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Carly meets with Kim and voices her concerns about Carrie. Kim can tell Carly is jealous and calls her on it. Carly admits that Lily should have never hired Carrie just as Carrie walks in. After Carly leaves, Kim confronts Carrie about Carly's tale of hearing her throwing up in the bathroom and asks if everything is alright. Carrie reveals she's pregnant to Kim, which Carly overhears. Later, a sympathetic Carly apologizes to Carrie saying that she remembers what it's like to be young, on your own, and pregnant. Katie asks the WOAK secretary if she has any messages and Katie's handed a not to meet Lyla for lunch. At lunch, Lyla blasts Katie for interfering in her life when Lyla reveals that Michael confronted her this morning. Katie quickly apologizes, but Lyla's too mad to continue lunch. Lyla barks that Katie's going to learn one day to stay out of people's business and tend to her own! Noah runs into Lucinda at Java and Lucinda asks to speak with him. Lucinda explains that Luke has fallen in love with Noah and feels as though Noah has only drifted away from him since they moved in together. Noah explains that he's just been stressed with school and his lack of employment and can't believe that Luke asked Lucinda to talk to him. Lucinda denies Luke asked her to speak with him and reveals that a position at Worldwide just opened up. Paul works at his desk at B.R.O. and learns that a model has cancelled at the last minute because of a better job offer from Cabot Motors, doing voice overs for automobile television commercials. Paul scoffs at the idea and calls Rosanna, blasting her for booking his model. Rosanna denies that she did anything, which infuriates Paul even more. Rosanna assures Paul that her advertising department is in charge of all that, which quickly prompts an apology from Paul.

Lucinda finds Luke contemplating things over coffee at Java. Opting to join him, she asks if he's heard from Holden or Lily. Luke says he hasn't and the conversation soon turns to Noah. Luke recalls how quickly Noah cut off his run-in with Carrie a few hours ago. Lucinda suggests that maybe she should talk to Noah and at a loss, Luke agrees. Later, he re-thinks his decision when Emma convinces Luke that Noah wouldn't still be with Luke if there was something else going on. Bob, furious, blasts Kim for getting into his business affairs and Kim takes the word "affair" personal, asking Bob if he and Susan have rekindled the old flame. Bob scoffs at the accusation and moans that he thought Kim would have more trust in him. Bob leaves upset and Kim goes home, only to hear Nancy's argument that what Bob and Susan have is a common interest to build the new cancer ward to repair Memorial's reputation and better the health of ailing cancer victims in the Oakdale area. Kim should be thankful, not paranoid, since Kim's own niece is suffering from cancer. Holden brushes past a limb as he and Andrew continue to trek through the woods. Holden notes what a long journey it is and wonders how much longer they have to walk. Lily clings to the watch, remembering that she had given Craig a watch just like this for his birthday when he had first married her sister Sierra. Rohan's mother checks Lily's ankle one more time. She notes how nicely it's healing and Lily thanks Rohan's mother for her hospitality. Upon Rohan's questions about her life in the states, Lily talks romantically of Holden and their children. Rohan comment that Holden must be Lily's knight in shining armour. Lily laughs and says that it seems that he's always rescuing her and she vents how she halfway thinks that her dependence on him at times has caused him to crumble under the pressure and caused their marriage to hurt in the process. Katie meets Michael at Java, as the store starts to close down for the night. Michael comments that it's late for Katie to call him, but quickly asks Katie what he can do for her. Katie wonders aloud why Lyla has suddenly opted to seek treatment elsewhere, shortly after Michael's arrival in Oakdale. Michael says that he didn't know that Lyla had made the decision and shrugs to Katie that he wishes he had an answer. The last time he talked to Lyla was shortly after Casey's death. Later, Katie prepares for bed and tries to find out how to make Lyla see what she sees in her uncle Michael. She walks past an old photo of herself with Brad in the background and wearily comments how complicated her life has become. Little does she know, Brad is parked outside her house, deadset on going in and telling her how he feels. A last minute change of heart, though, prompts Brad to crank up his car and drive off, writing it all off as a lost cause. Will comes home and notes the late hour on the clock above the stove. He rummages through the fridge and manages to find some leftovers, contently munching on them. Suddenly, he remembers not seeing Gwen's car in the drive. He quickly calls Barbara, who corrects him when he wrongfully assumes Gwen and Hallie stayed late dduring their visit with Barbara. Barbara asks Will how long these strange absences are going to continue before Will starts asking some questions. Will wonders where Gwen might be going with Hallie, but his concern over Gwen's emotional well-being since Iris has been given a restraining order against them stops Will from asking questions. Barbara warns Will that if he doesn't ask, she will. Gwen walks to the car, wondering how much longer she can keep doing this without Will asking questions. As she puts Hallie in her car seat and looks back, the camera pans up to show a beaming Iris waving goodbye to them. Holden wakes up and familiarizes himself with his settings. His throbbing head blurrily helps sketch a mental image of his surroundings. A tiny window. A dim lightbulb flickers above him, the only one in the room. A dirt floor. A chain covering his hands. Andrew with a plate of food. Suddenly, he remembers walking through the woods, Andrew falling behind him in their walk, and a sudden blow to his head crippling him into unconciousness. Angrily, Andrew slings the plate of food at Holden's feet and snaps that Holden and his wife would have had better luck staying in the states.

