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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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Diane surprises Jack with an Italian dinner at home and they talk about rescheduling their honeymoon.

Daniel meets Holden and he asks Holden if it is a good idea that Phyllis work for Cane. Holden doesn’t give Daniel any information about Cane’s plans for Genoa City. Daniel and Holden run into Claire and Tessa at Society and they all have Vespers together.

Phyllis tells Cane that she thinks that the Newman family is scared of him because Nick wants to be his ally. Cane is worried because Charlie and Mattie won’t answer his phone calls. Phyllis advises Cane to forgive himself for his mistakes and then explain to Charlie and Mattie why he became Aristotle Dumas. Phyllis tells Cane that Charlie and Mattie will eventually forgive him. Cane tells Phyllis that they are not partners, he is her boss.

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Days Short Recap Friday, August 15, 2025

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Arianna talked to Javi about wanting to go to Salem U instead of Arizona U. She loved her fathers. They are the best fathers in the world. She knew Javi would have been a good father too. Arianna apologized for overstepping. Javi thought it was fine. He admitted that he thought about her all the time. Leo doesn’t know about his secret because it was hard to explain. Arianna promised not to say anything. Tate told Sophia that the adoptive parents his request to see the baby. She knew he wanted to meet her, but she thought it was for the best. Tate didn’t agree with that at all. He refused to give up meeting their baby. Tate wanted to call Sophia’s lawyer so he could meet their daughter. Sophia panicked and tried to talk him out of it. Arianna was pushing Tesoro in his stroller while they were outside Sophia became uncomfortable when she saw the stroller. Arianna was going to leave, but Sophia wanted to see the baby again. Tate wondered what she meant by “again.” Sophia told him that she ran into Javi. Tate told her that he ran into the baby too when he saw Leo. He got a chance to hold the baby. Sophia became overwhelmed and started crying. Tate apologized to Sophia for being a jerk while she was trying to be strong. He promised to stop obsessing over seeing the baby.

Johnny told EJ that he didn’t want him to drag Chanel through the mud when she got on the stand. EJ agreed not to throw her under the bus. Paulina was happy about Belle’s defense, but she was worried that EJ would play the video of Chanel threatening him. Belle assured her that it wasn’t enough to charge her with if Johnny got acquitted. Chanel got on the stand and defended Johnny. EJ decided to become ruthless. He got her to admit that she blamed him for Johnny changing his mind about adopting. EJ played the video of Chanel threatening him. She denied the threat happened, but he cut her off. He didn’t have any more questions for her. The judge told Belle that she would be able to question Chanel the next day. Chanel, Johnny and Paulina were at the town square. Johnny ignored EJ’s call. He apologized to Chanel about what happened in court. She told him that what happened in the video wasn’t true. Belle arrived and saw them together. Johnny told her that the video was probably a deep fake. He wanted to send the video to an authority in AI. If he’s right, EJ might be behind the video. Later Johnny went to the DiMera mansion to let him know that he was fired.

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BTG Short Recap Friday, August 15, 2025

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At the hospital, Ashley got a shock when Derek was wheeled into the emergency room. He was in a biking accident. When Madison asked where his pain was, he said he couldn’t feel his legs. Ashley admitted that she loved Derek when he was going to surgery. She said she tried to move on but it didn’t work. Later on, Madison told Ashley that the surgery went well, but Derek may never walk again. Despite Leslie interrupting her, Peaches told her that her mother was a talented young singer whose life was cut short. She told Leslie that her mother never talked about the father. Peaches said her mother didn’t want children so she chose to raise her. She assured Leslie that her mother loved her but knew giving her up was for the best. While Peaches was talking about Leslie’s mother, she said her mother committed suicide. Peaches ended up telling Leslie that Barbara was her mother and that she was entitled to an inheritance.

Nicole had a divorce party with Dani and Vanessa. Ted and Andre talked about their problems. Andre wondered what he did wrong with Ashley. Ted said he missed Nicole. Andre told Ted to fight for the woman he loved. Ted thought he might have had a chance. Sharon and Tracy asked Anita if she wanted to go on tour with them, but Anita turned them down. Anita said she was glad they were able to deal with the pain of the past and move on to a better future. After they left, Anita told Vernon that she should have reached out to Barbara’s family so someone from her family could have represented her.

 

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Days Short Recap Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Xander arrived at the Kiriakis mansion to get Victoria. Sarah confronted him about his therapy sessions with Marlena. He was hungover, and she wasn’t happy about it. Sarah slapped his face when he wanted to get some coffee. She wanted him to know what it was like to get hit. Sarah also slapped him for breaking his marriage vows with Gwen. Xander admitted that he went to Gwen’s room, but he didn’t sleep with her. He said that he would never cheat on her. Sarah reminded him that he cheated when he kissed Gwen, and she did horrible things to her. She yelled at him to get Victoria and leave. Johnny told Chanel that EJ’s hypnosis session indicated that a female shot him. Chanel was scared that EJ would blame her for shooting him during the trial. She was okay with EJ throwing her under the bus if Johnny’s name was cleared. Chanel loved him and would be by his side after she was done testifying. EJ flashed back to asking Marlena if Sami shot him. Gwen interrupted his flashback. She poured them drinks while he caught her up about the trial. He didn’t know who shot him, but he thought Marlena knew who did. They put their heads together and tried to figure out who shot him. EJ and Gwen thought the shooter was someone he and Marlena would protect. While they were talking, Gwen realized that Belle is someone they would protect. She dismissed her theory, but EJ thought Belle had her reasons. Marlena admitted to Belle that she had an idea who shot EJ, but she didn’t have any proof. She didn’t want to say any more since Belle was involved in the case

