Days Short Recap Friday, May 20, 2022

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EJ and Johnny were happy that he signed over the shares. He said it was the least he could do for him. He felt guilty for what he did. EJ was glad he was healthy and okay. Chad walked in and saw them together. Chad and EJ were ecstatic that they were about to get rid of Gabi. Belle arrived at the DiMera mansion to Chad and EJ that she got everyone’s proxies. She said Peter Blake would be will be at the meeting through video conference. EJ told him that he and Chad mended fences. They were getting along. Chad felt guilty as he told him that Jodevil set up. Chad wanted him to look forward instead of focusing on past regrets.

Belle decided to confront Jan. Jan wanted her to clear out her office so she could make a nursery for the baby. Belle reminded her that she was going back to prison when the baby is born. Jan told her that she had no intention of going back. Belle said she wasn’t going to destroy her marriage. She said that she and Shawn were committed to each other. Jan let her know that Shawn was at Ciara’s place to ask if tbey could babysit together. Belle yelled at her as Shawn walked in the house. He wanted to know what happened. Allie went to see Tripp at the hospital. She thanked him for saving her life. She wondered why he sacrificed his life for her after what she did. He said that he still loved her. He didn’t expect her to say anything, but she said she loved him too. He knew it was possible to love two people. He wondered if she still had feelings for Chanel. Chad called Li about a shareholder meeting to get rid of Gabi. He thought it was a mistake and assured Gabi that he was on her side. After he left, Jake and Gabi counted the tally votes. She thought she was out, but Jake suggested they make calls to see who they could convince to change their vote. He called Kate, but she hung up. Jake called Peter to bring him to their side. Gabi called Johnny and he told her that he was siding with his father. Gabi, Jake and Li joined EJ and Chad during the stockholder’s meeting. The votes were counted and Gabi was out. There was a sudden video call. Kristen popped on the screen and wondered if they forgot about her vote.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, May 19, 2022

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Xander talked to Eric about Sarah getting her memory back. He said that she didn’t remember that their baby died. He panicked when Sarah asked to hold Mickey. He told her that she was with him. He didn’t want her to go through the pain of losing her baby all over again. Eric thought he didn’t want her to be mad at him again. They went back and forth about Xander’s motives with Sarah. Eric wanted him to tell Sarah the truth immediately. Xander noticed Eric’s bag so he asked him if he could just say he and Nicole had the baby. Maggie called him and told him that Sarah. Xander was afraid Sarah went out to look for Mickey. Sarah went to Nicole’s apartment to see Mickey. Nicole was confused. Sarah thought Eric was there and was surprised to see Rafe in a towel. Sarah was confused too. Nicole told her that Eric wasn’t there because they split up. Sarah thought they broke up because of her. She rushed out before Nicole could explain. Later, Xander showed up at Nicole’s place. She told him that Sarah left to find her baby. She wanted to know what that was about. He brushed off her question. He wanted her to pretend to go on vacation with Eric. She said it wouldn’t help. She advised him not to keep the truth from Sarah. She warned him that it would be better for you to hear the truth from him because she could hear it in a loving way. Sarah went to the pub and ran into Eric. She wanted to hold her daughter. She asked him to get her. Eric sat her down gently. He said he had to tell her something that would be hard to hear. Xander ran into the pub and saw Eric holding Sarah. She shot daggers at Xander. She wanted to know how he could keep the truth from her. She ran upstairs to get away from him.

Lani refused to let Paulina to take the rap for something she did. Paulina thought the juror would believe she acting in self-defense. She said she didn’t pull the trigger, but she was the reason why TR was back in their lives. Lani didn’t think she could live with the cover up. She wanted to tell Rafe the truth. Chanel joined them in the interrogation room. Paulina wanted Lani to be with her husband. Lani hesitated, but she left. Chanel told Paulina that she needed to take her arrest seriously. Paulina told her that her lawyers would take care of everything. She thought she would get a slap on the wrist. She told Paulina that she was scared for her. She didn’t want to lose her. Paulina assured her that she wouldn’t lose her. She said if something happened to her, she wouldn’t be alone. Chanel said that she had family there, but they weren’t her mother. Paulina gave her a hug. Abe and Eli wondered if Paulina was covering for Lani. Eli wanted to talk to Lani right away. Eli went to back when Lani showed up. He let her know that he didn’t think Paulina was guilty of the shooting. He thought she was covering for her. Lani became defensive. Eli said he was on her side. He wanted to know what was going on. He said they would get through it together. He wanted to know who really shot TR. Lani admitted that she did it. She explained what happened to TR. She said she was in shock and went along with what Paulina said. She wanted Eli’s help to convince Paulina to recant her confession. He didn’t want Lani to go to prison. He told her that he and the kids needed her. He said she was looking at hard time if the shooting wasn’t clean. He thought it would be better if Paulina took the rap for her.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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Lani had a dream about TR. She jolted awake and saw Eli. He wanted to know what really happened when TR was shot. She told him that it wasn’t his case and he should focus on getting better. Eli said he was worried about Paulina. She was worried too and wanted to go see her. Abe thought about Paulina asking someone what they did. Steve went to see Abe. He told him how Tripp came back to life. They talked about TR. They wondered how Paulina got her hands on a service gun. Eli went to see Abe so Steve wanted to check on Tripp. Abe surprised Eli when he told him that Paulina used Lani’s gun to shoot TR. Eli told him that Lani only told him that Paulina said she shot TR. He wondered why she would phrase it that way when she witnessed it. Abe remembered hearing Paulina ask someone what they’ve done. He thought Paulina was talking to Lani. Eli wondered if he thought Lani was the one who shot TR.