Lily thanks Rohan for the ice and for all of his help and smiles that her ankle's feeling much better. Rohan asks what brings Lily to Barbados, assuming she's on vacation. Lily explains she's there to search for her family. She explains how Craig vanished off the coast of Barbados months ago, but no one has seemed to find anything to prove that Craig survived. Rohan's mother quickly brings out a gold Rolex and gives it to Lily. She says that she found it out in the water by the beach a few months ago. Lily thinks she recognizes the watch, as she holds it close and gains hope. The local stares in fright at Holden, who yells again, asking where his wife is. The local, Andrew, says that Lily came to the island a week ago pestering locals about finding some man whose plane had gone missing. Andrew says that several people asked her to leave, that they didn't know anything, but she kept pushing and agitating Barbadian officials. Holden asks Andrew if he's seen Lily recently, to which a woman nearby says she saw Lily just a little while ago with Rohan. Andrew offers to take Holden to Rohan's, and Holden agrees. Tom and Margo's quiet evening is interrupted when Katie comes in, asking for Margo's help. Katie tells Margo that Brad resigned from WOAK today, and it's all because Katie said "no" to a relationship. Margo thinks Katie's being a little conceited, but Katie assures her that even Kim said that Brad's resignation had something to do with Katie. Margo reluctantly agrees to speak with Brad, upon Katie's heartfelt plea. Katie thanks her sister and Katie brings up Michael. Not wanting to tell Katie about Lyla refusing to receive treatment from Michael, Margo skirts around the issue. However, Katie catches on from Tom's facial expressions and realizes there's something Margo's not telling her. Margo finally confesses all to Katie, who makes a straight line towards Lyla's. At Lyla's, Katie barges in and asks Lyla why she's refusing to get treatment again for the millionth time. Lyla tells Katie to calm down and says that Lyla's decision is justified. Katie asks why Lyla's refusing help from Casey's brother, angering Lyla by bringing up Katie's late father's name. Lyla retorts that this is all none of Katie's concern and closes the conversation. Lyla says that she'll be moving to Texas to receive treatment at M.D. Anderson, to which Katie furiously objects. Later, Katie makes a call to her Uncle Michael and asks for help. Susan comes into work and sees that she has a voice mail from Kim, wanting to meet her for a talk. Susan rolls her eyes as Bob walks in and asks what's gotten her upset. Susan plays it off and says it's nothing, excusing herself for a meeting with a patient. Later, Susan appears in the hospital cafeteria, just as Kim requested, and finds Kim waiting at a table for her. Kim tells Susan that although Susan might be working with Bob now, that doesn't mean Susan can move in and make her play for him. Susan scoffs at the accusation and tells Kim to go to hell before barging out. Bob passes Susan on the way out and hurries over to the table where Kim's seated. Furious, he asks Kim what she's done to upset Susan this time. Toting carry out boxes from Mabel's, Carrie takes one to Carly and another to her desk. Carly notices Carrie finishing off her meal and asks Carrie if everything's alright. Later, Carly hears Carrie throwing up in the bathroom and wrongfully assumes she's bulimic. Later, Jack arrives home and finds that Carly never picked Parker up from therapy and he had to catch a bus home. As soon as Carly comes home from work, Jack blasts her and assumes she was with Wagner. Carly says that Wagner is in Miami for business; and reminds Jack that she left him a reminder on the answering machine at Emma's that she had to work late and needed him to pick up Parker. Carly calls Jack out and asks if he's upset about Parker or more upset about Wagner. Jack shies away from the question, but Carly soon puts him in his place, reminding him that he told her a long time ago to move on. And that's just what she's doing. Noah and Luke flirt in front of Fashions in Oldtown. Lisa chuckles as she closes up and asks Luke if there's been any word on his mother yet. Luke says that Holden just left yesterday to go find her and assumes they'll be home in no time. After Lisa leaves, Luke remembers leaving his wallet on a bench and runs back to retrieve it while Noah waits in the car. As Luke picks it up, he sees Carrie headed for him. "You're Noah's friend, right?" she asks. "Hi, I'm Carrie," she says, stretching out her hand for a handshake. Luke smiles and shakes her hand, introducing himself. Searching for answers, he cites how Carrie sure has been coming around looking for Noah alot and asks what's going on. Before Carrie can answer, Noah comes up. Noah cuts off Carrie and tells Luke that they better get going. Once in the car, Luke demands to know what's going on between him and Carrie. Noah assures Luke that nothing is going on, almost hoping to convince himself of the same thing, wishing Carrie weren't truly pregnant with his child.

Margo comes into the station and learns from a deputy that her mother called. Lyla comes by just as Margo picks up the phone to call her. Announcing it to the world, Lyla tells Margo that Michael has been hired as the new specialist for the Oakdale Memorial cancer ward. Margo cringes at the news, but soon becomes speechless when Lyla says that she'll be moving to Houston, Texas to receive treatment. Margo quickly pulls her mother into the interrogation room and lectures her on her rash decision. After all the medical troubles Lyla has been having, the last thing she needs to do right now is take up and move somewhere, even if it is only for treatment. Margo reasons that Lyla can still seek treatment at Oakdale Memorial, but Lyla growls that as long as Michael is working there, she'll never set foot in Oakdale Memorial again. Tired, hungry, and filthy, an emotional Lily takes a rugged breath in before once again screaming for help. As Lily falls asleep, someone stares down the hole at her. Will comes home from his morning class and sees that Gwen hasn't made it home yet. He welcomes Barbara in, who tells him that she's made all the arrangements. Will vaguely hints to Barbara that soon, Iris will be out of Oakdale for good. Barbara asks where Gwen is and Will claims he doesn't have any idea. He goes on, citing how Gwen has been missing quite frequently lately and has been taking Hallie with her on "walks". Barbara guesses that all the stress has finally gotten to her and suggests Will book them an out of town excursion, a vacation of sorts, so Gwen can rest and relax. Will likes the idea and later, he goes to see a travel agent about a weekend getaway to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. Brad knocks on Kim's door and Kim welcomes him in. She says that she heard Lily has been out of reach. She asks if there's anything that WOAK can do, but Brad replies that Holden is on his way to Barbados and all anyone can do is pray that she's safe. Kim asks Brad what brings him to her office and Brad shockingly replies that he's quitting. Kim assumes he got a better job offer elsewhere, mentioning that local rival networks have been clamoring for a piece of the Brad and Katie pie. Brad assures her that he's not leaving because he got an offer, but because of personal problems. Kim reluctantly accepts his resignation and agrees to Brad's request that today be his last day. Later, as the show wraps, Kim thanks Brad for everything, leading Katie to start asking questions. Brad tells Katie that he's quitting and today is his last day, but before she can ask anything else, Brad has packed his things and is out the door. Kim walks up and comforts a shocked Katie, telling her that although Brad didn't say it, she gets the feeling this sudden resignation has something to do with Brad and Katie's relationship. Kim leaves Katie, as Katie begins to realize Brad quit because he couldn't have her. Margo comes home for lunch and finds Casey sleeping on the couch. Margo chuckles at Casey's befuddled reaction when she wakes him and asserts that he must have had a late night last night. Casey smiles, remembering the fun time he had with Sofie, and Margo tells him that she's proud of him for putting all his problems in the past where they belong. As Casey talks about moving on with Sofie, Margo notes the irony of the statement she just made and without thinking, says she wishes Lyla would do the same. As Tom comes in on his lunch break also, Margo informs her husband and questioning son that Michael Peretti is the new cancer specialist at Oakdale Memorial. Casey's ecstatic, seeing this as the perfect opportunity for the whole family to come together and rally around Lyla. After Casey leaves, Margo says that she didn't want to upset Casey, but now that Lyla knows Michael is in Oakdale, she's refusing treatment again. Tom asks why and Margo replies that she doesn't know quite yet, but she hopes to find out very soon why her mother's so deadset against letting Michael treat her. Back in Barbados, a young villager named Rohan politely indentifies himself and is able to pull Lily out of the hole. Lily walks forward to thank him and her ankle gives out. Lily puts on a brave face and says that she'll be fine. Lily asks where they are, remembering a long walking trip to the coat before falling in the hole. Rohan replies that she's in Bathsheba right off the coast of St. Joseph. Lily tries to walk away on her own, but seeing her troubles, Rohan suggests they go to his uncle's so she can get some ice for her ankle. Meanwhile, Holden arrives on the island and starts asking for his wife, pestering a local sitting nearby. The local hisses that she should have left a long time ago. Hearing the local's venomous mumbling, Holden grabs him up by his collar and angrily asks him what the hell they did to his wife.

