Friday, May 4, 2007
On the plane to their OAKDALE NOW location shoot, Brad enjoyed mimosas and needling Katie. "What can I say? I'm a looove machine!" he boasted about joining the Mile High Club. Katie, however, was more interested in him being at their destination before. Back in Oakdale, Kim got a mysterious call from a woman threatening Brad. Katie and Brad checked into their hotel room, bantering adorably, while a worried Kim passed on the woman's threat to Jack. She'd feel so much more relieved if Jack could go oversee the situation... Brad bet Katie five bucks she'd be overwhelmed by the contest and then was shocked when Katie called them "a team." Ready to brainstorm ideas, Brad went to grab a file but Katie was called to makeup. Of course, that's when Jack arrived. "Somebody wants to kill you," he told Brad. "Always leave them wanting more," Brad quipped, unconcerned. He then moved on to raving about his new relationship with Katie. "Bubbles," naturally, walked in on the end of this. Brad rushed off to makeup so Jack and Katie could misunderstand each other some more. "We need to talk about you and me," a determined Katie told Jack.

At the farm, Jack found a children's book Carly had gifted Parker stuffed in the trash. He brought it into where Parker was flirting with Faith. Flirting stopped, surliness ensued. Jack suggested Parker keep the book for when his cousin Ethan got older but Parker wasn't havin' it. Jack went to find Holden and cousin Faith watched as Parker re-trashed the book. Later, she asked Parker about the book since she'd never read it. "I'm over it," he shrugged (after giving it a rave review). When he returned from an errand, he found that Faith had put Carly's book back into his backpack. Aw!

At Montgomery Enterprises, Craig told one of his flunkies he was determined to find Rosanna, "Whatever it takes." Nearby, Lucinda tsk-tsked over Craig no-showing at a board meeting. At breakfast, Alison made up answers to Em's questions about her NA meetings. Lucky for her, Paul called and asked for a repeat Rosanna performance. Ali made excuses and fled...but not before Dusty noted her wearing sunglasses indoors. He told Em she was being snowed. "If she's using, where's she getting the cash?" Emily boggled. Of course, psychic Paul had the answer to that. Trippin' Ali helped herself to their rendezvous' chocolate stash and Paul asked, "What happened to you?" "As long as you pay, I'll party," she twinkled instead of answering. Cue Phase Two of their plan. Emily chuckled at Dusty's über-serious ideas for The Intruder. When he went to call the office, Cheri came by hoping to woo Em back into the biz. Back at Faux-sanna Central, Lucinda texted Paul and Ali saying the game was afoot (Yes, La Lucinda text messages!). So, in the middle of his board meeting, Craig got an urgent call. "I know you tried to kill me, Craig," Ro-ed Alison. Of course, Craig canceled the meeting — to Lucinda's amusement. Emily smartly turned down Cheri's offer and then opened up about to Dusty how she'd gotten into the biz: "Something about it made me feel powerful." But Alison's situation was different. Dusty noted that she had yet to hit bottom. Elsewhere, Ali and Paul cheered Phase Two...and Craig returned to Fairwinds to find a photo of Rosanna shattered. "She did this!" Craig gasped. Meanwhile, Em ran into Alison and Paul in the Lakeview lobby looking mighty suspicious.

Thursday, May 3, 2007
Alison took Paul and Lucinda's deal and was promptly given a CD of choice phrases to listen to. "This is Rosanna Cabot!" she concluded, immediately. Ali refused to play Faux-sanna until Paul told her *who* she'd be calling. She wanted to make sure they weren't trying to hurt Emily. Paul went ahead and 'fessed up, which raised Lucinda's hackles. Ali assured the bickering duo that she'd gladly spook Craig. "There is something very off with that girl," Lucinda concluded after a few rehearsals, blaming Paul for pressuring Alison with his residual Ro angst. Back from a meth pick-me-up, Alison nailed her first call. "I know, Craig...I know everything," she Rosanna-ed ominously. Impressed Paul gave Faux Ro props. She preferred cash. Later, Lucinda assured Paul she'd ditched the phone and then Meg arrived. Craig "was completely rattled!" she told them, but revealed there's a "huge flaw" in the plan. As Ali bought two hits of meth with her hard-earned paycheck, Paul assured Meg that she was underestimating the "far-reaching power of Lucinda Walsh." Moments later, Lucinda's phone rang — it was Rosanna's clinic director. Alone, Paul and Meg snuggled and Meg admitted Craig wanted her to prove her loyalty. Lucinda finished up her call and victoriously told them, "It's working!"

