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Sonny asks Michael if he and Willow and the kids will go to Anna’s wedding in Puerto Rico. Michael tells Sonny that he will talk to Willow about going to the wedding.

Kristina tells Sonny she will go to the wedding. Dante tells Sonny he can’t go to the wedding because he has too many things going on right now.

Nina tells Valentin that she will help him find Charlotte a therapist when she returns from her wedding.

Anna asks Robert to use his WSB contacts to find out who in the WSB is targeting her.

Alexis and Gregory begin to investigate the judge in Crew’s trial and they agree with Sonny and Carly that the judge gave Drew a harsh jail sentence because he wants to be appointed to a higher court. Alexis decides to write an article hoping to get Crew’s sentence commuted.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Chase goes to the hospital because he got sprayed with pepper spray and Finn washes out his eyes with saline solution and tells him not to drive for half an hour. Tracy sees Chase sitting in a chair in the hospital hallway and she thinks he is crying because something happened to Gregory. Tracy asks Chase if Gregory fell again. Chase wonders what Tracy knows about his father. Tracy blurts out that Gregory has ALS. Finn confirms to Chase that what Tracy said about Gregory is true. Chase is hurt that Finn knew about Gregory’s diagnosis for a few weeks and didn’t tell him.

Gregory and Alexis go to a hot yoga class and take another item off Gregory’s bucket list.

Valentin tells Anna he bought his house after her house burned intending to ask her to move in with him and Charlotte, but he needs to spend time with Charlotte right now and she can’t move in with them. Valentin promises Anna that when the time is right they will be together. Charlotte is listening to Valentin and Anna’s conversation and she remembers reading the letter her grandpa Victor left for her where he gave her special tarot cards and told her to use the cards to protect Valentin from Anna because Anna is controlling Valentine’s mind. Victor also tells Charlotte in the letter that Valentine’s love for Anna could lead to his death.

Cody, Dante, and Mac rescue Sasha from Dr. Montague who wants to inject Sasha with propofol and leave Fern Cliff with her. Cody gets the syringe away from Dr. Montague and Nurse Janice tells Mac and Dante what happened because she saw everything. Dr. Montague is arrested and Sasha ordeal finally ends.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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Philip and Rex talked about Victor’s will. They talked about Maggie throwing Vivian out. Philip said he couldn’t stand Vivian. Rex said Xander refused to stay away from the baby. Philip said he understood why Sarah wanted to keep the baby away from Xander. He wondered if she still had feelings for Xander. Rex said she only felt disgust for Xander. He said unless Susan came back from the dead, Sarah would never let Xander be in her or the baby’s life. Rex said Chloe overhearing them talking complicated things, but he wasn’t blaming her. He asked if Chloe overheard Philip say he loved her. Philip said she took it well. He said she told him her feelings for him came back when she saw him again. Rex said he always thought he and Chloe were meant to be together. Philip agreed with him. Philip said he lost his way and never wanted to do it again. Rex wondered what that meant for him and Chloe. Philip said he was going to let her decide who she was going to be with. When Philip left, Kate showed up to talk about Rex’s relationship with Sarah. Rex said he didn’t want to hear what she had to say. He got a text from Xander saying he wanted to talk. He left to find Xander. EJ met with Bronson at the DiMera mansion. He said he had a new job for Bronson. He said he wanted him to kill Ava since the last person didn’t do it. Bronson said he would do it but he needed to know where she was. EJ said he had people working on finding her. He had something else for him to do. He wanted him to kill Xander for helping Ava kill his mother. Bronson asked if it was smart since the Salem PD suspected him of sending the hitwoman after Ava. EJ wasn’t worried about that. He said they were going to frame Rex since he hated Xander. He said he had no feelings for Rex either way so he was expendable. Bronson agreed to do the job.