Henry can't believe that Vienna wants to pursue a business. He figured that she would want to save the money and use it for their children to go to a good school. Vienna vows to him that if she starts this business and it becomes a success, they'll have enough money to do just that. Later, Vienna shares the good news with Katie and learns Katie's uncle is in town. Boxes line the outside of a house as Lyla buzzes the doorbell again. Michael answers the door and Lyla catches her breath. Lyla says that she didn't think it was true, that Michael was here in Oakdale. Michael explains that he took the new cancer specilaist position at Oakdale Memorial, causing Lyla to cringe a little. Michael exclaims that if he didn't know any better, he'd think Lyla isn't too happy about all of this. Lyla reasons that she's glad to see him again, but she fears what it'll do for Katie. It's all too much to take in all at once, she explains. Michael disagrees and sees this as the perfect opportunity to start bonding with his niece. Brushing Andrew to the side, Holden rushes into Lucinda's study. She gasps at the intrusion and asks Holden if he was raised in a barn, almost snickering at her self-made joke. Holden tells Lucinda that Lily hasn't called when she said she would. Lucinda tells Holden to calm down, saying that Lily's probably taking a nap or something. Holden tells Lucinda that Lily's already pushing the limits going to Barbados. They both know how Lily sometimes gets herself into dangerous positions unintentionally. Lucinda agrees to lend Holden her private jet, but tells Holden that he's going for nothing. Meanwhile, we see Lily treading through some brush on the coast of Barbados. She calculates that this beach should be the one, if any, that Craig might have washed up on. Suddenly, the ground below her gives way as she falls down a booby trapped hole. Emily puts down her pen and sighs in relief that yet another edition of The Enquirer has been published. Dusty comes in and chuckles at the headline about an Oakdale businessman's double life. Emily asks what brought him by as Dusty pulls Emily into a romantic kiss. Their kiss is short-lived, however, when Alison brings by some last-minute advertising material from an Oakdale hair salon. As Emily makes a hostile phone call to the salon to tell them the deadline has already passed and the paper's already been printed, it leaves Dusty alone with Alison. Alison tries to escape the akwardness, but Dusty confronts her. He tells her that she's very important to him and he's glad that Elwood did no more harm than he did. Alison hisses that she had it under control; there was no reason for Dusty to physically unleash on him like he did. Dusty replies that maybe he took it too far, but he felt as though Ali was in tremendous danger. Before the tension can elevate, Dusty takes Emily out for dinner as Alison clocks out and heads home for the night. As Bob gathers files from the nurse's station to take back to his office, Susan scurries up with an update on one of Bob's patients. Bob invites Susan to his office and asks her to sit down. Susan thinks that his invitation to sit means bad news, but Bob chuckles at the conclusion. Bob tells Susan that she's been a tremendous help for him in regards to the new cancer center and asks her to help him some more, on an official basis. Susan's thrilled and hugs Bob. Silences pierces the air as the akward hug ends and Susan takes her leave. Bob comes home and sees Kim is waiting up for him. Kim tells Bob that they have to talk and asks him if he thinks he's bettering his himself by having Susan around all the time. Bob accuses Kim of being jealous over nothing and insists that what he and Susan have is nothing more than a friendly relationship built over years of working closely together. As Bob goes up the stairs to bed, Kim mumbles to herself that he better hope that's all it is.

Finally catching up to Katie, Michael tells his niece that he knows it's alot to take in. Katie sniffs that she can't even remember the last time that she saw him and asks where he's been all this time. Michael explains that he went to medical school shortly after Casey's death and has since been working at a children's hospital in Deleware. Katie asks what made him take the job at Oakdale Memorial of all places. Surely, she concludes, he must have known that she, Lyla, and Margo were all living here. Michael shocks Katie when he says that he heard Lyla had been diagnosed with a rare cancer, further persuading him to take the job. A business call prompts Michael to take his exit, but not before telling Katie that he's sorry that he's been gone all this time. However, he vows, now that he's in Oakdale, he's hoping to make things right. After Michael leaves, Katie rushes to her mother's room at the Lakeview and stuns Lyla and a newly arrived Margo with the news that Michael is in Oakdale. After being dismissed by Paul, Rosanna hangs her head and makes a trip to see Carly. Carly welcomes the interruption from making the kids' supper and asks what brought Rosanna over. Rosanna and Carly bond over old times as Rosanna makes sure that old wounds are just that..old and healed. Carly assures Rosanna that everything is fine between them. They were young and stupid, Carly excuses, and the wounds from Nora have since been replaced by the wondrous joy of three chidren now in Carly's life. She's stunned when Rosanna reveals that Meg brought the incident with Nora back as a warning for her to steer clear of Paul. Carly asks what Paul had to say and concludes that surely, after hearing Meg's venemous spew, he told Meg where to shove it. Rosanna explains that she let her temper get the best of her and Paul happened to walk in at the most inopportune time. After hissing at her to steer clear of himself and Meg, he slammed the door in her face. Carly urges Rosanna not to let Meg's words get to her. Rosanna asks Carly how things are going with Jack and Carly laughs that he's seeing red because she recently went on a date with a defense attorney from Chicago, here on business in Oakdale. Rosanna tells Carly that Jack has a right to be worried, especially after the incident with Sam. Carly scoffs that her date with Wagner was nothing more than a one time dinner and a ride home. Rosanna laughs, citing the difficulty that both of them have with love. Before she thinks, Rosanna laughs that it must run in the family. Carly's wounded glare causes Rosanna to quickly apologize and take her exit. Later, Carly brings down an old box of Nora's things and begins to get teary until the kids return from Emma's, haulting her emotional trip down memory lane. In a lonely, almost uninhabitated police station in Barbados, Lily comes to a dead end while searching for information regarding the search for the wreckage of Craig's doomed jet. The captain assures her that every possible search route and every possible man was recruited to search for the wreckage or any possible surviviors. Lily's miffed at the captain's thoughts of the search as a lost cause and cries to him that there has to be an area they haven't looked. As Lily returns to her hotel room, the cold realization that Craig's really gone begins to set in with Lily. She pulls out her cell phone and almost laughs at the irony that her phone is dead just as she was about to call home and check in. Grabbing her suitcase, Lily begins to pick up her clothes and pack to go home when she sees a note out of the corner of her eye, fluttering in the island breeze across from the open window. Lily remembers opening the window for ventilation in the stuffy room, but doesn't ever recall seeing a note. Lily picks up the note and begins to read, "Lily, please go home. The search is done. There are no answers here for you. With love,...". Lily stares, questioning the lack of signature and the rushed, but somehow neat handwriting. Not thinking twice, Lily rushes out the door, leaving the note on the bed. Meanwhile, back in Oakdale, we see Holden become worried when he realizes that Lily's an hour late for her call to check in. Lucinda welcomes Luke into her study, as Luke stirs with an unbridled energy. Lucinda tells Luke that as much as she wanted to do this for Luke, none of the three different private investigators that Lucinda checked with had any information on a Carrie Clemmens. Luke replies that there must have been a mistake, but Lucinda disagrees, saying that she wouldn't use some phony, hopeless investigator. Lucinda explains that according to the different investigators, Carrie Clemmens doesn't exist. Noah stares in disbelief. Lucinda jokingly waves her hand in front of Luke's face, asking if there's any other possible name for Carrie. Luke replies that Carrie Clemmens is the only name that Noah supplied him with. Lucinda offers the suggestion that Noah might have given him a wrong name so as not to worry Luke. Luke hisses that Noah would never lie to him, thanks Lucinda for her efforts, and goes home, vowing to find out the truth behind Noah's mystery "classmate". Vienna stirs in her chair as she preps for a photo shoot at the local photographer's office. She recalls how Henry had harped over the fact that they never had a proper wedding picture and had asked for her to meet him at the photographer's studio, hoping to capture a photo of what the two of them looked like around the time they were married. Vienna had delightfully squealed at the idea that they could have a picture to one day, show their children and grandchildren. Henry stumbles in, almost late for the shoot, and blames Oakdale traffic for his late time. Vienna tells Henry that she's excited to be doing this, but admits that she's not used to the bright flashes from the cameras, having been secluded from the public eye ever since she last came to Oakdale, this time to live. Henry notices her lack of makeup and replies that he can call in a favor with Katie and get a makeup artist from WOAK to jet over. As Cherry aplies her makeup, Vienna's intrigued by the different shades, shapes, textures, and glow of the different articles of make-up. In between flashes of the camera, Vienna delightfully whispers to Henry that she knows exactly what kind of business she wants to build with the money from her uncle's will. She excitedly squeals that she wants to develop her own make-up. Henry's befuddled stare at Vienna and Vienna's Texas-wide grin towards the camera creates a comical photo that closes the show.

