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

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

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

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

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

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

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 30, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Days Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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While Xander was pushing Victoria in the town square, Johnny gave Victoria her teddy bear. Xander and Johnny threatened each other while they were talking. Sarah showed up while they were talking. Johnny ended up leaving. Sarah told Xander that he was intimidating Johnny in front of their daughter. She accused him of being jealous of Johnny. Marlena met Brady at the pub and told him that Kristen kept her from seeing Rachel. Brady thought Kristen was spending too much time getting revenge instead of caring about their child. He said he would take care of the situation. Marlena let him know that she didn’t want to work with Kate at Basic Black. Brady said he would help until she found an alternative. Marlena went to Xander’s office to accept the offer for Basic Black. She let him know that she didn’t want Kate to be a part of it. Xander turned her down and let her know that Kate was the expert. He thought it would be unethical of her not to work with Kate based on what she heard in therapy.

Before EJ went to probate court, he got into an argument with Kristen. Kristen was upset that he was wearing Stefano’s ring. She demanded access to the tunnels. EJ ripped into her for what’s going on with Rachel. Kristen ended up slapping him. EJ said he understood how she felt because Johnny hated him for a while. He told her Rachel would be back soon. EJ warned her that he wouldn’t turn the other cheek if she ever hit him again. When EJ left to go to probate court, he ran into Sophia. EJ ended up telling her off. Sophia let him know that she wasn’t scared of him. When EJ threatened her again, Kristen showed up. She told him to stay away from Sophia or else. Before EJ left, he warned Sophia that it wasn’t over. Kristen told Sophia not to screw up the plan. Xander let Marlena know that she would do the job with Kate or she wouldn’t do it at all. Marlena walked out of the office. After court, EJ told Johnny that he wasn’t the executor of Stefano’s will anymore. He said Theo was and that Marlena was one of the beneficiaries.

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BTG Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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Carlton apologized to Nicole for making her feel like she was judged after their double date. They admitted that they missed each other. He wanted to go to dinner. Nicole realized that he was trying to take her mind off her anniversary. While they were making plans, Kial showed up. He apologized for interrupting their conversation. Carlton said he wouldn’t apologize if the shoe were on the other foot. Nicole watched them talking with each other. They agreed to hit the courts again. Naomi and Dani talked about their problems. Naomi explained that she was worried about Jacob. Dani told her that she felt shut out of Chelsea’s life when it concerned the purse line and her wedding. She admitted that Anita’s health crisis made her feel more sentimental. Naomi thought that she and Andre should try for a baby, but Dani laughed at the idea. Hayley and Bill’s date got interrupted when Chelsea arrived. She asked her father about Hayley causing problems between Kat and Tomas. They talked about Lynette so Chelsea poked holes in Hayley’s story. Chelsea told him that Hayley thought she was being pushed aside since he was back in the family’s good graces. Hayley overheard them talking. She heard him say that he didn’t want to ruin anyone’s life or destroy his marriage.

Grayson was bleeding out on Ashley’s bathroom floor. Ashley got rid of Jan. Once Jan left, Ashley tried to convince Grayson to go to the hospital. He refused to go to the hospital. Jacob and Smitty were wondering what happened to Grayson. Grayson told Ashley that he didn’t have the strength to make it home. He regretted showing up on her doorstep. His condition seemed to get worse. Ashley wondered what he was really up to.