Chloe talked to her mother on the phone when Xander came home. She wondered where he was. He said he slept at the office so he could figure things out. He said he planned to sue Sarah for custody. He wanted her to be by his side. He apologized to her for not being able to go to New York right now. He said he loved her and wanted to marry her. She told him she didn’t want to marry him anymore. She told him she still had feelings for Philip. She said she loved him but they were in love with other people. She said they were using their relationship to hide from it. He told her he didn’t want to be with Sarah. Chloe said he was just angry now but when he calmed down he would change his mind. She said she was going to spend one more night in the room before she moved out. She gave him back the ring. They kissed before she went in her room. She packed her bags and told him goodbye. Bronson showed up dressed as a worker from the gas company. He told Xander there was a gas leak reported. He asked if he could come in and check it. Xander let him come in and check it. Bronson pulled out a gun when someone knocked on the door. It was Rex. Xander wanted to know what Rex wanted. Chloe and Philip met each other. She told him she wanted to tell him in person that she was leaving Salem. Ava asked Susan to send a psychic message to anyone who could get them out. Susan got an image of Edmund holding a gun on Rafe and Tripp. Ava panicked and asked Harris to do something to save her son. Harris tried to break the chains holding him. Susan wanted Ava to pray with her that the chains would open. The chains ended up breaking. Edmund put a gun to Rafe and Tripp. He said if he let them search his house, they would find his guests. Tripp asked who his guests were. Edmund said Ava and Harris were his guests. Edmund was shocked to find out Tripp was Ava’s son. Rafe tried to stop him from shooting Tripp. Edmund said he would shoot him too. Harris showed up and stopped Edmund from shooting them. Harris and Edmund fought over the gun. Harris got the gun from Edmund. Rafe asked Harris for the gun. Harris gave it to him. Harris took Tripp to free Ava.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Ava confronted EJ about being the one who hired the hitwoman to kill her. He denied it, but she knew it was him. She was there to end their feud. He wanted to know what that meant. She surprised him by letting him see that Susan was alive. EJ was shocked to see Susan. Harris and Ava looked on while they reunited with each other. Harris thought they should get a confession out of EJ. He reminded her that they promised Rafe that they would get a confession. Ava interrupted the reunion to ask Susan for her help. She reminded her that she was the reason she was back with her family. She wanted Susan to ask EJ to apologize for trying to have her killed. Susan agreed to do it. She went back to EJ and wanted him to confess to what he did and ask for Ava’s forgiveness. She wanted him to call off the assassin. He thought about sending the hitman after Xander. He said he had to leave for a meeting. Ava was upset that they missed an opportunity to get a confession.

Xander wanted to know why Rex was in his apartment. Rex thought he texted him to be there. Xander saw his phone and told him that wasn’t his number. He didn’t know who called him. He wanted to talk about the baby. Rex didn’t think anyone would award him custody of Victoria. He thought Xander should give up his rights to her. Xander refused to do that. Rex wanted to know what his plan was. Xander wanted Rex to give up his rights and divorce Sarah. There was a man pretending to be the electric man listening to their conversation. Rex told him to stay away from Sarah and the baby. Xander wondered if he was going to kill him if he didn’t. The hitman hit Rex in the back of the head. The hitman pointed the gun at Xander and told him that he was there to finish the job. Xander realized that EJ hired him, and he offered to pay him to leave. EJ showed up while Xander was talking to him. The hitman said that Xander already saw his face. EJ promised him that he will still get paid. The hitman left. Xander wanted to know why he called off the hit. EJ told him that his mother was alive. Xander was going to the police about EJ. EJ told him that Susan will press charges against him if he goes to the police about him. They agreed not to say anything about each other.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, October 6, 2023

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Billy tells Tucker to leave town for good if he really is serious about not going after Jabot. Tucker tells Billy he won’t leave town because he wants to be near Devon and Dominic.

Kyle is honored when Jack and Diane ask him to officiate their vow renewal ceremony.

Phyllis and Danny have a long talk where he advises her to believe in herself and have a positive attitude so she can be happy.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Jack persuades Diane to have a vow renewal tomorrow instead of just a wedding reception.

Jill and Lily are suspicious of the reason Mamie bought a stake in Chancellor-Winters. Mamie tells everyone she wants to move back home to unite her family because she is sure it is what Neil and Drucillal would want her to do.

Jack tells Diane he can’t fire Billy and put Kyle in his place because he would mend one family relationship but ruin another family relationship.

Mamie talks to someone on the phone and tells the person that nobody has any idea but everyone is curious to know what she is going to do.

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B&B Short Recap Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Eric tries to play the piano, but his fingers won’t cooperate. He puts on a recording of the music. Donna comes in, thinking he’s playing. He tells her that he can’t play. They’re still waiting to hear from the doctor about getting more tests run (to find out what’s wrong with Eric). RJ comes in and greets them. He’s a bit worried about Eric, but Eric tells him not to worry about praises his loyalty. Eric plans to put diamonds on one of his designs, which are very expensive. When Eric leaves, RJ manages to pry out of Donna that Eric’s doctor thinks he might have cerebrovascular disease or TIA’s, and a blood clot could kill him. Meanwhile, Eric goes to take his pills, but he has another terrible coughing fit.

Hope brings Kelly’s favorite pillow by for Finn, so he can send it to her in Europe. They end up having a heart-to-heart talk about their love lives and hugging. He thinks she’s too good for Thomas, and the only reason she’s with him is that he only loves her.

