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GH Short Recap Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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ase admits to Brook Lynn that he broke the chain of evidence and tested Michael’s keys and discovered that one of the, was the key to Drew’s house. Chase tells Brook Lynn that he arranged for the police to take the keys and test them. Brook Lynn worries that Chase is risking his career because he thinks Michael framed Willow but he doesn’t have proof. Chase insists that he knows Michael framed Willow and justice must be served. Brook Lynn tells Chase that he has to choose between what he thinks is justice and them adopting a child.

Sonny kisses Justine outside The Brown Dog bar and she slaps him and tells him it will never happen again. Justine talks to Jordan about her kiss with Sonny. Sonny talks to Ric about the kiss and Ric wonders if Justine is trying to get close to him so that she can get enough information to put him in prison.

Nathan tells Lulu that Maxie decided to stay with Spinelli. Nathan wants to start a relationship with Lulu but she still doesn’t want to hurt Maxie.

Jack meets with Jason and tells him that Ross Cullum doesn’t know Josslynn is a WSB agent and it has to stay that way to protect Josslynn. Ross Cullum arrives to question Jason about why he went to The Five Poppies. Jason tells Ross he went to the Five Poppies to look for his former girlfriend Britt whom he thought had died three years ago.

Lucas tells Britt that he overheard a conversation between Marco and his father Jens and they were talking about pressuring her to do something illegal. Britt doesn’t tell Lucas what Jens and Marco want her to do but s does tell him that they are keeping her medicine at Wyndamere and giving it to her one dose at a time to ensure that she will do the work. Lucas tells Britt he will get her medicine for her so that she won’t be obligated to work on the project anymore.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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Phyllis tells Nick and Sharon that she will not return the company to him.

Noah is glad to hear from Sienna that she is moving to Genoa City.

Nick tells Sharon he is going to find Matt Clark and put him in the ground like he should have done years ago.

Noah gets a text message from an unknown number and Sienna gets a call from Detective Burrow telling her that Matt’s case was thrown out because the police were compromised.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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Nate encourages Victoria to think about what she would do if she doesn’t get back Newman Enterprises. Victoria appreciates Nate’s advice and she will think about it but right now she is focused on getting back to the company.

Daniel tells Phyllis that he is done with her forever because she took away Newman Enterprises from the Newman family. Phyllis blames Daniel and Nick for turning Summer against her but Daniel tells Phyllis that she did that herself by her actions she took away Summer’s legacy.

Daniel and Tessa start working on writing a new song together to take their mind off their troubles. Victor tells Nikki and Nick that the case against Matt Clark was thrown out because the detective on the case was compromised so Matt Clark is a free man.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 23, 2026

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Noah joins Audra at the GCAC bar, where they reminisce about their time together in London and chat. Things are very friendly and light between them, until she mentions that she just got her dream job and is now working for Spectra-Charles Media. Noah is appalled because this company is the re-branded Newman Media, which Billy Abbott stole from his uncle, Adam. Noah is incredulous and asks Audra how she is okay working for an illegally-obtained company.

Kyle saunters up to the bar and joins their conversation, curious to hear Audra’s answer to Noah’s question. Audra says that she has not broken any laws because she was not involved in what happened to Newman Media. She explains that Billy struck some deal with Phyllis to get Newman Media and Chancellor, and then he had her fold Newman Media into Abbott Communications. He then moved to Chancellor and gave it to Sally. Kyle sides with Audra, indicating that he’s “good” with Victor and the Newman family losing their company, given the bad history between his family and Victor, and how Victor has threatened or hurt half the town. Kyle also indicates that he’s okay with Adam losing Newman Media and the loss of the Newman legacy. He laughingly says that Nikki can sell some jewelry and the Newmans will be “dandy.”

Chelsea runs into Sally at Crimson Lights, where they argue about Billy teaming up with Phyllis. Chelsea tries in vain to persuade Sally to side with her, to protect Billy and get him to do the right thing – returning the company to the Newman family. She’s concerned about Victor and Adam seeking revenge on Billy. Sally mentions that she broke up with Billy and re-branded the company to Spectra-Charles Media. She refuses to help Chelsea and walks out on her.

