SPEAKING OF SOAPS BY MARY ANN COOPER RECAPS - 1/9 - 1/13
ONE LIFE TO LIVE
It's not looking good for Todd's case when Hugh pulls no punches as he hammers questions at the witnesses at the trial. Viki is a hostile witness for the prosecution but remains strong against Hugh's interrogation. In order to repair the damage made to Todd's case, a hesitant Evangeline is forced to bring up Viki's DID on cross examination. Asa gets a good look at the photo Spencer left behind on New Year's Eve and is troubled by what he sees. Paige gets David's word of honor that he won't tell Spencer that Paige had his son and gave him up for adoption. Asa pushes Clint into accepting Dorian's dinner invitation. Antonio discovers that Nash hurt a girl named Claudia, who put a restraining order out against him. Dorian's dinner with Clint comes to an abrupt halt when she says something that rubs him the wrong way and he tells her off. David goes after Spencer and demands answers when he sees the photograph he left at Asa's. Tess has the test to determine who is the father of her unborn baby. Kevin is filled with emotions but can't seem to get up the courage to share them with Kelly. Layla is hired by Duke as the new receptionist at Buchanan Enterprises.
THIS WEEK: Nash spills his guts and tells Tess everything about his sordid past. Rex and Adriana come very close to kissing and making up.
ALL MY CHILDREN
Although Kendall is certain that Ryan and Zach will leave her in the lurch, both guys promise not to abandon her. Janet tells her mirror image that she's going to exact revenge on those who have done Amanda wrong. As Erica remembers back to when Greg terminated her unwanted pregnancy, Greg tells Josh that crossing Erica is a very bad idea. Janet plays mind games with Jonathan by making him think he was the one that pushed Di into the lake. Babe tells JR she won't let him leave town with their baby unless she can go with them. Tad listens in as a semi-conscious Di goes on and on about Dixie, then he climbs in bed with her to keep her warm. Kendall is terrified that she's going to lose her baby, but Zach is there to ease her fears. Kendall and Ryan later have a nice chat and express the tremendous amount of love they have for the baby already. Di's condition starts to improve, and she is relieved that she didn't say too much about Dixie. Lily and Jonathan's conversation takes a turn for the serious when they bring up sex and marriage in their Life Skills class. Afterwards, he asks her to be his girlfriend. Janet does some more dirty work and abducts Opal.
THIS WEEK: Kendall tells Ryan he can back out of their promise, if he wants to. Janet turns her sinister attention on Jonathan.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sonny pulls away from Emily's kiss and gently tells her it can't and won't happen again. Later on, Carly tells him that it would never work out between him and Emily, and when he asks why, Carly kisses him. Emily tells Liz she wants to "move on" with the next man she sees, who happens to be Patrick. After Ric and Alexis stop Jason from killing Manny, Jason tells Sonny he thinks Manny might have changed. For once, Carly and Sam agree on something ‹ that Manny is faking this whole "repentant" act. Although Manny makes a convincing plea for Carly's forgiveness, Sonny still believes Manny deserves to die. Nikolas learns about Emily and Patrick's bar fright during their date the night before and slugs Patrick. When Sonny hears about the date, he sends Emily mixed messages by sending her flowers. Meanwhile, Luke and Dillon team up to make Tracy think he wants to kill her. Justus gets the charges against Jason dropped. Alexis tries to convince Sam to get out of Jason's violent lifestyle. Sonny bullies Patrick, warning him that he'll have to answer to Sonny if he hurts Emily. Angry that Alexis had Jason arrested, Carly kicks Alexis out of the hotel. Carly tells Jax she can convince Courtney to go back to him if he agrees to let her keep her share of the Metro Court. THIS WEEK: Sam and Jason talk about having kids, but his luke warm response has her not sure the timing is right. Nikolas proposes to Courtney. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Hope refuses to believe that Zack could really be brain dead. Lexie explains it is only artificial respiration keeping him alive. Bo, Hope and Shawn say a heartbreaking goodbye. Lois's diabolical plan is interrupted by John. Marlena grows increasingly suspicious of Lois. Frankie makes a startling discovery. Lexie asks Bo and Hope for Zack's organs. Shawn vows to catch whoever is responsible for Zack's death. Lois admits she is jealous of Marlena. Carrie and Austin have a romantic reunion on the roof. Could they really have a future together? Not if Sami has anything to do with it. Baby Claire has a donor! Hope becomes more agitated over Zack's death. Bo and Hope learn it was Bo's car that hit Zack. Sami and Lucas almost make love. Philip and Belle learn the identity of Claire's donor. Bo covers for Chelsea until he has more information. Chelsea realizes what she has done. Sami and Lucas accuse each other of lying about their feelings. Claire's transplant is successful. Bo is caught between Hope and Chelsea. Hope demands to know the truth. Lois attacks Marlena. Austin takes Carrie on a romantic date. Belle and Shawn receive a huge shock. Lois Banks sets her deadly sights on Marlena - again. Will she succeed this time?