Johnny tried to talk to his father about Chanel, but EJ was preparing for Marlena’s testimony. Belle apologized to Marlena for attacking her credibility on the stand. Marlena assured her that she’s there for her no matter what. Belle never doubted that she would be there for her. Marlena took the stand and testified that EJ remembered being shot by a woman. The jury reacted to Marlena’s statement. EJ told the jury that Johnny was innocent. Belle cross-examined her mother. She got her mother to admit that EJ could have lied under hypnosis. EJ redirected and asked Marlena if she thought his memory was legitimate. Paulina met with Chanel at Sweet Bits because she wanted to support her in court. Chanel thought she would be fine and understood EJ’s plan. Paulina didn’t understand it. She refused to let EJ put her in jail to protect his son. Chanel was confident that EJ would prove more people had motives to shoot him. She was okay if EJ pointed the finger at her. Chanel told her that Johnny was going to talk to his father about throwing her under the bus so she thought she would be fine. Xander ran into Gwen and yelled at her for lying to Sarah about them sleeping together. Gwen dismissed what she did by saying she was trying to make Sarah jealous. He said that her lie made things worse. Xander warned her that she would regret it if she did anything like that again. Kristen took the stand at court. EJ got Kristen to admit that she threatened him because her what happened to her mother. He wanted her to talk about the cops finding a gun in her place. Belle cross-examined her and got Kristen to testify that the bullet that shot EJ didn’t match her gun. Later Kristen found EJ in the corridor and asked if he thought she shot him. He wasn’t sure if she did, but he believed that Marlena knew who did it. Kristen knew that Marlena wouldn’t keep quiet to protect her. They talked about the different women Marlena would be willing to protect. EJ agreed that it could be anyone and looked at Belle in the hallway.

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Eva was shocked to find out that Leslie was in debt for $10,000. Leslie wanted Eva to get the money from Ted. When Eva left, she got a surprise when a woman named Peaches showed up claiming she was the only mother Leslie knew. While they were talking, it was revealed that Leslie stole a man from Peaches. Peaches said she wasn’t there to remind her of what she did. She said she was trying to get in touch with Leslie because she’s dying and thought it was time for her to know who her real mother was. Kat met up with Chelsea to talk about her sex life with Tomas. She told Chelsea that she wasn’t gay or asexual, but questioned if she waited too long to have sex. Ted was upset when he saw Nicole having dinner with Carlton. When Ted was about to go to their table, Anita interrupted. Anita and Vernon let Ted know that he hasn’t spent much time saving his marriage as he has been building a relationship with the child that ruined it. Ted wanted to talk to Nicole. When Carlton left, Ted confronted Nicole about moving on with his co-worker. Anita and Vernon showed up and made Ted leave.

June told Naomi that the reunion with her children was going to be a disaster. She told Naomi that her dreams didn’t come true. June said she would rather disappoint the children by not meeting them than see how they would react to her. She said she remembered the good times as well as the night everything went wrong and decided they were better off without her. After Naomi fixed her up, June liked what she saw. Smitty and Martin were afraid they would lose the kids. Martin told a shocked Smitty that he was in therapy. He told Smitty that he wanted to be a better man than the one he married. Later on, Naomi and June showed up. Tyrell and Samantha expressed their anger towards June. She told them that she gave them up so they could have a better life. June asked if there might be room in the picture for her. Smitty and Martin told her they needed to talk in private about it. Tyrell didn’t want June in their lives while Samantha thought their mother wanted to be in their lives. Martin told Smitty that he should move back in for the sake of the children. Before Smitty could say anything, Tyrell and Samantha came in and said they had a decision about June.

 

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GH Short Recap Friday, August 15, 2025

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Jordan shows Curtis her new apartment and they celebrate about it right before he goes to dinner with Portia. Curtis and Portia later have a romantic dinner and make love after dinner.

Vaughn pulls Josslyn from the mission because Britt will recognize her when she sees her.

Jason arrives at the Five Poppies Resort and he sees Josslyn there.

Vaughn gets injured when he tries to avoid a hit man stabbing him.

Justine Turner has dinner with Sonny and Donna. Donna tells Sonny she likes Justine.

Drew tells Wiley that his mommy loves him and that his daddy won’t let his mommy see him. Tracy is so disgusted by Drew using Wiley to get what he wants. She tells Drew she is pulling her funding from Measure C.

Stella is questioned about possible insurance fraud.