Deacon and Sheila celebrate their engagement at breakfast. She feeds him strawberries. They plan to tell everyone they’re engaged, but they have to figure out how to do it first. He plans to get her a ring, too. Sheila just wishes that Steffy wasn’t a problem for her relationship with Finn, but she assures a worried Deacon that Steffy is in no danger from her.

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B&B Short Recap Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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Eric’s Doctor tells him that they’re still narrowing down what’s wrong with him and need to do more tests. Donna is shocked to hear that they’re looking into Cerebrovascular disease and TIA’s. Eric knew about that possibility but didn’t tell her, so she’s annoyed with him. Eric tells Dr. Colby that his tremors are getting worse. She cries after the doctor leaves and tells Eric not to keep secrets from her. She begs him to tell the rest of the family about his illness, but he refuses. After Donna goes into the other room, he has a coughing fit and coughs up blood.

Brooke admires Ridge’s designs that he’s trying on the model, Kenzie. Ridge tells Kenzie that Brooke has always been his inspiration. Carter comes by and chats with Ridge and Brooke about Eric’s fashion showdown. Ridge is worried about Eric. Brooke tries to take his mind off Eric, to no avail.

RJ is frustrated while working with Luna. They discuss Eric and his mysterious illness some more, and how RJ feels caught in the middle between Eric and Ridge. She admires his relationship with his granddad again. He asks her for some personal information, in return for what he’s been telling her. She tries to change the subject, but he insists. She tells him some things about her family: that she’s from the Bay Area, that her mom had her whens he was really young, and that they’re artistic free spirits who went to music and art shows. She compliments him and gives him a hug.

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Days Short Recap Monday, October 2, 2023

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At the police station, Shawn was on the phone with Belle. Jada overheard him say he wanted to get his life back together and be a better husband to Belle. They made plans to go out to dinner. When he got off the phone, he was surprised to see Jada. He told her he thought she was in London with Rafe. She said she came back because Rafe thought one of them should be in Salem. Shawn wanted to catch her up with what was going on, but she didn’t want him to. She said they needed to talk about him sleeping with her sister first. They went to the interrogation room so they could talk. Shawn asked how she found out. She said she talked to Eric and figured it out. She said he had to get it together and stop hurting people especially his wife. He apologized for what he has done. She asked if he was going to tell Belle the truth. He said he wasn’t sure if he should. She got a message about a shooting at the DiMera mansion. She said he had to go. He offered to go with her, but she didn’t want him to go. He said they were partners and needed to work together. She ended up letting him go with her. Talia went to see Marlena. She told Marlena that she should find another therapist. Marlena asked if she wasn’t getting help with their sessions. Talia said she wasn’t the problem. Marlena asked if it was because they were colleagues. Talia said that was the reason. Marlena said she has treated colleagues before. She said she understood if it was an issue. She said she wondered what effect it would have on her court order. Talia decided to stay with her. Marlena wanted her to talk. Talia told her about her job and Chanel breaking up with her. She told her she slept with a married man. She told her how it happened. She said she felt bad about it. Belle came in and offered to come back. Talia said she had to work. Belle apologized for interrupting. Marlena said she was going to reach out to her to find out how things were going with Shawn. Belle said that was why she was there.

Belle told Marlena about her fight with Shawn. She said Shawn spent the night at the pub. Marlena remembered what Talia said and realized Shawn was the man she slept with. Belle said she and Shawn turned a corner. Marlena told her to be cautious. When Belle left, Marlena called Talia back to her office to confront her about sleeping with Shawn. Leo tried to tell Gwen that he wasn’t with Dimitri. She said she saw them going at it at Greenland. She told him to lie to her again. He admitted to sleeping with him. She punched him. He said he deserved the punch and the pie in the face. He said he never meant to hurt her. She said she didn’t understand how he ended up sleeping with Dimitri when they hated each other. Leo told her what happened. She said she knows about the codicil. He said he was shocked that Dimitri was gay and attracted to him. She said it worked because he screwed them both. She said she was hurt that Leo betrayed her. He said it was hard for him. He tried to defend Dimitri to her. She said they thought she was stupid. She said Leo didn’t care about her. He said that wasn’t true. He said he loved Dimitri. She said she hoped their love was real because it was going to be all they had. She said she was going to get the money with Kristen’s help. She showed him the check from the money she withdrew. She said Dimitri was lucky that was all she took. He asked what she meant by that. She said Kristen wanted to kill Dimitri. He was shocked that Kristen would go that far. She said Dimitri was lucky she intervened. She said she was divorcing Dimitri. She said he was going to lose his inheritance. He got a call from the hospital and told him Dimitri got shot. He said he would be right there. He told her he knew she was behind what happened. He said he was going to make her pay if he died. Stefan and Gabi tried to stop Dimitri from killing them. Dimitri was determined to shoot them. When a gunshot went off, they thought it was them. It turned out that Vivian shot Dimitri. She asked if Stefan was alright. He thanked her. He went to check on Dimitri. He wanted to call for help. Gabi said they should let him die. Vivian agreed with her. Stefan said they needed to get him help so they could get his shares. Gabi told Dimitri they were going to let him bleed out if he didn’t sign over his shares to Stefan. Dimitri agreed to do it. Vivian said they should let him bleed out. Stefan said he was a man of his word and was going to get him help. After Dimitri was taken away, Jada and Shawn showed up at the mansion. They asked what happened to Dimitri. Stefan told them what happened. When Jada and Shawn left, Vivian told them what happened with Maggie. Leo went to the hospital. Gwen showed up. He wanted to know what she did to Dimitri. She said she had nothing to do with it. She told him that he betrayed her. He wanted to know what he could do to fix it. She said there was nothing he could do.

