Days Short Recap Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Harris drew his gun and burst in Ava’s apartment. He found Gil on the floor with a gunshot wound in his chest. Ava told him that Gil was dead. Harris checked his body and confirmed he was dead. Ava was shaken up and Harris wanted her to tell him what happened. He took the gun away from her. Harris wanted to know why Gil was in her apartment. She lied about why he was there. Ava told him that he tried to attack her. Harris noticed that her blouse was torn. She explained he tried to do it when she was trying to get away from him. He had a bad feeling about him from the beginning. Harris felt like he should have trusted his instincts. Sloan was on the phone with Melinda. They talked about the baby when Eric walked in the room. He heard part of her conversation. Sloan ended the call. Eric wondered what she was talking about. She lied to Eric and said the mother had doubts about giving up her baby. Sloan assured him that she didn’t change her mind. He wanted to see Nicole at the hospital. Sloan went to see Melinda. She spent time with the baby. Harris and Ava arrived at the police station. She was afraid no one would believe her story. He assured her that he believed her. Harris planned to prove her innocence. He left the interrogation room to check with the CSI team. Ava received a call from Statesville.

EJ tried to comfort Nicole at the hospital, but she rejected him. Holly arrived with her favorite pizza, but she snapped at her. EJ suggested that Holly go home. He promised her that he would keep her informed. Nicole told him that she needed to sleep, so he left her alone. He waited in the lobby and Chad arrived. He heard about the baby and offered his condolences. Chad comforted EJ. He was concerned about Nicole. Chad talked about how he felt when he left Abby. EJ and Chad talked about Chad losing Grace. They talked about how it felt not spending time with their children before they lost them. Eric went to Nicole’s room. He saw that she was resting so he decided to leave. She told him not to go. Nicole told him that he was a man of God and wanted to know how God could do that to her. Eric tried to console her, but she was heartbroken. EJ walked in the room and saw them hugging. Eric left the room. EJ told her about Chad’s visit. Johnny was happy that Chanel returned home after visiting Lani. He told her what happened with EJ and Nicole’s baby. Chanel wanted to do something for them. They decided to make dinner for them. Holly arrived at the mansion and was upset about her mother. She told Johnny what happened at the hospital. Johnny comforted Holly. Chanel walked in the room and saw them together. Holly didn’t expect her to come home so soon. Johnny told her that she could hang out with them. Holly wanted to go upstairs. Chanel let Johnny know that Holly had a crush on him. Johnny told her that she was wrong about that. He told her that Holly had a crush on EJ.Chanel was skeptical about that.

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Days Short Recap Monday, November 20, 2023

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Rafe talked to Harris about Gabi’s case. He’s convinced his sister is innocent and wanted Harris to investigate her case on the low. Paulina overheard them talking and said they couldn’t do it. She threatened to fire both of them if they went through with the plan. Rafe understood her position and agreed to drop it. She wanted them to work on the drug cartel situation. Paulina wanted them to shut it down. They agreed to investigate the drug cartel. After Paulina left, Harris agreed to help Rafe investigate Gabi’s case. Harris felt they should focus on the drug cartel too. Maggie thanked Konstantin for getting Victoria back. He kissed her and she pushed him away. She was horrified that he kissed her. Konstantin said he would go back to Greece immediately. Maggie informed him that it wasn’t necessary, but he said he needed to go. She walked away from him. He beat himself up for messing up his plan. Konstantin wondered if he could fix it after all. Xander and Sarah were ecstatic to have their daughter back. He told her that he wanted to drop the custody battle. She was surprised by his decision. He didn’t want to take their daughter away from her. Xander wondered if they could co-parent Victoria. Sarah agreed to that. They were about to kiss when Maggie walked in the room. She apologized for interrupting them. They told her the good news about the case. Maggie was happy about the news. Konstantin prepared to leave the mansion. Sarah was shocked that he was leaving. Maggie and Sarah talked him into staying. He pretended to think about it before changing his mind.

