Friday, August 10, 2007
In Old Town, Lily waved Holden's early birthday present in front of him — she'd had his grandfather's watch refurbished. Holden was still peeved that she gave Carly all that ransom money, however. At the farm, a clueless Maddie walked in on Noah and Luke all wet and shirtless, lips mere inches from one another. The mortified boys sprang apart. Elsewhere, Faith saw Holden and Lily arguing about the tension between them. Maddie wondered if she'd missed a "good time." A rattled Noah suddenly wanted to flee and grab pizza with just Maddie. "This is stupid!" Maddie cried, confused. Noah and Luke eyed each other speculatively as the couple left. At Al's, Faith testified to eating movie theater popcorn and asked Lily if she and Holden were splitting "this time for real." Lily explained that she'd broken Holden's trust, but they'd work it out. Alone with her hubby, Lily wondered if Faith's fear was valid. She tracked back to Rose's death and not preventing that "when I had the chance." Holden pointed out he'd known her since she was 15 and Rose had only been in three years of her life. "It makes me feel like the kids and I don't count," he said. Lily assured him she needed him, but he claimed the trust was gone. Meanwhile, at WOAK, Luke pulled a Brokeback with Noah's discarded shirt before dubbing their shirtless rasslin' "Nothing!" In Old Town, a panicked Noah asked Maddie not to go to Wesleyan, her dream school (Read: "Keep me straight, Maddie!"). Lily admitted she was afraid she'd lose Holden if she shared everything but agreed to tell the truth at all costs. Luke wrote an Invisible Boy, er, Girl monologue while Noah made his pitch to Maddie. Aware of this month-long rebound (if not the gay cover part), she wasn't quite havin' it, but she promised to think about it.

At WOAK, Brad offered myriad ways to cheer up Katie, but she claimed to not need him. "Maybe this time, I need you?" he countered. Brad confessed he was having a tough time pseudo-parenting Parker and wanted Katie's help with the brooding boy. Brad and Katie arrived at the farm, where Luke let slip that Brad had given Parker permission to go to a sleepover tonight. Katie blasted her well-meaning pal for snowing her. He countered by challenging her to admit she was upset about Carly and Jack's Idaho adventure. She reminded, "It's not a romantic getaway." They actually had a nice heart-to-heart and then Brad pulled out a bottle of wine to help celebrate her engagement. They coupled Emma's elderberry wine with poker and banter, leading to Katie admitting to being a White Sox fan and Brad taking his shirt off. "I am in it to win it!" he assured.

In Idaho, Jack asked Kit about his missing "old lady." The old lady in question was facing Silas. She offered to talk outside with the burly kidnapper. When his back was turned, a freed JJ clocked him. Of course, it did no good. Silas grabbed Carly, who screamed for JJ to run. Ava fired off a warning shot and herded the boy back to Carly. Silas and Ava separated them, which led to Carly hollering and Silas realizing Jack is also in town. He called Kit and gave her a heads-up about "Ned." Kit trumped up an excuse to a suspicious Jack and sent him out to Silas' hideout...where Silas was trying out his stock kidnapper phrases on Carly. Fortunately, she had captive heroine phrases to throw back. Gun-totin' Jack soon appeared. Cue a struggle, with Jack getting rendered unconscious for the second time this month. He awoke trussed with his own handcuffs. Crabby Jack turned his ire on Carly's inability to follow directions. Carly defused it by revealing she'd seen JJ. As Silas and Ava stashed JJ back at Kit's bar, Jack and Carly struggled to get out of their cuffs.

