Episode co-written by Dusty & P.J.
Rosanna tells Meg they have nothing to discuss, and turns to leave. Meg smirks as she blocks her path. If that was true, Rosanna wouldn't have come running when she got "Paul"s message. Meg warns Rosanna to make a "graceful exit" from Paul's life, or face charges for the accident that caused her miscarriage. Rosanna scoffs and dismisses the threat as ludicrous. Not by the time Meg gets through crying to the D.A., she promises. Her child isn't even th
Gwen thumbs through the morning paper and flinches when Will sneaks up behind her. Will laughs and asks where she went with Hallie last night. He says he waited up late last night and she still hadn't come in when he went to bed. Gwen confesses that she was feeling a little emotional and took Hallie out for a drive. Will tries comforting her, but she tells him that she's fine now.
Holden knocks and knocks at Susan's door. Susan rushes to the door and asks Holden what's the matter. Holden ask
Lucinda coldly thanks Holden for bailing her out and tells him that the next time she takes his advice, remind her of this incident. Holden laughs and drops Lucinda off at her place. Later, Holden receives startling news via telephone.
Luke tries contacting Carrie, but as soon as he dials the number, Noah comes home. Luke decides to head to Lucinda's and ask a favor. Once there, Luke comes in and being clueless to the fact that she was just released from jail, he lets her fill him in before a
Aaron stumbles over to the couch and takes a nap as Alison makes her way over to The Enquirer. Alison tells Emily how Aaron is already back from his trip to Seattle and has been drinking. Emily suggests that Alison make a concious effort to find out what's bothering Aaron, but like Alison, she finds it odd that Aaron would come back so soon after the Elwood incident. After Alison leaves, Emily goes to Memorial and stuns Susan by calling her out in regards to getting Aaron to return to Oakdale.
Holden arrives to the jail and upon entrance, runs into Margo. Holden gives her hell for acting this way and tells Margo that she needs to let go of this bitterness towards Lucinda. Holden's finally able to bail out a fiesty, disruptive Lucinda, who barks to Margo and some rookie cop that she's suing the pants off the Oakdale Police Department. Giving one last stab at Margo, she hisses that Hal would never treat anyone like this.
At Will and Gwen's, the couple enjoys a pleasant day at home. W
This episode was co-written by Dusty & P.J.
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The next morning, Susan tries to coddle Alison, fussing over her at breakfast. Alison tells her mother to stop treating her like a child. Alison shocks Susan by announcing she'll be looking for an apartment today. Susan worries and tells Alison that she has a right to be worried, Ali's last foray into adulthood ended in twin disasters: porn and meth. Alison stands firm, saying that she's tired of ha
Emily wakes up from her nap and is shocked to see Alison and Susan pulling up in the driveway. Emily comments how she thought they'd go to the station, but Susan replies that Alison needs her rest and she told Margo any questioning could wait. Dusty arrives and Alison surprisingly acts a bit catty towards him. As Dusty takes Emily to get something to eat and head to the paper, Susan calls Alison on her attitude towards Dusty, saying that he might have saved her from a rape or even murder. Alison
Barbara and Kim sit down at Al's and order some breakfast. Barbara thanks Kim for her support and shares how she and Margo bonded. Kim is shocked the two ladies are getting along and Kim says how proud both Jennifer's would be of Barbara for fighting this cancer. Barbara thanks Bob for all his help and Kim promises to run the message along to him. Later, Kim interrupts Bob at work and tells him of her talk with Barbara. Bob seems agitated and Kim asks Bob to relax. She knows being back at the ho
Lyla's startled from her slumber by a knock on the door and finds Katie crying on the other side. Katie tells Lyla about letting Brad down after she realized she might be leading him on and Henry telling her that she caused the demise of most of her relationships. Katie asks Lyla what's wrong with her and Lyla finally tells Katie what she's thought all along. Katie's constant need for a man in her life is probably triggered by the absence of her father. Lyla breaks into tears as she hushes Katie
Dusty comes over to Susan's upon Emily's request and she fills him in, saying that Alison just left. Dusty's furious that Alison would go out alone, but Emily's concerned that she's going to confront the Myspace stalker head on. Concerned, Emily gets Dusty to break into Alison's Myspace and sees that she sent the stalker a message to meet her at the abandoned Metro building and she'd make his wildest fantasies come true. Dusty and Alison grab their coats and rush out the door.
Alison rounds t
Rosanna thanks her friend Dr. Gibson for meeting her. Dr. Gibson has questions as to why Rosanna called him, citing that he's already done the blood tests for her pregnant friend and been compensated well. Rosanna doesn't contest his statement, but instead asks for one more small favor. She wants him to confront Paul with the test results and show him that Meg was not pregnant at the time the blood work was done. After Rosanna fills the puzzled doctor in on all the details, he agrees to talk wit
After the kids go to bed, Jack calls Carly on her vow to the kids that they're never getting back together. Carly admits that she could have worded it differently, but she doesn't want to give the kids false hope. Jack and Carly discuss how well Parker is doing in counseling, but Carly mentions that Parker still seems a bit confused and rattled and she thinks he should go for a few more sessions. Jack tells Carly that he might not say it much, but he feels an awful lot for her and the children t
Casey asks Dusty what all the fuss is about and Dusty threatens him, saying that they know Casey's been sending Alison perverted Myspace messages. Casey looks past Dusty and asks Alison if he really thinks he's capable of this. Dusty brings up Casey's cellmate's claim that Casey had a problem with pornography in prison and Casey admits that he did, but it was only because he was in such distress over letting Maddie go. Casey adamantly denies that he would ever send anything like that to Alison,
Margo tells Katie the good news that Lyla has decided to start treatment again. Katie tells Margo about Brad's plan to set Lyla up with a specialist. Later, Lisa comes by to talk to Tom and through a phone conversation with Kim, Margo learns that Memorial is developing a state of the art cancer ward.
