Days Short Recap Friday, May 19, 2023

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

At the DiMera mansion, Gabi told Stefan that she was a free woman after she took the divorce papers to Li. Stefan said she wouldn’t be for long. He asked her to marry him. Nicole took one of her prenatal vitamins as EJ came in the room. He asked her why she was taking it. She said it was for her menopause. She was upset about her situation. She said women are put out to pasture. He said the only place he wanted her was in his bed. He said he found her sexy. Rafe and Jada told Eric and Sloan they believe Colin is the one going after Chanel and Paulina. They kept asking Sloan questions about Colin. Eric pleaded with her to answer them. Sloan admitted that Colin was the one doing it. Talia told Chanel about Colin. Chanel was upset. She said she thought Talia was her friend. She asked how she could do that to her. Talia said she realized she and Paulina weren’t the bad people Colin said they were. Chanel asked how she could love someone like that. Talia thought Colin justified why he did it. She left the room. Colin pulled out a gun. Paulina said she would go with him, but she wanted to get Abe help first. Colin took her phone and made her leave the kitchen.

Gabi was shocked that Stefan proposed to her. She said she didn’t think marriage was in the cards for them. He said it was all he thought about ever since he came out of Rolf’s spell. He said asking her to stay married to Li was a mistake. He said all he wanted was to be married to her. She accepted his proposal. Colin brought Paulina to his hotel room. He showed her a photo album. She saw the family pictures and realized he was Sloan’s brother. She tried to explain what happened, but he said he heard her side. He said it was time she heard his side. Sloan told Rafe and Jada about Colin. She told Eric she told Colin to leave town. She said she didn’t know where Colin was. Rafe said he would put out an APB. He said for now they would settle with her. Sloan and Eric tried to stop him from taking her. Rafe said she was an accessory after the fact. Her arrest might bring Colin out. Gabi and Stefan ran into EJ and Nicole. Gabi and Stefan rubbed it in that they were engaged. They said they would be running the business together. Nicole said she didn’t want to celebrate with them. Stefan and Gabi left to celebrate. Colin told Paulina his parents were in love. He said that was how he knew she and Chanel were lying about what happened. Paulina said things changed. He said he believed Chanel was the one who seduced his father and murdered his mother. He said it was time for Chanel to get what she deserved. Abe woke up and called Rafe. When Rafe showed up, Abe told him to find Paulina. Colin took Paulina on the rooftop. She thought he brought her there to shoot her. Chanel called Paulina. When someone answered the phone, Chanel started saying what was going on with Colin. Colin cut her off and told her to follow his instructions. At the police station, Sloan said her brother wasn’t dangerous. Jada said Colin convinced her sister to do his dirty work. She said that was dangerous enough. Sloan asked what she was talking about. Chanel went to the rooftop. Colin put a gun to Paulina. Chanel wanted to know what he was going to do. He said since she and Paulina convinced his mother to throw herself off the building, he said the story would come full circle. He told Chanel to tell her mother goodbye. He said she was about to jump to her death. He pointed the gun at the back of Paulina’s head.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, May 18, 2023

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Alexis, Sam, and Spencer also get an invitation to Victor’s will reading and they wonder what Victor has in mind for them even in death.

Esme starts her first day of work at The Invader. Curtis, Trina, and Taggert take the DNA test and later talks to Jordan and wonders if he did the right thing taking the DNA test. Jordan tells him that he did the right thing and then Curtis gives Jordan a kiss.

Portia tells Taggert she is going to stay out of Trina’s life.

Holly tells Robert she needs to help Ethan pay the money he owes to some very rich powerful people so that those people won’t kill him. Robert tells Holly that even though they love each other they don’t have a future together because she will always keep secrets from him. Holly realizes Robert is right and she gives him a kiss goodbye.

TJ and Molly are devastated when Dr. Navarro tells them that Molly’s endometriosis is severe and it is unlikely she will be able to conceive a child.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, May 18, 2023

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Grandma Sharon babysits Aria while Mariah and Tessa have their first date night since they brought Aria home.

Sharon gets a very expensive bottle of Champagne that says to celebrate special memories but the card was not signed. Sharon wonders who was the kind person who sent her the gift but she is unaware that somebody is watching her.

Jack overhears Michael give the room number for the motel room where he thinks Phyllis is hiding so he and Kyle go to the motel room which is empty and search for evidence. Jack finds strands of red hair and they run a DNA test and compare it to Summer’s hair and the test shows the two DNA samples are related to each other. Jack calls Chance to tell him about the test and asks him to investigate further because this test proves Phyllis is alive.

