All My Children Recaps

AMC Week of December 22, 2008

Monday

Amanda sat alone in the park just as Jake ran by. Jake tried to make pleasantries but Amanda didn’t want to hear it and asked him to leave. After he ran off Amanda started to cry.

Greenlee and Santa had a run-in with Santa Jake. Jake lamented his lack of Santa Claus skills to Greens as he drank some coffee. When the subject of Ryan came up, Jake admitted that he talked to Ryan about Greenlee. Greenlee and Jake decided to spend some time commiserating with each other. While she waited for Jake to get out of his Santa suit Greenlee thought about Emma. Jake saw Taylor and the two discussed Brot. Greenlee noticed Jake’s longing for Taylor and told him to go after Taylor. When he caught up to Taylor, he comforted her about her worries about Brot and gave her a candy cane. Jake offered to help Taylor with getting Brot out of prison and Taylor excitedly thanked him and ran off (with her walker) as Jake looked on sadly. When he got into the elevator, he remembered the first time he met Taylor in the park.

Ryan found Emma working on Annie’s Christmas present. Ryan tried to explain that Annie wasn’t allowed visitors, then suggested they leave Annie’s gift under the tree for Santa to take. Emma told Ryan she wanted to tell Santa that Annie had been a good girl — she was just tired. Emma finally smiled when Greenlee arrived in Jake’s Santa suit. Emma knew it was Greenlee but was still happy. Greenlee complimented Emma on her gift-wrapping skills. Karina arrived to take Emma to the party but she didn’t want to go until Greenlee convinced her. Once they were alone, Ryan and Greenlee happily joked around. Zach filled in comatose Kendall on the boys. Taylor witnessed Zach talking to Kendall. Taylor apologized for being harsh with him earlier. Taylor asked Zach to help free Brot.

Taylor talked with Brot in jail. Taylor tried to convince him not to give up but Brot didn’t want to fight anymore. Later, Zach showed up and got Brot released from prison. Brot and Zach arrived at Taylor’s house, and she was overjoyed. Her joy was cut short when Brot left her house in a hurry.

Krystal asked Opal over the phone to keep the kids overnight because she wasn’t feeling well. David knocked on the door. Krystal tried to turn him away but let him to check her out when he refused to go. Krystal tried to justify the messy house and why she was sleeping on the bed. When David asked Krystal to give Little A the gift he got him, Krystal told him to leave.

JR wanted to go with Little A to the Chandler Lodge for Christmas. Colby convinced Adam it was a good idea. JR told Colby he was worried about Krystal. Adam surprised JR with a map of the area surrounding the lodge. JR was thankful and apologized for not getting his dad anything. Adam told JR that moving back home was enough of a gift as the two hugged. Krystal arrived at the manse and was happy to see everybody. JR was worried that Tad hadn’t found Jeff and Jamie, but remained hopeful. The happy mansion was interrupted suddenly by David. The Chandlers were disgusted when David presented Little A with a new car to play with. As David left, JR told him that his new years’ resolution would be to send David back to hell. David called Amanda to tell her they were going to the mountains.

Back at home, Krystal was annoyed that David had followed her home. David went to the kitchen and fixed up some of his special milk. After drinking it, Krystal opened up about how all she could feel is grief. David picked Krystal up to take her to her bedroom.

Once they got to the Chandler Lodge, JR hung an ornament with Babe’s picture. He went outside for a moment and began to cry when Amanda showed up to comfort him.

Zach went back to Kendall’s hospital room and told Kendall he hoped for a miracle. After he left, Kendall’s spirit leapt up and called out for him!

