Y&R Short Recap Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Chance and Abby talk to Jill on video chat to ask permission to use the Chancellor Mansion for their wedding next week. Jill is a little shocked that the wedding is so soon, but she gives her permission to use the mansion and offers to have her decorator get the house ready for the wedding. Ashley also offers to help Abby with the wedding plans. Lily and Amanda talk about their romantic lives and Lily says that she is taking things slowly and isn’t looking for a serious relationship. Amanda tells Lily that she and Devon ordered take out Chinese food and talked like friends. Rey and Paul search Billy’s office after they show him a search warrant and find a single blue earbud that matches one found at the crime scene. Billy hires Amanda as his lawyer and temporarily leaves Chancellor Communications so the company won’t be hurt by his legal problems. Adam tells Chelsea he is willing to leave Genoa City as long as she comes with him and Chelsea tells Adam that she needs time to think about the situation. Victor asks Sharon to help Adam because she is the only one that he can talk to him about his problems and Sharon agrees to help Adam. Victor then goes to Adam’s place and begs him to get professional help.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Belle told John and Marlena how she and Shawn were getting remarried. Shawn talked to Roman about getting remarried. Shawn told him how he talked to Hope. Roman asked him about Hope. They talked about how she was doing. Ava called Philip while he was talking to Sarah. He asked her for some privacy. She hid behind a door to listen to the call. Ava told him how he should have been laundering money out of the company. He assured her he could handle Xander. Belle continued to talk to her parents about marrying Shawn. Jan met with Claire and she told her how her parents were getting remarried. Jan wanted to know why she thought she wouldn’t like it. Xander wanted to do business with Charlie at Julie’s Place. He told him how he thought Philip is stealing through the company. Sarah didn’t get much info while eavesdropping on Philip. She offered to take him to work. Belle asked John and Marlena if she could have her wedding at their place. She asked Marlena to perform the ceremony. Jan wanted information about where Shawn and Belle would get married. Claire told her they were getting married at John and Marlena’s place. Jan pretended to be happy for them. Jan pumped Claire for more info about the wedding.

Jan advised Claire to ask Charlie to the wedding. She told Jan how it was just for family, but she warned her that she would look like she was blowing him off if she didn’t talk to him about it. Xander continued to talk to Charlie about Philip embezzling money from Titan. Philip ran into Shawn and they argued over Belle. Shawn told him how he and Belle were getting married. Belle walked up to them to find out what was going on with them. Shawn told her how Philip thought he proposed to him. She told Philip how she popped the question. Philip wished them luck. Shawn offered an invitation to Philip, but he declined it. Philip went to Ava’s apartment. Xander told Charlie to tell him everything that he sees Philip doing. Claire showed up to talk to Charlie. Xander told her off for what she did to Charlie. Xander didn’t know why she didn’t want to go out with a good man like him. Belle thought Shawn did too much by inviting Philip to the wedding. Jan saw Belle and Shawn kissing each other.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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Chad wanted answers from Jake about his conversation with Gwen. He didn’t want to tell him about it until Chad was prepared to go to Gwen. Gwen went to see Rolf. She talked to him about what she did to Abby. He wanted to know how she got Abby to reveal what Jack did. She told him what she did. She was satisfied with what she did to Abby’s parents so she wanted to go after Abby’s marriage next. Abby went to JJ’s place to talk to Jennifer. He let her know that Jennifer wasn’t there. They talked about what happened at the party. Jennifer confronted Kate about what she did with Jack. Mr. Shin showed up while Chad and Jake were talking. He confirmed that Jake called him. Abby wasn’t sure what would have happened if Chad had did to her what Jack did to Jennifer. JJ tried to assured her that it wasn’t her fault that Jennifer found out the truth the way she did. He blamed Jack for what happened. Jack told Roman what happened at the party. Jennifer couldn’t believe that Kate was with Jack while he was vulnerable just like she did with her father. Kate told her how her parents’ marriage was over way before she came along. Jennifer reminded her how her marriage was fine and she went after Jack. Kate told her how Jack’s heart was involved in what they were doing. Jennifer slapped Kate.

Kate was surprised that Jennifer had it in her to slap her. She ended up slapping her back. Roman had suspected that Jack was with Kate. He saw him with her all of the time and put two and two together. Jack said it happened once and he wrote a letter about it. He said Jennifer wouldn’t have found out about it if it weren’t for Abby. JJ assured her that Jennifer would have found out what Jack did regardless of who told her. Gwen told Rolf how she planned on making Chad think Abby was having an affair with Jake. She knew Chad wouldn’t get over the fact that Abby was with Stefan. She knew he would think Jake was after her too. Gwen told Rolf that she only wanted Chad to think Abby was cheating. She mentioned how Jake was sleeping with Kate. She would let Chad think Jake is sleeping with someone in the mansion and he would assume he was with Abby. She planned on picking up the pieces after he breaks up with Abby. Mr. Shin told Jake that Chad would be the sole CEO, but he wanted him to be Vice President. Kate tried to explain what happened while Jennifer was in a coma. Kate asked her how long Jack was supposed to wait for her. She told her to get over herself. She tried to convince Jennifer to give Jack another chance or she would lose him. Chad put Jake on notice about comforting his wife.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Sally asks Jack to put in a good word for her with Lauren because she wants to run Jabot Collective. Jack thinks Sally has talent for the fashion business and she will work for Jabot Collective eventually, but she isn’t ready to run the company. Sally decides to help Theo get some of his grandmother’s money. Sally asks Theo to find out who is going to run Jabot Collective so she can get her competition out of the way. Victoria tells Phyllis that if,she doesn’t consult her on every decision she makes regarding the Grand Phoenix she will be fired. Phyllis leaves a message for Amanda asking her to give her some legal advice before she loses the hotel. Summer is torn about taking Lauren’s job offer or staying at Jabot. Jack and Kyle both tell Summer that although it will be a big loss for Jabot, they don’t want to stand in the way of her taking her dream job. Nick overhears the conversation between Faith and Phyllis at the park and is very upset with Faith because she had two drinks. Nick has a long and serious talk with Faith about why she shouldn’t drink. Faith promises not to have a drink again. Nick and Phyllis have an argument because he is upset with her because she didn’t tell him about Faith’s drinking.

