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Gio and Trina talk to Brook Lynn about the songs Trina will sing for her showcase. Trina also sings the songs for Brook Lynn to get her opinion on them.

Dante talks to Rocco about the Cullum shooting. Rocco tells him what happened although Lulu already told Dante what happened . Dante tells Rocco that, if this was an average case, he would come forward especially since he saved the lives of two people it would be a justified shooting, but since he shot the WSB Director, nobody can ever know that he shot him. Dante tells Rocco that he did a good thing saving two lives and he can talk to him any time the burden of this secret gets too heavy.

Lucas is able to persuade Britt not to disappear because they will figure out how to get her medication to keep her Huntington’s Disease in control.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Dante and Nathan argue because Nathan didn’t tell him that Rocco shot Ross Cullum. Nathan tells Dante that he and Lulu broke up. Dante is glad and tells Nathan to stay away from his family. Lulu is having the same talk with Britt and she tells Britt to stay away from Rocco and that any decision made about Rocco will be made by his parents.

Isaiah is questioned by Acting DA Turner and he refuses to give a paint sample from his car. Acting DA Turner is unable to get a warrant to get a paint sample from Isaish’s car.

Rocco warns Danny and Charlotte that Sidwell is dangerous and they shouldn’t try to break into Wyndemere to try and find out Jason’s whereabouts. Danny and Charlotte don’t take Rocco’s advice and start planning how to break into Wyndemere. Rocco goes to talk to Britt and tells her about the argument with Charlotte and Danny. Rocco feels like he has nowhere to turn because Britt is the only one who understands what he is going through. Britt tells Rocco that he can talk to her anytime and that they will get through this together.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 15, 2026

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Cane makes his bone Marrow donation, and it is flown to New York.

Claire, Holden, and Stephanie wait in New York for Malcolm’s procedure to start and Stephanie tells Holden that she will call and let him know when he can go to the hospital to see Malcolm.

Holden wonders if it was hard for Claire to fit in with the Newman family. Claire tells Holden that her family accepted her right away despite what she did to them. Claire tells Holden that it was hard for her to accept their love because she didn’t think she deserved to be loved. Claire remembers Cole and since she misses her dad she starts to cry. Holden holds her while she cries and they kiss a few minutes later.

Lily takes care of Cane and, after she makes sure he is okay, she gives him a kiss and heads to the airport.

Nick continues to take drugs and hide it from Adam and Victor. Nick asks Victor to just get Matt for him and forget about Newman Enterprises for now because they will find another way to get back the company. Victor and Adam both say no and Nick walks out of Victor’s home office . Nick goes to the Athletic Club and tells Phyllis she can keep the company, and he will persuade Christine to drop the charges against her if she gives him Matt Clark.

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Jack talks to Patty and gets her to admit Victor hired her to babysit him on the yacht. Jack also gets Patty to admit that his scotch night have been drugged. Jack tells Pstty that he intends to get revenge on Victor by taking Nikki away from him.

Diane calls Jack and tells him that she is ready to move forward and try to save their m1arriage. Diane has a dream that Jack married Patty. Patty tells Diane in the dream that they found the daughter that she thought she miscarried years ago.

Phyllis gets Matt a room at the Athletic Club and tells him to relax and not leave the room. Phyllis tells Michael that she knows Matt Clark’s whereabouts and she wants Victor to drop the charges against her in exchange for Matt Clark. Michael and Phyllis go to the ranch and offer Victor Matt Ckark. Victor tells Phyllis that he wants Matt Clark and Newman Enterprises and now it is her move.

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Sharon and Noah try to persuade Nick not to kill Matt and use Detective Burrow as a witness so that Detective Burrow can testify in court that Nick killed Matt in self-defense.

Adam tells Victor he is worried Nick will do something crazy so they need to take Nick out of the equation and handle Matt themselves.

Lily suggests to Devon that he go talk to Mariah it might make him feel better about Mariah being in a psychiatric institution instead of in prison. Lily is nervous because Malcolm’s bone marrow transplant is tomorrow.