Meg and her fabulous legs dropped by Montgomery Enterprises to visit Craig (and tempt him) and apologize for Holden's behavior. Craig was more impressed by the legs than the apology. Manipulation and flirting ensued. "We quip, that's what we do," Craig pointed out. "I don't see you putting anything real on the table." Meg told him she's holding back and Craig wasn't buying it. "I want you. What do you want?" Craig asked her. Meg admitted that she was trying to get back at him, but that she also wanted him. "I don't want to be with someone who wears me down," she sighed, dramatically. As they hashed out their bizarre non-relationship, Craig's phone rang. He was unsettled by a familiar voice, told Meg it was a wrong number, and then blew off drinks with her. Alone and freaked, it appeared that he Star 69-ed the call but got nowhere. He tried to trace the call, too, and got nowhere! Yup, Faux-sanna had gotten to him. Wigged out Craig then called the clinic where comatose Rosanna is convalescing. "Your wife has disappeared!" the director told him. Gasp!

At Al's, Barbara wanted to treat herself to ice cream because her buyers loved her new designs. Will had to confess that Babs' fashion sounding board hadn't been Gwen. Automatically paranoid, Barbara demanded she and Will go make sure Gwen is alright. Back at the Munson Manse, Gwen was extremely weirded out by Cleo. "You need to leave," she said, flipping out. A babbling Cleo tried to convince her not to call the cops but then collapsed. When she woke, she tried to leave but a wary Gwen told her to relax and asked when she'd last eaten. Kindly (but suspicious) Gwen made the hungry wack-a-doodle a sandwich and then asked her for her life story. When Gwen asked how Cleo knew her life story, Cleo spun a whole fish tale about how Gwen's talent had wooed her to Oakdale. Not buying it, Gwen wanted to know "why Jade sent you." Cleo kept outlining her hero worship of Gwen, who thought it was "pretty lame." Cleo urged Gwen to start singing again: "You have a gift and you have no right to keep it from the rest of the world." Will curbed Barbara's overprotective instincts as Cleo promised Gwen that she wouldn't bother Will or Gwen again. "You make me uncomfortable," Gwen admitted, but said Cleo wouldn't have to run in the other direction if they met up around town. Moved, Cleo hugged her. Of course, this is when Will came home. "You fed her?" Will boggled as Cleo fled. "There's a lot of warped people in this world and she's one of them." "Don't worry, if she comes back, I'll protect you," Gwen grinned, before kissing her concerned hubby. Of course, Cleo lurked outside and spied.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Alison indulged in a little crystal meth as Emily walked up on her at Al's. She pretended to be sneezing from allergies instead of the nose candy. "Are you sure you're okay?" Emily wondered, mystified by her baby sister's sudden perkiness. Ali kept snowing her and rushed back into work. Emily followed her in to give her sympathies to Lucinda about WorldWide and earned some snide remarks in return. Alison, however, earned accolades when she took Lucinda's standard vanilla milkshake order. "Sit with me and let's have a nice chat!" Lucinda urged, hinting at a business "proposal." Ali mused that Paul Ryan, too, had a discreet proposal for her. "Gosh, isn't that a coincidence?" she cracked. Lucinda handed Alison cab fare and told her to show up at a designated address. Five minutes later, flush Ali blew off Emily and their girls' outing and Em was puzzled by her mood swing. "I need to go to a meeting," Ali lied, fleeing to meet Lucinda.

Paul surprised Meg at the farm with some smooches and then got all worried about her Craig plot. "You and Holden make quite a team," Meg snorted. She assured Paul that it was only going to be "one kiss" with her and Craig. "I've got to see this through." Paul didn't want her to. This led her to snap that she didn't need another big brother. Paul insisted he was just trying to be concerned and Meg asked him what he was planning. "Do you love me? Then trust me," Paul told her. She wasn't havin' it, though, so Paul 'fessed up: Alison sounds like Rosanna. "We use Alison's voice to spook Craig," he explained. "So, Rosanna gets justice, Craig gets life behind bars, and Lucinda gets WorldWide back," Meg concluded. She pointed out that a haunted Craig would turn to her, so "I'm going to pretend to be his friend." Together, they could all take Craig down. As Paul and Meg twinkled at each other, Lucinda called and told Paul to "meet me as planned." Meg asked Paul to trust her to keep Craig at bay. Later, Lucinda and Paul offered Alison a job "making a few phone calls." Alison wasn't hot on the idea until Lucinda counted out the cash and promised more to come.

