burrow is driving Mariah back to Genoa City and he tells Mariah that when they return to Genoa City she will be arrested for kidnapping Dominic.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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Elizabeth persuades Portia to take a paternity test so she can stop feeling stressed about the identity of the father of her child.

Tracy persuades Cody that the character in Molly’s book being based on him is flattering and Molly doesn’t think he is dumb. Kristina also tells Molly that once Cody reads the book he will be flattered and very proud of her.

Carly goes to Wyndamere hoping to find information to get Josslynn out of the WSB. Jason can’t shake the feeling that something is off about Anna’s breakdown and blamed himself for not being the signs that Anna needed help.

Pascal tells Sidwell that Cullum took Anna to Paris and then he left and he (Pascal) made sure Anna beloved Faison is alive. Pascal also tells Sidwell that Anna got into a fight with a French policeman and ended up in a French mental hospital. Sidwell tells Pascal to leave Anna there until they need her again.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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Detective Burrow tells Abby, Devon, and Sharon that Mariah and Dominic is in Oklahoma so they all decide to go there to see if they can find out more information about where Mariah is going with Dominic. Mariah tells Dominic that she is taking him to another country and they will be there in two days.

Phyllis is upset with Cane because he is going to give Victor Newman Enterprises back to Victor and also destroy the AI program in order to get back his family. Phyllis decides to team up with Billy and promises Billy she will give him Chancellor Industries and give Newman Media to Sally in exchange for his help with her plan. Phyllis asks Billy to go tell Victor that Cane is using the AI program to destroy the rest of Newman Enterprises before he returns it to him.

Phyllis tells Cane she understands the he must rescue his family. Phyllis then starts to have sex with Cane but then she gives him a shot to make him go to sleep. Billy arrives and Phyllis tells him it will only take a few minutes to get on the computer to transfer ownership of Newman Enterprises over to herself. Phyllis assures Billy that she won’t double-cross him and the only people who will suffer are Cane and Victor.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 9, 2026

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At Society, the three Newman siblings discuss Dominic’s kidnapping and the latest developments, as well as Victor having Lily and Cane’s children kidnapped, and Lily going along with it. Victoria tells her brothers that she thinks their dad is not telling the truth about it. She claims that Cane is calling Victor’s bluff and planning retaliation against the entire family. She tells them she put together a plan to go against Phyllis legally, to get her to roll over on Cane behind their father’s back. Nick is against it because he thinks Lily is angry enough at Cane to go along with Victor’s plan; also, he thinks Lily is in on Victor’s plan in order to get Chancellor back. Victoria holds her ground and wants them to stick together and go behind their father’s back to save their family company by using Phyllis. The three of them simultaneously receive texts from Victor, summoning them to the ranch ASAP.

Victor and Nikki argue about him making Cane think that Lily and their children are in danger and him shutting her and their kids out of his plans to get Newman Enterprises back. He receives and shows her a photo on his phone of Lily and the twins at a hotel, appearing to be alright, and she apologizes for doubting him. He sends a copy of the photo to Cane.

When Victoria and her brothers arrive at the Newman ranch, Victor tells them Cane seems ready to make a deal. He shows them the photo of Lily and Cane’s kids taken at the hotel in Southern California as proof that his kidnapping scheme is proceeding as planned. The Newman siblings are skeptical but curious.

Holden and Claire are at an outdoor cafe in Los Angeles. She tells him she came to LA with him to get a break from Audra in Genoa City.  He lets her know he’s in LA on a personal matter for Cane, to oversee the search for Lily and Cane’s children. She is appalled, given what Cane is doing to her family, but she sticks around in LA with Holden, so she can secretly find out about the disappearance of the art gallery owner there.