Drew arrives at Sonny’s place, but he is unaware that Justine is there. Justine is hiding because she doesn’t want Drew to know she is visiting Sonny. Justine hears Drew tell Sonny that he is going to do what he wants or he will have Michael arrested for hitting a public official.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Chase and Willow talk. Willow tells Chase about slapping Lucas. Chase tells Willow that he and Brook Lynn have decided not to adopt right now because Brook Lynn wants to wait until Brook Lynn can have a relationship with Gio. Chase tells Wilow that he isn’t sure Brook Lynn will ever have a relationship with Gio. Chase wonders if he and Brook Lynn will ever adopt a child.

Stella tries to persuade Trina to forgive Kai but Trina can’t forgive Kai for betraying her trust and telling Drew about Curtis’s plan to find Jacinda and say that Drew was the one who bought drugs and decided to do them with her.

Sonny and Michael both have separate conversations with Gio trying to persuade him to let go off his anger toward his parents and let Dante and Brook Lynn into his life because they love him. Gio doesn’t change his mind about Dante and Brook Lynn. Dante and Brook Lynn decide to work together to try and break through to Gio and build a relationship with their son.

ADA Justine Turner tells Sonny that she can’t accept the second gift that he sent her anonymously.

Drew tells Kai he needs him to be his eyes and ears in Port Charles when he and Scout move to Washington DC.

Molly tries to persuade Drew not to take Scout to DC, but Drew tells Molly that he thinks it’s best that Scout moves to DC with his daughter. Drew also tells Molly that Scout won’t have any more contact with her grandmother and her aunts again.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, August 15, 2025

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Adam releases an article on Newman Media telling everyone that Cane Ashby is Aristotle Dumas. Cane tells Lily he will give up his entire plan if she will give him a chance to build a relationship with her again.

Devon and Amanda text Lily and Cane about the Newman Media article.

Mattie calls Lily on the phone and Lily wants to know how Cane wants to handle the situation. Nick interrupts Cane and Lily’s conversation to apologize to Cane about the Newman Media article. Adam and Chelsea interrupt Nick and Sharon at the coffee house just before they kiss.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Lucas decides not to file a report with the Human Resources Department of the hospital against Willow because he knows that she is going through a hard time. Lucas does tell Elizabeth that he doesn’t think Willow should be around Wiley and Amelia. If Michael didn’t have custody of the kids, he would have filed a report with human resources about Willow.

Marco tells Jens that if he doesn’t frame Sonny for paying off the judge to give Michael custody of his kids as soon as possible he will lose his leverage over Sonny. Marco explains that Willow is unraveling fast and the judge probably won’t give Willow visitation with her children.

Drew tells Alexis he has to protect Scout and, to do that, he must keep her away from any members of her family because he can no longer trust Alexis to do what is best for Scout. Chase doesn’t arrest Danny for taking Scout out of camp but he warns him not to do it again.

Josslyn tells Vaughn that Britt is supposed to be dead. Josslyn tells Vaughn that Britt supposedly died saving her life from a serial killer. Josslyn also tells Vaughn that Britt is a very good doctor who has Huntington’s disease. Vaughn thinks Britt is the person helping professor Dalton with his cold fusion research.

Jack’s assistant, Agent Colette, calls Pascal to tell him that Josslyn and Vaughn are undercover WSB agents posing as newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Nash.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Danny asks Daniel to be his best man at his October wedding to Christine. Daniel tells Danny that he has feelings for Tessa, but he doesn’t intend to do anything about his feelings for Tessa because he knows that Mariah and Tessa will work out their problems and get back together.

Christine tells Lauren about Chance’s military funeral and burial in Los Angeles so he can be close to Nina. Christine then asks Lauren to help her find her wedding dress.

Victor wants Nick to make friends with Cane and tell him that they will help him get Jabot if he doesn’t try to take Newman Enterprises from them.

Lily meets with Cane on his train to tell him that he has to tell Charlie and Mattie that he used to be Aristotle Dumas. Cane wants Lily to help him tell Charlie that he used to be Aristotle. Dumas. Lily tells Cane that she will do what he wants to do in Genoa City and he had better tell her the truth this time.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Javi talked to Rafe about Tesoro. He told Rafe that Amy thought Tesoro looked like her son as a baby which made him think that the baby was Asian. Javi said he would have thought Tesoro was Sophia’s baby if she weren’t still pregnant when the baby was born. He said the timing didn’t work. Javi thought it must have been hard for Sophia to see the baby after giving up her child. Rafe told him about how he felt when he gave up David, but knew it wasn’t the same thing as what Javi went through. Javi said it was a long time ago. Sophia told Arianna that things weren’t going the way she thought. Arianna thought she was talking about Tate and told her that he and Holly were back together. She told Sophia that Tate was Holly’s hero when they were abducted. Sophia couldn’t believe all that happened while she was in Chicago having his baby. Arianna told Sophia about Tesoro. Sophia was uncomfortable when she realized Javi was her cousin. Arianna tried to make Sophia feel better about going to college and meeting new people, but Sophia said she was going to Salem U. She told Sophia that she got into Salem U so they would be going to school together again.

