Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Craig and Carly Meet With A Distributor

At Al's, Jack is feeling very tired. He wants to go to the station to help with Eliza's search, but Janet points out that he can't do anything for a search that's going on in New York. They talk about Sage's play, and Janet says she isn't going because it will be awkward for Sage to have her mother and stepmother there. She also says she didn't get a ticket to go. At that moment, Carly comes in and drops off tickets for Jack and Janet to go to Sage's play. As the three talk, Craig calls, but Carly ignores it.

Josie tries to encourage Meg about Eliza, but Meg seems inconsolable. Meg begs Paul to try to have a vision. Dusty tells her it won't work. Josie reminds him that it helped him find Johnny, but Dusty denies the vision helped at all. Paul says he's been trying to have a vision, but he hasn't had any. Meg takes his hand while Paul holds Eliza's blanket. She describes a scene with Eliza in it and Paul has a vision. He sees the outdoors and hears a wolf. He then see a statue of a dog in Central Park. Dusty shows Paul a travel guide of the area and Paul is able to pick out the statue he saw in his vision. Paul goes to tell Barbara they are leaving to find the statue, and the four of them leave.

Carly talks to Craig outside. He tells her he has found a distributor for their vodka line, but they have to go to Chicago today because he will be out of town for a month. Carly says she can't go because she has to get Sage ready for her play, but Craig tells her how big of a deal this is. She finally agrees.

Inside Al's, Jack watches Carly and Craig talk, intently. Janet gets upset with him obsessing over Carly's life again and asks him to help her fill salt and pepper shakers so that she will be at Sage's play on time. Janet obsesses about what she will wear and says she wants to look perfect for the occasion. She says she doesn't want to embarrass Sage. Jack agrees to help her.

When Carly comes back into Al's, Janet and Jack are kissing. She asks them to pick Sage up from school, to dress her in her costume, and to do her makeup. Janet says she can handle Sage's makeup, and Carly makes sure Janet understands the makeup needs to be subtle.

Paul, Meg, Josie, and Dusty arrive at Central Park. They see a couple who is holding red flowers. Dusty convinces Paul to distract them. He walks over to the couple and learns they are there to buy Eliza. He takes them on a walk while Meg and Dusty take their place. They pick up the red flowers and the real thief approaches. They say they are there to buy a baby and the thief asks if they have the money. Dusty hands the thief some money and he asks where the rest is. They say they want to see the baby first. The thief tells them he has a baby girl and tells them to wait there while he goes to get her. Dusty wants to follow him, but Meg begs him to stay there with her so the thief doesn't realize something is up.

Jack and Janet arrive at Sage's school to pick her up. She immediately asks where her mom is, and Janet said she had to go to a meeting, but would be back to see her in the play. Sage is disappointed and doesn't seem to believe Janet is capable of doing her makeup. At the farm, Janet struggles to figure out what Carly meant by subtle makeup. Jack is making her nervous, so she makes him leave the room. Sage tells Janet she is worried about remembering her lines and Janet admits she's worried about subtle makeup. Janet puts on the finishing touches - some sparkly makeup on Sage's face, then shows her the finished product. Sage is thrilled, and goes to get her wings. Jack, who had been watching from the porch, comes back in and tells Janet she did wonderfully. Sage comes back into the room with her wings on, ready for the play.

Craig and Carly finish their meeting in Chicago, and Carly isn't convinced it went so well. Craig thinks it went fine, however. Carly complains that the vallet isn't waiting for them, and when they spot him, he goes the other way. The distributor catches up with them outside and asks how soon they can start production. Craig cuts Carly off and says they can start right away. They go back inside with the distributor and talk about the details.

The couple Paul is distracting demands to know where he is taking them. Paul loses it and tells them they are horrible people for buying a baby, that Eliza is his child and that she's been kidnapped. The couple run off. Josie follows the thief when he goes to get the baby. She hears him tell his partner they will sell the baby to someone else. She tries to stop them, but they slug her and put her inside the car with Eliza and drive off.

Paul returns to Meg and Dusty and they fill him in on what's happened. They say they've been waiting a half an hour for the thief to bring Eliza to them, but he hasn't shown up. Meg blames herself for letting the thief get away. They realize Josie is missing. Paul tries to call her cell, but she doesn't answer. They walk around looking for her. Paul and Dusty argue about what to do. Paul thinks Dusty and Meg should go to the police and identify the thief.

Craig and Carly make it back in town, but miss Sage's play. Sage is so excited she remembered all of her lines. Jack tells Carly the school taped it, and she'll be able to see it on tape. Carly is disappointed she missed her daughter's play. Sage comes over and asks her mom how she thought she was in the play. Carly tells Sage she is wonderful, and Sage doesn't realize she's missed the play.

The thieves drag Josie and Eliza out of the car and lock her in a room. Josie drops her bracelet on the ground. Josie does her best to calm Eliza down, but she won't stop crying. Meg, Paul, and Dusty find the bracelet by the house and are trying to decide what to do when Meg realizes she hears Eliza crying. Meg wants to burst into the house. Paul and Dusty head for the door when the thieves come outside. Paul and Dusty fight them while Meg runs into the house and finds Josie and Eliza. When they come back outside, the police arrive and arrest the thieves. The cops then arrest Paul. Meg and Dusty make sure Josie will be okay before they walk away.

Janet and Jack take Sage back to the farm. She cannot stop talking about how great the play was. She thanks Janet for her help and for making her so pretty. She even gives Janet a kiss. Janet is extremely excited to have Sage's gratitude, and Janet and Jack celebrate the fact that Sage is coming around.

Craig goes back to Carly's with her. He says they should celebrate their business, but Carly is still disappointed about missing Sage's play. Craig tells her she's doing a good thing, that she will be able to provide for her family both emotionally and financially. Carly admits she is scared to be rich because every time she's had money, she's ended up more broke than she's ever been. She doesn't want to put her kids through that. Craig reminds Carly he doesn't want to lose Johnny either, and that any business opportunity he is going to get involved in will be 100% legit. They decide to celebrate after all.

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