Paulina sat handcuffed in the interrogation room. She thought about TR. Rafe had questions for Paulina. He wanted to know how she ended up with Lani’s weapon. She lied to Rafe and said she grabbed Lani’s gun and shot TR through the heart. Rafe reminded her that TR wasn’t a threat at the time. He wanted to know what happened. He wanted to know if Lani did something. Paulina said Lani didn’t do anything wrong. She said she couldn’t help it. She lost it and shot him. She felt like he deserved it. Lani went to see Paulina after Rafe left. She felt she should have been in that chair instead of her. Paulina told her that she knew what she was doing. She wanted Lani to stick to the story. Paulina told her the story of how she got the gun from her holster. Paulina refused to let Lani risk her job and her family for him. Lani told her that she could go to prison. Paulina thought she could use PTSD as her defense. She thought about what TR did to her and berated herself for letting him back in their lives. She refused to let him hurt her daughter anymore. Lani held Paulina. Paulina said the family could survive without her. She didn’t think the family could survive without Lani. Paulina wanted her to let her do it.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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John and Eric rushed after Tripp when he jumped out of the window. Allie woke up and wondered why she was at the church. Johnny told her that she was possessed. Allie remembered hearing Tripp’s voice. She wanted to know where to find him. Marlena motioned for Johnny not to say anything. Tripp was motionless on the ground. Hr weakly asked John and Eric about Allie. They let him know that he saved her and the devil was gone because of him. Tripp lost consciousness. Eric called the police. Steve met Kayla at the hospital. She told him that Ben and Ciara name baby after Bo. Steve thought that was perfect. John rushed in the hospital to tell them about Tripp. Kayla ran off to help and Steve called Ava. Ben and Ciara talked to Bo’s ghost. He told them that he was watching out for them. He told them that the devil was gone for good. He said the devil wouldn’t be back. Bo told Ben that he needed to let go of his fear of fatherhood. He said he redeemed himself and was a good man. He said he had to take care of something. Bo asked Ciara to tell Hope that he loved her. He wanted Ciara to give Little Bo a lot of kisses from him. He said he was proud of her. Bo disappeared. Ciara cried when he left. She was glad he got to meet her father.

Ava rushed to the hospital as Kayla tried to revive Tripp. She couldn’t revive him and looked up at Steve and Kayla. She told them that Tripp was gone. Steve held Ava as she ripped into Kayla. Steve told her to stop yelling at Kayla. He said their son was gone. Kayla gave them a moment alone. Ava collapsed after she looked at Tripp’s body. Kayla went to the lobby and told John they lost Tripp. John held her as she cried. Kate was ready to tell Roman the truth about Lucas’ plan when he showed up. He wanted to know what she meant. She hugged him and wanted to know why he didn’t return her calls. He wanted to know how Allie was doing first. Roman joined them and said he didn’t know. Lucas said Sami broke her leg skiing and was in the hospital. He said she couldn’t fly so he left without her. Roman left to call Marlena. Kate wanted to hear what really happened. Lucas assured her that he was telling the truth. Roman came back and said Allie was possessed by the devil. Lucas was upset when Eric showed up. He told them the entire story about Allie. Lucas rushed off. Johnny and Marlena brought Allie to their place. She wanted to know what she did while she was possessed. Jason told her what wanted. Allie thanked them and hugged Johnny. John called Marlena to tell her the bad news about Tripp. Steve and Ava mourned Tripp. Steve pleaded for Tripp to come back to them. Ghost Bo appeared and put his hand on Tripp’s head. Tripp jolted awake. Steve and Ava rushed to Tripp’s side. Steve saw Bo and he dissolved away.

