Soaps last week

LITTLE ROCK — (This column represents on-air summaries for the week of Sept. 20-24.) All My Children: Randi became upset at repeatedly seeing Frankie and Madison interacting, but Frankie assured her that he loved only her and suggested they have a baby. Jesse found letters to four women in David’s secret drawer, but they turned out to be fake. Jesse later found a vial in the glove compartment of a possible new suspect in David’s murder. Asher hit Caleb in the head and stole a contract from him to give to JR. Caleb discovered the contract was missing and blamed JR for taking it and attacking him. Jesse persuaded the judge to let Kendall out on double bail. Liza told Kendall she’d have to do 250 hours of community service for stealing the briefcase. JR told Colby that she shouldn’t limit herself when it came to Damon, who told his father he’d prove himself worthy of her.

The Bold and the Beautiful: Hope had an emotional reunion with Brooke and Ridge and filled them in on her love life.

Taylor was concerned when she discovered that Steffy planned to compete with Hope for Liam’s affections, and Brooke confronted Steffy about her intentions.

Liam began work at Spencer Publications. Bill learned some interesting information from a text message intended for Katie. An unexpected turn of events at the Jackie M fashion show led to the truth about Bridget’s baby coming out.

Thomas stunned the Forrester family by coming out in Brooke’s favor during a company meeting. Rick continued his efforts to persuade Jackie to break up with Owen. Stephanie and Brooke had another unpleasant confrontation.

Days of our Lives: EJ began to breathe on his own after his life support was turned off. Stefano continued to suspect Will of having shot EJ. Fearing that he would hurt Will, Kate made plans to stop Stefano for good but didn’t carry them out. In the sarcophagus, Vivian watched Victor, Chloe, Daniel, Melanie and Philip reacting happily to her supposed departure. Maggie found one of Vivian’s earrings on the mausoleum floor and gave it to Victor. After being rebuffed by Brady, Nicole got drunk and arrived at Chloe’s baby shower, where she blurted out that Chloe was lucky to still have Daniel after what she did. Carly and Chloe covered before the truth could come out. Later, Nicole apologized and said she wouldn’t tell anyone. Ian told Stephanie that Daniel wasn’t the one who switched Chloe’s test results. Sami was about to confess that she shot EJ but changed her mind after Kate told her Stefano no longer suspected Will.

General Hospital: Lucky was abducted by the Balkan’s men and awoke bound in a warehouse. Dante told Lulu that Lucky was working under cover in Ireland, and she insisted on going after him despite Dante’s warnings that they would make things more dangerous for him. Lucky escaped and found that Dante and Lulu had blown his cover with Siobhan. Jax and Carly reunited as a family, but Morgan had second thoughts about Jax adopting him. Spinelli tried to keep Sam from seeing a photo of Brenda kissing Jason on the cheek at a gala she’d demanded he attend with her. Brenda was attacked in her room by the Balkan’s thugs, and Jason rescued her. Lisa mixed Robin’s HIV medication with a strong tranquilizer, causing her to drive into a ditch. Later, she woke up in a cabin with Lisa. Olivia and Johnny decided to give their relationship another chance. Steve discovered a dead nurse in the hospital stairwell.

One Life to Live: Langston regretted getting Ford fired since his termination cost James his free tuition. Upset over not getting a hoped-for grant for school, James kissed Starr, who told him she had deep feelings for him but was committed to Cole. Later, Clint helped James get the grant. On his first day at BE, Matt walked in on Clint getting a debriefing about David and suspected his uncle was up to no good. Rex used a stolen BE key card toenter Clint’s office and found evidence that Clint had ordered David’s imprisonment. Gigi got a grant for LU that later fell through, and Cris offered her a job as his assistant. Hannah was released on Marty’s recognizance after Marty testified that she’d been a victim of Eli’s exploitation.

Gigi asked Kelly if she was interested in Rex. Clint comforted Inez, who was upset over problems with her sons, and asked her out. Unwilling to leave Dani’s fate up to the judge, Todd decided to take action.

The Young and the Restless: Kay arrived home, and Chloe apologized for further stressing her out by attacking Heather.

Adam balked at doing a high-profile interview that Skye set up for them.

Heather told Paul she was determined to nail Owen and make sure Chance’s death wasn’t in vain. Victor offered to bankroll Heather’s campaign for DA if she went after Adam. Ronan told Nina he’d known for a while she was his mother. Nick and Sharon were stunned when Noah arrived back at the ranch. Victoria decided Tucker was too unpredictable to work with. J.T.

told Mac he wanted to start a family, and she told him they might already be expecting. Nina was able to forget her pain for a while when Lily brought the twins to visit. Cane admitted to Sofia he’d be in danger if he went back to Australia. Lily received an anonymous delivery with a card that read “A Taste From Down Under.’’ Tucker arrived at the Chancellor estate and faced off with Murphy, who wouldn’t let him see Kay.