Matt tells Phyllis that he has huge gaps in his memory and all he knows is that a guy named Noah accused him of committing crimes and the guy named Noah called someone named Victor and told him that his name was Matt Clatk.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Brady and Sarah were shocked that Sophia committed suicide. He didn’t want to tell Rachel until they found out what happened to Sophia. Sarah said Amy told everyone that Holly was responsible for Sophia committing suicide. Brady said he talked to Sophia’s father and he was upset. Holly and Tate argued over Sophia’s suicide. They ended up apologizing to each other. Tate ran into Brady. He told Brady that things were complicated because of Sophia. Brady wanted him to talk to a therapist. Tate said he might use the Salem U’s therapist instead of Marlena. Holly told Sarah that Amy threatened to make her pay for Sophia’s cyber bullying. Sarah said she hoped Holly learned her lesson about what she put online.

Gabi told Philip about the will reading. She told him that Lexie was alive, but he had to keep it quiet until the DiMeras said it was okay to say something. Gabi didn’t want to mess up her inheritance. Philip said he had samples of Vivian’s handwriting that proved she forged the papers. Gabi said she would share whatever she got with him. Philip refused to take anything. Gabi said it would make her happy if he did. Marlena told Belle about the will reading and how Stefano left her a chess set. She told Belle that she didn’t want anything of Stefano’s in her house. Belle said there was a message in the set. Marlena didn’t care about the message. While they were talking, they talked about Amy wanting to make Holly pay for cyber bullying Sophia. Belle said she should recuse herself after what happened with Rachel. Marlena agreed with her. Tate told Brady that he wanted to talk to Amy, but Brady stopped him. Holly didn’t want to talk to Sarah, but she stopped her. Sarah said she loved her, but she wasn’t going to tell her what she wanted to hear. Holly walked away from her.

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Bill was shocked to find out that the woman suing Madison is being represented by his former employee, Mike. Mike threatened to destroy Madison’s career and reputation. He planned to delay the case until his client received a $40 million settlement. A reporter tried to question Madison and Chelsea. Chelsea got upset and knocked his phone out of his hand. The reporter threatened to sue her. Elon arrived at Orphey Gene’s and convinced the reporter to drop the charges. Later Chelsea and Madison went to Bill’s office. They found out that Mike sent the reporter to question Madison. Randy informed Joey that he knew who Smitty met with earlier. They thought Smitty met with a male prostitute. Later Joey confronted Smitty about it when he saw him. Smitty and Joey got into a heated argument. He called Jacob to tell him about his argument with Joey. Elon arrived at the casino to talk to Joey. While they were talking, Elon revealed too much information to Joey. Joey realized that Smitty and Jacob were investigating the plasma ring.

Naomi and Ashley talked about Lia being involved in the plasma ring, and the danger unfolding at the hospital. Lia heard them talking about Ashley breaking up with Grayson. After talking with Naomi, Ashley tried to get information from Grayson. She realized that Lia was listening to them so they had to play along. Grayson wanted Ashley to slap him, and she did it. Lia got involved and defended Ashley. She sent him to the lab. Smitty arrived at the hospital to get information. Ashley helped him by allowing him to get into Nicole’s office. Smitty and Ashley compared notes about the plasma ring. He told her that Grayson was a good person, but he was in over his head. Lia told Grayson that he was going to volunteer at Leslie’s clinic so he could steal plasma immediately.

 

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Theo and Abe sat by Lexie’s side when Kayla came into her room. She confirmed that the woman in the bed was Lexie. They knew it because they felt connected to her. Kayla assured them that she was okay. Theo wanted to stay with Lexie while Abe talked to Paulina. Lexie woke up after Abe left and was surprised that Theo was her son. He informed her that she passed away and that it was 2026. Paulina sat alone at the hospital when Marlena noticed her. She talked to Marlena about everything that happened with Lexie. Paulina thought that Abe was going to leave her for Lexie. Marlena tried to assure her that her marriage would be fine, but Paulina wasn’t sure about that. She knew Abe’s love for her was different from his love for Lexie. Paulina knew she lost him. Chanel arrived at the hospital to get Johnny and to get her biopsy. She noticed her mother, and she filled Chanel in about Lexie. Chanel realized that Lexie was the problem Paulina was talking about. She assured Paulina that Abe loved her. Abe arrived and wanted to talk to Paulina. Kayla went to Marlena’s office, and they talked about Lexie. They also talked about the chess set that Stefano left Marlena. Marlena turned it down. She was happy that Lexie was back, but she felt bad for Paulina. EJ wanted Gwen at the mansion to talk about their patient. He told her that she was awake. Lexie was in the hospital because of Leo. Gwen was upset, but EJ was ready for the next part of the plan. He told her that he already received offers for the drug. Gwen reminded him that he was offered billions of dollars for the drug already. EJ reminded her that he was taking the risks for the plan so he should get the majority of the money. Gwen was furious that he felt he should get more money. He told her that she didn’t have a leg to stand on. She had to take what she was offered or get nothing. Abe talked to Paulina about Lexie. He admitted that he was struggling with everything. Abe didn’t know what to do. Paulina told him to support his wife. He had to help her recover. Abe reminded her that she was his wife too. Paulina didn’t think she was since Lexie was back. He said he loved her too. Paulina said she loved him too, but she pushed him away. She told him to be with Lexie.