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Days Short Recaps Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Lani confronted Eli about what he did to Kristen. She told him how Brady told her everything. Jack went to JJ’s room to talk to Jennifer. He let him know that Jennifer didn’t want to see him. He begged JJ to let him in to talk to her. He wanted to say sorry to Jennifer. Brady went to see Kristen and told him how Lani knew the truth about how she ended up in prison. Eli tried to lie to Lani about the baby shower until she told him how she recorded his conversation with Abe. She wanted to know where they would go from there. He explained how he had to do what he had to do to keep her out of prison. She was mad that he wouldn’t have said anything. He explained what happened when he had to help Kristen. He told her he had to protect her over Kristen. Jake tried to warn Gwen about going after Kate. She thought he was protecting her because he slept with her. She figured it out because she saw him kissing Kate. Jack called out to Jennifer to apologize, but she wouldn’t come to the door. JJ closed the door on him. Jack ran into Kate at the town square.

Kristen talked about how great a person Lani is. Brady thought Eli did what he would have done to her. Kristen didn’t think Lani would understand what he did. Eli and Lani continued to argue over Kristen. He told her how he had nightmares that she would leave him over that. She said it wasn’t a nightmare, but a premonition. Jennifer thought Jack was sorry because he was caught. Kate wanted to talk, but he wanted to talk somewhere else. Jake told Gwen that Chad couldn’t find out about him and Kate. Chad walked in on part of their conversation and wanted to know what Jake meant by what he said. Jake lied and told him how he was talking about the company. JJ wanted to be there for Jennifer. Kate apologized for saving Jack’s letter. He was sorry that he wrote it. She said how she hid the letter and didn’t think Abby would be able to find it. He wanted to know why she kept the letter. He said what they had was over. They agreed that it was just a night. She said she felt a connection with him when he told her that she helped him. Lani had a bag packed, but Eli didn’t think she should be moving out when she’s about to give birth. She agreed and told him how he was the one leaving. He couldn’t believe she was kicking him out because he kept her out of prison. She said she was doing it because he put her in prison and lied about it. Jack and Kate talked about Abby exposing them at the party. He let her know how he tried to reach out to Jennifer, but she didn’t want to talk to him. She asked if he wanted her to talk to Jennifer.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, November 16, 2020

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Chance and Abby decided to get married as soon as he got out of the hospital. Adam visited Chance. Chance felt he’d repaid his debt to Adam. Chance didn’t think Adam was good for Chelsea, and he thought he’d be better off if Adam wasn’t part of his life anymore. Abby asked Ashley to help her plan a wedding that honored the people she and Chance loved, like Dina, Brad and Chance’s family. Victor came to the hospital at Chance’s request. Chance told Victor that Adam was struggling. Chance also revealed he and Abby were engaged and asked Victor’s blessing. Victor welcomed Chance to the family. Sharon told Rey that she visited Adam to see if he knew who tried to kill him. Rey said he didn’t want Sharon around Adam, because he thought she might get hurt. He told her that Adam kidnapped Chelsea. He felt Adam destroyed everything he touched. Sharon said Adam didn’t destroy her and he wouldn’t destroy what she and Rey had. Sharon had reservations about whether Rey could be impartial with Adam’s case, and she ultimately decided that he could. Billy told Lily and Amanda that it was Adam’s fault Chance got shot, since he’d angered someone enough to try and kill him. Lily was adamant that they wouldn’t run an article without an arrest. Amanda supported this. Lily and Amanda talked about handling Billy. Lily thought she knew how to get him to follow the rules. Lily was very happy with her job, and Amanda asked if it was because of Billy. Lily apologized to Sharon about the article that had caused difficulties for Faith. Sharon knew there was a good man inside Adam, but she decided not to spend any more time helping him overcome his past.