Devon gets the court papers that officially changes his name to Devon Hamilton Winters.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, May 18, 2023

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Sloan asked Nicole what she was doing with prenatal vitamins. Nicole lied and said she picked up the wrong prescription. Sloan said she saw her name on the label which meant she was pregnant. Sloan asked if she told Eric she was in menopause because he was the father. Sloan accused her of tricking Eric into getting her pregnant. While Sloan was talking, Nicole said she didn’t know who the father was. Chanel told Talia that she knew Jada accused her of drugging the biscuits. Chanel said she knew she wouldn’t do that. Talia said Jada was frustrated with the case. She said it was over. Chanel loved how forgiving she was. They kissed and went in the bedroom. Rafe and Jada found out Colin’s last name was Bedford. They found out Colin was booked on assault charges in London. Rafe said Sloan’s mother’s married name was Bedford. Rafe and Jada realized Colin is Sloan’s brother and he was going after Paulina and Chanel. Jada said she wanted to talk to Talia to see what she knew. Colin changed his voice and told Abe and Paulina he was the health inspector. While he was pretending to inspect Sweet Bits, Paulina accused Sloan of sabotaging which got Sweet Bits shut down. Colin mentioned Martha’s death. Paulina got upset when he brought up Martha. Abe defended her. Colin said she hired people to cover it up.

Nicole asked Sloan to keep her pregnancy a secret. Sloan asked why she would do that. Nicole asked if she wanted Eric to know she was pregnant. Sloan agreed to keep it a secret. Marlena showed up. Nicole said it was great to see her. Marlena said the same thing. Marlena was uncomfortable around Sloan. Sloan told Marlena that she and Eric could take her and John out to dinner. Marlena said she would talk to John about it. Sloan said Eric was a wonderful person who she cared about. When Sloan walked away, Nicole said she thought she was going to throw up. Eric and Belle talked about Sloan. He told her he trusted Sloan. He said the Sloan he knew wasn’t capable of doing the things she has been accused of doing. Belle said she would try not to worry about him. She said he could still worry about her. He asked how Shawn was doing. She said he was upset about shooting Bo. She said she should be there for Shawn, but she didn’t know how to track him down. She said he wasn’t taking her calls. She said this was why she was so hard on Eric. She said since she couldn’t get her life together, she thought she tell him how to live his life. Jada tried calling Talia, but she didn’t answer. Jada and Rafe went to the pub. Colin told Abe and Paulina about Chanel’s role in Martha’s death. They talked about all the threats they received. They said they thought it was Sloan. Colin started quoting the texts. Abe said that wasn’t in the paper. He asked how he knew that. Paulina asked who he was. Colin raised a rolling pin. Sloan went to the pub. Eric asked if she was okay after getting the prescription. When she was about to say something, Rafe and Jada showed up. While Talia and Chanel were making out, Talia said she couldn’t do it. Talia said she had to tell her something. Colin hit Abe with the rolling pin. Paulina asked why he did it. Colin started quoting the text. He said he told her husband couldn’t save her. He came towards her with the rolling pin.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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Portia asks Ava to help persuade Trina to stay away from Spencer. Ava advises Portia not to interfere in Tina’s relationship with Spencer because if she interferes in Trina’s relationship with Spencer she will lose Trina. Portia disagrees because she thinks Spencer will lead her into more danger. Portia doesn’t know what she is going to do to keep Trina away from Spencer but she is determined to keep Spencer and Trina away from each other.

Mrs. Wu tells Curtis that she can make his DNA test with Trina turn out any way he wants it to turn out. Curtis tells Mrs. Wu not to tamper with the DNA test and then he goes to the hospital and asks what safeguards they have to make sure nobody tampers with the DNA test.

Esme accepts a job offer to work for Alexis at the Invader.

Mac tells Robert he won’t allow him to mess up his surveillance operation of Mrs. Wu at the Savoy. Robert goes to the Savoy to ask Mrs. Wu what she has on Holly. Mrs. Wu tells him that he should ask Holly. Holly asks Anna to put in a good word for her with the WSB because she needs the job to pay off the money that her son Ethan owes to some rich and powerful people. Anna, Ava, and Laura get an invitation to the reading of Victor Cassadine’s will.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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Nate is upset with Audra for sending Elena to Los Angeles to get hurt when she found out that he and Victoria slept together. Audra tells Nate Elena already suspected that he and Victoria were attracted to each other. Audra tells Nate she was once attracted to him and Nate figures out Audra wanted to blow up his relationship with Elena so she could clear the way with him.

Audra asks Nate to make her the CEO of Newman Media once he moves up in the company once he gets closer to Victoria. Nick catches Nate and Victoria kissing again and warns her that Nate wants power and he is using her to get it. Victoria assures Nick she is in this relationship with her eyes open and she won’t get hurt.

Summer is relieved when Chance tells her he thinks Diane didn’t mean to kill Phyllis…things just got out of hand for her.

Michael tells Lauren Phyllis is alive and that Jeremy died before he collected the inheritance Phyllis left him. Michael tells Lauren that his private investigator found the PO box Jeremy gave to the lawyer to send the inheritance check. The PO Box is near a motel just outside Genoa City. Michael and Lauren think Phyllis is hiding at the motel.