At the courthouse, Marlena told Belle that she couldn’t talk about EJ’s hypnosis session. EJ showed up and waived his doctor/patient confidentiality rights and served her with a summons to testify. He told Belle that he remembered telling Marlena that the shooter was a female so it couldn’t have been Johnny. EJ said he couldn’t identify the shooter. Marlena said it was possible that the shooter was someone EJ knew and was possibly protecting someone. When Belle left, Marlena thanked EJ for going easy on Rachel while she was on the stand. EJ was surprised that she thought he would attack Rachel. He said he was determined to find out the truth and asked for another session. Marlena turned him down. She said her testimony should be enough to create reasonable doubt for the jury. EJ said she didn’t want him to remember. He asked if she thought Sami was the shooter. Marlena said she didn’t and walked away. EJ questioned if Belle was the shooter.

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Smitty thought game night was fun, but he and Martin had a long way to go before they could reconcile. The couple started arguing when Naomi called telling them she needed to meet with them immediately. Jacob and Naomi arrived and announced that they found Tyrell and Samantha’s biological mother. Martin and Smitty were shocked, but they didn’t want to meet June. Samantha and Tyrell heard the end of their conversation. Their parents assured them that they would decide the path forward. Samantha was leaning towards meeting their mother, but Tyrell didn’t want to meet the woman who abandoned them. After they talked it out, they decided to meet June. Tomas and Kat had another intimate encounter. He enjoyed having sex with her, but she didn’t seem too thrilled about it. Tomas wanted to have sex again, but she didn’t seem enthusiastic about it.

Chelsea and Madison were at the country club and talked about their relationship. They were struggling to get on the same page. Chelsea and Madison got on the same page when Allison arrived. Allison had a business proposition for Chelsea, but she turned her down. Madison left the table to take a phone call. Allison sat down and told her about the way Craig treated her. Chelsea advised her to move out and get therapy. She told her to talk to friends and to stop coming to her with her problems. When Madison came back to the table Allison warned her that Chelsea would break her heart. Chelsea threatened to get a restraining order if she didn’t leave her alone. Allison continued to spy on them when they kissed each other. Leslie called about the inheritance and hung up the phone when the person asked about her birthday and social security number. She told Eva to stop believing that she’s inheriting a lot of money. Eva was tired of hearing Leslie’s drama and ripped into her. Their argument became intense. Eva admitted that she loved Nicole and hated what their antics did Ted and his family.

 

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Javi told Leo that there was a note at the fire station from Tesoro’s mother. She wanted her son to know that she loved him. Letting him go was the hardest thing she had to do. Javi and Leo talked about giving Tesoro a loving home. Leo thought Javi was a natural at being a father. Javi looked away subtly. Leo didn’t notice the look on Javi’s face. Sophia let Melinda know that Tate was pressuring her about wanting to see the baby. Amy interrupted her conversation to tell Sophia that she wanted to rebuild their relationship. She misses how close they used to be. Sophia liked the idea of them getting close again, but she didn’t know what she went through. Amy wanted her daughter to talk to her, their pastor or a therapist. She also suggested that she see Sarah to talk about her postpartum depression. Sophia didn’t want to see her. She assured her mother that she was okay. Javi arrived at the square with Tesoro. Amy recognized the baby as the one Leo had at the courthouse. She was shocked to find out the baby had two foster dads. Javi told her that he had three fathers. He said that having a house full of people who loved him was all he needed. Amy realized that Tesoro looked like Sophia’s brother. Sophia wanted to rush away from Javi and the baby. Javi’s mouth dropped open. Rachel worried that Johnny would go to prison because of her testimony. Kristen and Brady assured her that other people testified at the trial too. The other people had reasons to shoot EJ. Rachel asked Kristen if she shot him. Kristen reminded her that she watched her sleep that night. Rachel remembered waking up and going downstairs. Kristen assured her that she didn’t do it. Belle tried to leave the townhouse before EJ arrived, but she couldn’t do it. He was there for his hypnosis therapy. She walked past him in a cold way, and Marlena was happy about that. Marlena wanted to throw EJ out, but she wanted to help Johnny. Marlena began the process of getting EJ under hypnosis. EJ remembered telling a female to put her gun down. Marlena brought EJ out from hypnosis. EJ was excited that the person who shot him was a female because it would exonerate Johnny. He felt like it put the focus on the female suspects in his shooting. The suspects are Gabi, Ava, Chanel and Kristen.

Belle arrived at the courthouse. Johnny was there and apologized to Belle for embarrassing her with his testimony about her being with EJ. Belle assured him that she blamed EJ for what happened. Johnny hated what his father did to her, but he knew how much his father loved her. He wanted to know if she could forgive him. Belle didn’t think there was any coming back from what he did. The trial resumed, and the judge wanted the jury to disregard the testimony about the lawyers’ personal lives. Leo objected because there was a lot of social media content about the trial. The judge glared at him so he sat down. He withdrew his objection. The jury had to stay in hotels without access to cellphones. They would be allowed to have supervised contact with their family members until the trial was over. Kristen held Rachel because she was nervous about testifying. Kristen was testifying so she stayed there too. Belle got Rachel to talk about seeing Johnny point the gun at her uncle. She ran upstairs and heard a gunshot. Belle asked Rachel if she thought Johnny shot EJ. She withdrew the question after EJ objected to it. EJ stood up to question Rachel. He wanted to know if there was enough time for Johnny to leave and someone else arrived and shot him. Rachel admitted that someone else could have shot him. EJ was satisfied with her answer so he was finished questioning her. The judge asked Belle if she wanted to redirect, but Belle was finished with her. Rachel watched EJ and Johnny talking and had a puzzling look on her face.