Nick and Victoria are at the Newman Ranch, discussing Phyllis’s takeover of Newman Enterprises. Victoria presents her plan to get Newman Enterprises back, telling Nick she is going to Milan soon to talk face-to-face with Summer, to get her to turn her back on Phyllis. She hopes this is a way to get Phyllis to ultimately cave and give the company back to Victor and the family. Nick is against Victoria’s plan because he believes that Victor will prevail, and he does not want his daughter being involved in the family conflict and becoming alienated from her mother. He declines Victoria’s request for him to come with her to Milan to talk to Summer. He instead persuades her to hold off for the night, so he can try to come up with another solution that would protect Summer and keep her out of the line of fire.

 

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BTG Short Recap Friday, February 20, 2026

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Mona approached Madison and Chelsea at Orphey Gene’s. She complimented Madison because of her skills as a doctor. Mona’s comments made Chelsea wonder if she regretted not taking the job in Denmark. Madison assured her that she didn’t regret her decision. She kissed Chelsea and said she had to leave. Mona saw Randy and invited him to join her at her table. Randy didn’t want her church friends to see her talking with Joey’s associate. Mona wasn’t worried about what the church ladies would say about her. At the hospital, Bill told Hayley that he got Joey’s help to find her attacker. Hayley was worried about him getting involved with someone like Joey. Chelsea arrived and saw Bill and Hayley together. She was there to give Madison her badge. Hayley went to see the doctor because of her headaches. Chelsea let her father know that she wasn’t happy about him telling Dani about her engagement before she could do it. Bill thought she was being impulsive and didn’t want her to get hurt later. Chelsea was afraid that Madison was giving up an amazing opportunity to be with her. She decided that Madison had to do the fellowship no matter what happened. Bill warned her about making demands. Chelsea left to meet with Madison. Bill called Caroline to arrange something for him.

Anastasia ran into Nicole and Samantha at the club. She got digs in about the cotillion. Nicole shut her down. Anastasia made comments about the scene Anita made there. She thought that Anita was taking drugs. Vernon fussed over Anita when she got a call from Jacinda about what happened at the club. Nicole called Vernon to fact-check Anastasia. Anita wasn’t happy about the lies that Anastasia was spreading so she decided to tell the truth about her cancer. Randy met with Joey at Uptown. He told Joey that Hayley’s mugger probably skipped town. Randy thought they should consider it a loss, but Joey wasn’t happy about it. Joey ordered Randy to find someone who would have answers. Hayley and Bill were at the bar together. She panicked when she saw Randy walk in the door. Bill recognized Randy as the person who helped Hayley during her miscarriage. Hayley said she didn’t recognize him. She went to the bar so Bill could handle his business. Bill went to Joey’s table and wanted to know how he knew Randy. Joey covered for Randy. After his conversation with Bill, Joey reminded Randy that he was finished once he brought a mess to his front door. Hayley played the victim card with Bill to distract him from thinking about Randy.

 

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Days Short Recap Friday, February 20, 2026

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Rafe told Cat that Dimitri ran off with Leo, but Andrew and Paul were going to Alamainia. He asked her how the date with EJ went. Cat said it went nowhere. She said she didn’t find out what was going on int he lab, but she was getting closer to EJ. Cat said she couldn’t have him find out that she was an agent. Rafe warned her to be careful. Jada showed up at the DiMera mansion. She asked EJ about Dimitri. EJ said he didn’t know where Dimitri was and let her know that she wasn’t welcomed there. Jada showed him a search warrant stating she could search Dimitri’s room. She showed him a picture of the kidnapper. EJ called Rita to talk about Vivian. He told her everything that Jada told him. They said they had to find out who gave the sketch description and couldn’t let prove that he was kidnapped by him and Gwen. He said once Stefano’s will was read, he wouldn’t need Gwen anymore. EJ told Rita about Cat and Italy and how his feelings for her made him fall out of love with Sami. Leo and Dimitri got to the hotel in Alamainia. They talked about Dimitri’s kidnapping. Dimitri said he narrowed down the locations and memorized the house he was held in. Before they did anything, they agreed they shoud see Vivian. Ivan told Vivian he would take care of everything. He met up with the kidnapper. Ivan told him to get rid of anyone who could connect Vivian to being Peter’s accomplice. Dimitri and Leo went to Vivian’s but couldn’t get past Ivan. He told them that Vivian wouldn’t see them. Dimitri insulted Ivan. He and Leo left letting Ivan know that it wasn’t over.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Holly and Tate were at the pub. She was upset about her meltdown being on social media. While they were talking, the subject of Tate sleeping with Sophia came up. Holly ranted about Sophia sleeping with Tate and how she faked getting better so she could get revenge. Sophia thought about her plan to get back at Holly. She looked at the social media post about Holly. A nurse came in Sophia’s room to give her her medication. Sophia asked the nurse for a stronger dose. Sarah saw Xander and Gwen together at the town square. When Xander went into Sweet Bits, Gwen wanted to talk to Sarah. She told Sarah that she and Xander made love. Sarah ended up walking away from her. Brady, Kristen, and Rachel went to the hospital. Rachel hugged Sarah when she saw her. Kristen pulled Rachel away from Sarah so she could get her therapy. Brady and Sarah talked. He told her about the lipstick on his shirt. She told him about Xander and Gwen.