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Shawn saw Jada and he wanted to know if they were good. She warned him to get his act together. He felt like things were awkward and asked her not to say anything about what happened. She promised not to tell that he slept with her sister. They didn’t know that Belle was standing in the doorway. She let Jada know that she just told her. Shawn wondered why she was there, and she told him that she was there to surprise him. She let him know that she lost her appetite now. She was glad that she heard the truth. She wondered if Shawn was ever going to tell her what he did. Jada let her know that no one else knew about it. She said that Talia felt bad about what happened. She left them alone to talk. He was about to explain when she slapped him. He acknowledged that he deserved it. She couldn’t believe that he cheated on her. He told her that he didn’t tell the truth because it would hurt more than the lie. She didn’t think he would ever cheat on her, but she knew their relationship was a lie. She thought he was paying her back for being with Philip and EJ. He said that wasn’t true. He felt like she should forgive him since he forgave her. He will do anything to get her forgiveness. He pleaded with her to tell him what he needed to do to get her forgiveness. She said he couldn’t do anything. She wanted to leave, and he offered to go with her. She didn’t want to go anywhere with him. She wanted him to leave her alone. Marlena confronted Talia about sleeping with Shawn. Talia tried to deny it, but she didn’t believe her. Marlena reminded her that she was supposed to be honest with her, and she confessed to being with Shawn. Talia wanted to know how she found out. Marlena told her that she figured it out. Talia apologized for what happened. She was ashamed of what she did. She asked Marlena not to say anything. Marlena didn’t want to keep it a secret, but she couldn’t say anything because of doctor-patient confidentiality. Talia didn’t think it was a good idea for her to keep seeing her and Marlena agreed. She left her office and ran into Jada. They talked about Shawn. Talia defended Shawn, but Jada thought he took advantage of her. Talia said they took advantage of each other. She hoped that Jada didn’t look at her differently. Jada loved her regardless. Belle was at the hospital and ran into Talia. Talia tried to apologize to her, but she didn’t want to hear it. Belle went to Marlena’s office. She knew that Belle was upset. She told her that Shawn cheated on her. She broke down and started crying.

Harris and Ava woke up and realized that Edmund drugged their tea. Ava wondered if she imagined Edmund saying that he had Susan tied up there. They realized they were chained up. Susan came out and was happy that Ava found her. Ava was happy that she was alive. Susan blamed her for her situation. Ava told her about her mental breakdown. Harris caught Susan up on what was going on with EJ. He wanted her to tell them everything she knew about Edmund. Edmund walked through the door. He tried to give them food, but Harris thought it was poisoned. Edmund let him know that he didn’t have to poison them now that he has them where he wanted them. Edmund told them how he ended up with Susan. Edmund nursed her back to health, but she only wanted Roger. She appreciated what he did for her, but she loved Roger. While they were talking, Edmund found out that Ava tried to kill Susan. He wanted to get rid of Ava and Harris since they weren’t good people. Rafe and Tripp saw each other at Ava and Harris’ hotel room. Rafe thought he was trying to tip Ava off. He said he was worried about his mother. They worked together to find Ava and Harris. They arrived at Edmund’s place. Rafe showed him Ava and Harris’ pictures. Edmund said he recognized Ava as the one who killed Susan. He didn’t think she deserved to be free or alive. He told him that some people believe that Susan was alive.

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Sally accidentally tells Adam that she hasn’t been able to forget about their kiss. Sharon helps Nick sort out his feelings about Adam kissing Sally and calms him down enough that he decides not to punch Adam. Sally tells Nick she loves him, but she doesn’t tell him she can’t stop thinking about her kiss with Adam.