Theresa left a message for Konstantin in Alex’s office when Brady overheard her. He wanted to know what she didn’t want anyone else to know. She lied to him and said she was talking to Stephanie about sleeping with Alex. Theresa didn’t want anyone to know about it. They argued when Alex walked in the room. He told them about Victoria’s kidnapping. Brady was thankful and hoped the kidnapper was punished. Theresa was uncomfortable about the conversation. Gil arrived at Ava’s apartment and told her that he wanted her to steal the key to the Salem PD’s evidence room from Harris, He told her that one of the dealers got arrested and they needed to get the evidence, so the dealer didn’t flip on them. She told him that she couldn’t do it because Harris would get suspicious and blow the investigation. Gil told her that he would have to tell Clyde that she refused to do it. He offered her another alternative. Gil told her that he would keep quiet if she had sex with him. She refused and pulled away from him. He ripped her shirt and got rough with her. Gil told her that she didn’t have a choice. Ava pretended to give in and grabbed his gun. He didn’t think she would shoot him, so he continued to approach her. Harris was outside the door. He burst into Ava’s apartment with his gun drawn when he heard a gunshot. He found Ava holding a gun while Gil was on the floor with a gunshot wound.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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Sasha turns down Sony’s offer to pay back the money. Gladys stole from her asking him to give the money to a mental health charity in the name of Brando and Liam.

Curtis asks Nina to give him access to the Metro Court security footage from the night he was shot so he can find out who shot him. Laura gives Jordan permission to help Curtis investigate who shot him.

Alexis and Gregory give Martin the details of Finns malpractice suit hoping Martin will take Finns case.

The body of Jameson Forsyth is found by a jogger on the side of the road. The coroner tells Dante that he was hit by a car and died. Anna identifies the body and Dante and Anna wonder who killed him.

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B&B Short Recap Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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Ridge prepares a special romantic dinner for Brooke as a surprise. He also gives her a photo album of photos of them from the past. He is thankful for her, and she’s touched by all he did. They show many clips from the past (mostly from the past 10 years, since Ridge was played by a different actor before that).

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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The residents of Genoa City celebrate Thanksgiving. The Abbotts celebrate together. The Winters celebrate together.

Jamie tries to persuade the family to push Jill out of the company so they can make Chancellor-Winters a family legacy.

Ashley tells Tucker she is going to give him the company they bought which was going to be simply Ashley as a way to make amends for the way she hurt him.

The Baldwin Fisher family have a private Thanksgiving dinner at Society and also welcome Michael and Gloria home from Singapore. Gloria tells her family she was in jail in Singapore because she stole some clothes from the wife of a diplomat after the woman caught her in bed with her husband.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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RJ tells Ridge that he’s worried about Zende being angry with him because he doesn’t know that Eric is dying. Ridge thinks he’ll get over it.

Later, when RJ and Luna are together and kissing, Zende watches them and then tells RJ that Ridge wants to see him, which is a lie.  Ridge is surprised when RJ shows up at his office.  RJ has suspicion that Zende is now out to get him. Meanwhile, Zende tries to be friends with Luna, but it’s clear he’s got an ulterior motive.
Bill tries to find out why Poppy looks familiar to him. He mentions San Francisco, so Luna pipes up to say that they lived there. However, Poppy claims not to know him. Poppy is cool to him, but Luna is very excited to have met Bill because she knows how famous he is.
Thomas and Hope make out and tease each other. Then he gets sad when he sees an article about Eric. Zende comes in and is angry that Hope To The Future has been shelved for now because of Eric’s line, since he doesn’t know about his dying.  Thomas and Hope try to get Ridge to give them more money to get  Hope To The Future going again.
Finn tries again to get Li to see that Luna is not her mother, but it doesn’t work.  Li is still determined to get Poppy and Luna to leave town. Finn sticks up for Luna and says that he plans to get to know his cousin better. He talks about how admirable she is to have worked so hard and gotten where she is.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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Diane tells Finn she can’t represent him in his lawsuit because the Muldoons have been her clients for a long time. Finn later talks to his dad about his malpractice lawsuit.

Curtis and Jordan decide to team up to figure out who shot him.

Sasha decides that she will work with Cody as the male face of Deception because it is good for the company.