Ashley gets into an argument with Diane because Diane tells Ashley she won’t go to jail. Ashley asks Tucker to move into her room and he tells her he will think about it.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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Jada pounded on Colin’s door, and Rafe answered it. He let her know that he was there to warn him to stay away from Talia, but he checked out. Rafe found out that he paid in cash. They realized that Colin was a criminal. Rafe spotted a razor and took it out of the garbage to run his prints. Talia warned Colin that they were going to get caught at the new hotel. He ignored Sloan’s call. He told her that his sister already saw him. He told Talia that Sloan threatened to go to the police if he didn’t leave town. He considered leaving, but he couldn’t do it when she was making progress with Chanel. Talia felt they should leave before they get caught. Colin didn’t want to go when she was close to breaking Chanel’s heart. She didn’t want to let him down, but she didn’t want to do it anymore. Nicole was panicking over her baby news. Anna thought she wanted the baby to be Eric’s. Nicole didn’t want to think about her preference. She’s worried that she will lose the baby. Anna assured her that science has changed since the last time she was pregnant. She told her that she should talk to her doctor about prenatal vitamins. She assured Nicole that the guys will be happy with her news. Nicole was grateful to Anna for making her feel better.

Trask went to Abe’s place demanding that he fire Rafe. She needed a police commissioner who could get things done and break rules when necessary. Abe wondered if she had someone in mind for Rafe’s position. She said she wanted Paulina to be the commissioner. Colin was upset with Talia for wanting to end the plan. She felt bad since she got to know Chanel and Paulina. He thought she knew how important it was for him to get revenge on them for his parents deaths. She didn’t want him to be mad at her, but he pulled away from her. He tried to flatter her to get her to stick with the plan. Abe told Trask that he believed in Rafe. Trask warned him that his attitude will cost him the next election. Rafe and Jada went to the station to run Colin’s prints. They turned up empty. Rafe remembered that he wasn’t from America. They checked his prints with Scotland Yard and there was a match. Nicole was at the hospital with a white bag. Nicole bumped into Sloan and a pill bottle fell out of the bag. Sloan picked up the bottle. She read the label on the bottle. She asked her about the prenatal vitamins.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Holly and Diane have an honest talk about their feelings for Robert. Diane tells Holly she won’t compete with her for Robert, and Holly tells Diane she doesn’t want her to be hurt when Robert lets her go. Robert asks Anna to help him decide between Diane and Holly so Anna tells him the pros and cons of both women but he still can’t decide what he should do.

Mrs. Wu wants to make another deal with Holly because the last deal they made was beneficial to both of them. Robert sees Holly and Mrs. Wu talking and wonders why the two of them are talking to each other.

Sasha gives a great presentation of the Deceptor because Cody forces the Home and Heart Channel to turn off the sound effect of the crying baby they piped into Sasha’s earpiece or he will take off his clothes and streak across the set.

When Lucy finds out what home and Heart did to Sasha she threatens to sue the network. The network gives her products five more appearances in prime time. Cody threatens to make trouble for the network if they pull a stunt like that on Sasha again.

Mrs. Wu wants Gladys to pay her the money she owes her or spy on Sonny’s organization. Gladys has twenty-four hours to repay the money she owes Mrs. Wu. Gladys overhears Sasha tell Brook Lynn she doesn’t think she needs a legal guardian anymore.

Nina apologizes to Carly because she blamed her for causing the distance between her and Willow. Nina also tells Carly she is grateful to Carly for being a mother figure to Willow. Carly tells Nina she won’t stand in the way if Willow wants a relationship with her. Nina gets upset that Carly won’t advocate for her with Willow, and force Willow to have a relationship with her.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Megan gave Kristen a letter from Rachel. Kristen read the letter and found out Brady and Chloe were over. She also found out Shawn shot Bo. Megan was upset when she found out Shawn shot Bo. Kate and Roman reunited with each other. He told her about Bo and how Hope was moving him to a long-term care facility. She took out her wedding ring and asked him to put it on her. He wanted to put it on. Harris thought Dimitri was lying about another hostage. Harris told him they didn’t find anyone else. Dimitri implied that the hostage wasn’t on the ship. Dimitri refused to say who the person was until he got his immunity for him and someone else. He said if he didn’t get what he wanted, the hostage will die. Brady told John and Marlena that he and Rachel were moving out. He said Xander and Chloe got the apartment he wanted to get. Brady continued to insult Xander. John said Xander shot Brady and Marlena. Brady said he shouldn’t get a pass because they survived. He said everyone wasn’t lucky. Marlena reminded him that Ava was the one who killed Susan. Brady said Xander played a part in it. He said Xander kidnapped Rachel and never took responsibility. He was afraid Xander was going to bring Chloe down with him. Harris wanted Dimitri to tell him who else he wanted the immunity for. Dimitri said it was Megan.

