Friday, April 6, 2007
Gwen awoke with a start beside Will. She recoiled in horror when he touched her, and moaned, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Will promised to give her time to work through it. She wanted to go check on Casey and Maddie — alone. At the Hughes homestead, Margo gave Casey his daily log and terms of his house arrest. When she left, Maddie comforted him, and they smooched, but she worried about taking it any further. Margo arrived at Will's place, looking for Gwen. Margo got a call from Adam, but didn't know where he was. Gwen was at Margo's place to chat with Maddie — or, at least, sob about her and Will. Gwen feared she was treating Will like Adam, but Maddie admitted she reacted the same way toward Casey after Louis molested her. Gwen thinks Maddie is "doing something stupid" — "taking a chance" while Casey is under house arrest. Gwen asked if they're using a condoms! Maddie wasn't sure how much time she has left with Casey and just wants to be happy. Will summoned Gwen home. After making sure they're still friends, Gwen confided to Maddie that she still looks over her shoulder for Adam. When Gwen got home, Will told her about Adam's call. Gwen was miffed at Margo, and grew more frantic as she pondered Adam coming back. Will promised she'll be okay because she's strong, and he'll be there for her. Back at the Hughes homestead, Casey and Maddie started getting busy on the couch, so of course Margo walked in!

Jade got a response to her online ad for Gwen look-alikes and arranged to meet in Old Town. There, Jade ran into a weird-looking chick with a lisp who claimed she answered the ad. For some reason, Jade didn't see the resemblance (or question how she knew about the ad). In the diner, the mystery girl introduced herself as Cleo Babbit, but Jade wanted to put her back on a bus to California. Suddenly, Cleo saw Will and her doppelgänger walk in and Jade abruptly stopped her from talking to Gwen.

In a suite in Las Vegas, Emily asked Dusty what to say to Alison. Lance arrived to meet with "John Palace." He sent three girls to audition for Dusty's movie. When the actresses walked in, Dusty said, "Hi Allison. Long time, no see." Dusty (conveniently) had two envelopes ready to pay off the other actresses to leave. Alison called Dusty on his set-up. "Are you a private...dick?" she purred. Then she called out Emily and blasted her for "butting into my business." Alison had decided to purposely cut ties with her family; she's doing what she wants, where she wants. Emily threatened to call mom and tell her about Alison's new career; Ali dared her to do it, because no doubt the shock will send Susan back to the bottle. Emily moaned that she only wanted to help her sister. "How messed up does a person have to be to need help from you?" Ali cried. Ali resented not being good enough for the Snyders, so now she has sex on-camera for money, but at least she's in charge of her life. Dusty promised Em they would get Ali out of there, because she's in more trouble than Em thought. When Ali returned from "freshening up," Dusty seized her bag and emptied it on the floor. He found a vial of white powder. "Now we really know what's going on here," he bellowed.

Thursday, April 5, 2007
In Old Town, Jack made a doubtful Katie consider putting Henry's happiness first (a novel concept for her). At the Lakeview, Vienna leapt up to admire the ring Henry bought. Thanks to Brad's horizontal shenanigans, Henry wanted to return it. Jack and Katie decided to plan Henry's wedding — laughing that neither of them had much marital success. Insincere Brad made Vienna's explanations ring hollow. He played on Henry's insecurities about V's track record. "How dare you! Hit him Henry!" Vienna gasped. Instead, Henry told Brad to leave. "Brad has a point: You are way out of my league," he sighed. Vienna asked him to put his ring on her finger but he bolted, saying, "The wedding is off!" At Al's, their planners continued to brainstorm, complete with mentions of Jack and Carly's Montana wedding. Henry arrived and related Brad and V's clinch. Jack and Katie urged him to believe in Vienna. Even so, Henry felt like he couldn't compete with "the Brads of the world." Katie realized she'd goaded Brad into pursuing Vienna by questioning his studliness. Jack promised Henry said stud wouldn't be a problem. As Henry ordered a lot of food, Katie pointed out the virtues of Vienna and her mocha milkshakes. "Take the risk," she urged. "Go get her, tiger." At OAKDALE NOW, Jack delivered surly Brad a message from Henry: a punch in the face! Katie strolled up to chuckle at his emerging shiner and share a victory hug with Jack. Henry returned home with yellow roses and a tearful Vienna threw herself into his arms. Aw!