Tuesday

David carried Krystal into her bedroom and placed her down on the bed. Losing touch, a drugged Krystal asked David where Tad was. Tad wasn't home for Christmas, David replied. Krystal's phone rang but she didn't get it — David left the room grinning. Later, Krystal came downstairs and demanded to know what David was doing in her house. He reminded her that he had dropped by to check on her; she
remembered having a glass of milk. Suddenly, Krystal put two and two together — David had been drugging her! She threw glass at him when he tried to deny it. David tried to convince Krystal that he didn't have ill intentions. Krystal accused David of giving her drugs to make her think about him all the time. Moving close to Krystal, David said the drugs wouldn't control her thoughts; she wanted him just as much as he wanted her. She wished she'd never laid eyes on him, spat Krystal. When David tried to sell himself to Krystal as the perfect man, she cried out that all she wanted was Babe. David implored Krystal to continue living her life and then told her that life was unfair, mentioning his other late daughter, Leora. Krystal lost it, ripping ornaments off the Christmas tree and trashing her house. After David walked out, Krystal ran up the stairs, unaware that she'd knocked over a lit candle and started a fire!

Amanda consoled a crying JR and went to check on Little A. Inside, Little A played with Amanda. When JR took Little A to bed, David called Amanda and reminded her not to forget her mission. She hung up and JR came back into the room. JR asked Amanda casually why she came up to the lodge, and she explained that she didn't want to be alone. JR opened up about how things don't always turn out the way we want; Amanda promised him it would get easier. JR told Amanda she was welcome to stay at the lodge with him and Little A and went out to his car to get the presents for his son. Alone,
Amanda looked sadly at the ornament with Babe's picture. After JR put the presents under the tree, he realized he couldn't find the shell Babe gave Little A. He went outside to look for it. Amanda found it under the desk but decided not to give it to him. JR lamented that he was a horrible father. As JR looked frantically for the shell, Amanda suggested he
take a drink to take the edge of his nerves. JR, conflicted, took a drink but didn't seem to swallow it.

Bianca and Reese played with Kendall's kids and told them about Christmas. Zach walked in and everyone wished Kendall was there — and she was, in spirit form! Zach told the kids not to be naughty; Kendall told the unaware group that she was the only naughty one. Bianca and Reese took some crayons and paper and wrote a note to Santa. As the kids kissed everyone goodnight, Zach made them blow a kiss for Kendall as she looked on sadly. When they were alone, Bianca surprised Reese with a gift: a diamond ring so that they could both feel like brides to be. Bianca got down
on her knee and proposed to Reese. The two embraced. In the other room, Kendall watched on as Zach played with Ian. When he went to get the little boy some water, Kendall gently kissed little Ian on the cheek. Bianca and Reese felt a sense of hope and wondered if a guardian angel was among them. Bianca and Reese told Zach he should go to the hospital to be with Kendall, but he didn't need to — he felt like she was there with them.

Greenlee and Ryan kissed as she told him they belonged together. As the two made love, Ryan didn't notice Oak Haven calling his cell phone. He finally had everything he wanted, Ryan told Greenlee. When his phone rang again, Ryan answered it, and was surprised that it was Oak Haven. When he headed to the hospital, Greenlee found a home movie of Annie, Ryan and Emma enjoying their Christmas.

Aidan told Annie it was Christmas. Annie mistook Aidan for her "daddy" again, and didn't listen to him when he tried to tell her he was just a friend. Dr. Sinclair walked in and demanded to know how Aidan got there. He told Dr. Sinclair he was "trained in special forces" and Annie laughed as
Dr. Sinclair escorted him out of the room. Ryan arrived and Dr. Sinclair explained that Annie had taken a large amount of pills. Ryan reamed into the doc for the hospital being so irresponsible. Aidan looked on as Ryan demanded that Annie get the treatment she needed so that she could come home to Emma.

Ryan returned home to find a note from Greenlee: "I love you but this never happened." Meanwhile, Aidan snuck back into Annie's room and woke her up. "Aidan?
What are you doing here?" she asked...

Wednesday

Happy Holidays! Today's episode of AMC has been preempted. Recaps will resume Monday.

Thursday

Happy Holidays! Recaps will resume Monday.