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Hayley told Bill that she wanted to go to the hospital to find out if they could try for another baby. When they went to the hospital, the doctor told them Hayley’s recovery was going well so they could try for another baby within three months if they wanted to. Hayley told Bill that she was blessed to have him in her life despite losing their child. She said she wanted to have a baby for them. Eva went to Leslie’s place with groceries. While Leslie was going through the bills there was a letter about an inheritance. Leslie thought the letter was a scam. Eva called Tomas to find out what he thought about it. He told Eva that her mother was probably right about the letter being a scam. Tomas said there could be something to the letter. Later on, Eva told Leslie that the letter could be real, but Leslie didn’t believe it. Eva said it could be like a lottery ticket. She said Tomas said to call but make sure not to give out too much information in case it was a scam. Leslie called the number and the letter appeared to be real.

Regina met with Naomi and Jacob at Orphey Gene’s so they could talk about June. She told them nothing changed when it came to June. Regina didn’t want any part of Naomi finding out information about June’s children. She gave them June’s things. Naomi suggested that Regina give June her belongings. She was able to get Regina and June to reunite with each other. The letter that was in the belongings was about June’s kids. It said that she called CPS to keep her children safe. Regina was happy that June made a sacrifice for the children. June told Naomi that she could look into the closed adoption. Regina wanted June to stay with her. Samantha tried to push her parents back together by sending Martin a message to bring food to the house. Smitty said he didn’t send Martin the text. Samantha said she was the one who sent the text. Martin and Smitty agreed to have dinner. While they were eating, they ended up arguing. Later on, things were better between them. Jacob told Naomi that Tyrell and Samantha were June’s children.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, August 11, 2025

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Belle went home to Marlena’s and was glad Sami wasn’t there to gloat about her situation with EJ. Marlena said Sami wouldn’t do that because she knows what it’s like to be betrayed by EJ. Belle wasn’t convinced Sami wouldn’t rub it in. Marlena didn’t want to face EJ during his hypnosis session while Belle didn’t want to face him in court. When Marlena went for a walk, Belle left the townhouse. EJ thought about Belle breaking up with him. Belle showed up at the DiMera mansion to confront EJ about what he did in court. EJ said he did what he did to save Johnny. Belle said she knew he hated to lose even to her. She said she was worse than Stefano because he pretended to have a soul. EJ apologized to her and said he loved her. Belle said she didn’t believe him and never wanted to see or hear him again after the trial was over. When Sarah was finished kissing Brady, Brady blocked Xander from hitting him. Gabi took Xander out of the room. Sarah apologized to Brady. She was uncomfortable with the people watching them and asked for a rain check. At the town square, Gabi yelled at Xander for his behavior and went back to the Bistro to pay the bill. She found out that they weren’t allowed in there again. When Sarah and Brady left, they ran into Xander who apologized to them. They didn’t care about Xander’s apology. Xander said nothing like that would happen again. Sarah agreed with him about that.

Sarah told Xander that she was tired of his empty promises and told him to take anger management classes with Marlena or their custody agreement would be null and void. Marlena showed up while they were talking and wanted Xander in her office. Gwen showed up to rub it in to Sarah that her marriage was over. Sarah said she was moving on. Gwen said Xander was moving with her. Sarah let her know that Xander kissed Gabi. Gwen said what she and Xander had was real. She said they got back together like Sarah never existed. Sarah said she didn’t believe her. Gwen told her to ask Leo since he saw them going to the Salem Inn together. When Gabi and Brady went to the pub, he warned her to stay away from Xander. While they were talking, Gabi got Brady to talk about what it was like working with Xander. Brady said he wanted to keep John’s legacy alive with the company, but he felt like he was letting his father down. He told Gabi that he made mistakes over the years. Gabi said Brady was a good man like John. She said John’s reputation as a hero was a lot to live up to but it wasn’t his job. Brady thought it should be. Gabi told him to stick with Xander since he’s going to anger management sessions. Brady didn’t believe it would help Xander. Xander told Marlena that he was scared of his temper. He wanted her to help him so he wouldn’t lose his daughter. Marlena asked why she would do that after what he did to her. She let him know that she has taken on other patients who did things to her. Marlena told him he needed to be vulnerable and open for it to work. Xander said he was.

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BTG Short Recap Monday, August 11, 2025

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Dani found Andre on her couch thinking about the future. He wanted to settle down with someone, but they both knew it wouldn’t be with her. Andre continued to comfort her. Dani would miss his comforting nature more than the sex they had together. She wished him and Ashley well. Dani admitted that she didn’t mean that. Her parents taught her manners. She left to talk to Bill. Hayley was resting upstairs when Dani arrived at the house. Dani apologized and took full responsibility for what happened to Hayley. Bill didn’t think an argument with Hayley would cause a miscarriage. Bill became emotional and thought it would be his chance to make up for the mistakes he made with Naomi and Chelsea. He started crying softly so Dani comforted him. Hayley walked in the room and saw Dani comforting her husband. Dani apologized for everything that happened including accusing her of faking her pregnancy. Hayley thought her timing was perfect because she was too tired to read her for filth. After Dani left, Hayley admitted to Bill that she didn’t know if she could go through that again. Bill believed they could still have a family. He wanted to put money away from the baby’s college fund. Dani arrived at the Dupree family home and saw Nicole. She talked to her about what happened with Hayley. Dani questioned how Nicole could love her. While the sisters were talking, Dani admitted that she was still in love with Bill. Her feelings for Bill became stronger when he broke down about the loss of the baby.