Charlotte admits to Nina that she vandalized Anna’s house and her hotel room. Charlotte tells Nina she didn’t burn down Anna’s house. Valentin shows Anna the letter Victor wrote to Charlotte and Anna understands that Victor programmed Charlotte. Anna breaks up with Valentin because Charlotte will never forgive her for the shooting. Anna also thinks that every time she looks at him she will remember that she shot Charlotte.

Sonny warns Cyrus to leave his family alone. He tells Cyrus that Sasha, Carly, and Ava are also included in his family. Sonny tells Cyrus not to show up at Laura’s apartment or at City Hall uninvited. He tells Cyrus he will be watching him. If he crosses the line, he will put an end to him.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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The Abbott’s celebrate Thanksgiving, since Jack doesn’t want to invite Devon and Tucker to the house for a drink, Ashley decides she will meet Devon and Tucker for a drink at the Athletic club.

Kyle tells Audra and Tucker that he has changed his mind again and wants to help them take over Jabot. Kyle plays Tucker a recording of Ashley telling him and Diane that she wants to fix his relationship with Devon so that Devon can persuade him not to take over Jabot. Kyle later tells his mother about his meeting with Aura and Tucker. Kyle tells Diane that he is going to save Jabot from Tucker.

Nikki figures out that vodka was in the IV Claire was putting on her. Nikki sees a bottle of vodka Claire left in her room. Nikki goes into the bathroom to pour out the bottle, but she only pours out half the bottle and drinks the rest of the bottle. Nikki cries as she lays in bed because she has ruined years of sobriety. Nikki wonders why Claire would do such a horrible thing to her. Claire returns to Genoa City and tells Victoria and Victor that Nikki had a seizure and Aunt Jordan took her to the hospital. Victor tells the jet pilot to get ready and then they head to get Nick. The pilot tells Victor the plane will be ready in thirty minutes. Victor talks to Claire’s Aunt Jordan and asks her to tell the doctors Nikki has MS. Aunt Jordan tells Victor the doctors figured that out and gave Nikki anti-seizure medication. Nick, Victoria, and Victor head to Oregon with Claire. Nikki is asleep upstairs in the room at the Blue Lake house when she hears someone knocking on the door downstairs and calling her name. Cole Howard opens the door downstairs and looks for Nikki. He says he got her text message about Victoria and wonders if Victoria is all right.

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B&B Short Recap Monday, November 20, 2023

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Zende and Ridge have a meeting. Zende isn’t thrilled about Hope For the Future getting budget cuts, due to Eric’s extra line. He’s even less thrilled that RJ, who had no design experience, worked on Eric’s line. Ridge tells him that was Eric’s call.

RJ and Luna talk about Steffy and how they had a great time visiting her and Finn last night. Luna leaves to have lunch with her mom.  RJ goes by Ridge’s office,  so he tells Zende that it’s true that Eric picked him. This doesn’t make Zende feel any better. He yells some more. Ridge yells back at him a little and then storms out. RJ thinks they should tell him about Eric, but Ridge is against it. He feels it was a mistake to tell Thomas and Steffy. RJ cries about how he’s not ready to lose his grandad, so he and Ridge embrace.
Bill goes to Il Giardino and gives Sheila a hard time, warning her not to come near his family. She tells him what she’s been telling everyone about how she’s changed, and they give each other grief.  Then she can tell that he’s distracted after Poppy arrives to meet Luna.  Poppy and Luna catch up and Bill keeps staring at them.  Later, Bill goes over to them and ask Poppy if he knows her because she looks very familiar.

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Days Short Recap Friday, November 17, 2023

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Chad called Gwen to ask for her help. Xander wanted to know what Sarah was trying to pull in their case. He found out that Sarah called Brady to testify for her. She told him that she did it because he got Eric to testify. Konstantin wanted Theresa to kidnap Sarah’s baby. She wanted to know where to take the baby. He wanted her to do it or he would tell Alex what she did. Sarah and Xander continued talking about what they planned to do to each other in court. Chad knew Gwen had trouble getting the money she wanted from Dimitri’s family. He offered to give her money. Gwen didn’t understand why Chad wanted her to sell her half of the paper. Chad wanted to know how much she wanted. She hadn’t decided yet. Sarah planned on telling the judge how Xander passed Kristen’s baby off as his. He told her that he did that to spare her the pain of losing her child. She said that he was doing that to her again. Theresa took Victoria out her bassinette. Maggie saw her, but she was wearing a hooded jacket. Therea ran out with the baby. Maggie noticed Konstantin on the floor. She told him what happened to the baby. Konstantin told her that someone hit him from behind.

