Arianna Zucker as Nicole on "Days of Our Lives"

All My Children

Annie begs JR not to tell anyone about Scott stealing Palmer's idea, saying it was a smart business move. Marissa sees them together and is upset. She goes to Scott, saying she's decided to leave JR, and the two make love. Scott later confronts Annie about what happened with JR, but she insists she's innocent and Scott is left feeling guilty. Jake and Ryan try to convince Greenlee that Ryan has had a relapse, so that she'll talk to Ryan about what David is doing to her. Meanwhile, David asks Liza for help in blackmailing Greenlee. Jesse asks Mayor Iris for his job back. Kendall and Biance reconnect, and Kendall confides that she and Zach are separated.

As the World Turns

Iris thinks she's been caught, but Gwen only thinks she was in the wine cellar drinking. Later, Emily does find Barbara tied up in the cellar, but Iris strikes her over the head with a bottle and leaves her bound as well. Emily tells Barbara that Henry's spent all his time looking for her, which renews Barbara's hope. Reid asks Katie to be patient with Chris, knowing that he is secretly very ill, and advises Chris to come clean to her. Craig fears that Blackthorn attacked Johnny, and when Gabriel tries to tell Craig that he has proof Lucinda set him up, Craig tells him to stay away, fearing for his safety as well. Carly and Jack work to set Blackthorn up, and later Dusty threatens him. Janet can't forgive Dusty for sleeping with Lucy.

The Bold and the Beautiful

Taylor shocks everyone at the Forrester Creations owners meeting when she announces she's signed all of her shares over to Steffy. Ridge, however, stands by his decision that she can't work for the company. Meanwhile, with Katie and Stephen's help, Bill convinces Donna to sell her shares to him. Bill approaches Steffy about teaming up with him, and when she refuses he tells her he has information that can clear her name. Stephanie gets Liam to admit he was involved in tampering with the video. Stephanie steps in as a mother figure to Hope after Hope decides she can't forgive Oliver and Brooke. Later, however, Hope is touched by a video Oliver made for her.

Days of Our Lives

Carly, feeling guilty, is understanding when Bo tells her he needs to be there for Hope and Ciara. Sami decides to accept EJ's marriage proposal. Rafe overhears this and is stung. Later, Rafe hears evidence that EJ was behind Sydney's kidnapping, but he's determined to get more proof, this time from Nicole. Vivian finds Victor and Maggie together and vows to put an end to Maggie. Bo threatens EJ, saying that if anything happens to Hope he'll kill him. A suspicious Stephanie breaks into Chloe and Daniel's apartment and overhears everything about the paternity test, and the fact that Philip might be the father. Later, Melanie catches her hacking into the hospital computer. Nicole lies to Brady about her illegal bank account, and he seems to believe her.

General Hospital

Sonny continues to make a play for Claire while his mind is on memories of Brenda. Meanwhile, Brenda (with actress Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo returning to the role) is in Rome and thinking of Sonny, even as she faces threats from the Russian mafia. Johnny tells Judge Carroll that Claire has compromised herself with Sonny. Meanwhile, at Sonny's request Claire uses a loophole to get Jason released from prison. Meeting Johnny to broker a peace deal, Michael saves Johnny from a drive-by shooting, but Johnny is not deterred from his vendetta against Sonny. Lucky returns to Aiden to Liz and Nik. Brook makes a pass at Kante, but he rebuffs her. Lisa takes up residence in Patrick's home while Robin's out of town, without Patrick's permission.

One Life to Live

Still coming to terms with the news that she only has weeks to live, and having decided to say her goodbyes and get her affairs in order while she's still lucid, Tea asks Blair to be Danielle's legal guardian, and later shares tragic goodbyes with Todd and Dani. Natalie tells Brody she's pregnant, but says she decided against having an abortion in case the baby is John's. Inez tells Nate that Ford and James are his brothers. Eli shreds the Bennett Thompson file, but Kelly and Rex retrieve the pieces and get Natalie's help reassembling them. John questions Eli about Hannah's suicide attempt, and Eli reminds Hannah to keep her mouth shut to protect Cole. After Starr asks Langston for advice about James, Langston agrees to go on a date with him.

The Young and the Restless

Adam admits that he confessed everything to Sharon, and Skye is furious. Later Adam promises Sharon there will be no retribution if she tells the truth in court. Paul and Chris explain to Nina that their kiss was just nostalgia. Chance gets drugs from his cellmate. Later, the cellmate tells Meeks, who says that when Chance dies, it will just look like a dirty cop getting killed in prison. After Nikki warns Meggie about Victor's wrath if she's scamming them, she finds Meggie and Shaw together at the coffeehouse and attacks Shaw. Ashley offers to quit as Jabot's CEO over what Tucker heard in court, but Tucker says it only made him respect her more. Jill sends Tucker's investigator out to find information about her birth parents.