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GH Short Recap Friday, May 20, 2022

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Jordan remembers when Portia and her were stuck in the basement of that house that almost blew up. Jordan remembers that Portia told her that if they survived, she would tell Trina the truth about her father. Jordan tells Portia what she remembered and Portia tells her that people say all sorts of things when they think they might die.

Curtis arrives in time to help TJ fight off the nuggets but Marshall is injured and taken to the hospital. The doctor tells Curtis that Marshall has lost a lot of blood and is unconscious and they want to run some tests to see if he has a traumatic brain injury.

Michael and Willow worry about the hearing tomorrow but they agree they will do whatever it takes to protect Wiley.

Finn tells his dad that he thinks Elizabeth has been stalking herself. Finn explains to Gregory that he thinks Elizabeth has been doing all those things while she is sleep walking. Cameron finds Elizabeth at home cutting up drawings; he talks to her but she doesn’t say a word to him. Finn arrives and gently gets Elizabeth out of this trancelike state. Finn explains his theory about what is going on to Cameron and Elizabeth; and Elizabeth is scared, but Finn promises he will find out what is wrong with her.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 20, 2022

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Kyle and Summer tell Jack they are considering moving back to Genoa City but they want to work out some details before they talk to him about their idea. Jack tells them that Ashland lied about having cancer to gain control of Newman Enterprises.

Kyle and Summer are upset that Ashland lied to Harrison just like Diane lied to him about bring dead. Kyle and Summer take Harrison to the park and Ashland sees Harrison and asks Kyle if he can spend time with Harrison. Kyle and Summer tell Ashland Jack told them what he did and they don’t want him anywhere near Harrison.

Victoria calls Nikki and tells her she has decided to go to Italy with her.

Jack is happy when Allie decides to stay in town a little longer.

Chloe helps Esther update her dating profile to post on her dating app and she gets a hit on the app.

The show also shows some flashbacks of Wagner’s time working for Mrs. Chancellor and Jill at the Chancellor mansion.

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B&B Short Recap Monday May 16, 2022

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Steffy, Ridge and Taylor confront Sheila about all she’s done, and they all yell at her, and she tries to turn it around and blame Steffy. Then she tries to leave, but the police catch her. Lt. Baker comes out and has heard the whole thing. Steffy was wearing a wire. He arrests Sheila, who vows that she’ll be back for Hayes one day. Taylor and Steffy tell Ridge to go tell Brooke the truth.

Meanwhile, Brooke still wishes she knew what happened to make her drink on New Year’s Eve and hopes that she and Ridge can get back together. Hope agrees with her. Ridge stops by later and fills Brooke in that Sheila is the one who shot Finn and Steffy and that she also put non-alcoholic Champagne labels on the real stuff so that Brooke would get drunk. They hug.

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GH Short Recap Monday, May 16, 2022

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Curtis finds Portia getting ready at their place for her lunch with Trina. Stella shows up. She’s not surprised when Curtis tells her that Marshall left town and that they had an argument, nor that he lied about everything, including the mental hospital. Stella confesses that she knew he was still alive, and so did Curtis’s mother. Curtis is aghast.  She gets very upset, so they hug. Curtis decides to find Marshall to get the truth out of him.

At Wyndemere, Esme has some romantic adventures planned with Spencer, but he tells her that he has to go to work at Kelly’s. Nikolas consoles her. She pours her heart out to him, and they also talk about Ava. She compliments Nikolas, and they sit very close together.

Ava and Trina are at Kelly’s. Trina is very upset that she might get kicked out of school because of the allegations against her. Ava suggests that she try to stay positive and let her take care of Esme. Portia runs into Spencer outside Kelly’s and yells at him for everything he’s done to Trina.

Anna and Felicia have lunch. Anna tells her that Valentin kissed her and then disappeared. Valentin shows up and wants to take Anna out, but she blows him off. She tells them that Agent Beeman arrested Jennifer Smith, who will go to Steinmauer forever for killing Robert.

There is a kids’ talent showcase. Leo has to read a poem, but he’s nervous. His family tries to support him, but he only cares about Chase being there. Chase arrives. Leo reads his poem, seeing only Chase and blocking everyone else out. Someone watches Chase and Brook Lynn.

Michael is rude to Sonny. Willow thanks Sonny for flowers he sent after Harmony’s death. Dante warns Sonny that he needs to make up with Michael. Sonny is there to see Avery dance. Sam is there to see Scout’s painting. Drew and Michael offer Ned the position of COO at ELQ, but he’s not happy about that. He meets up with Valentin.