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, May, 13, 2026

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Eva, Leslie, Ted, and Izaiah spent time together celebrating Eva’s birthday. Later on, they gave Eva her gifts. Izaiah let Eva know that she wouldn’t spend another birthday alone. While they were talking, he let it slip that he loved her. Eva said she wanted him to say that to her. She told him she loved him too. Nicole told Vanessa that she fantasized about Ted while she was in bed with Carlton. Vanessa asked if it was because it was her and Ted’s anniversary or did she want Ted back. She told Nicole to sleep with Ted so she could get him out of her system. Nicole refused to do it. When Nicole went to the bathroom, Leslie showed up. Leslie told Vanessa that she came from a dinner. Vanessa thought Leslie didn’t care about Marcel. Leslie said she still had feelings for Ted. Nicole ran into Ted and had another fantasy about him.

Hayley was upset that Naomi didn’t want to spend time with her and Bill. He talked them into spending time together. They talked about Mike coming back. Hayley said Mike was the worst thing that happened to the firm. Kat told Chelsea and Dani that a video of Madison and her girlfriend attacking a reporter at Orphey Gene’s went viral. They wanted to figure out a way to fix the situation. Chelsea said she couldn’t make a statement before talking to Naomi and Bill so she wouldn’t ruin Madison’s case. When Chelsea called Bill, he gave her advice on what to say. Smitty met with Tomas to find out about Lynette. Tomas wanted to exchange information. He told Smitty that Lynette accused him of being inappropriate. Tomas thought it might have had something to do with Hayley. He told Smitty that he thought Lynette might have left town. Smitty thought someone might have killed her.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, May 11, 2026

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The DiMeras toasted to their father when Lexie stumbled out of the tunnel. Abe was speechless so Theo rushed to him. Everyone remained silent until Lexie walked collapsed. EJ caught her to keep her from falling. Tony called an ambulance. Abe tried talking to Lexie. Chad demanded answers, but Theo told him that Lexie was in the pod. EJ was excited that his plan worked. Kristen didn’t believe that she was really Lexie. With the family scrambling over Lexie’s return, Tony approached Gabi about the company. He didn’t want Johnny to run the company. Tony would rather have Gabi run it. EJ yelled for Dr. Rolf. He was upset that he didn’t get the reveal he wanted because Dr, Rolf was hiding from someone. Dr. Rolf was happy that his experiment worked. Kristen spotted Sophia in the garden and freaked out. She had a breakdown. Dr. Rolf found Kristen yelling for Sophia to stay dead. He thought she was talking about Lexie. Kristen said that whoever he and EJ back would cause trouble.

Abe and Theo arrived at the hospital and told Kayla about what happened. Kayla thought EJ was behind what happened. Abe talked about what Theo knew about Lexie when Paulina arrived. Paulina was disappointed when she found out about Lexie being there. She encouraged Abe to be with his “wife.” After Abe left, Paulina admitted to Theo that she knew about Lexie too. He assured her that everything would work the way it should. Theo left to give a DNA sample. Leo was at the hospital ready to get information about Lexie when Chad showed up. Chad told him not to say anything about Lexie until they got more information. EJ and Kat arrived at the hospital. Chad warned EJ that there would be repercussions for what happened. Kayla talked to the family to let them know what happened. She called EJ out for what he did to his sister to make money. Tony said his deal with Gabi would stand. He reminded her that she was the reason why Philip’s family company could go under. Gabi refused to do what Tony wanted and walked away from him. Chad asked EJ if they ever found Abby, could he bring her back too. EJ told him that Lexie was preserved shortly after her death. He wasn’t sure if it would work for Abby. Abe talked to Lexie while holding her hand. He didn’t know if it was really happening. Lexie’s eyes opened while he was talking. She cried as he promised to be there for her. Lexie said she loved him. Paulina watched them from the doorway and heard Abe tell Lexie that he loved her too.

