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Alicia Minshew (Kendall) and husband Richie Herschenfeld welcomed daughter Willow Lenora Herschenfeld at 6:42 a.m. on November 4, 2009. The baby weighed 5 lbs. 2 oz. Her middle name honors Minshew's mother, Lenore.

All My Children's Cameron Mathison stars as Dr. Dan in Procter & Gamble's new web soap Brighten Bay, a colorful community with on-going drama between its neighbors, including: Nurse Nancy, Sandy, and David. Tune in to watch the drama unfold as Dr. Dan goes head-to-head with David in battles involving love, lies and heartbreak. On the interactive website, www.BrightenBay.com, viewers can join the community and follow along closely as the plot thickens surrounding Dr.. Dan, the bright spot in a dirty world. Visitors to the site will also have access to sweepstakes, soap opera trivia, and other games and activities featured on the Brighten Bay Facebook fan page and the Brighten Bay YouTube channel.

Rebecca Budig returns to AMC as Greenlee Smythe before the show moves to Los Angeles in January. Greenlee was presumed dead last February when Kendall ran her motorcycle off the road, but she didn't die. She is being cared for by Nurse Gayle in Gloucester on orders from Dr. David Hayward.

According to SOD Online, Beth Ehlers (Taylor) and Aiden Turner are leaving the show. More info

SOD 11/10/09

Rebecca Budig reports back to work in New York as Greenlee on 11/5.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos will return as Hayley and Mateo for the show’s 40th Anniversary episodes on 1/4/10 and 1/5/10.

Beth Ann Bonner’s first air date as Kat, the rough-and-tumble boardinghouse owner that Kendall and Aidan meet while on the run, is 11/6.  For now, the role is short-term and the character is there to wrap up a lot of storyline for Aiden Turner (Aidan, who is exiting the show) and Alicia Minshew (Kendal, who is going on maternity leave).

Adam and Annie Wed!  An action-packed week that begins with Adam realizing that he shot his own twin ends with him nearly dying as he’s about to wed Annie.  Adam finally realizes that he is the one who killed Stuart and shows up at his grave with a gun.  Annie tries to stop Adam from doing anything drastic.  But when another cardiac episode lands Adam in the hospital, he starts implying that he needs to pay for what he has done.  Annie tells Adam that she is pregnant, to stop him from confessing to the police.  Ryan and Erica figure out that Adam did it.  Annie and Adam decide to get married immediately, and Ryan and Erica come to the wedding in the Chandler parlor.  Mid-ceremony, Ryan has this big outburst and says something about thinking about Stuart in this moment.  Throughout the ceremony, Adam starts to have hallucinations that Stuart is there.  The stress causes the groom to collapse just before he says, “I do” and he goes to his own version of purgatory.

Ratings for 10/12: 1.8

Nancy Opel appears this week, when Lucretia serves as Annie’s maid of honor!

Lucy Merriam (Emma Lavery) will not be making the move to LA with the show in January.

Kendall and Aidan’s time on the run could be coming to an end on 11/9.  Amanda and Jake vow that nothing will come between them on 11/10.

What Will Happen: Ryan starts to put the pieces together.  Adam pays an emotional visit to Stuart’s grave.  Aidan keeps a secret from Kendall.

SOW 11/10/09

Adam and Annie Wed!  A whirlwind week in Pine Valley culminates in a turbo-charged wedding ceremony for Annie and Adam – but kicks off with grave matters, when Annie finds a suicidal Adam at Stuart’s grave.  Erica and Ryan show up and Annie quickly takes the gun out of Adam’s hands.  A shaken Adam then has another cardiac episode, which lands him in the hospital and Scott and Annie in a panic.  Adam survives the scare, but starts implying that he has to pay for what he has done.  Annie is terrified that Adam will confess to the police, so she tells him that she is pregnant.  Adam and Annie decide not to delay their nuptials anymore and arrange a quickie ceremony at the Chandler mansion.  Throughout the ceremony, Adam starts to have hallucinations of Stuart.  Mid-ceremony, Adam collapses and has a heart attack. 

This Week: Annie finds Adam at Stuart’s grave, about to do something drastic.  Aidan hides his feelings for Kendall from her.  Ryan wonders if perhaps Annie didn’t kill Stuart, after all.  JR is hit hard when his support-group friend loses his battle with cancer.  Angie makes a deal with David to protect Jesse.  Erica thinks that she can get through to Adam.

Can’t Miss: Ryan tries to badger a confession out of Adam on 11/5.

