September 1979 Soap Summaries (Part Two)

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Guiding Light

Written by: Bridget & Jerome Dobson
Produced by: Allen Potter

Rita's old flame Greg Fairbanks arrived and sexually tempted her. Lucille reminded Brandon that he dropped her after she agreed to raise Amanda, who is actually Alan's daughter, although Alan doesn't know it. Amanda snared Ben in a Washington motel, but assured him it's a no-strings relationship. The French patient's bullet wounds healed. Alan and Hope grew closer to each other on the island. Ross handled Jackie's legal affairs and showed a physical interest in her, and in Amanda. Floyd was a bit jealous that Mark seems smitten with Lainie. Rita realized she has problems with Ed. Lucille refused to tell Ben and Amanda why she visited Brandon, bat approved of their joint trip together.

Holly slugged Gail, who insisted Holly be her prison "slave' after Peter nixed having an affair with Gail. Alan softened under Hope's influence and they made love on the island. The mysterious French patient is undeniably Roger, who had flashbacks of Holly shooting him and of arranging with Dr. Moreno for a “fake death”. Rita resisted Greg and consulted with Sara about handling her sexual problems with Ed. Lucille admitted to Amanda that she and Brandon once had an affair, but didn't tell her the rest of the story. Mike gave up the search for Hope. Floyd felt "haunted" in Roger's old apartment. Brandon refused to tell Lucille who Amanda's real mother was.

Roger was released from the French hospital with his “new” face. Alan and Hope were rescued. Alan learned that Jackie had miscarried. Jackie and Mike were suspicious of what transpired on the island between Alan and Hope. Holly refused to be Gail’s prison slave, and Peter feared for Holly’s safety. Lainie canceled a date with Mark after Katie returned and admitted she’s crazy for Mark. Ross snatched a kiss from Jackie while inspecting the Wexler property. Eve and Rita argued about Rita being tempted by Greg, and Rita was stailed from admitting her sexyal inadequacies to Ed. Moreno and Alan refused to help Ralph financially.

Lucille refused to summon help for Brandon who passed away after whispering the name of Amanda’s mother in Lucille’s ear. Alan suspected Lucille knew something about Brandon’s death. Hope told Mike she was leaving town to avoid further contact with Alan. Mike made Ross a partner in his law firm. Katie realized Mark may have been spending time with Lainie. Justin and Elizabeth made plans to marry next week. Alan learned Dr. Moreno had moved leaving no forwarding adress.

Alan followed Hope to London. Jackie was upset to see Alan and Hope's photo in a London newspaper. Roger also saw the photo. Ross learned Amanda will inherit valuable stocks from Brandon and made a play for her. Lainie's become very attracted to Ed.

Love Of Life

Written by: Jean Holloway / Ann Marcus
Produced by: Cathy Abbi

Steve noticed that Vanessa had the blahs after a trip with Bruce. She realized Steve is interested in her. Kim told Tony that he fathered a child that she gave to a priest in order to get the baby, Tron, out of Vietnam. Wes agreed to marry Gina if he can ditch her once the baby's born. Bambi was upset by Tony's strange behavior but Paul consoled her. Mia kept Betsy's messages from Ben.

Gina went into convulsions after taking a home remedy to induce abortion that Christie gave her. Tony and Kim couldn't find anyone to help locate Tron. Kim stood in the shadows and wept during Bambi's wedding rehearsal. Wes had the guilts for reneging on marrying Gina.

Bambi went into a trance and Paul hospitalized her after Tony ran from the wedding. Tony ran to revive Kim who tried to gas herself to death. Ben and Mia succumbed to their desires. Betsy showed pregnancy symptoms. Amy got sweet with Steve.

Tom and Meg spent a night togethen while Liane resisted Andrew’s advances. Elliott and Betsy’s divorce hearing is set for next week. Paul saw Tony with Kim. Van sensed Steve’s attraction to her while Amy moved in on Bruce. Ray said he’d see Wes before pressing statutory rape charges against him on Gina’s behalf.

Paul told Bambi that Tony and Kim Soo Ling left town together. Bambi remembered that Tony had loved a Vietnamese woman who saved his life. Kim and Tony searched San Francisco for their child.

One Life To Live

Written by: Gordon Russell & Sam Hall
Produced by: Joseph Stuart

Brad went after Karen but she didn't report the rape because of Jenny. Samantha and Mick got along famously, but Tina decided she wants a piece of Mick's action. Karen drowned her sorrows at the River Rat, then injured a stranger’s lecherous paws. Katrina guessed that Karen was raped and Brad hustled to keep Katrina quiet. Dorian had Gretel take over Pat's tv show since Pat's ill. Maggie teased Adam that she had a scheme to reunite him and Pat, but Maggie intended to snatch Adam for herself. Ed convinced Edwina not to write a yellow story on Karen, who refused to confide in anyone, especially Will.

Joe learned he's deathly ill after asking Becky and Richard to return from Paris. Maggie acted nicey-nice to Pat but fantasized stealing Adam. Joe rehired Edwina who realized that Gretel is her competition for Herb's affections. Dorian hired Ellen, Mario's former fiancee, who noticed that Mario didn't remember where they planned to spend their honeymoon. Fran was upset that Mick is breaking training because of Samantha. Mick reluctantly agreed to do a health spa commercial for Dorian. Mario questioned Brad about Karen who retreated from everyone.

Joe tried to tell Viki that he’s terminally ill but was stymied because of their anniversary. Tina complained to Joe that she lost Mick to Samantha. Matt realized the game Maggie was playing with Adam. Tina made a date with Jamie, who’s in cahoots with Judd who is vengeful since Tina once jilted her. Ivan comforted Faith that hed never allow “them” to take her away. Brad laid into Peter for getting too close to Jenny. Karen slipped that she had reason to despise Brad. Brad’s pawnbroker informed Brad that Jenny’s ring and pearls have been sold.

Mario beat up Brad after realizing that Brad raped Karen. Adam caught onto Maggie’s schemes to win his affections and moved back to New York after bidding Pat farewell. Becky Lee arrived in town but Richard’s still in Europe. After Kevin’s third birthday party, Joe told Viki that he had but a few months to live.

Dorian returned from a cruise. Joe lost his vision. Clint Buchanan agreed to take over Joe's editorship at the Banner.

Ryan’s Hope

Written by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer
Produced by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer

Jill and Frank overheard Rae and Seneca discuss their schemes to keep Jill and Frank apart. Roger flared at Dee for interfering in Nancy's and Pat's relationship. Pat got drunk over Nancy and Adam. Joe introduced Siobhan to a godfather-type pal, Mr. Novotny. Jill cancelled her San Francisco trip, now that she and Frank are reunited, but Rae swore vengeance.

Rae pretended to give up Frank to Jill gracefully, but secretly convinced Seneca not to file an alienation of affection suit until Rae comes up with a better scheme. Adam admitted his love for Nancy who ran to Pat. But Pat is convinced he and Nancy are washed up unless they marry immediately. Johnny questioned Joe about his reputed crime-lord uncle, and Jack investigated.

Johnny warned Dee to button up for taking credit for Pat and Nancy’s bust up. Rae arranged with reporter Lewis to take compromising photos of Jill and Frank. Roger was arguing with Dee about neglecting their home when he was called to tend Tom who fell and had an attack. Joe’s Uncle Tom told Jack the crime reputation has been manufactured by the press.

Tom checked into the graveyard while Roger feared his wrong diagnosis of Tom’s head injuries caused his death. Delia’s commodites broke. Dan Fox informed her taht her stocks are on a downhill slide. Rae sent Jack a list of her contacts who nominated Frank to the Senate planting another copy in Jill’s files. Johnny worried Siobhan and Joe’s affair would reflect badly on Frank’s career.

Frank told Jack he knew nothing about illegal campaign contributions and such, then confronted Rae who denied sending Jack the letter. Joe told a bewildered Siobhan that he had to stop seeing her.

Search For Tomorrow

Written by: Joyce & John William Corrington
Produced by: Mary-Ellis Bunim

Travis went running to Italy after David told him something mysterious about Renata. John overheard Stephanie chew out Ted for not keeping Todd away from Wendy. Janet refused John's request to call a board meeting about Ted gambling stockholder's money on oil deals. Tony (Antonio) led David to a village where David found Renata’s birth records. Helene plotted to take advantage of Carolyn's blindness. Lee urged Sunny to have more fun in her life and that be can provide it.

Helene used sleeping potions and voodoo dolls to bring Marc and Carolyn together and thereby ruin Marc because of Gary. David found Renata working at a Catholic hospital and convinced her to meet with Travis about her "secret." Jo maintained separate bedrooms with Martin in New Orleans. Eric returned and cautioned Wendy about rushing into sex with Todd. Ted refused to sell his oil leases to Lee and Janet warned Ted about using company money without her approval.

Mignon’s detective photographed Travis having a suggestive “reunion” with Renata. Helene convinced Mignon she could use her psychic powers to keep Liza away from Travis. Todd returned to college after Wendy insisted they couldn’t sneak around and they split. Jo admitted to Martin that theur vacation together was a thrill. Lee made it clear to Sunny that he wants an affair. Travis had David take Renata to Henderson and keep her presence a secret until she can claim the “name that’s rightfully hers”.

John demanded Stephanie call for Ted’s resignation after telling her Ted’s oil investments with Collins money could go bad. Tante Helene gave Carolyn hallucinogenic drugs. Liza was convinced Travis wanted to marry Renata after she saw Renata in his arms.

Travis told Liza that Renata was his sister. He said that Mignon would be destroyed if she knew his father had stayed in Europe with Renata s mother, letting Mignon think he'd died during the war.

The Young And The Restless

Written by: William J. Bell
Produced by: William J. Bell & John Conboy

Lorie accused Lucas of trying to kill Lance by sending him to revolutionary Santo Domingo. Derek thought Suzanne is drinking heavily and ran to tell Jill he'll always love Jill. Kay finally "appeared" in front of Brock and admitted she's pretending to be dead to uncover Suzanne's schemes. Nikki fretted that Greg doesn't want to start a family immediately once they're married. Leslie returned and Lorie realized she's concerned for Lance's welfare.

Kay admitted to Brock that she's so grateful to Liz for showing her a different way of life since living "undercover” Stu thought she should give Derek his freedom to run to Jill. Nikki was so moved that Liz accepted her as a future daughter-in-law that she told Paul she couldn't see him again, even though he admitted his love. Lorie convinced Leslie to stay with Lucas so that he won't have reason to feel antagonistic toward Lance.