While Brady and Sarah were talking, Leo and Dimitri showed up. Sarah felt forced to have to check Dimitri’s ankle. She wanted to run tests on his ankle. The ankle monitor was off his ankle, but he was handcuffed to a chair. When Sarah and the guard left Dimitri’s room, he picked the lock on the ankle monitor. Leo pulled the fire alarm. Dimitri changed into an EMT and walked right out. Gwen and Xander talked about Sarah. He said he was glad that she knew he was moving on. While they were making out, Kristen showed up and made Xander leave. Kristen and Gwen talked about Xander and how Dimitri was rotting in prison. While they were talking, Kristen let her know that she was on to her, but she didn’t care. Tate tried to talk to Holly but it didn’t do any good. Holly said she couldn’t get past what he did with Sophia. When Holly snapped, Tate realized something wasn’t right with her. Holly left before he could do anything. Sophia put another pill in the case. She took out her phone and sent Rachel a text.

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Anita and Vernon were having lunch when Leslie arrived at the country club. She wanted to meet with Anita and the Articulettes. Leslie reminded her that she bid on meeting with them at the auction during Winterfest. Anita explained the steps they had to go through to make the meeting happen. Leslie didn’t want to do that so she was going to meet with her. Things don’t go well during their lunch together. Anita collapsed while they were having lunch together. Vernon and Anita wanted to rush off, but Leslie tried to stop them. Her plan didn’t work, and they left together. While they were alone, Anita admitted that it wasn’t Leslie’s fault that she collapsed. She explained that she had good days and bad days. Jacob explained what was going on with his investigation to Elon. Elon wasn’t really happy with Jacob’s progress. He warned his son about the dangers of the investigation.

Hayley was surprised to see Naomi. She wanted Naomi to explain why she was really there to see her. Naomi hated what she did to get married to her father, but she was worried about her. They were on the verge of bonding when Bill walked in the room. He was happy to see them getting along. Later Naomi went home and Jacob told her that he was moving out because of the case. She didn’t want him to leave, but he wanted to keep her safe. He gave her a burner phone to use in case of an emergency. They made love and realized that it felt different. Tomas had coffee with Lynette. He questioned what really happened to Hayley. She dodged the question by talking about the case. Tomas suggested that she accept a plea bargain, but that didn’t go over well with Lynette. Their meeting was interrupted when Randy called her. He wanted Lynette to meet him at Uptown. When she arrived at Uptown Randy told her that Joey demanded that he find the mugger. Lynette felt like that was his problem. He wasn’t happy about that. She thought he was whining too much. Randy warned her that if he went down, he would bring her and Hayley down with him.

 

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GH Short Recap Friday, February 20, 2026

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This is a special episode to former cast member Anthony Geary who passed away last year.

Carly, Elizabth, Laura, and Tracy help Lulu grieves her father Luke since Lulu was in a coma when he died. Everyone meets at the Brown Dog bar to toast Luke and share stories about Luke with Lulu. The audience sees clips and special memories of Luke with each person celebrating his life. Everyone lights a paper lantern and places it in the harbor to honor Luke.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Brook Lynn and Chase ask Alexis to help them find a child to adopt. Alexis visits Drew and he blinks three times to ask her to help him but she doesn’t understand why he is blinking three times. Alexis tells Willow that Drew was trying to communicate with her but she didn’t understand what he was trying to tell her.