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Ted talked to Leslie about the way she treated Shanice. Leslie changed the subject by mentioning taking Eva out for dinner for her birthday. Ted was willing to go because he couldn’t see her on her birthday because of the cotillion. Later on, Leslie met up with Derek to rip into him for not letting Grayson volunteer at the clinic. She told him that his judgment was clouded. Derek said his apprehension wasn’t about Grayson dating Ashley. Leslie told him to get Grayson on board. Later on, Derek went to the hospital and told Ashley he was okay with her being with Grayson. Ashley told him she and Grayson broke up. She said Grayson wasn’t the man she thought he was. Since Ashley still had feelings for Grayson, she didn’t want to talk to him about it. Jacob and Naomi talked about his case. She got him to tell her what was going on. Naomi went to see Ashley and told her that Lia was the one putting her in danger.

Leslie met with Eva at Orphey Gene’s. She let Eva know that she and Ted were celebrating her birthday. Eva told her it wasn’t her birthday. Leslie said she wouldn’t forget her birthday. While they were talking, Eva told her that she was doing Samantha’s hair for the cotillion. Leslie told her that she was choosing the other side over her. She told Eva that she wanted to make up for the time the three of them lost being together. Eva agreed to the birthday dinner. At the hospital, Nicole told Dani that she thought about Ted while she was having sex with Carlton. Dani said it was part of letting go. They went to Anita to celebrate her last round of chemo. At the Duprees home, they celebrated Anita’s last round of chemo. She said she had a few more hurdles to overcome but there was no stopping her.

 

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Diane and Sally have a talk. Sally wonders if Jack is sleeping with Patty and made Diane feel unworthy of Jack’s love. Diane tells Sally that isn’t the reason she can’t forgive Jack. Billy tells Diane and Sally he talked to Patty earlier and she told him that she will prove to everyone that she has changed and the people that can’t accept it will have to deal with it. Billy advises Diane is be careful with Patty because Patty will push her out of the way to get to Jack.

Cane advises Holden to spend as much time as possible with Malcolm once he has recovered from his Aplastic Anemia.

Lily tells Phyllis to leave Cane out of her legal problems or she will destroy her. Patty meets Matt who tells her that he doesn’t remember who he is but he thinks his name is Matt Clark and he has done some bad things.

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Days Short Recap Friday, May 8, 2026

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Everyone showed up at the DiMera mansion for the will reading. In the tunnels, Rita told EJ that Rolf was the only one who knew about the codicil. He would be watching Lexie during the will reading. EJ got a call about the Alamainian plane being at the airport. Tony told Theo that he wanted him to run DiMera. He asked Theo what EJ did to make him quit. Theo refused to answer him. When Abe showed up, they went to the family room. Marlena and Kristen ran into each other at the square. They argued over Rachel. While they were arguing, Kristen told Marlena that she hated EJ as must as she did. Marlena reminded her that EJ wouldn’t be born if it weren’t for her. She told Kristen that everything EJ has done was because of her. Kristen brought up the will reading before she left. The rest of the people showed up at the will reading. Theo got the will reading started. Everything was being divided among the children. Marlena didn’t want the chess pieces that Stefano left for her and John. She left the will reading. Stefano wanted everyone to move on and work together. He wanted them to increase their prominence in Salem. Leo saw Cat in the tunnels. He realized Dimitri was right about her being an ISA agent. Leo thought she was investigating EJ. Cat denied being an ISA agent. Everyone toasted the will. While they were toasting, Lexie came out of the tunnels.