Kristen comforted Megan over Bo. Megan said he was the reason why she wanted to escape. Kristen told her the plan was for both of them. She wanted to know where they stood. Megan said they were going to still going through with the plan. She said they needed to get things organized. Kristen wanted to know who she was talking about. Megan said she was talking about Dimitri. Roman told Kate about her urn at the pub. He said he talked to it. He said she talked back to him. She said that felt familiar. She said she might have reached out to him while she was in the freeze. He said all that matters was she was there now. Kristen said she remembered Dimitri when was pretending to be Kyle so he could steal the Peacock. She asked Megan what her connection was to him. She said he was her son. Harris told Dimitri the ISA would never go along with his plan. Dimitri said Shane would make sure he and Megan went free because his hostage was Andrew.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, May 15, 2023

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Jack was stunned by Daniel’s revelation that Phylis is alive, and Kyle was desperate to find Summer to tell her. Kyle doesn’t know that it was Summer who told Daniel about Phyllis. Daniel said Phyllis contacted only him. In fact, Phyllis contacted Summer and implored her to not tell Daniel. Summer could not keep the secret and told her brother. After Daniel told Jack, Kyle and Diane’s lawyer, Michael Baldwin, that Phyllis is alive, Kyle wanted to inform Diane, but Michael said no one else was to know until there’s evidence that Phyllis is alive and back in town. Daniel said no one can know Phyllis is alive before it’s arranged that Phyllis will turn herself in and does not go to prison. Diane walked into the tense discussion and asked the group if there was something she should know. Daniel told Diane he believed she did not murder Phyllis and that he believed it was Jeremy Stark who tried to frame Diane for Phyllis’ death. Diane expressed her gratitude to Daniel, who could barely look at her, knowing the secret he kept from her.

Kyle insisted that he tell Summer her mother is alive, but Jack asked him to hold off until he could speak with District Attorney Christine Williams, who is prosecuting the case against Diane. When Kyle spoke with Diane alone, he was on the verge of spilling the secret.

Sally told Adam she can’t work with him ever again and that he had to find a way to let her go.

Nick ran into Elena, who was having a drink after moving out of the apartment she shared with Nate. She told Nick he was right about Nate, and Nick suggested she and Nick have ice cream, which he said helps everything.

Victoria and Nate discussed his breakup with Elena; Nate stated he did not want Elena back. They talked about the future.

Nick presented a romantic dinner to Sally and told her that he’s in love with her.

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Chelsea tells Billy she sometimes feels like she doesn’t deserve to be happy Chelsea also tells Billy she still has suicidal thoughts but she tries her best to get through each day.

Kyle and Jack ignore that Michael told them not to tell Christine and Diane that Phyllis is alive until they can bring Phyllis home to exonerate Diane. Kyle tells Diane everything, while at the same time, Jack is telling Christine all the details of how Phyllis faked her own death and killed Jeremy. Christine tells Jack she needs proof of this wild story.

Kyle also tells Summer that her mom is alive and Summer pretends she is hearing it for the first time.

Christine tells Chance what Jack told her just in case Jack pressures him to find Phyllis but Chance has an expression on his face that seems like he believes the story more than Christine believes it.

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Days Short Recap Monday, May 15, 2023

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Kayla and Belle talked about Seth firing her while she was being held captive. They talked about Greece and Belle mentioned being worried about Shawn feeling guilty for shooting Bo. Kayla assured him that Hope and Roman were there for him. Roman found Shawn throwing things at the hospital. Shawn told Roman that Victor was right. Everything that happened was his fault. Roman was upset that Victor blamed him. Shawn said he told the truth. Roman understood that he made a choice to protect someone he loved. Bo would have done the same thing. Shawn left to see Bo. Someone held a gun on Steve on the boat. Another henchman held a gun on Harris. Harris overpowered him and beat him. Steve warned the henchman about what the ISA would do to him once he’s caught. The henchman wanted to take his chances and pointed his gun at Steve again. Chad burst in Dimitri’s office with his gun in his hand. Dimitri grabbed Kate and pointed his gun at her. Chad and Dimitri went back and forth until Chad put down his gun. Dimitri was ready to shoot Kate. They heard a gunshot so Chad told him that he was with ISA agents. Dimitri knew they were coming which is why the henchmen were instructed to shoot to kill. Steve’s henchman went down. He noticed that Harris shot him. Steve yelled at him for alerting everyone that they were on the boat. Harris reminded him that he just saved his life. Steve thanked him before they left.

Steve and Harris burst into Dimitri’s cabin. Kate kicked Dimitri and ran to Chad. Steve and Harris subdued Dimitri and tied him to a chair. Harris volunteered to stay with Dimitri and told them to go to the mainland. Kate let them know that she couldn’t leave without her ring. She said one of the henchmen took it. Steve knew which one it was. He led her to the goon that Harris knocked out. The guy was gone. He showed up with a gun. Belle talked to Kayla about feeling helpless as far as Shawn was concerned. Kayla felt like Shawn needed time to heal. She believed Shawn would open up to her when he felt better.  He’ll know she’s thinking of him. Steve and Kate arrived at the hospital. Kate ran into Roman’s arms. She was terrified that she would lose him again. She didn’t have to worry because he wouldn’t let her out of his sight again. Belle tried to call Shawn. He sat in the hotel lobby. He was drinking. He saw his phone buzzing and slammed it down. Belle left a message for him. She wanted him to call her. Dimitri taunted Harris in his cabin. He thought it was funny that he was trying to redeem himself. He knew that he would be thrown in a blacksite without Kate as his hostage. He lost his leverage. Dimitri admitted that Kate wasn’t his only hostage. 

