Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 28, 2022

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Devon, Lily, Billy, and Nate discuss the details of the merger of their two companies. The name of the new company will be Chancellor Winters, but Devon decides to change the name of LP to Hamilton Streaming Service to honor his mother.

Sharon finally cries and lets her feelings out when Adam comes to visit. Sharon admits to Adam that she is angry that a man like Ashland, who has done so many awful things, survived the accident and a good man like Rey who helped so many people died.

Chance questions Ashland and Victoria about the accident. Ashland tells Chance the same details he told Victoria and Victoria can’t remember the accident at all. Chance tells Sharon that he received the autopsy report and it says Rey had a sudden heart attack while he was driving his car. Victoria tells Ashland she still loves him because she just can’t turn off her feelings…she can’t forget the pain his lies have caused her.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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Finn and Violet spend a daddy-daughter day at a nail salon where Finn and Ava talk about how special it is to be parents of daughters.

Dante goes to the hospital to question one of the men who robbed Charlie’s Pub. The man doesn’t answer any questions because he is scared of Sonny. Dante goes to the gym to question Sonny whom he knows is responsible for what happened to the two thieves, but he can’t prove it.

Marshall sends a package to T.J. and gives him his clarinet.

Austin and Marie have a date and Austin helps throw out a paparazzi photographer who has pictures of Sasha taking pills, but Gladys takes the memory card out of the camera and returns the camera to the photographer, but she is unaware Sasha is taking pills.

Nina talks to Brando and tells him Sasha is still very fragile and hurting over the loss of Liam.

Alexis and Carly manage to fight off Harmony who runs into the woods. Alexis calls the police. When officer Rory arrives, they tell him Harmony killed Brendan and Neil Byrne and also tried to kill them. Carly asks Rory to let Michael and Willow know they could be in danger because Harmony is on her way to see them. Harmony wants to see Willow and make her understand the truth.

Sasha is driving and Gladys is in the passenger seat when Harmony emerges from the woods and is hit by Gladys’ car.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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Sharon remembers Rey and cries a little but when she realizes that Faith, Nick, and Noah are in the house she shuts down her emotions.

Tessa asks Sharon to walk her down the aisle for her wedding to Mariah. Mariah asks Nick to walk her down the aisle to Tessa.

Kyle is confused as to whether he should talk to Diane. Kyle can’t understand how Diane could do something so terrible as to let him think she was dead all these years. Kyle also wants to get to know his mother.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Sonny is upset that Michael has decided not to have anything more to do with him. Sonny heads to the gym to let off some steam. Sonny talks to Brando and Dante at the gym by boxing. Brando takes Sonny’s side and advises Sonny to give Michael time to calm down while Dante doesn’t take sides in the ussue.

Sasha helps Nina throw Smoltz out of her apartment. Sasha tells Nina she thinks Liam died as a punishment for her past mistakes. Nina tells Sasha that Liam’s death was nobody’s fault. Sasha tells Nina that if she wants a relationship with Sonny she must decide how much she wants to know about his business.

Michael tells Willow that from now on he wants to make the Corinthos name stand for good things so Wiley can be proud of his last name. Willow warns   Michael that in his quest to redeem the Corinthos name he doesn’t become the evil from which he is trying to protect Wiley.

Elizabeth moves into the Metro Court so she can be safe until they figure out who is causing the strange incidents in her house. Elizabeth considers Lucy’s idea of having a seance to call out Franco’s spirit.

Alexis (temporarily being played by Stephanie Erb) arrives at the cliff and finds Harmony who admits to her she killed Neil and Brendan because they were going to tell Willow she
isn’t her mother. Alexis hears Carly pounding her hand on the inside of the trunk and gets her out of the trunk. Carly is weak and has a faint pulse. Harmony tells Alexis she can’t let her or Carly leave because she won’t lose Willow.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Sharon continues to seem strong to everyone while she cries in private. Sharon tells Victoria she isn’t blaming anyone for the accident that took Rey’s life. Sharon tells Victoria not to blame herself for the accident either since it won’t do any good since everyone involved in the accident is in pain.

Adam, Nikki, and Victor are very upset that Ashland hasn’t left town yet. Ashland tells Nikki that unless somebody kills him he isn’t leaving town.