Willow decides to raise the dose of the medicine she puts in his IV.

Willow has her first visit with Wiley and Amelia. Wiley tells Willow that Michael had to go to the police station to pick up his keys. Willow remembers putting Drew’s house key on Michael’s key ring. Wiley also tells Ric that Uncle Chase took Michael’s keys. Michael calls Ric to represent him at the police station since Diane is busy. Ric tells Michael not to answer any questions because he is walking into a trap. Ric tells Acting District Attorney Turner that he thinks Detective Chase is framing Michael for Drew’s shooting. Chase put Drew’s hose key on Michael’s key ring.

Maxie arrives home and her family gives her a welcome home party. Maxie spends time with her family and later takes a walk alone because she feels overwhelmed and she sees Nathan for the first time.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, February 20, 2026

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Devon tells Nate that Dominic is okay…he thinks he was just playing a game of hide and seek with Mariah. Devon also tells Nate that he doesn’t agree that Christine should use the insanity defense in Mariah’s case. Abby and Dominic walk through the park and Dominic sees Mariah with Christins and apologizes to Mariah for ruining their hide and seek game because he got tired. Mariah apologizes to Dominic taking him away from his parents to play the game because she knows that he missed his parents.

Abby talks to Christine alone and tells her Mariah shouldn’t be out, she might take another child. Christine tells Abby a court determined that Mariah wasn’t a danger to herself or anyone else so she has every right to be in the park.

Adam, Chelsea, Nikki, and Victoria are worried about Victor because they can’t find him. Victoria thinks Victor went to look for Phyllis to see if he can get her to give Newman Enterprises back to him. Victoria tells Nikki that she intends to talk to Summer to see if she can persude Summer to talk to Phyllis and see if she can talk to Phyllis and persuade her to return Newman Enterprises back to them.

Noah and Sienna are worried about Nick because he is in pain and is talking like he is sleepy. Nick tells Sharon that he is fine and he is headed to the pharmacy to get more pain medicine.

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Hayley wanted to go to the office despite the mugger not being caught. Bill was upset that the mugger wasn’t caught. He called Joey to find the mugger. While Bill and Joey were talking, Hayley snapped at Tomas. He wondered why she took a file to Lynette. Hayley was afraid he was getting too close to the truth. She told him that he was trying to put her in her place and forgot his place. Hayley reminded him that she was the boss’s wife. Bill interrupted their conversation and asked Caroline to take Hayley home. Joey and Randy met to talk about the mugging. Joey wondered why the mugger hasn’t tried to get rid of the engagement ring. He assumed Randy was just as upset about the mugging as Bill since he had a close relationship with Hayley. Tomas tried to to Bill why things got out of hand between him and Hayley. He told Bill that he didn’t know Hayley and Lynette were close to each other.

Bill told him to keep Hayley happy or else. Joey told Randy to find the mugger so the person could be punished. Dani went to Nicole to talk about what happened at Uptown. Nicole said she didn’t expect Ted to fall for someone she liked. She told Dani that she thought Shanice could be good for Ted. Dani said Leslie was there. She said she and Shanice double teamed Leslie. While they were talking, Nicole realized Dani wanted Ted and Shanice to be friends with her and Andre. She told Dani that she was okay with it. Carlton talked to Ashley about Nicole. Ashley told him that Kial was something new while he was familiar. Ashley advised him to make himself less available which would make Nicole curious. Later on when Nicole asked Carlton out, he told her he couldn’t go.

 

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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The town celebrated Valentine’s Day. Vanessa shocked Joey by blindfolding him and taking control of him. He thought it proved how much he loved her by allowing her to control him by tying him up. Vernon surprised Anita with a quiet night at home. He followed their tradition by giving her salt water taffy. Anita sang a song from her first jazz album. Hayley was disappointed with Bill’s gift until he surprised her with paperwork for a house in St. Bart’s. Eva and Izaiah were on their date at Orphey Gene’s when Leslie arrived. Leslie wasn’t happy that Eva didn’t want more for the holiday. Eva thought she was projecting. Leslie didn’t want her throwing Nicole’s word in her face. Eva wanted her to leave so Leslie reached out to Marcel. Izaiah gave Eva a necklace for Valentine’s Day. Eva put her feelings for him on a card.