Sarah told Xander about the things Brady planned to say to the judge about him. Maggie called her and told her that someone took Victoria. Sarah accused Xander of kidnapping her. She thought he set it up so she could look like an unfit mother. Xander denied kidnapping her. Xander and Sarah arrived at the mansion. Maggie told them what happened. She apologized for allowing it to happen. Sarah cried in Xander’s arms. She wondered who would take their baby. Konstantin ran up to Theresa demanding the baby. She thought he wanted to reap the benefits of finding the baby. He demanded that she hand over the baby. Theresa gave the baby to him. He wanted her to punch him. She hesitated until he started talking about her. Theresa punched him in the face. Sarah wanted to know where her daughter was. She was afraid she was hurt. Xander wanted to go look for her. Konstantin brought Victoria back to Sarah. Xander told Konstantin that the police were going to question him about what happened. Konstantin said he didn’t see the person’s face. He warned Maggie that people would be after her now that she’s Victor’s widow. Xander and Sarah were grateful that he saved their daughter. Maggie helped take care of Konstantin. He kissed her. Sloan called Xander about the custody battle. Sarah couldn’t do it and wanted him to postpone it. Xander considered dropping the case all together.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, November 16, 2023

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Chad and Stephanie got into an argument over Everett. He didn’t like how he got her help with the paper. She didn’t see the problem. Xander and Sarah argued about the custody battle. He thought she wanted him to drop his custody suit. Xander didn’t have any intention of dropping the case. Maggie overheard her conversation. Sarah asked her to babysit Victoria. Stephanie couldn’t believe Chad wanted her to drop a lucrative client. He didn’t think Everett was interested in work. Chad believed that Stephanie used Everett to get him to commit. Steve talked to John about investigating Konstantin. Sarah talked to Maggie about getting close to Konstantin. She thought she was getting too close too fast. Konstantin overheard their conversation. Maggie didn’t think she was seeing him too much. She told Sarah that he was Victor’s friend, and she was going to look out for him. Maggie wanted her to mind her business. Steve told John about his suspicions of Konstantin. John wondered if Steve thought he was after Maggie’s money. He felt like he was after it.

Chad went to see Xander. He wanted him to sell his half of the paper to him. Konstantin went to see Theresa. He said he was ready to tell Alex the truth about his paternity. Everett met with Stephanie and told him about her argument with Chad. Xander wondered why Chad wanted the paper. Chad explained why he wanted the paper. He wanted to keep it in the family. Chad told him the Hortons weren’t pleased with the way the paper was going. Xander felt like it was going great. He wanted Chad to keep Everett if he sold the paper. Chad didn’t see a point. Xander figured he didn’t like Everett. Sarah apologized for butting in her business. John agreed to investigate him. Theresa didn’t understand why Konstantin wanted to reveal the truth. Theresa reminded him that it was his idea too. He felt like she was taking too long to get married. He thought he could get Maggie’s half of the fortune. Xander turned down Chad’s offer because he wanted to gain custody of his daughter. Sarah backed down from Maggie. Theresa refused to let Konstantin take advantage of Maggie. Konstantin wasn’t taking advantage of her. She reminded him that Maggie loved Victor. He felt like he was getting closer to her. Konstantin didn’t like how Sarah tried to talk her out of getting close to him.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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Nicole talked to EJ at the hospital. She wanted to know why there wasn’t much done for her baby. He tried to calm her down but it didn’t do any good. Leo tried to convince Dimitri to get on the submarine. Dimitri didn’t want to leave him behind. When Leo got off the phone, Rafe warned Leo that he was going to pay for what Dimitri did. Leo said he wasn’t going to betray Dimitri. EJ told Nicole that he was going to light a fire under Rafe to find their baby. He got a call telling him Leo was arrested. He was going to find out what was going on with the baby. Melinda talked to Dr. Pierce so he could check the baby. Sloan and Eric talked about their baby. She assured him the baby was healthy. He said he realized that their baby was born on the same day as Nicole. Sloan pretended to be shocked that Nicole’s baby was born. He said Nicole and EJ should be with the baby. She flashed back to Dimitri telling her and Melinda about Nicole’s baby. Dr. Pierce told Melinda he only met with her because of Sloan. He said he didn’t meet with her to do something unethical. She bribed him to help her. After he checked the baby, he said the baby was okay. She wanted him to deliver bad news to the parents of the baby. Dimitri called Sloan. He told her Leo was arrested. He wanted her to help Leo. Leo told Rafe that he wasn’t going to say anything against Dimitri. He wondered if Dimitri was cleared of his charges since Gabi was arrested for Li’s murder. When Rafe didn’t answer Leo assumed Dimitri wasn’t clear. EJ showed up and wanted to know where his baby was. Sloan told Dimitri that Leo tried to stiff her the last time she represented him. He told her Leo was a good man who didn’t deserve what was happening to him. She agreed to help Leo.

