Paul Runs With Eliza

As the World Turns update for Tuesday February 3, 2009

Carly is preparing to make dinner, but Parker tells her he has to work on a project with a friend, and he figured he'd just stay at his house tonight. Carly tells him he needs to ask, so Parker asks permission. Carly okays him staying at his friend's house, and Parker leaves.

Parker calls Liberty from Old Town. Liberty hangs up after they talk and asks her mother for permission to stay at her friend, Sasha's house. Janet agrees to the plan, and Liberty leaves.

At the Lakeview, Dusty and Meg accuse Barbara of helping Paul kidnap Eliza. Barbara insists she did not help him. In fact, she doesn't think Paul would kidnap Eliza at all. Jack arrives and questions Meg and Barbara about what happened. Jack asks where Barbara last saw Paul, and she tells him he was at Fairwinds when she left. She tells Meg Paul wanted her to call her and meet with her so she could see Eliza to make sure she is okay. Meg is convinced, after hearing this, that Paul kidnapped Eliza. Jack sends someone to check out Fairwinds and puts an amber alert out for Eliza. He also sends people out to check the train stations and airport. Meg begs him to find Eliza. Jack tells Meg to get some rest because it might be a long night.

Sasha's mom runs into Janet at the restaurant and informs Janet Sasha is in Indiana with her dad. Janet is furious, takes the rest of her shift off, and goes to Carly's.

Carly wants to go shopping and runs into Craig and Johnny who are shopping for new school clothes. Johnny asks Carly if they can go to her house. Craig tells Johnny they can't go to Carly's everyday because she's a busy woman, but Carly says she's not that busy and they can come over for dinner.

Josie leaves a note for Dusty at the Lakeview in his mailbox. She tells him she is leaving town and she is sorry about the way things ended.

As Josie is driving out of town, Paul pops up in the backseat. Josie is alarmed to see that he has Eliza with him. She asks if Meg knows Eliza is with him, and when she finds out Paul took Eliza, she says she is going to turn her car around, but Paul threatens her with a gun. Josie keeps driving because she doesn't want to be killed, but continues to try to get Paul to turn himself in.

At Carly's, Janet informs her that Liberty is missing. She asks Carly to call Parker's friend to see if he is really there. Craig tells them that won't be necessary, and admits he gave Parker some spending money when he asked him to buy toys for Johnny. He says Parker mentioned wanting Metalica tickets and Janet realizes Parker and Liberty are at the concert in Chicago. Carly and Janet are furious with Craig. Craig tells them he will go to Chicago and bring them home himself. He also apologizes and says he thought Parker cleared the concert with them. Craig and Carly go to Chicago and Janet agrees to watch Johnny until they get back with the kids.

Jack learns there has been no sign of Paul at the train station or the airport and that Fairwinds is empty. He wonders where Paul could have taken Eliza on foot.

At the Lakeview, Meg blames herself for Eliza's kidnapping. Dusty tries to comfort her and tells her it isn't her fault. He gets Meg to lay down with him to get some rest, though she is reluctant to do so.

In the car, Paul keeps getting calls from his mother. Josie finally convinces him to answer the phone so that Meg can know Eliza is okay. Barbara tries to get Paul to come back to the Lakeview. Paul tells her not to send the police because if she does, none of them will see him or Eliza again. Paul tells Barbara he is James Stenbeck's son before he hangs up on her.

Janet calls Jack at the station to tell him what Parker and Liberty did. He rushes over to Carly's so that he will be there when the kids come back. Johnny comes downstairs, asking where his father is, and Janet tells him to lay down and close his eyes. She tells him when he opens his eyes again, his dad will be home.

At the Lakeview the next morning, Meg apologizes to Dusty for keeping him awake most of the night, but he assures her it is okay. She wonders why she hasn't heard anything and tells Dusty she is going down to the police station. Before they leave, a hotel staff member delivers Josie's letter to Dusty.

At Carly's, Craig and Carly return with the kids in the morning. When they see Jack and Janet waiting there, they know they are in trouble. Janet and Jack leave with Liberty, telling her she won't be seeing Parker for a very long time. Jack heads back to the station. Parker asks if he can go upstairs, and Carly tells him to make himself comfortable up there because he will be there for a while.

At the station, Jack is disappointed they still have not found Paul. Meg and Dusty come down and remind him about the tunnels running under Fairwinds. They check them out, but find nothing. Meg finds one of Eliza's blankets and cries, worrying about her daughter.

The next morning, Josie pulls over to the side of the road, telling Paul she is too exhausted to continue driving. He threatens to shoot her again. Josie get out of the car and tells Paul if he wants to shoot her, he should just do it already. Paul shows her his "gun," which is really a baby bottle, and Josie is furious. They hear sirens, but Josie does not flag them down. Paul begs Josie to listen to his side of the story and they go into a clinic. A nurse mistakes them for a different couple and shows them to the break room where she says they can wait until their room is ready. Paul checks out snacks for himself while Eliza cries. Two police officers show up and Josie tells them she was forced there. They are really actors in a reality television show. They leave. Josie encourages Paul to turn himself in again, but Paul refuses. Paul tells Josie she should eat something, but she says she's too tired. Paul tells her to hold Eliza. He goes to get food for her, but when he turns around, he finds Josie and Eliza out cold.

Parker comes down to get a drink of water. Carly is still angry at him, but tells him to go upstairs and they will talk later. As Parker gets his drink, Craig asks him how the concert was. This sends Carly into a rage and she demands Craig get out and stay out of her life for good this time. Craig doesn't think she is serious, but she insists Jack is right -- Craig isn't good for her kids.

At the Lakeview, Meg continues to cry over Eliza's things. Dusty assures her Paul won't hurt his daughter. He encourages Meg to get some rest, and tells her if he hears anything he will wake her up. Dusty finally reads Josie's letter. He calls Josie to tell her he is sorry about the way things ended, too. He also tells her Paul took Eliza and if she knows anything to call him.

At the clinic, Paul finds Josie's phone vibrating. He listens to Dusty's message and deletes it while she sleeps. He wakes Josie up and leads her to a dressing room. He tells her she can rest there, and when she wakes up, they will figure out what to do next. Josie lays down and falls back to sleep.