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 the first one Rosanna has killed---Carly's baby died too. Everyone knows how jealous Rosanna's always been for a child, Meg hisses. Even if it doesn't convince a jury, there will always be whispers. Paul will never be sure. And it might even drive a wedge between her and Carly. Furious, Rosanna slaps her and calls her a desperate, heartless bitch. Meg clutches her cheek, and starts to cry. Rosanna stares at Meg as she sobs hysterically, and begs her to leave. Rosanna says she's not going anywhere until she talks to Paul. That means she's in luck, Paul says as he grabs her arm and drags her out of the study. Holden finds Aaron sitting in his truck, parked beside the Snyder pond. He tells Aaron that Caleb called and broke the news of his divorce from Julie. After some initial silence, Holden tells him that Aaron can say anything to him. Aaron finally admits that he thought Julie and Caleb would always work things out, just like Holden and Lily always do. No one seems to be happy anymore. Jack, Meg, Brad---none of the Snyders. If none of them can find happiness, he doesn't see how he and Ali can. He loves Ali, but he can't just stop thinking that he's still in love with the old Alison and not the one standing before him, that's been to hell and back. Aaron confesses that sometimes, he feels like he drove her to meth and porn. Holden tells him that love is a funny thing. Just when you grab hold of it, it seems to slip away sometimes. However, you can't just hope it returns; you have to chase after it. You have to fight for it. Holden points out that he just came from Ali's, and she was very concerned about Aaron. That seems to be a good place to start rebuilding a relationship, he hints. Aaron thanks his dad for the advice, but still questions how he's supposed to find love with the new Alison. Aaron admits that he has a hard time coming to grips with the fact that Alison's been through alot, recently fighting off a stalker in Elwood. Holden tells him that before he can see Alison for who she truly is, Aaron has to forgive himself. Kim preps for her on-air interview with the new cancer specialist at Oakdale Memorial as Katie walks in, toting some information that the PR people from Oakdale Memorial sent over for Kim to look at. Kim slyly asks Katie if she knows anything about this specialist, hinting to see if Katie knows that Bob just hired her long lost uncle for the position. Katie is oblivious to the fact and runs to her office to look at tomorrow's show agenda for Oakdale Now. Michael Peretti walks in and introduces himself to Kim. Kim says that Bob has told her so much about him and he forces a slight grin. Kim thanks him for taking the position and talks of how this cancer ward is hopefully going to provide state of the art treatment for many Oakdale citizens struggling with the disease, as well as people in surrounding areas. Katie rushes in and babbles on to Kim about a problem with the agenda for tomorrow's Oakdale Now cooking segment. Kim takes time to introduce Katie to the new specialist, simply identifying him as "Michael". Right off the bat, Michael makes a statement about what a beautiful woman she's turned in to. "I'm sorry. Do I know you?" Katie questions. Michael stares in admiration at his niece as he replies, "Your father would have been so proud. My goodness, how you remind me of him!!" Katie steps back, in shock, as she realizes the man she's talking to is her uncle, Michael Peretti. Tears flow down her cheeks as she runs out Kim's office door with Michael following close behind. Jack stops at the Lakeview and after a beer or two, pumps the bartender for information on Carly's date just as Margo enters the room. Margo greets Jack warmly, asking if he's come to his senses about leaving the force yet. Jack starts to leave, until Margo catches him by the harm and admits that she overheard him asking the bartender for information on Carly's date. Caught, Jack tries to sneak out of it, but eventually tells Margo that he's just worried about Carly; that's all. After all, Carly's still having nightmares about that psycho Sam. Margo tell Jack that he shouldn't worry over nothing, as she informs him she saw Carly and her date last night at the Lakeview, having a pleasant time. And, it turns out, Wagner just so happens to be a lawyer acquaintance of Tom's, she divulges. Margo scolds Jack for being so protective and asks him if this curiousity about Wagner is out of concern or jealousy. Jack admits that it's a little of both as Margo smiles and tells Jack that he can officially stop fretting over Carly....if he's able.

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 asks to speak with Aaron and Susan has Alison go get him. Alison returns and reports that he's not in his room. Both women become worried and ask Holden what's going on. Holden replies that Aaron's parents are divorcing and according to Caleb, Aaron's not taking it well at all. Alison's mental lightbulb goes off as she realizes that the reason Aaron was drinking. Carly comes to work and finds Carrie's late again. Carly asks Kim if Carrie's coming in today or not. Kim replies that she doesn't know. Later, a late Carrie drags into work and Kim calls her into her office. Kim stops dead in her tracks and Carrie asks what's the matter. Kim reports that this is the third time that Carrie's been late in the past week and tells her that if it happens again, WOAK will be forced to hire a replacement. Carrie hangs her head and exits as Carly watches with a smirk on her face. Lisa waits on Kim in the lounge and almost leaves. Kim rushes in and apologizes for being late for their brunch. Kim tells of how Carly's assistant has such a familiar face that she caught her tongue. Lisa asks who this girl looks like and Kim replies that she doesn't know. Cheery, Lisa changes the conversation and asks about Bob. Kim replies that he's doing good, but Susan still seems to be charming her way more and more into Bob's orbit. Paul comes home and finds Meg in a panic. Meg moans that her pain is getting worse and she's out of her medicine. Paul agrees to go get her medicine, accidentally leaving his phone behind. "Paul" sends Rosanna a text message asking her to come by the penthouse. When Rosanna arives, she's shocked to see Meg answer the door and even more shocked to see Paul is nowhere around. Meg explains that she sent the text message because she knew Rosanna would her avoid her calls. Meg asks Rosanna to take a seat and informs her that they need to have a talk.

