ALL MY CHILDREN: Ryan and Annie find a note from Emma's kidnapper warning them not to contact the police or Emma will die. Anne is shot in the arm by the kidnapper. Erica reunites with Bianca and meets her new granddaughter, Gabrielle. Bianca's partner, Reese, arrives in Pine Valley with Miranda. A devastated David blames Krystal, Adam and JR for coming between him and Babe. Krystal, JR and Adam form a united front to make sure David never gets his hands on Little A. Joe informs Erica, Bianca and Zach that Kendall's heart is giving out and she needs immediate surgery. Erica appeals to David to step in and operate on Kendall. David doesn't pull any punches when he tells Zach and Bianca he doesn't think Kendall will ever wake up. Babe's family and friends gather for her funeral service. David leases Wildwind and later faces off with JR at the funeral parlor. Krystal later walks in on David and witnesses the depth of his grief. Frankie assess Taylor's injuries and hope her paralysis is temporary. Amanda realizes that Jake has fallen for Taylor. Angie meets Natalia's mother, Rebecca.

SNEAK PEEK: Annie is cornered.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: A psychic convinces Paul not to kill Dusty. Paul tells Meg he is going to get therapy. Dusty meets the same psychic, and she tells him she sees someone with red hair with the initials JMD in a hospital in Sandusky, Ohio. At the hospital he sees a woman in a wheelchair with red hair that is reading a book of poetry that contains a poem that was read at Jennifer's memorial. Inside the cover is her name: Josie Matthews Davis. Mark's cronies distract Casey with booze while someone steals Casey's Halloween costume and, under the pretense of being Casey, tricks Ali into getting in a car with him. Alison's kidnappers lead her to a dorm room and force to act out one of her porn films. Casey finds Alison hiding in Old Town. Janet and Jack announce to Carly and the kids they're getting married. Parker and Sage plot to stop the upcoming wedding. Still fighting over Spencer, Katie and Brad aren't speaking to each other. Henry overhears Spencer talk to a thug about a package and a death. Susan tells Lucinda tells her that her breast cancer has returned. Without telling Brian about her illness, Lucinda cuts off their relationship.

SNEAK PEEK: Paul and Dusty unite.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Rick is reeling from the news regarding his condition and is refusing to believe anything other than Ridge being at fault. Brooke can't believe Rick's outrageous request that she leave Ridge. Pam's unstable behavior is due to a brain tumor, but Donna isn't buying it. Donna is livid when Eric takes Stephanie's side regarding Pam. Ann runs to Pam's bedside and is determined to keep her ailing daughter out of prison. Brooke declares war on Taylor for ruining Rick's life and pursuing Ridge. Brooke sees a more confident side of her nemesis when Taylor gives warning that Ridge will be hers once again. Stephanie tries her best to convince Ridge to reunite with Taylor despite his firm stance to remain with Brooke. Katie can't help but feel offended when Nick tells her she will have a minimal role in Jack's life.

SNEAK PEEK: Rick keeps up the charade.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sami, now under the witness protection program, meets Rafe, her no-nonsense FBI guard. Nicole experiences a grueling night of baby-sitting Johnny and isn't sure whether to rejoice or cry when EJ tells her Sami might not be coming home. EJ and Nicole talk about the possibility of marriage. Max talks to Bo and admits he's worried Melanie may have killed Trent. Melanie only adds to their suspicion by trying to skip town. Bo and Hope confront Nicole with the new evidence against her in Trent's murder case. Nicole is arrested. Trent's will leaves Melanie everything except a box for Max, which Max refuses to open. Kate tells Lucas and Philip that she has lung cancer and she is going to begin chemo. Kate asks Lucas to look after her business and Philip agrees to release Lucas from Titan. Chelsea admits to Daniel that she feels horrible for what she said to Kate. As Kate begins chemo, Chelsea races in with a St. Sofia medal, bringing Kate to tears. Abe, Lexie and Theo prepare for a photo shoot. Theo has an incident with a patron, and Lexie worries about Abe becoming the mayor and thrusting their family into the public eye.