Nikki tells Diane that she should have never come back to town and let people continue to believe she was dead. Nikki also tells Diane to stay away from everyone in the Newman family. Kyle is shocked and confused when Jack tells him Diane is alive and wants to sew him.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, April 25 2022

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Jack decided to visit Sharon to give her his condolences. Phyllis and Jack caught Diane leaving the hotel. They made her go back inside so that Kyle didn’t find out she was alive from anyone except Jack. Phyllis and Diane had words. Diane said she didn’t care what Phyllis thought. Phyllis said she was part of this because Kyle was her son in law. Jack told Nikki that Diane was alive, and the women came face to face. Kyle and Harrison arrived in Genoa City. Mariah and Tessa wanted to postpone the wedding, out of concern for Sharon. Noah convinced them to respect Sharon’s wishes and hold the wedding on the scheduled date. Sharon and Rey’s tragedy made Mariah fear losing Tessa. Tessa offered Mariah reassurance, promising to do everything she could to stay by her side, and Noah spoke about the importance of holding onto love when you found it. After a talk with Nick, Sharon decided that Rey would prefer to be buried in Miami near his family. Abby and Chance spent time with Sharon and reminiscing about Rey. Nick drove Sharon to the morgue for a final goodbye to Rey.

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Days Short Recap Monday, April 25, 2022

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T.R. told Paulina that he wanted to be back with her. She said it might not be a bad idea. Johnny had to watch Chanel and Tripp kissing each other. Allidevil drugged Ben’s tea. She talked to him about his baby. Beth told Lani that she had to tell her something. Lani wanted to know what she was going to tell her. Before Beth could tell her, Julie walked in the room. Lani introduced Julie to Beth. Julie wanted to know why Beth was there. Beth said she was the last person to see Eli before he got shot. T.R. wanted to set a romantic mood for Paulina. Paulina said she didn’t want to do anything with him tonight. He thought it was because of Abe. Johnny heard Tripp tell Chanel that they should get a room. Johnny didn’t want them to get a room. Allidevil asked Ben if he was alright. He said he thought there was something in the tea. Paulina told T.R. that she wasn’t ready to move on with him. He thought it was because of Abe. She said she wasn’t ready He said he would be patient. Tripp and Chanel decided to go to her place. Johnny screamed out to Chanel not to be with Johnny. Ben told Allidevil that the tea leaves looked strange. She offered to get him something else to drink, but he didn’t want anything. She asked if they were thinking of names. She told him she wasn’t Allie. He asked who he was.

T.R. showed up at the hospital while Beth was still there. Beth left Eli’s room. Lani told T.R. that Beth said she had something to tell him, but she never said anything. Abe went the pub and talked to Kate. She gave him advice on what to do about Paulina. Allidevil asked Ben who he thought she was. He said he was the devil. She said it took him long enough. He wanted to know what she wanted. She asked him if he remembered how the devil wanted his baby. She said she still wanted the baby. Kate continued to give Abe advice about Paulina. Chanel and Tripp went to her place. Paulina said they weren’t going to do anything in her house. Allidevil told Ben she wanted his baby and needed him out of the way. She said she wouldn’t hurt the baby. Tripp told Chanel that he was glad they didn’t do anything to ruin their friendship. Allidevil went to see Johnny. She asked if he was enjoying the show. He said he wasn’t. He said Chanel and Tripp got wasted and left together. Allidevil wanted him to see them in bed together. He asked if she went to see Ben. She said she did.

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Days Short Recap Friday, April 22, 2022

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Lani held Eli’s hand and begged for him to come back to her. Tripp arrived in the room. He told her that his condition was the same. She thanked him for what he did considering what happened with Chanel and Allie. He felt bad for the way he treated Chanel. He knew it wasn’t her fault. He told her not to give up hope that Eli would wake up.