Rey talked to Chelsea, and she walked back all the stuff she’d said about Adam kidnapping her and targeting Newman Tower. Rey wondered how Adam got people to forgive him. She told him that Adam thought Billy was the shooter. Rey noticed the place where Chance was shot was very close to ChanceComm. Billy and Adam had words. Adam said the person who shot at him would pay. Billy said not if the person tried again and succeeded in shooting him. Adam told Chelsea that Billy basically confessed to shooting him, but he wasn’t going to seek revenge. He tried to reconnect with her, but she said she wasn’t sure she’d ever trust him again. He said he had to believe she would, since that was the only thing holding him together. She told him not to put that on her. Chelsea asked Billy if he tried to shoot Adam, and he refused to justify it with a response. Rey overheard Billy say that Chelsea should be disappointed the shooter missed. Rey questioned Billy about his possible involvement. Billy said he wouldn’t be sad if Adam was shot, but he didn’t pull the trigger. Amanda asked if there was anything going on with Lily and Billy. Lily said no. Billy told Lily and Amanda he might need a lawyer. Chloe tried to get Chelsea to focus on building a good life without Adam. Chelsea said she still loved him.

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Days Short Recap Monday, November 16, 2020

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Tripp went to see Allie to ask her not to go to the police with the test results. She was upset when he asked her that. He wanted to talk to her again about the night she was raped. He told her how nothing happened. She reminded him how he raped her when she said she didn’t want him. He told her how it didn’t happen. Marlena went to see Kristen in prison. Kristen thought Brady sent her because she needed a shrink. She didn’t want him to bring Rachel there again. Lani went to Brady to find out what Eli was keeping from her. She told him how she accidentally recorded Eli’s conversation with Abe. She wanted answers from Brady. Lani demanded Brady tell her what happened. He said he it wasn’t his place. She asked him again and he said it was about Kristen. Kristen told Marlena how awful it was for Rachel to be there. Marlena tried to reassure her that she would see Rachel again. Steve told Kayla that the district attorney wasn’t going to press charges against Tripp because it was outside of this jurisdiction. Kayla was upset because she thought Tripp was guilty. Allie mentioned to Tripp how she knew he put a scalpel to Kayla’s neck. He told her that he thought she killed his mother. Ava went to see Kristen. Brady told Lani about Eli’s involvement in Kristen’s arrest. She couldn’t believe that Eli would agree to that. He said he did and tricked Kristen into confessing. Tripp told Allie how he regretted what he did, but Kayla forgave him. He said she got him into medical school and how things were great until he was accused of rape. He apologized for what happened to her and told her how he didn’t rape her.

Steve wanted to fix the situation. Kayla thought Tripp was out celebrating. He was surprised that she convicted him. She reminded him how she did multiple tests on him. She thought he didn’t want to believe it because he’s his son. Steve thought she he was guilty because of Ava. Ava and Kristen talked about how Rolf brought her back to life. They talked about when they first met. Lani wanted to know how Eli tricked Kristen. Brady told her how Eli wanted Kristen to agree to the story. He told Lani how Eli got Kristen ended up confessing while he recorded it. He told her everything else that happened. She was mad that Eli forced Kristen to confess and kept himself out of it. Kayla couldn’t believe Steve would think she thought Tripp was guilty because of Ava. They ended up talking about Ava taking advantage of him the way Tripp took advantage of Allie. Tripp walked in the room while Kayla said Ava raped him. Lani couldn’t believe what Eli did. Brady tried to reassure her that he wanted to protect his family. She didn’t like how he ripped his family apart and left Kristen in a cell. Tripp refused to let Kayla badmouth his mother because of him. Steve told him how Kayla was telling the truth. Eli arrived home and told Lani how the baby shower was getting planned. She said there wouldn’t be a shower. Steve told Tripp what Ava did to make him sleep with her. He couldn’t believe his mother would do that. He realized that was why she thought he would do it too.

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B&B Short Recap Thursday, November 12, 2020

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At Thomas’ apartment, he keeps hearing the Hope mannequin telling him to kill Liam. He doesn’t want to do that, so he leaves and goes to get some work done at Forrester. Charlie comes in and gives him a hard time for stealing the mannequin. Charlies heard from Hope that he had it and that he uses it for inspiration. Charlie demands to know the real reason he has it. At home, Liam and Hope argue about Thomas – whether he’s really trying to improve himself or is back to being a creepy manipulator. Hope wants to see the good in him. Liam admires her for being that way, but he fears that it’s dangerous to trust Thomas at all.

Carter hosts a nice dinner party with Zoe, Zende and Paris. They play a celebrity guessing-game. Zende and Paris flirt, and he takes her upstairs to show her Carter’s amazing rooftop view. While they’re gone, Carter takes out a ring and starts to propose to Zoe. A smoke alarm goes off in their building, so Carter and Paris go out to see whether there’s really a fire or not. Meanwhile, Zende notices that Zoe looks stricken, so he asks her what’s wrong. She doesn’t answer, but he sees the ring on the table.

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B&B Short Recap Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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In his apartment, Thomas lies to Hope about why he kept the Hope mannequin. He claims it gives him inspiration for his designs. She seems to buy it. Meanwhile, Thomas keeps hearing the Hope mannequin talking to him, telling him to kiss Hope and that she wants him. Thomas is barely able to concentrate on his conversation with the real Hope because of his delusions. Hope tries to be supportive of his hard work, but she admits that the mannequin is creepy.