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 announcing the point to his visit. Luke asks Lucinda to do some digging and find out info about a girl by the name of Carrie Clemmens. Not knowing that Noah gave him a false name in hopes of throwing him off, Luke reports that Carrie Clemmens is the key to his future with Noah. Lucinda agrees to find out all she can. Susan denies that she had anything to do with Aaron returning to town, but Emily sees right through it. Emily tells her mother that if they want to avoid a catastrophe like Alison's last venture away from Oakdale, they should give Ali her space. Susan reluctantly agrees. Bob thanks his receptionist and tells her to "send him in". After shaking hands, Bob tells his mystery guest to have a seat and breaks the news that they've chosen to hire him as the new specialist for the cancer ward. As the man leaves, Susan enters and is surprised to see that Bob went with her recommendation. Bob smiles and says that Susan knows her stuff. Susan can't believe Bob went with Dr. Michael Peretti for the specialist position. Barbara comes by Will and Gwen's and asks what happened with Iris. Will recalls how Iris shredded the check and vowed that nothing will keep her away from Gwen and Hallie. Barbara senses Gwen's foul attitude and asks what she thinks about all of this. Gwen shocks Will by announcing that maybe Iris has changed after all. Will can't believe what he's hearing and tells Gwen how she always says that, but before long, Iris shows her true clors again. Knowing there's no use in arguing, Gwen takes a back seat with the conversation and lets Barbara and Will discuss what to do next. Later, Will can't seem to find Gwen or Hallie anywhere, sees Gwen's car gone from the driveway, and he really gets worried when Gwen won't answer her phone. Taking a break from filming, Brad goes out for a breath of fresh air and is surprised when Katie follows him. Brad remembers Henry's adivce to be Katie's friend, but tells himself that Henry doesn't know anything about Katie because Henry's marriage to her failed miserably. Katie starts up a conversation and Brad pretends he's listening. Katie babbles on about how she worries about Lyla and how Craig's death triggered memories of her lonely childhood. When Katie breaks into a sobbing spell, Brad stuns even himself by holding her and hushing her faint sobs.

Iris really is a changed woman. Believe it or not. Now..........how long will she STAY a changed woman?! Well,...that's the REAL question.

Twill be explained. Have patience, Peej!

I think you meant this to go with Epi 55. Clutz! LMAO

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. Iris smiles and tells Will that she saw Hallie a while back and she looks amazing, so beautiful. Will shouts at Iris to leave Gwen and Hallie alone or she'll be sorry. Iris takes it as a threat and asks Will what he's planning to do. Will hashes out the check and tells her to name her price...just leave Oakdale. Iris smiles and takes the check, ripping it into little shreds. Iris tells Will that nothing will keep her away from her babies. As Lisa closes up the doors, she turns and finds Kim behind her. Greeting her old friend, she's horrified to learn from Kim that Susan is making another play towards Bob. Lisa suggests that Kim stop all this nonsense and confront Susan. Kim replies that she's done it countless times, but nothing ever comes of it. Susan just always smiles that she's helping a friend. Kim becomes infuriated when Lisa suggests that maybe after all Bob's been through, he relates to Susan because of the fact that she's had some turbulent parenting times, as well. Kim hisses that Bob should confide in her, not Susan, because she and Bob can handle anything together. Lyla's ecstatic to receive some company in the form of Margo and Casey. The three start chatting and Lyla learns that her grandson was recently thought to be Alison Stewart's stalker. Lyla hears from Margo about Lucinda and supports Margo's actions. However, Lyla suggests that Margo hand over the case. Margo scolds that she can handle this case better than anyone on the force would. After Margo leaves, Lyla and Casey bond over his past. Lyla comforts her conflicted grandson as he banters on about never being trusted again, telling him that anything is possible. Flipping through the paper, Noah's stampeded by tons of different articles about parenting. Everywhere he looks on TV, it seems, there's a baby on the screen. Luke comes home and notices Noah's upset but knowing it might erupt into a bigger fight than he's willing to tango with, he says nothing. After Noah leaves, Luke snoops around the apartment and finds a note, "Carrie...555-3490". Luke whips out his phone and starts dialing.

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. Will hears from his mom that she just spotted Iris and asks if Will has given her the blank check yet. Will looks at Gwen as she tells him to do what he must. Will maintains that by bribing Iris to leave town, he'll be doing them all a favor. Later, Iris and Will come face to face. Aaron comes in and asks Alison where she's going to in such a hurry. He chuckles that he just got back in town and she's not even going to give him a hug. Reluctantly, Aaron gives her a hug and Alison is repulsed by the stinch. Alison asks Aaron if he's been drinking and when Aaron denies it, she calls his bluff. Aaron replies that he came to town to save her. Alison smirks, as it seems that Aaron is the one who needs the saving. Meg comes downstairs at the farm and finds all the kids have gone back to school. Emma comments on Meg talking in her sleep last night and asks why she didn't stay with Paul. Meg laments that Paul has had work to do with B.R.O. and she doesn't feel like intruding. Little does Emma know that Meg's got a plan up her sleeve and is waiting for Rosanna to make a move for Paul.

This episode was co-written by Dusty & P.J. ------------------------------------------- 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 having to rely on everyone all the time. She wants to make a life for herself, not a life that others make for her. Susan pressure Ali to re-think this, but Ali thinks that's the real reason Susan wants her at home is to keep tabs on her. Susan denies it, unconvincingly, and leaves for work. Later, Aaron appears at the door, and Ali asks what brought him back so soon. After leaving Lucinda stew all night long, Margo visits Lucinda's jail cell. Indignant, Lucinda demands to call her lawyer. Margo reminds Lucinda she won't be treated differently than any other prisoner, and she'll have to wait her turn, thanks to a backlog of arrests. Scoffing at the scare tactic, Lucinda asks what Margo's really after with this power play. Margo huffs that justice isn't bought and sold like stocks. Lucinda insists that everything has a price---that was something Craig knew very well. Infuriated, Margo leaves. When Tom stops by her office for lunch, she's still visibly upset. He asks what she hopes to accomplish by charging Lucinda. Either way, it won't bring Craig back. Tom asks her to hand over the investigation into Craig's death. Meanwhile, Lucinda gets her one call, and reaches Holden at the farm. She demands he come and bail her out, since taking his advice landed her under arrest. Elwood sits in his jail cell, comically singing campfire songs and annoying the guards. The guard shuts him up and tells him that he's got a friend. Casey comes in and he almost strangles Elwood through the bars. Casey blasts him for going after Alison like that, but Elwood assures him he never wanted to hurt her. Elwood brings up the fact that he and Casey used to watch porn in their dorm room all the time and Casey never complained then. They thought it was cool. Casey informs Elwood that that was a year or so ago. He's a changed man now; he's not into porn anymore. Casey warns Elwood to get out of Oakdale as soon as he's released or he'll find a way to show him out of town. As Casey walks away, Elwood torments him by yelling that he can continue to keep believing he's a changed man, but they both know that it's a lie. Later, Casey arrives at Sofie's and reveals he has something to tell her. Casey ends up at Sophie's, and tells her that Elwood was Ali's stalker. Sophie tries to pacify Casey, but he ends up pinning her against the wall and kissing her. At the diner, a sullen Brad ignores Henry and gets a pep talk from Vienna. Henry tries to bolster Brad's spirits too, but Brad accuses him of getting exactly what he wanted---Brad out of Katie's life. Henry denies it, saying he only wants what's best for everyone. Katie doesn't even know what Katie wants. What she really needs is time to figure that out on her own. Brad accuses Henry of planting seeds of doubt against Brad in Katie's head. If she's scared, Henry defends, it's a sign she's not ready to give her heart. Be her friend, Henry suggests. Brad tells Henry that being her friend will only end in Brad getting his hopes up and heartbreak again. Brad snaps that Henry should know from experience. Before Vienna can defend her husband, Brad storms out. Noah runs in to Carrie at Java. Carrie asks if he's feeling as overwhelmed as she is about the baby, and that's why he hasn't tried to talk to her since she told him. Noah tells her he doesn't believe she's pregnant---at least not with his child. Humiliated, Carrie assures him she's not a slut, even if they did get drunk and hook up at a party. Grasping at straws, Carrie offers to give him her doctor's name, so he can confirm it himself. Noah realizes two things...Carrie's not backing down, and Luke will never forgive him for cheating on him with a woman. Panicking, Noah offers to support her decision---if she has an abortion. Carrie, shocked and hurt, slaps Noah and tells him that he's no better than any of the other guys she saw at that party. They all wanted one thing and teary eyed, Carrie blames herself for seeing a difference in Noah. Later, Luke runs into Carrie and he can see she's visibly upset. Susan commiserates with Bob at the hospital after her fight with Alison. They bond over worrying about their youngest children. Bob asks her advice in reviewing the applications for the new cancer specialist. Susan is impressed with one resume, and Bob admits that's the same person he was leaning toward. Susan remarks on the coincidence and asks if the doctor's connections to Oakdale influenced Bob at all. Bob admits that it was the only reason Bob had doubts and didn't offer the job immediately after the interview. From a distance, Kim sees them deep in discussion, and struggles to remain pleasant as she greets them both. Bob proudly informs Kim he and Susan have picked the perfect doctor to lead the new cancer center. Kim stews as Bob lavishly thanks Susan for her help.