EJ told Rafe that Dimitri took his baby. Leo said it was a misunderstanding. EJ threatened Leo if he didn’t tell him where his baby was. Dr. Pierce refused to do what Melinda wanted. He said he could lose his license. She said he would figure out a way to do it. He said the parents would be devastated. She said she didn’t feel good about it. She said he would be making another couple happy. Leo said he didn’t know where Dimitri was. EJ asked if Dimitri was holding his baby for ransom. Rafe said he would handle it. EJ said he was the D.A. and had every right to question Leo. Sloan said he didn’t. She said she wanted to speak to her client in private. Rafe and EJ left so they could talk. Leo asked if Dimitri mentioned Nicole’s baby. Sloan said he never mentioned it. Melinda told the baby that Sloan was going to be happy. She said she felt bad about what she was doing to Nicole. She talked about what happened with Haley and how she had to give her up. Dr. Pierce went to Nicole and EJ. He said a man showed up at the hospital earlier that night. EJ said the baby was brought to the hospital. She wanted to know what was going on. She asked if her baby was okay. Dr. Pierce said her baby died. Leo asked if Dimitri left town. Sloan said she believed so. He was relieved. She said was going to do her best to get him out of his predicament. Melinda called Sloan and told her Dr. Pierce agreed to help them. Nicole said it wasn’t possible for her baby to be dead. She said it was fine when Dimitri had him. Dr. Pierce said the baby died because of injuries during the crash. He gave her a blanket. She said Dimitri wrapped the baby in the blanket. Nicole broke down in EJ’s arms. He comforted her over the loss of the baby.

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GH Short Recap Friday, November 17, 2023

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Trina talks to Marshall and Curtis about Spencer. Curtis and Marshall advise Trina to talk to Spencer and ask him if he is going to make his relationship with her a priority. Spencer talks to Josslyn about his relationship with Trina and how much Ace needs him in his life. Josslyn tells Spencer that he needs to grow up and make a difficult choice for the first time in his life. Josslyn tells Spencer that this situation isn’t fair to Trina, Esme, or Ace.

Jordan accepts Laura’s job offer to become the deputy Mayor permanently.

Carly tells Michael and Willow she can’t accept Anna’s offer to sell her back the Metro Court because she doesn’t have the money to buy it. Michael offers to loan Carly the money, but she turns down his offer because she wants to buy back the hotel on her own. Carly tells Willow she appreciates Anna’s effort to make peace with her.

Austin goes to Dante and tells him that he is going to give them all the evidence they need to prosecute his boss as long as he gets an immunity deal and he doesn’t have to testify in court. Robert tells Dante that he agrees to give Austin immunity as long as they can put his boss in jail. Austin arrives home and asks an unseen person “what are you doing here?” The person shoots Austin and leaves him on the couch covered in blood. The audience sees black shoes walk out of Austin’s house.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, November 16, 2023

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Cody finally tells Sasha he has feelings for her. Sasha tells Cody she is still grieving Brando and Liam. She isn’t ready for a relationship. Cody tells Sasha that he will wait on her and if she just wants to be friends that is okay too.