Greg and Nikki honeymooned in their new apartment but she fretted about their finances.

Chris kept her pregnancy to herself after learning she'd come in contact with one of Snapper's patients who had German measles. Chris hasn't had the childhood disease. Jill demanded the house and half of everything Stu owns as a divorce settlement.

Derek told Lorie that he was remarrying Suzanne. Chris left town to think but didn't tell Snapper she's pregnant and has no immunity to German measles.

Lynda Hirsh on Soaps -- Q&A

Source: Creators.com

Q: It took me awhile, but I have grown very fond of the actress who plays Heather on "Young and Restless." When did she begin her acting career? — Robyn, Point Clear, Ala.

A: Vail Bloom, who plays Paul's daughter, Heather, and the girlfriend of the very confused Adam, has just gone from contract to recurring. Bloom, who has a degree in architecture from Princeton University, admits she is a latecomer to acting. "I was interested in acting, but I never really thought about it as a full-time career. My parents knew I had flirted with acting. They were insistent that I get a degree in a career that was not as risky. While I was in college and working toward my degree, I did get to do a lot of theater. When I made my choice to pursue acting full time, my parents were very supportive."

Q: How is Frank Dicopoulos dealing with the cancellation of "Guiding Light?" — Rene, Pittsburgh

A: He is crushed. Having been with show for almost 24 years, he really thought he would be with the show forever. The actor told us: "Even when other acting offers were on the horizon, I always chose to stay with 'Guiding Light.' I come from a working-class family. It was important that I stay in one place with my wife and children. The show has given me that chance throughout the years.

Because of 'Guiding Light,' I was able to be involved with a variety of charities. Through the years, the show listened to my ideas and used them in the show. Not all of them — some of my ideas weren't very good. One of my ideas was great. I suggested that Frank's dad come back from the dead. I felt it was important for the character to connect with his dad. So Buzz was created. To add to the luck, Justin Deas was cast to play my dad. What an honor and what fun to work with him all these years." Until the very end, he did think the show would survive in one form or the other. "Yes, there were times that the show lost its way. In the last year, it was back to where it belonged. I know some of the stories they had for the future. It is a shame the viewers are not going to get to see them."

Q: I am going crazy. Where have I seen the actor who is playing Mason on "As the World Turns"? — Janet, Toronto

A: Forbes March played Scott on "All My Children" several years back. He also played the tragic Nash on "One Life to Live." Nash, the one-time love of Jessica's life, died while having an argument with Jared. His current character, Mason, may create trouble for Noah and Luke. It appears that Mason, who is Noah's college adviser, plans to give his protege advice in his private life.

Soap Summaries: Week of August 2 through the 7th

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ALL MY CHILDREN: Jake and Amanda put their plan in motion by convincing David that Amanda can't have any more children. Amanda and Jake look forward to being a family once they "adopt" a baby and are able to bring Trevor home. Tad, Taylor and Amanda come clean with Opal after she spots baby Trevor at the house. Opal agrees everyone did the right thing in keeping David away from the baby but thinks Jake's plan has flaws. Taylor realizes that Krystal still loves Tad, but Krystal states she just wants him to be happy. After asking Scott to move into the mansion, Adam proposes to Annie. JR struggles to contain his anger and disgust when Adam announces Annie agreed to marry him. In front of Liza and Jesse, Kendall unburdens herself by confessing to having killed Stuart in a taped statement. Stuart's ghost appears in front of Kendall, telling her they can all be at peace. Zach gives an impassioned plea for leniency at Kendall's sentencing hearing. Scott also makes a statement at the hearing, invoking Stuart's memory as he tells the judge his father wasn't a vindictive man. At Annie's urging, Adam asks the judge to go easy on Kendall. Marian lays into Kendall and wants her to pay dearly for killing Stuart. Marissa is the unintended victim of Marian's quest for revenge against Kendall. Liza's heart breaks for Marian as she's led off to a psychiatric facility. Colby makes it perfectly clear she wants nothing to do with either Annie or Adam.

SNEAK PEEK: Liza rejects David.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Damian offers Meg a consulting job. Meg and Lily shoot insults at each other over their love lives. Accepting the job, Meg falls into Damian's arms. Barbara's upset when she discovers Paul's been giving his fortune away — specifically, she's horrified that he would finance Emily's new paper. Paul invites Emily and Hunter to work on the paper from Fairwinds and to move in. Paul and Emily wake up in each other's arms. When Emily takes off for work, Paul is greeted by two men in white coats. Paul quickly learns that Barbara has had him committed for his strange behavior and is taken to the hospital. Emily sneaks Paul out of the hospital in a dog crate. Paul, hiding in the Fairwinds wine cellar, discovers James' old wine-tasting journal. Henry looks through Audrey's suitcase to find an envelope with obituaries and a journal entry that mentions the name Jay Stanhope. Henry becomes convinced his mother is a serial killer. Jay and Audrey are in cahoots. When Teri turns him down, Brad asks Janet to work on "Oakdale Now." Alison tells Casey she's concerned about Bob, and thinks he's having occasional memory loss. Bob instructs Alison to administer a specific dosage of a medication to Riley, which turns out to be too high. Unaware that Riley is really Adam, Tom asks him to move out.

SNEAK PEAK: A baby is missing.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Still in shock from Brooke's appearance and her explanation of the recent events that took place, Ridge is torn about how to handle the situation. Stephanie and Donna go head to head when they each take opposite sides on Ridge's choices. Ridge takes the blame for the fiasco at his and Taylor's wedding. Stephanie confronts Brooke about the scene she had caused at the beach house, while Brooke has a few harsh words in return. Brooke returns from her leave of absence in order to begin a new chapter in her life. Taylor attempts to stay confident that Ridge will not succumb to Brooke's persuasiveness now that they are working together. Katie comes up with a new publicity campaign that she feels will save Forrester Creations. Unfortunately, Eric will have to make a few substantial sacrifices to proceed with the campaign, allowing Donna to become an object of male desire. Owen becomes territorial with Jackie when he notices some chemistry between her and Whip.

SNEAK PEAK: Bill is up to no good.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Daniel tells Lucas when Chloe wakes up, she and Daniel will be together. Lucas is unable to forgive Chloe. Victor pays Daniel's sky-high bail and tells Daniel why he thinks Kate tried to kill Chloe. Chloe has a slight beep of brain function as she whispers "Daniel." Arianna completes a drug deal with Troy. Philip learns one of his men has been shot. Bo and Philip go to the hospital where Carlo dies. Stephanie tells Philip he is not a bad man. Stephanie tells Roman she was right to break up with Philip but misses being in love. Roman assures her the right man is out there; she just has to let him in. Stephanie decides to give Nathan a chance, unaware that he is interested in Melanie.

EJ visits Grace's grave for the first time on her and Sydney's 6-month birthday and is infuriated when he sees the name "Brady" on her headstone. Nicole watches unseen as EJ smashes the old headstone and damns Sami. Chad and Kinsey reset their plan to break up Will and Mia, while Will confides in Mia he's upset about Chloe cheating on his father. Mia painfully admits to Will she's not a virgin and that Chad was her first lover. Will professes his love for her.

SNEAK PEAK: Sami and Rafe call it quits.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Sam easily fall back into their comfortable, familiar pattern as they head south in their search for Michael and Kristina. Kristina remains consumed with guilt as she and Michael make their way to the Mexican border. Jerry informs Claudia he has no intention of calling off his search for Michael because he wants to use the boy as bait to get to Jason. Jerry comes to Michael and Kristina's rescue. Sam closes in on Michael and Kristina. Jax supports Carly's decision to have Michael move back in with them once he comes home. Sonny tells Claudia he wants her to come home. Dominic is shocked when he walks in on Olivia and Johnny in a compromising position. Alexis is arrested for the murder of Brianna Hughes. Robin sets out to prove her innocence. Ethan tells Rebecca he needs her in his life but she rebuffs his advances, stating she wants to see where things might lead with Nikolas. Spinelli shows up at the Scorpio family dinner to ask Mac for Maxie's hand in marriage.

NEXT WEEK: Maxie says yes.

GUIDING LIGHT: Phillip reveals to Alan that the owner of the cafe they've arrived at is the widow of the man who took his place in Vietnam. Alan goes into the diner and tells the man's son he knew his father. Phillip tells Alan he has a progressive and incurable disease. Phillip tells Ed that if he can't help him, he'll find help somewhere else. Shayne and Dinah wed. Dinah tells Mallet he can't turn Marina in because Dinah is the one who killed the man. Mallet warns Dinah that Frank knows she's the killer and says she's not safe. Dinah stops Shayne from planning the spontaneous honeymoon and admits the cops are after her because she killed the man she thought was Edmund. In the woods, Jeffrey, feverish and weak, talks to Reva's photo to keep himself going. Jeffrey collapses just before reaching a remote cabin. A man walks over to Jeffrey's lifeless body — it's Jonathan. Jeffrey comes to and warns Jonathan that Edmund wants to destroy everyone Reva loves. He explains that he needs to let Edmund think he's dead so he can get an advantage on him. Jeffrey tells Jonathan that he's doing a good job with Sarah. Jonathan gets a menacing call from Edmund.

SNEAK PEAKS: Edmund strikes.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Rex warns Schuyler to stay away from Gigi. Gigi offers Stacy money to get an abortion. Stacy accuses Gigi of being afraid that Rex will end up leaving her once the baby is born. Alone, Stacy collapses in pain after her and Gigi's heated confrontation. Realizing the baby is the only chance she has to hold onto Rex, Stacy decides not to tell him she suffered a miscarriage. Rex is furious when Gigi confesses she offered Stacy money to have an abortion. The tension mounts between Rex and Gigi when he admits he won't abandon his child, but they eventually end up in each other's arms, resolved to the fact they have a long road ahead of them. In front of Blair, Todd declares that he wants to be with Tea and only Tea. Nora locks eyes with Bo while sharing a last dance with Clint. Viki's thrown for a loop when Charlie suggests expanding their family. Asher and his boss, Serge, surprise Cole in his apartment. Serge plants a listening device in the apartment. John later tells Starr that she and Cole can't see or talk to each other until this assignment is completed. Layla defends Fish when Cristian wonders if he's gay.