Phyllis is in Victor’s old office at Newman Enterprises, flashing back to when she angrily berated him. She also reviews ideas to redecorate the office. Billy enters, asking where Cane is. They bicker, and then Cane comes in, announcing a change in plans. He tells Billy he can’t sign off on giving him Chancellor yet because there’s a bump in the road. Billy gets angry, and Phyllis tries to intervene, but they’re all interrupted when Cane gets a phone call from Holden. He lets Cane know that the PI got hold of security footage of Lily and the children being led away from a hotel in downtown LA by someone in a baseball cap, and driven away in a black SUV with no license plate, looking scared. Then Cane gets the photo of Lily and his kids from Victor. He orders Billy to leave and then tells Phyllis about what the PI found out. He shows her the photo Victor sent and has a meltdown.

Billy goes home; Phyllis barges in to his place. She says that Cane is folding and that they’re about to lose everything. She tells him she needs his help with a way that would enable him to hold onto Chancellor for the rest of his life, but they have to act “so fast”.

Cane bursts into Newman Ranc,h calling Victor a “son of a bitch”. He tells Victor that he wins, demanding that Victor show him proof that Lily and the twins are safe and have been released, and then Victor can have his company back.

 

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BTG Short Recap Friday, February 6, 2026

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Chelsea surprised Madison with an early Valentine’s Day celebration since she won’t be in town for it. She believed that their relationship would survive Madison moving to start her fellowship. Chelsea proposed to Madison. Madison thought they agreed that they weren’t ready to be married. Chelsea felt like she found the perfect partner. She knew that Madison liked to plan things, but she wanted her to do something wild. Madison finally agreed to marry her Dani met with Izaiah at Uptown to talk about the proposal she made about him joining her agency. He liked his job and didn’t want to let his students down. Dani wondered if Eva had anything to do with his decision. He said that Eva had nothing to do with his decision. Dani was impressed by his attitude. She was willing to speak to the people at his school who were interested in fashion. Pamela met with Andre, and they talked about him meeting with a designer named Tatum Stewart. He explained that Tatum wanted Dani to be the face of her company. Pamela didn’t think that Dani would agree to it if she thought the deal was arranged. They agreed to keep the truth about the job from Dani. Andre wanted her to do something to take her mind off having the BRCA Gene, and Anita’s cancer. Dani arrived while they were talking. Pamela talked to her about the job offer from Tatum. Dani wanted to think about it. After Pamela left, Andre tried to push for Dani to take the job. Dani wondered why he wanted her to take it so badly. He wanted to make up for keeping her from getting the Forrester Creations job. Andre thought she could make sure that she was able to work close to home so she could be near her family.

Ted had trouble explaining to Shanice that he didn’t know where the underwear came from. He said the underwear had to belong to Leslie. Shanice thought they belonged to Nicole. She said she jumped to the wrong conclusion because of the way he acted when they saw Nicole with Kial. Ted believed that Leslie bribed her way into his room and put the underwear in his couch the same way she disguised herself to trick her when she attacked Laura. Shanice felt bad about that. Ted wanted to continue the evening, but Shanice wanted to leave. The mood died for her when they ran into Nicole and Kial. Shanice informed him that she didn’t want to be his consolation prize. Leslie was talking when Ted arrived at Uptown. He threw her panties down. She pretended not to know anything about them. He was upset that she ruined his relationship. Ted drove it home that he wasn’t interested in her. He wanted her to stay out of his room.

 

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Days Short Recap Friday, February 6, 2026

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Theo told Abe that he didn’t want him at Stefano’s memorial if he was going to be celebrating. Chanel told Johnny that she and Trey weren’t going to the memorial. She said she didn’t get any sleep worry about the memorial. Paulina showed up to see Chanel. She told Paulina that she wasn’t going to the memorial. Chanel said she wanted Theo to get better soon so Johnny could be home more. Paulina brought up Chanel’s pregnancy which led to them talking about EJ finding out about it. Marlena told Roman that she was going to Stefano’s memorial. Roman told Marlena that she was never alone and hugged her. Kate watched them hugging and was upset. She said she was going to the memorial by herself. Chad and Kristen showed up at the memorial. Kristen told EJ that Rafe was looking for him and said she hoped they locked him up. Chad stop them from arguing. EJ and Kristen stopped arguing. She told them that Stefan was dead. The rest of the guests arrived at the memorial. Roman apologized to Kate for being insensitive to her feelings. He said she wouldn’t have to deal with anything alone. Kate went to talk to Stefano and let him know that she was looking into the future. After Kate finished talking to Stefano, Johnny talked to him. He told Stefano that Chanel was pregnant. EJ confronted Johnny and told him he heard him say Chanel was pregnant. He told Johnny that he was happy that the baby was going to be a DiMera. Johnny was furious with EJ and told him to stay away from him. Everyone else went to see Stefano. Johnny told Chanel that EJ found out about the baby. When everyone else left the room, EJ said they would honor Stefano’s legacy. Marlena talked to Stefano and was glad they would be rid of him forever. While she was talking to him, a candle blew out.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, February 5, 2026