THIS WEEK: Frankie finds a DVD with a message from Jack. Lois admits she was once in love with Alex.
PASSIONS
Fancy shows Noah a special room that Alistair created just for her. She asks Noah to entertain the thought that Alistair isn't all bad. Kay asks Fox if he had a secret that Alistair was using to blackmail him. Fox responds no, and expresses relief that he now knows Alistair would never have any dirt he could use to blackmail Kay. After finding Gwen in Alistair's room, Theresa accuses her of stabbing Al to keep the tabloid scandal a secret. Gwen attacks Theresa, but Ethan arrives to breakup the catfight. The mystery woman discusses her time as Alistair's captive, as well as her recent stay in the Crane attic. She reveals that she overheard Alistair discussing paternity secrets with Otto, the man who had kept guard over her. The mystery woman urges Katherine to follow her heart and get Martin back from Pilar. Things are tense among the party guests in the Crane living room when weak Alistair attempts to name his would-be assassin. As he's about to tell, the Mystery Woman plunges a drug-filled syringe into his chest. Fancy and Eve rush to save him as everyone else hopes the old man will croak. The mystery woman admits to injecting Alistair with poison, but not to the other attacks on Alistair's life.
THIS WEEK: Alistair takes a turn for the worse. Theresa and Rebecca brawl.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Stephanie tells Brooke to stay out of Taylor and Ridge's business. Bridget tries to discuss her mother with Nick, but he is hesitant to bring her up. Brooke stops by to tell them about her conversation with Stephanie. Ridge condemns Taylor for the way she has acted like a saint and treated Brooke so badly. He says that he doesn't recognize her anymore, and leaves for the evening. Felicia overhears a phone call that Stephanie makes to Taylor and questions Stephanie about it. Stephanie tells her that there is a problem with Ridge and Taylor's marriage, and she is afraid it is over. Massimo and Nick listen to a pitch about decreasing pollution. Nick believes it is a great idea and says he wants to leave a better world for his children. Nick then tells Massimo about Taylor and Ridge's marriage and Massimo is concerned about what will happen next. Brooke condemns Stephanie for her involvement in covering up Taylor's affair. She leaves, and Ridge declares he is upset with Stephanie as well. Ridge is upset at Taylor and Stephanie's hypocrisy towards Brooke, and he wonders if he made the right decision leaving Brooke for Taylor. Stephanie begs him to work things out with Taylor. Brooke confronts Taylor and tells her that she knows about James.
THIS WEEK: Brooke continues to chastise Taylor for her hypocrisy. Ridge prepares to ask Brooke a very important question.