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Sonny decides to testify for Nina since Michael doesn’t want help from him. TJ tries to persuade Marshall to return to Port Charles but he says that he has left a trail of destruction after him. TJ persuades Marshall to play his clarinet at a Jazz club. Marshall and TJ are outside the Jazz club ready to go inside when a thief wants to rob them and he wants to take the clarinet.

Elizabeth and Finn argue and she asks him to leave because he doesn’t think Franco’s spirit is trying to send her a message. Elizabeth sneaks out of Kevin and Laura’s house and goes back home to see if she can feel Franco’s spirit.

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Mariah and Tessa open their wedding presents and discuss possibly having a bigger family then just one child.

Noah tells Allie that the Abbotts are good people and they will give her space when she needs it.

Michael has a late dinner with Diane and advises her not to do anything impulsive and be patient until Kyle decides if he wants her to be a part of his life. Jack also gives Diane the same advice and also tells Diane he won’t be a go-between with her and Kyle.

Jack and Phyllis make love and decide to take their relationship slowly.

Kyle is still confused about what to do about Diane. Summer still doesn’t trust Diane. Summer tells Kyle that Marchetti is deeply in the red and she proposes that Jabot buy to Marchetti and move the operations of the company to Genoa City.

Summer wonders if Kyle would want to move back home given the situation with his mother.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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Linc tells Brook Lynn that the song that Chase sang belongs to hum because she wrote it while he was her music producer. Linc tells her he is talking to several singers about singing her songs. Linc tells Brook Lynn that she should sign another contract with him and they could negotiate the terms of the contract in his room. Brook Lynn punches Linc and Chase tells her she isn’t alone and he can help her but, she is distracted and rushes to go talk to her lawyer and see if Linc owns some of the songs she has written.

Portia tells Curtis that the Title 9 report that the Title 9 Coordinator from the university submitted says that the circumstantial evidence suggests that Trina posted the video of Cameron and His spun this report might lead to Tina’s expulsion from the university. Trina will have a hearing in thirty days and after the hearing the University will make a decision whether or not to expel Trina from school.

Gladys has a long talk with Sasha about her use of uppers. At first, Sasha denies she has been taking the pills but then she admits that she took the pills to help her deal with the Deception IPO and Liam’s death. Sasha promises Gladys she doesn’t intend to take the pills anymore and begs Gladys not to tell Brando. Gladys promises not to tell Brandon, but Sasha has to let her move in with her and Brando. Sasha and Gladys go to the garage and Sasha tells Brandon that Gladys is moving in with them.

TJ and Molly talk to the music store owner who fixed Marshall’s clarinet and he promises them he will let Marshall know that his family wants him to return to Port Charles. Jordan tells Curtis that TJ and Molly went to Brook Lynn to try and find Marshall. Curtis calls TJ and he tells him about their talk with the music store owner and Curtis tells him he is going to Brook Lynn and he will help them search for Marshall. TJ and Molly finish their cherry pie and are about to leave the restaurant when Marshall walks in the door.

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The wedding reception continues and Diane meets Summer again and later Kyle asks Summer for her opinion of Diane. Summer tells Kyle that she doesn’t trust Diane at all.

Nick gives Mariah and Tessa a honeymoon trip to Paris for a wedding present and he tells them they will leave for Paris tomorrow.

Phyllis has a heated discussion with Diane and kicks her out of the Grand Phoenix and demands that she leave town. Diane tells Phyllis she isn’t leaving town unless Kyle asks her to leave town. Jack later tells Phyllis that he caught the wedding bouquet. Jack thanks Phyllis for being so supportive with this whole Diane situation and Phyllis gives him a kiss.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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Valentin talks to Ned and tries to persuade him to team up with him so Michael and Drew won’t push him out of the company if ELQ merges with Aurora Media. Ned tells Valentin he is late for Leo’s birthday party. Valentin tells Ned they have to set up another time to talk about business before the board meeting.

Chase keeps his promise to Leo to sing any song he wants because Leo recited his poem at his school fair. Leo chooses one of the songs Brook Lynn wrote that is his favorite song. Olivia encourages Brook Lynn to tell Chase how she feels about him while Dante is telling Chase the same thing. Brook Lynn and Chase are about to leave the birthday party to go talk when they are interrupted by Linc, Brook Lynn’s sleazy former manager.

Gladys gives the paparazzi photographer back his memory card and watches him delete the pictures of Sasha from the memory card as well as deleting the pictures from his back up memory. The photographer gives Gladys
the pills he promised Sasha. Gladys tells Sasha she can trust her with, anything and then gives her a plastic bag with pills in it.

Spencer tells Sam about his plan to trap Esme and tells her about the pills he found, Rand’s nanny, Maggie, so Sam is going to investigate nanny
Maggie.