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Kristen and Brady were in Rachel’s room waiting for Dr. Gregory to come in. She wanted the doctor to release Rachel. Kristen showed Brady Sophia’s note. Kristen was upset that the doctor encouraged Brady and Sarah’s relationship. Brady told Dr. Gregory that he wanted there to be boundaries when it comes to Sophia. When Rachel came in her room, she asked if they were there to take her home. Dr. Gregory left the room. Brady and Kristen got into an argument which led to Rachel yelling at them to stop. Kristen told Rachel that she had to stay at the hospital before she left the room. Sophia looked at Holly’s social media. While she was watching Holly’s social media, she formulated a plan to get revenge on her. Dr. Gregory showed up in Sophia’s room. Sophia gave her a note saying she wanted to apologize to Holly. Dr. Gregory called Holly so she could see Sophia. Holly and Tate went to the hospital. Tate went to see Rachel while she was yelling at Brady about him not letting her mother take her home. Holly went to see Sophia. Rachel was upset that she wouldn’t be able to see Sophia. Tate promised to bring Holly with him when he visited her again.

Holly was upset when she saw Sophia. Sophia gave Holly a note saying she apologized to her and asked for forgiveness. Holly said she forgave her. Things took a turn when Holly read in the letter that Sophia blamed her for being with Tate and for making her think she had a shot with him. Holly apologized to Sophia. When Sophia made Holly knock over her bag, she put supplements in it. Rafe said the DNA tests proved that Stefan was dead. He told her that Stefan didn’t want to leave her. Rafe said Vivian kidnapped Stefan to keep Gabi away from him. Gabi was shaken over the idea that Stefan probably didn’t sign the divorce papers. Rafe wanted to get the divorce papers analyzed. He went to the DiMera mansion. He said Kristen toasting to Stefano’s urn. Rafe asked if Dimitri or EJ were there. Kristen asked if he wanted to work together. Rafe said he wanted to see EJ’s get well card from Stefan. When Rafe told her that Stefan was dead, Kristen couldn’t care less. Sophia took out Holly’s supplements and replaced them with hers.

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, February 5, 2026

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Kial and Nicole were flirting at Uptown and saw Ted and Shanice arrive. Ted and Shanice were surprised to see Nicole on a date with Kial. They walked away from Nicole and Kial. Shanice wondered if she got dressed up for him to spend the night talking about Nicole. Ted was worried about Nicole. Shanice told him that Nicole was walking in her power. She suggested they go somewhere else. Kial couldn’t stop complimenting Nicole. He wanted to take things further, but she wanted to take them slowly. She was interested in seeing where things went with them, but she wasn’t ready yet. Kial was willing to wait.

Joey invited Vanessa to his place. She was amazed at how warm his place was. Vanessa felt it was a special moment for them to have dinner at his place. He cooked for her. Vanessa said he could cook for her when she moved in. Joey didn’t think it was a good idea. He thought it would be dangerous. His enemies would know how much she meant to him. Ted and Nicole ended up at his hotel room. They were about to make love when Shanice pulled the brakes. She didn’t like what he said to her about Nicole. Shanice noticed a pair of panties on his couch. She demanded to know how they got there. Anita met with Samantha and Jessica to talk about the cotillion. Jessica was skeptical about the cotillion so Anita educated her about the importance of it. Anita thought that one of the girls would be the platinum debutante. Anastasia overheard Anita and interrupted their conversation. She believed her grandchild would win the tiara. Anastasia said Anita couldn’t do anything about it. She called out Anita and her family. Anita refused to take her insults. They went back and forth with each other. Anita hoped the best person would win. Later, Anita hoped Samantha and Jessica would do their best to win. Anita got dizzy while they were talking.