Next Week: Adam’s life is on the line.  Ryan shares the truth with Liza.  Angie reaches her breaking point with Jesse.  Annie makes a desperate move.  Amanda is fed up with David’s manipulations.

SOD 11/3/09

Adam’s The Killer!  After Emma’s big reveal last week, the audience now knows what Adam does not: IT was Adam who shot his identical twin dead that fateful night at the Chandler mansion.  Annie will stop at nothing to make sure that Adam never figures out that he pulled the trigger – while Zach, Erica and Ryan are equally fixated on getting Adam to recall what happened the night of the murder, convinced that his memories will implicate Annie and free Kendall.  To get Emma not to tell Adam that he shot his brother, Annie has to agree to call off the wedding.  Annie is relieved when Emma changes her mind and gives her mom the marital go-ahead.  Still, the secret is far from safe.  Scott tells Annie that they have to tell Adam the truth, but she convinces him to stay quiet for a little while longer.  But she can’t control Ryan, Erica and Zach, who lock her and Scott in an elevator so that they can have a crack at Adam.  Their plan is to re-create the night of the murder and get Adam to remember the stuff he has buried.

Finn Wittrock appears on 10/30 as Damon, baby Stuart’s birth father.

Kendall longs to be with Zach on 11/2.  Aidan lets his jealousy get the best of him on 11/3, while Ryan and Erica jump to the wrong conclusion.

*HOW SWEEPS IT IS!*  The lowdown on the hottest November stories on every show!  Ryan and Zach try to close in on the Chandler house and the killer that they know lurks within and Erica is caught in the middle.  Annie and Adam’s wedding takes place in November.  A change is going through Aidan, who is going to manipulate Kendall and Zach in a warped Cyrano fashion, getting in the way of their relationship.  On the run, Aidan and Kendall must pose as a couple at a boardinghouse where things aren’t as they appear (and where BethAnn Bonner’s Kat will be introduced).  Ryan’s efforts to save Emma bring him deeper into the murder mystery and closer to Erica.  David is confident that he can get Amanda to fall in love with him, but he is up against a heroic love affair.  David gets Amanda to agree to have a second child, but he has more faith in Mother Nature than science when it comes to conception.  By the end of sweeps, Bailey will make her decision about Liza’s adoption of baby Stuart, with a devastating impact.  Krystal dreams of rebuilding the Comeback and she will have romance.  Everyone thinks that Madison is dead, but she reappears with a mission to protect the Hubbard family.  David turns over the reins to the hospital to Angie – for devious reasons and it turns into a big nightmare.  After their impulsive nuptials, JR and Marissa will have to deal with “did we move too quickly?” His cancer will go into remission and he will be pulled back to his father and the murder story.

What Will Happen: Aidan and Kendall dodge a bullet.  Zach, Erica and Ryan hatch a new plan to get to Adam.  Annie and Scott kiss again. 

SOW 11/3/09

Annie and Scott Cover For Adam!  Viewers may know Emma and Annie’s secret – that a drugged-out Adam shot Stuart that stormy night at the Chandler mansion –  but Annie is more motivated than ever to keep the people of Pine Valley from discovering the truth.  Her mission becomes more difficult this week when Erica, Ryan and Zach team up to jog Adam’s memory.  Emma blackmails Annie into calling off her wedding to Adam by saying that she will tell Adam the truth if she is forced to move into the mansion, but Annie is able to get things back on track quickly because Emma runs into Adam in the park on Halloween and they have a nice moment together.  Emma sees compassion and changes her mind.  With the wedding back on, Annie can’t help but gloat to Zach.  Annie has some more quick-stepping when Scott approaches her to say that he thinks it may be time to tell Adam what’s really going on.  Annie is able to convince him to stay quiet for a little while.  Meanwhile, Erica and Ryan are becoming increasingly desperate to crystallize Adam’s fuzzy memories of the murder, thinking that he is the key to proving Annie’s guilt and Kendall’s innocence.  So, to get Adam alone, they trap Scott and Annie in the elevator at Fusion.  Annie has a panic attack and Scott tries to calm her down.  So, in typical Annie form, she kisses him!  Annie is more focused on what may be happening outside the confines of the elevator. 

This Week: Scott nearly reveals the truth to Zach.  Zach and Kendall dream that they are back in each other’s arms.  Liza refuses to help David with Amanda.  JR is affected by a fellow patient’s story.  Natalia sees the full extent of Brot’s scars. Tad comforts Krystal when she laments that she can’t have any more children.