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Days Short Recap Friday, May 12, 2023

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Steve and Chad went to Harris’ room. They told him that a motorboat washed ashore on the island, but there was no sign of life. They thought a ship picked up Kate. Dimitri wanted Kate to come to his cabin. He asked her to have dinner with him. She refused to eat with him. He said she was missing the finer things in life. He opened up a bottle of wine. He told her about the food she was missing. She decided to sit down with him. He wanted her to shower and change so she wouldn’t smell like fish. John took Marlena out to celebrate her 5,000th patient. He asked her what stood out about her career. She thought about her first patient. Stephanie tried to calm Alex down as they met Yuri at the Bistro. Yuri asked where Maggie was. He said he was used to dealing with the top dog. Alex said he knew what was going on and gave him the paperwork. He said all Yuri had to do was sign it. Yuri wanted to talk about the expansion plan first. Alex tried to defend Maggie’s position. Yuri said she was out of touch. He asked how old she was. Stephanie wanted to know what that had to do with anything. Alex defended Maggie. Yuri said he didn’t realize he was going to make a deal with someone new. Harris searched online and found a cargo ship that was is the area where Kate’s boat was found. Harris, Steve and Chad realized it was anchored for weeks. They discovered that Dimitri owned it. Chad said Dimitri was after the Alamain Peacock statue that could vaporize the city. He wondered if he took Kate hostage to get back at Billie for taking him down. Steve said he thought he was locked up.

Maggie consoled Roman over Bo and Kate. She reminded him that Kate was tough. He told her she was tough too taking over Titan. She said she hoped it was a good idea letting Alex take over. She hoped it wasn’t a mistake. Alex told Yuri that Maggie may not understand the tech goals, but he did. He gave Yuri a plan. He told Yuri to sign the contract. He said they would fix some things later. Stephanie had concerns, but Yuri told her to listen to Alex. When Yuri left to go to the bathroom, Stephanie asked Alex what he was doing. Harris realized that the guy in the cell was an imposter. He said Dimitri could be on the ship with Kate. Steve gave him a gun. Chad wanted to know where his gun was. Steve and Harris told him to stay at the hotel because he was a civilian with two small kids. Chad said he could handle himself. He said he has dealt with Dimitri before. He said he might be able to figure out something they didn’t. Steve gave him a gun. Kate got dressed up and ate with Dimitri. She asked him how he got out of prison. He said he had resources and traded places with someone else. Stephanie told Alex to sell Yuri Maggie’s idea. When Yuri came back, Alex tried to sell him Maggie’s idea. Yuri said he couldn’t make a decision yet. Yuri ended up leaving. John and Marlena reminisced about old times. He was grateful that he met her. Chad, Steve and Harris split up on the cargo ship. When Steve was searching around, a man showed up with a gun. Kate thought Dimitri wanted immunity since he didn’t ask for a ransom. He said he did, but he wanted something personal. Before he got a chance to say anything, Chad came in the room. Alex told Stephanie it was a temporary setback. He said he would keep working on Yuri. Maggie called Alex. He told her Yuri didn’t want to do the deal. Alex said he would fix it. She said it was the last straw and fired him.

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Liesl officially breaks up with Scott because she can’t forgive him for defending Elizabeth when she helped Nikolas keep Esme hostage.

Michael decides not to give the video Dex gave him to the police and send Sonny to jail. Dex must leave town, so he meets with Josslyn to say goodbye to her.

Sonny meets with Valentin to ask him to tell the Pikeman Group he will move guns for them but not move explosives. Sonny also tells Valentin to tell Pikeman that if they want to do another deal with him they must find out who tried to kill him.

Ava persuades Nina not to tell Willow that she turned Carly and Drew into the SEC.

Michael goes to Sonny’s office to make peace with Sonny because he promised Willow he would do it.

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Trina tells Curtis, Portia, and Taggert that she has decided to take a DNA test so she can know the identity of her biological father. Trina thinks it’s important to find out the truth so there are no secrets in her family.

Curtis gets an offer from the WSB to work for them whenever they need him, but he turns down the job offer. However, the WSB gives him a phone number to call if he changes his mind.

Cody and Gladys persuade Mrs. Wu to let them both back into her poker game. Sasha decides to go back to the Home and Heart shopping Channel to sell Deception’s latest product the Deceptor.

Tracey blackmails Brook Lynn into going back to work at Deception so she can tell her about all the new products Deception is planning to sell. Brook Lynn doesn’t want to do it but Tracey will tell Chase Brook Lynn called her and asked for help to get him reinstated at the police department.

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Dominic spends the day playing with his grandmother Harmony. Harmony tells Devon that he should get back to producing music. Devon tells Harmony he wants to concentrate on being a father to Dominic right now.

Billy persuades Connor to talk to Chelsea about why he is upset about his new baby sister.