Austin tells Ava that he only followed Chris’s orders to protect her. Ava is angry with Austin because he didn’t tell her Nikolas was alive. Austin tells Ava he has feelings for her but she screams at him to get out of her gallery.

TJ tells Molly that Andrea miscarried their baby. TJ also tells Molly that Andrea doesn’t want to be a surrogate anymore, so they have to find a new surrogate. Molly asks Alexis to tell the rest of the family the news.

Anna tells Sonny that a guy named Jamison Forsythe used Charlotte to get to her so Sonny asks Brick to investigate Forsythe.

Adam gets upset with Josslyn when she tells him that she can’t be his study partner anymore. Adam later gets a call from his father putting pressure on him about getting good grades so he can get into a top medical school. Adam uses his app to listen to what is happening in Josslyn’s room.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, November 17, 2023

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Nate tells Devon, Jill, and Lily the details of why he was fired from Newman Enterprises. Nate tells everyone he has learned the importance of family and he will not betray his family again.

Lily tells Devon she has seen proof that Tucker gave Mamie the money to invest in Chancellor-Winters. Devon, Jill, and Lily tell Nate they will think about letting him return to the company.

Nina continues to pressure Chance to quit his job at the police department…she even uses Abby to put on the pressure. Summer comes by Chance’s table at Society to say hello and Abby notices something going on between them. She later asks Summer what is going on between her and Chance.

Claire continues to drug Nikki by putting the drugs in an IV. Nikki awakens and pulls out the IV and tries to figure out how to get out of the locked room. Claire’s Aunt Jordan finally arrives at the house in Blue Lake and wonders if Claire is going soft on her just as they are about to get everything they have ever wanted from Nikki.

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Cyrus tells Austin he is free to l live his life until he is needed again by him. Austin tries to get out of it, but Cyrus tells him if he doesn’t do whatever he wants he will send him to jail for Ava’s kidnapping.

TJ and Molly’s surrogate, Andrea, tells TJ she had a miscarriage. Andrea also tells TJ she can’t go through this again so they must find another surrogate.

Lucy and Maxie return to Home and Heart with Sasha to relaunch the Deceptor. Scott threatens Home and Heart with a lawsuit if they pull any tricks to try and make Sasha have a breakdown. Maxie and Lucy introduce Cody as the male face of Deception and he and Sasha give a successful presentation of the Deceptor. Lucy, Maxie, and Sasha are thrilled when the Deceptor quickly sells out. Sasha tells Maxie that she can’t work with Cody anymore because she has feelings for him. Cody is happy when he overhears Maxie and Sasha’s conversation.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, November 16, 2023

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Daniel and Lily tell Jill that Tucker gave Mamie the money to invest in Chancellor-Winters. Lily wants to tell Devon, but Daniel thinks they should wait to tell Devon until they find out Tucker’s plan.  Audra tells Tucker that Kyle decided not to betray his family. Tucker tells Audra he knew this would happen and now Jack will confess everything to his parents. Tucker also tells Audra that Jack will use Kyle as a mole to find out his plan. Kyle confesses to his mother that he almost betrayed his family and Jabot all because he was upset that Jack wouldn’t give him the Co-CEO job. Diane thinks Kyle should become a mole to find out Tucker’s plan but not tell Jack he almost betrayed his family.

Nikki finds a way to get out of the locked room and goes downstairs but Claire catches her and drugs her again.  Claire tells Nikki that the Newmans are awful people who don’t care about anyone. Claire tells Nikki she will soon have the answers to her questions, but she won’t like those answers. Nikki dreams that Victor is with her and tells her that he will help her get out of there.

