Soaps for Thursday December 28, 1995
 
*Days of Our Lives*
     Marlena confides to Stefano that she is touched by his generosity. He
spots the Lady in White peeking at the door but when Marlena turns to see
her, she's gone. Stefano remembers the dress she was wearing and has a
flashback to the past. Stefano informs Marlena that John also saw this same
mystery woman. Kristen mothers John with kisses and asks him to make love
to her. He gently turns her down, saying he doesn't think it's the right
time. The Lady in White remembers being hurt by a man who said he loved
her. Sami asks Vivian to send Carrie out of town. Vivian instead calls
Carrie to wish her a Happy New Year. Vivian suggests that Sami needs to go
all the way to get Carrie out of her hair for good.
 
*The Young and the Restless*
     Victoria lets Ryan know that he is still wanted back at his old job.
When she talks about her visit with Nick, he comforts her. Nina spots them
together from the doorway. Revealing what she saw at the office, Nina tells
Flo that she wishes she was prettier and smarter. Flo suggests that she
stop putting herself down and realize all that she has accomplished. Ryan
assures Victoria that he's in love with Nina and respects and admires her
for being a great mother and wife. At a restaurant, Mari Jo talks Jill into
sending a drink over to a man at another table. Ellis King, one of the
largest realtors stops by and thanks Jill. After Mari Jo heads out, Jill
dances with Ellis and he hands her his card before saying good night.
 
*The City*
     Steffi teases Jocelyn about her big date as the attorney heads down to
The City for the building's private New Year's Eve bash. Tony finally
relaxes and grins once more after verifying that Cooper boarded the flight
back to Paris. Upstairs, however, Steffi is startled to once again find
Cooper at her door. Explaining how he left the plane just moments before
take-off, Cooper angrily informs his old flame that he refuses to leave his
child now that he's aware of its existence. Blackmailed into becoming Tess'
unwilling accomplice, Bernardo jimmies the lock on the penthouse's elevator
and jams the apartment's security alarm system as well. Glumly rehearsing
for his first set, Nick tells Buck he can't imagine anything worse than
being sober on New Year's Eve.
 
*All My Children*
     Brandishing the crumpled letter Liza fished out of her wastebasket,
Tad furiously demands to know why his wife failed to report that one of her
college classmates made a pass at her. Dixie tries to shrug off the
incident as a harmless kiss, then hints that she may have been tempted to
follow through with the flirtation because she's been so badly neglected by
her workaholic husband. Marion nags her daughter to move out of the hotel
and into a condo. As they tour one of her real estate listings, Marion
surprises Liza with an emotional and heartfelt plea to put their
differences behind them once and for all. Overhearing Scott berating Kevin
for allowing a gay teacher to tutor him, Michael is disheartened to realize
that the boy fears he's being "recruited" as a possible sex partner.
 
*The Bold and the Beautiful*
     Stephanie confides to Taylor that she thinks that Brooke is having an
affair. Taylor doubts the claim and tells Stephanie that flowers don't mean
anything. Stephanie accuses Taylor of still being in love with Ridge and
Taylor's forced to admit it. Stephanie urges her to do something to win
back Ridge and warns her that it's going to be a big mistake to try and
forget the love she has for her son. Ridge interrupts their meeting to talk
with Taylor about a project. The two head into the elevator but on the way
down, the elevator stalls and the lights suddenly go out. Stephanie smiles
after having hit the circuit breaker. Brooke arrives at Sheila's place and
warns her that they cannot be friends.
 
*As the World Turns*
     Due to live coverage of the Sun Bowl, "As the World Turns" will not
air on Friday, December 29 and will not air on New Year's Day. Rosanna and
Mike become upset when Carly shows up at Yo's. Though Mike claims he didn't
ask her to be there, Rosanna has her doubts and Scott does his best to
convince her that Mike and Carly are a coo-some twosome. Brian McKnight
takes the stage to sing Mike and Rosanna's song, "With Every Beat of My
Heart." When Rosanna finally agrees to hear Mike out at the bar, he
professes his love for her. Connor and Cal spend New Year's Eve separately.
While Emma tries to convince Cal that he should go back to be with Connor,
Carly's amused when Connor shows up at Yo's on her own.
 
*Another World*
     Joe, Paulina, Nick and Sofia struggle to set up Carlino's for its
opening. In the midst of this, Joe fields a call from Aunt Franny who is
calling to check on Sofia. In spite of his claims that he's keeping an eye
on Sofia, Franny decides to come to Bay City. Nick is surprised when his
old friend, Rafael appears out of the blue. The two share stories about
past jams they were in. When Nick offers Rafael a job at the restaurant, he
cryptically declines. A hungover Maggie bitterly argues with Cecile about
their relationship. Sharlene plays dumb when she returns to the farm and
finds Felicia with John. When John reveals the truth about his affair with
Felicia to Sharlene, she tells him to pack his things.
 
*One Life to Live*
     As the residents of Llanview prepare to celebrate New Year's Eve, Cord
scoffs at Tina's plan to let a computer dating service select her perfect
match for the big night. After listening to Maggie's concerns, Andrew
decides to go to Serenity Springs in hopes of persuading Max to have his
son's hearing tested. Marty suggests to Dylan that they set a June wedding
date but happily agrees to move the event up to March when her fiance
claims he can't wait until spring. When Bo shows her the bullet holes in
her late husband's sweater, Blair hysterically insists that they now have
proof that Thornheart murdered Todd as part of the conspiracy headed up by
Marty.
 
*General Hospital*
     Hoping to derail his grandfather's master plan, Ned orders his
attorneys to nullify Eddie Maine's contract as well as the sale of Brenda's
shares to Edward. To his dismay, the lawyers report that fraud will be
impossible to prove in this case because L&B would otherwise have been
seized under the RICO laws and put into receivership. Robin invites Brenda
to come with her and Sonny as they head out to scatter Stone's ashes.
Declining with thanks, Brenda sadly explains that her relationship with
Sonny has soured yet again for reasons she doesn't quite understand.
Disappointed to see A.J. stagger into the Foundation office, Keesha begs
her friend to stop destroying himself with alcohol.
 
*Guiding Light*
     Due to live coverage of the Sun Bowl, "Guiding Light" will not air on
Friday, December 29 and will not air on New Year's Day. Alan can't believe
it when Reva prepares to attend the Big New Year's Eve ball. He urges her
to think again about going. Reva is completely undone when she receives the
restraining order keeping her from her children and vows to show all of
Springfield that she is not going to leave town. Goading her into action,
Alan agrees to attend the ball with her. Michelle helps Abigail find the
right costume for tonight's ball while she shocks Ed by dressing as
Madonna. When Annie agrees to the annulment, Josh promises her that they'll
have a magical evening. As the ball begins, there are gasps from those
assembled when Alan and an outrageously dressed Reva make their entrance.