At Chez Hughes, Casey showed off his fetching ankle monitor to Maddie. Across town at the Munsons', Gwen was still not feeling 100%. "You need to let it go," said Will of her guilt. Then, Jade stormed over to tell Will their truce was off since he'd sicced Barbara on her. Will downplayed Babs' threats but Jade wasn't havin' it. Maddie called to update Will on Casey's status. Jade offered up a few more promises of revenge before leaving. Wandering around Old Town, she thought she saw Luke, but was mistaken. When the real Luke showed up and laughed about having a twin do his dirty work, you could almost see the cartoon lightbulb go on over Jade's head. Gwen and Will visited Casey and Tom lectured the whole gang about getting away with crimes. Luke rushed home after getting a call about Faith's collapse and left Jade to scheme. Elsewhere, the guilty kids all fidgeted as Tom warned, "Your luck's gonna run out." Once alone, Casey and Maddie planned a conjugal visit in her room. Meanwhile, Jade snapped a pic of Gwen with her camera phone. Later, Gwen felt bad about Casey taking the fall for all of them. Will did not. This got in the way of their own connubial bliss. And so might Jade, who was posting an ad asking for Gwen look-alikes...

Snarky Dusty got in a few more snipes at Emily's career choices as she asked him for help with Alison. "I'll pay you $32,000 dollars!" she cried. This stopped him in his tracks. At Em's rate, "That's over thirty guys," Dusty mused. "Or five guys who came back for more!" Em snapped, before reminding him this was about her innocent sis. (We know Em's a hooker, but Dusty's been mean. Maybe he wants a freebie?) Despite his snarkiness, Dusty asked Em for the details of her investigation. "I can't leave her out there," Emily sighed. "She's a kid." Dusty finally agreed to help her and she dissolved into relieved tears against his manly shoulder. They pulled back from the hug with charged near-kiss intimacy and Dusty actually used his inside voice to suggest they go to Vegas ASAP! There, they broke into Mr. Porno's office and looked through his stuff, to no avail. "I guess we're going to have to get into the porn industry," Dusty grinned.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
At WorldWide, Dusty told a newly-returned Emily about Craig's takeover and him quitting. "Now Montgomery owns me all over again?" Emily boggled. Bitter Dusty took potshots at her hooking, and informed her that Cheri told him she'd quit the biz. "What possessed you to try to track down a porn star?" he demanded, packing up his desk and deeming her "not worth it." Emily then had to deal with Susan, who hadn't heard from Ali in ages and was worried. "When I find her, I'm gonna strangle her!" Susan cried, as Em deflected. Getting an idea, Emily called Lance and implied that Susan was deathly ill. Alison called ASAP and got an earful from perfectly healthy Mom — and realized Em was on to her. She swore Mr. Porno to secrecy. Back at WorldWide, a tearful Emily admitted to doubtful Dusty that Ali is a porn star.