Victoria decides to quit Newman Enterprises because she thinks her daddy doesn’t trust her anymore.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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Tate comforted Holly about Nicole. They were about to kiss when EJ walked in the mansion. She told him that she might know where Nicole was because of an app. EJ exploded because she didn’t mention it sooner. She told him that she forgot about it at the time. Tate defended her and EJ backed down. They let EJ know that Eric told them to wait at the mansion while he went to look for her. EJ left to find them. Nicole told Eric what happened during the crash. She talked about delivering the baby and why she let Dimitri take him to the hospital. She panicked when she remembered that Dimitri was wanted by the police and had her son. Eric tried to call Rafe, but there was no service. Eric comforted Nicole until EJ arrived. EJ overheard that Nicole gave birth and he was happy he had a son. He wondered why he didn’t see the baby. She didn’t answer him, and he got upset. Nicole and Eric tried explaining what happened. EJ told Eric he would take care of Nicole. He wanted him to tend to his own wife. After Eric left, EJ took Nicole to the hospital. They arrived at the hospital, and Nicole got settled. EJ assured her that he would find their son. Sloan didn’t expect to see Dimitri. He told her that Leo said she was a great lawyer. Dimitri needed her help. Sloan and Melinda wondered about the baby he was carrying. He told them the baby belonged to his Uncle EJ. Dimitri told them what happened with Nicole. He was about to leave because he thought they couldn’t help him. Melinda stopped him and told him they could help him. She took the baby from him and handed him to Sloan. Dimitri left before they could say anything to him.

Sloan wanted to call Rafe, but Melinda wanted to wait. Sloan realized Melinda wanted her to raise Nicole’s baby. She didn’t want to do that. Melinda insisted that it was the perfect solution to her problem. She would be raising Eric’s son. Sloan couldn’t do that to Nicole. Melinda told her to think about doing it. Melinda knew a doctor she could pay to check out the baby. She said the doctor could tell Nicole her baby died. Sloan didn’t give her an answer. Jada found Leo at the park. She wanted to know where Dimitri was. Leo tried to run, but Rafe arrived. They took him to the station to question him. Leo told them what happened to Nicole. He said Dimitri took the baby to the hospital to get checked out. Rafe and Jada warn him that his only chance was to tell them where to find Dimitri. Leo refused to help and wanted to make a phone call. They left so he could make his call. He called Dimitri. Leo informed him that he was arrested and told him to save himself.  Eric returned home, and Sloan told him that she had great news for him. She told him that Melinda said the baby was born that night. Melinda took the baby to a hotel and talked to him. She told him that Sloan made the right decision to raise him.

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Days Short Recap Monday, November 13, 2023

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EJ heard Nicole’s car crash and he panicked. Nicole’s phone went dead. Holly walked in the room and overheard him. EJ admitted he heard a crash and he’s worried about Nicole. Holly got upset, but EJ assured her that he would find her. He wanted her to stay by the phone while he found her. EJ left to find Nicole. Eric and Tate talked about him marrying Sloan and adopting a baby with her. Holly walked in and told them what happened to Nicole. She couldn’t reach her mother on the phone. Tate told her that his parents made him turn his location on his phone. Holly remembered that Nicole did the same thing with her. She checked Nicole’s location and found it. Eric wanted her to go home while he went to find Nicole. Tate offered to go with her. Leo and Dimitri were relieved when their car stopped. Dimitri wanted to get to Rolf, but Leo wanted to check on the driver. They went to the car and saw that Nicole was the other driver. Leo and Dimitri thought Nicole died until she moaned. Leo wanted to stay and help her. They got her out the car, but she was in pain. Nicole informed Leo that she was in labor, and he had to help her. Leo got nervous so he talked himself into doing it. Leo helped her give birth to a boy. Leo and Dimitri wrapped the baby up. Nicole became emotional while she held him.