Liam visits Finn at his office to ask for his help in persuading Steffy and Hope about Thomas going off the rails again. Finn thinks that Liam is too involved with Steffy. He decides to take Steffy’s word about her brother’s behavior, rather than Liam’s. Liam can’t believe that Finn won’t see the truth. At Forrester, Paris is still mortified that Zende overheard her talking about him. Zoe laughs and tells her that she doesn’t need to be embarrassed. Carter comes in while they’re talking. They all joke around. Paris wonders why Zoe warned her away from Zende. Zoe doesn’t really have a good reason, so Paris concludes that it must be because Zende just got divorced. Carter invites Zoe over for dinner with them, saying that he’s inviting Zende, too.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, November 13, 2020

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Amanda tells Devon that she met with Rose’s neighbor Nadine and she only has more questions, but she will keep investigating until she finds her and Hilary ‘s biological parents. Abby asks Mariah to be her maid of honor and she also wants Devon to officiate the wedding once he is ordained. Elena finally admits to Nate that she has feelings for him, but she also tells him that she still has feelings for Devon. Sally asks Lauren if she can have the job as the head of Jabot Collective, but Lauren tells her she has another person in mind for the job. Kyle and Summer decide to fight for their relationship, but Summer tells Kyle she needs time to get over her doubts about their relationship. Adam apologizes to Chelsea for kidnapping her and tells her that almost getting shot made him realize that he would be lost without her. Chance develops a staph infection and after a few tense hours his fever breaks and he is on the way to recovery. Chance tells Abby he doesn’t want to wait another minute to marry her. Theo meets with Britany Hodges because he wants to know what he needs to do to contest Dina’s will.

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Days Short Recap Friday, November 13, 2020

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Tripp tried to assure Steve that he didn’t rape Allie. He let him know that Allie turned the test results over to Trask. Melinda told Allie how there was nothing she could do about the rape. Philip got a shock when Ava was the one watching him in the park. He told her she would ruin everything if someone saw her. She told him how he was losing her trust. Xander and Sarah talked about who could be working with Philip. He thought Brady was the one who was helping him because of what he and Victor did to him. Steve told Tripp Trask wasn’t going to prosecute him because the rape happened outside of her jurisdiction. Tripp wasn’t happy because he couldn’t clear his name. Steve thought they should be grateful because the jury might have convicted him. Steve said he believed him, but he wanted to know why. Allie was upset that Tripp couldn’t be prosecuted. Melinda explained how the rape didn’t happen in Salem. Xander planned on confronting Brady about what he was doing. Philip told Ava how Xander was watching his every move. She didn’t think it was her problem. She reminded him how he owed a huge gambling debt. He wanted to know if she was there to watch him or because of Steve. She wanted to see Steve, but she couldn’t because she’s wanted by the law. Steve explained why he believed Tripp. Allie thought she came forward for nothing. Melinda said that might not be true.

Melinda told Allie she could send the file overseas so Tripp could be prosecuted where it happened. Allie wanted to think about it before she agreed to it. Tripp wanted to convince people that he was telling the truth. Philip asked Ava if she knew Tripp. She didn’t want to talk about him or Steve. He wanted to make sure she was focused on the right thing. She wanted him to do whatever it took to make sure their plan worked. She warned him that he would pay if he didn’t take care of Xander. Sarah went to see Brady to find out if he was working with Philip. Allie thought about confronting Tripp about the rape. Ava was on the phone with someone and said she believed she gave Philip the proper motivation to take care of Xander. Melinda ran into Tripp and thanked him for what he did for Haley. She also gave him the warning that she talked to Allie about forwarding the results to London. He thought they could still prosecute him.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, November 12, 2020

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Phyllis figured out that Faith has a hangover and she has a talk with Faith. Faith admits she had Vodka and pineapple juice at her friend Jordan’s house. Faith explains that it was the first time that she had a drink. Faith begs Phyllis not to tell Nick because it could ruin the close relationship between her and her father. Phyllis tries to tell Nick about Faith twice, but they start talking about other things and then Nick leaves. Chance tells Rey that Adam didn’t shoot him he was shot protecting Adam from being shot. Paul tells Victor that Adam kidnapped Chelsea because she saw blueprints of Newman Tower on his computer and Chelsea thought he was going to try and hurt the Newman family. Rey suspects Chelsea shot Adam, but Adam tells him Chelsea would never shoot the father of her child. Rey offers to put Chelsea in protective custody at first she turns down his offer but later decides to go into protective custody and sends a text to Rey. Chelsea is about to leave the house when she is startled by Adam. Chance seems to be doing well but he suddenly has trouble breathing and Abby screams for someone to help him.

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Days Short Recaps Thursday, November 12, 2020

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Claire talked to Jan about kissing Theo. She said it was embarrassing how she kissed him, but it made her realize that she could have a shot with Charlie. She told her what happened when she went to see Charlie. Charlie talked to Xander about Claire showed up at the office. He wanted to know if he told her about kissing the other guy, but he didn’t tell her. Belle told Philip how Jan still intended to press charges against him. She suggested he plead guilty and wouldn’t get any jail time. He would only have probation. He didn’t want to take the deal. He wanted to go to trial. She said the deal was a good one. He thought Xander was going to use the case against him. She warned him the case would be long and destroy his life. He was fine with it, but she didn’t think Shawn would like it. Theo talked to Lani and Abe about what happened with Claire. Claire told Jan how she hadn’t heard from Charlie. Jan insisted that she go after Charlie. Sarah went to Xander’s office and told him how he was right about Philip. She thought he was hiding something.