Ted had plans to celebrate the holiday with Shanice, but the restaurant didn’t have a free spot until 2027. They decided to go to Uptown. While they were there, Andre and Dani arrived. Dani and Shanice bonded over their hatred for Leslie, Leslie arrived while the ladies were talking about her. They confronted Leslie when she walked in the club. Dani warned Leslie that she’s as crazy as she is. She dared Leslie to do something to cause her to use her self-defense skills. Leslie didn’t have a comeback for Dani since she was distracted by being turned down by Marcel. Leslie went home and started spiraling. She looked in the mirror and picked up a vase. Leslie smashed the vase in anger.

 

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Spinelli talks to Brook Lynn and admits he is afraid to lose Maxie and the life they have made together because she will choose Nathan instead of him. Spinelli just wants Maxie to be happy and even though it will break his heart he will support her decision to be with Nathan. Brook Lynn persuades Spinelli not to just give up but let Maxie make the decision between him and Nathan.

Nathan talks to Dante and tells him that he doesn’t intend to come between Maxie and Spinelli. Nathan also tells Dante that if Maxie wanted to get back together with him he would do it for James sake.

Lulu tells Laura that she intends to bury her feelings for Nathan because Maxie deserves her happy ending.

Molly and Alexis’s assistant, Suzane, persuades Alexis to finish out Drew’s term in Congress.

Nina thinks Willow would do a wonderful job in Congress, but Willow isn’t sure that the voters would think she had enough experience.

Dante gets a phone call the test results are in on all of Michael’s keys and one of them is a match for Drew’s house. Dante is annoyed that Michael lied again.

Kristina tells Cody that Molly cares about his feelings so much that she won’t publish the book because she doesn’t want to hurt him. Kristina persuades Cody to read Molly’s book and if he likes it Kristina hopes that he will persuade Molly to publish the book.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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Steve and Kayla spent time together at the Bistro. While they were celebrating, Jack and Jennifer showed up. They wanted Steve and Kayla to check on Julie while everyone was gone. While they were talking, the subject of Jeremy came up. They talked about whether or not Jeremy was guilty of stalking Stephanie. After they finished talking, Jack and Jennifer left so Steve and Kayla could continue celebrating their anniversary. Jack and Jennifer ran into Jeremy in the town square. They let Jeremy know that they believed in him. Chad went to Abby’s grave. He talked to her about the kids and how he’s trying to do right by them. Chad let her know how much he missed her. He said he would take a piece of her and Salem with him no matter where he went. Chad wished Abby a Happy Valentine’s Day and told her goodbye for now. When Chad went home, he talked to Thomas. He let Chad know that he was thinking about his mother. Thomas went to finish packing. Chad thanked Julie for letting him and the kids stay with her. Jack and Jennifer showed up to say goodbye to Chad. Jeremy saw Alex and Stephanie together at the town square. He was upset when he thought about Alex threatening him. Jeremy said he was going to prove himself to Stephanie. Alex and Stephanie went to the Bistro and told Steve and Kayla that they eloped. They let Steve and Kayla know that they would still have the big wedding. Steve and Kayla said they were happy for them.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Theo and Jada were on a date at the pub. Jada let him know that she wasn’t going to let him out of her sight after the kidnapping. While Jada was talking, Theo had a sexual fantasy about Gabi. He snapped out of it and listened to Jada. Xander and Gwen were in bed together enjoying EJ’s wine. He offered her another glass, but she was cold to him. She said they were done. Xander was surprised by her coldness so she eased up a little. Their night was fun, but he was in love with Sarah. Xander assured her that he thinks about her. He wasn’t sure what was in the cards for them yet. They made love again.