The Hugheses tried to feed Casey a pre-prison breakfast of champions. Will and Gwen came by to bid him goodbye and he admitted he'd messed up with Maddie the night before. At the Lakeview, Vienna sat down with a troubled Maddie, who talked about getting into college and being far away from Casey. Wise Vienna pointed out that Casey was vulnerable, too. At Chez Hughes, that's exactly what he revealed to his pals before bolting out the door to find Maddie. Will tried to wrangle him, telling him not to cause D.A. Dad and Det. Mom more pain. Gwen took a more sensitive approach and Casey apologized for how everything with their baby went down. They hugged just as Tom said it was time to go. "You guys are the best parents ever," Casey told his folks before giving his great-grandfather's watch to Tom for safe keeping. "I want to be the kind of man that Chris Hughes would be proud of," he sighed. (Sniffle.) Henry eavesdropped on Vienna telling Maddie not to give up her dreams for a man. "Your dreams make you who you are... the girl Casey loves." Moved, Henry hugged a tearful Maddie and then thanked Vienna. He smiled, "I'll admit to being rude if you admit to being wonderful," when she called him on lurking. They shared a moment but Vienna still walked away. Gwen, fearing karmic payback, asked Will, "What if it's only a matter of time before I'm punished, too?" Will told Gwen to stop looking over her shoulder and encouraged her to get back to her music. Casey got some final parental hugs and then opened the door to Maddie — who fell into his arms. "I never wanna push you away. You're my girl," he told her. They kissed and hugged and, yes, some tears were shed as Margo walked Casey to the car. Elsewhere, Cleo arrived with flowers for Gwen, announcing, "I'm your biggest fan."

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Brad bragged to Jack about Katie seeing the Brad full monty. Overhearing, a furious Katie contemplated finding a "blunt object, maybe a baseball bat." Frustrated Jack beat it, so Katie threatened to shred Brad's little black book unless he spilled what he'd told his brother about the inn. "You're trying to mess with Jack's head," she accused. "I love him, but he's a doofus," Brad countered (a clear case of the doofus pot calling the doofus kettle black). Katie blasted her co-host and stormed off. Down on the farm, Emma and Jack talked about Sage's poor homework habits. "Carly would know what to do," Jack sighed. Then, Katie arrived, demanding, "Tell me what's going on!" When she hedged around their kiss, calling it a "you know," amused Jack noted, "I've been married more times than most people, shot it out with hardened criminals and now I'm in a conversation where we refer to kissing as 'you know what'." He criticized his actions, saying, "It just wasn't fair." "I get it... you're an anchor and I'm flighty," Katie summed up, insulted. Later, Jack took out his angst on some arts and crafts homework. "You had a good thing going and you blew it!" Auntie Em announced. Back at OAKDALE NOW, Katie got good and riled at Brad and then turned the loathing on herself. Brad the cad sympathetically murmured, "You're just a little vulnerable," and rubbed her shoulder when she got weepy. Fortunately (or unfortunately), their close moment was interrupted with news of their ON location shoot...in a town that Brad found familiar.

Casey and Maddie, dressed to the nines, celebrated their "last night together for a while." Of course, Maddie's college acceptance letter arrived (as all mail does...after dark). Casey made her read the letter aloud and proudly announced to the entire Lakeview bar, "My girlfriend got into Wesleyan!" Naturally, Maddie no longer wanted to go to Connecticut, insisting, "I wanna be here for when you get back." Casey wouldn't have it, though, citing his parents as a couple who wanted the best for each other. He wanted the best for Maddie and "don't put it on me if you're just plain scared." Tearful Maddie didn't quite like being yelled at the night before he joined the chain gang. "All I want is for you to be happy," Casey sighed, "Happy forever...not just tonight."