SNEAK PEAK: Blair searches for Tea's secret.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Ashley tells Victor to give her some space because she needs to work out how he could be so cruel to her and her family and then say it was for her benefit. Paul is crushed when Nikki says she cannot marry him. Nikki admits to Victor that she is still in love with him; that he is the only man she has ever truly loved. Alone, Victor admits that he does still love Nikki. While waiting in the road at the ranch in the rain, Nikki is a deer in the headlights as Ashley's car comes barreling down the road and skids off the road. Adam admits to Heather he had a one-night stand with Rafe. Mary Jane is stricken when she realizes that Zapato ate her stuffed cat. Mary Jane drugs Jack's drink. Drunk and delirious, Jack makes love to Mary Jane, who he believes is Sharon. Daniel tells Amber that the reason they are breaking isn't because she slept with Deacon but because he can't take her constant lying. Billy tells Chloe that he can never forgive Jill for choosing Cane, a con artist, over him, her own son. Kay tells Jill that spoke to Billy on her behalf and asked him to forgive her. Kay also admits that she should have forgiven Jill years ago for everything that happened with Phillip because the truth was that her relationship with him was never as strong as Kay believed. Sharon is arrested for grand theft after she steals a ring that is identical to the one Nick gave to Phyllis.

SNEAK PEAK: A death in the family occurs.

Lynda Hirsch Summaries: Week of July 27 to July 31, 2009

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ALL MY CHILDREN: Frankie, Angie and Jesse are devastated when Randi loses the baby. Zach sets Annie up to make it look as though she fired a shot at Adam and then slips off into the night unseen. Adam has Annie arrested, but Scott thinks she might be telling the truth when she claims someone set her up. Kendall is certain that she was the one who killed Stuart and has been repressing the memory. Jesse knows Zach framed Annie to protect Kendall and the two men tacitly agree to keep each other's secrets. Kendall tells Ryan she killed Stuart and confirms that Zach set Annie up to take the fall for her. Jake warns Amanda she can't keep running to Taylor's to see Trevor or else David might get suspicious. Taylor and Tad's talk about finding the right person to be with leads to a kiss. Krystal admits to Tad that she's bothered by the fact he's seeing Taylor but says she's happy for him.

SNEAK PEEK: Kendall is sentenced.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Janet's little sister, Teri, comes to town, becoming Sage and Parker's nanny. Liberty returns from Chicago, claiming the internship program ran out of money. She admits to Parker she was fired for making too many mistakes. Brad learns Kim won't employ him without a co-host. He and Henry try to convince Kim to take Vienna back so Brad can work. Kim thinks the audience won't respond to Vienna anymore, but that they will respond to Henry. Henry leaps at the opportunity to co-host, but Brad helps him see that it would ruin any chances of him reuniting with Vienna. Henry dejectedly returns home, only to find a bouquet of flowers with an apology note. Henry's thrilled and thinks Vienna's returning to him, but when he opens the door, he finds it's actually his mother, there to help him recover from the loss of Vienna. Brad and Katie finally get their romantic alone time. Henry finds Audrey rifling through his things, certain she's after his money. He brings her over to Brad and Katie's to stay out of trouble, while he goes and has his account numbers and passwords changed. He gets back to his hotel room and sees it turned inside out, and is furious with Audrey — only it's not Audrey, but Vienna, who has comes back — at Audrey's insistence, no less. Henry makes love to Vienna. Meg admits Paul's been acting the way he did when she fell in love with him. Paul's grateful, but admits he's not going to have surgery to return his memories. Meg returns to Damian, upset over the fact that the new Paul doesn't want her. Damian says that Paul doesn't know what he is missing and the two begin to make love. Lily, Damian, Lucinda and Holden argue over whether Luke should work for Damian or Lucinda. Lily's increasingly uneasy with her feelings for Damian. Tom is worried Riley and Margo are having an affair.

SNEAK PEEK: Noah confronts Mason.

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: Pam takes a fancy towards Whip and makes a drastic change to show him just how much. Stephanie and Jackie agree to put aside their torrid past and become friends. Taylor asks Stephanie to be her matron of honor. Eric questions Ridge about his feelings for Brooke and his intentions with Taylor. This line of questioning gets Ridge's mind swirling with wonder of where his heart truly lies. A visit from a relentless Brooke makes Thomas and Steffy fear that she may ruin everything between Ridge and Taylor. Unaware that Steffy has been intercepting her messages, Ridge confesses his hurt to Eric that Brooke hasn't tried to talk him out of marrying Taylor. Meanwhile, Brooke waits on the beach for Ridge to arrive for their happy reunion. She takes off on her horse to find him before he marries Taylor.

SNEAK PEEK: A wedding is interrupted.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Daniel is brought to the police station in handcuffs. Lucas learns Daniel and Chloe were lovers. Lucas continues his confrontation in jail with Daniel, refusing to believe Daniel's assertion that Kate poisoned Chloe while also framing Daniel.

Although Victor thinks Katie is the culprit, he does not want to hurt Phillip by painting his son's mother as a murderer. EJ questions Nicole about Sydney. Rafe tells Sami he crashed a car into a tree and the impact killed Emily. Rafe tracks down Meredith and it becomes clear that she feels there is more to the story of Emily's "accident." She insists that Rafe is hiding information and is completely responsible for her death. Rafe states he will not lose Sami because of his past, and goes home to her. Back at the Salem Inn, Meredith opens the door to the person who brought her back to Salem ... Stefano!

SNEAK PEEK: Stephanie comforts Phillip.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sam questions the way Alexis is parenting Kristina. Alexis is stopped short when Sam reveals she thinks it's possible that Kristina might have caused Claudia's accident. Claudia vows revenge on the driver responsible for the crash that caused her to lose the baby. Michael decides he has no choice but to run away in order to spare his family any more anguish. A guilt-ridden Kristina tells Michael she's running away with him. Olivia admits to Johnny that she's known about Claudia's role in Michael's shooting for months and explains why she never told Sonny. Edward keeps Nikolas away from Rebecca. Rebecca rebuffs Ethan when he says he wants another chance with her. Lulu helps Maxie derail Spinelli as he's about to ask Mac for Maxie's hand in marriage.

SNEAK PEEK: Jerry's after Jason.

GUIDING LIGHT: Phillip reveals to Alan that the owner of the cafe they've just walked into is the widow of the man who took his place in Vietnam. Dinah and Shayne wed. Dinah tells Mallet he can't turn Marina in because Dinah is the one who killed the man. Frank tells Mallet he overheard Dinah. Mallet helps Dinah flee the country. Alan confronts Phillip about the fact that he's dying. Phillip admits his disease is progressive and incurable. Suddenly, Alan's demeanor shifts and he accuses Phillip of lying to him. Phillip is desperate to find a cure. In the woods, Jeffrey, feverish and weak, talks to Reva's photo to keep himself going. Jonathan finds a lifeless Jeffrey. Jonathan lays Jeffrey down and reassures Sarah that Jeffrey is a good guy. Jeffrey starts to come to. Jeffrey tells Jonathan he's not going home yet and is going to stay "dead." Jonathan gets a menacing call from Edmund.

SNEAK PEEK: Edmund makes a vow to Lara to make Reva's family suffer.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Stacy tells Gigi and Rex she is pregnant. Rex lets out all his anger over the fact Gigi felt she had no other option but to lie to him, despite how noble her intentions were. Gigi takes full responsibility for everything that's happened between her and Rex, even his sleeping with Stacy. Bo and Nora are locked in a kiss, unaware that Matthew is watching them. Matthew tries to blackmail Bo and Nora into signing the consent form for his surgery, threatening to tell Clint if they don't. Nora admits she's confused about her feelings for Bo when Rachel presses her. Nora argues she shouldn't hurt Clint by canceling the wedding when Bo hasn't come right out and said he wants to be with her. Tea tells Todd she won't be used as a pawn in his games with Blair and returns the key he gave her. Cole tells Ashe he is ready to deal drugs. Marty tells John she wants to move forward with him. Jessica thinks she has seen Nash.

SNEAK PEEK: A hellish wedding occurs.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Billy and Mac make love for the first time. Cane tells Lily that the oncologist was able to harvest a few eggs during her surgery and Lily is overwhelmed with joy. Cane promises to stay by Lily's side for as long as she wants him there. Jill brings Cane to Chloe's party and asks everyone to accept that Cane is going to be a part of her life. Jack starts to put the pieces together and realizes that Victor may be behind bringing Mary Jane to Genoa City. Nick and Phyllis renew their vows. Sharon admits to Jack that the baby isn't his; its Nick's. Billy reveals to Ashley that Victor set up Colleen so she would have to resign from the Newman board of directors. Ashley has a hallucination of Sabrina telling her that Victor is after her and her baby. Later, Victor finds a frightened Ashley screaming that Sabrina told her she was going to die because of him.

SNEAK PEEK: A tragic accident happens.

Y&R: So Far in 2009

December 29, 2008 to January 2, 2009: Sharon tells Jack that for Christmas she is moving out of the Abbott mansion so that he can have his home back. Sharon walks away from a heartbroken Jack. Kay becomes more and more certain that she is Katherine not Marge. Jill returns to the Chancellor estate and is shocked to find Kay there. Jill believes that Kay is Marge and goes to call the police while the real Kay tries to make Jill listen to her story. When the police arrive they ask Kay to prove that she is who she says she is, but Kay can't seem to remember anything specific. Jill demands that they arrest her. Gloria is shocked when she sees Kay in jail with her. She agrees to help Kay remember her life. Eden and Noah spend New Years Eve together, without their parents' knowledge. Kevin overhears Eden and Noah discussing what to do with River's. Kevin tells Jana what he heard and she says she will help him break into the tack house and get the money back. Nick finds Victor at Newman Enterprises and Victor informs him that he is back for good. Victor meets with Jill and proposes they work together to bring Jack and Jabot down. Neil and Karen return home with Ana as her new foster parents. Tyra is devastated when they tell her the court ruled she can only see Ana under the supervision of a social worker. Abby arrives home, all grown up, in time to spend Christmas with her parents.

January 5, 2009 to January 9, 2009: When Victoria and J.T. stop by the ranch for dinner with Victor, Victoria is happy to see Abby home but unnerved to witness Victor replacing his family with Ashley and Abby. Chloe becomes annoyed by Cane's attentiveness. While Cane is out of the room, Billy calls and Chloe invites him over. Jill asks Cane to come to work for her at Chancellor Industries and work side by side with Billy. Cane refuses. Jack admits to Sharon that he and Adam worked together on the forged diary. Nick and Sharon work to sell a potential client for Beauty of Nature, who is more interested in their history than any pitch. Later, Nick and Sharon are thrilled when the buyer makes a huge commitment to Beauty of Nature, but Nick is torn when Mariel tells them that she needs them to stay in New York for another night for a meeting with another buyer tomorrow.