Mamie tells Devon, Lily, and Nate she is moving back home to unite the family. Mamie also tells everyone that she bought Victoria’s stake in Chancellor-Winters. Mamie also asks Nate to return to Chancellor-Winters. Lily wonders if Mamie is going to be a silent investor or be an active part of the company.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, October 3, 2023

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Taylor drops by Forrester to see Ridge and Brooke before leaving town again. They discuss the kids again for a minute. Ridge promises to let Taylor know if anything further happens with Thomas. Later, Ridge complains again to Brooke about Eric insisting on doing his grand finale collection.

Eric is at Forrester with Luna and RJ, talking about his designs. When she asks him to sign something for Carter, he
has trouble holding the pen, so he gets annoyed at yells that he’s Eric Forrester (meaning that he doesn’t have to sign it). Then he leaves. RJ is upset and apologizes to Luna. He explains to her that he thinks something more is wrong with Eric than just arthritis. He wishes he could tell his dad about it. He also confides to her that he never wanted to be in the family business. Luna is impressed by how devoted he is to his grandfather.

Katie drops by the Forrester house to visit Donna. She admires Eric’s designs but wonders if they’re enough to beat Ridge’s. Donna remarks that Eric acts like his life depends on the collection, which strikes Katie as odd. Eric returns home, so Katie leaves. Donna can tell that Eric is upset, so he explains about what happened at the office. Eric’s doctor visits to tell him about his condition.

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Sheila refuses Deacon’s marriage proposal, saying he has too much to lose, and she’s bad (i.e. not good enough for him). He just wants to go with his feelings instead of being rational. They argue about whether Sheila should say yes or not. He refuses to live without her, despite the fact that he might lose Hope, so Sheila finally agrees to marry him.

Hope, Thorne and Brooke discuss the fact that Taylor came into the design office and found Hope and Thomas kissing, so she knows all about their relationship. Ridge wonders if Hope is just stringing Thomas along, but Hope and Brooke assure him that she’s not.

Thomas tells his mom that he’s an adult that can handle his own love life. He does tell her that he figures, eventually, Hope will fall in love with him. Taylor tells Hope that if she doesn’t feel for Thomas the same way he does, then she should break up with him now. Hope explains her feelings and relationships to Taylor, but she leaves Taylor feeling upset after she suggests that maybe she’s more like Brooke than she thought. Taylor tells Brooke about that last part, so Brooke looks shocked.

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Sally tells Nick she doesn’t know how she feels about Adam kissing her but, she tells Nick she and Adam are just friends. Nick thinks Sally is lying to herself about her feelings for Adam. Sally tells Nick she hopes that she hasn’t ruined their relationship. Nick tells Adam to stay away from him and the people he loves.

Diane continues to pressure Jack to fire Billy and give Kyle the co-CEO job since Kyle won’t come back to Jabot unless he is co-CEO.

Tucker tells Adam he has made an enemy of him since he sold the scandalous information about the singer to Jabot. Audra wonders what Tucker will do now since he can’t go after Jabot.

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Spencer is happy when Trina finally tells him she loves him. Trina and Spencer go back to their hotel room and make love for the first time.

Laura and Kevin are in Geneva and Nikolas’ banker tells Laura and Kevin that Nikolas has made several large withdrawals of money recently and that proves to Laura that Nikolas is alive. Nikolas later comes to the bank and the banker, who is a family friend, advises Nikolas that Laura loves him very much, and he should go home.

Mason arrives at Wyndamere with two men and kidnaps Ava.

Carly and Michael plan to ask Alexis to publish an article in The Invader about their suspicions that the judge in Crew’s case gave him a harsh sentence so people would know he was tough on crime. The judge is hoping to get appointed to a higher court in New York, but Carly hopes that the article in The Invader will create enough public pressure to get Crew’s prison sentence commuted.

Michael also tells Carly he has a contact at the SEC and he is getting close to finding out who turned her and Drew in to the SEC.

Willow has a dream where Harmony returns to warn her but, she wakes up before Harmony can tell her what she needs to know.

Nina tells Sonny everything that Gladys has done to Sasha in order to pay off her gambling debts to Mrs. Wu. Sonny is very upset and tells Nina he will deal with Gladys.

Sonny and Nina decide to go to his island in Puerto Rico and get married tomorrow and just elope.

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Kevin and Laura prepared to leave Switzerland (?) to head to London. Kevin wonders if Laura should keep chasing Nikolas when it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t want to get caught, but she insists on searching for her son, anyway.

Martin visits Valentin, who tells him that Charlotte vandalized Anna’s room, and he thinks she tried to burn down her house, too. He wants Martin, who is shocked to hear all this, to prepare in case Charlotte gets arrested. Valentin then phones Laura to ask her to stop back home before she heads to London because her granddaughter needs her.

