Ep. #8277

J.T. tails Tom and 'Jennifer'/Sheila while Jack and Paul break into the room and find her wig and realise 'Jennifer' isn't who she seems. Dru confides in Sharon her situation with Yolanda and Devon, and worries that Devon won't be able to be himself if he's always worried about Yolanda. Scott gives his mother the first ten chapters of his novel to read while she's on her honeymoon. Mac is touched when Kevin gives her a dress to the wedding and explains that Daniel will cover for her so she can go. Ashley, Joanna and Gloria each give Lauren a special gift for her wedding day.

Ep. #8278

Paul and Jack wonder if Brenda Harris and Jennifer Mitchell are the same person. Tom warns Michael that he will never be happy with Lauren. Victoria continues to push Nick to go to St. Louis, but he sees through her manipulations.

Ep. #8281

In St. Louis, Brad and Sharon kiss passionately, but pull back before going further. Yolanda and Devon are surprised when Dru comes home early and has words with Devon about fighting. Ashley is surprised to learn John has a gun. Kevin kisses Mac. Phyllis and Nick play video games, drink wine and have sex.

Ep. #8282

Lauren begins reading Scott's manuscript and realises that it's her story that he's telling, and wonders where he got all those details. Both Phyllis and Nick are nervous and jumpy when they encounter each other, and Phyllis promises Nick that last night was their secret. Yolanda announces to the Winters' family that she is going to get a job, and privately tells Devon that once she gets an apartment he can come back home with her. John is shocked to receive a letter in the mail that reveals that Tom and Gloria were never divorced.
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Ep. #8285

J.T. promises Kay that he won't hurt her granddaughter, then suggests to Mac that they make up a contract detailing what the expect from each other. Michael tells Kevin about Lauren and he manages to keep it together while John and Gloria renew their vows, but loses it once he's alone with Paul. Nick finally apologizes to Sharon about jumping to conclusions where she and Brad are concerned. Phyllis is unable to stop thinking about the night she spent with Nick. A coast guard officer gives Lauren's purse to Michael. Sheila wakes up.

Ep. #8286

Michael tries to comfort Scott over Laurens' disappearance, but Scott remains angry. Michael is desperate to believe in a miracle, but has to accept that Lauren may be gone when the coast guard calls off the search. Nikki and Phyllis get together to tell Jack all about their idea for a wellness spa for Jabot, but are disappointed when he vetoes it. Although they have verified proof that Tom puchased a one-way ticket to Miami, Paul isn't so sure he's guilty, especially after he realises that Jennifer Mitchell and Brenda Harris are the same person -- and Sheila Carter may be involved. Daniel, Sierra and Devon are working on the childrens' letters to Santa, and are touched by Noah's request, which is to always remember his sister. Tom reveals to Sheila that they are in the farmhouse in Genoa City, and shocks her when he shows her that Lauren is alive too.

Ep. #8289

Daniel invites the Newmans to the coffeehouse to show them what he and the other teens created to give Noah his Christmas wish -- part of the coffeehouse dedicated to remembering Cassie, with a plaque in her honor. Michael, Kevin and Scott remember Lauren after finding a bag of Christmas gifts she had earlier set aside for all of them. Yolanda is grateful for the offer to come to New Hampshire but has to turn it down because she has just gotten a job in Genoa City. Nikki is touched when Victor has so much faith in the spa idea that he offers to build them all over the country. Nick promises to fight for their marriage, and gives Sharon a special ring to commemorate their tenth anniversary. Sheila and Lauren form an unusual bond in the bomb shelter. Jack, Phyllis and Daniel spend Christmas together.

Ep. #8290

Lauren and Sheila both try to bargain with Tom, but Tom is sick of both of them. He calls Gloria and tells her to meet him behind Roman's Steakhouse. Victoria doesn't want to take no for an answer when neither Brad nor Sharon want to go on the west coast tour she wants them to. Nikki and Phyllis talk to Jill about their spa idea, and while she is disappointed that they talked to Jack before they talked to her, she agrees that Katherine needs to hear about it. J.T. brings a fax to Paul that they had been waiting for and Paul is shocked to realise that he's looking at a picture of Sheila Carter. John, Ashley, Gloria and Michael all know where Tom will be.

Ep. #8293

Lauren and Sheila remain trapped in the bomb shelter, where Lauren starts to worry that Sheila's swelling ankle may be broken. Sharon explains to Brad that she is committed to her marriage, and the two agree that there can never be anything between them. Sharon later invites Phyllis and Daniel to have dinner with her, Nick and Noah, which Phyllis accepts after seeing how much fun Daniel and Noah are having. Jack threatens to take Victor to court if he goes through with the spa wellness idea. An urgent call from Paul interrupts Mac and J.T.'s romantic plans. Jack tells Gloria that John bought a gun to protect the family, then heads down to the station to bail out Ashley.
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Ep. #8294

Nikki is surprised to see Brad's ring on Victoria's finger, and Sharon is furious to learn that Brad and Victoria are engaged. Scott wants to become the bait to catch Sheila, but Michael insists that Lauren wouldn't want that. J.T. is upset to find Mac and Kevin sleeping on the couch, with Kevin's head in Mac's lap. Brad is shocked to learn Ashley has been arrested for Tom Fisher's murder. John finally wakes up.