 

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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

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

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

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Days Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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EJ told Gwen about Theo’s discovery of Lexie. He told Gwen that Lexie was back. EJ was concerned about Chad trying to find out the truth. Gwen didn’t know who else they were going to be working on and asked if Chad was right about Abby being one of the patients. EJ didn’t tell her who the others were. Rolf called and told him that Lexie was moving, but she was still unconscious. Julie, Jeremy, and Chad had a reunion. Chad apologized to Jeremy for accusing him of stalking Stephanie. When Jeremy mentioned Alex, Chad told him about his history with Alex and Stephanie. Jeremy was interested in the story. Later on, Chad ran into Gwen. He asked her if she knew anything about EJ’s research. While Leo was getting his head checked for his concussion, he talked to Cat about getting an invitation to Stefano’s will reading. Cat said she would talk to EJ about it. She had to take a call from Rafe and excused herself. Javi walked in. Leo asked Javi about his new relationship. When Leo invited them out to dinner, Javi turned him down. Steve and Kayla went to see Stephanie. They gave her a gun. Kayla told her about the first time she handled a gun. Steve told Stephanie what she had to do to handle a gun. Stephanie said she was ready to handle the gun. She didn’t want an unloaded gun in a safe. When Steve went to get the safe. Stephanie told Kayla about her problems with Alex. Cat and EJ talked about the will reading and who was going to be there. While they were talking, EJ got a call from probate court telling him that a codicil for Stefano’s will was filed. Jeremy told someone on the phone that he would pick her up. Steve told Stephanie a few things about the gun and said he would take her to a shooting range. When Steve and Kayla left, Stephanie loaded the gun.

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Ashley received a shock when Grayson arrived at her place wounded. Ren called Lia and let her know that the job was done. Lia wasn’t happy with all of the violence, Grayson revealed to Ashley that he got in over his head trying to get money for his mother. Jan arrived at Ashley’s place while Grayson talked to her, Ashley tried to get her mother to leave, but Jan noticed blood on her hands. Vanessa informed Joey that she wanted to be more involved in the business. He wasn’t ready for her to do that, but he did suggest that she move things into his condo. Joey wanted it to feel like her place too, Vernon was happy when Madison gave him the news about his test results. Anita wasn’t happy that he kept that secret from her. He told her that she was dealing with a lot so he didn’t want to add to her stress. Anita wanted to go through everything together.

Smitty was shocked when Martin told him about running for a senate position. He didn’t like that Martin told other people before he told him. They got into an argument about where Smitty fits into his life. Joey walked in the room and noticed the couple arguing. Smitty received a text from Jacob, He said he was threatened by Ren and wanted him to go to the hospital. Smitty went to the hospital, but he couldn’t find Grayson. He called Jacob to let him know. Lia walked by while he was on the phone. Joey talked to Martin about Smitty. He advised him to get guards that Smitty wouldn’t notice if he kept refusing protection. Martin didn’t want to get more involved with Joey than he already was.

 

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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

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

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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

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

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

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

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

Portia persuades Jordan to let Curtis help with her recovery.

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

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

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

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

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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

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

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

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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While Gwen was walking around the DiMera mansion, she noticed her suitcases by the door. EJ let her know that Kristen was moving in so she was moving out. He said Kristen was too nosy so he couldn’t take any chances. EJ was happy about not seeing Xander anymore. He let her know that he was paying for her to stay in an executive suite at the Salem Inn. Gabi and Philip went to the pub. They talked about Gabi Chic partnering with Titan. Gabi said she trusted him. Philip said he trusted her too. He said he would draw up a proposal to make it official if she decided to work with Titan. While they were talking, he mentioned Theo joining Titan. Gabi said she didn’t think he would turn on his family. At the town square, Cat ran into Chad, Thomas, and Charlotte. Thomas ended up yelling at Cat. Chad yelled at Thomas before taking them to Julie’s house. Cat ended up running into Theo. She brought up the will reading and said she needed to get in touch with Abe since he was the beneficiary with Lexie gone. Theo said he had to leave.