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 hisses that she had it all under control and finally breaks down telling Susan that she's tired of having to reply on everyone for help. Susan is shocked at Alison's bitterness and suggests she get some rest. Rosanna turns to see Gwen standing behind her. Rosanna wipes away tears and smiles, inviting Gwen to join her. Gwen brings Hallie out and notices Rosanna's staring at the newborn with tears in her eyes. Gwen asks Rosanna if she'd like to hold her and Rosanna beams. As Rosanna plays with Hallie, she admits that in a way, Meg is right. Rosanna is jealous of the fact that Meg can have children, but she can't. She's envious that the one woman that she hates in life more than anything can give a child to the man she loves more than anything. Gwen tells her that she'll always hold some resentment towards Carly for making her miscarry, but holding a grudge can only eat you alive from the inside. Both bond over the fact that Carly has done them wrong in the past, but what has happened has happened and it's meant to stay in the past. Gwen takes Hallie and as she starts to leave, Rosanna thanks her for her kind words. Gwen tells her that she's welcome to see Hallie anytime she wants. After all, they share a sister. Why shouldn't Carly and Rosanna share a niece? Rosanna smiles and thanks Gwen again as she watches Gwen walk away. Brad arrives for work and Katie notices the tension between herself and Brad. Katie asks for a break from filming and takes Brad aside. Katie tells Brad that she knows all about him getting drunk and she just wants to apologize. "I guess I could have broken it to you more easily," she says. "But I just can't see you and I as anything more than friends. I'm sorry." Brad takes Katie words and calmly replies that if she doesn't want him in his life, then consider it done. Before Katie can retort that she isn't saying she doesn't want Brad in her life at all, the director asks them to take their places. Later, Henry shows up to pick Brad up to go to a ball game and Katie tells Henry that she's sorry. She confesses that he's right as Henry confesses that he never mean what he said, "Bubbles". The two hug as Brad watches on with a twitch of betrayal in his eyes. Paul can see Meg in her room undressing and sneaks up behind her, kissing her shoulders and neck. Meg giggles and tells Paul to cut it out. She tells Paul that she has a meeting to go to. Paul tells her he'll be waiting on her when she gets home and Meg says she'll hold him to it. Outside, Meg revels in her victory, telling herself she'll be damned if Rosanna ever tries to one-up her again. Lucinda arrives at the police station and asks to speak with Margo. As Margo hands Elwood off to a deputy, she takes Lucinda into the interrogration room. Lucinda finally admits that Craig told her that he was leaving for Barbados to find Lucy and Johnny. Margo becomes furious and grills Lucinda as to why she's kept this such a secret. Lucinda snaps that she didn't think it could do any good in the investigation. Craig's dead. Good riddance. Lucinda's words infuriate Margo any further and Margo shocks Lucinda by starting to read her her rights. Lucinda, in a huff, asks Margo what the hell she's doing and Margo replies that Lucinda's under arrest for obstruction of justice!!

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 hospital makes him think of Chris, but the best thing he can do is calm down and prove to her that he can get better. Susan clocks out at the hospital and as soon as she opens the door, she meets Dusty, Emily, Casey, and Alison. Alison breaks down in Susan's arms as Emily fills her mother in on what happened. As Alison is checked on by nurses, Susan tries to blame Casey, but Emily stops her and says that Casey has helped her alot. Susan asks where Aaron is and Dusty replies that he left town. Susan hurries Emily and Dusty home, saying that she knows they haven't slept all night. Dusty agrees to get the car taken care of and sends Emily home. Emily thanks him for helping her sister once again and kisses him. Later, Susan makes a call and tells Aaron to come back home. Lucinda drops by and finds Holden giving Ethan his bottle. Lucinda asks where the kids are and he replies that they have Spring Break this week, so they're all asleep still. Holden tells Lucinda about Lily leaving town to find Johnny and Lucy. Lucinda informs Holden that she knew Craig was headed to the Bahamas, but she figured he was just playing some mind game with everyone and would eventually return. Holden asks why she never told Margo about this and Lucinda says that Margo now knows because of Lily finding out from Craig's old friend. And plus, there's really nothing she could add to help along the investigation. Lucinda starts to criticize Lily for leaving town and leaving Holden all alone, but Holden defends her, saying that Lucinda should know her own daughter would be as stubborn as she is. Holden encourages Lucinda to tell Margo everything. Startled by the doorbell, Carly answers it to find Rosanna. Rosanna cries to Carly how no one believe her when she tells them that Meg is deceiving Paul. Although hesitant, Carly reveals that Rosanna is her sister and if she says Meg wasn't pregnant to begin with, she believes her. Rosanna catches Carly's hesitance and accuses her of not believing Rosanna. Carly admits that she thinks this whole thing between the three of them has gotten a tad too complex and hurries off to work, promising to call Rosanna later. At work, Carly's surprised to find flowers on her desk. Carrie comes in and compliments Carly on them but soon leaves when Jack arrives. Carly thanks Jack for the flowers and accepts his "apology" for being jealous of her date. Jack maintains that he isn't jealous in the least bit and he sure didn't send her flowers. Jack eyes Carly as she reads the card, "Thanks for a wonderful time. We'll have to do it again. Sincerely, Wagner." Carly locks eyes with Jack as he too realizes who the flowers are from. Carly apologizes for jumping to conclusions as Jack makes an excuse for his visit and leaves. On her way to the bookstore, Rosanna runs into Paul, who akwardly says hello. Rosanna tells Paul that after all that they've been through, she's just now starting to realize that Paul is the one for her. However, it seems that when one is ready, the other of them goes into some sort of denial. Rosanna tells Paul that she knows that he has feelings for her. She begs him to trust her, citing that she would never lie to him just to get him all to herself. But, she cautions, that's exactly what Meg is doing. Paul accuses Rosanna of trying to sabatoge his relationship with Meg and begs her to just leave them alone. Rosanna sits on a bench and cries after Paul leaves. She flinches when she feels someone beside her.