Thursday, August 9, 2007
Henry obsessed over Vienna's dire financial situation, revealing, "The party's over, sweetheart. You are broke." He went on to say that her money manager, Franco, "broke the bank-o," and that they could no longer afford their expensive lifestyle. "Feel free to go and gold-dig!" he cried. Vienna had no intention of doing so. "As long as we have each other, we'll be fine," she assured. The newly impoverished duo enjoyed then enjoyed the riches of sex. Later, Maddie joined Vienna in the Lakeview lounge, who informed her they were "economizing"...with champagne. Henry was horrified. Maddie offered to give her room at the Lakeview up and Henry pondered selling Vienna's couture collection on eBay. Maddie left the duo to hash out their money problems. They decided to play "the French lieutenant and the naughty chambermaid" to raise their spirits.

At Gwen and Will's party, Noah talked about his "old school" dad who wouldn't approve of a bash for such a young would-be mom. Luke cracked that he's also hanging out with, gasp, "a gay guy!" Nearby, Will and Dusty walked up on the girls' gossip fest about Ali's past. Gwen apologized for the awkwardness and Maddie admitted, "I have no room to talk." Ali then talked to Dusty about the nature of female gossip. He said Gwen and Maddie could be good friends if she let them. Maddie teased Gwen about Will's old crush on Ali and the baby and then revealed, "Everything reminds me of Casey." Yup, Noah is a big ol' rebound. Will raised a toast to Gwen and their new family. "What Will is trying to say is that we need y'all to babysit," Gwen laughed. Later, Ali noticed how emotional Dusty was as he said his goodbyes and she quickly followed. As Gwen and Will snuggled, Maddie praised the Snyder pond and Luke bragged about being able to drive a tractor. Vienna called Maddie to come comfort Henry so she begged off a swimming date. At Al's, Ali poured Dusty some coffee and comforted him about his losses. He admitted he misses Johnny. Luke gave Noah the chance to beg off of swimming sans Maddie but Noah was all for it. Down on the farm, they stripped down — physically and emotionally, since Noah opened up about his childhood. Alone, Will and Gwen philosophized about parenthood and dubbed the baby "Murgatroid." Invigorated by their swim, Luke and Noah roughhoused with a towel and ended up tripping into each other, their lips millimeters apart.

Silas and Ava traded threats in front of a bound JJ. Back at Kit's dive, Carly poured drinks and handled a lecherous local. It was all a cover for her worry, though. "We gotta keep our mouths shut and eyes and ears open," Jack reminded her. "Don't try to be a hero." Kit caught them whispering and demanded to know why "Loverboy" was "lying his damn food head off." She revealed she'd heard Ned talking to "some bimbo" and sent him on an errand for ice. Jack and Carly correctly surmised it probably a set up. At their hideout, JJ kept up his you're-not-my-father refrain with Silas as Ava complained about the broken stove and the situation in general. Moments later, Carly overheard Silas calling Kit for help with the stove. Though she tried to call Jack, he had no cell service on the road. Naturally, Carly then ran off half-cocked, following Kit to Silas and Ava's hideout. Carly watched through the window as Silas taped and tied JJ back up. Jack arrived at Kit's and realized he had a missed call from Carly. At the hideout, Carly snuck in and untied a relieved JJ. Of course, Silas caught her.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Gwen came home to Will and Sage with a clean bill of health for the baby and the first sonogram. Sage suggested they have a party to tell everyone about the baby and Gwen was impressed by Will's mad dad skillz. At WOAK, Noah found Luke hard at work on a new monologue and said he was taking some time off. Luke wondered if Noah was "freaked out" by him. No, Noah was just planning a very heterosexual getaway with Maddie. Luke wished them well on their music festival date and did his typical fleeing routine. "He lives in his head!" Noah cried, noting that Luke needs to get out more. Gwen popped by to invite them to the baby announcement party. When Luke turned down the invite, he proved Noah's point. Luckily, Maddie wheedled and Gwen pulled out "the big guns" in the form of Sage and her "good news." Alone with Gwen, Maddie confided the differences between Casey and Noah. "It kind of feels like we're forcing it," she sighed of her ambiguously gay boyfriend.