Katie and Brad bantered at OAKDALE NOW and Jack arrived to help Katie offer Henry an "alive branch." Brad snorted that Henry and V's nuptials are a "bad idea." Meanwhile, Vienna assumed Henry had been shopping for rings. "Do you want jelly or powdered sugar?" he asked, waving a box of donuts. Katie laughed that self-centered Brad made her look like "Mother Theresa" and defended Henry. "I'm sorry the better man won," she snarked, dragging Jack out by the hand. Of course, Brad still wanted to stop the "train wreck." Elsewhere, nervous Henry gorged and Vienna urged, "Ask Katie to be your best man!" Right on time, Katie arrived! Cue apologies and Katie suggesting the couple could wed at the farm. Vienna sent them off to bond and then opened the door to Brad. In Old Town, Henry asked Katie to do the honors. "Marlene Dietrich pulled off a tux," he noted, before they picked out a perfect ring. Vienna sniffed that Brad is "predictable," before shutting him down. Predictably, he kissed her. Katie reinforced the cops-and-donuts stereotype, offering custard creams and a "thank you" to Jack. Jack realized she wasn't thrilled about being the best man, though. Back at the Lakeview, Vienna cried, "You are a rhinestone next to diamond!" but rhinestone cowboy Brad toppled her to the bed. Naturally, Henry walked in.

Down on the farm, Meg listened to Lily vent about Craig's misdeeds. "He enjoyed it like it was a game," Lily sighed. When Holden arrived, he hugged her, telling her she got "sandbagged." Lily freaked when he suggested they talk to Lucinda, but she couldn't 'fess up to her pill habit. Lucky for her, Meg pointed the finger at Faith's bulimia. Eavesdropping Faith burst in, calling Lily a "fink." Holden told her to calm down, but she wasn't havin' it. "I'm not the one who needs help!" Faith cried. "Ask her about her diet pills!" Confused Holden put Lily on the spot as Meg hustled Faith out to the barn. "Lily, wake up! What Faith needs is two strong parents!" Holden said, calling her "a little hypocritical." Lily wept, calling herself a "horrible, horrible person." Holden felt like his family was slipping away from him. Outside, Faith feared her parents would divorce and Meg comforted her. Then, Faith passed out! Holden and Lily rushed out as Meg did the standard First Aid checks. Shocked Lily was rocked to learn that Faith had not eaten for days.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Dusty ran into a usually worried Susan. "She's missing!" Susan cried of Emily, piquing Dusty's protective instincts despite that tough guy façade. Dusty promised he'd check on Em (mainly to keep Susan at bay). Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, Em met with Lance, a sleazy porn producer. "If you make me hot enough, baby, I'll tell you anything you want to know," he oozed, demanding she strip. Emily deferred getting naked and demanded to know who the girl in one of his movie posters was. "She's my sister. Her name is Alison!" Em cried. Mr. Porno, naturally, denied this. Em, naturally, kept pushing. Back home, Dusty questioned Cheri about Emily's new pursuits. The producer continued to stonewall Emily. "I know you're lying," she spat. She tried to storm out, but he locked the door. While Dusty began tracking Emily down, she postured to Mr. Porno. "Go home so your mother doesn't have to lose another daughter," he smarmed, unlocking the door. Not believing his party line, Em asked him to pass on a message to her sister. When she left, Alison emerged from a back room and thanked Lance for covering.

At the OPD, Tom and Margo wondered why Casey jumped bail. "Your son's officially a fugitive," Tom sighed. Actually, he was officially in the squad room: "I'm here to turn myself in." Tom reminded Margo that she still had to follow up on Casey going AWOL or risk her job. "I need to deal with this," Casey agreed, leading her to start the paperwork. Casey then covered for his pals in the face of his folks' questions. "Is Maddie pregnant?" Margo asked. "What? No!" Then, Maddie rushed in to cover for Casey and take the blame for his jaunt to Michigan. Margo and Tom didn't believe a word of it and Tom warned Casey he could be in jail "in a few hours." Alone, Casey and Maddie snuggled and traded "I love you"s, hoping he'd get a break from the judge. He, Margo, and Tom slo-mo walked out of the station to hear his fate.