Esme tells Nikolas that Ava doesn’t appreciate what a wonderful man he is and holds his hand. Ava arrives and sees them and, argues with Nikolas later and she is upset because Nicolas won’t throw Esme out of the house. Esme overhears the argument and packs her things to leave. Esme later tells Nikolas that she doesn’t want to cause trouble in his marriage. Nikolas tells her to stay. He will make sure he and Ava are on the same page. Ava tells Spencer she will give him ten thousand dollars a month from his trust fund if he and Esme move out of Wyndamere.

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Mariah and Tessa’s family and friends gather to watch the couple exchange vows which they wrote for each other. Once vows are said and the rings exchanged, Kyle pronounces Mariah and Tessa officially married. The reception has everyone shaking their groove thang on the dance floor.

Summer (now being played by Allison Lanier), arrives at the Abbott house to drop off all her luggage and change clothes because she is late for the wedding since her flight was delayed. Summer meets Allie and they become fast friends. Summer persuades Allie to go to the wedding with her.

Kyle is upset to see Diane at the wedding because she wasn’t invited and also because he wanted to enjoy the wedding without having to think about his mother. Diane promises Kyle she will leave if he will introduce her to Summer.

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Days Short Recap Friday, May 13, 2022

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Lani panicked over what happened to TR. Chanel showed up and was excited about Eli waking up. She wondered if Paulina really shot TR. Lani wasn’t able to tell her much about it because it’s an ongoing investigation. She told her that Paulina was arrested and booked. They wanted to go see Eli. Steve didn’t believe Paulina was the one who shot TR. He talked to Kayla about it when Tripp arrived after babysitting Henry. They talked about Alliedevil. Tripp expressed his anger towards her.Tripp thought he was going to have a family with Alliedevil, but his dream was shattered when she cheated on him with Chanel. He wished she talked to him before he made plans for them. Steve and Kayla wondered what would have happened if Alliedevil didn’t destroy their relationship. Steve and Kayla knew he still loved her. He did admit that he still loved her.

Shawn was at the hospital and told Ben there was no sign of Alliedevil. Ben said that his men should check the DiMera crypt because Anna saw the pacifier in the crypt. He wondered where she could be now. Ciara prayed to her father that he look out for his namesake. Evan walked in the room and they started arguing. They ended up physically fighting each other. Evan got the upper hand and tried to choke out Ciara. Ben arrived and snatched him off of her. The men started fighting until Ciara hit Evan in the back of the he ad and knocked him out. Shawn arrived and arrested Evan. Evan bragged to Ben and Ciara about the devil having baby Bo’s soul. Evan told them the devil wasn’t killing their son. He said he’s going to be their baby. Ben went after him, but Shawn stopped him. Shawn assured them that they would find their baby.

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Belle talked to Eric about Jan living in her house. Eric didn’t understand why Jan had to live in the house. Ben and Ciara tried to go after the baby, but they weren’t able to do it. Ben ended up shocked when he tried to reach for the baby. Ciara asked for help to rescue the baby. She had laser powers and used them on Alliedevil. Eric told Belle that Jan was going to have to go back to prison after she gave birth. Belle said Jan made sure that she was going to be attached to Shawn. Belle said she got a text from John saying that Jan was on the loose. John went to Shawn and Belle’s house. He saw Jan in lingerie. She thought Shawn was the one who in the house. He told her he was going to deal with her. Marlena went to the police station and told Shawn that she and Susan knew where Allie was. She said they were going to need his help. Ciara was able to use her powers in order to get the baby back. Charlie wanted to know what was going on. Alliedevil said she was still going to get the baby. Alliedevil walked away from the light. He said he was going to be the father. Ciara said he wasn’t going to be a father. He said if he wasn’t going to be a father, neither was Ben. He pulled out a knife and was about to kill Ben. Jan told John she wasn’t worried about Belle anymore. She said she was going to be with Shawn. John said Shawn and Belle have broken up before and would get back together. Jan said things were different because of the baby. She reminded him of the way he and Marlena got together because of Belle. When Charlie was about to stab Ben, Tripp showed up and hit him.

Alliedevil went to the church. She wanted to burn down the church. Johnny and Tripp went to the church to stop Allie. Johnny and Tripp tried to reach out to Allie. Allie was trying to fight her way out of the devil. Alliedevil ended up slapping Johnny. She said he and Allie weren’t a match for her powers. Shawn and Belle ran into each other. They were going to find the baby together. Eric, Marlena and John showed up at the church. Eric started the exorcism. Alliedevil told them the exorcism didn’t work before. She said she should inhabit Eric’s body next. Marlena said she wasn’t going to destroy her or her friends anymore. John threw holy water on the devil and told the devil to get out of Allie’s body. The devil said she would leave Allie’s body after she killed her in front of them. They all started praying to her. Tripp offered for the devil to take him instead of her. Marlena told him to stop. Tripp told the devil to go into him. He said to take his soul. The devil said Allie always made him second best. He said he didn’t care because he still loved her and always would. He told the devil to come into him so Allie could live. The devil went in Tripp’s body.