You Irish now?

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's cries. Katie says how much she misses her dad and the two soon find themselves laughing at some funny memories of Casey. Katie tells Lyla that she's glad she's not giving up and she's going to fight this cancer. Katie cries she doesn't know what she would do without her mother. As Lyla leans into kiss her forehead, she realizes Katie's cried herself asleep. Luke flinches when he hears the doorbell and bolts from the bed. He's shocked to find Noah's "classmate" on the other side. Carrie introduces herself and asks to speak with Noah. Luke notes the late hour, but Carrie says it can't wait. An eavesdropping Noah soon enters and whisks Carrie outside. Noah asks how Carrie can know for sure that she's pregnant. Carrie doesn't remember Noah even wearing a condom and says that some blood work from her check up showed she was pregnant. Carrie pleads for Noah to be with her on this as Luke fights the temptation to listen in on their conversation. Finally, he gives in and listens as Noah tells Carrie to just take care of it and asks how she found him in the first place. Carrie reminds him that he gave her his contact information earlier in the day at Al's. Noah returns and Luke asks Noah what the hell is going on. Noah lies again and says that they have a paper that's due tomorrow and Noah never did his, so he's paying his classmate to type it for him. Luke takes it with a grain of salt and silently vows to find the answers himself. Carly's blonde hair glows against the fluorescent street lights as Wagner drops her off at her house. Wagner asks if she had fun and Carly replies that she had a wonderful time. Wagner almost kisses Carly, but she backs out before their lips can meet, citing that it's late and she has work in the morning. Wagner drives off as Carly fumbles for her keys. She notices a light on in the house as we see Jack noticing her silhoutte outside. Jack pretends like he's asleep as Carly comes in. Carly tells Jack he can knock it off. Her dad played that trick plenty of times when she was in high school. She knows when someone's waiting up on her. Jack asks how her date went and Carly tell him it went well. Once again, Carly sees the jealous gleam in Jack's eye and calls him on it. Jack denies it and changes the subject, saying that he's going to Emma's to get some sleep. Carly asks about the kids and Jack says that they're all at a sleepover since it's Spring Break. Carly glances at the clock and then at Jack and bids him goodnight as she walks up the stairs to an empty bed and Jack drives home to Emma's. Alison starts to put it all together. She realizes that Elwood was Casey's roommate in college and they probably both shared a love for the crazy phrase "hot little mama". She makes a run for it, but Elwood catches her and starts to grope her. Meanwhile, Dusty and Emily run out of gas and run to catch up to Alison at Metro. They finally get there and Dusty slings Elwood off of Alison. Elwood pulls out a knife and tries to stab Dusty, but to no avail. While Dusty beats Elwood to a bloody pulp despite Emily and Alison's screaming protests, Emily calls Margo, who rouses from bed and starts to get ready. Tom asks what's going on and as she fills him in, Casey (who was awakened by his mother's voice) listens in. Casey hears Elwood was the one stalking Alison and begs his mom to let him go. Even though she refuses, Casey sneaks out anyway and keeps Alison company while they watch Margo handcuff Elwood.

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 the corner at Metro and waits outside the charred establishment for her mystery man to make his face known. Elwood rounds the corner and asks what Alison's doing out here all alone. Alison says she's waiting on someone and Elwood offers to wait with her. Open to some companionship, Alison agrees and the two soon make small talk. Elwood badgers Alison about who she's meeting and Alison reveals that some pervert keeps sending her Myspace messages and she wants to face him head on. As Elwood asserts that maybe her stalker isn't so much a stalker as he is a devoted fan of her work, Alison flashes back to meeting Elwood for the first time when he asked for her autograph and said he was a big fan of her work. Alison winces as she realizes Elwood is her stalker. As Carly gets ready, she's interrupted by Jack's firm knocks on the door. Jack blasts Carly for putting off picking up Parker because she has a date. Carly wonders aloud to Jack if he's upset that she's not picking up Parker because she has a hot date or because of her date. Jack glances at his watch and leaves the question unanswered, citing that he's late to pick up Parker. Later, Carly answers the door in a tight fitting blue dress as Wagner Dennison introduces himself and ask Carly if she's ready. Carly half-glances at a picture of her and Jack with the kids on the mantle before nodding yes and locking the door behind her. Luke turns the key to unlock the apartment door and starts kissing Noah as soon as he enters the door. Noah tells Luke to cut it out. Luke stares at Noah, confused, and asks what's wrong. Luke mentions how Noah hasn't been himself since he saw that classmate from Oakdale U. earlier. Luke asks Noah what she said to upset him so bad as Noah flashes back to Carrie telling him she's pregnant. To himself, he wonders how she could know so quickly that she's pregnant when their drunken roll in the sheets was only three weeks ago. Meanwhile, Carrie waltzes into her apartment and checks the messages. After hearing the new messages, she re-plays a message from her doctor. "Carrie, this is Dr. Henson. Your check-up went well, but your blood tests seem to show something surprising. Please call me at your earliest convenience." Carrie remembers how she called the doctor back and he explained that during her check-up, they did a blood test which showed the presence of the HCG hormone. "What does that mean?" she innocently asked. "Carrie, you're pregnant." The doctor's words continue to ring through her ears as Carrie tries to go to sleep. On the couch watching TV, Katie's bolted out of her seat by a knock on the door. Henry rears his head and asks to speak with Katie. Katie obliges and asks if everything's okay. Henry replies that this isn't about him, to which Katie panics, wondering if Lyla is alright. Henry tells Katie to calm down...he's here because he picked up a drunk Brad last night at Yo's. Katie's skin tightens at the mention of his name and recalls how he called in sick today at work. Henry tells Katie that Brad might have very well been sick from all the tequila shots he drank last night and asks Katie what she said to get Brad so upset. Katie asks Henry why she seems to be taking Brad's side and replies that she simply told him that she doesn't share the same feelings for Brad as he does for her. Henry tells Katie that while Brad might not be Jack, he's still human and deserves a chance. Katie hisses that Henry should butt out and tend to his new bride rather than fiddle in her relationship problems. As he walks to the door, Henry tells Katie that all her life, she's blamed others for her less than glamorous love life. Perhaps she should do some soul searching and she'd find that the demise of most of her relationships lies partly in her hands. Infuriated, Katie slams the door in Henry's face and begins to break down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Next time on A NEW WORLD TURNS......... KATIE (crying): I miss him so much, Mom. LYLA (takes Katie's head into her lap): Now, now...sshhh.... LUKE (at the door): It's almost midnight and Noah's asleep. Can't this wait? (Noah listens, against the frame of the bedroom door) CARRIE: I wish it could. EMILY: The car won't start. It must be out of gas. (crying now) Oh, Dusty. What are we going to do? DUSTY: Metro isn't far from here. Let's go. (Dusty and Emily take off running.) CARLY (getting out of the car): Thanks again for such a wonderful time. WAGNER: Wait. You forgot something. (Wagner starts to kiss Carly) ELWOOD: I learned this from one of your movies. (Alison screams as Elwood leans in and starts groping her)

Carrie's pregnancy will be discussed more in depth soon. Margo and Barbara have a mutual understanding of the tragic toll cancer has on people. Margo knows through Lyla and Barbara knows herself. I don't think they're friends per say, but they both have something to bond over.