Can’t Miss: Ryan, Erica and Zach launch their plan to gaslight Adam on 10/29.

Next Week: Adam pays a visit to Stuart’s grave.  Aidan lets his jealousy get the best of him.  Angie makes a deal with the devil. 

SOD 10/27/09

Rebecca Budig Returns!  After being presumed dead in February thanks to Kendall’s questionable driving, Rebecca Budig’s Greenlee s on her way back to Pine Valley –  and one can only imagine how she’ll feel about fiancé Ryan keeping company with Erica!  While a first air date has not yet been scheduled for Greenlee’s return, she is coming to New York to start taping and then going back to LA.

Ratings for 9/28: 1.7

Rebecca Budig will tape her return as Greenlee Smythe while the show is still in New York, and then continue once the series relocates to LA.

Natalie Hall has taken over the role as Colby Chandler by replacing Brianne Moncrief.

George McDaniel appears on 10/21 as James Beardsley, who shows up with stunning news that his daughter, Madison, is dead.

JR And Marissa Wed!  Getting ordained online to perform weddings pays off for Tad again this week when he officiates at the quickie nuptials between Marissa and JR.  Krystal is initially apprehensive about JR becoming her son-in-law for the third time, but throws her support behind the duo when she witnesses the genuine love between them.  But their fathers are a different story; both David and Adam react badly to news of the marriage.

Amanda contemplates David’s latest proposal on 10/26.  Natalia is on a mission to track down Kendall and Aidan on 10/27.

And Then There Was One!  AMC narrows the list of suspects in Stuart’s murder down to one shocking culprit.  On 10/22, little Emma, who bore witness to the fatal shooting and wakes up in the hospital after undergoing brain surgery last week in the wake of her fall down a flight of stairs, will have a tell-all flashback divulging who pulled the trigger on that fateful night.  The big reveal is at the end of the episode.  Ever since Stuart was shot, Annie’s pact of secrecy with Emma over the events of that night have been paramount to her survival strategy.  But last week, Annie lifted her own gag order, by seemingly revealing the identity of the killer to Scott in an off-camera conversation.  Scott goes out and gets drunk at ConFusion and tells Zach that secrets can be deadlier than guns.  The night before, Scott has to backtrack with JR because JR gets the idea that Scott knows who the killer is.  But as eager as JR may be to find out who ended Stuart’s life, Ryan and Zach are even more motivated, what with Annie and Emma being at the top of the suspect list and Kendall having been convicted of the crime.  Zach and Ryan agree to work together after Ryan approaches Zach with a new idea: target Adam to uncover the truth.  They believe that Annie is guilty and that maybe Adam doesn’t want to remember that she did it.  To overcome these obstacles, they enlist help from an unlikely source: PV’s favorite go-to guy for non-FDA-approved pharmaceuticals, David Hayward!  David says that Gayle is the one who drugged Adam and suggests that he will have to call her.  Once the meds are in Adam’s system, Zach begins to interrogate Adam, pressing him to admit that Annie did the deed.  Regardless of whether Zach succeeds in getting the truth out of Adam, by then the audience will know it – and the revelation will kick off a whole new slew of dramatic conflicts. 

What Will Happen: Ryan and Zach put their plan against Adam in motion.  Marissa gives JR an answer to his proposal.  Emma gives Annie an ultimatum. 

SOW 10/27/09

Rebecca Budig will be reprising her role as Greenlee!  Budig will start filming in New York, before the show kicks off in California in January!

The show has confirmed that Brianne Moncrief is out as Colby, but the role will be recast with Natalie Hall.  Hall begins taping this month.

Annie And A Killer Reveal!  The identity of Stuart’s murderer will finally be revealed this week –  and viewers should brace themselves for a shock!  When Emma wakes up in the hospital, Annie stresses to her daughter that she must never divulge what she saw the night of the shooting.  Ryan then tries to get Emma to spill the beans, but she remains quiet.  After Annie gets more time alone with the little girl, Emma stuns Ryan by telling him that she wants to move into the mansion (after months of being terrified of the crime scene).  Ryan says that Annie can move into the penthouse to spend more time with Emma, but she says that she can’t.  Annie then shows up at the penthouse with her luggage and says that she changed her mind.  Annie needs to be there so the secret doesn’t come out, so she needs to stay close to Emma.  (The truth finally comes out on 10/22 at the end of the episode!)  The truth will finally come out to the audience thanks to Emma’s tell-all flashback. 