Anna phones Sonny to thank him for giving her bodyguards. Later, Anna and Jordan catch up at the Metro Court. Anna then walks into Valentin’s new house, asking if this is where he’s been hiding.

Dr. Montague tells Nurse Janice that he’ll be leaving soon and can’t treat Sasha any more. Later, he phones her and asks her to search for a file he left behind (so she can get by her desk without her seeing him).

Sasha tries to get used to being in her Ferncliff room again. A nurse tells her that she can’t have visitors and wants her to take her medication, but Sasha refuses. Sasha has a nightmare about Dr. Montague. Later, he comes in her room and tries to inject her, but she tries to get away. He grabs her and she screams for help. He’s about to inject her when someone walks in.

Gladys is about to skip town when Sam arrives. Sam accuses her of everything that she’s done to hurt Sasha. Sonny arrives and listens to all of Gladys’ lies while Sam gets annoyed.

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Maggie went to the Kiriakis mansion to talk to Vivian. Vivian said Maggie was trespassing. Maggie said she wasn’t. She showed Vivian Victor’s new will. Vivian didn’t believe it. Maggie let her see the will. Vivian ripped it up. Maggie said it was a copy. She said the original was filed in probate. Vivian said she wasn’t leaving. Maggie said she thought she would do that. She had a deputy escort Vivian out of the mansion. Sonny went to Alex’s apartment. Sonny said their father told him what happened. Alex corrected him and said Justin was not his father. Sonny told him not to think like that anymore. Alex said he didn’t have a choice. He said Justin not being his father explained why he was bad. Sonny said that wasn’t true. Sonny tried to convince him that nothing changed with them. He told Alex that Justin was still his father. Alex wasn’t convinced. Sonny told him Justin was hurting the same way he was. He advised Alex to talk to Justin. Alex didn’t think it was a good idea. He was upset with Victor for not telling him the truth. Sonny told him to think about Justin too. Alex said he needed time to think. When Sonny left, Vivian showed up. She tried to get Alex to work with her to go against Maggie. He threw her out of his apartment.

Kristen and Gwen saw each other in the DiMera mansion. They plotted against Dimitri and Leo for their betrayal. Leo had a dream that Dimitri killed Stefan and Gabi. Dimitri went into the room with Gwen and Kristen. Gwen told him she and Kristen were planning a surprise. Gabi was upset that Dimitri was ignoring her and Stefan’s texts. He wanted to put more pressure on Dimitri. He said even with Dimitri and Megan’s shares, they will only be tied for majority. Dimitri went to answer the door. Kristen told Gwen they had to kill Dimitri. Dimitri answered the door to Leo. Leo wanted him to tell him he didn’t kill Gabi and Stefan. Dimitri said he didn’t kill them. Gabi and Stefan talked about the stockholders. She said she might be able to convince LI to side with them which would give them control. Stefan asked how she was going to do that. She said she would seduce him. Gwen told Kristen she didn’t want to kill Dimitri. They got into an argument over it. Gwen said she could get Dimitri’s money out of the bank and split it with her. Kristen agreed to it. When Gwen left, Kristen got a gun out of the safe. Leo tried to talk Dimitri out of killing Gabi and Stefan. Dimitri agreed not to kill them. They hugged outside. Gwen saw them hugging. She came out and pretended not to see what they did. She let them know she was going to be running some errands. When she left, Dimitri told Leo that everything was going to work out. Dimitri went back inside the mansion. Kristen pointed a gun at him, He said she was bluffing. She cocked the gun and asked if he was sure she was bluffing. When Leo went back to the hotel, Gwen showed up with a pie. She put the pie in his face. Dimitri managed to get the gun from Kristen. She said this wasn’t over. When Gabi and Stefan came into the room, Dimitri pointed the gun at them. Leo asked why she put the pie in his face. She said he was sleeping with her husband. Gabi and Stefan tried to talk Dimitri out of shooting them. A gun went off. Gabi and Stefan realized they weren’t hit. Dimitri fell to the floor. Vivian was behind him holding a gun.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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Chloe was shocked to see Philip at her place. She thought he would be at Rex’s wedding. He said he was. She asked if Xander showed up at the pub. Philip said he did. Philip said he came over to check on her. He asked if she was okay. She said she wasn’t but she would be. She said she felt bad for telling Xander but he had a right to know the truth about the baby. She said she was sorry that he stopped the wedding. Philip said he didn’t stop the wedding. He said Rex and Sarah got married before Xander got there. She said she got off the phone with her mother and told her that she and Xander weren’t getting married. He asked her why she couldn’t still marry Xander. She said things changed. He said the baby complicated things, but they could still get married. She said it wasn’t going to happen. She told him about her conversation with Xander. He said he felt bad for her. He apologized for the pain she was feeling. She said deep down she knew he had unresolved feelings for Sarah. She said Philip understood that. He asked how much of his conversation with Rex did she hear. She said she heard him say he loved her. He said he never wanted her to know that because he didn’t want to come between her and Xander. He said he didn’t deserve to be happy after everything he did to her and Brady. She said she didn’t agree with him. She said he was mentally ill. He said he didn’t think she could ever love him again. She said her feelings for him came back when she saw him again. She said she couldn’t pretend her love for him didn’t exist. He asked if she still had feelings for him. He told her not to answer him. When she was ready to say something, he told her that wasn’t why he came there. She said she knew he changed. He said he should go. He said he would be there for her.