 

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Dante asks Britt to stay away from Rocco because she is dangerous and he doesn’t want her anywhere near his son. Britt tells Rocco that she might not be able to come to his hockey games because she is busy with work.

Willow tells a bedridden Drew that she shot him because it was the only way she could get her kids back after judge Heron was killed. Willow tells Drew that she is only sorry that he didn’t die.

Chase goes to visit Willow and Drew to see how Willow is handling everything and she tells him she is overwhelmed but all she wants is for Drew to recover. Chase leaves and then Willow tells Drew that he didn’t have a stroke…she drugged him and until she uses his connections to get the life she deserves he will have to stay on the medication and she injects more of the medication into his IV.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, February 6, 2026

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Noah gets a Dear Noah letter from Sienna, and she tells him not to follow her and stay in Genoa City where he is happy. Noah ignores Sienna’s wishes and follows her to Los Angeles.

Cane asks Holden to find Lily, Mattie, and Charlie, and he promises Holden he will have a good job at one of his companies. Holden asks Claire to go to Los Angeles with him and she accepts his invitation because she wants to find out more about the art dealer who disappeared after a run-in with Audra and Holden.

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Michael tells Sonny and Carly that he reached a 60% – 40% custody compromise with Willow because he had to do it before the police department investigates him for shooting Drew.

Curtis tells Alexis that he wants to get a court order to force Portia to get a paternity test. Alexis tells Curtis that she can’t be his lawyer because she doesn’t think that is the best thing to do. Curtis goes to the hospital and asks Portia to take a paternity test now or he will take her to court and force her to do it. Portia tells Curtis to take her to court if he wants to do it.

Kai helps Willow by being at Drew’s house to get the house ready with all the medical equipment needed for Drew’s care. Trina is worried because Willow is dangerous, but Kai feels protective towards Drew because now he is vulnerable and being taken care of by the woman who shot him. Kai and Trina go tell Alexis that willow is taken care of Drew at his house rather than putting him in a long-term care facility. Alexis tells Kai and Trina that if they see Willow do anything to Drew to let her know.

Molly talks to Ric about her argument with Cody about her book. Ric advises Molly that if she wants to reconcile with Cody she will need to make the first move.

Brook Lynn tries to make Chase realize that there are other suspects besides Michael that could have shot Drew but Chase is fixated on the fact that Michael shot Drew and he was soon be on trial for the crime.

A paralyzed Drew returns home and the only thing that he can do is blink his eyes once for yes and twice for no. Drew understands everything that people say to him and see and hear people but he can’t speak. Willow tells Drew that she has been waiting until they were alone to tell him that she was the one who shot him.

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Cane is worried about Lily, Mattie, and Charlie, and he tells Adam that maybe he will take a member of the Newman family.

Adam later tells Victor, Nikki, and Victoria about his conversation with Cane. Nikki fears that Cane is so desperate that he is dangerous. Victor assures Nikki that Lily knows about the plan and is on board with the plan. Victor tells Nikki that Lily, Mattie, and Charlie are safe and Cane will give Newman Enterprises back to them.

Phyllis assures Cane that Victor won’t hurt Lily, Mattie, and Charlie is bluffing to get back Newman Enterprises. Daniel tells Phyllis that if she doesn’t give Newman Enterprises back to the Newman family he and Lucy will never speak to her again.

Mariah talks to a sleeping Dominic and tells him that her life has never been the same since she gave him to Abby, Chance, and Devon after he was born. Mariah also tells a sleeping Dominic that she is his mommy, and nobody will take him away from her again she will die before she allows anyone to take him from her.