Friday

Amanda watched in horror as JR took a drink. JR told Amanda that he didn't "need" to drink and gave Amanda a drink too. A quickly
regressing JR began to come on to Amanda. JR wanted to go to a bar and dance but fell down. When Amanda went to help him up, he saw that she had the shell. JR got emotional about the shell and wondered why, if the shell was so magical, could it not save Babe? JR broke down in Amanda's arms as he blamed himself for Babe's death. Krystal called David when JR was asleep. Amanda told David how disgusted she was.

Krystal stormed up the stairs unaware of the fire starting downstairs. Outside, David began to write her a note and heard the fire alarm sound. He called for Krystal but she didn't answer so he called 911. Inside, Krystal heard David and started down the stairs but fell and was knocked unconscious. David broke in and dragged her out of the house. As he tried to wake her up he said, "I'm not going to lose you too!" Krystal started coughing and came to. The firefighters put out the fire and told Krystal that the living room was a little damaged. Krystal was horrified that she caused a fire in the house. David insisted that Krystal stay the night with him at Wildwind. At Wildwind, Krystal called Opal and told her everything was fine and that she was going to stay at Angie and Jesse's. David arrived with the presents from Krystal's house; luckily they hadn't burnt down. Krystal apologized to David for
losing it earlier. David told her that giving her the pills was just to
help her. Krystal lamented the fact that she almost died and left the
girls alone. Krystal wanted to go to sleep but was too nervous, so David offered her some more drugs. Krystal took the bait and took the milk. "One glass of laced milk," David joked. "Not funny," said Krystal. The two calmly talked about Babe and the clock struck midnight. David gave Krystal a gift — a locket with Babe's picture in it. The two embraced. David was thrilled when Amanda called to tell him that JR was officially drinking again.

Greenlee ignored the phone ringing. Ryan showed up at the door to
apologize about the video. Greenlee told Ryan she felt like it was her fault that the family in the video "didn't exist" anymore. Ryan
told Greens to close her eyes and block out everything not having to do with them being happy. Ryan disagreed with Greenlee's statement that it was their fault that Annie was in the hospital and said that nobody made her kill Richie and Di and stab Erica. Greenlee was concerned for Emma's happiness, but Ryan reminded her how much Emma loves her. Greenlee felt like she was stealing someone's family. Ryan promised Greenlee that they could be a family together. As Ryan pushed and pushed, Greenlee told him to stop; she didn't want to lose him again. Ryan told Greenlee that she wouldn't lose him again. Ryan kissed her and the two gave in to their passion, making love for the second time in one evening. "Thank you for making me believe again," Greenlee said. While laying with each other, Greenlee dozed off and had a terrible
nightmare about someone lying dead in a tub.

Aidan snuck into Annie's room once again. When she came to, she called him Aidan! He soon realized, though, that Annie still thought she was a little girl. Annie accused Aidan of being the "mean lady's" friend. Annie told Aidan that she missed her mommy and reminded him that her name was Emma. She wanted to take Aidan to see the penthouse — she knew where "daddy" kept his secret key — but Aidan told her that
she was safer in the hospital. Outside, Aidan kept his cover and told Dr. Sinclair that aliens had gotten into Annie's head. Dr. Sinclair went into Annie's room to talk about Aidan, but Annie didn't want to talk about it. Annie got agitated as Dr. Sinclair tried to tell her that she wasn't Emma. Annie went to grab the picture of Emma that Dr. Sinclair was holding and accidentally pushed Dr. Sinclair, who hit her head! Annie started to panic when Dr. Sinclair wouldn't wake up but then got an idea. Annie put on Dr. Sinclair's clothes and snuck out. As she ran off, Aidan saw her and tried to break out.

Annie arrived at the penthouse. "Is anybody home?" she asked. She went up to Emma's bedroom. Annie said, "Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite," as she fell asleep.

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