Beth went to see TR after she found out Johnny left town. He was passed out because he was high. He woke up and hid his drugs. She walked in and realized he was high. She asked him about the movie. He told her not to worry because he could finance the movie by getting the money from Paulina. She didn’t think Paulina would allow him to use her money to make a movie. He said if it was a problem, he could make it go away like he did Lani’s husband. She realized he was the one who shot Lani’s husband. He told her to keep her mouth shut. He was going to take care of everything. Johnny was weak, but he called out for help. Chanel walked in the room and he asked her to get him out of the chains. She turned into Allidevil. She put a gag on his mouth and called Chanel. She used his voice to taunt Chanel about the divorce and Allie dumping her. She couldn’t believe she ever loved him. She hung up on him. Allidevil reminded Johnny that the last time she broke Chanel’s heart she slept with Allie. She wondered who she would sleep with next.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, April 21, 2022

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Trask went to the interrogation room to tell Ava that her deal was formalized. She told her that she had full immunity. Ava knew she was happy that she was getting what she wanted by arresting Gwen. Gabi and Rafe had a drink at The Bistro. Gabi thought he should be gloating about Ava getting arrested. Rafe didn’t want to rub it in. He did agree to toast that Ava was going to Statesville for a long time. Ava walked by them and told them she might not be going. She gloated when she told them she got immunity. She wanted him to tell Nicole that she said hello. She was willing to give Jake a message from Gabi. Ava walked away. Gabi and Rafe went to the station to see Trask. Trask said Ava was a witness in a more high-profile case. She didn’t want Rafe to take it personally. She thought he should arrest Gwen immediately. She wanted him to make the arrest as public as possible. Rafe walked away, but Gabi stayed behind. She warned her that she was going to talk to Abe about what she did. Abby told everyone at the town square that she got the goods on Gwen. She said she overplayed her hand and the game was done. Xander felt that Abby could say what she had to say in private. She had no intention of saying it privately when Gwen publicly destroyed her family. Jennifer stopped Jack from getting involved. Abby told everyone that the pilot wasn’t the one who knocked her out at the airstrip. She asked Gwen if she wanted to answer who did or did she want her to do it.

Xander thought Abby was enjoying this too much. Abby admitted that she did enjoy it. She told everyone that Ava said Gwen hit her on the head. Gwen tried to discredit Ava. Abby said what Gwen did to her was nothing compared to what she did to Sarah. Gwen begged Xander not to listen to Abby. Abby said that Gwen knew that Kristen was keeping Sarah locked away at the island. Abby showed everyone a copy of Ava’s statement. She said Gwen knew Sarah was on the island in November. Xander begged Gwen to tell him that it wasn’t true. She said she couldn’t do that. Abby said that Gwen impersonated Sarah when everybody thought she was back in town and treated him badly. Xander wanted to know how Gwen could do that. Gwen told him that she was afraid she would lose him. She thought Sarah was being taken care of. Abby let her know that Kristen drugged Sarah. Gwen thought that would make it better for her. Xander yelled at Gwen to stop talking so Abby could finish what she had to say. Abby told Xander that the antidote Anna injected in Sarah wasn’t what Rolf created. Gwen switched it out for another drug. Jack wanted to know if what Abby said was true. She told him that he was gone. He never wanted her to call him “dad” again. He told her that he was finished with her. Gwen cried as he walked away from her. She asked Xander if he was finished with her too. He told her that she may as well have shot Sarah after what she did. He said she’s the worst person he’s ever met. He walked away from her. Gwen yelled at Abby for what she did.  Jennifer gave her a piece of her mind. Rafe showed up to arrest Gwen. Abby wanted to make sure Jack was okay with what she did. He told her that she did what she had to do. She didn’t want to be right, but Gwen had to be stopped. Rafe led her away, but she stopped by Abby. She told her that she killed Laura on purpose. Jennifer wanted to know what Gwen said to her.

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 22, 2022

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The Quartermaines celebrate Leo’s adoption being legal. Olivia asks Leo to do his poem from the play he is in for his theater therapy. Leo tells Olivia that he doesn’t want to read the poem for the family or be in the play.

Drew tells Ned that the executive coach he met with yesterday suggested that ELQ and Aurora should merge to dilute the value of Valentin’s stock. Ned doesn’t like that idea because that would make Drew the majority stockholder in the company.

Brook Lynn is worried about Chase because he is late to Leo’s party. Once Chase is told by Portia that he doesn’t have a concussion he takes a rideshare to the Quartermaine Mansion.

Jordan heads to Elizabeth’s house to look at the security footage to see who broke in the house and hit Chase on the head. Elizabeth pulls up the footage but the file with the footage is corrupted.

Dante and Sam make up and decide they need to set boundaries with each other regarding their jobs.

Trina tries to persuade Marshall not to leave town and later she goes to the Savoy to tell Curtis she saw Marshall at the pier and he wants to leave town.

