Friday, April 20, 2007
Alison was jonesing for coffee, resentful that Emily had dragged her to a meth support group. After Em told her she'd found her a therapist, Ali cried, "Stop telling me what to do!" This brought suspicious Susan into the fray. Susan's solution? Taking her "baby" shopping! Fortunately, Dusty called a disapproving Emily away to meet him. She kvetched to Dusty about taking charge of Ali's life and he pointed out she had one of her own. While out shopping, Susan wondered if Ali had rebounded from Aaron to the wrong guy (several wrong guys, actually). During this touching moment, Elwood walked up and recognized Ali as a star...but he couldn't remember from where. He settled on recognizing her from a Justin Timberlake video. Weirded out Ali beat a hasty retreat. "Newspapers don't run themselves," Dusty reminded Emily. Em wasn't so hot on going back to The Intruder with Craig in charge. No worries, because Dusty had traded his WorldWide stock for full ownership of The Intruder! "Get the paper back on its feet and stay away from Cheri," wisecracked Dusty, shaking her hand. At Chez Stewart, Susan brought Ali some of Mabel's Red Hots. Once alone, Ali dumped Mabel's and fled, crying "Freedom!" When she came home, Emily found the food in the trash and Ali AWOL.

At Al's, Luke tried to get Faith to eat her eggs and Lucinda echoed this advice less than tactfully: "You don't want us to have to send you to kiddie rehab, do you?" Luke ruefully dismissed Lucinda's tough love approach, but Big Lucy stood firm, determined to make sure Faith ate. Offscreen Holden called Luke to check in. Lucinda, drinking her trademark vanilla milkshake, thanked Faith for finishing her breakfast and explained the help Lily would receive in rehab. "I'm here and I'm gonna be here," promised Lucinda. "We're going to go one step at a time." Paul walked over to say "hi" and to assure that he and Lucinda are on the same side. Luke shuffled Faith to a therapy appointment before the Craig chat began. Paul circled the Craig talk back to Lucinda's treatment of Faith — which didn't exactly warm Lucinda up to him. "You're a menace, so stay out of my path," Lucinda snapped.

Paul and Meg basked in their post-coital glow and then Meg told Paul to keep his distance during Operation Get Craig. "No, I can't do that!" said Paul. He asked to be Meg's backup and she asked him to play her "jilted boyfriend." Later, Paul arrived at Al's (watching Faith eat) and Meg arrived at Montgomery Enterprises, where Craig was learning it's hard to find good help. Meg warned Craig he's in "serious danger," and talked about her falling out with Paul. "We both know what Paul is capable of!" she cried. Craig thanked her for the heads-up but suspected "there's something else." Meg copped to her regrets over their relationship and how that had impacted the Snyders. When Craig wrote it off as just sex, Meg kept manipulating. Craig got riled, demanding she find another "boy." He slammed her up against the wall and she seductively whispered that he deserved more from life. Rattled Craig stepped back and asked Meg to let him know where her loyalties lie. If he was to believe her "shocking turnaround," she had to "prove that in bed." Meg purred, "Cool down, Montgomery," and assured him she'd sleep with him on her own terms and in her own time. She strolled out self-confident, but looked decidedly nauseated in the hall.

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Paul and Meg whispered about Craig just before Paul baited Craig about Johnny's location. Paul said he'd spill the info if Craig relinquished WorldWide. "You really are insane!" Craig scoffed, accusing him of just trying to impress Meg. Later, Craig dropped by Al's, but not for the specials. "Call off your attack dog," he told Meg, who boggled at Paul's manipulation. When Paul walked in, Meg stalked over and blasted him for using Johnny. Craig watched the performance looking pretty unconvinced, but the more Meg harangued, the better it got. Meg huffed out and Craig lorded it over Paul. (Good job, Paul and Meg: Consider that hook baited!) Later, at the Lakeview, Craig had a drink and Meg called to apologize for the earlier scene. "I think he bought it!" she told Paul once she hung up. "I hate pretend arguing with you," Paul complained before they kissed.

In Old Town, Luke used his sparse airtime to note Jade's bizarre (for Cleo) shopping habits and remind her that the Snyders are "falling apart." He blasted her for taking family cash but not helping out with the kids, and Jade let slip that she's the one who started Lily on the diet pills. Luke, understandably, went off and Jade sniped about him tattling to Holden and Lily. "You don't step up," Luke accused his cousin, announcing, "We're through."

