Posted on: Saturday, December 7, 2002
Soap Operas
By Toby Goldstein
ALL MY CHILDREN: Jake and Mia overheard Liza admitting her role in Mia's fall to Tad. When David claimed he might be able to restore Maria's memory in exchange for her not helping Jack to prosecute him, Maria refused but Edmund secretly offered to pay whatever it costs to get her memory back. Laurie's father, Donny, blamed Adam for ruining his life and warned J.R. to stay away from Laurie. .Coming: David makes threats against Aidan.
AS THE WORLD TURNS: Ben was devastated after Marshall presented him with a tape of Jessica's infidelity. Henry demanded a payment to keep silent about Carly's tryst with Mike. Rosanna learned that she needs surgery, which will leave her unable to have children. Lucy and Aaron made love. Later, Hal tracked the teens and learned they were with Craig and Holden. Coming: Craig and Holden offer support to Aaron.
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: After Deacon threatened to expose their affair to Ridge, Brooke bribed him to stay away. Deacon bitterly accepted her offer, but vowed that he wasn't getting out of Brooke's life that easily. Massimo hit it off with Thomas, Steffy and Phoebe. The Forresters witnessed Tricia and Thorne's kiss. Ridge convinced Bridget to come with him and the children to Italy. Coming: A voice from the past comes to life.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Brady and Chloe finally made love. Meanwhile, Nancy's medical condition worsened and the doctors might have to take the baby to save her life. Sami overheard that Lexie is pregnant. Larry revealed that he's been pulling Raymond Grant's strings and that Colin has been working for Larry all along. Following a shoving match with Hope and getting tongue-lashed by Bo, Billie called someone, asking for a favor. Coming: Nicole and Victor plan their wedding.
GENERAL HOSPITAL: In order to protect Brenda, Jax confessed that he killed Alcazar. Although Scott didn't want to let Brenda go free, the mounting evidence forced Scott to arrest Jax. Skye got drunk and hit someone with her car. After Kristina underwent life-saving surgery, Alexis thanked Ned and said he will be a part of the baby's life. Coming: Brenda tries to push Sonny's buttons.
GUIDING LIGHT: Unable to keep the secret any longer, Ed told Michelle that Danny is alive. Alexandra told Harley that Eden looked familiar to her and promised to pressure Eden until she cooperates. Beth forgave Olivia for publishing Lorelei's diary but wouldn't forgive her for the pain it caused Lizzie. Marina tried convincing Buzz to hire Ben at Company, but Ben refused to admit that he's broke. Coming: Michelle struggles with forgiveness.
ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Natalie shocked Cristian by announcing that she's staying married to Mitch, not mentioning she's doing so because Mitch threatened to kill Cristian if she leaves him. Mitch and Jen considered striking a deal to help each other obtain their desires. Hoping to induce enough guilt to make Asa divorce Rae, Renee faked a nervous breakdown, but it backfired. Coming: Viki and Bo try to protect Natalie.
PASSIONS: Resigned to losing Sheridan to Antonio, Luis accepted Beth's marriage proposal, but made it clear he would be marrying Sheridan if she were free. Crushed by Grace's decision to give Charity her old wedding gown, Kay disavowed her mother. Ken then accused Miguel of using her. Coming: Liz flirts with T.C.
PORT CHARLES: Kevin claimed to have been released from the mental institution but later made a cryptic call showing that his recovery is just an act. Alison was devastated to learn from Elizabeth that she brought Caroline — presumably the mother of Alison's sister — to town as part of her scheme. Livvie felt certain that Stephen is really Caleb when he called her Olivia. Coming: Elizabeth gets ready to strike.
YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Victoria told Diego what happened to him, then accused Victor of being responsible for Diego's injuries. After Nick intervened with Cassie, Sharon wanted to get close to him again, but Nick still couldn't get past her tryst with Diego. Larry and Jill had finally agreed to put the past behind them when John called her to say that Larry is suing Jabot on sexual harassment charges. Coming: Phyllis fears a lengthy jail sentence.