At Al's, Gwen and Will tried to buoy Maddie's spirits. Of course, nemesis Jade was lurking outside. Luke caught his darling cuz mid-lurk and updated her on the state of all things Snyder. Inside, Will advised Gwen to "ignore" Jade (because that works so well). "I keep feeling Adam on top of me," Gwen shuddered. Supportive Will guided her back home to the Munson manse...where Barbara had let herself in with the spare key. She asked the kids about signing away Will's trust fund to Iris. "What's she got on you?" Will wasn't about to spill. Or was he? Barbara kept needling so, once alone with her, Will came clean and asked her to "drop it." Gwen wasn't exactly happy that Will had overshared, but Babs hugged her close and reassured her. Back at Al's, Jade told Luke she was keeping her distance from her enemies, but if they crossed her, "I'll make them regret it." Gwen marveled that Babs is the "most bizarre mother-in-law the world," and Will chuckled that she's "the most bizarre mother in the world," adding that Barbara can keep a secret. Except...not so much. She stormed over to Al's to call Jade a "bitch" and promise, "If you breathe one word of what happened with Adam, I will kill you."

Monday, April 2, 2007
Katie and Brad filmed a "Spend a Day With Brad and Katie" promo for OAKDALE NOW. It was mighty flirty and cute — even when the cameras stopped rolling. Off to the side, Jack looked intrigued by Katie swinging her wrench. Katie ruefully admitted she was "gellin'" with Brad. Of course, when Brad arrived, Jack wasn't happy with said gellin'. He warned Brad against borrowing his things. (Yes, that means Katie. How caveman, Jack!) Katie and Jack decided to grab some coffee at Al's but then Henry ran in to tell Katie his big news. If you guessed Katie wasn't thrilled, you'd be right. When Vienna ran in to tell Brad and Jack the same big news, Jack was tickled. Brad? Not so much. Alone, he shamelessly flirted and kissed the bride-to-be. At Al's, Katie admitted to Jack that she didn't quite want to share Henry. Jack suggested they say goodbye to their blues and urged her to congratulate Henry and "play nice." Buoyed, Katie thanked Jack and kissed his cheek — which intrigued him just as much as the wrench!

Henry and Vienna enjoyed themselves vigorously and nakedly but Vienna killed the afterglow by murmuring, "Marry me!" When Henry faltered, Vienna accused, "You don't trust that I love you," and asked him, "You think my screams of passion are false?" Henry told her that he's never a woman's "true love," and she assured him that he's hers. "I treasure you." Aw! Still, he thought marriage was a big step. Vienna wore him down and they smooched joyously. At Al's, Henry and Katie talked about his insecurities, mentioning his time as "Mr. Bubbles." Katie unhelpfully said Vienna didn't deserve him. "Tell me something, Kathryn. Who in the hell does?" She claimed to be trying to protect him from heartbreak. "I don't think you know what friendship is," he told her, "and I don't think anything can break my heart more than that." Despite that declaration, Henry later caught the tail end of Brad smooching an unsettled Vienna. Nervous Vienna covered and tugged Henry away.

At Al's, Faith dug into some flapjacks but wanted them wrapped the minute she saw Meg. At the farm, Lily resolutely put down her pills. Of course, that's when Craig showed up. Faith made excuses for her solo binge as Paul and Parker arrived. Paul wanted to hear Meg "speak diner," while Parker unwittingly hurt Faith's feelings. Elsewhere, Craig claimed, "It's a new day for WorldWide," and asked for Lily to work with him. "You used me to destroy my mother!" Lily cried, throwing him out and struggling with her pills. Meg caught Faith throwing up outside Al's and brought her home, passing freshly-booted Craig. Inside, Lily discovered Faith missing. Luckily, that's when Meg brought her in. Okay, not so luckily, since Lily accused her of purging. "Is she bulimic?" Meg wondered, offering a tearful Lily her support. Meg was in for a rude awakening, though, as Lily told her about Craig's misdeeds. On a mission, Meg hightailed it to WorldWide with Paul in tow. She blasted Craig for his duplicity. Back at the farm, Lily assured Faith they'd get through their troubles and hugged her close. "Why don't you and Nostradamus go have a lovely life together. I have a business to run," Craig shrugged at Meg. A furious Meg swore to Paul that Craig was going down!

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