Ashley and Jan talked about her love life. She admitted to her mother that she and Andre weren’t getting together. Ashley planned on being alone. Jan was happy to hear that. A few minutes later, Andre arrived to see Ashley. He had a gift ready for Ashley. Andre gave her a picture to remind her of their night in “Paris.” He told her that he broke up with the woman he was seeing. Ashley told him that they couldn’t be together. Andre couldn’t believe she wanted to end things before they got started. He walked away feeling upset and disappointed. Anita caught Vernon trying to sneak out of the house. He said he had meetings and had to leave. Anita told Nicole that she believed Vernon was up to something. The mother and daughter duo talked about the concert. Anita forgave herself for what happened to Barbara. Later Anita met with Vernon. They met with Vernon’s longtime friend (Devon Hamilton from Y & R). Devon was in town to make an offer to Anita. Anita said she didn’t have the time to create an album. She wanted him to make the offer to Tracy and Sharon instead. Anita suggested they do another Articulettes song. She wanted to include Barbara’s vocals on the track. They hugged after she made her suggestion. Devon ran into Dani. She looked at him as if something happened between them.

 

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Carly talks to Marco and tells him not to make Lucas choose between him and Sonny. Carly also tells Marco to have an honest talk with Lucas about their relationship.

Lucas sees Willow talking to Drew and later has an honest talk with her and tells her she is acting like an addict who is addicted to Drew. Lucas tells Willow to put her children first and let go of Drew. Lucas tells Willow that she doesn’t care about her children at all and that comment makes Willow slap Lucas.

Alexis gets Marco’s opinion as to whether she has a chance to get custody of Scout since she is her grandmother. Marco agrees with Molly that she could get temporary custody of Scout but Drew would eventually get custody back because he is her father.

Danny goes to Scout’s summer camp to visit her and she asks him to take her to the Quartermaine’s because she misses seeing her family. Scout tells Alexis that she misses everyone and Drew keeps promising to bring her for a visit but he is too busy.

Drew arrives at the Quartermaine’s looking for Scout. Alexis, Danny, and Jason try to persuade Drew to let Scout stay and visit her family. Drew tells Scout to wait in the car for him. Drew then tells Chase to arrest Danny for kidnaping Scout.

Vaughn talks to Britt at the Five Poppies Resort and Josslyn is shocked to see Britt talking to Vaughn by the pool.

Lulu persuades Carly to evict Lisel from the Metro Court so Lisel won’t be close to Rocco. Lulu decides to adopt Outback when Rocco tells her that Lisel would have adopted her if she wasn’t living at the Metro Court.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Sally persuades Billy to let her be in charge of Abbott Communications since he is considering being Jack’s inside man working for Cane to protect Jabot.

Jack tells Diane about the plan and he worries that the plan depends so heavily on Billy.

Jack meets with Cane and tells him that he has decided not to sell his interest in Abbott Communications.

Victoria has a long talk with Victor and tries to persuade him to let Claire find her own way and not interfere with Claire and Kyle’s relationship.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Nate tells Victoria that Damian’s funeral service is tomorrow in Chicago. Victoria and Nate continue to support each other and share their grief over the deaths of Cole and Damian. Nate worries that Amy is withdrawing into her shell and that might affect her cancer treatment.

Claire sees Audra kissing Kyle and she sees Kyle push Audra away. Claire later tells Victoria that she is sure that Audra staged everything for her benefit. Claire tells Victoria that, when Nate returns from Chicago, she will tell him everything his girlfriend has done to try and break up her and Kyle’s relationship.

Nate tells Audra that he went to visit Victoria and Claire, and he got the feeling Claire wanted to tell him something but Victoria stopped her from saying anything to him. Audra thinks that if Claire wants a war. she is going to go to war.

Phyllis accidently let’s it slip to Daniel that Cane is planning to take over Chancellor Industries, Jabot, and Newman Enterprises. Daniel tells Phyllis to get away from Cane as soon as possible because this grand scheme of his will never work and he doesn’t want her to be caught in the middle when the scheme backfires on Cane.

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GH Short Recap Friday, August 8, 2025

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Alexis asks Jason to ask Monica to help persuade Drew not to move to Washington DC with Scout. Jason later tells Alexis that Monica has agreed to talk to Drew about Scout.

Drew calls the hospital financial department to open an insurance fraud investigation.

Anna tells Jason that he needs to go look for Britt.

Laura arranges a meeting between Dante, Lulu, and Lisel to talk about when and where Lisel can talk to Rocco. The meeting is going well until Lisel tells Dante and Lulu that she is also Rocco’s grandmother just like Laura and Olivia. Lisel also tells Dante and Lulu that, if it wasn’t for Britt Rocco, they would never have been born.