JR And Marissa Marry!  This week, JR, whose battle with lymphoma has simultaneously drawn him closer to Marissa and inspired him to seize every moment, pops the question to a stunned Marissa.  At first, she is hesitant to accept, suspicious that the proposal is related to his illness, but he swears it isn’t.  Once she says yes, they race over to the Martin house to ask Tad to perform their marriage.  Krystal objects, arguing that JR is only tying the knot because Marissa is Babe’s twin.  But after bearing witness to the couple, Krystal gives her blessing to her daughter and JR becomes her son-in-law once again.  But even as Krystal and Tad celebrate the joyous union, Marissa and JR’s respective fathers aren’t pleased. 

**November Sweeps Preview**  Kendall and Zach will remain romantically connected, even while physically separated.  Aidan may prove to be more foe than friend.  Annie and Adam’s imminent nuptials will be the source of immense drama.  Angie replaces David as chief of staff at the hospital.  David comes up with a new scheme to keep Amanda and Jake apart.  Ryan and Zach must work together to get the killer to confess.  JR makes a shocking discovery – and doesn’t share it with Marissa.  Liza and Tad grow closer, so do Natalia and Brot.  Madison’s return from the not-so-dead shakes up the Hubbard clan, especially Randi and Frank.

This Week: Zach vows to discover what Annie knows.  Ryan fails to get Emma to open up to him.  Liza asks Bailey if she intends to take Stuart away from her.  JR starts to wonder whether Scott knows who really shot Stuart.  The Hubbards receive a visit from Madison’s father.  David helps Zach and Ryan plot to get the truth out of Adam.

Can’t Miss: David has a startling proposition for Amanda on 10/23.

Next Week: Scott warns Annie.  Natalia aims to track down Aidan and Kendall.  Emma does an about-face regarding Adam.  Liza questions David’s motives. 

SOW 10/20/09

As the show prepares to move to Los Angeles, Thorsten Kaye (Zach) will not be going and will finish taping next month.  Beth Ehlers (Taylor) revealed that she came to a mutual decision with the show to wrap up her stint.  Taylor will be off the canvas before the show’s last New York tape date in December.  Brianne Moncrief (Colby) will also not be heading to LA and there is no word on whether the role will be recast.  Meanwhile, Ray MacDonnell (Joe) has revealed that he will be retiring from the ironic role of Joe Martin after 40 years.  The show’s final taping date in New York is 12/11.

BethAnn Bonner will appear beginning on 11/6 as Kat and will figure into Aidan and Kendall’s storyline.

Kendall: Desperate Measures!  After Kendall and Zach’s impromptu vow renewal ceremony, things quickly go south for the reunited couple.  Kendall’s double gets stabbed in jail and is rushed to the hospital.  Panic sets in for Jesse, Zach, Liza and Kendall because now everyone will know that Kendall isn’t really in jail.  They come up with a plan to get Kendall to the hospital and make a switch.  They decide to get Angie in on it, so that Angie can take care of the double as she recovers in the secret room.  Angie is less than thrilled about becoming an accomplice, but grudgingly complies.  Liza spirits the double back to the secret room and she and Liza have it out.  The double says that she isn’t going back to prison.  Meanwhile, Kendall is in the hospital pretending that she has just been stabbed, but David is very suspicious.  Because the scheme is becoming increasingly dicey, Zach decides to come forward and take responsibility for the whole mess, to protect Jesse, Liza and Kendall.  Zach wants to say that he kidnapped Kendall and kept her locked up against her will, but Kendall gets wind of it and refuses to go along with it.  Kendall comes up with a plan of her own: to hire Aidan to take her on the run.  Kendall has Aidan give Zach a letter that says that she is being kept in a safe place by Aidan, where no one can find her.  Aidan and Kendall’s getaway doesn’t exactly go off without a hitch; Aidan is shot by Natalia when the cops pursue them.  They hide out in the Wildwind stables, where they promptly encounter Amanda and Jake, who have headed there for a clandestine rendezvous.  Jake and Amanda help Kendall and Jake tends to Aidan’s wound.  But, then, David arrives looking for Amanda and comes face-to-face with Kendall.

This Week:  Ryan blasts Scott.  Jake has dire words for Annie and Ryan.  Natalia goes gunning.  Liza breaks down.  Amanda takes action.

Can’t Miss: Zach and Kendall reaffirm their love on 10/12.