Dr. Bob heard Lucinda on a business call, noting that she was "growling" and that couldn't be a good sign. Meanwhile, Holden was at the farm confronting Lily about her pills. He pulled out the pharmacy receipt, saying, "Those pills have done more to take you away from us than that coma ever did." "I hate everything about me," Lily cried, echoing Faith's mantra of "just one" pill. Holden pointed this exact similarity out as Faith eavesdropped: "You both have eating disorders that are out of control!" At the Lakeview, Lucinda cracked, "I feel like I've been put out to pasture." Bob suggested she relax a little and "make peace with Lily." Not so peaceful was Holden, who was fed up with Lily's denials. Stricken Faith promised to eat if they stopped fighting. Lily looked on in horror as Faith shoved bread in her mouth. Lily and Faith broke down in each other's arms over their illnesses and Faith asked, "What's going to happen if we can't stop?" Back at the Lakeview, the ex Mrs. Dr. Bob (Lisa) commiserated with Lucinda. Together, Holden and Lily assured Faith they'd get better — with help. Lucinda assured a smug Craig that he could destroy WorldWide, but not her. Then, Holden called her to the farm, where Luke had also arrived. Lily 'fessed up to her myriad screw-ups and told Lucinda she was checking herself into rehab today. Lucinda hugged her, sighing, "I'm so proud of you, baby." Holden echoed her words as a conflicted Lily asked him to keep track of the kids' milestones. "Faith needs you to beat this addiction," Holden reminded. Lily promised to never keep anything from him again and the duo traded tearful "I love you"s before heading off.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
At Chez Hughes, Casey moaned about hating probability homework and Tom snarked that this must be why the online gambling thing didn't work out. The house arrest? Not going so well. "Let's get them to speed up my sentencing," Casey suggested, wanting to get them out of limbo. Tom wasn't hot on the idea but promised to look into it. The minute Tom left, Maddie showed up and asked Casey to hold her. "I've seen fruit flies that last longer than their engagement," chuckled Casey of Henry and Vienna's botched wedding. Not so funny was him telling Maddie about his sentencing. Maddie hated the idea of saying goodbye to Casey. "I brought this on myself," he reminded before leaning in to kiss her. When Tom's car pulled up, Maddie rushed out the back. Tom came in with a tearful Margo and they told Casey his sentencing is tomorrow.

At the OPD, Katie visited Margo and mooned over Jack's nameplate. Then, she mooned over Jack himself, who was sporting a fetching maroon shirt. Their conversation about Henry was double talk for their liplock. When Jack touched Katie's face, sparks flew! Flustered Katie fled, leaving Margo puzzled. At OAKDALE NOW, Brad found a contest winner. Okay, so it was a "blatant come on," and Katie wasn't amused. "It has Jack Snyder written all over it" observed Brad of her crabby mood. Jack asked for a lawyer as Det. Margo put the screws to him. "Boy, that thing that didn't happen must've been something!" she laughed before assigning him to attend a conference in Chicago. Then Margo called Katie: "You, me, Al's diner, five minutes!" There, Det. Big Sis was amazed that one Snyder smooch had put Katie in a "dither." Meanwhile, Jack flashed back on the kiss (again!) and Brad arrived to offer his oh-so-sage advice. (This can't be good.) "We're cops, not girlfriends!" Margo cried, when Katie asked what Jack had said about her. "The responsible thing would be to stop it right here," Katie sighed. "You seemed happy, and that's not nothing these days," Margo countered. Brad drew comparisons between Mike and Jack and Katie and Carly, adding that this couldn't be just a fling because "You guys are exhausting!" It was an "awful moment" as Jack admitted Brad could be right. Brad encouraged Jack to go off to his conference and take a "time out." When Katie showed, Brad made it sound like Jack skipped town because of her. "Stay out of my life," she cried. But the damage was done: Katie wondered if she'd scared Jack away.