Dante tells Lisel that he could start an investigation into all her crimes.

Anna tells Jack that, if anything happens to Josslyn, she will tell Carly that he recruited Josslyn into the WSB and sent her on a mission before she was fully trained.

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Days Short Recap Friday, August 8, 2025

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Brady mailed Tate’s letter to the adoptive parents when he ran into Sarah at the town square. She was surprised when he mentioned Chicago. Sarah thought about finding out that Sophia lied about the sex of her baby. Brady noticed that something was off with Sarah, bur she covered her tracks. He invited her to go out for dinner at the Bistro. Gabi and Xander were at the Bistro. She flirted with him as she got him to keep drinking. Gabi praised him for going after DiMera Enterprises. She also talked to him about self-doubt. Gabi was digging for information to find out why his marriage ended. The only thing Xander told her was that he did something he regretted, and Sarah did something he couldn’t forgive. Gabi thought he should move on with his life. She made a move on him and kissed him. Sarah and Brady happened to be there when she kissed him. Xander spotted Sarah and ended the kiss. Sarah told Brady they didn’t need to go to a different place. Xander panicked because he thought he hurt Sarah until Gabi reminded him that he didn’t do anything wrong. She reminded him that Sarah was there with Brady. Xander’s panic turned into fury. His marriage was over, but his life wasn’t done. Gabi smugly smiled to herself while Xander ranted about Sarah. She tried to get information about Xander’s relationship with Philip. Xander didn’t provide anything because he was drinking and watching Sarah with Brady. He saw Sarah grab for Brady’s hand. Xander got upset and jumped out of his chair. He went to Sarah’s table and demanded Victoria back since she wasn’t with her. Sarah angrily reminded him that Victoria was with the nanny. She reminded him that they had a custody agreement. Sarah felt like Xander wasn’t in a place to be with Victoria. She said that he could make out with anyone he wanted, and she could do the same. Sarah pulled Brady into a kiss.

Belle felt like EJ wanting a mistrial was ridiculous. EJ defended his motion to Judge Daphne. The judge called a recess. She sent Johnny and the jury out of the courtroom. Judge Daphne called EJ a hypocrite since he had a conflict of interest too. She also reminded him about his relationship with Belle. Belle told her that their relationship was the least of their problems. She said that EJ was the victim and the defendant’s father. Judge Daphne reminded Belle that she was Johnny’s aunt. The judge denied the motion for dismissal. Belle informed the judge that her relationship with EJ wouldn’t be a problem because they weren’t together anymore. The judge released the jury for the day and threatened to throw Belle and EJ in contempt. Belle stormed out of the courtroom. Johnny went back in the courtroom and wanted to know why EJ treated Belle the way he did. EJ didn’t have a choice because she was turning the jury against her. He refused to apologize for stopping Belle from getting to the jury. Johnny didn’t want him to sacrifice his happiness with Belle because of him. EJ assured him that it would be his fault if his relationship ended. Johnny and EJ went into the hall while Belle talked to Marlena that she would never forgive EJ for what he did to her. EJ was about to say something when Marlena stopped him. Belle told her that she was okay. She took EJ into an empty courtroom. Belle yelled at him for what he did to her in the courtroom. She felt like he didn’t care who got in the way of what he wanted. Belle told him that they were done and that he was dead to her.

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Bill was upset that Hayley lost the baby. When Bill left to get Hayley some tea, Naomi asked if her father was mourning a baby that never existed. Hayley said the baby was real but the ultrasound wasn’t. Naomi didn’t believe her. Hayley told her that she was afraid to get the ultrasound because it might prove that something was wrong with the baby. She wondered if the ultrasound would have saved her baby. Naomi agreed not to say anything to her father. When Bill came back, Naomi didn’t say anything. She ended up leaving. Bill let Hayley know that it wasn’t her fault. Jan told Derek to reunite with Ashley. She advised him to fight for Ashley. Derek listened to Jan’s advice. Later on, he went to Ashley’s apartment. He asked her for another chance. Derek tried to convince Ashley that he was the one for her. He said he wouldn’t keep going back and forth and wanted to know if it was going to be now or never. Later on, Derek went to Uptown and told Jan that Ashley chose Andre.

Dani went to see Andre to tell him that she caused Hayley to lose her baby. She called Bill to find out what was going on with the baby. It was confirmed that Hayley lost the baby. Dani called herself a monster for causing Hayley to lose her baby. Andre said he didn’t believe that Dani wanted to hurt the baby. He said it wasn’t her fault and that Hayley came looking for a fight. Dani hugged him but let go because she thought she was being selfish. She said she kept crossing the line of wanting and needing him. Dani said it couldn’t be take, take, take every time they’re together. They started kissing each other. Ashley walked in and saw them kissing. When Ashley left, Andre and Dani stopped kissing. Dani said she refused to use him. Andre said he would hold her all night because they were friends. Vanessa told Joey that his problem with Doug was gone. She said she told Doug about the bug in his car. While she was talking to Joey, Doug met up with Randy to talk about dealing with Joey. He said he couldn’t expose Joey without Vanessa going down so he said they had to aim higher. Doug wanted to connect Joey to Kenneth’s death. Randy said they would do it his way. He said Joey wouldn’t see it coming.

