All My Children Recaps

AMC Week of November 3, 2008

Monday

A devastated David pulled a handgun out of his bag and sat down. Krystal
entered, pleading, "Don't do it." David said Babe was the only goodness in
his
life. He lamented that now he'll never be able to be a part of Babe's life.
David blamed Krystal for all those lost years. When she recounted how he
alienated their daughter because of his vendetta against JR, David erupted.
He
grabbed Krystal, just as Tad entered. Tad asked David why he couldn't stay
away. Krystal said David needed to be alone and she left with Tad. Krystal's
words echoed in his head. "No!" David screamed.

Colby and Adam insisted on accompanying JR to the cemetery. Adam suggested
JR
move back home so they could be a family together. JR wanted nothing from
Adam
and blamed his father for the actions that put his late wife in harm's way.
"I'm not the monster you think I am," Adam assured but JR wasn't buying.

At PVH, a nurse told Zach there was no change with Kendall's condition. Zach
left her with photos of the boys.

Bianca happily accepted Reese's marriage proposal. Reese said she wanted to
do
it in Pine Valley. When Bianca pointed out gay marriage isn't legal in PA,
she
suggested they have two weddings, then she pulled Bianca into a sexy
embrace.
Reese wanted to do it with all PA favorites: cheese steaks, soft pretzels
and
the Phillie fanatic. Reese pulled Bianca into a dance, until the baby
started
crying. As Bianca responded, Zach showed up and Reese shared their good
news.
Zach blamed himself for Kendall being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Reese assured him that Kendall would wake up and everything would be fine.
Just then, Bianca walked in with the baby. Bianca gave Zach the baby to hold
and asked him to be "Uncle Zach" to their child and that her name was
Gabrielle Amelia (with Amelia chosen to honor Zach's mother).

Ryan and Annie went in search of their daughter's kidnapper and ended up
trapped in the abandoned State Theater. Ryan was furious the kidnapper took
their money but didn't return the child. Ryan was beyond frustrated and
wondered how the kidnapper always stayed one step ahead of them. Just then a
shadowy figure appeared with a voice scrambler and said, "Don't turn
around."
The kidnapper said only Annie can see Emma and made Ryan stand with his
hands
behind his head. When Ryan made a move, the kidnapper fired shots at Ryan,
then locked him back in the theater.

Greenlee had Jesse put out an A.P.B. on Ryan. Jesse was furious that his
friend wasn't upfront with him from the start. Jesse then got a call about a
report of gunfire. Jesse and the cops burst into the theater with Greenlee.
Ryan told them what happened. Ryan was petrified that the kidnapper might go
after Greenlee. Just then, Annie called and said Emma's alive, then the line
went dead.

Natalia's mother, Rebecca collapsed at PVH and Angie ordered tests.
Meanwhile,
Frankie explained Jesse's past to his girl and was angry that his father
chose
Natalia over him. Frankie had no interest in claiming another sister. Angie
showed up with the results from Rebecca's MRI. The news was not good. Angie
and Frankie informed Nat that Rebecca had an inoperable brain tumor. Natalia
broke down in tears and Angie hugged her.

At the cemetery, Tad asked Krystal to tell him what happened with David. She
felt sorry for him. Krystal was surprised to see Adam arrive with JR and
Colby. As snow fell, they each privately said good-bye to Babe. Everyone was
surprised when David showed up. "I come in peace," he stated. David
acknowledged that Krystal was right and allowed him to speak his mind. David
assured he's no danger to anyone. David vowed that he has changed and he
plans
to stick around and make Babe proud of him.

Tuesday

Kendall's doctor told Zach that all they could do was wait to see if Kendall
would wake up. The doc collapsed and David rushed in to aid him, as he was
suffering a heart attack. David tried to buoy Zach's spirits about Kendall's
prognosis. Joe reluctantly hired David because the hospital desperately
needed a cardiologist to replace the ailing doc. David spoke to the board
and told them that his main priority was to bring his daughter back to life.

Jesse had no news for Ryan and Greenlee about the whereabouts of Annie and
Emma. Ryan's patience was wearing thin; Aidan advised him to cool his jets,
then offered to help Ryan find his daughter. Aidan asked Ryan who hates him
enough to try to take away everything he holds dear. Aidan pointed out that
the trajectory of the bullets indicated that the shooter was merely trying
to scare him, not hit him. The three took off and went back to the condo,
where Aidan used his computer to recover the audio of the phone call Ryan
received from Annie. Aidan did some further digging and learned that of two
planes leaving Pine Valley since flight restrictions had been lifted, one
was a private plane en route to Puerto Rico. Ryan went to see Zach and
cuddled Spike as he explained the new developments and told him that he
needed the private plane. Zach agreed to loan it to him.... Aidan told
Greenlee that he thought the kidnapper had probably already killed Emma and
Annie.