Salina Wu gives Curtis the file on Marshall and he reads the file and gets to the pier before Marshall leaves town.

Harmony gets very angry that Alexis is planning to publish a five-part series about Nina’s court battle for visitation with Wiley. Harmony demands Alexis not publish the series because there is a possibility Willow could find out she isn’t her mother. Alexis is upset about Harmony’s demand and tells her they will have a, serious talk when she returns from work.

Harmony is, about to burn the file Neil had on her when Carly arrives for a visit.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 22, 2022

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Sharon’s friends and family want to help her get through her grief. Sharon is determined to be strong and not cry. Sharon calls Celeste to tell her the news and Celeste wants Rey’s funeral and burial to be in Miami. Nick advises Sharon she should think about that for a while before she makes a decision.

Adam and Chelsea tell Connor the news and he thinks its his fault because Rey went home to get the hockey tickets. Adam tells Connor it was an accident and it wasn’t anybody’s fault.

Chelsea cries alone later and tears up the receipt for the hickey tickets she bought since she feels its her fault for asking Rey to go to the game with her and Connor.

Victor asks Ashland to tell him the details of the accident and Ashland tells Victor the same details he told Victoria. Victor tells Ashland to leave town and stick to their agreement. Ashland says he isn’t leaving until he has recovered from his burns. Victor tells Ashland he had better leave town or face the consequences.

Victoria goes back to work in order to concentrate on something else because she feels she is to blame for Rey’s death. Victor suggests to Victoria that Adam should stay on as temporary CEO of the company until she recovers from her injuries but Victoria refuses to take that advice.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 21, 2022

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Spencer tells Cameron he had to say those terrible things to Jocelyn to keep him from telling Jocelyn and
Trina about his plan to get Esme to admit she filmed and posted the video. Spencer doesn’t press charges against Cameron for punching him. Officer Rory lets Spencer off with a warning but grandmother Laura
makes it clear that he must have more respect for his elders, as well as, the police.

Drew meets with Mia (played by Vanessa Mathison real life wife of Cameron Mathison who plays Drew) an
executive coach who is helping him to decide in which direction he should take Aurora Media.

Britt gets stood up by her Society Setups date so she and Drew talk about how they feel uncertain tabout their future. Drew tells Britt he doesn’t know what to do for his career. Britt tells Drew she doesn’t
know what to do about her social life.

Maxie and Spinelli arrive and Maxie assumes Drew is her date but Britt explains that she was stood up. Spinelli starts defending the guy who stood up Britt. Maxie later asks Spinelli if he is interested in Britt. He says he isn’t, but matchmakers are
a good way to meet people.

Celina Wu hosts her first poker game at the Savoy. Celina promises Curtis he will have Marshall’s confidential police file tomorrow.

Aiden tries to have a seance to call out Franco’s spirit but Chase tells him he doesn’t believe in ghosts and promises Aiden he will find the person doing this to them. Chase calls Kevin and he comes to pick up Aiden and take him back to Laura’s house. Chase later hears a noise and goes to find out what’s happening but when Cameron and Finn arrive home from the police station, they find Chase unconscious on the floor.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 21, 2022

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Sharon tells Chelsea that she has feelings for Rey. Chelsea tells Sharon that even if she did have feelings for Rey, nothing would ever happen because Rey is married to her and loves her very much.

Victoria is in shock and still doesn’t believe Rey died and wants to leave the cabin and get help for him. Ashland tells her he stayed as long as he could and checked for a pulse twice and there was no pulse. Nick heads out to look for Victoria and finds the accident site. Nick recognizes Victoria and
Ashland’s cars so he calls Victor and Nikki to tell them about Rey’s death and that Victoria and Ashland must have gotten out.

Chance gets a call from the station about the accident and heads to the accident site. Victor and Nikki also head to the accident site after they talk to Nick on the phone. Victor and Nikki find Victoria in the cabin and confirm that Rey died. Victoria tells her parents Ashland saved her life.

Nick tells Sharon that Rey died in the accident although Sharon already knew it in her heart. Nick holds Sharon as she sobs and begins to grieve.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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Cameron punches Spencer because he accuses Josslyn of filming the video and framing Trina for it.