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Faith and Sharon chose some meaningful items for Mariah to carry with her at the wedding, and they incorporated Cassie into it. Crystal and Tessa spent time talking about how far Tessa had come. Mariah and Tessa found little surprises that they’d hidden for each other. Noah confided in Nick that he didn’t have feelings for Tessa. Noah realized that he was actually mourning his break up with the ex from London, and he’d projected those feelings onto Tessa because he knew she was unavailable. Noah was open to love, but not looking for it. Nick spoke to Noah about Cassie. Abby introduced Allie and Noah. Noah’s jokes to Allie didn’t land. Kyle put his issues with his mother aside so he could focus on the wedding.

Phyllis’s temper flared when Diane said she was winning Jack over. Jack intervened and sent Diane away. Phyllis told Jack she had a really bad feeling about what Diane was up to. Jack assumed Phyllis was concerned because of Summer. Phyllis accepted Jack’s invitation to the wedding. Diane dropped by to see Kyle, because she heard he was still in town. He told her he wasn’t still here because of her, and he left. Chloe, Abby, Chance, Devon, Amanda, Nate and Elena attended the wedding. Kevin served as Mariah’s man of honor. Crystal thanked Sharon for helping her out when she was trapped in the sex ring. Crystal also made it clear she was grateful to Rey. Kyle met Crystal. Summer’s flight was delayed. Nick and Sharon walked Mariah and Tessa, respectively, down the aisle.

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TJ wants to file a missing persons report on Marshall but Jordan tells him Marshall left town on his own so he isn’t a missing person. TJ finds a receipt for a Brooklyn music store in the case for the clarinet his grandfather gave him so he decides to go to Brooklyn with Molly.

Leo is nervous that he has to recite his poem at his school fair in the park and Chase hasn’t arrived to be his one person to look at so he won’t get nervous.

Olivia accidentally tells Valentin that the ELQ board meeting has been called to discuss a possible merger between Aurora Media and ELQ. Valentin figures out that Ned is unhappy because the proposed merger would leave him out of the company so he plans to get Ned on his side so they can stop the merger.

Curtis advises Nina to use the fact that Sonny is an alleged mob boss in her hearing to get visitation with Wiley but Nina refuses to do it.

Dante tells Willow that the DNA results prove Harmony wasn’t her mother. Sam offers Willow her help when she is ready to find out the identity of her biological mother.

Dante tries to persuade Michael to reconcile with Sonny but Michael is determined to take away Sony’s legitimacy and expose the fact that he is a mob boss so the next time the police comes for him he won’t have any place to hide. Drew tries to persuade Sonny to reconcile with Michael but Sonny thinks Michael is the one being unreasonable and if he lets a family disagreement escalate Michael will need all the help he can get from his friends.

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Sharon, Faith, Marian, and Tessa have mixed emotions because they miss Rey but are happy about the wedding. Crystal arrives for the wedding and is grateful to Rey for her freedom. Crystal is sad she won’t get to meet Rey and thank him for what he did for her.

Victor asks Michael to come up with a plan to get Ashland to leave town. Nikki also tells Ashland that if he truly loves Victoria he will leave her alone. Nikki warns Ashland that if he doesn’t leave Victoria alone she and Victor will find a way to handle the problem.

Sally tells Victoria she also faked an illness to hold on to her former boyfriend Wyatt and he never forgave her and that is why she moved to Genoa City. Sally tells Victoria Ashland seems like he is sorry and he really loves her. Sally tells Ashland Victoria still loves him but is hiding her feelings so he should keep fighting to get her back in his life.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, May 12, 2022

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Franco’s spirit goes into Chelsea’s, the medium, body and he tells Elizabeth to be strong and not look away before Finn and Laura interrupt the session. Elizabeth tells Chelsea she will call her again to do another session to see if Franco has another message for her.

Spencer takes the pills he found in Esme’s room to Britt and she tells him that the pills are highly addictive opiates that when mixed with alcohol can cause headaches and memory loss. Esme sneaks into Ryan’s room at Spring Ridge to tell him that she and Spencer have not been intimate in a long time and she also tells him that she found Spencer in her room reading the letters from her nanny Maggie. Ryan tells Esme Spencer figured out she filmed the video and he is trying to exonerate Trina.

