ATWT 1/31/03 Part 3

As the World Turns

Friday, January 31, 2003

With Alison secretly listening, Bob chastises Mike for trying to get involved with Will's case and orders him to back off. Alison sneaks a peek at Will's file and is relieved that he can't remember anything after he lit the matches. When she sobs to Susan about being banned from seeing Will, Susan convinces Lynne to let Alison have one more meeting with Will. Emily becomes suspicious about Alison's determination. Alison fills in the blanks about the fire for Will who realizes his memory's coming back. He asks if she started the fire. Ben's perturbed when Jessica insists on staying with Marshall in D.C. After Ben storms out, Marshall makes a pass at Jessica and gets slapped for his rude comment. He then confesses that he has a photo of Zara and knew his girlfriend was pregnant when she left him. When Mike stands by his claim that he made a mistake he'll never make again, Molly tells him the story of her first love, Jake. She cries as she remembers how he was taken from her and orders Mike to get out. Lucinda asks Lily to convince Rose to forget about opening a hair salon business. Admitting her plan to hire Mitzi, Rose boasts that she'll find her own financing. Drowning his sorrows at the Lakeview, Jack offers to buy a drink for Joan who invites him up to her hotel room. He considers going upstairs until she reveals she's married. Jack's lecture about cheating sends Joan from the bar. Jack ends up in Molly's room where the two decide to burn photos of their partners. When Molly falls apart, Jack holds her and kisses her. Lilly offers Mike advice about Molly. Barbara asks Paul to speak to Hal on her behalf but when she badmouths Rose again, he walks out.