Xander asked Sarah how she could keep Victoria’s paternity from him. When she didn’t answer him, he said he was going to get his daughter. She stopped him from going after the baby. She told him to talk if he wanted to. She reminded him that they lied to Eric about Mackenzie. He said that was different. He said she wanted to do that so things wouldn’t be complicated but she did this out of spite. She said she didn’t. She said she did it so an innocent child wouldn’t grow up with a murderer as a father. He said he hated himself over what happened to Susan, but he wasn’t the one who killed her. He said Ava did. They talked about what happened. She said he got Susan killed. She said she couldn’t let her child grow up around that. He said she was trying to play God because she thought she was perfect. They got in an argument over him working for Ava and him teaming up with Gwen. He tried to defend himself, but she didn’t believe him or care about his reasons. He said he did what he had to do. She said she did the same thing. He asked if she thought Rex would be a better father than him. She said she did. He reminded her of the things Rex did to her. She said Rex has changed unlike him. She mentioned the other things he has done. She asked if he regretted what he has done. He said no matter what he has done, she didn’t have the right to keep his child from him. He asked if she knew that he wouldn’t hurt his daughter. Rex showed up before she could answer him. Xander told him to leave, but he wouldn’t do it. Xander said he couldn’t believe she chose Rex over him. She said it didn’t matter because they were married. Xander told them to enjoy their honeymoon while he got to know his daughter. Rex said that wasn’t going to happen. He said Xander didn’t have any claim on the baby. He said he and Sarah would fight him if he tried to get the baby. Xander said he was going to fight them. He said he was going to be a part of his child’s life. Rafe and Jada were outside of Harris and Ava’s hotel room. They talked about how helpful the clerk was. She said the clerk was impressed that they were working with Scotland Yard and the ISA. When they got the door open, it was empty. They searched the room. Jada found the fake passports. They thought Harris and Ava would come back for the passports. Rafe said they would be there when they did. He asked the clerk to call them when Harris and Ava came back. He called Tripp and told him Scotland Yard arrested Ava. Tripp asked if Rafe could do anything. Rafe said he couldn’t. Rafe said Ava and Harris running to London hurt their case. Tripp said they weren’t running. He said they were looking for Susan. He told Rafe that Ava got her memory back when Marlena hypnotized her. He said the visions led her to London. Rafe admitted that he lied about Ava getting arrested.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, September 28, 2023

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Sloan was surprised that Eric had his luggage when he showed up at her place. He reminded her that they were supposed to move in together. She was surprised that a former priest would want to live together. He reminded her that they were engaged. She wanted to know when they were getting married. They talked about their wedding. Sloan didn’t want to get married in the pub. He agreed since he was already married there. She figured out that he married Nicole at the pub. Sloan wanted to get married soon because adoption agencies preferred married couples. She wanted to know if Belle agreed to represent them and Eric told he that she. He thought they should get someone else because she’s going through a lot. He was excited about looking for a new attorney so they could become parents. She wanted to be sure he wanted to adopt a child. He told her that he wanted to be a father. Melinda texted Sloan. Sloan let him know that she was excited about adopting too. Paulina let Melinda know that she was fired. Melinda tried to talk her out of firing her. She wasn’t moved until Melinda told her that she would give her a huge conviction. Paulina wanted to know who she could get. Melinda said she could prosecute Li Shinn. She wanted to know what she had on him. Melinda said he was the one who tried to kill Stefan. Melinda assured her that she could get proof that he tried to kill Stefan. Paulina wanted to know how long it will take. Paulina gave her one more shot or she was done. Later, Melinda met with Li in the town square. She was happy to see him. He let her know that they were over. Melinda was surprised and wanted to know why. She thought they were good together. He thought the same thing until he heard a recording of her talking about taking him down. She wanted to know how he got the recording. He told her that he planted a bug in her teddy bear. After her conversation with Li, Paulina arrived to find out how it went. Melinda told her what happened and she fired her.

