As The World Turns

Ep. #12249 (49x20)

Air date: Apr 29, 2004

Paul has a dream that Barbara, Rosanna and Jordan oust him from the company. He confides his suspicions to Jennifer who insists that he has it all wrong. She thinks that Rosanna wants Jordan romantically, but Paul is not persuaded. Later, he becomes even more suspicious when Barbara gets rid of him so she can talk privately to Jordan. Barbara appeals to Jordan to end his friendship with Rosanna for business reasons. He argues against this, but ultimately agrees. Carly warns Rosanna of Pauls suspicions but Rosanna maintains Paul cant hurt her anymore because she no longer trusts him. Rosanna is afraid that that she will not be able to make Jordan commit to her as quickly as she would like him to. Later, Jordan comes to Rosannas suite to announce that he needs to put distance between them. Rosanna confesses that she wants more than a friendship and pulls him into a kiss. Hal and Emily confront Walker about helping Barbara see Will. After, Emily wonders if Walker has romantic feelings for Barbara. At the hospital, Emily mentions this to Carly. They spot Barbara, who is there for her radiation treatment. Carly confronts Barbara just as her vision begins to fail again. At Metro, Lily tries to mend fences with Dusty but he gets rid of her when he sees two men enter the club. One of them, Starziak, is an old associate of Dustys from the wrong side of the law and he wants Dusty to launder money for him using the Rose Foundation. Dusty tries to argue against this, but Starziaks goon punches him. Lily returns after the men have gone and sees that Dusty is injured. He covers and they make amends. Then he asks her for a current financial report from the Foundation.