Kyle tells Jack that Summer took Harrison on a trip with her and she didn’t tell him where they were going.

Daniel meets with Kyle, Jack, and Michael at the Abbott house and tells them that Phyllis called him and he met her at the park and then he tells them everything Summer told him about her conversation with Phyllis in the park. Daniel tells Kyle not to say anything to Summer because she couldn’t handle the news. Michael tells everyone not to tell anyone Phyllis is alive because they must find Phyllis so she can clear Diane’s name.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, May 11, 2023

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Eric left the pub as Nicole was leaving a message for Kayla about the paternity test. She was afraid he heard her conversation. When she realized he didn’t hear anything, she asked him about his eye. He said it was okay. He said he was worried about her since EJ found out about their one-night stand. She wondered what Sloan was thinking telling EJ. Eric defended Sloan’s actions. He asked if she was okay since she was talking to Kayla and was acting strangely. She told him about her cramps but brushed him off. He said he could tell they aren’t nothing. He wanted her to confide in him. Jada called Talia, but she ignored it to make out with Chanel. Talia thought about Colin wanting her to seduce Chanel so he could get justice for his mother. Talia tried to kiss Chanel when Paulina came home. Paulina apologized for interrupting. Talia ended up leaving. While Paulina and Chanel were alone, Paulina said it was a good thing she interrupted them. Jada was determined to find out what was going on with Talia. Talia showed up. Jada asked her about Colin and what she was doing with him. Talia said he was her ex-boyfriend. She said he called her the night the biscuits were drugged. She said she met him in a motel. She said she didn’t like him because she didn’t like who she was when she is with him. She said she ran into Xander and Chloe when she was breaking things off with him. Jada tried to make her feel better, but she was upset. She asked Jada if it was enough for her to believe her. Jada said she believed her.

Sloan told Colin she knew what he was up to. He said it was his turn to make Chanel pay for what she did to their parents. Sloan said his actions were impacting her. He said she would thank him when it’s over. She said she could lose her law practice and her freedom. He said he didn’t see any other way to make Chanel and Paulina pay. She said he already ruined Sweet Bits. He said that was only the beginning. Paulina told Chanel about the text and told her the police suspected Talia. Paulina said there was no evidence or motive. She said Rafe was being thorough. Chanel said she would know if Talia was out to get them. She said the police had it wrong. EJ was concerned that Stefan and Gabi were sending out bad evaluations to Shin and the board. While they were talking, EJ’s phone rang. EJ told Shin to ignore the evaluations. EJ said Shin wanted him to take anger management classes. Gabi and Stefan were happy with what he was going through. Nicole told EJ that her cramps were just cramps. She lied and told him she was in early stages of menopause. He was glad that it wasn’t something serious. EJ called Nicole and asked her to come to the office. Sloan told Colin he could go to prison for what he did. He said he had a brilliant sister who was a lawyer. He said everyone had fun after eating the biscuits. She said people were getting hurt. She said she was getting hurt. She said she had something good going. She didn’t want to mess it up. She said she didn’t realize how lonely getting revenge was until you found someone to make life worth living. She said she wanted that for him too. She said if the police called her, she was telling the truth.

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Nicole woke up after dreaming about Eric asking her if the baby was his. EJ walked in the room and wanted to know if she told him the truth about her condition. She told him that she was telling the truth. She just wasn’t happy about it. He assured her that she was beautiful. She appreciated what he was doing for her. She was glad he was okay with her situation with Eric. He thought they should move on with their lives. Sloan saw Eric’s eye and was shocked. He told her about his run in with EJ. She thought he knew about it. She said she didn’t tell him out of spite. Eric knew she didn’t do it out of spite. She knew he’d never cheat on her. Paulina read Colin’s anonymous text. She demanded that Rafe arrest Sloan. Rafe reminded her that he didn’t have enough evidence it was her. He said the text came from a blocked number. Paulina got worked up about it so Rafe wanted her to calm down. He called Sloan for questioning. Colin opened the door to Jada. She showed her badge and questioned him about Talia. He denied knowing Talia. She told him that Xander and Chloe saw her there. He told her what his name is. She wanted to see his ID. He thought her visit was more personal than professional. She admitted that it was personal. She was talking about her sister. He understood because he wouldn’t allow anyone to go after his family. She asked him about knowing Talia. He tried to close the door on her, but she refused to go until she found out about her sister.