Abby and Devon record a video plea to Mariah asking her to bring Dominic home and they post the video on Tessa’s social media. Abby, Devon, Shsron, and Tessa talk to Detective Burrow who has moved from Los Angeles to Genoa City and is now a part of the Police Department. Everyone tells Detective Burrow about Mariah and her struggles in the hope that he will bring Dominic and Mariah home safely.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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

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

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

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

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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Rafe and Eli went to Vivian’s place in Alamania and walked inside. Vivian showed up. She said she was grieving the loss of Jake, Stefan, and Stefano. Vivian talked about Stefan’s death and told them she couldn’t stop them from exhuming Stefan’s body. She said she wanted to be done with the questions. When she turned her back to them, she wasn’t distraught or grieving. Rafe said they would get to the bottom of it once they got the results of Stefan’s body came in. They asked Vivian about Peter and the DiMeras. Vivian only focused on her son. She said whatever Peter wanted to do was on him. They told her about the hidden camera and how it was connected to Alamania. Vivian told them to knock themselves out searching the house because she had nothing to hide. Cat went to the DiMera mansion with Stefano’s urn. Their hands touched when she gave EJ the urn. EJ said the plan for the memorial was to let people come in the house to pay respect. Susan showed up and wondered why Cat was there. EJ stopped Susan from talking to Cat the way she was. When Susan mentioned their kiss, EJ made her apologize. After Cat left, she told EJ to get rid of the urn and put it in the crypt.

At the pub, Gwen had trouble paying for her order. Leo showed up and noticed that she was having cash problems and told her to reconsider his offer. Gwen said she couldn’t get rid of Dimitri without her money. She said his urges weren’t her problem. Leo walked away from her. Cat showed up and offered to pay Gwen’s bill. They talked about the way people treat them. Gwen said she was happy to have a friend. When Gwen mentioned the DiMeras, Cat defended EJ and his grief over Stefano. Gwen told Cat about how close she was getting to EJ. She told Cat that she kept catching them together. Dimitri ran into Leo. He told Leo that he hadn’t changed and couldn’t trust himself alone with him. Leo brought Dimitri to his room. Dimitri took his clothes off. Leo walked out of the room. Cat asked Gwen about Dimitri. Gwen told her she had a plan to get rid of Dimitri and win the divorce. She told Cat that Dimitri was going to go away forever. Vivian called and told Gwen the plan was going according to plan. Rafe and Eli searched through Vivian’s place and found a tablet with a camera. The signal led to Rafe’s office.

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Anita talked to Dani about losing her hair. They talked about cancer destroying their bodies. Anita feared that she would be talked about because of what cancer would do to her. Dani suggested she get ahead of the narrative and give people something to talk about. They got to work on creating Anita’s new look. Chelsea shocked Kat when she told her that she was moving with Madison. Kat tried everything she could to convince Chelsea not to go away with Madison. Chelsea wanted to go with her. Kat admitted that she would miss her. She didn’t know how she would live without her. Kat felt like she was putting her life on hold to follow Madison. At Orphey Gene’s, Vernon revealed to Andre that Bill had regrets divorcing Dani. Andre believed his marriage to Dani could survive Bill’s regrets.

After his conversation with Vernon, Andre went home to tell Dani that Bill wanted her back. Dani wasn’t surprised that he wanted her back. She was taken aback that Bill was telling people about his regrets. Andre wondered why Bill was suddenly feeling nostalgic about their marriage. Dani admitted that she kissed Bill. Bill and Hayley met with Madison and his new doctor. The new doctor advised him to cut things out of his diet. Bill was happy to cut Hayley’s tea from his diet. They wanted him to spend the night at the hospital to run more tests to monitor his condition. Hayley tried to do everything she could to keep him from staying at the hospital. The doctor wanted to run more tests on Bill. Anita showed Vernon her new look. Vernon was blown away by Anita’s new look.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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Dimitri was waiting for Leo in his bed. He got tired of waiting for him and spotted a wedding photo of Leo and Javi. Dimitri slammed the picture down. Gwen served divorce papers when Dimitri returned home. He had his papers served too. They argued over how much he hurt her. He admitted that he felt guilty for hurting her, but he didn’t anymore. They argued again until Gwen informed him that no one believed that she kidnapped him. She ripped up his divorce papers. Dimitri vowed to go back to Alamania to prove what she did to him. He warned her that her life would be over. Rafe and Eli confronted Vivian about the tablet they found from the guest room. She said no one was there since Dimitri arrived. Vivian told them how he was there, and she was too weak to protest since Stefan was dying at the time. She became tired of him and wanted him to leave. Her staff and Nicholas confirmed Vivian’s story. When Rafe and Eli went outside he said that he was suspicious of Vivian’s story. They wanted to talk to Vivian’s former employee, Lydia Bower.