Ep. #8296

Kay advises Mac not to let J.T. make her decisions for her. Lauren wants Sheila's help, but Sheila tells her she'll have to untie her first. John's family tells him that he had a car accident and must have lost his memory. Ashley and Brad tell Abby about Ashley's arrest, and Brad is upset with Ashley for putting their daughter in this position. Kevin offers himself and Scott up to Michael as roommates.
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Ep. #8297

Neil pushes Devon into giving Daniel a letter from Lily where she breaks up with him, but Devon admits to Yolanda that Lily gave him a second letter stating that the first letter was a fake. Ashley is touched when Victor promises her that he'll be there for her if she needs him. Michael takes Ashley's case off of Christine's hands, telling her that there's information she doesn't need to know. Lauren and Sheila nearly bond as Sheila tells Lauren about her difficult childhood.

Ep. #8300

Michael is shocked to see Lauren and for a moment isn't even sure if she is real, but she tearfully assures him that she is. The two embrace, both amazed to have each other back. Gloria confronts Ashley about Tom's shooting, having realised it was really John who pulled the trigger. The two are interrupted when they hear John arguing loudly, and realise that Esther inadvertantly told John the truth. Mac continues to argue with J.T. about having Scott and Kevin move out and when Kevin tells Mac he and Scott are moving in with Michael, both Mac and J.T. assure Kevin he is still welcome with them. Brad and Victoria are saddened when Abby is uninvited to a birthday party because of what is going on with Ashley.

Ep. #8301

Scott is shocked to find Sheila waiting for him, and initially pretends he doesn't know about what she did. Sheila knows he betrayed her, though, and holds a knife to his throat. Luckily for Scott, Hawkins bursts in and arrests Sheila in the nick of time. Scott then shares a touching reunion with Lauren and Michael. Abby wakes up from a nightmare, prompting Brad to call Ashley. When Ashley arrives, Abby wants to know if her mother really did shoot Tom. Dru and Neil are thrilled to learn that Devon won a full scholarship to the University of Boston, but he surprises them when he runs out after telling them he didn't want them to know. John is determined to remember what happened to him.

Ep. #8304

An emotional Kevin has to identify Tom's body at the morgue and wishes he had just one good memory of his father. He is curious when he finds a safety deposit key in Tom's personal effects. A depressed Daniel gets an older kid to buy him som alcohol but pours it out after he runs into Nick who reminds him that he's on probation and the next day would have been Cassie's birthday. Lauren is thrilled to see that Michael has turned their apartment into a beach so that they can finish their interrupted honeymoon. Sharon and Nick agree not to make a big deal out of Cassie's birthday if Noah doesn't want to. Sierra wants to tell Daniel about the second letter from Lily despite Devon's reluctance.

Ep. #8305

Gloria admires Ashley for taking the fall for John and later when Victor stops by the house he offers Ashley a home at the ranch as a way to get away from all the paparazzi. Sharon is touched to see that Noah made a card for Cassie at Daniel's suggestion and thanks Daniel for helping Noah get through the hard day, and tells him she doesn't blame him anymore for Cassie's death. Phyllis tells Nikki she wants to back out of the spa project after Jack offers her the job of creative coordinator for Chancellor Industries. Dru is upset when Neil asks Yolanda to run some errands Dru had asked him to run but he was too busy to do.

Ep. #8308

Neil looks for answers from Yolanda after he learns she is seeking an advance on her paycheque, and she tells him she's trying to make things simpler at his home. He tells her she's welcome to stay until she earns the money for a new place. Jack tells his father that Phyllis quit her job over the wellness center, which John agrees might be an interesting, although costly, idea just as Gloria finds the papers in John's office and pumps Jill for information. Colleen and Daniel catch up at the coffeehouse, and Colleen is in the process of offering to call Lily's school and pretend to be her mom so that Daniel can talk to her when J.T. walks in. Sharon admits to Dru how hard it is to be away from home right now, especially in Denver.

Ep. #8309

After a 'family' dinner at G.C.A.C., Yolanda comes out of the shower wearing her robe, which she drops when she sees Neil. Phyllis and Nick take a ride around the ranch, and after returning to the stable, their talk about Cassie turns passionate. Mac tries to surprise J.T. with sexy lingerie, but Kevin is the one who gets the shock. Daniel admits to Jack that he hopes he and Phyllis can work things out. Colleen is surprised to learn that J.T. has moved in with Mac and they are dating.