Ryan tells Esme she must seduce Nickolas in order to break up him and Ava.

Willow wants Michael to mend his relationship with Sonny but Michael tells Willow that as long as Sonny refuses to acknowledge the hurt Nina caused his family, their relationship can never be repaired. Michael tells Willow that the most important thing to him are her and Wiley.

Carly tells Drew that if she finds out Willow is Nina’s daughter, she will tell Willow the truth. Carly goes to the hospital and asks Britt to run a DNA test on the two samples she collected from Nina and Willow.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, May 12, 2022

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Sharon returns from Miami and tells Nick that Rey’s service was beautiful. Sharon also tells Nick that she Celeste, Arturo, and Lola bonded because of their grief over Rey. Sharon persuades Nick to accept Ashland’s donations to New Hope and do some good in Rey’s memory.

Kyle decides to postpone his trip to Italy to officiate Mariah and Tessa’s wedding and he tells Mariah that Summer has cleared her schedule and is returning to town to help him figure out what to do about Diane.

Adam decides to get Ashland and Victoria back together so Victor will lose trust in her and be so angry that he will make him CEO of Newman Enterprises.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Abby talked to Kayla about getting her job back. She also wanted to know if there was any news on Sarah. Kayla didn’t have any information about Sarah. She told Kayla about what happened with Gwen. Xander and Maggie were in the hospital room with Sarah. She was acting childlike and thought she was going to marry Eric. Xander told Maggie that a lab tech said there was no problem with the antidote so far. Maggie wasn’t sure that she trusted that. She was glad she had her daughter back. Sarah stared off into space. Maggie was worried and wanted Xander to get Kayla. Xander found Kayla and she went to Sarah. Xander was alone with Abby. He was upset with Abby for leaving the drug around, but he was thankful she exposed Gwen for her actions. Maggie and Kayla joined them. Kayla said that Sarah’s condition was getting worse. She didn’t know if the antidote would work now. She did say it was their only hope for Sarah. Maggie told her to give Sarah the drug. They went to Sarah’s room and watched Kayla give Sarah the antidote.

Leo went to visit Gwen at the station. He told her they were going to make sure everyone paid for what they did to them. She loved the idea of getting revenge on Chad and Abby. She told him that she was the one who was locked up. He told her to get Jack to talk Abby into dropping the charges against her. Gwen knew it wouldn’t happen since she claimed to kill Laura on purpose. He wanted to know if she did do it on purpose. Gwen was about to tell him when Ava walked in the interrogation room. Leo told her to get out, but Ava had something important to say. Gwen appreciated what Leo did, but she thought she could handle Ava. Ava apologized to Gwen for selling her out to the cops. She said she was her life preserver when she was going to drown. Gwen wanted her to get out. Ava said she was there to get her out of jail. Sonny ran into Leo at the town square. He told him that he had him right where he wanted him. Maggie went to Sarah’s room. She updated Victor about Sarah’s condition. Xander sat by Sarah’s bedside. Sarah started to stir. She called out Xander’s name.

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Roman talked to Kate about John, Marlena and Eric looking for Allie. He was concerned that he couldn’t get in touch with Sami and Lucas. He got in touch with Shane when he didn’t hear from them. Shane said that it was like they fell off the face of the earth. He was afraid that Satan got to them. Kate reassured him, but he told her that they didn’t know Sami was being held against her will the last time she was in town. Kate asked him if he thought EJ took both of them this time. Roman reminded her that EJ was exonerated for taking Sami. He said he never believed that EJ did it. Kate kept trying to make EJ look guilty, but Roman didn’t believe it. EJ talked to Chad about the way he treated him because of Johnny. Chad understood how he felt. They talked about Gabi and how they didn’t want her to take over the company. EJ wanted to join forces to keep her from taking over the company. He told him that Belle was on board to help. EJ said that the devil made it seem like Belle framed him. Chad called Kate. He told her that he wanted to make things right with EJ. She said she wasn’t the forgiving type. Kate hung up the phone when Roman arrived. He told her that he was going to bed so he could join the search. Kate left a message to Lucas warning him that Roman was asking questions. She said that she was telling Roman everything if he didn’t get back to her within 24 hours.

