Speaking Of Soaps By Mary Ann Cooper
week of 10/17 -- 10/21
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SPEAKING OF SOAPS BY MARY ANN COOPER

NOW IN ITS 29TH YEAR!

DO NOT PRINT BEFORE 10/22

RECAPS - 10/17 - 10/21

ONE LIFE TO LIVE

Kratz and a partner in crime beat Cristian to an inch within his life and make it look as though he tried to hang himself. Kratz make it clear to Cristian that he'd have no problem killing him, if he wanted to. Bo calls Todd to the police station after he sees a sketch artist's drawing of the murder suspect. When confronted with a photo of herself with Margaret, Ginger admits to Blair that Margaret is her aunt. Ginger's plea for forgiveness falls on deaf ears and Blair kicks her out, forcing Ginger to accept Spencer's offer for a place to crash. Todd does some magic to a videotape, making it look as if he had an alibi at the time of Margaret's death. At Antonio's, Viki is surprised to discover that Jessica is going to have a baby. Paige has the difficult job of telling Bo that it could be just a fluke that Nora opened her eyes and that she may not be on the road to recovery. Matthew rushes off after overhearing Bo getting blamed for Nora's condition. Antonio does everything he can to find a missing Jessica. At the same time, Nash isn't about to stop trying to find Tess. While both those guys do their thing, it's actually Viki who encounters Tess.

THIS WEEK: Viki figures out what's really going on with Tess. Todd is trying desperately to out fox the cops.

ALL MY CHILDREN

An angry Tad warns Di that he'll tell the family she isn't Dixie if she's doesn't step up to the plate and tell them herself. She begs him to keep her true identity a secret, but he won't hear it. Jamie and JR take a baby step to putting aside their differences. After encountering a very much alive Ryan, Lily alters her speech and tells him to go find Greenlee in the park. Ryan walks in on his own memorial services, leaving all his "mourners" speechless. Unaware that he faked his own death, they naturally assume that he couldn't contact because he was in some kind of trouble. Krystal pleads with Tad to let Di continue living her lie as Dixie. Krystal senses that there's something unspoken going on and accuses Tad of being in love with Di, which he denies. Although David puts the fear of God in her that no one will forgive her for lying, Di gathers the Chandlers in the Chandler parlor. Ryan's revelation of the truth leaves Greenlee devastated. He apologizes profusely and asks for her to forgive him for putting her through so much pain. Meanwhile, Zach is anything but sorry for his actions and instead defends himself when confronted by Kendall.

THIS WEEK: Greenlee finds it impossible to forgive Ryan and his betrayal. Adam's actions leave Krystal disgusted.

GENERAL HOSPITAL

Jax asks Courtney to forgive him, which leaves her weak at the knees. He takes a walk through the park, where he realizes it was Carly who darted into the street and caused his car accident. Nikolas opens up about his feelings about Courtney and fatherhood to Emily, which inadvertently hurts her. Javier doesn't think Jason has it in him to pull the trigger, but Javier is wrong! A wounded Reese and Sonny are taken to the hospital, where Reese fights for her life in surgery. After Durant releases Jason to dodge an investigation, Jason is taken back into Sonny's organization. Sonny is furious and chastises Ric when he finds out that Ric gave Jason orders to carry out. When Hector suggests they forget about their war with Sonny, Manny kills his father and promises to kill Jason and Sonny, too! Emily pays a visit to Rose Lawn, where she sees that Carly's condition is deteriorating. Jason gets a DVD from Manny which suggests all the horrible things he's prepared to do to Sam. Although Jason posts guards around Sam, Manny still gets close enough to terrorize her. Meanwhile, Alexis gets into it with Ric about him choosing Sonny over his life with her and their unborn baby.

THIS WEEK: Maxie and Jesse agree to take their relationship a little slower. Robin has flashbacks of the life she left behind in Port Charles.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

John watches Marlena's penthouse through binoculars. Lucas is upset that Austin helped clear Sami's name. He wants his brother to stay out of his life. Nicole vows to be with Austin. Belle almost falls off the roof after witnessing Shawn and Mimi kiss. Shawn assures Mimi she will find love again. Belle is gripped by Postpartum Depression. Lucas meets a beautiful new waitress at Alice's. John rushes over the PH to save Marlena from Alex. John confronts Alex. Alex vows to erase all memories of John from Marlena's mind. Kate begs Austin to get away from Sami. Shawn and Belle meet on the roof. Jack and Jennifer tell Bo and Hope that Jack is dying. Billie and Patrick share a romantic kiss. John thinks he should kidnap Marlena but Kate disagrees. Alex's brainwashing attempt backfires when Marlena hears the Swiss clock chime. Sami suggests Austin hire her and move into her apartment. Lucas and Sophie spend a platonic night together. Hope decides to do something special for Jennifer. Abby is very worried about losing her father.

THIS WEEK: Is Lucas ready to move on? John rethinks his plan for Marlena.

PASSIONS

Paloma privately wonders if she and Simone did the right thing by covering for Jessica. The girls worry that Sam didn't believe their story. When Ivy questions the validity of Jessica's alibi, Sam defends his daughter. After realizing that Sheridan will now face a lifetime of regret without Luis, Eve chooses Julian over TC in order to avoid a similar fate. Vowing to avenge Luis' death, Theresa swears on his coffin that Alistair will never hurt her or her family again. Kay asks Tabitha to reverse the reversal of the spell. Exhausted Tabitha is indignant at Kay's indecisiveness. Meanwhile, Fox is upstairs tucking in Maria and Endora. Irony of ironies, he tells the children that having a family with Kay is more important to him than his career. Fancy pawns her watch to buy lottery tickets, thinking she has solved her and Noah's financial problems. Sheridan, Pilar, Martin, Paloma and Julian gather to remember Luis. The assembled briefly wonder if Alistair faked Luis' death. Theresa asks Eve for drugs to make Alistair unconscious so that he won't be able to take advantage of her. Spike shows up in Jessica's room to surprise her. He asks her to come back to him, and when she refuses, he threatens to tell Sam that the dead johns were both her customers.