Charlie showed up while Claire and Jan were talking. Jan asked him why he blew Claire off. He said it was because he was kissing a new guy. Lani told Abe and Theo how she worked things out with Eli because of what happened with Kristen. Abe thought about his last conversation about that with Eli. Claire was surprised that Charlie knew she kissed Theo. She asked if he was spying on her. He explained the advice he got from Xander. He told her what happened when he saw her kissing someone else. Jan kept getting involved until her phone rang. She was upset by her phone call. Belle went to Shawn and told him how Philip was her former client. She said he took the plea deal. Xander told Sarah how Philip shifted money around without telling him. She asked him what he thought that meant. Claire told Charlie what happened with Theo. He wanted to know why she didn’t tell him what happened. Xander continued to talk to Sarah about Philip. Philip was jogging and someone was following him. Belle assured Shawn that she loved him. She got down on one knee and proposed to him.

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Chelsea tells Rey she thinks Adam kidnapped her to keep her from telling the police that she saw blueprints for Newman Tower with an x mark in a particular spot. Adam is worried about Chance’s condition and blames himself for the whole situation. Sharon and Lily talk about their cancer experiences and tell each other how grateful they are that they are free of cancer. Billy goes to the hospital since a source told him that Adam is a suspect in Chance’s shooting. He wants to make this the second part of the “Making of a Monster” story. Abby knows what Billy is trying to do and begs him not to use his family connection to exploit Chance’s situation right now. Billy later tells Lily that he realized how much pain Abby was in and writing the story would only cause her more pain. Lily is happy because she thinks Billy has finally learned that there are innocent people involved in the stories they write and that they must be more careful with their stories. Billy tells Lily that he will find something else that Adam has done and make that the second part of the “Making of a Monster” story. Abby keeps vigil at Chance’s bedside and after a long wait Abby is thrilled when Chance finally awakens.

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Abby told Gwen how Jack blamed her for what happened with Jennifer. Gwen assured her that she would be there for her. Jake wanted to convince Kate to sneak around with him. She thought about it when Chad showed up. Jake hid so she let him in the room. He wanted to talk about Abby. Abby told Gwen how her parents were supposed to celebrate the strength of their marriage, but she messed it up. Claire and Theo kissed and Charlie saw them. He walked away before they could see him. Xander tried to tell Victor how Philip transferred money to another company. Victor said he would handle it. Chad thought Abby would have gone to her room to confront her. She mentioned how Abby went through her things and blurted her business out to people. He let her know he had no way of reaching her. Gwen tried to make Abby feel better about what she did. Victor called Philip to find out what he was doing. Xander was investigating Philip when Charlie arrived. He told him how Claire kissed another guy. Philip denied doing anything wrong. Victor thought he was embezzling money. He explained what he did. He realized Xander was the one who told him. Xander thought Charlie still had a chance to get Claire. He thought he should give up on her. Claire thought she and Theo could be together. She wanted to move with him. Chad wanted to know how Kate could sleep with Jack. She explained the situation to him. Jake told Gwen how he believed she was responsible for what happened with Jack and Jennifer.

Gwen left the room after talking to Jake. Abby arrived and they talked about what happened. He asked her how she found the letter. Theo told Claire how he was seeing someone. She thought she would be alone. She did tell him how she was talking to someone. Xander continued to talk to Charlie about not giving up on Claire. Claire was afraid she would screw up her relationship with Charlie. Chad didn’t want Kate to blame Abby for what she did with Jack. He wanted to know why she kept the letter. She said it was in a box and she thought it would be safe in her house. Abby admitted that she was looking for shoes in Kate’s closet and accidentally found it. Jake thought it was weird how Kate would let her go through her things when she had the letter. Abby admitted that Gwen suggested she borrow the shoes from Kate. She thought he was trying to warn her about Kate again. She didn’t want to hear him talk about Gwen. Gwen saw them together and went to find Chad. She told him how Abby was home.

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Sally tells Theo that she came to Genoa City hoping to persuade Jack to let her design for Jabot Collective but Jabot closed the company. Theo informs her that the company was sold to Fenmore’s and tells her that he can help her reach her goal. Theo wants Sally to be his spy at Jabot and give him any information that will help him claim his inheritance. Sally turns down Theo ‘s offer and tells him she doesn’t need his help to reach her goal. Summer tells Kyle she thinks Sally has an agenda, but Kyle thinks that Summer is jealous because she and Sally have similar personalities. Chance is shot shielding Adam from a gunshot intended for him. Chance manages to say “Adam” to Rey before being taken to the hospital. Abby is informed that Chance has been shot and heads to the hospital to wait for Chance to get out of surgery. Rey goes to Adam’s place to question him about Chance’s shooting. Chelsea arrives home out of breath and looking disheveled and Chloe wonders where Chelsea has been and what happened to her.