Lydia met with Rafe and Eli. She didn’t want Vivian to find out about their meeting. Lydia told them that she was fired over a year ago, but Dimitri wasn’t staying with Vivian at the time. She said that Stefan was there. Liam went to see Abe to apologize for his role in the kidnappings. Abe didn’t care about is apology. He said that Liam didn’t say anything when he knew what was going on. Abe wanted him to give the description of who hired him. Liam was at the station and gave the description of the person who approached him. Vivian was talking to a guy who looked like the description Liam gave of the guy, Vivian and the henchman Liam described celebrated getting away with their lie. Rafe and Eli believed that Dimitri was behind the kidnappings. They realized that Stefan was held in the room and not Dimitri. He was free to move around, but he was watched the entire time. Rafe realized that Vivian pulled Stefan against his will.

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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Recap written by Michelle & Cheryl

Dani told Andre that she kissed Bill goodbye. She said it was easy to get caught up in happy memories. Dani said despite the good memories the bad memories of Bill’s infidelity creep in. Andre let her know that he wasn’t going to let anyone interfere in their marriage. Dani said she liked his brave front, but it wasn’t necessary since she wasn’t going anywhere. Later on, Dani went to see Bill to tell him what was going on. When Bill told her what was going on with his health, she was concerned about Hayley not wanting him to stay in the hospital. While Dani was talking, she decided not to be involved in Bill’s life anymore. She said it wasn’t healthy. Dani said they shouldn’t see each other anymore. When Dani left, Bill looked disappointed that they wouldn’t be seeing each other anymore. Smitty met with his source at Orphey Gene’s. Max said he saw the boss committing a shocking act against a snitch. Smitty said that was because of the ring they were trying to bust. Later on, Smitty met with Jacob to tell him that Max wanted out. Jacob thought it was bad news since he was supposed to get him into the organization. They wanted Max to send them a text saying Jacob could go in the organization. Jacob ended up in the organization. Chelsea went to Anita for advice about what to do about Madison. Anita said no one should put their lives on hold because of her cancer. Later on, Chelsea told Madison that she wasn’t going with her and that they could give a long-distance relationship a shot.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, February 2, 2026

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Rafe took Liam to the park to get information from him about the DiMera kidnappings. Liam told Rafe what happened. A man approached him at a bar and asked him if he wanted to make extra money, All he had to do was supply food and water in the crypt. He also had to take the sarcophagus out of the crypt. While he was moving the sarcophagus, bones fell out of it. Liam buried them. Liam got upset when he realized that he buried Stefano’s bones. The man told him that the crypt was being prepared for a disaster. Rafe wanted a description of the guy who approached him at the bar. He would set up a meeting with the sketch artist. JJ tailed Jeremy while he was out. Jeremy didn’t know he was following him. Julie put it together when they returned to the Horton house. She didn’t want him to disturb the peace in their home.

EJ ripped into Gwen about Dimitri until she told him about her plan with Vivian to make him look guilty for the kidnappings. EJ thought Vivian was involved with the kidnappings if she could make Dimitri look guilty. He liked the plan because they could find the real kidnapper. Gwen let him know that Dimitri blocked her accounts so she wanted to hire EJ as her attorney. EJ wouldn’t do it because Dimitri was his nephew. He would find someone else to help her and work with her behind the scenes. Kristen met with Brady to let him know that they needed to get Rachel out of Bayview. Sophia was still a problem for them. Kristen felt like Dr, Gregory was giving bad advice, She didn’t like the doctor telling him about dating Sarah. Brady let Kristen know that she ruined things by threatening Sarah. Kristen reminded him that she had custody of Rachel now that she’s out of jail. She wanted to take Rachel out of Bayview, Brady became upset with her. She said she would let Rachel live with him if he got his own place. He wanted to talk to Dr. Gregory first. Julie threatened to sue the police department if JJ and Jada didn’t stop harassing Jeremy. JJ thought Julie had a blind side when it concerned their family. He reminded her about her loyalty to Nick. Julie threatened to throw him out.

