ATWT Recaps Week of January 23, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
Mike and Katie showed up at Yo’s for an impromptu engagement party, where Nick received kudos from his fellow police officers for cracking the Paul Ryan case. Mike called some other people to join in the festivities, including Jack and Carly. Katie was concerned Mike invited the Snyders since things are tense between them and Nick. Everyone was toasting Katie and Mike’s engagement when Jack and Carly arrived. Carly wondered if they should leave, but Jack wanted to support Mike and Katie. While Margo and Carly celebrated with Katie, Jack said hello to Nick and apologized to Hal. Hal revealed he wanted Nick and Jack to work together on a gambling case. Jack told Carly about his new partner and begged her to stay out of it. Nick asked Carly to dance but she told him to buzz off. Katie dragged Nick to the dance floor while Jack came back with a beer for Carly and he started pounding shots and beer. Margo toasted Mike and Katie and then everyone cheered Nick again for solving the Paul Ryan case. Nick thanked Paul for being dead and making it easy for him, and a now inebriated Jack called Nick out on being insensitive. Nick got into Jack’s face and taunted him on his suspension, and it looked like Nick and Jack were going to come to blows.
At Java, Casey invited Maddie to join him at a movie marathon but she said she had plans a fellow classmate, Nate, who had just arrived. Maddie went over to Nate and asked him to pretend to have a conversation with her. Nate revealed he has wanted to speak with her for a long time and they got a table and talked while a jealous Casey looked on. When Nate left, Casey came over and wondered why Maddie had never mentioned Nate before. Maddie insisted that she and Nate had a lot in common, but Casey didn’t buy it. Maddie told Casey she didn’t need his “big brother” dating advice. Casey realized she overheard him talking to Margo earlier and was hurt by what she heard. Casey laughed it off but Maddie asked him why he cared if she started dating Nate. He admitted he cared about her as a friend and didn’t want her to get hurt.
Will was with Gwen at the Lakeview and still reeling from news of Paul’s suicide. Will beat himself up for not forgiving Paul, especially after Paul forgave Will for killing Rose. “He was a better man than I am,” shrugged Will. Gwen convinced Will to go to the service and he insisted that she go with him. At the cabin, Paul told Meg he was going to his memorial service and she couldn’t stop him. Paul had to hear if Jennifer forgave him and threatened to not pay Meg if she didn’t take him. Meg said she would go to the service and tell him everything that was said, and stormed out. At the church, Barbara flipped when Emily showed up for Paul’s memorial service and told her that she didn’t belong there. “Your son hated your guts, Barbara,” Emily spat back. Barbara blamed Emily for Paul’s suicide and a distraught Emily went to leave, but Henry convinced “the grieving widow” to stay. The service began, complete with a large, framed glamour shot of Paul. During Barbara’s eulogy, Meg slipped into the church, and Dusty and Jennifer wondered what she was doing there. Gwen and Will arrived as well, just as Barbara begged Paul to forgive her as she never stopped loving him. Paul — who clearly didn’t listen to Meg — heard everything through a crack in the door. Jennifer spoke next, admitting she had lashed out at Paul for what he did to her and is now angry at Paul for leaving them. She revealed she may have been able to forgive him in time, and that hopefully he has found some peace. Henry then encouraged Emily to say something. Meg turned around and saw Paul at the door and snuck out. Meg blasted Paul for coming and he said he wasn’t leaving until he heard what Emily had to say. Emily started to cry during her eulogy and ran down the aisle. Before she opened the door, she heard Paul tell Meg, “I have to know if Emily forgives me,” and couldn’t believe her ears.
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