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Days Short Recaps Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Jack wanted to know if Jennifer could forgive him for what he did. She slapped him and reminded him how he did the same thing her father did by sleeping with Kate. She told him how that destroyed her family. Jake tried to kiss Kate, but she stopped him. She thought he wanted to be with her because he thought she was lonely or because he was lonely. He wanted her because he thought she was beautiful. She reminded him about their age difference. Jake talked to Xander about being attracted to Claire. Claire was surprised when Theo showed up at her place. Jake told Kate how he was attracted to her since he met her. She told him she just wanted her car fixed when she went to his garage. Jennifer didn’t want Jack to touch her when he approached her. She told him happy anniversary before she walked away from him. Claire talked to Theo about the way she felt about Ciara. She mentioned how she was jealous. Xander told Charlie about Claire being in a mental hospital. Charlie wasn’t going to judge Claire for getting help. Xander mumbled how she didn’t have much choice. JJ found Jennifer outside of the pub and asked her how she felt. Abby found Jack at the park. He told her what happened. She apologized and he told her the whole thing was her fault.

Xander advised Charlie to ask Claire out for dinner. Claire told Theo that she thought he wanted Ciara when they were together. He said it wasn’t true. She realized that now, but she always thought Ciara was better than her in every way. Abby couldn’t believe Jack blamed her for what he did. He told her how she shouldn’t have told Jennifer what happened. He told her how he and Kate agreed not to tell Jennifer. He said because of her thoughtless and reckless decision, Jennifer had to find out anyway. Jennifer told JJ how Jack slept with Kate. After they made love, Kate told Jake it couldn’t happen again. Jennifer talked to JJ about what Jack did with Kate. Jake couldn’t believe Kate didn’t want to be with him again. Abby couldn’t believe Jack called her reckless. She reminded him how he was with Kate. He said it was one mistake. He said she should have come to him. She thought he wanted her to keep quiet. He didn’t want her to hurt Jennifer. She said she was the one who deserved to know. Jennifer tried to explain to JJ what happened between Jack and Kate. Abby explained to Jack why she revealed the truth. She told him she was drinking and he wanted told her how she shouldn’t have mixed alcohol with her medication. She told him how he shouldn’t sleep with people who aren’t his wife. He got upset and didn’t want to look at her. Kate didn’t want to hurt Chad by being with Jake. He said they could keep seeing each other without telling him. Chad was outside of Kate’s door.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, November 9, 2020

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Chance proposed to Abby, and she accepted. Chance told Abby that Chelsea was missing, and he thought Adam was a danger to the Newmans. He let her know Chelsea was missing and that he was having Adam followed. The Newmans gathered for Adam’s intervention, but Adam didn’t show up. Victoria drew up a contract for Adam to sign, relinquishing his claim on Victor’s estate and Newman Enterprises, but she didn’t tell Victor what she did. Victor refused to hear any suggestion that he should give up on working to bring Adam back into the family fold. Adam had someone watching Newman, and they sent him a text when Victor went there. Adam had made a bomb that he was waiting to detonate using an app on his phone. Adam got a text letting him know Chelsea escaped. He went to the building where she’d been held, and Chance showed up there and confronted him. Adam denied knowing where Chelsea was. Just as Adam was about to detonate the bomb, Chance saw a shooter pointing a gun at Adam. Chance rushed and dove to knock Adam out of the way. Sharon told Nick how Faith told Adam off. Nick was proud Faith stood up for herself. Sharon felt guilty for bringing Adam into Faith’s life. Nick didn’t want her to blame herself for that, but he hoped she saw that Adam was irredeemable. Nick decided to confront Adam about Faith, and Sharon asked him not to fight Adam.

Lily proposed she and Devon team up at ChanceComm and LP to start a joint streaming service. He loved the idea. She encouraged him to spend time with Amanda. He said they were just friends. He found out there was something going on between Lily and Billy. She described her relationship with Billy as complicated, and he said he and Amanda were complicated too. Nate didn’t get the news he wanted to hear at his doctor’s appointment, but the doctor told him not to lose hope that his hand would heal. Elena also urged Nate to stay optimistic. Nate was worried he’d lost his career, and he blamed Devon. Nate felt that none of this would’ve happened if Elena would’ve admitted she had feelings for Nate and broken up with Devon before the one night stand. Elena told Nate he was making her feel horrible. Nate decided to leave town, since there was nothing left for him here.

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Days Short Recap Monday, November 9, 2020

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Jack tried to explain what happened to Jennifer what happened with Kate. She couldn’t believe he would turn to another woman in his time of need. Jake asked Kate if she really had sex with Abby’s father. Jack told Jennifer that what happened with Kate wasn’t planned. She wanted to know what happened. Abby told him how he had to take care of himself if he was going to take care of her. He kept going to the pub after he left the hospital. He was afraid she would never wake up. He started drinking to ease the pain. Kate told Jake her side of what happened with Jack. Jennifer didn’t want to hear the details of Jack’s courtship with Kate. He told her how there wasn’t a courtship because they only talked about her. Jennifer reminded Jack how he didn’t wake up alone. She told him how he spent his days by her bed and his nights in Kate’s bed.