Next Week: David concocts a surprising idea for Amanda.  Marissa prepares an answer for JR.  Ryan exchanges words with Annie.  Ryan and Zach go after Adam.

Shannon Kane (Natalia) is featured in the just asking interview! 

SOD 10/13/09

New Hope For Jake And Amanda!  It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Dr. and Mrs. Martin, but this week, their marriage gets back on track.  After Jake visits his wife and apologizes for having hurt her, things quickly turn passionate.  David makes it clear that he’s not going to back down from his attempt to drive a wedge between his babymama and her hubby when he arranges for Trevor to be christened.  Amanda doesn’t have time to invite anyone except the godparents: Jake and Marissa. 

Ratings for 9/14: 1.8

Kevin Michael Collins appears on 10/9 as the priest who performs baby Trevor’s christening.

Madison Confesses!  This week, Madison cops to the fact that she, not Randi, murdered Henry, but the Hubbards are hardly in the clear.  When Angie and Jesse exercise their right to have Madison committed to Oak Haven for a psychological evaluation, Frankie offers to chauffer her.  En route, Madison offers Frankie the key to her safety deposit box, where the damning evidence against Randi is stashed.  Frankie and Madison get into a car accident and she must be hospitalized once again.  When Madison panics about the whereabouts of the key, Frankie fibs that he has it.  Relieved, she confirms to her unlikely ally that she killed her husband – and Jesse overhears.  Just one problem: Frankie doesn’t have the key, and when evidence is collected from the crash site, the key isn’t there either.

Adam remembers more about the night of Stuart’s murder on 10/12, while Kendall and Zach give their hearts to one another all over again.  Jesse puts Angie in a tight spot on 10/13.

What Will Happen: Liza has a fight on her hands.  Aidan isn’t buying Annie’s act.  Emma is ready to spill the beans.

SOD 10/20/09

Zach and Kendall Reunite!  It won’t be permanent, since Thorsten Kaye (Zach) is leaving the show, but this week, estranged marrieds Kendall and Zach pledge their love and stage a vow renewal in their living room.  But when they get word that Kendall’s look-alike has been stabbed in jail, circumstances (and Kendall’s new, non-Zach-approved scheme) conspire very quickly to keep them apart … at least physically.

Ratings for 9/21: 1.8

BethAnn Bonner debuts on 11/6 in the recurring role of Kat.  She is connected to Aidan and will interact with him and Kendall.

Beth Ehlers (Lt. Taylor Thompson), Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater), Ray MacDonnell (Dr. Joe Martin), and Brianne Moncrief (Colby Chandler) will be leaving the show before the relocation to LA.

Stephanie Gatschet (Madison North) has been bumped up from recurring to contract status.

Chrishell Stause (Amanda Martin) has decided to move to LA, but will not be signing a new contract with the show.

Amanda confesses the truth to David on 10/19.  On 10/20, JR thinks that Scott knows more than he is letting on.

What Will Happen: Kendall and Zach’s plans starts to unravel.  Angie doesn’t like the change she sees in Jesse.  Annie sneaks in to Emma’s hospital room. 

SOW 10/13/09

Aiden Turner (Aidan) was informed on 9/23 that he is being let go from the show after seven years in Pine Valley.  His departure will be storyline-dictated.

Happy Days Are Here Again For Zach And Kendall!  Kendall and Zach reconcile for real on 10/12.  For months, Kendall has been pleading with Zach to forgive her for sleeping with Ryan and to recommit his heart to her.  Her prayers are finally answered when Zach sweeps Kendall into a passionate kiss!  She asks him to remarry her that day!  They exchange vows and recommit to each other. 

Jake/Amanda loyalists are also likely to find this week most gratifying, as the troubled duo make amends –  and make love at Wildwind.  Chrishell Stause (Amanda) gives us the sultry scoop.  Jake comes over to Wildwind and apologizes.  Later in the week, David arranges for Trevor to be christened, and Marissa and Jake are named as the godparents.  After the ceremony, Jake is afraid that he, Trevor and Amanda will never be a family –  while on the other side of the confidence spectrum, David is smug in his belief that Amanda will never leave him.

This Week: Angie and Jesse have Madison committed to Oak Haven.  Liza fears that Bailey might try to take Stuart.  Madison confesses.  Annie pays Emma a visit, which angers Ryan.  Stuart urges Adam to recall the night of the murder.  Emma tells Ryan that she didn’t shoot Stuart.

Can’t Miss: Aidan, Kendall and Zach plot to get the truth out of Annie on 10/7.