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
At the hospital, Jill, Kay and Esther arrive to visit John, and Esther lets it slip that Ashley was arrested for shooting Tom. John is deeply angered that this information was kept from him, and in the midst of confronting Ashley, he suffers another mild heart attack. The nurses remind Gloria that John cannot handle any stress with his weakened heart condition. Sharon and Nick flirt with each other after making love, and then have sex again. Later, Sharon reminds Nick that the following day is Cassie's birthday, and suggests they not make a big deal out of it for Noah's sake. Nick is furious at the suggestion then accepts Sharon's apology. Noah arrives and asks if it's true that Ashley was arrested for murder. Nick tells Victoria that Lauren is alive. Victoria and Brad agree to downplay their engagement in front of Abby. Later, Abby wakes up crying from a bad dream about monsters taking Ashley away from her. When Ashley arrives, Abby demands to know if Ashley killed Tom. Scott is stunned to see Sheila at the door, and pretends that he doesn't know that Sheila isn't really Brenda. Scott attempts to contact the police with his cell phone, but Sheila grabs him and puts a knife to his throat, angry that he betrayed her. Scott reveals to Sheila that he knows who she really is, and Sheila stabs Scott. Bleeding, Scott picks up the phone to call the police again, just as Detective Hawkins arrives with the police. Hawkins arrests Sheila. Lauren reveals herself and Scott is stunned to find his mother alive.
THIS WEEK: Dru pleads with Devon to reconsider attending college in Boston. Sharon delightedly reveals that Nick has rededicated himself to working on their relationship.
GUIDING LIGHT
Harley and Mallet find a drifter who stole Gus's wallet and cell-phone. He insists that Gus won't be needing it, because he was obviously dead when the bum found him. Harley continues searching for Gus and first injures her leg, then hallucinates seeing him. Mallet finds a barely conscious Harley and tries to drag her home, but she screams that Mallet doesn't understand what it's like to love someone as much as Harley loves Gus. Fed up, Mallet screams that he does so know it - because it's how Mallet feels about Harley! Cassie and Reva clash briefly over Tammy, but end on a hopeful note as both agree that the goal here is to take care of Tammy. Cassie and Jeffrey settle their differences about his role in getting Jonathan out of jail. Jeffrey explains that he used to be a troubled kid too. Cassie tells Jeffrey how happy she is that he shared his past with her. Reva and Josh shoot a holiday video for Marah and Shayne. They admit that it's been a rough year for everyone in Springfield, including Mom and Dad, who are taking a little... break... from each other. But they still love Marah and Shayne, and they're still a family. Reva calls Olivia over to show her the video of Olivia primping for Josh when she didn't know she was being taped.
THIS WEEK: Reva tells Billy that she wants Josh back. Olivia stands in the way of Reva's grand plan.
AS THE WORLD TURNS
When Emily accidentally stumbles upon the abandoned cabin, she is freaked out upon seeing an image of Paul, unsure if the sighting was real or just her guilty imagination playing tricks on her. As she is about to enter the cabin and find Paul, an unseen Meg returns in her car and scares Emily off. Inside, a freaked Paul orders Meg to find Emily until a fed up Meg stands up and reveals she is the one who brought Paul and Emily down. Paul's situation becomes dire when the infection Meg warned him about finally sets in. Back at the Lakeview, Emily is attempting to drown her sorrows when she suddenly gets up and rams into an oncoming Meg, spilling the incriminating contents of Meg's bag. Emily questions the medical supplies but Meg shuts her up by insinuating that she has information Emily would not like the cops to hear. While Keith awaits Lily's arrival at the airport so they can take off for California, Lily is with Holden who has signed the divorce papers in an effort to do right by their kids. Lily herself is about to sign but ultimately can't and runs out when Holden again declares his love to her. Gwen and Will grow more and more excited about having a baby. Thinking it's possible Gwen is pregnant already, they head to the doctor's office for some tests. There, they are stunned with the news that Gwen isn't pregnant and that it's unlikely she will ever become pregnant again.
THIS WEEK: Barbara offers Carly a job on the condition she help to get Gwen away from Will. Jack asks Hal if he can take over the Paul Ryan case.