EJ arrived home late and let Nicole know that he was looking for a new IT person. Nicole wondered what happened to Wendy. He let her know that she was trying to hack into his phone to get evidence against him. Nicole knew Wendy was dating Tripp and wondered if there was evidence against him. He assured her there wasn’t anything against him. He let her know that Wendy told him that his mother was still alive. He didn’t believe that was true. He thought she would have contacted him if she were alive. He reminded her about Susan’s psychic powers and that she wouldn’t have to call him. She would have sent him a sign. Just as he said that about his mother, the lights went out. She thought it was a sign from Susan. Harris and Ava arrived at Edmund’s place in London. He yelled at them for showing up that late. Ava told him they wanted to talk to him about Susan. He yelled at her for killing Susan. Ava told Edmund that they believed that Susan was alive. Edmund wanted to know where Susan was if she was still alive. They wondered the same thing. They wondered if he received signs from her. He said he didn’t because he had her chained in the basement. They thought he was joking, but they started feeling dizzy after drinking the tea he offered them. He put their bodies on a bed in the back room. Susan brushed her teeth with a chain around her ankle.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, September 28, 2023

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Spencer and Trina begin their weekend in New York by going out to a romantic dinner.

Jordan promises Drew and Carly that she and the warden of Pentonville will work together to make sure he doesn’t go back to Pentonville.

Mason visits Cyrus in Pentonville and tells him that he thinks Betty made a deal with Sonny and told him that Cyrus was planning to turn him in to the FBI. Cyrus tells Mason that he is sure Ava was the one who told Sonny that she was in trouble. Cyrus tells Mason Ava must pay for telling Sonny everything, but Mason reminds him Nikolas told him not to harm Ava. Cyrus tells Mason that Nikolas isn’t the one running the show.

Gladys tells Sasha that she will go to the police and tell them the truth but instead she calls the police and tells the police she found Sasha. Sasha is taken to the police station and Dante has to take Sasha back to Fern Cliff. Sasha sees Dr. Montague, watching her from the hallway outside her room at Fern Cliff and she is afraid that he will hurt her.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, September 29, 2023

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Phyllis tells Danny and Daniel that if Nick and Sharon don’t give her a job, she will take the job at Omegasphere and make them proud. Daniel tells Danny that Christine is in Lisbon trying to work things out with Paul.

Tucker tells Audra that framing Billy for embezzlement is only to keep the Abbotts distracted, so they won’t see what is coming when he takes Jabot from them. Jack confronts Phyllis about helping Tucker frame Billy. Phyllis denies she helped Tucker frame Billy, but Jack knows she is lying; he can see it in her eyes. Jack tells Phyllis to prove to him that she is trying to change by helping him find out Tucker’s plan.

Billy tells Tucker he has the emails that prove McCall Unlimited covered up a scandal involving a singer on his record label sleeping with underage girls. Billy tells Tucker he will use those emails to crush him unless he stops coming after his family.

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Spencer calls Trina and tells her that Eve’s daycare called and said Ace may have been exposed to chicken pox, but Spencer arrives later and tells Trina that the child that was sick has poison oak and not chicken pox, so Spencer books another flight to New York.

The Quartermaine family goes to the Savoy to support Eddie. Olivia tells Brook Lynn that she feels like she is cheating on Ned because she wants Eddie to kiss her. Olivia tells Brook Lynn that she thinks Eddie’s unfinished new song may be the key to Ned getting back his memory. Eddie dedicates a classic Eddie Maine song to Olivia because she is the best friend a guy could have and has been very supportive of him.

Kristina, Molly (now played by Kristen Vaganos), and TJ are also at the Savoy watching Eddie sing. Kristina wishes Molly and TJ congratulations on their baby.

Sasha confronts Gladys and gets Gladys to admit what she did to her. Sasha tells Gladys that, if she loves her, she will turn herself in to the police. Sasha also wants Gladys to testify against Dr. Montague, so he won’t hurt anybody else.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, September 28, 2023

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Summer invites Chance to lunch to celebrate his promotion to Chief of Police.

Nikki tells Audra to stay away from Tucker and focus on her goals at Newman Enterprises.

Tucker asks Phyllis to transfer the money that she transferred into an old Jabot account that was dormant and transfer the money into Billy’s personal account. Tucker tells Phyllis that if she doesn’t do it when he takes over Jabot, he will get rid of Marchetti.

Jack gets a security alert telling him that money has been transferred into Billy’s account. Billy tells Jack that he thinks Tucker is using Phyllis to set him up. Tucker calls Leanna Love and tells her that he heard a rumor about Billy.

Phyllis is happy that the insurance company has received her payment and she doesn’t owe them any money.

Danny arrives for a visit.

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