Brady arrived at Kristen’s room with the key for the new apartment. He told Rachel that they were going to be living together. Rachel was excited to hear that. Brady and Kristen informed her that they weren’t getting back together. Kristen sent Rachel out of the room. Brady talked to her about the joint custody documents. He wanted Kristen to sign the paperwork. Kristen wanted to get her lawyer to read it first. After hesitating, she decided to sign the papers without reading them. Kristen noticed lipstick on Brady’s collar and got upset about it. She had an attitude with him until he left her room. Rachel asked Kristen if she could live with them forever. Kristen gave her hope that they would be a family.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Victoria and Billy argue about her sending Johnny and Katie back to boarding school but, in the end, Billy agrees that, for the time being, the kids should return to boarding school.

Claire continues to pressure Holden about what happened between him, Audra, and the art dealer that disappeared but he doesn’t give her any more information even when she suggests that the art dealer accidently died.

Cane tells Daniel that he has a plan to make Phyllis give back Newman Enterprises, but he needs his help with the plan.

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Days Short Recap Monday, February 16, 2026

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Leo wanted to help Dimitri prove his innocence. They went to Leo’s room to brainstorm. While they were talking about Dimitri’s kidnapping, they realized that Vivian and Gwen were behind what happened. They decided to go to Alamania, but they had to figure out who to get Dimitri’s ankle monitor off. After Dimitri left his room, Leo reached out to Javi with a heartfelt message. Javi sent a message back telling him not to reach out to him again. Dimitri went to the DiMera mansion and let EJ know that he was going to rise from the ashes.

Brady and Sarah were at the pub. They talked about Rachel and a potential relationship. Brady and Sarah decided to be friends until the time was right. Things heated up between Xander and Gwen while she taught him to play gold. They headed to the DiMera mansion and ran into Susan and EJ. They didn’t approve of them being together, but they didn’t care. They went upstairs to make love. Chad went to see Belle. He apologized to her for not asking her out sooner. Chad said it was too late since he was leaving town with his kids. He felt like he had time to take her out to eat. Belle agreed to go out with him. They saw EJ while they were together. Belle enjoyed telling EJ that she and Chad were on a date. Afterwards, Chad wanted to take Belle out for a real date when he came back.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Sally hires Audra as her co-CEO and changes the name of Abbott Communications to Spectra Charles Communications since Billy isn’t involved with the company anymore. Sally and Audra decide to have a girls night watching tearjerker movies and eat ice cream to help console Sally since she broke up with Billy.

Victoria decides to send Johnny and Katie back to boarding school to protect them from the battle between Billy and Victor over Chancellor Industries .

Noah returns home and tells Nick and Sharon that he hopes that Sienna will move to Genoa City with him eventually. Noah and Sienna are worried about Nick because he looks like he is in a lot of pain. Nick tells Noah and Sienna that he is fine and he will refill his prescription for pain pills and take one when he gets home. Nick gets home and takes another pain pill even though he had already taken one thirty minutes ago when he was at Crimson Lights.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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Lucas tells Carly she was right…Marco lied to him about being involved with his father’s business. Lucas tells Carly that Marco was manipulated by his father because Sidwell promised Marco closure for his mother’s death. Lucas tells Carly that Marco promised to finish this project for his father and then he won’t be involved in his business anymore. Pascal tells Siddwell Lucas was listening at the doors while he was talking to Marco.

Sidwell tells Pascal thet if Lucas persuades Marco to leave Wyndamere and the business, he will have to console Marco at Lucas’s funeral.

Willow resigns her job at the hospital to dedicate herself to taking care of Drew full time.

Chase persuades Nathan to find out how Michael got a key to Drew’s house. Nathan goes to the Quartermaine Mansion to see if Michael has a key to Drew’s house. Micheal decides to cooperate with the search warrant without having his lawyer present to dispute the warrant.

Tracy tells Sidwell that now that Maxie is going to return to work they are going to do a full audit of Deception’s books and they will check every cosmetics shipment that he has shipped for them.

Laura asks Alexis to take over Drew’s term in Congress until a special election can be held. Alexis tells Laura she will think about it and give her an answer as soon as possible.

Jens Siddwell meets with Willow and tells her that he thinks she should take over Drew’s congressional seat.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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Victor tells Cane that he had better figure out how to get Newman Enterprises away from Phyllis or he will never see Lily Mattie or Charlie again.