THIS WEEK: Noah tells Sam how Al came to offer him a job at Crane Industries. Ivy helps her daughter to see Noah's perspective.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Christine reveals to Daniel that he must still stand trial for skipping town while out on bail. Devon accepts a full-time job from Kevin since it is the only job available. Ashley tells Jack that she and Brad are now finalizing their divorce, and Jack wonders why Ashley relinquished all her power over Brad so easily. Jack apologizes to Neil for firing Brad from Jabot. Sheila taunts Lauren, who is under the influence of poison from the necklace she is wearing. Sheila tries to convince Lauren to kill Michael and then herself. Lauren believes Sheila is a hallucination, but is frightened nonetheless. Victoria informs Brad that neither of them will judge the spokes-model competition, informing him that she's hired an independent consulting firm to decide instead. Tom thanks Gloria for his freedom and to blackmail Gloria into helping him prove that Michael framed him. At the courthouse, in the judge's chambers, Daniel is sentenced to a year of probation and 500 hours of community service for jumping bail. Victoria is overwhelmed when Brad presents her with some diamond earrings, and explains that he and Ashley are in the process of divorcing. Jill receives a shocking phone call then discloses to JT that Bobby is dead just as Brittany walks in. Brittany faints. In shock, Brittany retreats upstairs to be with Joshua.

THIS WEEK: Lauren is relieved to see Scott and reassures him that all will be okay. Mackenzie sees J.T. and Brittany in an embrace.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Stephanie's lawyer informs her that her divorce to Eric is final. Jackie and Stephanie argue over whom Eric wants to be with. Later, Jackie stumbles across the caterer preparing a romantic meal and she assumes Eric is devoted to her. Bridget is stunned to learn that Eric and Brooke have remarried. Eric tells a shocked Jackie that he married Brooke last night. Nick begs Brooke not to build a life of deception with Eric. Brooke asserts that she's made the decision to be with Eric and there's no turning back. Ridge is still fuming over Taylor's admission about her kiss with Hector but she states that she feels the same way about Brooke. Ridge insists that Brooke's marriage to Eric is a mistake as he tries to console her. Hector fantasizes about making love to Taylor and he deduces that it's time to make his move. Stephanie counters that the thought of Brooke and Eric kills Nick as well. Eric tries to make love to Brooke, but her thoughts are elsewhere and she can't go through with it. Everyone worries about Stephanie's emotional state and Taylor reminds them to keep Stephanie away from Brooke. Ridge, Thorne and Kristen are disappointed by Eric's marriage to Brooke. Eric and Brooke grow closer to making love, but Brooke declares that needs more time.

THIS WEEK: Stephanie finally realizes that she needs help where Brooke is concerned. Zende and Kristen arrive in Los Angeles for a visit.

AS THE WORLD TURNS

Meg shows Paul the results of the DNA test, confirming that Jennifer's son was switched with Gwen's baby. Paul then shocks Meg by revealing he knew the babies were switched and tries desperately to persuade Meg to conceal the test results. Disgusted, Meg finally gives Paul the DNA file and walks away. Paul realizes Dusty must be put out of Jennifer's life for good and dispatches Emily to handle Meg while he does just that with Jennifer. Paul guilt-trips Jennifer and starts to lay the groundwork to drive a wedge between her and Dusty only to get some shocking news; Dusty is planning on a second blood test. As Gwen lays unconscious at the bottom of the stairs and police approach, Iris accuses Carly of trying to kill her baby, EMTs rush Gwen to the hospital and Carly confronts Iris, demanding to know if her baby ever really did die at Carly's hands as Iris claimed. Iris denies and hastily departs as Carly puts everything together and realizes Gwen is her sister. Meanwhile, Gwen awakens to find Will at her side. As the cop waits for clearance from the doctor to question Gwen, Gwen asks Will to leave before he is charged as an accomplice to the kidnapping but Will stands by her. Jack is forced to put Carly under arrest.

THIS WEEK: Luke fights for his life. BJ threatens Maddie to keep her mouth shut about his identity or pay.

GUIDING LIGHT

At the hospital, Danny's set to have a DNA test taken to see if Baby Hope might possibly be Michelle's. Marina informs him that with what's already on file at the hospital, the results can be had in a matter of hours. Cassie takes Hope home, praying it won't be for the last time, as Jeffrey sees her pain and helps make the night special for her. Cassie is heartbroken when she reads that Danny is in fact the father of baby Hope. She kicks Danny out, insisting she's going to keep Hope for the time being and Danny, knowing he has to act fast, tells Marina he's got to find Michelle. Later, Cassie reels from the knowledge that Hope is Michelle and Danny's child. For his part, Jeffrey must come to grips with his own loss, realizing that much to his surprise, he's fallen in love with this beautiful little child as well. Michelle discovers Edmund's release papers from jail and realizes she's in danger. Sandy and Fallon corner Ava and cryptically try to convince her to do the right thing and settle things with Sandy so he can move on with Tammy. Meanwhile, as Tammy and Jonathan come face-to-face and have an electric moment, Tammy reiterates that she is moving on with Sandy and Jonathan leaves, only to find Fallon and Ava together. He is curious about the relationship but shocked when he she blurts to him that Sandy is her husband.

THIS WEEK: Bill tells Olivia he's leaving her and going to Venezuela. Reva realizes she has a long road to go if she's going to help Billy.




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