Soap opera updates

ALL MY CHILDREN: Dixie assured Adam that he wasn't hallucinating and that she's a ghost. She also made it clear that she intends to haunt Adam until he tells Tad that Julia's adopted daughter Kathy is really Tad and Dixie's long-lost daughter Kate. Tad located Dr. Madden's assistant Hazel, who told him that Kate (as a baby) had been taken to New Mexico. Julia considered taking a job offer in Australia. Aidan arranged to be caught by rebel soldiers in Darfur and got himself thrown into the same room where they are holding Jake hostage. Aidan told Jake that he has an escape plan. Little A pulled the stuffed elephant out of Cassandra's bag while Robert, who's still looking for the toy, was nearby. Babe recognized and confronted Treena, the hooker that Richie hired to drug and frame J.R. Richie covered when Babe confronted him and Treena. Babe later told J.R. that she was sorry she hadn't believed he was framed, and told him about seeing Richie with Treena.

AS THE WORLD TURNS: Susan told Brad that the DNA tests proved he is Liberty's father. Janet, Liberty's mother, showed up on Brad's doorstep, and Brad said he blames himself for not knowing about Liberty, since he took off after their one-night stand. Katie was upset to see Brad comforting Janet, who talked about her pregnancy (with Liberty). Faith and Natalie welcomed Lily when she returned home. Lily asked Carly to help her find a way to get Holden to sleep with her after he said he wasn't ready to make love. At Mike's urging, Meg surprised Paul by dropping legal charges against him. Paul acted cozy with Sofie to make Meg jealous. Noah visited his father, Col. Mayer, at the prison and revealed he's married to Ameera. Luke wished he and Noah hadn't gotten involved with Ameera, who's secretly in cahoots with Col. Mayer. Margo apologized for thinking Casey stole a manuscript (that Elwood planted in his bag).

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Brooke urged Katie to accept the fact that Storm committed suicide and that Katie, who needed a heart transplant, has a second chance at life now that she has Storm's heart beating in her chest. Bridget told Nick that she hopes they have a future together, but if not, agreed there would be no hard feelings between them. Before his and Donna's wedding, Eric told Stephanie he would never forget her. The Forrester children and Stephanie were stunned when Eric didn't call off the wedding and said his ''I dos'' with Donna. Ridge was angry that Rick brought Taylor to the wedding as his date.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Watching the mystery disk that Stefano had hidden, John and Sami decided the static-filled disk must be encrypted. John decided to deal with it later. A mystery person sneaked into the house and stole the disk. Rolf denied it when Marlena accused him of taking the disk. Marlena suspects the disk -- which contains John's lost memories -- has something to do with John. Martino told Kayla that he hadn't drugged Ava and didn't know anything was wrong with the drugs she took. Martino arranged for Ava's bail as she was being taken to jail. Bo warned Martino he would pay for what he did to Bo and Bo's family. Hope is investigating the murder of Ava's psychiatrist, and Roman is checking out the murder of Bo's snitch. E.J. paid Nicole to testify for him at his immigration hearing. A suspicious Sami wondered why Nicole was thrilled when E.J.'s visa finally came through. Chelsea kissed Daniel, even though he said they could only be friends.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: On the day of his surgery to remove a tumor, Nikolas said a final goodbye to Emily. Jason shot and killed Ian, who held a knife to Maxie's throat and admitted that he shot Michael accidentally while aiming at Sonny. Jason failed to get Ian to reveal whom he was working for (Claudia). Claudia was relieved to learn that Jason doesn't know she was behind Michael's shooting, then tried to blame the shooting on Anthony. Carly took Michael from the hospital to her home, but then let Michael be admitted to a long-term-care facility after seeing Morgan pleading with Michael to wake up. Anna told Robin that she's afraid of becoming a grandmother. Robin was shocked when Anna asked Patrick when he was going to marry Robin. Anna was suddenly called away on another secret mission. Anthony forced Lulu to get back together with Johnny by threatening to frame Luke on a money-laundering charge.

GUIDING LIGHT: Upset that Ava lied to Lizzie about using her to take over Spaulding, Bill gave Ava a big check and said he didn't want to hear from her again until ''their'' -- he doesn't know she used a sperm donor -- child is born. Lizzie told Bill she wanted a clean break and then told Remy he didn't have to work on Ava anymore (Lizzie was paying him) to keep her away from Bill. Lizzie and Alan plotted to get Spaulding Industries back. After Cyrus told Cassie that Josh hired Harley to spy on her, Josh told Cassie that he doesn't know if he will ever trust her again. Cyrus, whom Cassie slept with, lied to Josh, saying Cassie slept with a guy from Chicago. Olivia told Natalia that she's taking care of Gus' heart (she received a transplant), but told Alan there are times when she just wants to die. Using fake IDs, Ashlee and Daisy went out and got drunk. Coop found letters that a drunken Ashlee wrote to everyone who has ever hurt her feelings.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Adriana was in shock after Brody blurted out that Rex is Shane's father. Adriana offered Brody money to say that he is Shane's father. Brody debated whether to let Gigi know that he's in Llanview, while Shane found photos of Brody, whom he thinks is his father. Gigi told Viki that she still has feelings for Rex. Rex isn't sure that he wants to go through with marrying Adriana. After making love for the first time, Jared told Natalie that Charlie is his father. Natalie couldn't bring herself to ruin things for Viki by telling her that Charlie is Jared's father. Todd grabbed Markko's cell phone and called Starr, who almost gave in to his plea to come home. But Starr decided that she couldn't go because of what Todd might do if he learned that she is having Cole's baby. David, who returned to Llanview, was curious to see Natalie and Jared together. Antonio, Talia and John have teamed up to get the goods on Ramsey.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Gloria and Jeff argued after Jill told her that Jeff met with a divorce attorney. Jeff is convinced that he can get at least half of everything from Gloria. Adrian was angry that Colleen gave Brad an advance copy of his soon-to-be-published book. Brad arranged for the book's publication to be stalled after learning Adrian used information that Colleen gave him about Victor and Jana's past. Colleen later told Adrian she's going to Shanghai. Jana began a job as Sabrina's assistant. Victor asked Sabrina to marry him. Lily told Cane she's been avoiding him because she doesn't want to think about having lost their baby. Nikki hired Victoria at Jabot after she argued with Victor and quit her Newman job. Nikki told Paul that she wouldn't be able to forgive David if he's gambling again. Brad agreed to keep mum that David owes him money from poker. David and Nikki set an August wedding date.

--NANCY M. REICHARDT