As The World Turns

Ep. #12409 (49x180)

Air date: Dec 16, 2004

Julia is mortified to have interrupted Carly and Jacks dinner party. Carly wants to know if shes stalking them but Julia explains she only came to speak with Holden. Julia rejects Jacks offer of help and breaks down with Holden. After, Jack shares his frustration with Holden, who points out this is a difficult time for everyone. They decide to go to Emmas hoping to arrange for a home for Julia and JJ for the holidays. Meanwhile, Carly secretly wishes Julia would just go away. A concerned Sierra learns that Lucy isnt at the family cabin. She attempts to locate her daughter and Jordan tries to keep her from panicking. At Metro, Curtis finds Dusty unconscious, having been electrocuted. When he wakes up, Dusty immediately realizes an attempt was made on his life. He calls Sierra and is horrified to learn that she hasnt made contact with Lucy. Dusty thinks the ski trip was all a ruse and that Lucy is still going after Dom. Meanwhile, Rafael and Lucy are making the best of things at the mine. Lucy is worried about her father and Dusty, but Rafi helps her toughen up and focus on their survival. Jessica tries to get Ben to rescind his resignation and demand an administrative hearing to clear his reputation but Ben refuses. At Als, Ben and Jessica fill Curtis in on everything. Alison lashes out at Ben and both Curtis and Aaron learn that Ben has been accused of malpractice and subsequently resigned. Later, Jessica is shocked when Alison blurts that she read the incident reports. An angry Curtis storms out with Ben and Jessica following and Aaron demands to know why Alison has been keeping things from him. Later, Aaron discovers Alison got him the job and leaves disgusted. Meanwhile, Jessica vows to get her hands on the reports and keep fighting for Ben.