Rookie cop Rory Cabrera is at Kelly’s getting coffee so he arrests Cameron. Spencer then gets mad at Rory for bringing up the fact that he just got out of Spring Ridge. Spencer punches Rory and gets arrested too.

Laura tells Sonny that if anything happens to Esme he will be the prime suspect. Sonny promises not to touch a hair Esme’s head. Nina tells Sonny the two guys that robbed Charlie’s Pub got out on bail. Sonny decides to take care of the guys himself.

Harmony gets drunk and Alexis takes her home because she is very drunk and acting strangely. Alexis tells Harmony that she found Brendan’s body in the Harbor and she was questioned by Jordan. Harmony gets really upset because she doesn’t want Alexis to be blamed for Brendan ‘s death. Alexis tells Harmony that the police thinks Brendan committed suicide.

Sam and Carly bring Harmony’s car back to Alexis house and are worried when Harmony almost faints. Sam and Alexis go get Harmony some water and Harmony wonders why Carly is being so nice to her. Carly says that Willow is her family and Harmony tells Carly she wishes Willow was her family.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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Adam, Nick, Nikki, and Victor are worried about Victoria since her phone call to Nikki dropped. Nikki heard a crash. Victor calls the police and also his security team to look for Victoria.

Adam tells Sally he feels guilty because he has thought about the fact that if something happened to Victoria he could have a better position at Newman Locke. Sally tells Adam the fact that he feels badly for having the thought proves that he is a good person. Sally tells Adam that she knows that he is a good person because she would not be falling in love with him if he was a bad person.

Victoria’s car catches fire and Ashland is able to get an unconscious Victoria out of her car. Ashland carries Victoria to a cabin and he waits for her to wake up.

Sharon, Chelsea, and Connor are worried about Rey who hasn’t returned to Crimson Lights to pick them up to go to Chicago for the game.

Once Victoria awakens Ashland explains to her that she swerved to avoid the oncoming car and crashed into a tree. Ashland tells Victoria that the oncoming car hit the side of his car since he was driving behind her. Ashland goes on to explain that the other car went into a ditch. Ashland says when he went back to look for her phone he checked on the other driver and the driver was dead. Ashland tells Victoria that the other driver was Rey.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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Gwen thanked Abby for being her matron of honor. Brady asked Justin to stall the wedding. Gwen told Abby that she was glad that she was there for her. She said they had their ups and downs, but she was glad that she was there for her. She said she wanted them to have a fresh start. Jack and Chloe went to see if Gwen was ready. Gwen was happy that he was walking her down the aisle. She said she was happy. He told her to get used to it. Chloe asked Abby if she saw Leo. Abby said she didn’t. Chloe said she hoped he got cold feet. Gwen and Jack went down the aisle. Leo also came down the aisle. Justin started the wedding. Justin asked if anyone had any objections to the couples getting married. Nancy said she had something to say. She said she wished Craig all the happiness in the world. Leo thanked her for saying that in the middle of his wedding. She said she had a date and he was a stud. Justin went back to the ceremony. Justin acknowledged the wedding party. He called Leo for not having anyone in his party. Leo picked Brady to be his best man. Justin wanted to continue with the vows. He asked if Leo wanted to say something before he said his vows. Leo had a speech for Craig. Craig didn’t have anything to say. Justin started sneezing to stall the wedding, but it didn’t work. Leo and Craig said their vows. They put the rings on each other’s fingers. When Justin was about to pronounce them married, Chad showed up. He said the wedding couldn’t happen. Leo said there was nothing he could say to stop the wedding. Chad said he was already married.