Love me some Scrubs, so I hope the baby is okay.

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 with Paul. Later, Paul receives a visit from Dr. Gibson who pulls out all the medical stops to convince Paul that his girlfriend was not pregnant when the blood work was done. Paul thanks the doctor for his time and suggests he leave. Dr. Gibson tells Rosanna he tried as she simultaneously gets a call from a livid Paul. Rosanna sighs and wonders if she should just give up. Lyla gets a visit from Lisa who tells her that she's noticed her fragile state lately and suggests she take a break from singing at the Lakeview. Lyla won't hear of it and tells Lisa that singing is one of the only things that has kept her going. Lisa leaves and comes across Barbara in the lounge. Barbara, there to meet Kim for lunch, bonds with Lisa over their mutual excitement for the new cancer ward. Barbara gets a call from Kim cancelling lunch, and bumps into Margo on the way out. Margo shares her concern over Barbara's diagnosis and Barbara too shares sympathy for Lyla. Margo notes how strained their relationship has almost always been and suggests they work on that. Barbara grins and says that she'd love that. Emily comes home and finds Alison a basket of nerves. Alison frantically tells Emily that some prank caller keeps calling and she doesn't know what to do. Emily suggests they call Dusty, but Alison insists that it took everything in him not to slug Casey yesterday. Once he finds out about the calls, he'll certainly kill Casey. Emily is skeptical that it's Casey and suggests they call the police. Alison refuses and says that it's time she handled something on her own without having to depend on people all the time. Alison rushes out the door as a very concerned Emily phones Dusty. Parker thanks Jack for bringing him to counseling. Before Parker goes in, Jack shares a special moment with Parker. Jack confides that all his life, he thought of his badge as some sort of magic token that made him immune to loss. However, he started seeing faults in his theory when he went off the bridge with Starziak. Sam coming to torment them and Jack nearly losing everything in the blink of an eye opened his eyes. He knew that in order to protect his family, he had to be there for them instead of working countless hours at the station. Parker thanks Jack for their talk, saying that as much as he doesn't show, he does love Jack. Parker asks Jack to pick him up in an hour and Jack replies that he thought Carly was picking him up. Jack's draw drops as Parker informs him that Carly can't pick him up. She has a hot date tonight. Noah and Luke stop by Al's for a bite to eat. Luke gushes that he thinks he and Noah have been doing very well lately. Citing the fight that ensued after the apartment fiasco, he suggests that they never keep any secrets from each other ever again. The two make a pinky promise and kiss to solidify the pact. Luke excuses himself to the bathroom as a strange hand rests on Noah's shoulder. Noah's shocked to see his one night stand, Carrie, standing before him. Carrie asks if they can talk in private and Noah glances at the bathroom doors before eventually agreeing. Outside, Carrie says that she's been trying to contact Noah but he never returned her calls. Noah explains that he's been busy and Carrie sighs that she has something to tell Noah. "I'm pregnant", she says. "And you're the father!" Noah stops dead in his tracks when he sees Luke spying on them from inside. Noah promises to call Carrie later, saying that he's here for an interview and the interviewer just returned to to the table. Noah quickly returns and when Luke asks who that was, Noah ghostly replies with a lie. Luke buys it and eats away at his bacon and eggs as Noah stares off into space, still in shock from the bombshell that was just dropped on him.

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 they share. Jack promises that it's not romantic feelings but having a gun pointed at his family, he came to a conclusion that he could have lost everything if it hadn't been for Parker. Carly smiles that maybe he could thank Parker. She's sure that would dispell alot of confusion for him. Jack agrees to talk to him tomorrow. Despite Holden's protests, Lily books a flight to find Lucy and Johnny herself and get answers regarding Craig's death. Holden tells Lily that it's obvious that Craig never found them or else they would have been on the plane with Craig and Lucinda sure seems adamant that they're out of harm's way. Lily says she owes it to Craig and tells Holden that she'll be back in a few days. Holden tells Lily to take all her time. He won't be here. Lily stops dead in her tracks and asks Holden not to make her choose. After some reluctance from Holden, Lily finally persuades Holden to let her find the evil in Craig everyone else sees on her own. The more he pushes, the more she'll go the other way...he should know that. Holden finally gives Lily his blessing and kisses her goodbye. Taken back by Meg's morbid question, Emma asks Meg if she miscarried on purpose. Meg denies she would do anything of the sort as she flashes back to throwing herself on Rosanna's car and later, snickering when she intercepted a phone call from Rosanna to Paul. Emma tells Meg that she wants to believe that this innocent life that Meg was bringing into the world was lost out of tragedy and not out of desperation. Meg takes offense, saying that she's not desperate. She would never intentionally miscarry just to drive Rosanna away from Paul. Emma warns Meg that she better be telling the truth because if she finds out otherwise, Meg will be on her own and no child of Emma's. Meg is obviously stung by Emma's harsh words and runs out. Brad comes by Katie's cottage and tells her that the specialist he knew has retired and apologizes, saying that he'll find a way to get Lyla the medical attention she deserves. Katie tells Brad not to bother because Memorial is developing a cancer ward for area Illinois cancer victims to get treatment. Katie tells Brad that she didn't want to say this for fear of letting him down, but she's been re-evaluating her life lately and she realizes that there's no need for Brad in it. Brad acts brave as he watches Katie get emotional. Later, Henry finds Brad drunk and passed out at the bar at Yo's and takes him home.

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, saying that a guard slipped him screencaps of Ali's tape but he refused to look because he and Alison grew up together. Holden hears the door slam and goes to the front door to find Lily. Lily furiously claims that Lucinda knows exactly where her niece and nephew are, but even if it means resolving the mystery surrounding Craig's death, she still won't divulge anything. Holden begs Lily to drop it and enjoy being home. Lily refuses, saying that she won't rest until she has answers regarding her ex-brother-in-law and good friend's death. While Carly works on designs, Carrie continuously takes breaks. Carrie claims she's not feeling well and Carly excuses it as Carrie seeing her own horrid designs for the new WOAK debate stage. Carrie cracks a smile at Carly's failed attempt to bother her and reiterates her past credentials to Carly. Carrie claims she knows what she's doing and wonders if Carly will ever see her as a fellow designer instead of some newbie interfering in her work. Emma's shocked when Meg comes by the farm. Emma claims that she hasn't heard anything from Meg since she was released from the hospital. Meg explains that she and Paul have gotten closer than ever. Emma notices something is bothering Meg and calls her on it. Meg replies by asking a question that shocks Emma. Is it wrong to be happy about a miscarriage if it brings a couple closer together than ever? Jack sits down with Sage, Parker, and J.J. as he waits impatiently for Carly to get off of work and join him. Sage wants to know why he delayed their movie hour and Jack replies that he and their mom have an announcement to make. J.J. exclaims that he just knew Mom and Dad were going to reunite as Carly comes rushing through the door. Jack sarcastically thanks Carly for taking all the time in the world and the two soon set things straight with the kids. "We're not getting back together", Carly explains. "Not now, not ever". Jack is shocked by Carly's words.