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Nicole was in bed with Carlton and thought about Ted. She pulled away from him until she could clear her head. After Carlton left, she thought about Ted again. Ted wanted to have a romantic dinner with Shanice, but she turned him down. She didn’t like how he defended Leslie to her. Lia approached Ashley and had questions for her about Grayson. Ashley informed her that she broke up with Grayson. Lia seemed pleased about the news. She told someone that Ashley and Grayson broke up. Ted explained to Shanice that he had a living reminder of what he did to destroy his marriage. Shanice reminded him that he slept with Leslie again even though he knew what type of person she was. He blamed his mistake on drinking. Ted insisted that he wasn’t a bad person. Grayson was at the hotel and was freaked out by Smitty’s arrival. Jacob showed up at the hotel too. Grayson said he was done with the mess. Jacob threatened to arrest him. He sent Smitty home so he could be alone with Grayson. Grayson told him that he and Ashley broke up. He agreed to give him the name of his boss, but he wanted immunity. They talked about the deal Grayson wanted. He admitted that his contact was Lia.

Naomi went to see Martin to get information about Jacob and Smitty’s undercover work. She didn’t get the answers she was looking for. Naomi and Martin talked about him running for Senator and the cotillion. Smitty arrived at home. He and Martin agreed to forget about everything and talk about the cotillion. They are about to have a romantic evening when Jacob called Smitty. He told him that Lia was Grayson’s contact at the hospital. Lia was mad when Ren told her that there was an issue with a pickup. She told him that they had bigger fish to fry and looked in Ashely’s direction.

 

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Randy informed Joey that he had Smitty being watched. Joey wanted Randy to step up his game when it concerned watching people. He wanted to make sure that Smitty wasn’t on to their deals. Joey wanted to know anything that Smitty is investigating. After Randy left, Joey called Lia to let her know what’s going on. She said that she would take care of things on her end. Lia went to Nicole’s office to let her know that Marcel didn’t find out who hacked her computer. She asked Nicole if she remembered anyone unusual having access to her computer. Nicole remembered Smitty being in her office, but she didn’t say anything about it. Bill didn’t want Kat to investigate what happened to Lynette. Kat refused to listen to him. Bill told Tomas that her investigating days were over. Tomas said that they understood. Kat refused to back down again. Bill informed her that they didn’t know what Lynette was capable of. After Bill left, Kat told Tomas that she had no intention of backing down. Tomas warned her that he would lose his job if she didn’t back down.

Vanessa approached Hayley at Uptown. She talked to her about the penthouse she was going to lease to Lynette. Vanessa told her that the place was ready. Hayley didn’t want the place because Lynette was a user. Grayson demanded that Lia leave Ashley alone, or he would expose the plasma ring. He said it wasn’t a threat at all. Lia assured him that she wasn’t a monster. He would be shocked to see what the employees would do to keep their business afloat. Lia warned him that he could never quit. Smitty went to Jacob’s room. Randy was watching him, but Hayley texted him. Smitty thought the plasma ring was going to lead to something big. Ren texted Jacob to let him know that he had a job for him. Grayson went to see Ashley. He wanted her to go away with him. He let her know that someone has been following her. They had to leave town right away. Naomi wasn’t sure if Ashley should trust him. He said that Jacob was a dirty cop who was working for the same people he was.

 

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Days Short Recap Thursday, May 7, 2026

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Alex went to the Kiriakis mansion to tell Justin that he had a daughter. While they were talking, Justin told him he knew what it was like to be kept from his child and have a wife who accepted the child. Alex said he hoped Stephanie would accept Kelsey the way Adrienne accepted him. Stephanie talked to Jada about Kelsey. She told Jada that she didn’t know how she would deal with the baby when she was dealing with PTSD. Jada suggested that Stephanie tell Alex how she felt. She also told Stephanie to meet Kelsey. Arianna argued with Gabi over Liam. She reminded Gabi about her relationship with Stefan and called her a hypocrite. Gabi told her that Stefan and Liam were different. She told Arianna to stay away from Liam. If Arianna didn’t stay away from Liam, Gabi threatened to do something about it. Roman confronted Kate about what she did to Johnny. Kate told him he was letting Marlena get in his head. Roman said he knew how far she was willing to go for her children. He said what happened to Johnny benefited Philip.