Next Week: Kendall and Zach reaffirm their love.  Jesse puts Angie in a tight spot.  Ryan questions Scott’s attitude toward Annie.  Kendall turns to Amanda and Jake.

SOD 10/6/09

Ratings for 9/7: 1.7

Sofia Black-D’Elia debuts on 10/2 as Bailey Welles, baby Stuart’s birth mother.

The End For “JaManda”?  Amanda and Jake’s marriage continues to erode this week when, despite Krystal’s vociferous warnings, she softens toward roommate/baby daddy David, which proves heartbreaking to Jake.  Krystal and Tad both urge Jake to fight for his wife. 

Liza comes face to face with Bailey, Stuart’s birth mother on 10/5.  Jesse overhears Madison confessing to murder on 10/6.

What Will Happen: Annie learns her fate in court.  Liza panics at the thought of losing her son.  Madison has a tempting offer for Angie.

SOW 10/6/09

Crazy Rumor: Thorsten Kaye and Alicia Minshew (Zach and Kendall) are both going to OLTL.

This Week: Amanda falls deeper under David’s spell.  Angie believes that Brot and Natalia are good for each other.  Kendall comes out of hiding.  Ryan surprises everyone by making a plea on Annie’s behalf.  Marissa sticks to JR’s side during his chemotherapy.  Madison is rushed to the ER after overdosing on pills.

Can’t Miss: The judge hands down Annie’s sentence on 9/30.

Next Week: Angie refuses to give Madison what she wants.  Tad can’t reconcile with Krystal.  Kendall, Zach and Aidan make their move against Annie.  Emma’s ready to spill the beans.

SOD 9/29/09

Dance Encounters!  As the second week of the dance marathon unfolds on-screen, the exhaustion of the participants doesn’t translate to a break in the action – especially for Erica, who is involved in a catfight and a steamy kiss.  Annie is the other member of the brawl because she makes some remarks about Erica and Ryan’s relationship.  The next scene shows Annie doused in water, so it implies that Erica dunked her head in the toilet.  Toward the end of the marathon, Ryan kisses Erica in front of everyone and Annie gets sad and storms to the roof.  Ryan follows her because he thinks he is on the brink of getting her to confess to Stuart’s murder, but Annie figures out what her ex is up to.  She goes back downstairs and starts dancing with Scott.

Sofia Black-D’Elia first airs on 10/2 as Bailey, baby Stuart’s birth mother, who contacts Liza.

Aryn Elaine Cole returns next week as Kendall’s prison stand-in.

Scott refuses to help Ryan take Annie down on 9/28.  Zach agrees to work with Aidan on 9/29, while things heat up for Erica and Ryan.

What Will Happen: Madison gives Frankie her demands.  Liza puts the moves on Zach.  Adam questions Annie’s innocence. 

SOW 9/29/09

The End for Jake and Amanda?  Amanda and Jake’s fraying marriage takes another turn for the worse when the fight they stage for David’s benefit comes to feel all to real.  Post-blowup, Jake heads to Wildwind and flirts with the nanny to get access to Trevor.  He’s on the verge of fleeing with the child when Amanda catches up to him.  David shows up to thwart the potential kidnapping and impresses Amanda when, instead of pressing charges, he offers to let Jake spend some time with his wife and the baby.  Jake is frustrated when Amanda clearly thinks that David is being genuinely decent.  Jake ends up storming out, leaving Trevor and Amanda with David, and tells Krystal and Tad that it’s over between him and Amanda.

Aidan comes out of unofficial hiding this week, jumping into the Zach/Kendall morass when he catches the couple in the audio room at the dance marathon.

This Week: Ryan pretends to believe Annie when she tells him that Emma shot Stuart.  Kendall risks it all when she leaves the secret room to go to ConFusion.  Jesse tells Madison that he knows she is the one who killed DA North.  Adam collapses on the dance floor and asks Scott to dance with Annie.  Amanda is mystified when David allows her and Jake to take Trevor for the night.

Can’t Miss: Zach kisses Liza on 9/23.

Next Week: Adam tells Annie about Ryan’s accusations.  Amanda suspects that David is up to something.  Aidan and Zach team up.  Annie learns her fate. 