Nick goes to Billy’s place to ask him where Phyllis is because he can’t find her. Billy tells Nick he doesn’t know where Phyllis is and even if he knew where she was he wouldn’t tell him where to find her. Nick continues to take more pain pills then he is supposed to and hide it from everyone. Victor tells Nikki that he has a back up plan if Cane fails to get the company back for him.

Sally breaks up with Billy because he loves power and prestige more then he loves her.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 16, 2026

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Abby and Devon are happily back home with Dominic, who is upstairs playing. Tessa comes over and they talk about how well Dominic is doing after Mariah kidnapped him. Tessa theorizes that Ian caused Mariah’s breakdown and is optimistic and hopeful that Mariah will recover, as is Devon. Abby, on the other hand, is concerned about Aria being around Mariah, possible trauma for Dominic from being kidnapped and blames the facility in Boston for failing Mariah.
After Tessa leaves, Devon and Abby discuss the mystery surrounding Lily being MIA and Abby expresses her rage toward Mariah for taking their son. Abby starts freaking out about Mariah’s recent and previous behaviors regarding Dominic and about possible long term adverse effects on Dominic and Devon calms her down.
Christine and Sharon bring Mariah to Crimson Lights after her arraignment, where Christine reviews the rules of her release on bail and explains that it was based on her honesty and remorse in the psych evaluation, staying in Sharon’s custody and her plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Mariah is very subdued and says she wants to go back to the judge and change her plea to guilty because she knew what she was doing when she took Dominic. Christine advises her not to do it. Mariah rebuts and tells Christine and Sharon about planning and carrying out the kidnapping of Dominic. She explains that she was having hallucinations of deceased Ian at the clinic but did not tell her doctors there because her hallucinations of him helped her with loneliness. She also mentions that her hallucinations of Ian guided her to kidnap Dominic and raise him. Sharon asks if Ian is there now and Mariah lets her know that he is not, he disappeared. Sharon explains that what Mariah experienced is childhood trauma and PTSD and assures her that they will find the right team of doctors and treatment for her to heal.
Tessa enters Crimson Lights, Christine leaves, and Tessa asks for a moment alone with Mariah. After Sharon agrees and goes to the back room, Mariah says Tessa must hate her and Tessa explains that she hates what Mariah went through and she hates that Mariah has been in so much pain and she couldn’t help. Mariah asks how Aria is and Tessa assures her that their little daughter is fine and thriving. Mariah asks if Daniel did as she asked and watched over Tessa. Tessa tells her that Daniel has been a wonderful friend. Mariah lets Tessa know that her mom (Sharon) told her that Tessa filed for divorce. Mariah says that Tessa doesn’t need her chaos and that Tessa needs to move on with her life with Aria. Tessa counters that Mariah doesn’t ask her what she needs and Mariah explains that she doesn’t have to ask because she already knows and so does Tessa. Tessa says she can see that Mariah needs her, starts to cry about how Mariah just keeps pushing her away, expresses how hurt she is, and leaves.
Daniel and Danny are at GCAC discussing the situation with Mariah and Tessa. Daniel tells his father that Tessa filed for divorce from Mariah, but things are now uncertain between him and Tessa because Mariah is back in the picture and needs Tessa. He thinks Tessa will stick by Mariah, but Danny isn’t so sure. Danny is concerned about the complications of Daniel’s romantic involvement with Tessa and their feelings for each other, but acknowledges that they have something special. Christine comes over, mentions that Mariah is out on bail and lets Daniel know that Tessa went to Crimson Lights to see Mariah. Daniel asks how Tessa and Mariah seemed to be, then says that he should probably just go to try to find Tessa. Danny and Christine encourage him to do that and he leaves.
Sharon and Mariah come to the Chancellor mansion, where Sharon lets them know that Mariah was released into her care. Abby is furious and rages at Mariah. Mariah apologizes for taking Dominic, lets Abby and Devon know that she realizes he belongs with them and expresses her hope that one day Abby can forgive her. Abby is outraged, tells Mariah to leave and says that she never wants her around her son again.
Daniel meets up with Tessa in front of Society and she sobs as he hugs her. She tells him that she doesn’t know what to do and he says they will figure it out together.

