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BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL Sheila Is Exposed!
Deacon urges a frantic Sheila to give Steffy some space. “Deacon has been incredibly supportive but Sheila doesn’t listen to the soundness of advice,” shares Kimberlin Brown (Sheila). “She needs to find out where Steffy is at in her memory process and the only way she can do that is to see her. Her future hangs in the balance of Steffy’s memories.”
Sheila is stunned when Steffy asks her to come over, and once face-to-face, Steffy accuses her of murder. “Sheila gets a phone call and goes to see her,” Brown teases. “It’s very quiet, at first, but I’ve got news for you, the bombs that are about to drop are going to blow you away. There is a lot of drama that stems from that phone call. I can’t tell you a whole lot about it but I can tell you that the moment Sheila finds out that Steffy knows, it’s explosive.”
Sheila may be down, but she’s not out, insists Brown. “She may go to extremes but if she could take everything back, she really would,” notes the actress. “But Sheila is still alive and well.”
GENERAL HOSPITAL Trina Mulls Her Options
At the gallery, Trina vents to Ava, frustrated that she’s been unable to prove that Esme set her up. “Trina feels like she’s in quicksand,” sighs her portrayer, Tabyana Ali. “As much as it means to Trina to have so much support around her, she needs proof, she needs evidence. She needs a way to find out that Esme did this.”
Ava proposes a scheme to get under Esme’s skin, which might cause her to trip up and reveal her guilt. “Ava tells Trina to almost play with Spencer, flirt with him a bit,” the actress reports. “But Trina feels like going after Esme’s boyfriend could wind up making her look bad.” Trina then hints at having been with Spencer at the cemetery by sharing with Ava that she is sitting on information that could help her case, but hurt someone she cares about. Ali notes, “Even if Trina doesn’t want to admit it, she has feelings for Spencer. She cares for him a lot. It’s hard for her to pick herself over him. If I was her, I’d use that information, honestly. I ain’t going to jail [laughs]! She feels a dilemma about using that information, but I hope she does. She needs to show that respect for herself.”
YOUNG AND RESTLESS Sharon Comes Home To Drama
Sharon returns from Rey’s funeral in Miami but her very calm demeanor is a sign to her family that she may not be fully coping with her husband’s death. “Sharon feels she’s doing okay,” says Sharon Case (Sharon). “She believes she’s grieving the way she’s supposed to. When you lose someone, it’s not all grief, all of the time. There are different emotions that come up in different beats and different days until you get through it, and she feels that she’s on track with that.”
Sharon decides to focus on making sure Mariah and Tessa’s wedding plans go off without a hitch. “She just wants to propel everybody forward and have a happy occasion,” Case explains. “She strongly feels that Rey would not want this wedding to be canceled or postponed.”
Nick gets Sharon alone and tells her about Ashland’s $250 million donation to New Hope. “Sharon fought her cancer and won,” points out Case. “Ashland faked his, which is unforgivable. So, she definitely has an opinion about his contribution.”
DAYS OF OUR LIVES Sarah Gets The Antidote
Xander visits the still-childlike Sarah and urges Maggie to use the antidote. Suddenly, Sarah enters a catatonic-like state, and Kayla reports that scans indicate her condition is deteriorating. “Xander’s devastated,” admits Paul Telfer (Xander). “But at the same time, that’s his trump card to Maggie. If they’re going to lose Sarah either way, isn’t it worth the risk of giving her this drug?”
Maggie agrees to give Sarah the antidote, and when she finally comes to, she says Xander’s name. “Xander thinks, ‘That’s it. The day is saved. Sarah is saved. Everything is going to go back to the way it was,’ ” says Telfer. Xander and Maggie are thrilled that Sarah seems to be back to normal. She’s filled with questions about why she’s in the hospital, and they explain she was drugged. “There’s a lot of treading around the specific events that led to the situation she’s in to protect her,” notes the actor.
Once Sarah and Xander are alone, she kisses him. “Obviously, there’s passion and all that, but really it’s just reconciliation,” notes Telfer. “It’s more joy and relief.” That is, until Sarah says something that gives Xander pause ....