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BTG Short Recap Monday, February 2, 2026

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Leslie ran into Shanice at the coffee shop and got into an argument with her. She warned Shanice that Ted doesn’t like to stay faithful to one person. They argued for a while until Derek showed up. Leslie walked away from Shanice. Derek talked to Shanice about losing her job. She gave him advice about what to do. He realized he could do different things. Kat talked to Izaiah that Eva was insecure. Eva told Tomas that she made a big mistake. While she was talking to Tomas, she told him Kat enjoyed the attention she was getting from Izaiah. Kat talked to Izaiah about her gripes with Eva. He tried to give her advice about Eva, but she refused to listen. Kat said Eva was like her mother. Later on, Tomas and Kat met up. He asked if he was paying enough attention to her. Kat assured him that she wasn’t interested in anyone else. Tomas believed her and said would protect her. Kat said he was the only person who had her back. Izaiah went to Eva’s apartment to let her know that he wanted more than a no-strings attached relationship. He said they had a chance at something real. They ended up agreeing to making their relationship work. Madison told Chelsea that she was excited about the program because she could cure Parkinson’s. She told Chelsea it was the disease that took her grandfather away from her. Chelsea said she was making herself the main character in her story and wondered if they had a future. Madison said their relationship meant everything to her, but she was going away. Chelsea wondered how they would make a long distance relationship work. Madison asked her to go with her.

 

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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

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

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 2, 2026

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At Crimson Lights, Nick and Sharon discuss Cane and Phyllis’s takeover of his family business. Nick is distraught and angry about Phyllis’s involvement and the ramifications.

Sienna and Noah are enjoying some fun and romance at the Overlook Cafe. Their talk turns to her plan to move back to LA and his desire to go there with her. She tries to convince him to stay in Genoa City and be near his family again. Noah counters that since he now owns the Shadow Room, they can run it together in LA, but Sienna is leery because of its past association with Matt.

Nate goes to the Chancellor mansion to support Devon during the ordeal with Mariah kidnapping Dominic.

Devon reaches out to Sharon for help while she is at Crimson Lights with Nick, who goes with her to meet with Devon at her place. Just before Devon arrives, Sharon and Nick chat with Sienna and Noah in her living room.  He informs them that he hired the Newman jet to take him and Sienna to LA, where they will be living and running the Shadow Room together.

Devon shows Sharon and Nick footage of Mariah at the motel in Genoa City and tells them that she kidnapped Dominic. Sharon and Nick are shocked and offer to help find the child.

While Devon is at Sharon’s, Abby is at home. She calls her dad and asks him to come over because she needs his help. Then she clings to  a stuffed animal that Chance gave to Dominic. She prays to Chance to watch over and protect Dominic, and to put his detective skills together to bring Dominic home.

Hallucination Ian is in the front passenger seat of the car Mariah is driving away from Genoa City with Dominic asleep in the back seat. Ian gives her a pep talk about how she will be a good mother to Dominic and says he will never abandon her and will always help her. Dominic wakes up and calls out “Papa”, Hallucination Ian disappears. When Mariah asks Dominic if he had a nightmare, he tells her that he had a sad dream about his papa in heaven, and he misses him. When he mentions how his “mommy” would sing to him, Mariah tells him that she’s also kind of like his mommy, that she sang to him while he was in her tummy and that she nicknamed him Bowie. He asks her to sing; she flashes back to singing Tessa’s song to him while she was pregnant with him. She  starts humming “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and tells him that sometimes she almost feels like he’s her son, too. Dominic looks out the side car window and smiles.