In Old Town, Ali and Susan joked about having "meetings and steps" in common instead of things like "loving George Clooney." Susan wondered if Alison was ready to move back home. Ali stalled, which Susan figured out. "I'm not trying to get away from you," she assured. The women planned on a meeting and dinner next week. Ali then ran into Will and Sage toting cupcakes for the party. Alison apologized for her part in the whole "gaslighting Craig" plan from earlier this summer and then updated Will on her and Aaron's umpteenth breakup. Will invited her to the party to hear some good news. Later, Will dropped Sage off to go visit her pal Jill's new hamster (adult parties are boring, apparently) and Gwen let Ali in. The pink and blue and storks tipped her and a giddy Maddie off to the party's theme. Of course, Maddie wasn't quite so giddy about Alison herself. At Al's, Dr. Bob told Susan that the Shaughnessys (Meg's dead patient's family) might sue and she offered to resign, lest she taint Memorial's reputation. Dr. Bob suggested a suspension that they would play by ear. Elsewhere, Maddie wasted no time telling Gwen about Ali's porno past. "Say it to my face!" prickly Alison interrupted.

At Montgomery Enterprises, Lucinda boldly admitted she wanted to be CEO once more and Meg walked out of the boardroom. Craig followed and Meg accused him of deliberately shoving her inexperience in Lucinda's face. Elsewhere, Paul was waiting for his Swiss Miss to awaken. "We need you back, Rosanna, because your work's not done by a long shot," he murmured. Craig copped to him and Lucinda being corporate sharks and gave Meg a pep talk — which Lucinda scoffed at. Back in the boardroom, a rejuvenated Meg took a more grassroots approach to pitching ideas. Back at the clinic, Paul wasn't having as much luck rousing Ro...until she put her hand up his arm. Lucinda and Craig started yelling at each other and Nurse Meg slapped their wrists like two unruly children and called a vote. Unsurprisingly, she was allowed to stay. A peeved La Walsh issued some warnings and stalked out. At the clinic, Paul reassured a groggy Rosanna that he wasn't going anywhere. The doctor reminded him, "There are simply no guarantees," but Paul kept the faith. Meanwhile, Meg and Craig celebrated victory at the Lakeview. Craig, who had actually enjoyed being yelled at by Meg in public, pulled out those pesky annulment papers. "Sign right there and this ride is over!" Meg didn't appreciate his humorous take on the matter. "Know that you're free," he urged. She pushed the papers back at him, torn in two.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Rosanna awoke murmuring Paul's name mere minutes after he'd left the clinic. Back in Oakdale, Meg and Craig were still using pie as a metaphor for their relationship. Meg was nervous about the upcoming Montgomery Enterprises board meeting and facing Lucinda. "Speak of the devil," chuckled Craig when she called. Meg and Craig wondered what Big Lucy was up to — and their annulment papers still floated (figuratively) between them. Craig gave Meg a prep course on business and got all harried, so she ended up answering his phone when the nurse from Ro's clinic called. Paul arrived just in time to hear his "wife" on the line. Haunted, Paul hung up the phone. He got the good news about Rosanna murmuring his name while Meg informed Craig of the puzzling call. She was shocked when he shrugged it off. Lucinda anticipated triumphing over Meg and Craig while, in Switzerland, Paul realized Ro's brain activity had increased the day she woke him up. He said all kinds of sweet nothings to her and then the doctor came in with news of an experimental drug. The odds of a full recovery were slim, but..."Let's start the treatment right now!" Paul said. In the M.E. boardroom, Lucinda wanted an automatic vote of "no confidence" in Meg's leadership. She trashed the former Nurse Snyder for a few minutes and then Meg took the floor, only to face more of her heckling.