January 12, 2009 to January 16, 2009: Heather tells Adam that Victor's terms for Adam's deal included jail time. Ashley is stunned how Victor can be so loving with one child and so hurtful with another. Ashley is unsettled when Victor asks Abby to start calling him "Dad." Phyllis is unapologetic to Nick as she explains what she did with Brad. Nick lets her explain, but when she is done Nick unleashes his fury. As the fight escalates, Phyllis admits she was scared and insecure that Nick could fall in love with Sharon all over again. Billy catches Chloe trying to find his profile on WebMeet.Org. Lily is bothered when she notices the familiarity between Chloe and Billy. Kay tells Murphy she is staying away from Genoa City for a while. Kevin tells Gloria that he put up the money for Kay's bail and Gloria panics. She tells him that she will lose everything, including Jabot, if Kay regains her memory. Karen tells Neil that she wants to adopt Ana. Phyllis and Chloe realize that Cane and Billy were in a fight and decide to use that as the theme for the photo shoot. Billy tells Chloe that he and Cane were fighting over her. River disguises himself as a priest and takes on a new life, as Eden mourns losing her father. Michael and Gloria lament River ever coming into their lives.

January 19, 2009 to January 23, 2009: Neil breaks it to Tyra that he and Karen are looking into adopting Ana. Tyra breaks down at the news and suddenly finds herself kissing Neil. Brad hides his fury when he hears Abby call Victor "Dad." Brad confronts Ashley about Victor's influence in Abby's life. Ashley tells Victor that he and Brad will have to find a way to live with each other for Abby's sake. Amber vows to get Kay's ring back in order to prove her true identity. Billy indirectly tells Chloe he knows the truth about the baby and he needs her help to keep their secret. At the party, Jack meets Shiva Rose, a friend of Billy's from New York, who knows him and Chloe. Phyllis and Sharon get into an argument about Phyllis' plot and Sharon's involvement with Nick. Victoria tells Nick he married Phyllis knowing who and what she is, so he must get over whatever she did to anger him. Sharon serves Jack with divorce papers. Brad asks Colleen and Abby to move back in with him, but Abby tells him she wants to stay at the ranch. Ashley enters and sees that Abby is upset. Brad decides to file for full custody of Abby. Jill tells Jeff she will name him the CEO of Jabot if he convinces Gloria to sell.

January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009: Jack and Sharon say goodbye to each other and goodbye to their marriage. Gloria calls Victor and tells him the stock is his. Victor meets with Jill to tell her he bought Gloria's stock of Jabot for her. He informs her he has some terms to giving her controlling interest in Jabot back, including naming Billy the new CEO. Esther agrees to marry Roger. Victoria finally admits to Victor that Brad stole company secrets. Victor tells Brad that if he doesn't resign from the Newman board of directors, he will go public with the information. Brad overhears Abby call Victor "Dad" and confronts Ashley about replacing him as Abby's father. Nikki tells Brad that her sister, Casey, has cancer. Sharon is caught off guard when she finds Brad standing at her door at the Abbott cabin. Brad opens up to Sharon and lays his love for her on the line. Sharon, however, has to admit she doesn't return his love. Brad tells Sharon he will always love her and leaves the cabin, going out into a snowstorm. Brad's car breaks down in the snow. As Noah is showing Eden how to skate he gets too far out on the ice and it starts to crack. Eden goes to find help for Noah. While Brad is trying to get his car started he hears someone calling for help. Brad hurries out onto the ice to help whoever is drowning. Noah reveals that he didn't pull himself out of the water, and all wonder what actually happened.

February 2, 2009 to February 6, 2009: Sharon is surprised to find Nick at the cabin. He tells Sharon about Noah's accident and she panics, but Nick assures her Noah is going to be fine. Later, as Sharon and Nick are preparing to leave, the park ranger arrives to inform them the roads are closed. Sharon and Nick make love. Jack sits at Noah's bedside as Victor stands in the doorway watching him. Victor kicks Jack out of Noah's room. J.T. and Colleen track Brad's cell signal to a road near the Abbott cabin. They head out to look for him. Ashley and Abby stop by Brad's and find Lily and Billy there. Abby is stunned when they hear a message from Victor threatening Brad if he doesn't resign from Newman's board of directors. Victor tells Noah that he will be forever indebted to whoever saved Noah's life. Victor arrives at Brad's house and Abby confronts him about the message he left on Brad's voice mail. Victor tries to spin it, but Colleen overhears him and calls him out on his lies. Noah remembers Brad was the one who pulled him out of the lake. Michael brings the pawnbroker to meet with Kay and he claims he has never seen her before. J.T. breaks the news to Colleen that Brad is dead. Sharon is forced to tell Noah the truth that Brad lost his life saving him. Noah is stunned as Nick arrives and takes him in his arms. The family holds one another tight as they all feel the enormity of what they have and what they have lost. Nick admits to Phyllis he loves her and Sharon.

February 9, 2009 to February 13, 2009: Gil stops by the tack house to give Nick Noah's belongings, including a water bottle filled with alcohol. Nick is stunned. Jack is surprised when Gloria informs him that she sold her Jabot stock to someone else. Jack tries threatening Gloria with his civil suit against her, but she refuses to tell him whom she sold her stock to. Later, Gloria asks Kevin to sing her praises to Kay when he is helping to prove who she truly is, in hopes that Kay will be on her side when she is released from jail. Kevin tells Gloria he can't be her accomplice anymore because he doesn't want to wind up in jail with her. Jill meets with Victor, who tells her Billy is to be made CEO of Jabot. Jill doesn't like the direction this plan is going, but makes it clear he is in charge. Kay confesses to Joe and Pearl she isn't Marge; she is Kay Chancellor. Murphy finds a note from Kay telling him that she lied about who she is and now she is going to disappear. Meanwhile, Jill goes to the coffeehouse and tells everyone celebrating that the DNA results prove that Kay is not actually Kay.

February 16, 2009 to February 20, 2009: Billy gets a hold of the ranger, but he merely tells Billy that no medical help can get to them until after the storm. At the cabin, with Lily, Chloe prepares to give birth. Billy tells Chloe that he knew he was the father of the baby since before Christmas. Lily gets a hold of Olivia for help on how to deliver Chloe's baby. Cane arrives and declares his love to Lily just as Billy shouts over the walkie-talkie that Chloe finally gave birth. Chloe starts to hemorrhage. Chloe and the baby survive after being rushed to the hospital. Heartbroken when he learns Billy is the baby's biological father, Cane refuses to turn over parental rights to Billy and signs the birth certificate. Amber refuses to believe the DNA test came back negative and that Kay isn't Kay. Clint and Roger kidnap Kay, who they believe is Marge. Adam opens up to the prison chaplain about the loss of his mother and his father turning his back on him. Ashley tells Victor that Adam needs him today, the anniversary of Hope's death. Victor goes to see Adam in prison to give him Hope's Bible. When Adam sees him and the Bible, he goes off on Victor. Victor is impressed. Tyra tells Neil that she is going to adopt Ana. Tyra admits her feelings for Neil and kisses him. Neil doesn't resist the kiss. Ashley is hurt when she learns Brad put Colleen in charge of Abby's trust fund. Colleen decides to take over Brad's seat at Newman Enterprises. A drunken Sharon remembers sleeping with Billy.

February 23, 2009 to February 27, 2009: J.T. asks Colleen why she is tangling with Victor, but Colleen is adamant that taking over this seat is a way to honor Brad. Jill is stunned to learn Billy is the father of Chloe's baby. Cane meets with Michael and tells him that he is divorcing Chloe and filing for full custody of Delia. Cane asks Lily to marry him and help raise Delia. Billy asks Chloe to marry him and fight Cane for custody. Jeff tries to seduce Jill, and she is stunned by his audacity. Jeff, however, is taken aback when Jill plants a kiss on him and offers him uncomplicated, no-strings-attached sex. Gloria takes full responsibility for her actions with the face cream leading to Emma Gibson's death. Michael tells Gloria there is evidence that the face cream was not the cause of Emma's death. Gloria begins to sob as it sinks in that Emma died of a food allergy and not a result of her actions. While picking up books for Noah, Sharon unknowingly steals some books from the display. Eden, literally left holding the bag, is arrested. Roger and Esther marry. Annie introduces herself to Esther as Roger's wife. Esther and Kay have an emotional reunion. Esther, Annie and Kay are about to leave when Clint arrives and tells them that no one is going anywhere.

March 2, 2009 to March 6, 2009: Cane and Lily finally consummate their reunion and make love. Chloe agrees to marry Billy. Victor gives Noah a brand-new car for his birthday. Phyllis tells Nick that she saw Sharon take a silver picture frame from the ranch. Sharon finds the picture frame in her purse and is perplexed. Nick can't keep his hands off Sharon. Kevin tells Jana and Gloria that his all-night search with Amber for Kay came up with nothing. Kevin confronts Clint at the hotel and ends up being injected with a sedative by Annie. Kevin wakes up and realizes he is trapped in a car trunk. Clint shows Kay and Esther an active bomb. Roger and Annie tie them to chairs. Amber finds Kay and Esther bound at the motel and works to free them. Gloria arrives just before the bomb is set to go off. Amber manages to free Kay and Esther as they all rush out of the motel and the bomb explodes. Adam starts to show signs of problems with his vision. Heather visits Adam in prison and misinterprets his actions as him dismissing her; unaware that he is losing his sight. Nikki is overwhelmed when she learns Ashley is pregnant.

March 9, 2009 to March 13, 2009: Sharon pulls back from the kiss with Nick, and he quickly apologizes and leaves. When he gets back to the tack house, Nick tries to tell Phyllis about his encounter with Sharon, but she doesn't want to hear it. Jack consoles Sharon as she finally admits she is falling apart. Jack's love and compassion are almost too much for Sharon. She kisses him passionately and Jack can't resist her. Later, during lovemaking, Sharon calls out Nick's name. When Kay comes to her senses after the explosion, the doctor asks her questions, but she doesn't remember any explosion. In order to get released from the hospital, Kay claims to be Marge. Ashley worries she could lose the child she is carrying. Adam converses with Heather about his eyesight when she comes to the prison to check on him. Heather pushes the issue and Adam is forced to admit he is losing his sight. He tells Heather to back off; otherwise, she will get him killed. The ophthalmologist tells Adam and Victor that Adam is showing signs of having the same disease Hope did. Adam breaks down at the thought of becoming blind in prison. Victor gets a call that Adam has been badly beaten. Clint, Roger and Annie drag Kevin into a cabin, and Kevin panics when Clint forces him into a closet. Roger and Annie decide to take off while Clint is in the shower, leaving Kevin locked in the closet. Kevin regresses to his childhood when Clint pretends to be his father. Devon walks in as Tyra and Neil are about to make love.