In Old Town, Jade tried to stall Gwen from going home. At home, Will asked his faux Mrs. the $64,000 question: "Who the hell are you?" Cleo folded like a house of cards, even admitting she'd fooled Barbara. "You talked to my mother?" Will boggled. "What are you after?" Instead of answering, crazy Cleo talked about how "sweet" Will's love for his wife was. Having some experience with crazy after his stint in the bin, Will demanded Cleo admit "Jade's behind this." Un-stall-able, Gwen told Jade, "I would rather sit in traffic for 50 hours than talk to you." Cleo denied Jade's involvement, apologizing profusely. Will wasn't comforted by her explanation of envying Gwen's coolness. He moved to call the cops and Cleo started crying, telling him a sob story about seeing Gwen at an open mic night in L.A. and then at Crash. "I have to protect my wife," Will pointed out. "I know I may seem like a real whackjob, but I would never hurt anybody who has a voice like that," Cleo assured. Jade packed up all of Cleo's stuff at the Wagon Wheel, while Cleo put back all of Gwen's stuff and got a quick Jade 101 lesson from Will. "You wanna make sure that I never see you again," he warned, showing her out. Cleo tried to stop Jade from trashing her things and a furious Jade walked out on her, snarling, "Have a nice life." Meanwhile, Will told Gwen all about their kooky new compadre. "We've got nothing to worry about," Gwen shrugged. Of course, since Cleo was fingering her wig and thinking about Will, that clearly wasn't the case.

Monday, April 30, 2007
At the OPD, Jack flashed back on his and Katie's kiss again and Margo called him on being distracted by her sister. Margo boggled to hear that Katie and Brad had gone off to some inn together. Equally boggled was Katie, who dreamed of snuggling with Jack but woke up next to Brad! Naturally, she freaked. "You're dressed, head to toe," pointed out Brad, shrugging, "Nothing happened." He then chided Katie about being so anti-fun most of the time and hit the shower so they could get to work. Of course, wackiness with Brad's dropped towel ensued. "Your little secret's safe with me," Katie chuckled, hiding her eyes from the Brad full monty. Later, Brad fished for compliments and Katie told him that he was sculpted like Michelangelo's statues with "not an inch wasted." She moved on to talking about Jack and their awkwardness from the day before. Brad then brought up the Carly factor (glossing over the fact that he MARRIED her once).

Back in Oakdale, Margo told Jack that Brad is jealous of him and urged Jack to call Katie for the real 411. After Margo's pep talk, Jack trumped up a case-related excuse to visit the studio. Katie, meanwhile, trumped up a maple syrup-related excuse to visit the farm. (Sage, who answered the door, thought this was just as silly as the recapper did.) Naturally, this meant Jack had to deal with Brad at WOAK. Brad implied that Jack had interrupted something intimate between him and Katie. If you guessed Katie walked up on this, you'd be right!

At Chez Munson Junior, Gwen admitted she would've gone to Montana for Carly in a heartbeat. She was none-too-pleased about Jade manipulating her that way. At the Wagon Wheel, Cleo made herself up to look like Gwen and told Jade she wasn't leaving town! Will tried to reassure Gwen that the bad stuff was behind them, but she wasn't so sure. Meanwhile, Cleo was determined to get close to Will. Jade warned her she was in for trouble, telling her to put back everything of Gwen's she'd stolen and then meet her at the bus station. Back at the Munsons, Will bid the Mrs. adieu and skipped class to run some errands as Cleo (back in Cleo gear) lurked outside. Inside, she totally ignored Jade's directive, dressing up like Gwen again and fantasizing about Will. Of course, this is when Barbara arrived! In Old Town, Will reiterated his threats to Jade, who played innocent about helping Adam and her new scheme. Cleo nervously took her Gwen routine for a test drive in front of Babs, who'd brought her some clothes she'd designed. Fortunately, Barbara was none the wiser...until Cleo didn't have the right reaction to a mention of Adam. Outside Al's, Jade got to tangle with Gwen, too, snarling, "Leave me alone." "You're the one who started talking to me," Gwen pointed out. Cue a round of sniping. Back at the Munsons, Barbara exposited all about the Adam situation, which let Cleo have the right reaction. Whew! "There is nothing as important as family!" Barbara cheered to a touched Cleo on her way out the door. Babs then ran into Jade in Old Town and told her she was going to let bygones be bygones thanks to a nice talk with her daughter-in-law. As a furious Jade put two and two together, Cleo gathered up her stuff — and Will came home!

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