Brad tried to distract a tense Katie at WOAK while Jack assumed the worst about JJ's shredded ID and Carly was rarin' to question Kit and get to the truth. Sensible Jack cited the importance of the "element of surprise." He went off to check in with the Feds and told Carly to gain Kit's trust. Carly set about doing that, though not very subtly. Outside, Jack called Katie, who was bummed to hear it was just like old times for Carjack. Brad tried to prescribe relaxation, a hot bath, etc., but that just made Katie feel worse. Back at Kit's dive bar, "Leigh" cozied up to one of her strapping young servers, Frank. Carly learned about some mysterious strangers and a "brat" before Kit caught on to her server cleaning out the till. He got swiftly ejected from the bar as Carly sighed, "Good help is so hard to find." She then spilled to Jack that JJ is alive! Back at OAKDALE NOW, Katie prepped for an episode and her mood improved when a martial instructor made short work of Brad. At the bar, Kit wondered why Carly and Jack were whispering about her. Carly quickly admitted that she and her man were reuniting. Unfortunately, this meant Kit wanted her room back and for them to "clear out." Brad medicated with a bag of frozen vegetables and appreciated making Katie laugh. Back in Idaho, Carly convinced Kit to let them stay, offering her bartending skills while "Ned" (yesterday his name was Nat!) cleaned. When Carly spied a suspicious Kit watching them, she pulled Jack in for a passionate kiss.

Monday, August 6, 2007
Barbara dropped by to visit Gwen, who was unnaturally perky about coffee before crumbling into hormonal panic in front of Will and Babs. "Paul's alive!" Barbara interrupted. She quickly allayed Will's fears about this being another insensitively faked death and swore Will and Gwen to secrecy. No, they couldn't tell Meg — not with her being married to Craig and all. When Babs let slip that Paul was in Europe, Will concluded Paul's seeing Rosanna with payback on his mind. Barbara saw nothing wrong with this, even when Gwen pointed out Meg deserved to know. Later, Gwen and Will discussed the complicated situation.

Paul arrived at Rosanna's clinic, pretending to be Craig. He was quickly ushered into Ro's room, where she was sporting fabulous curls and looking like Sleeping Dixie...er, Beauty. Prince Paul told her, "It's time for you to wake up." A jumpy Meg received a call from Craig, who laughed at her when she admitted to trying to make a pie. "You want a pie, buy a pie. Buy ten thousand pies. You're a mogul!" he scoffed. When pleas didn't work, Paul decided to try reminding Rosanna of Craig's awful misdeeds, complete with flashbacks. Down on the farm, Craig checked on Meg's pie progress. Cue the one-liners and a bunch of pre-made pies for her to pass off as hers. When Craig realized the cookbook was a gift from Paul, he wondered how Meg saw herself. "You are loved, Meg Snyder," he countered to her less-than-glowing self-review. As his weepy wife went to wash her face, Craig signed for their annulment papers. Awk.Ward. At the clinic, Paul leapt up, convinced that Ro squeezed his hand. The nurse wrote it off as an "involuntary movement." Paul kept talking to his ex, confessing that he missed her while kissing her forehead. In Oakdale, Craig was surprised that Meg wasn't rarin' to sign the annulment papers. The faux Mr. Montgomery, meanwhile, was reminded by the nurse that there's always hope. As he left the clinic, Rosanna opened her eyes!

In Idaho, Silas informed JJ that he and Ava were his new parents. JJ was less than thrilled. Jack sauntered into the local dive bar, where the locals were downright hostile at the cop vibe he was exuding. Fortunately, Carly walked in, slapped him twice for "cheating on me" and "for thinking you could get away with it." This was the perfect cover — except that Burly Extra #1 wanted to soothe Carly's broken heart and earned Jack's fist in his face. They growled at each other in front of Kit the bartender, who ponied up beers before sneaking into the back to meet with Silas and Ava. Nearby, Jack admitted Carly had helped, but wanted her to go home. Naturally, Carly refused. Kit wouldn't rent a room to Nat (Jack) without Leigh (Carly) — and the room had one bed. Jack buzzkilled the mood by telling her that he and Katie "are finally engaged." Carly offered her "congratulations" and as she distracted herself by emptying the trashcan, she noticed the torn pieces of JJ's school ID.

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