Jake walked into Taylor's hospital room and was upset to overhear her lying
to her father about her condition. Taylor told Jake that he was fired as her
doctor. An enraged Taylor told Jake that without her ability to be a
soldier, she may as well be dead.

At the Martin house, Tad informed Krystal that the insurance had come
through so she could rebuild the Comeback if she wanted to. Krystal was
unsure. Tad got word from his mystery employer, the one who tapped him to
investigate Taylor. JR and Little Adam showed up and JR said they were there
to say good-bye. Krystal and Tad said an emotional farewell to the Chandler
fellas. After they left, Krystal sobbed in Tad's arms.... JR and Little Adam
went to the mansion to say good-bye to Adam and Colby. While Adam played
with his grandson, JR and Colby discussed his determination to leave town.
JR told Colby to stay away from David at all costs. Krystal went to the
hospital and informed David that JR was leaving town with Little Adam. David
begged Krystal to get JR to change his mind. Little Adam and JR went to
Babe's grave to say good-bye; Krystal met them there and said, "JR, you
can't take him."

Angie and Jesse saw each other at the hospital when he went there to drop
off evidence for forensics. Angie informed Jesse that Rebecca had collapsed
and that she has a brain tumor. Jesse was stunned and asked to see her;
Angie said she couldn't have visitors just yet. Angie told Jesse that she
didn't know quite how to feel but that they would both be there for Natalia.

Tad went to the hospital and told Jake about the guy who'd hired him to
investigate Taylor. He then went back into Taylor's room and played around
with her wheelchair in an effort to motivate her. She did not respond well
to his tactics but, after he left, she sat up in her bed and, with great
effort, made her way to the wheelchair.

Tad called the person who hired him for the Taylor case and said that he
wanted to meet him. The person hung up.

Wednesday

At the cemetery, JR sent Little Adam off so that he could talk privately
with Krystal. Krystal beseeched JR not to take Little Adam out of the state
and broke down sobbing. JR promised Krystal that he wouldn't take her
grandson away. "Thank you," she cried.

At the hospital, David announced that he desired to build a new wing in
Babe's memory. Jake jabbed at David and tried to undermine his reappointment
to the hospital, reminding his colleagues of David's past misdeeds. David
told his co-workers that Jake's neglected wife had run off with a truck
driver. This was news to Joe and David gloated at taking Jake down a peg.
Jake stormed out.

Zach consulted with a specialist who wanted to move Kendall to a facility in
Canada. "My wife isn't going anywhere," huffed Zach. Bianca heard about
Zach's decision and told Reese that she thought Zach was making a mistake.
Reese admitted to Bianca that she feels less connected to Gabrielle because
Bianca is the one who gave birth to her. Bianca put Reese's mind at ease,
noting that family is dictated by love, not biology, and that she is every
bit as much Gabrielle's parent.

Tad visited Taylor's hospital room and found her on the floor, struggling to
get into her wheelchair. She refused his help and accomplished her mission.
Taylor assumed that Jake had sent Tad to see her. Tad wheeled her out of the
room and they ran into Jake, who was still steamed about David. His harsh
attitude hurt Taylor, who asked to go back to her room. Tad told Taylor he
was sorry that Jake had been so hard on her. Tad went home and babbled to
Krystal about how the guy who'd hired him to investigate Taylor had called
him from a veteran's hospital. He eventually picked up on the fact that
Krystal was too upset about Babe to have heard a word he said and he tried
to comfort his sobbing wife. Krystal was unmoved when Tad tried to assure
her that her pain would subside one day, and told him that it would not get
better.