Chad went to see EJ. He told Chad about Kristen moving in. Chad told him that he ran into Cat. He thought she would move on without him. They talked about everything else that was going on. While they were talking, Chad said he wanted answers about Stephanie’s kidnapping and the pod. EJ was hurt that Chad accused him of doing something wrong. Chad accused EJ of having Abby in the pod. EJ was shocked that Chad would accuse him of going behind his back like that. He told Chad it wasn’t Abby. Chad wanted to know who it was. EJ lied to him about being innocent. Chad warned EJ that he was turning into their father. Theo went to see Lexie and told her about the journal and Gabi. He also told her about Eli and Lani moving back to Salem. Theo said EJ was trying to play God. While he was talking to Lexie, her arm moved. Theo went upstairs to let EJ know that Lexie moved. EJ was excited. He said Lexie would return soon.

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Hayley drugged Bill’s drink, but she was interrupted by Tomas. He suggested that they start over. Tomas wanted them to be friends. Hayley apologized for allowing Lynette to manipulate her. After their conversation, Tomas met with a private investigator. The investigator informed Tomas that Lynette disappeared without a trace. Bill talked to Hayley about Lynette. Hayley distracted him by bringing up his slip with Dani. They got into an argument when he tried to change the subject back to Lynette. Hayley walked out of the room. After their argument, Bill called Caroline to get in touch with Natalia and have her check out his finances. He wanted to know if anything was wrong. Hayley went to Uptown and got a call from Randy. He told her that everything was taken care of with Lynette. Nicole went to see Joey to talk about Vanessa. She wondered if there was a way for them to play nice with each other. Joey suggested they get to know each other. She wanted him to stop making comments about Martin and the night he helped her son. Joey assured her that he would be the one getting hurt and not Vanessa. Nicole warned him that he had to deal with her if he hurt Vanessa. They agreed to be civil.

Vanessa and Dani talked about Joey for a while. They also talked about Bill calling Dani “baby.” Vanessa wondered if Dani liked it. Dani felt like her life was too good to rub it in Hayley’s face. Martin talked with Vernon about how to move on with his political career with his secret looming over his head. They couldn’t erase what happened which disappointed Martin. He let Vernon know that he was still haunted by what happened the night they were attacked. Martin carried that moment around with him for years. Vernon told him that they wouldn’t be there if Martin hadn’t helped them.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Xander saw Sarah on his way to his session with Marlena. They got along while they were talking. Xander’s mood changed when Marlena asked him if he set up Johnny, He felt like she tried to manipulate him by asking him a personal question during his session. Xander didn’t confirm her suspicions. She wanted to talk about him using Gwen to get access to the DiMera mansion. Gwen was kicked out of the mansion so he lost interest in her. Xander felt like she would jump at the chance to take down EJ. Marlena smiled and let him know that his session was done for the day. Roman lectured Johnny about staying at DiMera Enterprises when Kate arrived. She acted like nothing was wrong. Johnny wanted to leave once she arrived. Kate fed Roman different lies about not being involved in what happened to Johnny. Roman didn’t believe what she said. Kate would protect her family over his in a minute. He remembered that Lucas kidnapped Sami. Kate said that his family was her family too. She wanted to know if there was a way to fix it. Roman wanted her to drop the lawsuit if she wanted to fix things.

Tate spotted Sophia while he was out. He wanted her to stay away from Holly, but she turned things around to say that Holly was harassing her. Tate threatened to hurt her, but he stopped himself. Sophia said he would be happy not to see her again. She smiled at him and warned him to be careful what he wished for. Her comment confused Tate, but she didn’t explain what she meant. Lani spotted Kristen at the town square, They hugged each other. Kristen wanted to catch up with Lani over drinks. They talked about Lani coming back to Salem for good and what happened with Rachel. Lani talked to Kristen about her plans with Chanel. While they were talking, Kristen found out that Johnny would be working from home. Johnny went home and told Chanel that he made an appointment for her since she was too busy. Chanel was upset about it and yelled at him. Johnny told her that he was worried about her so she agreed to go to the doctor. During the exam, Sarah informed Chanel that the lump in her breast could be nothing. She wanted her to get it checked. Chanel was upset, but she got worried when Sarah talked about getting a mammogram. After Sarah left, Chanel was more concerned than she let on. Kristen called Sophia and let her know that she had to get ready to move in on Johnny.

