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Recaps for the week of July 26 - 30

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Adam Thomlison / TV Media
Colleen Zenk Pinter stars as Barbara in "As the World Turns"

Colleen Zenk Pinter stars as Barbara in "As the World Turns"

All My Children

Liza goes to David for more placebo pills to swap with Damon's meds, offering her help in court in exchange. David threatens Greenlee with jail to get her to stay with him, but when he later takes her to the police station it proves to just be a stunt. Meanwhile, Bianca disappoints Ryan by telling him Greenlee and David are trying to work things out. Angie learns she is pregnant, but if she wants to carry the baby to term she'll have to stop taking the experimental drug for her vision, which has been successful so far. Damon and Colby plan to leave Pine Valley, and when Tad and Liza go looking for them they learn they've checked out of their hotel. Scott invites Caleb to dinner as a peace offering. Meanwhile, Annie receives her divorce papers from Adam.

As the World Turns

Parker and Faith begin to get intimate in the woods, but Parker stops before things escalate too quickly. Instead, they have a heart-to-heart about the unstable relationships of their parents. Meanwhile, in an effort to be in Katie's life, Chris beseeches Bob and Kim to help him take over as chief of staff of Memorial. Later, Katie tearfully tells Margo that she's not over Brad. Henry searches for Barbara after he gets a few phone calls from witnesses. Iris visits Barbara and gets her to write a note letting everyone know she's alive and well. Meanwhile, Lily finds out that the perfume factory has had a mishap and makes a hasty trip to France, only to find out that there is no perfume factory there and that Craig has followed her.

The Bold and the Beautiful

Brooke chases after Hope to explain the truth of her scandalous video with Oliver after it is shown during a presentation. Hope beseeches the help of the only person who would know what she's going through -- Bridget. Ridge blames Steffy for the video and makes a rash decision about her employment with the company; Steffy immediately sets out to prove her innocence. She hires a private investigator to prove that her computer was tampered with. Justin is elated about the commotion that his video has caused, but doesn't receive the reaction he had hoped for when he brags to Bill. Ridge sums up what happened to the Logan family and assures them that his marriage with Brooke is still solid. Later, Taylor mediates a conversation between Steffy and Ridge.

Days of Our Lives

After Madeline dies of a brain aneurysm, Will apologizes to Chad about her death because he feels responsible. Chad tells him that he shouldn't feel guilty. Later, Kate finds out that Madeline's safety deposit box is empty and that she now has the only copy of Chad's real birth certificate, therefore holding the key to all of Madeline's secrets. Meanwhile, Stephanie is overjoyed when Nathan moves in, but is heartbroken when she finds out he is keeping a photo of Melanie. Abe and Lexi go to a therapy session with Theo, and he brings up Aunt Hope's treasure. He later shows Lexie a wallet he finds at the lake and says the treasure looks like it. Hope panics when she finds out Bo is in the hospital and flees to his bedside. However, Bo can't remember anything about being drugged.

General Hospital

Jason has what appears to be a deadly run-in with Franco, but Dante learns Franco may have survived. Dante takes Jason back into custody, but allows him one night with Sam before returning him to prison. Lisa tries to turn her tryst with Patrick into a relationship, but Patrick wants to put an end to it. Liz fears her child is dead and falls apart, and later Lucky finds a body. Brook pulls Johnny into a kiss, which Dante sees. Kristina tells Michael she wants to make Sonny pay for being such a bad father, and meanwhile Johnny tells Ethan he has evidence against Sonny. Skye is caught hacking into Fernanda's computer, but she talks the security guard into allowing her to continue.

One Life to Live

Blair plans a surprise visit to Eli, but is surprised herself to find he lied about his whereabouts. Meanwhile he's in Boston, drugging Rex to put an end to his investigation. After smoothing things over with her, Eli suggests Blair elope with him that night. Kelly realizes that John suspects Eli may in fact be Bennett Thompson. Hannah asks Ford to help her expose Eli, but Eli finds out and pulls a gun on her. Nora hopes to help Cole even as she's prosecuting him, and while on the stand Todd has a change of heart. David and Dorian each suspect the other is lying about being in a relationship, so they plan a double date to get the truth out. Todd, Dani and Nate take Tea on a trip to New York. Brody proposes to Jessica.

The Young and the Restless

Chloe is shocked after Chance admits his infidelity. Ronan realizes that Chloe is looking for payback and she plants a kiss on Ronan when Chance arrives at the bar. Later, Chloe falls asleep and wakes up in a Cinderella fantasy. Chris blows Ronan's cover, explaining to Heather and Paul that she and Ronan planted the drugs in Chance's car. After realizing that Jack is asking her to choose between their relationship and Patty, Emily realizes how much Jack loves her and agrees to stop seeing Patty. Adam tells Patty he is the ghost of Hightower, and Patty writes Paul a note before taking off with Adam. Later, Skye asks Adam if he killed Hightower. Lily is discharged from the hospital and Mac is disappointed in her for thinking of leaving the twins.