At Fusion, Amanda lamented to Randi that the company was going under. Erica
strode in and announced that she was there to save her daughter's company.
Adam showed up and said he knew that Erica planned to expose him to the
press for having tainted Bella. She didn't deny it. Erica told Adam that if
he funded a new line for Fusion and announced that he was dropping the
lawsuit, she wouldn't out him. Erica was offended when the press wasn't
fascinated by her announcement about the new cosmetics line. Adam told Erica
that if the company failed, it would take her reputation down with it. She
went to the hospital to see Kendall but Bianca pulled her to the side,
recommending that La Kane give Zach some alone time with Kendall. Erica was
eager to move Kendall to Canada but Bianca said that Zach needed time to get
used to the idea. Erica noticed the ring on Bianca's finger and Binks shared
the news of her engagement. Bianca introduced Reese to Erica. Reese's warmth
clearly made a good impression on Erica, but La Kane had no interest, she
made clear, in being called Mom.... Joe advised Zach to have Kendall moved
to Toronto.... Erica wanted to throw a huge wedding for Reese and Bianca;
they said they would be fine with a simple backyard ceremony.

Amanda went to the hospital to see Jake. She wanted him to take her out to
forget about her bad day. He said he was too busy. "With Taylor?" she asked
pointedly. Amanda noted to Jake that he seems to care more about Taylor than
her and suggested they end their relationship. "I'm sorry," he said. A hurt
Amanda stormed off. She bumped into JR and offered her condolences about
Babe. A bulb went off for David, who observed their interaction from
afar.... Jake didn't want to discuss the end of his marriage with Joe....
Adam was pleased to learn that JR wasn't leaving town. Angie told JR about
David's plans for a "Babe Hayward" Memorial Wing. JR was outraged and
complained to Joe, threatening to sue the hospital if it used the name
"Babe" with the name "Hayward".... David jumped into an elevator with Amanda
and started to manipulate her by invoking Babe and playing on her ego. He
also advised her never to let anyone see her be vulnerable.

Zach begged Kendall to keep fighting.

Jake told Taylor that he wasn't going to leave her room until she announced
that she was ready to walk again.

Thursday

Jack came by Fusion and Reese put him to work taking measurements. Krystal
and Amanda were there packing up Babe's belongings; Jack offered his
sympathy. Erica sent Amanda out for office supplies and told her to pick up
her dry cleaning, as well. Erica told Jack that, with some help, she'd taken
care of the class-action lawsuit. Just then, Adam arrived. Adam and Reese
defended Erica's takeover of Fusion to Jack, who was worried about
Greenlee's interests. Adam ordered in lunch and Bianca got concerned when
Reese touched Kendall's belongings and Erica flipped out.

At the hospital, Zach told Bianca to back off when she pressed him about
relocating Kendall to the treatment facility in Canada. JR threw in his two
cents, telling him not to let go of Kendall. David entered and told JR that
he was wrong to have blamed JR for Babe's death. JR snapped that he knew
what David was up to. He accused David of angling for custody of Little
Adam. David swore that wasn't the case. Krystal entered and told David that
JR was staying in town. David told Krystal about the hospital wing he was
building in Babe's memory. He was pleased when she threw her arms around him
with gratitude. Krystal met up with JR and tried to convince JR that David
is a changed man. She took offense when JR accused David of manipulating
her. When he made a remark about Krystal sleeping with David and creating
another bastard child, Krystal slapped him hard across the face.... Zach
fantasized that Kendall was awake and he consulted with her about whether to
move her to Canada. Zach phoned Erica and said it was time to send Kendall
to the other facility. Bianca and Erica came to the hospital to say
good-bye. Erica thanked Zach for giving his assent. Jack came to the
hospital and Adam apprised him of what was happening with Kendall. Jack
demanded to know what Adam was doing with Erica. "Erica and I are in love,"
claimed Adam.

Jake, who had spent the night in Taylor's room, refused to go, deliberately
trying her patience. Her reminded her that he wouldn't walk out until she
said she was ready to walk out. Against Taylor's wishes, Jake got comfy and
turned on a Spanish-language soap and managed to make Taylor giggle. Jake
told Taylor that he and Amanda had broken up. He didn't want to tell her
what ended the relationship but finally he admitted, "Because of you."

Ryan, Aidan and Greenlee arrived in Puerto Rico in search of Annie and Emma.
Aidan told an aggressive Ryan to calm down. They spoke to a pilot who had
just flown in from Pine Valley and got a tip about an abandoned sugar
plantation.

Tad questioned Frank about his unit in Iraq. He told Frank that someone had
hired him to keep an eye on Taylor. Off a tip from Frank, Tad went to the
V.A. Hospital to try to track down his mystery client. Tad was moved as he
listened in on a group of veterans being interviewed about their service in
Iraq and how they sustained their injuries. Tad heard a patient leaving him
a message; clearly, it was the man who had hired him....

