As The World Turns

Ep. #12303 (49x74)

Air date: Jul 15, 2004

When the lights come back on at Barbaras, Cabot is gone! Rosanna attacks Barbara, accusing her of arranging the whole evening to take Rosannas baby but Barbara vehemently denies any involvement. Rosanna gets a call from Fairwinds, where Cabot was found in his stroller. The baby is perfectly healthy, but wearing a clown suit and Paul is convinced of James involvement. He pledges to a distraught Rosanna that he will find a way to stop James. A frustrated Jordan vows that he and Rosanna will do whatever it takes to protect Cabot. Back at Barbaras, Carly cautions Walker not to be blind to Barbaras past. Later, Walker asks Barbara if she was involved in Cabots disappearance, and she lashes out at him. Dusty cant bring himself to tell Lucy he suspects it was Craig who shot Creel. He is touched by Lucys unwavering faith in him. Meanwhile, Craig is trying to come up with a way to pay Wades two million dollar blackmail threat. When Sierra arrives, he thinks he has found his answer. Craig and Sierra go at the police station where Craig tries to quell Lucys adamant defense of Dusty. Meanwhile, Lily questions Alan and becomes more than a little suspicious of her new brother-in-law. Dusty asks Nikki to see if the medical examiner can establish not just the time of death, but also the time Creel was shot. Margo is on the verge of spilling the truth to Ben but cant do it and storms out. Jessica panics when Ben reveals what happened with Jill at the country club. Jessica tracks Margo down to tell her about the Jill problem. Margo is mortified, but rebuffs Jessicas offer of help. Jessica appeals to Margo not to throw away their years of friendship but Margo is unmoved.