 

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Days Short Recap Friday, January 30, 2026

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Leo tried calling Javi, but Javi didn’t answer the phone. He found himself thinking of Dimitri. Dimitri put something together for Stefano’s memorial. He and Gwen ended up arguing. Gwen asked him if he was Peter’s accomplish. Dimitri said it wasn’t him. They realized Vivian was the only one they knew in Alamain was Vivian. Dimitri said Vivian hated the Von Leuschners and him. Leo showed up at the mansion. He said he was determined to get Dimitri out of his system. Gwen showed up and enjoyed the argument. Dimitri said they were both Gwen’s victims. He said he never stopped loving him. Leo stopped him from talking so he could tell him what was wrong with Dimitiri. Sarah ran into Brady and Belle. She told Brady that Kristen wanted her to stay away from him and Rachel. Sarah said everyone was concerned about them. When she included Xander, Brady wondered why it was Xander’s apartment. Kristen wanted to talk to talk to Rachel before she spoke to the judge. Rachel said she liked Dr. Gregory. Kristen told her what to expect from the judge, her lawyer, Belle, her parents, etc. Kristen said once she and Rachel gave their testimony, the judge would drop the charges. Belle said she couldn’t promise what the judge would drop the case. Rachel thought she would go to prison. Belle said that wouldn’t happen. She was certain things would work out. Kristen sent Rachel out of the room so she could yell at Belle. When Rachel came back, Belle left. Xander went to see Marlena She told him that she couldn’t see him anymore. Marlena said she wasn’t getting rid of him. She said she was going back to the hospital. Marlena warned him that she would drop him if he hurt anyone in her family. Xander apologized for hurting Brady. Marlena asked what made him snap. Xander said the divorce got to him. Marlena said he was upset over Brady and Sarah being together. Xander thought they were together to stick it to him. Marlena advised him to focus on Victoria and to stay out of Brady and Sarah’s business. Xander said he would  do the wok. Dimitri let Leo know that he had bad qualities. Leo said he brought out the bad qualities in him. He said Javi made him better. After they talked, Leo left. Dimitri blamed Gwen for what happened and said he would make her pay. Gwen said she had a plan. When Dimitri left, Gwen calked Vivian.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, January 29, 2026

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Chad, Melinda, Jennifer, and Justin finished signing the custody agreement. Melinda pulled Chad to the side to tell him it was a bad idea. Chad let her know that he was doing it. When they finished everything, Jennifer said they could repair their relationship. While they were talking, Jennifer and Chad talked about not knowing where Abby’s remains were, but thought it was good that Stefano’s bones were found. Chad felt that knowing that Stefano’s bones were found was liberating. Johnny went to the Kiriakis mansion to talk to Bonnie about her book. When Johnny said he wanted to read it, Bonnie was excited. She thought she would make a lot of money. Justin came home and found out Bonnie’s good news. After Johnny left, they realized that DiMera was the better option for publishing. Chanel went to see Sophia to thank her for giving her baby up. She wanted to show Sophia the pictures. Sophia noticed Chanel holding her stomach as if she were pregnant. She disconnected from Chanel. Chanel apologized to her for all the trouble they caused during the adoption. She told Sophia that she wanted her to be a part of the baby’s life. After Chanel finished talking, she left. When Chanel was home, she told Johnny about her visit with Sophia. Johnny didn’t think too kindly of Sophia. Chanel said that despite everything, Sophia was still Trey’s mother and would be out soon. Sophia sent a text to Melinda telling her to come to Bayview. She told Melinda that she was faking being mute. Sophia said she wanted everyone to underestimate her because she had plans. While Sophia was talking, she told Melinda that Chanel was pregnant and that she and Johnny was going to have their own child. She told Melinda that they didn’t deserve to have a kid. Sophia wanted Chanel’s baby to be taken away and given to someone else. Melinda asked if she wanted it done legally, but Sophia didn’t care if it was done legally or not. She tried to reason with Sophia, but she didn’t want to listen. She said she wanted a better life. Melinda said she didn’t want anything to do with the plan. Before Melinda left, she thanked Sophia for keeping her name out of the adoption.

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