SOD 9/22/09

Dance Fever!  The AMC cast endured grueling tape days and blistered feet to bring to life the fund-raising dance marathon for Feed The Children that kicks off this week on-air.  It takes place in the Fusion complex and will be televised.  Kendall watches from the Slater house and doesn’t like seeing Zach and Liza together.  Annie receives special dispensation from house arrest to attend the benefit on Adam’s arm.  Mid-boogie, Adam gets a little dizzy and has a vision of Stuart.  A fast-thinking Erica fakes an injury so that Annie is forced to dance with Ryan.  Annie implies to Ryan while they are dancing that Emma has something to do with the murder and that he needs to drop it to protect her.  By week’s end, it’ll be clear that Madison poses the biggest menace to Pine Valley’s boogiers, as she takes her fury out on the Hubbards.

Ratings for 8/24: 1.5

Brooke Alexander appears this week as a television reporter at the dance marathon.

Randi can’t believe what she’s done on 9/21.  Aidan catches Zach and Kendall together on 9/22.

What Will Happen: Jesse thinks that Madison could have killed North.  Annie knows what Ryan is really up to.  Ryan and Erica’s dance marathon gets underway. 

SOW 9/22/09

Chrishell Stause (Amanda) hinted on the Emmy red carpet on 8/30 that she is one of the stars making the jump when the show moves to California!

Sofia Black-D’Ella debuts on 10/2 as Bailey, baby Stuart’s biological mother.

Annie and Ryan go Toe-to-Toe Over Emma!  As Ryan and Erica’s fund-raising dance marathon for Feed the Children gets under way this week, Annie finds herself in the spotlight both on and off the dance floor.  Zach brings Emma over to the house to see Annie.  Zach ends up overhearing Emma making a potentially damning comment – she promises her mom that she won’t tell anyone about the accident that happened on the night of Stuart’s murder.  Also dicey for Annie is her continuing flirtation with Scott.  Annie has a dream where she’s totally going at it with Scott.  When she wakes up, she snaps out of it and Adam is standing over her.  At the marathon, Adam cuts short his boogieing after he has a vision of Stuart, so Erica fakes an injury to get Annie and Ryan paired up.  Annie implies to Ryan, while they are dancing, that Emma has something to do with the murder and that he needs to drop the whole thing of trying to save Kendall.  Ryan won’t stop pushing, and Zach and Erica are on her back too, so she feels trapped. 

This Week: Spike tells Liza that his mommy is “inside the wall.” Frankie is reinstated at Pine Valley Hospital.  Amanda tells Jake that she plans to make David fall for her.  Marissa and JR admit they’re falling in love with each other.  Madison tries to drug Frankie.

Can’t Miss: Adam tells Scott that he isn’t sure if Kendall shot Stuart on 9/18.

Next Week: Annie confesses her secret to Ryan.  Aidan catches Kendall and Zach together.  Liza puts the moves on Zach.  Jake wants to run away with Trevor and Amanda.

Ratings for 8/17: 1.6

Sofia Black-D’Elia has been cast as Bailey, Stuart’s birth mother.  She will debut on 10/2.

Jesse threatens to kill Madison on 9/14.  Adam remembers more about the night that Stuart was shot on 9/15.

What Will Happen: Annie figure out what Zach is up to.  Frankie lashes out at Jesse.  David has an ultimatum for Amanda. 

SOW 9/15/09

This Week: Frankie storms off after an argument with Randi and ends up at the casino.  Erica loses her fight to air part two of her Feed the Children special – then loses her job.  David makes it clear to Amanda that Jake isn’t allowed near her or the baby.  Tad tells Liza that he is afraid to get involved with anyone, and Liza admits that she wants Zach.

9/7: Preempted – The show will re-air the Encore of the 6/29 episode, where Jake, Liza and Tad barely pull off Liza’s fake birth.

Can’t Miss: Scott comforts Annie, and they end up kissing on 9/9.

Next Week: Jesse threatens Madison.  Adam remembers more.  Ryan and Erica’s dance marathon begins.  Taylor is found unconscious. 

SOD 9/8/09

Amanda Moves In With David!  Amanda is reunited, again, with Trevor this week, but her happiness is short-lived, again.  At the beginning of the week, Amanda, David and Jake all converge on the police station after Angie convinces Randi to do the right thing and turn in the baby.  David makes it known that he knows Trevor is his son.  Amanda hears a baby crying and runs to it.  She opens the door and sees Trevor, but David is in the room too.  David makes his presence known, and Amanda gets scared.  Trevor is temporarily placed into foster care, but David makes her a surprising offer.  David says that if Amanda moves in to Wildwind with him and Trevor, he won’t press any charges.  Amanda feels like she doesn’t have a choice.  It’s actually Jake who seals her decision.  She walks in on Jake at Wildwind holding a gun on David.  Amanda talks the gun out of Jake’s hands and announces that she is moving in with David.