Friday

Tad told the mysterious vet who had hired him that he would no longer work
for him. The man said his name was Mike Sweeney and that he'd been in Iraq
with Taylor. Tad remained suspicious of the man, who claimed he couldn't
help Taylor because of his own condition (he was severely burned). The man
phoned Taylor but lost his nerve when she answered.

Taylor told Jake he was stupid when he revealed that he had broken up with
Amanda because of her. She accused him of trying to motivate her to walk by
convincing her that he had feelings for her. Jake insisted that he was
sincere and she took umbrage when he suggested that she had a death wish.
Crying, she said that she wasn't alive, that she was useless. Jake told
Taylor that the person he had loved most had left him in the Sudan. "I know
what it feels like to be alone and to be angry. Helpless," he told her. She
told him she was sorry that he'd gotten so hurt. She told Jake about her
perfect last night with Brot and got Jake to open up more about his cheating
wife. The two were laughing when she got the call from the V.A. Hospital,
but the caller hung up. Jake told Taylor that his breakup with Amanda truly
did have a lot to do with her. He kissed her passionately.

At the cemetery, Krystal slapped JR when he got out of line on the subject
of Babe and David. He apologized but expressed concern. She swore she could
handle herself and told JR that she had stopped David from committing
suicide. Krystal left a picture of Babe and Little Adam at Babe's graveside.
Later, Krystal had a nightmare about David being in her bed.

At Wildwind, David pulled back from his make-out session with Amanda, noting
that she was tipsy and he didn't want to take advantage. Amanda told David
that she'd been involved with JR during his time away from Pine Valley. He
was fascinated to hear about how she got five million bucks from the
Chandlers. He sweet-talked her with much effectiveness. After Amanda went
upstairs, JR came by to rant and rave at David. David spied that Amanda had
come down the stairs so egged JR on to trash-talk Amanda. As David had
hoped, Amanda heard JR's harsh words against her, blaming her for the Fusion
mess and Babe's death. JR left and David told Amanda that she was sorry that
she'd had to hear JR's cold words. Amanda spat that JR should have died
instead of Babe. Amanda took David in her arms when he lamented how much he
missed Babe. They started kissing again....

In Puerto Rico, Ryan frantically dug a fresh gravesite that he feared could
contain Emma. Aidan joined in the effort. Ryan became nearly hysterical when
he found Emma's raincoat; Greenlee tried to comfort him. He also found
Annie's purse, which contained a clue that led them to a local bar, where
Ryan asked the bartender if he'd seen the missing American ladies. Greens
fought off the advances of a local while Ryan began punching uncooperative
patrons. Aidan pulled back from Greenlee when she tried to tend to his
injured arm, noting that his wife was in love with Ryan. Ryan asked Aidan
why he was there if he hated Ryan and Greenlee so much. He said he was there
for Emma, who didn't know what a jerk her father was. Annie called Ryan but
didn't stay on the phone for long, keeping him in the dark about Emma — but
when her side of the call was revealed, she was far from being tormented by
a kidnapper. With a smug grin, she was luxuriating in a bubble bath.

At the hospital, Natalia lashed out at Jesse, then tried to convince Rebecca
not to take her diagnosis lying down. Angie and Jesse watched as Rebecca
said it was her time and Nat broke down crying in her arms. Randi and Frank
were also present.... Nat rushed off and Rebecca thanked Jesse for having
reached out to Rebecca. Rebecca hoped that she could convince Natalie to
open her hearts to Angie and Jesse before she died. Frank and Randi caught
up to Natalia and Randi convinced the girl to come with them to B.J.'s.
Things got heated between Frank and Nat, who accused Frank of being happy
that Rebecca was dying. Frank got called back to the hospital, so Randi ....
Jesse swore to Rebecca that he would be there for Natalia. He apologized to
Angie and Rebecca for his poor judgement. Angie tended to Rebecca when she
had a seizure. In the hallway, Jesse encountered Frank, who continued to
give him the cold shoulder..... Frank also met up with Tad and told Tad that
the man he met could not possibly be Mike Sweeney; he had pronounced Mike
dead himself. He showed Tad a picture of Mike, confirming that they were not
the same men. Frank showed Tad a picture of the fella in his unit who had
died the same way the man Tad met had sustained his burns. "That's the same
guy!" said Tad. Frank was confused... Because the guy in the picture was
Taylor's fiance, Brot.... Rebecca asked Jesse to hold her, making Angie
uncomfortable.

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