Sofie and Casey lay in bed and both seem struck by what happened the previous night. Sofie hopes that they can continue seeing each other and Casey says that he would like that very much. Sofie w
Lyla sorts through boxes of pictures and comes across an old photo of Casey and Katie. Lyla starts to cry and tells Casey that she'll be coming to be with him shortly. Margo overhears and tells her mom that she's shocked that Lyla isn't fighting this. Lyla asserts that she has already lost a husband, a son, and a grandson. It's her time. Margo urges her to keep fighting, claiming that she also has a family that loves her and needs her. Margo uses Lyla's grandson Casey as an example of someone wh
Lily congratulates Sage and Natalie for finding the most Easter eggs and sends them into the house so Holden can give them their prize. Lucinda pulls up and tells Lily that it's enough that she makes a bastard like Craig Montgomery out to be a saint, but it's another thing to re-open his death. Lily denies doing anything of the sort and says that she's simply seeking justice for her ex-brother-in-law's death if it turns out to be foul play. Lily accuses Lucinda of getting defensive, but Lucinda
Lucinda, flashing back to Craig telling her he was going to Barbados to get Lucy and Johnny and her snide remark that they aren't there, doesn't say a word when Margo asks if Lucy and Johnny are in Barbados. Lucinda huffs and demands the right to speak with her attorney if Margo's going to continue to grill her. Lucinda frets that Craig's demise has been ruled as an accident, but why is she all of a sudden treating it like foul play? Suddenly, Lily approaches the window and Lucinda startles her
Margo thanks Lucinda for coming in and shuts the door to the interrogation room. Margo asks Lucinda where Lucy and Johnny are. When Lucinda hesitates to name their location, Margo cites that the main reason Lucy took Johnny was because of Craig. Now that he's gone, there's no need to hide them so guardedly. Lucinda argues that while Craig may be long gone, the reason she took Johnny away is because of Craig AND Dusty, who is still alive and well in Oakdale.
Meg intercepts Paul at the door and
Noah explains to Luke that Carrie is an old friend he ran into the other night and claims that she has an off-again/on-again romance with his old buddy, Chip. Noah fails to tell Luke that all of this is a lie and she's simply a stranger he hooked up with when he was mat at Luke over keeping the truth from him. Luke buys it and apologizes for blasting Noah. Noah acts a bit hurt, but eventually tells Luke it's not his fault.
Gwen bolts from her nap when she hears Hallie crying. She rushes into
Jack surprises Carly at work with a visit from the kids. As Carly takes them on a quick tour of the television studio, Jack has an akward run-in with Katie. Jack asks how Katie and Brad are holding up to which Katie scoffs that she and Brad were never together. When Jack asks about Katie's quest to have a baby, Katie informs Jack that it's none of his concern. Her snotty remark almost makes Jack blow a fuse, but luckily, Carly is there to extinguish the flame before it starts, telling Katie she'
Mantegna's world starts turning!
Joe Mantegna joins the cast of "A New World Turns" in the role of Michael Peretti, beginning April 9th. Michael is the older brother of the deceased Casey Peretti, whose wife Lyla and daughter Katie reside in Oakdale. A well known cancer specialist, Michael comes to Oakdale when he is asked to head the new cancer center at Oakdale Memorial. Mantegna is a Tony-award winning actor who recently landed a lead role on CBS's "Criminal Minds". Luckily, ANWT producers
Bob thanks the board for meeting him on such short notice and tells them that he has an idea that will bring Memorial back from the dumps. The board votes and the funding for the cancer center is approved. Bob shares the news with Paul and Will. Will tells Barbara the good news and Barbara thanks Bob personally.
Brad comes by to help Jack move some of his stuff back to the farm. Jack insists that the kids will get all the love and attention they can get at the farm, and when Carly's off, she
Lyla comes on stage and starts to sing. Halfway through her number, she becomes weak and faints. Lisa rushes on stage and is finally able to get Lyla to come to. At the hospital, the doctor assures Margo that Lyla's fainting is not from another illness. Still, he continues, Lyla's health is slowly deteriorating and Lyla refuses to seek treatment. Katie clings to Margo as the two women look in at their mother.
Alison meets Emily at the Lakeview for lunch and tells Emily that appreciates Dusty,
Carrie introduces herself to Carly and the two quickly start to work. It's not long before the two start to differ on a design for a new stage. Carly tells Lily that Carrie's blueprints are all scattered and she thinks she's too young for the job. Lily insists that Carrie has adequate credentials. Later, Carly returns him and Jack tells her that he's moving back to Emma's farm. Carly acts like it doesn't upset her, but when the two of them tells the kids, Jack notices Carly's demeanor. He calls
Margo frets over Casey and shares her concerns with Tom. She explains how Casey willingly surrendered some sleeping pills he had tucked away somewhere, made mention of wanting to not need them anymore, and then revealed he's been spending time with Lyla. Tom sees it as Casey coming around, but Margo seems worried that this sudden recovery might be too sudden for Casey. Margo also worries about Lyla since Casey seemed to know something she didn't. Tom comforts her and offers to take off work the