Ratings for 8/10: 1.6

Kendall is Innocent!  While locked away in the secret room, Kendall has a major realization about the night of Stuart’s murder: She did NOT shoot him.  Kendall is attempting to write a second book since she has nothing else to do with her spare time.  The memory flashes to her and she remembers what actually happened.  She immediately shares the good news with Zach.

Tensions remain high between Randi and Frankie on 9/8, while Zach tries to gain Annie’s trust.

**Fall Preview** Stuart’s killer will be revealed to the audience through Emma’s flashbacks.  When the secret room is revealed to pretty much everyone, Kendall takes matters into her own hands and disappears from Pine Valley.  The only way for Zach to get her back home is to expose Stuart’s killer.  Liza, Erica and Ryan will help!  November will be the most romantic time for Kendall and Zach.  The Hubbard family will learn that Madison, not Randi, is the true killer of Henry, but it won’t mean they are off the hook because Madison spirals more out of control.  With the introduction of Madison’s family, you will see a “human” turn for her, but then tragedy strikes.  Angie will get a story of her own and will face a huge challenge.  Erica is discovering that Ryan gives her the confidence and strength to change and evolve.  Erica will host a dance marathon fund-raiser for her cause to feed the children of Africa.  David gets his hands on the baby.  Amanda must move in with David to see her son, but Jake must suffer from the outside.  Jake will cleverly battle his way in so that he can have an affair with his wife.  Krystal is the only one who can stop it when it looks like Amanda is falling under David’s spell.  As for the lingering mystery of who David is paying Nurse Gayle to look after in Massachusetts, it’s pretty obvious that it has something to do with Greenlee’s presumed death.  Marissa and JR are embarking on the biggest challenge with JR’s lymphoma.  Scott will become very important in JR and Marissa’s lives through the end of the year.  Baby Stuart’s birth mother, Bailey, will come forward and want her son back, which reveals that it was a fake pregnancy to David and Colby.  Liza has to figure out what to do.  Aidan will be coming back in October.  He will be involved with Zach, Kendall and Greenlee.  On Natalia’s first full-fledged day as a cop, she will shoot someone.  Brot will fall into a friendly conflict with Natalia.

What Will Happen: Kendall remembers more about the night Stuart was killed.  Amanda moves in to Wildwind.  Zach tries to gain Annie’s trust. 

SOW 9/8/09

Kendall’s Memory Returns!  In the wake of mounting evidence and some ghostly visits from her supposed victim, Kendall has been convinced that she killed Stuart – and even confessed to the crime in a court of law – but this week, she definitely remembers that she didn’t shoot Stuart.  Kendall is locked away in her secret room, attempting to write a second book, because she has nothing else to do with her spare time.  Through her creative journey and spending all her time alone, she is almost going in and out of consciousness as she is writing and the memory flashes to her.  Kendall remembers exactly what happened the night Stuart died.  As soon as Zach returns home, she shares her findings with her husband.  Zach alerts Jesse that Kendall remembered that she didn’t do it, so now they are really working to prove her innocence. 

David gets the upper hand on Amanda and Jake this week by forcing Amanda to agree to move into Wildwind – so that they can raise baby Trevor together!  Chrishell Stause (Amanda) tells all!  Amanda is finally reunited with Trevor this week, but things don’t go as planned.  Amanda finds out that Trevor was turned into the police station, so she and Jake go there and find David with the baby.  Trevor is placed in temporary foster care.  David tells Amanda that if she moves into Wildwind with him and Trevor, that he won’t press any charges.  Amanda thinks this is the only way she can see her son.  Toward the end of the week, Amanda finds Jake at Wildwind holding a gun on David.  Amanda coaxes the gun out of Jake’s hand and announces that she is moving in with David.

This Week: Angie persuades Randi to give up baby Trevor.  Erica, back from Africa, announces that she is moving in with Zach.  David taunts Jake and Tad as they reveal the truth about Trevor to Jesse.  JR undergoes his first chemotherapy treatment.  Adam asks Scott to be the best man at his wedding to Annie.

Can’t Miss: Jake holds a gun on David on 9/4.

Next Week: Kendall believes Emma is the way to get to Annie.  Frankie lashes out at Jesse.  David gives Amanda an ultimatum.