"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Bonding with Taylor, Brooke tells her she will stand by her if she has to face charges shooting Bill. Brooke convinces Taylor to keep quiet about having shot Bill. Bill warns Deacon he will demolish Il Giardino. Deacon trashes Bill. No one can understand why Bill is romancing Sheila. Finn promises Steffy he will protect her from Sheila. Carter and Katie's romance continues to bloom. Holding a gun on Katie, Sheila taunts her about her heart condition. Refusing to be bullied by Sheila, Katie reminds her she and Bill share a child. Thomas is told he has to pass several tests if he is going to return to work at Forrester. Thomas plans to fight Hope for custody of Douglas. Wyatt is stunned that his dad is with Sheila. Taylor is not happy when she learns Ridge is coming back to L.A. Brooke has a mysterious admirer.

SNEAK PEEK: WYATT CONFRONTS BILL

"THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS": Sally tells Nick Adam may be her baby's father. Nick assures her he will stand by her. Victoria and Nate share a kiss. Lily quits the company to work with Devon. Jack makes it look as $500,000 was stolen from him. Not buying his story, Chance questions him. Jack tries to blame it on someone else: Victor. Jack is unhappy when it seems Kyle has been working with Victor. Jack and Diane become lovers. When Summer disapproves, he says he is OK with it as long as it makes his parents happy. Billy and Chelsea share a kiss. Abby prepares to move in with Devon.

SNEAK PEEK: ADAM LEARNS THE TRUTH

"DAYS OF OUR LIVES": Jack tells Gwen he no longer considers her his daughter. Xander is crushed when Sarah serves him with divorce papers. He and Gwen team up vowing to destroy anyone who hurts them. Xander notes Sarah always wanted him to change; Gwen accepted him for who was. Sarah stares at a phone photo of Xander. In purgatory, Kayla, Marlena and Kate are reunited with Jordan and Susan. Eric decides he and Nicole can never be together. Nicole considers leaving Salem. Lucas and Orpheus bond in prison. John cannot deal with Marlena's death despite Steve's pep talk.

SNEAK PEEK: LUCAS GOES UNDERCOVER

"GENERAL HOSPITAL": Everyone says farewell to Britt. Liz decides to walk away from Nikolas. Breaking up with Nikolas, Ava wonders what her life will be like. Laura cannot reason with Nikolas. After giving birth to a premature daughter, Nina goes to government about Ned's company, claiming it is rife with illegal doings/Cameron looks for love. Laura warns Martin his family comes with lots of baggage. He knows but does not care. Spencer causes Esme to lose her memory. Nina plans to destroy Carly and Drew.

SNEAK PEEK: HEATHER IS ON THE DEATH PATROL

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