March 16, 2009 to March 20, 2009: Daniel, Amber and Jana show Michael the footage of Kevin's robbery dressed as a chipmunk. Michael is stunned to learn Kevin is the masked gunman. When Clint suffers a fatal heart attack, Kevin recalls his father, Tom, and thinks he killed him. Kay and Nikki reminisce about everything that Kay has missed over the past few months. When Nikki tries to return Kay's emerald ring, Kay refuses to take the ring back. Nikki and Kay make a plan to retrieve a DNA sample from Jill without her knowledge. Nikki meets with Jill at the GCAC and manages to get a strand of her hair. When the DNA test proves negative, Kay decides to leave town. After seeing Cane and Lily with the baby, Jill voices her belief that they would be better parents for Delia than Billy and Chloe. Lily agrees to stand by Cane as he fights for custody of Delia. Devon confronts Neil about sleeping with Tyra. Neil is destroyed when Devon tells him that Neil let him down. Sharon begs Phyllis not to tell Jack that she slept with Billy. Adam gets out of a situation of his own making. Ashley goes to see Adam in prison and he opens up to her about how his life has changed since meeting Victor. Victor tells Adam he will have him released, but only under the condition that Adam is released into his custody and lives under his rules. Jack tells a fragile Sharon that he loves her no matter what she has done. He asks her to come home with him. Sharon finally gives in when Jack promises to protect her and the two start to make love. Jack is thrilled when Sharon tells him that she is moving back to the Abbott mansion. Victor meets with Mary Jane and she tells him Jack took the bait.

March 23, 2009 to March 27, 2009: Jana collapses after suffering a headache. Amber is shocked to learn just how truly disturbed Kevin has become. During one of his fits, Kevin forces Amber into the closet where she finds Clint's body. Amber tries to explain to Kevin that Clint isn't his father and he isn't sleeping; he's dead. Kevin takes out a chainsaw and becomes eerily calm. Kevin tells her if Clint is dead, then they need to make a coffin. Michael and Daniel arrive at the hideout and find the coffin, Amber's bloody scarf and Clint's body, but no sign of Kevin or Amber. Daniel begins to believe Kevin is on a killing spree and Michael can't argue with him. Adam and Victor have a father and son moment when Victor helps Adam after he stumbles due to his eyesight. Nikki gets an envelope from Kay returning her ring. Jill demands that Victor sell back to her the controlling interest in Jabot. Victor, however, refuses to sell them, ever. Nikki tells Paul she believes that Kay is truly Kay and they need to figure out a way to prove it. Paul suggests they exhume the body. Victor offers to give Jill back controlling interest in Jabot at no cost in exchange for her cooperation in exhuming Kay's body. Jill agrees. Murphy proposes to a stunned Kay, who happily agrees, and Marge says her goodbyes. Cane proposes to Lily, but Lily turns him down. She tells him that she wants to marry him, but she can't take Delia away from Chloe. Jack and Sharon find themselves unexpectedly close and playful. Sharon kisses Jack, which leads to their making love.

March 30, 2009 to April 3, 2009: Jana suffers another blinding headache. Kevin forces Amber to rob the bank teller. Amber finds a security camera and tries to mouth the word "help." Kevin collapses in pain during the robbery and Amber debates whether or not to run and leave him behind. Seeing the guard moving towards Kevin, Amber grabs the money and Kevin and drags him out of the bank. Lily tells Cane that she can't marry him and she can't take Chloe away from Delia because Chloe has always put Delia first. Cane refuses to take back the engagement ring because they will never be over. Adam eavesdrops on Olivia and Ashley's conversation about Ashley's struggle with mental heath. Adam works out intensely in the hopes of losing enough weight to slip out of his ankle monitor. Jill admits to Cane that none of the DNA tests linked her and Kay as mother and daughter. Phyllis overhears Nick giving Sharon a glowing recommendation and overreacts. She tells Nick that Sharon stole from them. Nick and Phyllis finally reconnect and make love. Just as Billy and Chloe are pronounced husband and wife, Mac arrives home.

April 6, 2009 to April 10, 2009: Everyone reels at Mac's sudden appearance just as Mac reels from learning that Billy and Chloe are married. The most shocking news of all is when Katherine announces to everyone that Brock is her son, but Jill is not her daughter. Billy and Mac realize they are not blood cousins. Everyone, with the exception of Jill, welcomes Kay back with open arms. Jill tells Kay that she is moving out of the mansion. Esther tells Chloe about Billy and Mac's past, and Chloe pales when she learns that they were married and in love. Mac tells Billy that they have both moved on with their lives over the past six years. Mac decides to turn her visit into a permanent stay in Genoa City. Ashley asks Jack what is going on between him and Sharon. Jack tells her that he isn't ready to let go of either his marriage or Sharon. Jack asks Sharon to give them one more chance to save their marriage. Sharon shows Jack that she signed their divorce papers and she tells him that she thinks it's the best thing. No longer able to stand Phyllis' treatment of Sharon, Nick says he wants a separation. Sharon goes to the tack house looking for Noah and learns that Nick moved out. Amos and Jeff find the boxcar where Kevin and Amber are hiding. Jeff calls Gloria to tell her that he is bringing Kevin home tonight. Thinking Jeff is Tom, Kevin pistol-whips him. When police arrive on the scene, they cuff Kevin, who is silent and staring off vacantly. Michael tells Jana, Gloria, Jeff and Kay that he's decided he has to have Kevin committed to a psychiatric hospital in order to get him the help he needs and keep him out of jail. Devon confronts Tyra about sleeping with Neil and about all the lives that they have selfishly hurt with their actions. Karen throws Neil out of the apartment. Noah and Eden are making out in Noah's car when she stops him and tells him that she doesn't think she is ready. Ashley starts to wonder if she is being haunted by Sabrina's presence.

April 13, 2009 to April 17, 2009: Phyllis sneaks into Sharon's G.C.A.C. suite and starts to get revenge by trashing Sharon's belongings. Later, as Sharon and Nick are making love, Phyllis' frustration and anger are taking over as she is destroying Sharon's room. Phyllis finds all the items that Sharon has stolen over the past few weeks and is stunned, realizing what she has found. Sharon returns to her room to find the police searching it. When Jack arrives, he immediately assumes that someone set Sharon up and vandalized her room, but Sharon starts to believe that she did take the items in question. Sharon is arrested for grand theft. Michael arrives at the police station as Sharon is being booked and Jack tells him about the stolen merchandise, including books from Trumbles. When he starts to put two and two together, he refuses to be Sharon's lawyer. At home, Michael tells Lauren and Eden that Sharon was the one who stole the books from Trumbles and let Eden take the fall for it. Nick returns to the tack house and tells Phyllis that it's time that they separate. The judge rules that after observing Kevin's behavior that he be released to a psychiatric facility. Michael and Jana go to see Kevin and are horrified to find him locked up and restrained in a straitjacket. Kay pays Amber's million-dollar bail. Victor tells J.T. to find something on Colleen to help him force Colleen to resign from the Newman board. Sharon explains to Nick what has been going on with her lately and that she believes Phyllis was the one who broke into her room. When Nick tells Sharon he left Phyllis, she tells him that she doesn't want to be the reason for him to break up his marriage. Jill is hurt when she finds all the things from her office at Jabot packed up and assumes Kay ordered it. Jill eventually pushes Kay to a breaking point and Kay admits that she is glad Jill is not her daughter. In family court, Karen is blindsided when she learns that there is another petitioner for Ana's adoption and it is Tyra. However, the judge still seems to be leaning in Neil and Karen's favor after hearing everything they have done for Devon and Ana. Later, tensions rise as the judge reviews Tyra's petition. Ana gives her testimony to the court that as much as she loves the Winters, Tyra is her mom who raised her. Although Karen is tortured by the realization that Neil helped Tyra find a lawyer, she is vindicated when the judge rules in her and Neil's favor. Neil, however, stops the proceedings, saying he has a statement.

April 20, 2009 to April 24, 2009: Cane tells a very bitter Jill that he quit Chancellor and Jabot. Later, Jill goes to Ashley, determined to tell her that Victor was the one behind buying Kay's stock from Gloria and firing Jack and Ashley from Jabot. Jill's announcement is thwarted when Ashley experiences pregnancy pains. Cane tells Chloe that he has decided to drop the custody battle over Delia. Cane tells Lily that he resigned from Chancellor and now is looking forward to living a simple life, drama free. Lily makes her own pronouncement that she wants to go back to modeling and together they will be starting over. Cane asks Lily to marry him for the fourth time and she finally accepts. Karen is completely betrayed when Neil asks the court to reconsider its decision and place Ana with Tyra where she belongs. The judge awards Tyra legal guardianship of Ana, which may have cost Neil his marriage to Karen. Neil finds Karen at the apartment with her suitcases packed and she tells him that she is leaving. Paul learns that Clint's autopsy proves that he died of a massive heart attack; however, they still need to find Roger and Annie in order to get Kevin out of the hospital. Amber reveals that they went to Canada. Heather wonders if Adam can see her when he identifies her. Adam tells her that he recognized her perfume. He demands to know why she came by and Heather admits that she is still in love with him. Adam tries to do the right thing by telling Heather to walk away from him, but she can't. Adam thanks Victor for throwing him a party on his birthday. When Adam announces that he is planning to write his own memoirs, Victor is furious. Colleen opens up to J.T. about how difficult losing Brad has been for her, and J.T. starts to feel guilty about helping Victor destroy Colleen. Kay and Cane both hope that Kay and Jill can have a relationship, but are painfully aware that depends solely on Jill meeting Kay halfway. Billy runs into Cane at Jimmy's Bar. Cane calls Chloe to come pick up Billy when he becomes too drunk to drive himself home. Cane tells Lily that he bought Jimmy's bar. While trying to play matchmaker, Lily tries to set Colleen up with Rafe, unaware that he is gay.