Chad let Gwen know that Abby was locked up in the bathroom. She blamed herself for what happened because she suggested she borrow shoes from her. Jack admitted to Jennifer how he spent one night in Kate’s bed. Kate told Jake that watching how lonely Jack was made her lonely too. She thought they made a connection while talking about Jennifer. Jennifer asked Jack if he slept with Kate. He admitted that he slept with Kate and woke up alone. Jennifer started crying. During the flashback scenes, it turned out Gwen overheard Jack and Kate talking about their night together. Gwen continued to blame herself for Abby finding out the truth. Chad reassured her that it wasn’t her fault. Jake wanted to know why Kate kept the letter Jack wrote. She said it meant something to her. Jack told Jennifer how Adrienne had died and JJ was dealing with the pain of losing Hailey. He admitted that he didn’t tell her how he was lost one night. Jake asked Kate if she was in love with Jack. She talked to Jake about how good she felt helping Jack out. She thought everyone would think she was a home wrecking b*tch. He didn’t want to judge. He leaned in to kiss her. Jack asked Jennifer if she could forgive him.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, November 6, 2020

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Lily asks Billy to be professional at work and not go out of his way to do special things for her because people at work may start to gossip about them having a personal relationship. Faith lets Adam have it and tells him he is a terrible person who should be in jail for everything he has done. Faith tells Adam she wishes he would go away and leave everyone alone. Faith heads to the park and meets with her friend Jordan and tells her what happened with Adam and Jordan offers her drugs to make her feel better. Victor tells Victoria and Nick that he wants to stage an intervention for Adam and he hopes they can stop Adam from carrying out his plan. Victoria agrees to help with the intervention but later tells Nick she intends to ask Adam to sign a contract giving up his claim to his inheritance just to see if he really is a changed man. Chance tells Rey that he is having Adam followed because he suspects Adam had something to do with Chelsea’s disappearance. Rey also gets suspicious when Sharon tells him that Adam told her wanted to put his past behind him. Chelsea continues to try to get out of the room where Adam is keeping her hostage.

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Steve told Kayla he wasn’t going to Jack and Jennifer’s party because of Tripp. He didn’t think he should be around Lucas since he thought Tripp assaulted Allie. Kayla told him how he needed to accept the fact that Tripp raped Allie. Abby noticed Kate had a letter from her father. She was confused by it so Gwen urged her to read the letter. Allie read it and something caught her by surprise. Steve wondered if Kayla was mad at him for believing his son. She thought he should stop being in denial when the test proved he was the father. She didn’t like the fact that he was basically called Allie a liar. She wanted him to admit that Tripp raped Allie because it was insulting to everyone who was raped including her. Kate wanted Jake to go to the party with her, but he didn’t think he should go. He didn’t want to ruin things for everyone there. She convinced him to go with her.

Abby couldn’t believe Jack wrote the letter to Kate. Gwen said she felt guilty for making her read it. Chad showed up and told her how her parents went to the party. He noticed something was wrong with her. Jack tried to talk to Steve at the party, but he didn’t want to talk about Tripp. Jack told him how he was qualified to talk to him about the situation. Steve wanted everyone to know the truth about what happened. Kayla admitted to Jennifer that she didn’t know if she and Steve could get through what Tripp did. Abby wasn’t sure if she could go to the party anymore. Gwen wanted her to go to the party.

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Sally gets a job as Lauren’s assistant because she tells Lauren she just wants to get her foot in the door in order to make a fresh start, but she really isn’t happy with the job and wants something better. Dina’s will is read and her money is split between her three children with instructions to use it to do good in the world. Ashley begins to research charities that could use the money Dina left to them. Abby is given Dina’s apartment in Paris with instructions to use it as often as possible. Kyle is given Dina’s art collection with instructions to sell some of it but keep the paintings that he enjoys the most so he can remember there is more to life than work. Dina leaves Theo’s father a pen that belonged to his father Stuart but since Theo’s father has passed-away, Theo is given the pen. Theo later runs into Sally at Crimson Lights and says he feels cheated because Dina didn’t leave him any money. Chance and Chloe suspect that Adam kidnapped Chelsea after they both get a strange text message from Chelsea that Chloe is sure was written by Adam. Chance questions Adam and he grows more suspicious of him because he doesn’t seem worried about Chelsea. Chance warns Adam that if he finds evidence that he kidnaped Chelsea he will make sure he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Chelsea wakes up in a small dark room with a bed and some water she tries her best to get out but she is unable to get out. The water makes her dizzy and she falls on top of the bed unconscious.

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Jack talked to Justin about the party. He mentioned how the day was special to him and Adrienne too. Justin understood because he wouldn’t be the life of the party. Jack thought there was another reason. Jennifer was that Bonnie told her how Justin forgave her for everything. She reminded Bonnie about the things she did. She didn’t want her to get her hopes up about anything happening with Justin. JJ surprised Abby when he was back for the party. JJ thanked Gwen for getting him back to Salem. Gwen walked out of the room. She was ready to give Abby a real surprise. Chad wanted to invite Kate to the party, but she tried to get out of it. Jake bailed Ben out of jail and offered his place to her. Ben said he would think of Ciara regardless of where he was living. Abby was grateful that the family was getting their lives back together. Justin wanted to know what Jack meant by his comment. He said Steve and Kayla would have been at the party. Justin told him how he forgave Bonnie and wondered how Adrienne would feel about that. Bonnie told Jennifer how Justin forgave her because she gave her royalties to Sonny’s program. Jack was upset that Justin forgave Bonnie after everything she did. Justin was tired of being angry all of the time because it wouldn’t bring Adrienne back to him. Ben told Jake about what happened with Vincent. He was convinced Vincent wanted him to think Ciara was gone.

