As The World Turns

Ep. #12281 (49x52)

Air date: Jun 15, 2004

Mike tells Henry he thinks Pilar has left town for good. Meanwhile, Simon manages to hide Pilar from Katie and reiterates his love for his wife. Pilar threatens to spill all to Katie unless Simon agrees to help her get Mike back. Simon appears to give in, but once Pilar is gone he proposes to Katie that they leave for Australia immediately. Alison assumes that Margo and Doc are a team in the contest and Margo allows her to think that. Once Alison is gone, Margo shocks Doc by admitting that her feelings for him are not going to go away. Meanwhile, an upset Alison realizes that Chris cant be her partner due to his responsibilities at the hospital. She decides that she needs to team up with someone with a great knowledge of Oakdale history in order to win and turns to Nancy. Later on, Alison innocently mentions seeing Margo with a partner and Tom senses that something is wrong. He confronts Margo but she covers. Later, Doc overhears Tom express his worries about Margo while Margo, alone, breaks down. As Sierras husband, Alan, arrives, Craig and Lily are reeling over Dustys kidnapping of Lucy. Meanwhile, Dusty is trying to convince Lucy that there may be a way out of all of this. Dusty arranges a meeting with Craig and Alan to give the conditions for Lucys release. He is concerned for both himself and Lucy. Once alone, Lucy remains suspicious of Dusty and, fearing that he may abandon her or simply keep her, struggles to get free. Meanwhile, Craig demands to know where Lucy is.