April 27, 2009 to May 1, 2009: After making love, Heather recommits herself to Adam. The fight between Kevin and the Chipmunk escalates until Kevin gets the upper hand, Kevin beats the Chipmunk's head off. Kevin finds himself staring at himself and suddenly he hears Daniel calling him and he is back inside his padded cell. Kevin seemingly wakes up from his hallucination and is back to his old self, which relieves all the people that love him. Victoria offers Colleen a position as an art curator with the Newman Art Collection in a vain attempt to get Colleen to give up her seat on the board. J.T. arrives just in time to hear Colleen make it very clear that she isn't going anywhere. Nick tells Phyllis he wants to come home. Sharon gets proof that Phyllis was responsible for the vandalism in her room. Phyllis is arrested at Newman Enterprises in front of Nick, who is horrified. Jack meets Phyllis at the police station and she admits that Sharon had her arrested for vandalizing her hotel suite. Jack tells Phyllis that her behavior isn't going to win Nick back and the only way to do that is to show Sharon a little understanding. Neil meets with Tyra and admits that he has feeling for her but tells her that they need to take things slowly. Kay hires Neil to head Chancellor Industries. Ashley comes downstairs, ready for the evening in a dress Victor presumably laid out for her. However, Victor is furious when he sees her and Ashley is completely confused. Estella sees the dress and realizes that it was Sabrina's from the gala. Victor immediately believes that Nikki set up Ashley. Jack and Mary Jane make love. After Paul brings Annie and Roger into the GCPD, Michael agrees to defend them on the stipulation that they tell him everything they know about what Clint did to Kevin. Mac applies to work for Cane at the dive bar, and Cane hires her immediately. Michael learns from Roger that the gun Kevin was using during the robberies was loaded with blanks. Later, Amber tells Michael and Paul that she knows where the gun is because she hid it. Sharon learns that she is pregnant. After having one too many to drink, Jill decides to make an appearance at Kay's wedding. Kevin prepares to make his reintroduction into the world at the wedding and everyone is thrilled to see him when he arrives with Michael and Jana. Nina catches Jill coming into Kay's wedding, sloshed just as the wedding march begins.

May 4, 2009 to May 8, 2009: Ana sings as Kay walks down the aisle. Inside the dining room, Paul runs into Mary Jane and recognizes her, but Mary Jane rushes outside to the ceremony before he can find out any more. Jill wants to move back into the mansion. Victor offers Nick Neil's old position of CEO at Newman. When Sharon sees Nick and Phyllis together, she decides against telling Nick about the pregnancy. Sharon tells Jack that she is pregnant. Jack can't hide his enthusiasm over Sharon's pregnancy, even knowing that Nick could potentially be the baby's father. Jack offers to raise this baby with Sharon, but she wants time to consider her options. Billy panics when he learns Sharon is pregnant. Ashley realizes that Victor is starting to believe that she is behind all the strange occurrences lately involving Sabrina's belongings. Nick runs into Paul at the coffeehouse and sees a ring box, realizing that Paul intends to propose to Nikki. Nick offers his genuine congratulations. Just as Daniel is about to pack it in for the evening, the man that was watching him earlier approaches him and asks to buy all of his drawings. As the doctor is knocking on Adam's door, Adam jabs his eye with a needle filled with botox. Gloria loses her lawsuit against Jabot. While on the witness stand, Ashley collapses and is rushed to the hospital.

May 11, 2009 to May 15, 2009: Adam jabs his eye with the needle as Dr. Lurie waits outside the door for him. A moment later, Victor opens the door and Adam pretends to have been sleeping. Lurie tells Victor that Adam's condition is irreversible and he will eventually go blind. Murphy offers a fellow vet, the governor, a souvenir of war as a gesture. When the governor says goodnight, he tells Kay and Jill that he'll grant amnesty for Kevin and Amber. Nina meets with Kay with a proposition for her: She wants to make Kay's life story into a screenplay. Howard Aucker returns to the gallery and introduces himself to Daniel as an agent from the Justice Department. He asks Daniel for his help in forging a painting in order to draw out black-market thieves. Daniel reluctantly agrees but is especially unhappy to learn that he has to keep this from everyone, including Amber. Nick is stunned to learn that Sharon is moving back in with Jack. Jeff and Gloria run into Jill as they all try desperately to get their holdings out of the Bank of Corozal. Jill calls Victor for help but learns that he was one of the main reasons the bank collapsed. Victor refuses to help them, stating that pulling his money from the bank was a business decision. Upon hearing the reason for Jill's plight, he agrees to give her the money for all of them, including Jeff and Gloria. Billy refuses to give up what he had or could have with Mac for what he has with Chloe and Delia. Karen gives Neil their divorce papers and says goodbye to him and Tyra. Cane and Lily are pronounced husband and wife. Ashley answers the phone only to hear Sabrina's voice on the other end. Ashley crumbles into Victor's arms as she rushes to get out of the house. At the wedding reception, Nina and Jill remember Phillip III, but Jill makes it clear that she thanks God every day for finding Cane. Meanwhile, as happy as Cane is on his wedding day, there is a flicker of guilt in his face as he remembers a conversation with his uncle Langley.

May 18, 2009 to May 22, 2009: As Ashley dissolves into Victor's arm, she tells him that Sabrina said that she was going to die. Ashley explains to Victor what happened and Adam places the blame at Estella's feet. Victor learns that Estella couldn't have made the call to Ashley because she was with Rafe all day. At the reception, Devon surprises Tyra when he brings his Great Aunt Virginia to the wedding. Devon is taken aback when he learns that Tyra is not related to him and Ana by blood. Devon realizes that his father never knew he existed. Jill admits to Billy that she lost everything, but when Billy offers to give her money, she refuses, wanting to stand on her own two feet. Paul invites Mary Jane to have lunch with him, hoping to figure out what it is about her that is so familiar. Mary Jane evades but eventually gives in, knowing Paul won't back down. Later, Mary Jane does everything she can to throw Paul off her scent, but he recognizes her laugh. Paul does a background check on Mary Jane. Phyllis overhears Sharon tell a stunned Nick that she is pregnant. Mac admits to Chloe that she had a serious relationship with someone in Africa that ended recently due to her bad timing. Raul shows up out of the blue at the BBQ and everyone is blown away to see him, especially, Mac. Before anyone can figure out what is going on, Raul pulls Mac in for a passionate kiss.

May 25, 2009 to May 29, 2009: Billy is stunned to learn that Mac and Raul were together in Darfur. Raul professes his love to Mac. Raul tells Billy that he wants to marry Mac and Billy covers, saying that he is over Mac and gives Raul his blessing. Mac agrees to marry Raul. Devon confronts Tyra about hiding from him the fact that they were never related. Kevin shows Amber e-mails and letters from people who are angry that they got off with only a slap on the wrist. Nick and Phyllis are both reeling from the news that Sharon is pregnant. Sharon confesses everything to Jack about sleeping with Nick and Billy, and he still tells her that he wants both her and the baby. Nick tells Sharon he plans to leave Phyllis and wants to be with her. Kay and Nina visit Phillip III's gravesite together on the anniversary of his death. Jill joins Kay and Nina at Phillip's grave and all the women find some common ground. Lily surprises Cane with tickets to Australia to extend their honeymoon two weeks longer, but Cane is leery about going home again. Cane's uncle Langley sits at work in an Australian bar. Jill runs into Jeff and Gloria, and they all bond over a broken secret.

June 1, 2009 to June 5, 2009: A concierge stops Victor about paying for his suite at the G.C.A.C. Victor tells him that it will be paid for in cash as always and to never discuss this with him in public again. Jeff gets a call from the concierge, who tells him that about Victor's secret suite. Victor meets with Mary Jane to tell her that he no longer will need her services, but Mary Jane refuses to leave. Jill witnesses what she believes to be a lover's quarrel between Mary Jane and Victor and snaps a photo with her camera phone. Nina goes to see Cane for information about how he came to Genoa City. When Nina brings up Violet, Cane halts the interview. Cane calls his uncle Langley and tells him that they have a problem. Sharon turns down Jack's re-marriage proposal. Billy pleads with Jack for his forgiveness. Phyllis realizes that Nick is leaving her and refuses to cry a single tear over him. Phyllis throws Nick out and tells him to go to Sharon. As Nick is going, Phyllis and Jack wallow in their respective misery and come together in an urgent, passionate kiss. Nick and Sharon make love, in contrast to Jack and Phyllis, whose sex is born out a desperate need to connect. Ashley finds herself at the top of the stairs and just as she unveils "Sabrina's ghost" to see that it is in fact Adam, she slips and falls down the stairs.

June 8, 2009 to June 12, 2009: Agent Aucker asks Daniel to submit to a polygraph test when he believes that Daniel is making up the story about the fake agent and the forged Terroni painting. Daniel plans to intercept Howard at Jimmy's and retrieve his forgery back on his own. In the alley, a man in a ski mask jumps out and surprises Howard and Daniel. Howard and the man struggle for the gun and Howard gets shot. As Howard lies dying, he tells Daniel that he will be blamed for his death. Adam puts Ashley back into bed and tries to destroy the evidence of her bloody nightgown as Nikki lets herself in. Dr. Taylor tells Adam that Ashley had a miscarriage and Adam blackmails him into keeping quiet. When Ashley feels the baby kick, Adam is stunned. Taylor explains she is having an hysterical pregnancy and may have this issue until the baby comes to term. Mary Jane remembers seeing Phyllis and Jack make love, and plots to get revenge on her. Mary Jane's sex games make Jack wonder what he has gotten himself into. Cane is clearly uneasy when Nina starts asking questions about his past and the story of how he became a Chancellor. Billy pleads with Chloe to take him back just as Chloe finally realizes that she doesn't think she wants him back. Billy pushes Mac to admit her true feelings for him and she finally breaks. Sharon tells Jack she belongs with Nick. Phyllis refuses to file for divorce. When Nick and Sharon tell Noah that they are getting back together, he is furious that they can't make up their minds about anything. Noah tells Eden he plans to file for emancipation.

June 15, 2009 to June 19, 2009: As Mac and Billy are about to make love, Raul starts pounding on the door at Jimmy's. Billy and Mac dress quickly, and Billy exits as Mac lets Raul in. Raul tells Mac that Chloe called and said that Mac needed him. Mac tells Raul that she can't marry him. Raul realizes that her change of heart has to do with Billy but asks her to keep the ring. Mac sees a family moment between Chloe and Billy and decides to let them continue to believe that she and Raul are still engaged. Victor orders Mary Jane to start playing things closer to the vest, starting with Paul. Jack tells Phyllis about his past mistakes with love and how it drove a woman to try to kill him. Devon has a fantasy that he is kissing Tyra instead of Roxy. Nina tells Jill and Kay that Phillip IV has been exhibiting signs of Huntington's Disease and they need to test Phillip III's DNA in order to confirm the disease. Jill agrees to let Phillip's body be exhumed if it is only to check for the Huntington's Disease gene to ease Phillip IV's mind. Nina collapses when the casket that is supposed to contain Phillip's remains are filled with sand bags. The real Aucker arrives at Crimson Lights with a search warrant just as Michael, Daniel and Jana arrive. Aucker finds the briefcase full of money in the back office and arrests Jana and Daniel. Adam is the chief suspect in the terrorizing of Ashley. Victor buys a stem cell research company in hopes of saving Adam's eyesight.