Nicole thought something might be wrong since her baby was born prematurely. She wanted to take her baby to the hospital. Leo was afraid to move her in case she had internal injuries. He suggested that Dimitri take the baby to the hospital to get checked out. Leo volunteered to stay with Nicole until help arrived. Leo and Dimitri made a plan to meet in the park after he takes the baby. Nicole gave Dimitri her baby. Leo promised her that her baby would be okay. Dimitri took the baby to the hospital. Eric showed up after Dimitri left. Nicole told him that she gave birth as Leo left. Eric wondered what happened to the baby. Rafe found Jada and wanted her to get her head checked out. She beat herself up for letting Dimitri and Leo get away. He assured her that it wasn’t her fault. Rafe insisted that she get checked out. She argued with him but had trouble standing up. He took her to the hospital. Later, Rafe and Jada arrived at the hospital, and she got a CT scan. EJ ran into Rafe in the lobby. He told him about Nicole. He wanted Rafe to do everything he could to find Nicole. Rafe assured him that he would help her, but most of his officers were looking for Dimitri and Leo. EJ didn’t want to hear that, and the guys got into an argument. EJ felt he was dragging his feet because of what happened to Gabi. Dimitri saw Rafe and EJ at the hospital. He heard Rafe vow to track him and Leo down. Dimitri turned away before Rafe saw him. Rafe went to Jada’s room and saw that she was gone. Leo waited for Dimitri at the park and got a shock when Jada was waiting found him. Sloan got upset when Melinda told her the birth mother changed her mind after hearing about her past. The mother wouldn’t let anyone like Sloan raise her baby. Sloan wanted to tell Eric the truth. She thought they could work things out. Melinda thought he would break up with her. She convinced Sloan not to tell Eric anything. Melinda promised to find her another baby. Sloan thought it would take too long. She was about to leave when Dimitri showed up holding a baby.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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Recap written by Eva

Victoria apologizes to Nate for not taking his side with her father. Nate tells Victoria he accepts her apology but he isn’t sure if he can have a romantic relationship with her again but he can be her friend. Nate advises Victoria not to leave Newman Enterprises because if her father decides to step down again she will be the CEO. Nate tells Victoria that if she leaves the company the CEO job will go to Adam since Nick doesn’t want the job.

Kyle finally sees the real Audra when she calls him a coward. He tells her that he isn’t sure if he wants to betray his family. Kyle realizes that Audra only wants to have power and she doesn’t care about him. Audra later sends Kyle a text apologizing for their argument.

Nikki awakens in a locked room inside the house in Blue Lake. Claire takes Nikki’s phone and sends a text message to her family telling them that she is spending the night with Claire and her Aunt Jordan because they invited her to dinner. Claire also tells the family Nikki will go visit Casey tomorrow. Nikki remembers that Claire drugged her tea and starts looking for something to open the locked door. Claire tells Nikki where she left her food because she has to go back to Genoa City to make some arrangements. Claire tells Nikki that she will soon be with her family.

Victor makes Nick the COO and tells Adam he will find a job for him. Victor tells Adam and Nick they have to persuade Victoria not to leave Newman Enterprises. Victor also tells Adam and Nick that if Victoria leaves the company Nick will become Co-CEO and Adam will become COO.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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Recap written by Suzanne

Ridge and Brooke discuss the fact that Eric’s dying and which family members they haven’t told yet. Ridge has summoned Thomas and Steffy, so he tells them that he won the fashion challenge, not Eric, and that Eric is dying. They’re devastated.

Eric is on the phone with someone when he has tp hang up because of a coughing fit. Donna frets. Eric refuses to go back to the doctor. Katie drops by. Eric also insists on going to Forrester for more designing, rather than relaxing with Donna. Nor will he go to other specialists or tell other members of the family. Donna and Katie try to persuade him, to no avail.

RJ and Luna are discussing Eric when her mom, Poppy, drops by. She meets RJ and warns them that Li is not giving up on wanting Luna out of Forrester and L.A.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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Spencer has a talk with Esme and asks her to reconsider getting an apartment. Esme tells him she needs to move out because she wants to have her own life and maybe find love.

Ava advises Trina to tell Spencer how she feels about the Esme situation. Ava also tells Trina to listen to Spencer how he feels about the situation.

Portia and Terri tell Finn that he and the hospital are being sued for malpractice. Elizabeth tells Finn that she will help him prove that he wasn’t negligent in the treatment of his patient Mr. Muldoon.

Carly is determined to find out why Nina wants to sell her back her half of the Metro Court.

Laura tells Nina and Valentin what Charlotte told her about needing to protect her papa from Anna. Valentin finds the letter Victor wrote to Charlotte in Charlotte’s room. Laura reads the letter aloud to Nina and Valentin and they are all angry about the way Victor has manipulated Charlotte.

Cyrus demands that Mason tell the police he acted alone when he kidnapped Ava.

Dante advises Austin to tell the police the name of his boss in Ava’s kidnapping and maybe he won’t go to jail.

Cyrus leaves Austin a note telling him not to be foolish because it could be deadly.

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