Lani saw Abe on the floor in a pool of blood. She also saw T.R. with his hand in the air about to strike Paulina. Lani shot him in the chest. She heard Abe stir so she rushed to his side. She was happy that Abe was alive, but Paulina wasn’t sure about TR. Paulina called an ambulance when T.R. woke up. He grabbed Lani’s hand and said he loved her. She didn’t know how he could say that after what he did. He said she was his daughter and that he loved her. He said he forgave her. He took his last breath and died. Lani checked his pulse and told Paulina that he died. Paulina wanted to know what she did. Lani told her that he was the one shot Eli. She said he was abusing Beth too. Lani panicked when she realized she should have arrested him instead of shooting him.Steve showed up and saw T.R. on the floor. He wanted to know what happened. Paulina said that she shot him. Steve was tending to Abe and Lani asked why Paulina confessed to shooting T.R. Paulina told her to take care of Abe. Paulina said she knew what she was doing. Paulina put her fingerprints on Lani’s gun before the paramedics arrived for Abe. The police showed up at Paulina’s place to arrest her. Steve noticed the cops bagging a police-issued gun as evidence. They took T.R.’s body away from the apartment. Lani went to the hospital to check on Eli. She told him that T.R. was dead. He wanted to know what happened and she told him that Paulina said she shot him. Paulina was taken to the police station. She was fingerprinted and photographed.

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Days Short Recap Friday, May 6, 2022

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Eli woke up from his coma. Lani was overjoyed. He wanted to know why he was at the hospital. She told him that he was in a coma since March. She let him know it was May. She told him that he was shot, but he didn’t remember it. Tripp told him it was normal not to remember what happened. Tripp left the room so Eli asked her about the kids. She said they were fine and that she was a wreck. She said she had a lot of help from the family. She told him that TR was helpful too. Eli didn’t want TR near their kids. Lani assured him that he wasn’t alone with the kids. Eli wanted to know about the shooting. Lani told him that a drug dealer named Frank shot him. She told him how she and Shawn found him shot and the dealer overdosed. She said Eli’s gun was in his hand. He wanted to see a picture of Frank. Eli didn’t remember him. Eli had flashes of the fight over the gun. He remembered trying to arrest TR. He told her that TR was the one who shot him.

Susan tried to get Johnny to use his connection with Allie so could fight off the devil. She wanted him to focus on the picture of his sister and think about what’s happening to her now. Johnny tried to concentrate so he could focus on helping Allie. He couldn’t do it. Ben begged Johnny to try and concentrate. Johnny used Henry to focus on Allie. He was finally able to see Ciara from Allie’s point of view. Ciara wanted Alliedevil to get out of her way so she could get the cops to take her to Ben. She opened the door and her water broke. Ciara said she needed Ben with her. Alliedevil told her that she would have to have the baby there. Ciara cried out that she needed Ben. Alliedevil told her that she’s all she’s got. Alliedevil helped her get ready to deliver the baby. Johnny got exhausted trying to get through to Allie and Ciara. Alliedevil knew what Johnny was doing and told him to get out. Ciara was confused. Johnny fell to the floor and told Susan and Ben that the devil pushed him out. Ben thought Allie took Ciara to the cabin. Ciara gave birth to her baby. She wanted to hold her baby, but Alliedevil held him.

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TR joined Lani and Paulina in Eli’s room. He wanted to know if there was any change. Lani told him no, but Paulina knew he was going to pull through. TR was upset in a corner. Abe walked in the room and looked at TR. TR thought there were too many people in the room so Paulina left to use the bathroom .Abe and TR argued so Lani asked them not to argue in there. TR suddenly had to make a phone call. Abe took that opportunity to badmouth TR for taking a phone call now. Lani said Lani was supportive since Eli’s shooting. She said she would keep her guard up, but she didn’t think he was a threat anymore. Abe knew abusers rarely changed. Lani thought TR could be an exception. Abe thought he might not be. She remembered Beth wanted to tell her something. Abe said she should talk to her.

Johnny found Chanel and talked to her about Allie. She told him that Allie took Ciara. She told him that she was scared. He hugged her when Paulina showed up. She wanted to know what he was doing. Johnny rushed off so Chanel explained everything to her. She told Paulina how Johnny and Allie were possessed by the devil. TR ran into Beth at the hospital. He wanted to know why she was there. She told him that she needed antibiotics because of him. She said she was getting them and going back to the hotel. He told her to get out of Salem. He said he couldn’t do the movie with a black eye. She reminded him that he hit her. He told her that he would kill her if she told anyone about what happened. She rushed to the elevator. Ciara was on the couch and thought she heard Ben’s voice. Allie tried to tell her that was impossible. She said he needed her to tell him where she was. She told Allie that Ben was alive. She continued to tell her that it wasn’t possible. Ciara wanted to go to him, but Allie reminded her that Evan was out there. She told Ciara that Evan was trying to kill her. Ciara wanted to know why the police were standing outside of the cabin protecting them. Allie told her the police were there while she was asleep. She told Ciara that the police made it clear she was in danger.

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