When Johnny woke up, Amy was in his room. She apologized to him for what Sophia did and asked him not to say anything bad about her to Trey. Amy said she didn’t want Trey to grow up hating Sophia. Johnny said he wouldn’t say anything about Sophia and offered to let Amy see Trey. Amy gave Johnny the picture of Trey that Sophia stole. Johnny gave it back to her and said she could keep it. Later on, Amy and Arianna ran into each other at the town square. Arianna offered Amy her condolences, but Amy didn’t care. Amy said she turned her back on Sophia. She told Arianna that she didn’t see how badly Sophia was hurting. Amy said she would get justice for Sophia. Chanel and Joy ran into each other at the square. She didn’t care to talk to Joy and warned her to stay away from her and Johnny. Chanel went to the hospital and told Johnny about seeing Joy. Johnny told her about what happened with Amy. He blamed himself for why Sophia did what she did. Chanel said what Sophia did was her own fault. While they were talking, she got a notification that the biopsy was scheduled for tomorrow.

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Elizabeth arrives at the police station to ask Dante if Ross Cullum’s blood was on the gun that was involved in his shooting. Dante tells Elizabeth that Cullum’s blood was not on the gun that shot him. Elizabeth tells Dante that Rocco had a wound on his hand that was consistent with shooting a gun the same day Cullum was shot. Dante was Elixabeth figure out that Jason Britt and Nathan are all protecting Rocco what they can’t figure out is why Rocco would shoot Cullum.

Valentin and Jack get into a Physical hears everything because he is nearby in fight at Drew’s house over Carly and also about Josslynn’s whereabouts but more so about Carly. Drew watches everything because he is sitting in his wheelchair in his locked-in state. Jack and Valentin struggle over Valentin’s gun and Nina gets so worried that Jack and Valentin are going to kill each other that she takes one of Drew’s injections and injects Jack so he falls to the floor.

Ethan tells Sonny that Ric met with Ava at the Metro Court again. Sonny is angry and heads to Ava’a gallery with Ethan. Sonny and Ethan see Ric giving Ava some money. Ethan points his gun at Ric and Sonny tells Ric that he has betrayed him for the last time.

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Nick tells Victoria about his drug addiction and he tells her that he is in outpatient treatment.

Chelsea is worried that Adam stil wants to go back to gambling. Adam assures Chelsea that he doesn’t want to be Spider anymore he just did it to help Nick find Matt.

Matt talks to Phyllis and Nick doesn’t see him when he walks in because he is on the phone with Christian.

Audra and Noah later see Matt at the Park Cafe. Matt tries to tell him that he has amnesia but Noah thinks that he is making it up to get away with his crimes . Matt punches Noah and gets away. Noah then calls Nick to tell him that he saw Matt.

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Emma and Trina persuade Gio to play guitar for Trina during her talent showcase.

Josslynn is locked in the secret room in Wyndamere where Anna was kept prisoner. Cassius tells Josslynn his true identity and that he is Nathan’s twin brother because Nathan died eight years ago. Cassius tells Josslynn that Lisel his mother thinks he died in childbirth and only Nathan survived. Cassius tells Josslynn that he is her best shot at surviving this ordeal.

Sonny talks to Alexis about his suspicions that Ric lied to him. Alexis doesn’t think Ric lied to Sonny because she thinks he has changed. Sonny tells Alexis that if Ric did lie to him he wasted his last chance at them having a relationship as brothers.

Willow makes Nina give Drew the shot that keeps him in his locked-in condition.

Jack calls Nina and tells her he has a job for her to do.

Ross Cullum tells Jack that he is no longer the Chief of the Port Charles WSB station. Ross orders Jack to give him a list of all the agents that work with him.

Carly is worried when she can’t find Josslynn and Valentin thinks Jack sent Josslynn away on assignment to punish her for cheating on him.

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Laura asks Ric to back away from Elizabeth for a while until they figure out how to handle Sidwell. Laura is worried that if Sidwell finds out that he is dating Elizabeth that she will be in danger.

Justine persuaded Sonny to find out why Ric lied before he calls him a traitor.

Nathan shows up at the hospital with bruised ribs. Isaiah labels his chart as John Doe because Nathan doesn’t want anyone to know that he got medical care.

Isaiah has surgery so he tells Britt to take care of giving his John Doe instructions on how to care for his bruised ribs.

Britt is not happy when she sees Cassius and wonders how he got injured.