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Bill tried to apologize to Hayley, but she wasn’t willing to forgive him. He gave her flowers, but she wanted more than that. Bill tried to make things right. He ended up asking her about the savings account she closed without telling him. Hayley said she moved the money back to their main account. She wondered why he wanted to know about it. Bill said the account was for the child they decided not to have. He asked why she had a personal check made out to herself instead of transferring the money. Hayley lied and said she didn’t know how the banking system worked. Nicole met with Martin who told her he was running for Senate in 2028. She was upset about it. Martin told her Vernon was okay with it. Nicole was furious about Martin and Vernon being okay with him running for Senate. She said everyone who knew about Martin’s secret could hurt his chances. While they were talking, Nicole told Martin about her double date with Joey and how he hinted at what he knew. Tomas arranged a special evening for Kat. He have her a miniature door of his house in Puerto Rico and invited her to go with him. Ashley wanted Grayson to come over for dinner. He agreed to have dinner with her. After Grayson got off the phone with his mother, Ren showed up and stabbed him in the stairwell.

 

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Theo wrote in his journal while fantasizing about Gabi. She showed up and decided to join him. He assured her that he was fine. Theo had a lot going on and felt like he blew it with Jada. Gabi is friends with Jada so he wondered how he could break up with her. Gabi advised him to be honest with Jada. Theo wouldn’t tell her what else was wrong . He got up to leave, but he forgot his journal. Gabi noticed that the journal was open. She read it and saw the steamy entries in the journal. Stephanie invited Jeremy to her place to talk to him about the way she treated Alex. He told her that he was having a tough time dealing with the kidnapping too. Stephanie discussed the idea of having children and mentioned what happened with Joy last year. She told him that Alex wasn’t ready for a family last year and now she’s not ready for a family. Jeremy revealed to her that he planned to stay in town after all. He let her know that she didn’t have to tell Alex that he stopped by. Alex ran into Chanel and told her about his argument with Stephanie. He recapped the argument they had about having children. Chanel advised him that Stephanie needed time to heal. She felt like he should tell Stephanie about his feelings instead of her. Rafe told Cat about Kristen helping them bring down EJ. He let her know that Kristen didn’t find anything in the secret room. Rafe brought up the pods that Megan had to revive dead people. They realized that another DiMera was being brought back from the dead,

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Jacob told Smitty to stop doing the story before someone else he loved got hurt. Smitty let Jacob know they should talk on the phone if he was that worried. He told Jacob that he found out information about one of Grayson’s lab tech Rachel. Jacob got an alert about doing another drop. Grayson asked Ashley for Derek’s number so he could volunteer at the clinic. When Grayson talked to Derek, he said he didn’t want his help. Eva let Derek know that he shouldn’t turn away any help. Later on, Ashley confronted Derek about turning Grayson down. Derek said he didn’t want her shady boyfriend involved in the clinic. He explained what Grayson did to cause Derek to be suspicious. Derek said Grayson scoped out the clinic. Ashley said he was jealous and wanted her back. Jacob and Grayson met at the drop. Grayson became suspicious when Jacob asked about Rachel. Vanessa told Joey that she and Nicole made up. While they were talking, Joey got a call about Leslie and Marcel being at the high stakes table. Vanessa was concerned about Leslie hurting someone. She wanted Joey to distract Marcel while she talked to Leslie about Marcel. Leslie was suspicious that Vanessa wanted to talk to her. She ended up telling Vanessa that Marcel was getting a divorce from his wife. They bonded over the fact that their men weren’t accepted by others.

 

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

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

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

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

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Recap written by Eva

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

Carly asks Valentin to help her save her daughter.

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

Sidwell tells Cassius to get more medicine for Britt.

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

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

Cassius asks Cullum for Britt’s medicine.

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