Anna went to see Nicole. Nicole told her that EJ found out that she slept with Eric. She told her that she had another secret. She admitted that she’s pregnant and didn’t know who the father was. Nicole wanted to be happy, but she didn’t know if she could carry the baby to term. Anna wanted to know who she hoped the father would be. She didn’t know. She just wanted a healthy baby. Nicole begged Anna to keep her secret. She told her that her secret was safe with her. Sloan arrived at the police station. Rafe wanted to know if Sloan sent a text to Paulina. Sloan denied sending threatening messages to Paulina and drugging the biscuits. She warned Paulina to watch her back since she’s not the other person out there that wants to get revenge on her. She stormed out of the room. Paulina told Rafe that what Sloan said was similar to the texts. He reminded her that wasn’t evidence. Paulina yelled at him for not being harder on Sloan. Paulina passed Jada on her way out of the station. Rafe and Jada talked about Colin Firth. Sloan overheard them talking about him. She heard Jada say what room Colin was staying in. Later, Sloan went to Colin’s room. He was surprised to see her. Anna met with Tony and EJ. She admitted that she knew about Nicole and Eric. She apologized for keeping the secret from EJ. He said everything was good now since things are in the open. Nicole left a message for Kayla. She needs to know who the father of her baby as soon as possible. She turned around and saw Eric.

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Marie is sick with a sinus infection and has to ask Sasha to go on the Home and Heart channel again.

Ned swears on the life of his grandmother Lila that he did not turn Carly and Drew into the SEC. Brook Lynn believes her father, but Drew says that if he wants a war he has one now.

Tracey tells Brook Lynn there is one way that she can repay the favor she did for Chase.

Diane tells Robert not to call her until he knows if he wants to be with her or Holly.

Spencer tells Trina he wants to fight for custody of Ace.

Taggert persuades Portia not to tell Trina that she doesn’t approve of her relationship with Spencer because that will only drive Trina farther away from her. Trina is reunited with Portia and Taggert at the hospital and they hug each other.

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Sally and Nick argue because he doesn’t think that she should take the job with Adam because Adam is only trying to control her. Chloe agrees with Nick and tells Sally that if she takes Adam’s job offer she won’t go with her because she doesn’t want to work with Adam again.

Ashley and Jack argue about Diane and Tucker again and Jack tells Ashley that he thinks she has trust issues that is why she can’t fall in love with anyone.

Adam tells Nick that he loves Sally and he will do anything to help her. Adam asks Nick if he loves Sally or if he only likes her because he wonders what will happen when he stops liking her.

Daniel and Summer argue because Daniel wants to tell the truth so Diane won’t go to jail. Summer wants to wait until they figure out a way Phyllis won’t go to jail.

Tucker tells Diane he will give her a new identity and help her run so she won’t go to jail. Diane tells Jack she considered Tucker’s offer, but Jack tells Diane that she doesn’t need to leave because they will prove that she is innocent.

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Marlena noticed that Eric had a black eye. He told him about the fight he got into with EJ because he slept with Nicole. Marlena thought that it meant more than he was telling her. He blamed it on the drugs. Marlena researched the drugs and said that it wouldn’t cause an increase in libido. She wanted to take him to the E.R. for stitches. EJ was upset about the way Gabi was acting about Nicole being in the hospital. He grabbed her arm as she was about to leave, but Stefan walked in the room. He demanded that EJ take his hands off of her. Gabi noticed EJ’s red knuckles. EJ said it was an accident and left for the hospital. Gabi hoped that Nicole was seriously sick. Kayla reminded Nicole that the pill isn’t completely effective. She advised her to go to her OBGYN since she’s had trouble carrying to term. She said the pregnancy is dangerous and she doesn’t know who the father is. Kate recognized her captor. She knew him based on his reputation. He introduced himself as Dimitri von Leuschner. She realized that he was Carly and Frankie’s cousin. She remembered that he posed as an ISA agent named Kyle Graham. He thought Billie told her about him. He told her everything that happened. Kate wondered why he wasn’t in jail. He didn’t tell her.

EJ went to Nicole’s exam room. Kayla left the room. Nicole lied to EJ and told him that she ate something that didn’t agree with her. EJ found it hard to believe that she rushed to the hospital for a stomach ache. She wanted to know if he was accusing her of lying. He said it was possible since she lied about sleeping with Eric. Nicole tried to deny it, but he knew everything. He admitted that he took his anger out on Eric. He said he went home to confront her about it. His anger disappeared when he found out she was in the hospital. He wanted to know if she was okay. She assured him that she was fine. Dimitri told Kate that she’s valuable as a hostage. She told him to call Roman or Chad to get the ransom money. He wasn’t ready to make demands yet. He told her that her being there was part of a bigger plan. He wanted to dance with her, but she pulled a knife on him. Kayla hid a file under her arm as Eric and Marlena came off the elevator. He was happy to see Kayla. Marlena was happy to see her too. She hugged her and the file fell on the floor. Eric was about to pick up the file when Kayla told him to leave it. She called someone to do Eric’s stitches. Eric ran into EJ at the hospital. He told Eric that he and Nicole worked things out. He wanted to pretend her one-night stand with him didn’t happen. Kayla went back to Nicole’s exam room. Nicole wanted to know how long it would be before she found out the father of her baby. Kayla thought they should do a blood test in a few weeks. She said they will need a DNA sample from one of the possible fathers. She said that no one could know about her pregnancy until she found out who the father is.