Brook Lynn and Chase tell Ethan all about Phoebe’s birth. Chase tells Ethan he thinks Delilah was hiding something and that the police have not been able to find any of Deliah’s family. Ethan got to the pier and looks at a picture of Delilah and apologies for not being there to keep her safe. Ethan continues to talk to the picture and tells Delilah that her baby’s name is Phoebe’s and she is beautiful then he tells Delilah to take care of herself. Ethan takes a lighter and burns Delilah’s picture and says nobody has to know.

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Ethan is on the pier and calls Delilah. Hewonders why she hasn’t met him on the pier like they agreed to do. Ethan later tells Tracy that he came to Port Charles to meet his partner on a job. Ethan tells Tracy that his partner never showed up in Port Charles.

Chase and Brook Lynn decide to adopt Phoebe even though some of their past mistakes could come out in a background check and keep them from adopting the baby . Ethan later meets Chase and baby Phobe and he asks Brook Lynn and Chase how they became Phoebe’s foster parents. Brook Lynn explains that Phoebe’s mother died after childbirth. Brook Lynn explains that they have been unable to find Pheobe’s family. Brook Lynn tells Ethan that the only thing they know about Phoe’s mother is her name Delilah Wilson.

Jordan comes home from the hospital and she is determined to find out who was driving the other car in her accident. Laura tells Justine she doesn’t think that Isiah was the person involved in Jordan’s accident. Laura wants Justine to investigate so she can clear Isiah’s name and find the person that caused the accident.

Ethan tells Sonny that he followed Ric to the Metro Court where Ric met with Ava although he was too far away to hear the conversation. Ethan thinks that Ava was trying to pass on a message from Ric to Sidwell. Sonny asks Ric to meet him at the pier and then Sonny asks him whet he did yesterday. Ric tells Sonny he had a meeting at the DA’s office.

Sonny later asks Justine to find out if Ric had a meeting with anyone at the DA’s office yesterday. Justine tells S1onny that no one from the DA’s office had a meeting with Ric yesterday. Sonny is hurt that Ric is lying to him again when he promised he had changed.

Ric is on the phone with Ava and tells her that he will do it but nobody can know about it.

Elizabeth tells Laura that she is going away with Ric for the weekend because he has changed and she feels she can trust him.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Alex got a message confirming that Kelsey is his baby. Stephanie said they knew he was the father. Julie showed up to tell them that Jeremy left town. She thought Stephanie would have known why Jeremy left town. Stephanie said she knew why he left and asked Alex if he could leave them alone to talk. Alex left them alone. Stephanie told Julie what Jeremy did with Joy and the baby. She said Jeremy tried to ruin her marriage. Julie said she didn’t approve of what Jeremy did but it was better that Alex got to know his daughter. Stephanie agreed with her but thought it was bad timing. Julie said things in life tests love but the challenge made love stronger. She let Stephanie know that she went through the same thing. Alex ran into Joy at the pub. He told her about the test results. Alex said he knew she had a life in New York and wouldn’t ask her to stay, but he wanted to spend time with his daughter. Joy said she wanted him to spend time with his daughter too. She let him know that she didn’t have much of a life in New York. While they were talking, Joy told him she was staying in the Salem Inn. Alex said he wanted her to stay. Joy asked how Stephanie would feel. Alex said Stephanie would understand. He said there was a lot going on between him and Stephanie. Alex told Joy about the kidnapping. Joy said she shouldn’t have come to Salem. Alex told her he didn’t want her or the baby to leave.

