"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Finn and Steffy are thrilled when the ultrasound reveals Steffy is pregnant with a baby boy. Ridge thrilled with the news, and he tells them they have to contact her mother, Taylor. Since Taylor lives in a different time zone, they will be making a lot of late night phone calls. Quinn and Carter are still hot to trot, but they would be caught if they had sex again, which would ruin the relationships they have with the others, i.e., Eric and Zoe. Liam tells Hope he accidently struck and killed Vinny. Thomas is still on a quest to find out who killed his best friend. Bill is furious that Liam has turned himself in. Hope blames Bill for making a horrible situation even worse. At the station, Liam is booked for vehicular murder charges, but he swears it was an accident. The police question why he ran off. Liam is given his Miranda rights, fingerprinted and has a mug shot taken before being led away. Wyatt is stunned when he learns about Liam's car accident.
Bursting into the police station, Bill tells Baker he was responsible for leaving the scene of the car accident that killed Vinny, so he can let Liam go. Baker says not so fast, and Liam is staying in jail because he was part of the cover-up.
SNEAK PEEK: PARIS LEARNS QUINN AND CARTER'S SECRET.
"DAYS OF OUR LIVES": When EJ calls, Sami asks him why he stopped the 10 million transfer to Zander, but he does not offer any reason. Sami guesses Nicole's secret - she slept with Zander. Without money or a job, Zander asks Jack if he can move in with him. Julie is horrified when she realizes Zander is moving into the Horton house. Jack tells her Jennifer agreed to it. Zander tries but can't use his charm to win over Julie. Gwen is forced to make her first mule drug delivery that Snyder blackmailed her into. Kate pretends she has amnesia and is blind. Dr. Snyder goes along with the scheme. Furious when Lucas takes his mother's side over hers, Gabi tosses Lucas out of the house. Sami tells Lucas he can't stay with her.
At the prison, Ben has a meaningful chat with Clyde. Clyde tells him to not give up on Ciara because they were meant to be together. Ben holds off on signing the divorce papers Ciara sent him. Waving a gun, Jan threatens to kill Chloe and Ciara. As Chloe begs for her life, Jan wonders who she should kill first. Jan decides to leave Claire tied and gagged in the cabin and torches the place. Freed, Claire tells Shawn this is all her fault. Jan takes Chloe to the airfield. When the gun goes off Chloe suffers a minor wound. Philip arrives at the airfield, and he overpowers Jan. Phillip tells Chloe she is the love of his life. Paulina has a secret concerning the revamping of Horton Square. Julie is outraged when Zander scarfs down 12 donuts. Allie and Chanel decide to open a bakery, but they may need more partners, which requires a bakery featuring Alice's donut recipe. Finding Gwen's stash of drugs, Zander presses Gwen about why she has them. Zander and Gwen get flirty.
SNEEK PEEK: ACHNEL LOOKS FOR NUMBER FIVE
"YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS": Ashland is stunned when the paternity test proves Kyle is Harrison's father. Jack shows Harrison Kyle's childhood baseball outfit. Jack tells the child he is his grandfather. Kyle is thrilled when Harrison calls him daddy. Chelsea is found not guilty by reason of insanity. Kevin visits Chelsea and tells her to not involve Chloe in the situation. Chloe fears Chelsea might turn on Chloe and tells Kevin what she did in the plot. Chelsea shrugs. A Zoom meeting with Connor lifts Chelsea's mood. Chelsea considers her next plan to destroy Adam. Adam, Nick, Devon and Victor join business forces. Nick wonders if his son, Noah, would like to join them. Victoria pretends she is happy that Billy and Lily are moving in together.
Sally wrangles with the decision to accept an overseas job offer for Summer. Fuming over Billy's negative article, Victor vows to destroy him. Adam tells Victor to let it go. Victor assures him Billy will pay for the article. Victoria appears to accept Billy and Lily are moving in together. Ashland intrigues Victoria.
Tara tells Ashland that, when they were dating, he was very attentive. Once they married, he became a workaholic and Kyle gave her the attention she craved. Ashland makes Tara a one-time offer — she can share joint custody with him, but she can never see Kyle again. It is bittersweet when Amanda learns her biological dad Richard was searching for her. He came very close, but he died before he found her. Summer admits to Sharon it was a surprise to hear Ashland call Kyle daddy. Summer mulls over the Italian fashion house offer.
SNEAK PEEK: SUMMER'S IN A DAZE.
"GENERAL HOSPITAL": Having rescued Spinelli, Jason is arrested. Although Gladys admits she saw Peter, not Jason, kill Franco, Jason is now under arrest for fleeing. Brit is crushed by her diagnosis of Huntington's. Jason makes her see that we only have today. Cyrus is shot in the shootout. He goes to Portia to patch up the wound. She insists he needs to go to the hospital, but he refuses. Trina arrives on the scene and tries to distract Cyrus, who is holding a gun on her mother. Curtis kisses Portia. He wonders if he is moving too fast because Jordan asked for a divorce recently. Laura assures Curtis anytime you find love is the right time. After giving birth to baby Louise, Maxie starts her plot to make Peter think she lost the baby. Peter is stunned when Maxie takes him down to the horrific human being he is. Chase is rushed to the hospital. When he has a relapse, Willow wonders if she and Michael are doing the right thing by not letting Chase know they are a couple.
Desperate to get the antidote for Chase, Finn confronts Peter. Peter takes the one vial of the antitoxin and pours it out. An outraged Finn pushes Peter, who tumbles down the staircase and dies. Liz comes on the scene. The duo decides not to let anyone know Peter is dead. Holding Portia and Trina hostage, Cyrus agrees to exchange them for Laura, and Laura beseechs Cyrus to be a better man.
Carly gets Jason out of jail and insists he goes to the hospital. Britt is stunned when Liesel arrives. She explains Jason called her, and Liesel bad mouths Jason. When Brit tells her Jason saved her life, Liesel changes her tune. Kevin arrives just as Cyrus is about to shoot Laura, and Kevin saves the day. Jordon runs, takes down Cyrus and places him under arrest. Valentin is delighted when Brook Lynn arrives with baby Baily. The baby is Maxie's baby, Louise. Austin apologies to Maxie for not recusing her and her baby.
SNEAK PEEK: THE BABY MAKES VALENTIN'S DAY
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