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Colin called Talia and asked her about her date with Chanel. He said while she is getting Chanel to fall in love with her, he will be focused on Paulina. Talia asked him what he meant by that. Jada showed up and asked who she was talking to. Talia said she was talking to Chanel about her mother’s panic attacks. Jada told her she was being defensive. Talia ended up leaving. Abe and Paulina went to Rafe’s office. She wanted to know why Sloan hasn’t been arrested yet. When Rafe didn’t say anything, Paulina wondered if there was another suspect. He said Jada suspects Talia. Paulina said she couldn’t believe Talia would be involved in something like that especially since she is dating Chanel. Johnny went to see Chanel. He told her he was worried about losing Wendy to Tripp. He thought he should go to Seattle to woo Wendy. Chanel advised him not to smother Wendy. He agreed with her. She told him about her date with Talia. She said it started out great, but things were awkward. She said she hadn’t heard from Talia since their date. He suggested she take her own advice and play it cool. He said Talia was a fool if she didn’t see how amazing she was. She wished him luck with Wendy. He left.

Talia went to Colin’s room. She was worried about his plans for Paulina. He said he wanted her to trigger a panic attack in Paulina. Talia refused to do it. He said he would come up with something else while she is getting Chanel to fall for her. He said they could be happy once they made Chanel and Paulina pay. He said he loved her. Xander and Chloe saw Jada at the pub. He asked if she arrested Sloan for the poisoned biscuits. Jada said she couldn’t talk about the investigation. She asked why he was so interested. He said he felt bad about Chanel’s bakery being closed down. He said her employee was living in a seedy motel. Jada said Talia was her sister and she lived with her. He was shocked that she was the one living with the Brit. Jada asked for the room number. When he refused, Jada showed him her badge. He told her the room number. Jada left. Chanel left a message for Talia. She said she had a great time, but they could go back to being friends if she didn’t feel the same way. Talia showed up with flowers. When Colin was about to use his phone, Jada showed up. Paulina got a text message warning her to watch her back because the person was still coming after her.

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Drew and Liesl return home and Liesl gets peeped for the bone marrow transplant but Nina feels guilty when Liesl tells her Drew saved her life and he is a hero. Diane helps Drew when he is being questioned by the SEC. Diane tells Drew that someone called the SEC and tipped them off about he and Carly. Drew assumes Ned tipped off the SEC and punches Ned when he arrives home.

Robert and Diane decide to pursue a personal relationship but when Diane goes to Robert’s office later she sees Robert kissing Holly. Nina apologizes to Carly for blaming her for her strained relationship with Willow. Nina asks Carly to help her build a relationship with Willow. Willow’s family and friends worry that Willow’s body is too weak and her body may reject the transplant but they hope she will survive.

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Elena tells Audra that her relationship with Nate is over, and Audra tries to persuade her to do the podcast with JT to stick it to Victoria.

Chelsea tells Billy she is worried that Connor is sad since he found out he is having a baby sister. Billy tells Chelsea that they should arrange a get-together with Connor and Johnny to cheer up Connor.

Nick and Nikki both worry that Victoria’s relationship with Nate could hurt the company. Nick doesn’t trust Nate because he betrayed his family and his girlfriend.

Adam and Nick stand up to Victor and tell him that since Sally passed his test and didn’t take his bribe he should leave her alone. Adam tells Victor he will only take the CEO job at McCall Unlimited if he is allowed to run the company the way he sees fit and he is going to hire Sally for a job of her choosing. Adam also tells Victor that he will ask his advice when he needs it and if he can’t accept these terms he can find another CEO. Victor accepts Adam’s terms and they shake hands.

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Malcolm surprised everyone by appearing at the tribute for Neil at the jazz lounge named in Neil’s honor. Devon, in a touching moment, announced he was changing his name to Devon Winters. (Perhaps Devon will also keep his mother’s name, Hamilton, to become Devon Hamilton Winters, reflecting the name of the business he and Neil started?)

Victor, who hired Neil fresh out of Harvard, paid tribute to him, noting that Neil was one of the few people Victor respected and trusted. Seeing Abby with Devon pleased Victor, who said he was proud to have Devon becoming one of the family.

Devon’s mother, Harmony, credited Tucker for arranging for her to attend the event. That scored points with Devon, but Ashley barely withheld her fury, seeing the woman Tucker cheated with while she and Tucker were married. Harmony said she was happy that Tucker and Ashley found their way back to each other other, but Ashley still seethed. Tucker, of course, was delighted.

At the Abbott house, Jack and Kyle welcomed home Diane, who was out of prison on bond and wearing an ankle monitor. Diane’s happiness was dampened when Jack told her Ashley had moved Tucker into the Abbott home. Summer was furious when she walked in to see Diane. Soon after, Summer received a text from Daniel, summoning her to Chancellor Park.

Daniel, who confided to Lily that his conscience troubled him about something, later told Summer that he could no longer keep the secret that Phyllis is alive. He hated himself because people were offering condolences and asking how he and Summer were doing, and there was this big fat lie hanging over his head. He told Summer that they needed to tell everybody that Phyllis is alive and bring her home. Summer appeared terrified and desperate. Meanwhile, Kyle is searching for his wife and might find her, overhearing the conversation.

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