June 22, 2009 to June 26, 2009: Cane makes another desperate call to Langley after hearing from Mac that Phillip III's exhumation had begun. Paul tells Nina, Jill and Kay that he had a test run on the casket and it proved that there was never a body in there in the first place. Nina tells Jill that this means that Phillip III could still be Jill's son after all. Nina demands that Cane take another DNA test to prove who he truly is. Nina is convinced that Cane is lying about who he is and that he is someone who managed to manipulate the story of the baby switch into Kay's memory. Cane opens a freezer and pulls out vials of blood labeled "Langley." He calls his uncle to tell him that he is taking care of things so that he can quit running. Dr. Taylor gives Adam the botox injections and warns him it could do permanent damage to his eyes. Dr. Donahue reveals that Adam has really been suffering from the eye disease for some time now and reveals he faces permanent blindness. Jana's hearing begins and Heather immediately brings up Jana's "murderess" past. The judge agrees with Heather that Jana could be dangerous and denies bail. Daniel tries to figure out who would set him up. Jack makes it clear to Mary Jane that their relationship is entirely about sex and nothing more. Victor meets with Mary Jane to find out if she has been tormenting Ashley. Adam overhears Victor reminding Mary Jane that he brought her to Genoa City for one reason: Jack Abbott. Jack asks Noah to give his parents a second chance and Noah is stunned after everything they have put Jack through. Mac finally admits to Billy that she broke off her engagement to Raul. Mac can't deny that still loves him and they end up in a passionate kiss. Sharon can't help opening the paternity results and is elated to learn that the baby is Nick's. On his way to the hospital, a hysterical Phyllis calls Nick because Summer went into anaphylactic shock due to an allergy to peanuts.

June 29, 2009 to July 3, 2009: In his room, Adam continues to work Rafe in order to distract him from finding evidence that he has set up Estella. Adam seems so sincere that Rafe responds. Rafe is confused after making love to Adam. Nick finds Phyllis and Summer at the hospital just as the doctor tells them that Summer is in a coma from the allergic reaction to the peanuts. Sharon waits at the chapel for Nick, rejoicing in the news that the baby is Nick's, when she sees his message that Summer is in the hospital. Sharon arrives outside Summer's hospital room and is tortured to see how much pain Nick and Phyllis are in. After hearing Nick with Phyllis and as he promises to stand by her and Summer through everything, Sharon makes the decision to lie to him. Sharon claims Jack is her baby's father. Victor lets himself into Mary Jane's suite at the G.C.A.C. and is disturbed when he finds Mary Jane's dead cat. Mary Jane sees how deeply bonded Phyllis and Jack still are and starts making plans to keep Phyllis from Jack. Mary Jane lets Heather overhear her "suspicions" that Phyllis was the one who hurt Summer in order to get Nick's attention. Heather immediately starts investigating Munchausen syndrome. After Phyllis is arrested, Nikki is given custody of Summer. Amber tells Michael that she thinks that everything that has happened to Daniel is connected to her. After Kay has a mini stroke, Mac tells Billy that she loves him and wants to be with him. They fall into a passionate kiss. A distraught Nina becomes determined to find Phillip's body and find out who he truly was. Paul tells Nina that he learned from the lab there was something wrong with Cane's blood test. Cane realizes he can't lie any longer and admits to everyone that he is not Phillip Chancellor III. As Cane tries to explain himself to a heartbroken Lily, Jill and Kay, the real Phillip arrives and states that Cane didn't do anything wrong; Phillip is the one to blame.

July 6, 2009 to July 10, 2009: As Billy and Mac are finally about to make love after six years of waiting, they are interrupted by their phones that won't stop ringing and they both realize something could be wrong. When they hear the story and what happened to Kay, they rush off to help. Cane tells Lily, Neil, Billy, Chloe and Esther the total and complete truth about his life; about how he grew up alone on the streets and how he met "Langley." Phillip explains his plan to help Cane find a family and to help Jill and Kay heal by replacing himself with another son — Cane, until Nina came along. Phillip explains how he felt trapped in his own life and that he tried to kill himself, but when that didn't work, he needed to get out so he faked his own death. Cane tells Billy and Chloe how he switched vials of blood during the DNA test for Delia and that he knew Billy had to be Delia's father all along, but he couldn't risk exposing the truth without exposing himself. Lily gives her wedding ring back to Cane. Heather tries to piece together the story of how Summer came in contact with the peanuts and Phyllis' state of mind at the time. Phyllis loses her cool with Heather and slaps her. Heather makes it clear to Michael that she isn't letting this case drop for any reason. Summer awakens from her coma. Heather meets with Mary Jane to reassure her that no one will ever know that she was the one who reported the abuse. Nick is devastated as he realizes that Noah is still filing for emancipation. Nikki stops by the ranch to pick up a few things for Victor and is shocked when she sees Adam and Rafe kissing. Nikki starts feel sympathy towards Adam, believing this is the secret that Adam had been trying to hide from everyone, especially Victor. Mary Jane is horrified to see that Victor has discovered her wall of revenge with photos of Phyllis, Sharon and Jack. Victor tells Mary Jane that he is sending her away from Genoa City as soon as possible. Kevin works to fix Balfour's phone in order to help Daniel discover who is trying to frame him. The powerful man and Ryder plot to get rid of Daniel. Ashley tells Adam that she wants to name the baby Hope, after his mother. Adam finds a distraught Mary Jane on the grounds and uses her mental instability to form a bond against Victor with her. Adam lets Mary Jane hide at the ranch.

July 13, 2009 to July 17, 2009: Phillip tells Cane that he came out to Nina but isn't sure how she took it or how Kay or Jill will. Victor worries as he orders his guards to find Mary Jane. He tries to keep Ashley calm as they wait to get the sonogram for the baby. Dr. Taylor tells Adam that he rigged the sonogram machine to show images of a baby the same age that Ashley's fetus should be. Ashley agrees to marry Victor. Adam tells Mary Jane she is going to Victor and Ashley's wedding in Sabrina's bloodstained purple dress. Victor hires Jeff and Gloria to discredit Colleen. Gloria and Jeff get a report from the actor Aidan that they hired to hit on Colleen. A drunk Colleen flashes Aidan. Aidan posts Colleen's inappropriate photo on the Internet. Victor and Ashley exchange vows and are pronounced husband and wife. As everyone is congratulating the happy couple, Ashley sees Mary Jane through the window and mistakes her for Sabrina and passes out in Victor's arms. Acting on Dr. Taylor's advice, Victor asks Adam to move. Nick tells Phyllis that she and Summer need him and this is where he belongs. The doctor tells Nick, Phyllis, Jack and Sharon that Summer has some brain damage, but they should have every reason to hope she will recover. When Lily doubles over in pain, Devon calls 9-1-1. The doctor tells Lily that she isn't pregnant and the cramping is from an unrelated complication.

July 20, 2009 to July 27, 2009: Michael agrees to put up the capital for Kevin's Chipmunk line of t-shirts. There is an obvious spark between Chloe and Chance when they meet for the first time. Neil is devastated as he breaks the news to Lily that she has cancer. Olivia is heartbroken when she tells Neil that Lily's cancer spread and they had to remove all of her reproductive organs. Jill asks Michael to spilt her estate between her three sons: Billy, Phillip and Cane. Kevin sets Gloria up with a Newman Enterprises e-mail account and she is able to send the video of Colleen out. Victoria and J.T. see the video on a computer at Newman. J.T. is stunned by Victoria's fury toward Colleen's indiscretion. Victor arrives and sees the video and pretends as though he has never seen it before. Colleen arrives moments later and J.T. manages to warn her about the video just before Victor and Victoria confront her. Victor demands her removal from the Newman board for her behavior. An FBI agent arrives at Daniel's apartment with a search warrant and they find the forged Terroni behind the wall. Daniel is taken into custody. Nick and Phyllis bring Summer home but are a little heartbroken when Summer has some difficulty with her words. Nikki inform Nick and Phyllis that Mary Jane's entire background was fabricated, but Paul doesn't know why. Ashley asks Adam to be the baby's godfather and Adam is overcome with guilt. Nikki tells Victor that Adam is gay. Victor stuns Adam when he tells Adam he accepts him for whom he is. Deacon tempts Amber with evidence that could set Daniel free. When Amber doesn't believe him, Deacon plays her a tape of Balfour stating that they set Daniel up. Deacon tells Amber this is a one-time offer: either she sleeps with him tonight or Daniel stays in jail. Deacon sets Amber up so that Daniel hears everything and realizes that Amber is having sex with Deacon. Chance tells Chloe and Kay that he has decided to stay in Genoa City.

Hall of Fame: Anthony Geary

Anthony Geary

2009 Soap Opera Hall of Fame Inductee

• David Lockhart, Bright Promise
• George Curtis, Young & the Restless
• Lucas Lorenzo Spencer, General Hospital
• Eli Gilmour, Hotel
• Phil Tanner, Hotel
• Bill Eckert, General Hospital
• Luke Spencer, Port Charles
• Luke Spencer, General Hospital: Night Shift

Anthony Geary, the first media superstar created exclusively by daytime drama, was born May 29, 1947 in Coalville, Utah, a small mountain community of eight hundred people. He has earned the adulation of millions for his emotionally provocative, often hillarious performances of anti-hero Luke Spencer on ABC's General Hospital.

Geary was a gifted student in Coalville, attending the University of Utah as a Presidential Award Scholar in theater. Jack Albertson saw Geary perform there, and cast him as his son in the tour of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Subject Was Roses. The production, starring Albertson and Martha Scott, toured Hawaii and settled at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles, where Geary decided to establish himself, taking a job selling toys in a department store while making the audtion rounds. One of the highlights of his department store job was selling trains to Shelley Winters. He took other odd jobs such as a Vegas chorus boy and acted in summer stock, eventually racking up credits in over forty stage productions. A highlight in this period was his co-starring engagement with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas in Your Show of Shows.

For nearly a decade, Geary shuttled back and forth between the stage, film, primetime and daytime television.