 

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Days Short Recap Friday, February 13, 2026

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Xander and Sarah ran into each other at the town square. He gave her candy for Victoria. They talked about the good times they shared before they walked away from each other. Brady and Tate talked about the apartment. Tate didn’t like the idea of Kristen taking Rachel out of Bayview. He also didn’t like the idea of Kristen living in the apartment. Brady explained why Kristen was moving in and said it wasn’t going to lead to them getting back together. Later on, Brady and Sarah met at the pub for Valentine’s Day. Sarah told him about running into Xander. While they were talking, Brady told Sarah that Rachel wasn’t in Bayview anymore. When Brady told Sarah what was going on with Kristen, Sarah was upset. Once he explained why Kristen was living with him, Sarah was relieved.

Sophia put one of her pills in a box instead of taking it. Dr. Gregory came in her room and was suspicious when Sophia covered the pill. She told Sophia that she knew about the note and that Rachel was gone. Dr. Gregory said she wanted Sophia to participate in group therapy. Sophia agreed to do it. She went back to scheming against Holly. Holly felt nervous and took one of her pills. She and Arianna went to the square for rush week. The sorority sisters showed up. When they talked about Tate, Holly snapped and warned them to stay away from him. Arianna tried to do damage control but it didn’t do any good. The sorority sisters didn’t think Holly was a good fit. When they found out Arianna’s mother runs Gabi Chic, they said she was in. Later on, Holly went to Tate to tell him what happened. When he told her not to get upset about not getting in the sorority, she snapped at him. Julie, Maggie, and Marlena met at the Bistro to talk about losing their husbands.

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BTG Short Recap Friday, February 13, 2026

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Bill wondered why Lynette was in his hotel room. Hayley and Lynette were able to put Bill off their scent. He finally agreed to get Lynette a room at the hotel. While Lynette was alone, she started plotting what she would do next. Hayley warned her that Bill would get suspicious if she kept going down that road. Later Bill warned Hayley to keep her distance from Lynette. He suspected that she was trouble. Bill was going to call Elon when he got a notice that Dani was doing a livestream. Randy ran into Lynette and let her know that he was onto her. Lynette thought he wanted her away to avoid temptation. Randy admitted that he had memories of their time together. He didn’t have good memories of their time. Lynette tried flirting with him, but he wasn’t interested.

Dani was getting interviewed by someone who felt she was a has been and wondered why she was modeling again. She put the guy in his place and told him that she felt beautiful. After the interview, Dani went to her parents’ house to make sure interview didn’t want it to have a bad impact on Anita’s health. Anita and Vernon were supportive of her and what she told the interviewer. Hayley was annoyed that Bill was impressed with Dani’s decision to model again. She tried to use her injury to get him to focus on her.

 

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Days Short Recap Thursday, February 12, 2026

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Chad told Julie that he was taking the kids out of town for a few weeks. They’re going to visit Will and Sonny. Julie was happy for them. While they were talking, Jeremy overheard them. He thought Chad was leaving to get Thomas away from him. Chad promised that he would be back. When Julie left the room, Chad let Jeremy know that he wasn’t the reason why he was leaving. Alex had a Valentine’s Day surprise for Stephanie. They met with Jada at the square. Stephanie wanted him to go with her to Chicago. Alex said he would cancel his plans. Stephanie wanted him to wear a suit. Alex, Stephanie, and Jada went to Chicago. When Alex took off the blindfold, Stephanie asked him to marry her. She said they could have a big wedding later. Johnny and Chanel celebrated their anniversary. They looked at the gifts they got. When they got to EJ’s gift, Chanel wanted to send it back. She yelled at Johnny for feeling bad for EJ after Stefano’s funeral. Johnny gave Chanel her gift. EJ and Cat met at the Bistro. They talked about Stefan and how he never felt like a brother to EJ. While they were talking, EJ wondered who would mourn him if he died. Paulina showed up and ripped into EJ about the problems the hospital had ever since he took over. She said the people in the buildings were complaining about their high power usage. Paulina accused EJ of stealing it. EJ asked what Paulina wanted. Paulina said the city needed to inspect the land. EJ threatened her with harassment charges. Paulina advised him to stop acting up if he wanted to have a relationship with Johnny. Alex and Stephanie got married.

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