Craig asked if Leo was married. Leo said he wasn’t. Chad said he didn’t expect them to believe him so he brought someone with him. Jackie showed up and wanted to speak “her” truth. Craig wanted to know what that was. Jackie said he was married to “her”. Leo asked how he would have been able to get a marriage license. Jackie said they got married with him using his real name. Jackie showed Leo and Craig their marriage license. Leo said it was all a lie. Jackie said it was time they set the record straight. Jackie took of her clothes and said he was Darius. Leo said it wasn’t what it looked like. He said Darius needed a green card. Justin asked if they were friends. Leo said they hooked up a few times, but decided to be friends. Justin asked if that was true. Chloe told Craig not to marry Leo. Leo said Darius would lose his green card and have to go back to Canada if they got a divorce. Leo said everything happened so fast. Brady told Craig that he couldn’t marry him. Craig asked Justin if he could help him. Justin said he could, but it would take time. Leo said they could get married another day. Darius revealed that Leo didn’t love Craig. He said he was with him for the money. Darius told Leo about Craig being susceptible to the plan. Darius said the plan was to marry Chad and get the money so they could split it. Darius said he had the texts messages to prove it. Leo said he fell in love with him which was why he signed the prenup. Leo wanted to know when he fell in love with him. Leo said he didn’t know. He said along the way he stopped being a mark and was the man he loved. Leo asked if he could forgive him so they could move past it. Craig walked away from him. Chloe told Craig that she was sorry. He wanted to know why. He said she and her friends got what they wanted and made a fool out of him.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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Leo told Craig that he was right to make him sign the prenup. He knew it was the only to get people to see that he wasn’t after his money. He told Craig that he was the love of his life. They kissed until Craig stopped it. He wanted to get ready for the wedding. Leo had to make a confession about the groom. He told Craig that he tried to get him in bed. He told him the story. Craig was glad that he was honest with him about it. Chloe went to see Brady and told him Leo signed the prenup. She wondered if she was wrong about Leo. She wondered if he really did love her father. Brady thought they still had a chance to expose Leo. He told her about Sonny and Chad looking for Jackie Cox. He said he would be there for her at the wedding. She wanted to know if he was ready to go public. He was ready and wanted the world to know about them. She was concerned about what Rachel would think about them together. He said Rachel knew he and Kristen weren’t going to be a couple again. He said she didn’t want him to be lonely. He believed she would approve of them being together. They started to make out until he got a message from Sonny. He told him that he and Chad met with Jackie. They had some information on Leo.

Abby ran into Gwen by the interrogation room at the station. Abby told her that she was there because Ava had information about her attacker. She lied and said that she didn’t get anything. Gwen confirmed Ava wasn’t arrested because of what happened to Abby. Gwen wanted Abby to go back to the house to see Jack and Jennifer. Abby pretended to get a call from the paper. She decided to stay behind. Abby went to interrogation room to see Ava. She said that Trask was willing to make a deal with her, but she needed more information. Ava ordered her to secure the deal with Trask and she would give her everything she needed to bury her sister. Gwen went to the Horton house and saw Jack and Jennifer. She asked Jack to give her away at the wedding. He said he would be honored to walk her down the aisle. Gwen thought everything would be perfect. Xander and Jack went outside and left Gwen and Jennifer alone. Gwen apologized to Jennifer for everything she did in the past. She explained that she did the things she did because she didn’t have anyone. Jennifer told her they were proud of her. Abby arrived at the Horton house and saw Jennifer and Gwen together. Gwen went upstairs. Abby told Jennifer what she found out about Gwen. Jennifer was appalled by what she heard. Abby wanted to hear the entire story before she exposed her. Gwen came back downstairs and wanted to know what Abby meant by that. Abby lied and said she was talking about a lead for a story. Gwen wanted her to help her with her dress.

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Days Short Recap Monday, April 18, 2022

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Leo was upset that he was given a prenup. He couldn’t believe he got it on his wedding day. Craig walked up to him and noticed how angry he was. Leo shoved the papers at Craig. He told Leo that he never saw the papers before. He wanted to know who sent them if he didn’t do it. Chloe arrived and said she did it. Leo was upset at Chloe. He glared at her while she offered him a pen to sign the papers. Leo yelled at Chloe, but Craig told him that he should sign the papers to put an end to everyone’s suspicions. He asked Leo to sign the papers. Leo read the papers and found out he would get nothing if they got divorce. Leo signed the papers. He hoped that proved to Chloe that his love for Craig was real. Chloe gave in and said she would be happy if Leo makes her father happy. She rolled her eyes while she hugged Leo. He wanted to take the papers to Justin.