Among his early films, he was in a quickie Western called Educated Heart and a horror exploitation film Blood Sabbath, which was mercifully never released. His best movie role was a small part in the 1971 anti-war cult film Johnny Get Your Gun, adapted from Dalton Trumbo's novel and directed by Trumbo.

Geary has performed in more than 50 stage productions throughout the United States. His extensive theatrical credits include roles in productions of The Wild Duck, The Inspector General, The Cat's Paw, The Glass Menagerie, and Barabbas at the Los Angeles Theater Center. In addition, he toured with a production of Jesus Christ Superstar, portraying the title role. He also portrayed Octavius Caesar, opposite Lynn Redgrave and Timothy Dalton, in a production of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra for PBS and the BBC.

He has made guest appearances on more than 40 primetime television series. Among his TV credits are roles on Starsky & Hutch, Barnaby Jones, The Streets of San Francisco, The Blue Knight, All in the Family, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Partridge Family, Most Wanted, Mannix, The Mod Squad, Room 222, Doc Elliot, Temperatures Rising, Marcus Welby, M.D., Arthur Hailey's Hotel and Murder, She Wrote. In the 1971 All in the Family episode, Geary guest-starred as a friend of Mike (portrayed by series regular Rob Reiner). In the episode with him was fellow future soap star Phil Carey, where in a strange turn of events Geary's character is mistaken as gay by the town bigot Archie Bunker. The real gay man turned out to be Archie's best friend (Carey's character).

He also performed in the television movies, Perry Mason and the Case of the Murdered Madam, Kicks, Sins of the Past, The Imposter, Intimate Agony and Do You Know the Muffin Man?.

He received unanimous critical acclaim, and a DramaLogue Award, for his one-man show, Human Scratchings, performed to sold-out houses in Los Angeles in 1996. As a producer, Geary received a Cindy Award for the drama, "Sound of Sunshine, Sound of Rain," a children's story for Public Radio. He has also taught improvisation and story-theater techniques. He competed in track and field and swimming events as a college student, and also raced horses. He is a certified scuba diver as well as an accomplished rollerblader. He also claims to be "the world's oldest Hip Hop dancer."

It was in daytime television though that Geary became a household name.

He took his first role in daytime in 1971, working for the first time with future General Hospital executive producer Gloria Monty as a sensitive young man David Lockhart who was unjustly committed to a mental hospital as a child on ABC's Bright Promise, a role that first brought him praise from daytime critics. His surrogate mother in the series was portrayed by his future General Hospital co-star Susan Brown.

In 1973, he followed that role portraying rapist George Curtis on Young and the Restless on CBS. Again although his character was not a likable one, critics noted the talent of the young man. The six-month storyline where Curtis raped virginal heroine Chris Brooks, shocking in it's day, put Young and the Restless in the thick of the ratings race and gave Geary the dubious distinction of perpetuating daytime TV's first non-marital rape, a distinction that would later haunt him on General Hospital when Luke raped -- or seduced -- Laura on the famous disco floor.

In 1978, Monty, who had directed Geary in both Bright Promise and in the TV movie Sorority Kill, was in the midst of renovating the ailing General Hospital. She remembered Geary's work and he auditioned for the role of Mitch Williams, an ambitious politician who would be paired romantically with the volatile Tracy Quartermaine, portrayed by Jane Elliot. In a sense of coming full circle, years later Geary would end up as the romantic partner of Tracy onscreen.

Monty decided that Geary's talents would be better suited for a different part, and writer Douglas Marland created the pivotal role of Luke Spencer for Geary.

Geary's character began as a rather sleazy foil for his white-trash sister Bobbie, who played dirty tricks on Laura (portrayed by Genie Francis), the young woman to whom Luke became perversely attracted, leading him to rape her on the floor of the disco as Herb Alpert's Rise played in the background. Luke's love for the confused Laura humanized him, and Geary's poignant pantomiming touched a responsive chord among viewers.

The character became so popular that the writers turned Luke into a protagonist. His popularity soared, especially during a series of Luke-and-Laura-on-the-run stories. These were nearly improbable storylines seemingly lifted from the pages of a spy novel, which only served to further the character's popularity. Those stories and their 1981 wedding began what was arguably the greatest love affair in the history of General Hospital, if not daytime television.

Viewers quickly warmed to Luke, and easily forgot or overlooked the rape, due to his street-smart sarcasm, his inventive humor (often improvised by Geary), and his outlandish dress -- a wardrobe presumably from Geary's own closet. Luke Spencer has been described as the most popular character in soap opera history.

As Luke and Laura, Geary and Francis jumped to the top of fan magazines. Both were named Best Actor and Best Actress at the 11th Annual Daytime TV Magazine year end awards.

Luke's populariy was due in big part to Geary's portrayal, his acting. The audience found Geary's performance refreshing, especially after a generation of blandly handsome, often passive leading men. One critic said, "Geary's individualism, uniqueness and awesome range is the most notable in daytime (television) history," a statement that is typical of the actor's reviews. Early on, he was rewarded with three consecutive Outstanding Lead Actor nominations from the Daytime Emmys, taking the award in 1982.

In 1983, Geary took a three-month hiatus from the show to star in a the TV movie Intimate Agony opposite One Life To Live star, Judith Light. Geary gave an appealing, low-key performance in the story about a doctor fighting an epidemic of herpes at a popular beach resort. He returned to GH with a reported salary of $500,000, unprecedented at the time. He was back in top form as Luke fought to regain use of his legs after an accident. He found the dramatic storyline a relief after all the spoofy, science fiction adventures the character had boxed into. Geary soon chose to depart from the show though. A year after his return, his departure was handled in grand style, with the return of Genie Francis and a happy ending for soap opera's most famous love story.

He returned to the series the first time in 1984 in a special, limited appearance.

In January 1991, Geary returned to General Hospital in the role of Bill Eckert, a cousin of Luke Spencer's, and a man of many, often dark, colors. As the story progressed, he was seen on-screen as both Bill Eckert and Luke Spencer, when Luke returned for good on October 29, 1993, until the death of Eckert in 1993.

He has won the Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for General Hospital six times, a record for male actors and tying with Erika Slezak and Justin Deas for the most Daytime Emmy wins by an actor.

Geary has a winter and summer vacation from General Hospital every year where he is gone for a few months. He usually spends his time at his other home in Amsterdam.

Y&R: January 3, 2003

Young & the Restless

January 3, 2003

Wes and Lily were talking at Crimson Lights. She told him she knew that he'd lied about mixing up the dates on the tickets to Paris. She was tired of being jerked around by her parents and him and felt that they never listened to her or cared about what she wanted. As Wes was trying to explain things to her, he had to take a call from France on his cell phone. While she waited for him, Colleen approached her, reminding her they'd been in the same French class. The two confided in each other about how bad their relationships were with their parents. Lily said that Dru, Neil, and Wes were so wrapped up in their own lives that they never thought about the effect on her. Colleen told her that wasn't a bad thing. If Lily flew under the adults' radar, she could get away with all kinds of things. When Wes returned, Colleen left, and Lily told him that she wasn't mad at him anymore. She suggested that if he really loved her mother, he needed to make something happen because she was tired of her life being so scattered.

Neil told Dru that he'd been honest with Lily about the tickets. He was concerned about Lily's behavior, attributing it to her feeling of rootlessness and her sense of not belonging anywhere. He didn't really have much respect for Wes's parenting skills, so he thought it was time for Dru and Lily to move in with him and become a family. Dru said that she thought he was just using Lily's situation to get to her. Neil said that even if he was, it would be good for Lily in the long run, since she needed to be in a home with love. Dru said that Wesley did love Lily and her, and Lily loved him. When Neil asked if Dru loved Wes, Dru was unconvincing in her assertion that she did. Neil smiled, told her they had a lot of past to work out, and kissed her. This time, Dru didn't push him away.

Phyllis was still arguing with Michael at Gina's about whether or not Michael should represent Diane, since Diane had obviously set the fire and been willing to see Phyllis convicted of it. Michael said he wasn't sure Diane was guilty, but even if she was, she deserved the best legal counsel she could get. Phyllis forbade him to take Diane's case. As the two were arguing, Jack came in. He added his voice to Phyllis's, telling Michael that Kyle was better off with him and Phyllis. Michael said that the police didn't have any convincing evidence against Diane, so it was doubtful the case would even go to trial. Jack told him that he could not tell Diane that, as Jack was in the middle of making a deal with her. He and Phyllis would help weaken the case against Diane if Diane would sign over custody of Kyle to them. Michael said he couldn't ethically keep the information about the police's weak case against Diane. When Jack and Phyllis continued to badger him, Michael refused to go along with their scheme.

Isabella went to see Diane and got caught up on what was going on with the arson investigation. Diane told her that she was innocent, but she felt like the police were going to go after her. She then told Isabella about Jack's offer. When Isabella asked what she was going to do, Diane said there was no way she was going to let Kyle be raised by Phyllis. After Isabella left, Diane anxiously tried to figure out what to do. Michael returned and told her that his answer was yes. He would take her case. She hugged him with relief, but Michael continued to look troubled.

Olivia was startled when Victor showed up at her office. He told her that he'd sensed something was bothering Ashley. Olivia refused to tell him anything, which only made Victor more suspicious. He refused to leave when Olivia told him that she didn't have time to talk to him. Instead, he sat down, reminding her that she was Ashley's best friend. He had abided by Ashley's wishes that he stay away from her for the good of her marriage to Brad. But if Olivia thought Ashley needed him, he wanted to help her. Olivia still refused to talk to him. Finally Victor wondered if Brad was having an affair. When Olivia grew more uncomfortable, Victor said that he would go to the Carlton house and get the answers for himself. Olivia told him that would be a mistake. The best thing he could do was wait for Ashley to come to him, otherwise he might be causing a lot more trouble for her. Victor seemed unconvinced as he left her office.

It shocked Brad when Ashley told him that she'd been artificially inseminated. He'd never even considered that. Ashley reminded him that she'd never anticipated getting married again, and her biological clock had been ticking. She'd done something drastic, and perhaps it had been a mistake to withhold information from him. Brad surmised that she was second-guessing herself because of health concerns regarding Abby. Ashley assured him that she'd used the best doctor in Chicago to handle the insemination. Besides, she knew the identity of the biological father. Brad became agitated and insisted that Ashley just tell him what was really bothering her. Ashley told him that Victor was Abby's biological father. Brad became angry, saying that he'd deserved to know that information. When Ashley asked if it changed his feelings about their daughter, or if he would not have married her if he'd known, Brad replied that at least he should have had all the information before he made his decision. He then angrily left the house, and Ashley sank to the sofa and cried.