SNEAK PEEK: Sami plots her escape.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Scott explains to Laura how he accidentally killed Rick Webber and let her take the fall. Laura wonders how Scott can voice regret for his actions but have no sympathy for Lulu's plight. Luke and Tracy set out for Los Angeles after Luke hacks into Scott's recent credit card activity. Lesley enlightens Nikolas, Lucky and Lulu as to what Scott and Laura's relationship was really like in the beginning. Scott and Laura remember the good times they had together. Laura regrets having hurt Scott in the past and admits she, too, made mistakes. Laura tells Scott that he'll never be able to make her fall in love with him again because her heart belongs to Luke. Scott pulls the rug out from under Laura when he reveals that Luke married Tracy three years ago. Luke and Laura see each other. Ric asks Sonny to leave Claudia out of any deal he makes with Anthony. Claudia does nothing to help Anthony when it appears as though he's having a stroke, but Johnny can't sit back and watch his father die. Anthony is rushed to the hospital, where Patrick decides to operate on him with Matt assisting. Olivia challenges Sonny to deny that he would do anything to regain power, including breaking Kate's heart by marrying Claudia. Robin's water breaks as she and Patrick say "I do."

SNEAK PEEK: A life-and-death situation arises.

GUIDING LIGHT: Lizzie suddenly hears Bill's voice coming out of the cell Dinah left. Lizzie tries to explain to Bill what has happened. Bill finds in the white van something that belongs to Lizzie, and notices the leak Lizzie created in the van. Bill, unsteady from the drinking, tracks the leak to the factory. He charges at a masked Grady and knocks him out. Bill runs into the factory screaming for Lizzie. Suddenly, he sees her. Their eyes meet and she rushes into his arms. Bill and Lizzie find the van. Bill tells her that he loves her and can't live without her. Daisy wanders up the road and suddenly sees the white van smashed into a tree. A seriously injured Bill survives surgery, but will need a long recovery. Natalia plays a message from Daisy and finds out that things have gotten worse for Rafe at the prison. Olivia goes to the prison and tells Rafe he can't sit back and wait for things to get better. Olivia calls in the warden. He's imposing and condescending, but Olivia threatens to expose his prison conditions on WSPR. Natalia shows up and he storms off. Olivia staggers, and Natalia catches her from falling. Cassie and RJ help Buzz decorate for Halloween. Cyrus breaks into the safe at the Spaulding mansion.

SNEAK PEEK: Bill wants Lizzie out of his life.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Clint lets Nora know that he regrets stooping to Dorian's level in his attempt to regain control of Buchanan Enterprises. Nora offers Dorian a deal, saying she won't pursue a case against her if she gives Buchanan Enterprises back to Clint. Ray makes a shocking claim against Vanessa — she murdered his wife — when Antonio and Talia inform him that he's going to be sent back to prison in Colombia. Adriana surprises Rex when she

says she wants a divorce. Bo and Gigi bring Rex home. Rex is touched when Roxy surprises him with a pinata full of his boyhood mementos to ease his anxiety about being a father to Shane. Tess reveals the dynamite, telling Jared and Natalie she's going to blow them to kingdom come. Charlie comforts Viki when she berates herself for not picking up on the fact that Jessica might have reverted back to Tess. John accepts Fish's offer to help him track down Keys. Janet ponders confirming John's suspicions about Marty, but decides not to after Marty explains how happy she is with her life. Starr is taken by surprise when her water breaks. Tina buys a set of counterfeit jewels in the hope she can fool Cain.

SNEAK PEEK: Nikki comes to the rescue.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Jack searches for the tape that he and Adam gave Frank to create the diary. Jack finds the tape at the apartment and erases it. Jack calls Robert from the magazine to confirm he is printing Victor's diary. At the French church, Father Dominique gives Victor the prayer card of St. Raymond, patron saint of children and the falsely accused. Nikki decides Ashley is the only one who can help Victor. Jeff admits to Gloria that he still has the face cream. He tells her that he has set it up so that if she ever screws him over that cream will go to the police. Kay and Marge remember the day Marge saved Kay's life. Kay tells Marge that she can help her get sober when she is ready. Jeff sees Marge leaving the bar and thinks that Kay has been drinking. Heather meets with Brad and Jill to tell them that the charges have been dropped against Brad and the investigation into Jabot closed. Jill is furious when Kay tells her that her memoirs are being published. Karen admits to Neil that her mother had ovarian cancer and that there was a chance she may get it, so she had a hysterectomy. She tells Neil that she can never give him children.

SNEAK PEEK: Gloria drops a bombshell.

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