As the World Turns CAST - Janet Ciccone Snyder

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Friday, November 20 2009: Good Men Are Hard To Find.

At home, Katie prays to Brad to make the chair move again. He tries but has no luck. They both yell in frustration. Jacob begins crying so she begins cradling the child. The doorbell rings. She wonders if it's a sign. It's Janet with veal. She asks Katie if she is expecting anyone. "Not anymore," Katie says. Janet plays with the baby and offers to look after him if she needs a break. They discuss Jack running off and Katie tells her not to give up on him. "He's a good man and they're hard to find," she says. Brad tries talking to Janet but has no luck. The baby cries more and Katie drops a hint to Janet to leave.

Carly and Jack search a database for leads on Simon. Janet calls but Jack tries to fob her off. She tells him that Katie needs him to come back. He offers to be back when he can and hangs up. Carly corners a lead and they rush off to check it out.

She takes him to get a new suit since they are going to a charity benefit. She uses Craig's credit card to buy him the most expensive suit they can find.

Dusty sits down with Janet on the street. He can see she's upset and says they need to talk about her sister. Janet doesn't see what good any of this will do but Dusty thinks Teri needs a talking to.

Dusty and Janet go to the courthouse to see Teri. She admits that she's been a sucker to and wants to offer her support. "He comes after one Ciccone girl, he comes after all of us," she says. Teri thanks Dusty for bringing her sister. The sisters go in.

Monday, November 16 2009: That Was Fun.

Teri drops by Janet's with sausage for Liberty. Janet snaps and tells her that her daughter doesn't eat sausage. Teri tells her that she wanted to turn Ralph in but Dusty screwed it up. Janet explains that Dusty was handing Ralph over to the cops when Teri got in the way by trying to defend herself. Teri wishes someone had told her what was going on.

Dusty brings Liberty home and she confesses what just happened at the bar to her mother. Janet doesn't even know what to say. Liberty goes up to her room and Janet tells Dusty that her life is 'broken'. Brad is gone, Liberty's baby is dead and Jack is missing. He gives her a hug and offers to help. She tells him that she's used to taking care of herself and thanks him for helping Liberty. When he leaves, she goes inside and finds Liberty at work on her essay. When she's done, she reads it to her mother. It's all about everything she lost over the summer and how college gives her hope. Janet weeps and hugs her. Janet is proud.