Chad went back to the mansion and was surprised to see JJ. Abby wanted Chad to help JJ get ready, but he wanted to talk to Abby first. Jake offered Ben his job back at the garage to help him out. Ben thought it was a good idea. Abby wasn’t happy that Chad invited Kate to the party. She reminded him how her parents didn’t like her, but he convinced her it would be fine. She gave in to Chad. Gwen went to Kate’s room to check something in her box. Jake and Kate ran into each other in the town square. They talked about the party Gwen planned for Jack and Jennifer. Gwen hid Abby’s shoes under the couch. Abby told her how her shoes were missing and she suggested going to Kate’s room to get a pair. Justin ran into Bonnie. She offered to have a beer with him, but he wasn’t interested. He was willing to meet her another time. Kate invited Jake to the party. JJ surprised his parents. He told them how Gwen arranged for him to be there. Gwen went to Kate’s room to get the shoes. Gwen dropped Kate’s letters and Abby picked one up. She was upset about.

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Tripp told Steve he couldn’t be Henry’s father. He said the results had to be wrong. They talked about Kayla doing the test again. Steve said Allie could have learned how to switch DNA from Sami. Kayla said she ran the test three times and they all came back positive. She said he and Henry matched. She said only the baby’s father could match like that. Tripp defended himself to Kayla. She said the tests didn’t lie. He asked if she was saying that he lied. He denied being with Allie. Kayla said she wanted to believe him. Tripp asked Steve if he believed he was a rapist. Steve told him to look in his eye and swear he was telling the truth. He did it. Steve said they would find out what was going on. Tripp wanted to know how they were going to fix it. Steve told him he was his father and would get to the bottom of it. Allie told Nicole about the DNA test. Allie said Tripp was a match for Henry. Nicole wanted to know why Allie looked upset. Allie said Tripp wanted Kayla to run the results again. She said she couldn’t understand why he kept saying he was innocent when the test proved that he wasn’t. Kayla called Allie and asked her to come to the hospital.

Eli went to see Brady to talk. They went back and forth over what Eli did to Kristen. Eli wanted to make sure Brady kept his promise not to tell Lani what he did. Brady said he had nothing to lose and thought Lani deserved to know what he did to her best friend. Lani showed up. Eli begged him not to tell Lani the truth. Brady let Lani inside. She wondered why Eli was there. Brady told Lani Eli wanted to check on him. Eli said he wasn’t feeling well. She helped Eli leave the room. She told Brady to give Kristen her love. Brady was upset when they left. Brady told Kristen’s picture that he was going to make Eli pay by exposing him. Allie and Nicole went to see Kayla at the hospital. Kayla said the new test results proved she was right about Tripp being Henry’s father. Kayla wanted to know what she wanted to do. Nicole told Allie that she would support her. Allie said she had to stop Tripp from hurting another girl.

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Faith secretly went to the unsupervised pool party with Jordan, but she felt uncomfortable, and she overheard someone calling her a loser, so she left. Sharon felt great and optimistic about life, so she did a shift at Crimson Lights. Sharon and Mariah asked Faith why she’d left the sleepover at Jordan’s. Faith claimed she just wanted to be at home. Mariah was concerned Faith wasn’t telling the whole story and assured Faith that she could confide in her. Faith maintained that she was fine. Rey, Sharon and Mariah planned the wedding. Sharon worked to get Faith involved in it too. Faith got a nasty text from a kid at the party. When Jordan texted to see where Faith was, Faith said Sharon needed her to come home. Chelsea found out Adam had been looking at schematics for Newman Tower, and there was an X on it marking the CEO’s office. She was scared he was going to do something to damage the building or the people inside. He saw no point in defending himself, since she’d come to the worst conclusion no matter what he said. She urged him to think about what this would do to Connor. After Chelsea left, Adam made a call and asked instructed someone to do something for him. Young Adam warned Adam that what he was about to do would be the worst thing he’d ever done. Adam felt that everything that happened in the past had been leading up to this moment. Chloe and Chelsea discussed Adam. Chloe thought Chelsea was right to leave him. Chelsea arranged to talk to Chance about Adam’s state of mind. Chloe invited Chelsea to join her family in the park. Chelsea said she had to stay and talk to Chance about a minor legal matter. While Chelsea was alone in the house, a man dressed in black showed up and kidnapped her. When Chance got there later, nobody answered the door. Chloe found a toy on the floor that Chelsea had been holding when she got kidnapped. Chloe was confused because she thought she’d picked up all the toys. She called Chelsea, who didn’t answer. Adam got a call letting him know things were taken care of.

Theo and Kyle had a conversation about Theo being excluded from the end of Dina’s life. Kyle did not feel sorry for Theo, because he’d learned the hard way not to trust Theo. Sally Spectra, who was new in town, met Summer and Jack. Sally ran into Theo, and it turned out they knew each other when they both lived in NY. Theo invited Sally out to dinner. Summer warned Sally not to go, because Theo was no good. Sally said she could handle guys like Theo, but Summer said to trust her. Sally met with Lauren. Lauren and Sally’s great aunt went way back. Lauren had been watching Sally’s career and was impressed. Sally was in town because she was looking for a fresh start.

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