Gwen talked to Gabi about her upcoming double wedding. Gabi was happy for her. She badmouthed Leo when she found out she was having a double wedding with him. She was surprised that Gwen asked Abby to be her matron of honor. Gabi was happy that she got Ava arrested. Gwen was scared when she heard that. She thought about her last conversation with Ava. Ava told her that she better not go to jail or she would sacrifice her to be free. Abby met with Ava in the interrogation room. She wanted Abby to get her a deal with Trask. Ava said she would reveal who attacked her the night she was taken to DiMera Island. Later, Abby came back and told her that Trask won’t give her a deal because she framed the police commissioner. Ava was a bigger fish than who assaulted her. She told Abby about the other crimes since she assaulted her. She said what the person did would make them a bigger fish than her. Ava wasn’t going to talk until she got a deal. Abby said they were at a standoff. She was about to leave when Abby said it was Gwen. Abby demanded more information about Gwen. Ava wanted an immunity deal first. Abby rushed out of the room. Gwen walked into the police station wearing a coat and hat. She was headed towards the interrogation room when she stopped short. Abby ran into her after she left the interrogation room. Abby glared at Gwen.

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Portia argues with Jordan because she thinks Jordan thinks that Trina is guilty of posting the video of Cameron and Josslyn. Portia talks to Curtis later and realizes she is trying to prove that Trina is innocent.

Marshall figures out that Curtis and Drew set up a fake interview for an Aurora Media interview so they could do a background check on him.

Cameron and Josslyn argue because Cameron wants to give Spencer back his job. Cameron almost tells Josslyn and Trina about Spencer’s plan.

Anna and Valentin have a long talk and she confides that she let Peter die and he tells her he would have done the same thing.

Alexis finds Brendan Byrne’s body in the water at the pier and she becomes a suspect when she tells Jordan Brendan came to Port Charles to ask her for a job.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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Chelsea and Sharon talk and Sharon assures Chelsea she is fine with Chelsea going with Rey with her and Connor to Chicago to watch a Black Hawks game and staying in Chicago overnight. Sharon gives Rey a long kiss goodbye and Rey tells Sharon he loves her. Rey realizes that he forgot the Black Hawk tickets and he tells them he will go home to pick them up and meet them at the coffee house for their trip to Chicago.

Victoria tells Ashland that she has been lying to him the past few days so he would sign the deal to take the money and get out of her life. Victoria demands that Ashland tell her the truth and he admits that he faked his cancer diagnosis in order to get control of Newman Enterprises. Ashland tells Victoria that he was surprised that he fell in love with her and he would give up everything to be with her. Victoria tells Ashland that she doesn’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth and she wants him to leave because she doesn’t care what happens to him anymore. Ashland leaves and Victoria breaks the painting of herself that Ashland gave her and leaves her office.

Victoria gets in her car and starts to cry then she calls Nikki to tell her she is all right. Victoria tells Nikki that she is driving her car but Nikki can hear Victoria is crying and upset so she asks Victoria to pull off the road and tell her where she is, so she and Victor can pick her up but Victoria refuses to do it and continues to drive her car until she loses control of the car and crashes. Nikki hears the noise and calls Victoria’s name several times but Victoria doesn’t answer her.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, April 18 2022

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Kyle and Harrison would be in Genoa City next week. Jack wanted to invite Allie out next week, but Traci convinced him that it wasn’t the right time, because the family would be dealing with the fallout over Diane’s return during that time. Phyllis found out Diane was at the Grand Phoenix and confronted her. Diane revealed that she’d been keeping tabs on the lives of several people in Genoa City. Phyllis baited Diane, but couldn’t get her to blow up. Phyllis went to Jack with the news that Diane was in town. Phyllis said Diane appeared to be sincere, but Phyllis didn’t buy it. Jack sensed Diane had some ulterior motive, and he was determined to find out what it was. Diane read news articles on Nikki, Victor and Adam and Sally. Diane wondered to herself if it was a mistake to come here and if she’d be able to pull something off. Jack went to Diane’s suite.

Victor admitted he was proud of Adam for getting Ashland out of their lives. Victoria tricked Ashland into believing she’d run away with him to Tuscany where they’d start a new life together. Ashland met with Adam and Victor and signed the paperwork relinquishing his claim on Newman Locke and annulling his marriage to Victoria. In exchange, Victor transferred half a billion dollars into Ashland’s bank account. Victoria told Nikki she hated Ashland, but she still had feelings for him. Victoria wondered if Ashland had really lied about loving her. Nikki said yes, because he was a sociopath. When Ashland returned to get Victoria, she informed him that they were finished.