"Go home and look to your life," Lucinda told Lily in Old Town. At the farm, Faith continued angsting over Vienna's dress, tossing away the sandwich she'd made and looking for her hidden laxative stash. Naturally, Holden caught her. He sat Faith down, asking her why she'd regressed. She 'fessed up about Parker and the pep rally and said it would be this one last time. (Holden and the recapper both heaved a sigh.) Lily told Lucinda about Craig asking her to join the WorldWide board and offered to play double agent. "Darling, I don't need your help," Big Lucy sighed, accusing Lily of lying to herself. Lily listed all the things she'd forgiven Lucinda for and wondered why Lucinda was giving her "disdain." Meanwhile, Holden cautioned Faith about saying "one last time," and pointed out that being "thin and beautiful" hadn't helped Vienna from getting hurt. "I'm the fat girl that everyone laughs at. I don't want her be her anymore!" Faith cried to her dad. Elsewhere, Lucinda told Lily she does have faith in her and, "that's why you're so mad at me." They parted on awkward terms. At the farm, Holden told Faith about meeting Lily for the first time. "And that's what's beautiful about you," he sighed. She tearfully hugged him — as Lily bought more diet pills. Cementing his "Super Dad" status, Holden reminded Faith of what her name is. "That's why God gave us faith: so we can remember that there's a way out." Faith went to trash the pills but Lily came in and misconstrued, thereby undoing all of Holden's work! There was nothing to misconstrue, though, when Holden found Lily's stash!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007
AS THE WORLD TURNS was pre-empted today, due to network coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings.

Monday, April 16, 2007
Maddie tried to comfort Henry about jilting Vienna while, at the farm, Jack comforted a torn Katie in his own way — with a liplock! They retreated to neutral corners as Brad drawled, "Don't stop on my account." Luckily, he didn't actually know they'd smooched. They claimed to be "cleaning up." No dummy about such excuses, Brad needled them. A disheveled (but still smokin') Vienna came downstairs asking after Henry and decrying the existence of Prince Charming. She even went so far as to hug "sweet" Katie before asking Brad to take her back to the Lakeview. There, Maddie was still counseling her big bro. "Marriage is a big commitment," he sputtered, before lecturing Maddie about her own personal life and cringing at the sex parts. Meanwhile, Brad brought a still drunk Vienna home (Emma's elderberry wine is brutal). Back at the Snyders, Katie couldn't stop grinning and Jack began, "About that kiss..." The flustered duo decided not to make a big issue out of it. Faith and Parker interrupted any further discussion and then Katie fled.

In her room, Vienna instructed Brad to get rid of some wedding gifts. Then, she took off her leopard print coat and stood there in the buff. Surprisingly strong in the face of nudity, Brad slipped her robe on her! Of course, Henry ended up at the door hearing vulnerable Vienna asking Brad to never leave her. He also heard her saying, "I can't wait to make love to you," but not the part where conflicted Brad gently pushed her away. Back at the Snyders, Jack tried to combat Parker's cynicism about marriage and love. "It's not really worth the trouble," Parker grumbled. Jack's counterargument clearly made him think of Katie. It made Faith think of cookies. She ate a bunch but then turned down seconds. Later, Jack flashed back on the kiss while Katie did the same. Parker asked Faith to the school pep rally. She accepted but, once alone, held Vienna's discarded wedding dress against herself and looked miserable. Also unhappy was Henry, who told Maddie he'd struck out. Upstairs, Brad listed all the reasons why he shouldn't vacation in Vienna and she murmured "Henry," before sleepily thanking him. "Snyder, you are a saint!" he sighed as he left. (For once, the recapper agrees!)

At Al's, clumsy Cleo struggled to keep Gwen from seeing her face and Jade sent her a text saying, "Get out now!" Cleo's antics brought a much-needed smile to Gwen's face. Outside, Jade lambasted the look-alike. Of course, Gwen's grin disappeared thinking Ali was calling Will for a breakfast date. "It's cute when you're jealous," he chuckled, telling her it was his friend Neil. The smile came back as they talked about her music. Not smiling was Jade, who shoved Cleo into her Wagon Wheel room and lectured her. "You don't have to be nasty!" Cleo cried, wanting to study Gwen up close. "Where the hell do you think you're going?" she then yelled to an angry Jade, sounding freakishly like Gwen. Jade ranted about "poor Gwen," justifying this story twist, and went all Henry Higgins to Cleo's Eliza Doolittle. (Well, if Eliza had liked bowling.) Back at the Munson manse, Will was studying when a "very sexy foot" slid up his leg. (Yup, Gwen's libido has returned.) Financial policy was quickly traded for sex ed. Afterwards, Will grinned about Alison being a helpful marital aid, and then assured Gwen she was the only one for him. As they began round two, Cleo stroked a picture of Will.

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