While Philip and Gabi were in bed, she told him about Liam. She said she didn’t want Arianna to see him again. Philip told her it would be a mistake because Arianna would rebel against her. Gabi told him that he didn’t have kids. Philip was upset and turned his back on her in bed. Gabi apologized for what she said. He said he didn’t raise a teen but he remembered being a teen. Philip told her to put herself in Arianna’s position. He asked how she would feel if her mother tried to control her life. While they were talking, he said he thought Claire was his daughter. He told her he had a child. Philip told her about the child he and Mimi had through IVF. He said they gave the child up for adoption. Philip said he was never the child’s parent but he thought about him. He said he wondered what his son was up to. Gabi apologized for what she said to him and didn’t mean to hurt his feelings. Philip said she did hurt his feelings. At the town square, Holly, Tate, and Arianna looked for Sophia. Brady called Tate that they didn’t find Sophia. It was believed that Sophia was gone. Sophia’s backpack was found. It looked like Sophia jumped. Holly and Arianna were shocked. Arianna brought up the argument she had with Sophia. They wanted to know how Tate was doing. Tate blamed himself for what happened because Sophia wanted to be with him. Holly and Arianna comforted him. Jada brought Amy to the police station to tell her that the police were looking for Sophia. She told Amy that they found Sophia’s shoe and backpack with blood on it. Jada said they needed a hairbrush or toothbrush to prove it was Sophia’s DNA. Amy said she couldn’t understand how her daughter could do this. She blamed Holly for Sophia’s death. She told Jada about what Sophia went through. Amy asked if there was a chance that Sophia was still alive. Jada said there was always hope since they didn’t have a body. She told Amy that the evidence made the chance of Sophia being alive slim. Amy broke down in tears. Later on, Holly told Tate that Sophia did this to herself. Amy showed up and heard what she said. She blamed Holly for what happened to her daughter. Amy blamed Holly and Arianna for what happened to Sophia. Alex let Stephanie know that Joy was staying in Salem. Amy warned Holly and Arianna that she was going to make them pay for what they did to Sophia.

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Sienna is scared because she is worried that Matt is in Genoa City andwill be coming after them very soon. Sienna is right, but Matt has amnesia and is trying to figure out his identity. Matt meets Phyllis at the Athletic Club and they talk for a while. Nick later walks into the Athletic club and sees Matt.

Lily is freaking out because she doesn’t think Cane will be able to donate bone marrow for Malcolm. Holden calls Stephanie who tells him that Cane can donate in Genoa City. Lily is worried that something will go wrong with the donation so Cane tells her that, if she needs him to go to New York , he will break his bail.

Claire tells Holden that she will go to New York with him and if he wants to tell her what happened with him and Audra in Los Angeles that will be a bonus.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Marlena visited Johnny at the hospital. He confided in her about Chanel’s condition. Marlena tried to be supportive. Johnny became emotional. He reeled over Sophia committing suicide. Johnny wasn’t looking forward to talking to Trey about his birth mother, but he was thankful that he didn’t have to worry about her hurting his family. Chad found EJ at the hospital. EJ didn’t have any remorse for Sophia committing suicide since she tried to kill Johnny, Chad thought he was being cold about it. EJ thought Chad was upset because he thought he had Abby in the pod. Chad assured him that Theo told him that it wasn’t Abby in the pod. Roman went to the hospital to see Johnny. He thought it was possible that Kate set up what happened to him. Roman offered Johnny a place to stay since their apartment blew up unless EJ did it first. Johnny said that EJ didn’t do that. He assumed that Chanel wouldn’t want to live at the DiMera mansion. Roman agreed that was why EJ didn’t offer them a place to stay. Johnny thought he would be outed as CEO when Tony gets back in town for Stefano’s will reading. Theo met with Cat at the town square. They talked about the will reading. He wondered why she wanted to be there. Theo thought she was going above and beyond for EJ. Cat thought she could ask Theo questions that she couldn’t ask EJ, but she didn’t get anywhere with him. He left to meet with Marlena.

Theo talked to Marlena about his mother. He was concerned about how his mother would be when she woke up. Theo wondered if his mother was supposed to be with God instead of in Salem. A part of him wished that EJ didn’t try to bring his mother back. EJ woke Kristen up from her nightmare. Kristen had a nightmare about Sophia threatening to expose her for what she did. EJ let her know that he heard her talking about Sophia in her sleep. Kristen tried to cover, but EJ was onto her. He knew she was up to something. EJ wasn’t sure if she was paying him back for making her sacrifice Rachel’s freedom for Johnny’s. He smiled and warned her if something happened to his son, he knew who would be responsible for it.

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Holden and Claire discuss what it is like to adjust to a new family. Holden tells Claire that, if she goes to New York with him for Malcolm’s transplant, he will tell her what happened with him and Audra in Los Angeles.

Billy tells Michael not to involve himself in Phyllis defense strategy or he will tell the court everything he knows about what happened with the AI program.

Lily pleads with Christine to find a way Cane can donate his bone marrow to Malcom even though Cane has been arrested.

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