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Days Short Recap Friday, April 15, 2022

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Sonny told Chad that he wants to stay to make Leo pay for what he did to him. Chad refused to help him go after Leo again. Sonny thought Jackie Cox was the key to making Craig see the light. Sonny searched her name and found out she was in New York. Sonny told him they could use the company jet and be there in no time. Chad thought he was obsessed with Leo. Chad said that it was Craig’s business to keep seeing Leo. Abby ran into Leo at the town square. He wanted to set the ground rules if they were going to live in the same town. They started arguing until Leo told her that he was having a double wedding with his bff, Gwen. She put her sister down some more before she admitted that she was the Matron of Honor.

Gwen and Xander showed up and saw Leo and Abby arguing. Xander wondered why the sneaky man was back in town. Leo was jealous that Gwen was marrying the one he had a crush on. Gwen wanted them to put the differences aside. She said Leo and Xander are her only friends in town. Xander was willing to have the double wedding. They walked off just after someone gave Leo an envelope. He found out that Craig wanted a prenup. Abby went home and found out Chad was going to New York with Sonny to find Jackie Cox. She told Chad she was standing up for Gwen at the wedding. She said the wedding was tonight. Sonny said they were running out of time. Rafe called for an arrest warrant for Ava. Nicole was worried the tape wouldn’t be admissible evidence. She thought Ava would get off and come after them. He said if he didn’t do it, she would keep threatening them. Rafe said he wouldn’t let Ava ruin what they took long to find.

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 15, 2022

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Lucy unwittingly gives Aiden the idea that he should contact a medium to get in touch with the ghost of Franco.

Elizabeth agrees to let Chase stay at her house and put-up motion sensitive cameras to see who has been doing all these weird things to her.

Alexis asks Nina if she is friends with Harmony and why Harmony feels she owes something to her. Nina tells Alexis that she and Harmony are not friends they know each other because of Willow and she has no idea why Harmony feels like she owes something to her.

Phyllis tells Carly she and Harmony worked together in New York.

Smoltz stops by Alexis office to tell her about the five part series exclusive Michael and Willow gave him about Nina and their battle to keep her from visiting Wiley. Nina refuses to give a comment to Smoltz for the story. Alexis agrees to run the series if he is fair and shows both sides of the story.

Nina gets into an argument with Michael and Willow about them using the press to get the public on their side before the visitation hearing. Nina tells Michael and Willow that if they want a battle they will get a battle.

Harmony meets with Brendan and gives him her life savings, one thousand dollars, and says she will pay him installments of money every month to keep her secret. Harmony tells Brendan that she will not ask Alexis or Nina for money. Brendan says he isn’t a bank and he tries to grab Harmony’s purse and syringe falls out because Harmony was planning to kill Brendan the same way she killed Neil. Brendan figures out that Harmony killed Neil by injecting him with heroin. Brendan turns around and starts to leave saying he is going to tell the police. Harmony pleads with Brendan to listen to her side of the story. Brendan says he understand she is a murderer and is going to the police. Harmony shouts she will not lose her daughter and she pushes Brendan so hard he falls.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 15, 2022

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Mariah and Tessa decide to delay the adoption plans until after their wedding.

Billy decides to do his podcasts under an alias so he can talk about whatever he wants without hurting his family and friends. Billy uses a voice harmonizer to distort his voice and begins the second episode of his podcast talking about people in power.

Ashland agrees to the annulment of his marriage to Victoria, as well as, giving up the company because Victoria tells him she loves him and is willing to start a new life with him.

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Chase apologizes to Brook Lynn for not singing her song at the Deception IPO and for unintentionally hurting her feelings.

Brando tackles the robbers at Charlie’s Pub and then the police arrive to arrest the robbers. Sasha is so nervous that Brando put himself in danger that she almost takes a pill but then Nina arrives and Sasha hides the pills from Nina.

Brando tells Sonny that he has heard rumors that his business is weak and new people in the business think they have an opening to take over his territory. Sonny tells Brando that he is planning to show everyone he is still the boss.

Sam talks with Spinelli because she fears she may have ruined her relationship with Dante because he caught her trying to forward a confidential police file from his phone to her phone.

Cameron and Spencer have a heated argument and during the argument Spencer tells Cameron that he is only with Esme hoping she will let her guard down and he can find proof that she posted the video. Spencer makes Cameron promise not to tell Trina or Josslyn about his plan.

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