 

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Hayley was in excruciating pain, but she didn’t want Dani to help her. She asked a stranger to take her to the hospital. The person turned out to be Randy. Dani called Bill to let him know that he couldn’t leave town because Hayley was rushed to the hospital. Ashley couldn’t violate HIPPA by telling everything about Hayley so Naomi tried to get the info without using names. Naomi wondered why the woman rejected the ultrasound. She remembered that her father showed her the ultrasound. Randy returned to Uptown and told Dani that Hayley didn’t want her at the hospital and her. Dani thought Randy looked familiar so he tried to cover his tracks and left. Elon questioned Joey about the dead guy in the park. They both knew who the man was in the park. Elon asked Joey if he put a hit on the guy. Joey informed him that he wasn’t going down alone. Elon told him that the investigation was shut down. They agreed to go their separate ways. Jacob walked in and saw them shaking hands. He accused his father of looking the other way where Joey is concerned. Elon reminded him about the times he overlooked the Duprees crimes.

Doug was drinking and warned Vanessa that Joey was dangerous. Vanessa informed him that Joey had the car bugged. She was worried about him. Vanessa said she loved him. Doug told her to stop laundering for Joey before he goes down and takes her with him. Naomi wondered why Hayley faked a sonogram. Ashley revealed that Dani thought Hayley was faking her pregnancy. Naomi thought Hayley could have lived her life as a gold digger without faking a pregnancy. Vanessa told Joey that she convinced Doug to back off. Doug bought a new phone to call Randy. He was shocked that he was still in town. Naomi went to Bill’s place to confront Hayley. She told Naomi that she felt better. Naomi wanted to know why she lied about the ultrasound. Before she could answer, Bill walked in the room. Hayley announced that she lost the baby.

 

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Days Short Recap Thursday, August 7, 2025

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Xander told Alex that someone was trying to overturn the merger with DiMera, and he wanted him to find out who did it. Gabi went to Steve. He used the Freedom of Information Act to get the merger filings that raised red flags for Xander. Steve didn’t know if they could find the answers there, but he would keep looking. Gabi planned to keep looking too. She called Xander to make dinner plans with him. Later Alex asked Steve for his help to find the person messing with the merger. They came up with Daniel Lucas, but Alex thought it was an alias. Steve couldn’t find anymore information. Alex took his word for it since he was the best detective he knew. Steve questioned him about his grand theft and indecent proposal charges. Alex explained that it was a prank that happened in college. Steve apologized for asking. He was looking out for Stephanie. Tony talked to Anna about getting thr company back with Gabi’s help. Anna hoped he didn’t want to stay in Salem. Tony said Gabi would be CEO, and he could run the company from anywhere in the world. Chanel told Johnny that he didn’t have to testify during the trial. Johnny wanted to prove his innocence. He said his father was building a strong case that anyone could have shot him.

Everyone returned to the courthouse. The Attorney General (Johnathan) informed Belle that he would be watching her since she’s prosecuting her nephew. Belle assured him that she would be impartial. Johnny admitted to EJ that he was stressed out because Belle asked him about why he was mad at him. EJ warned him not to mention Sami’s rape. He said to tell that he got in the way of him and Chanel adopting. Belle got Johnny to admit he was upset because his mother was raped. He also admitted that he took Roman’s gun because he considered using it. Belle looked at Johnathan, and he nodded with approval. He left the building. EJ cross-examined Johnny, and things got heated when he accused her of bringing things into evidence that weren’t presented yet. Belle questioned Johnny again and got him to admit that he thought EJ got what he deserved and that he hoped he died. EJ git up to question Johnny again. He asked Johnny about his relationship with Belle. Johnny was confused, but he said Belle was his girlfriend.  EJ told the judge that Belle had a conflict of interest and shouldn’t be prosecuting the case. He called for a dismissal.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, August 7, 2025

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Anna and Jordan tell Laura they have no proof that Jens Siddwell has committed any crimes. Jordan tells Laura she must do something to prove to Jens that he can trust her. Laura doesn’t want Jordan to do something so risky, but Jordan tells Laura she is willing to take the risk to protect Port Charles.

Ric hires Martin to get him out of his arrangement with Ava without Ava knowing anything about it until their business partnership is over.

Ava flirts with Cody at the Metro Court pool.

Drew asks Martin to help Willow get custody of her kids. Martin tells Drew that Ric represents Willow and Nina is paying for it.

Drew orders Jens Siddwell to give him any dirt that he has on Sonny.

The president of Anna’s HOA complains to Laura about Outback. The dog’s constant barking and the fact that her building doesn’t allow dogs. Laura tells Anna that she must find another home for Outback because Mabel, the head of the HOA, complains about everything to the city.

Anna gets the Fire Department to inspect the lecture hall where Henry Dalton will be speaking and, since the lecture hall failed the inspection, the lecture is canceled.

Emma tells Gio that she must expose Henry Dalton tonight so she will create an opportunity for Gio to get into the lab.

Drew tells Alexis that he and Scout are moving to Washington DC.

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