As the World Turns CAST - Brian Wheatley

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Wednesday, December 03 2008: Why Do You Care, Grandpa?

Lucinda and Lily are talking about her treatment when Brian walks in. Lucinda tries to convince him to take some time off from watching over her but Brian won't hear of it.

Lily returns to Lucinda's room and tells them about the Casey sighting. The doctor finally arrives and when Brian speaks for Lucinda she kicks him out! Lily follows him into the hall and says Lucinda is just afraid and he shouldn't take this personally. He says he wants to know everything there is to know about Lucinda. Brian tells her to go back to Lucinda. He runs into Luke, notices how ill he seems but Luke brushes him off. Alison and the resident tell Brian what is going on and he tells Luke to get help unless he wants Lily to find out! Luke angrily tells Brian to stop harassing his friends but Brian won't back down. Luke agrees to finish the examination. Casey and Alison leave; Brian goes inside with Luke. The doctor says Luke needs blood work and Brian says he will get it. Luke angrily says he has no right; the doctor leaves and Luke blames Brian for his drinking! He asks if Brian is trying to make out with him again and Brian says he is wrong about what happened that night. "I was drunk, not unconscious," Luke says. Brian gives him money for a hotel and tells Luke to sleep off his binge before going home. He leaves.

Luke goes to Brian's room. Inside he finds a letter from a woman named Carolyn. He opens it and reads the note – it's from Brian's ex-wife about his alimony payment! Luke pretends to be sleeping when Brian walks in. He asks how Luke is and Luke says he is better. Brian says he can stay as long as he wants but Luke says he has to go. He takes the letter with him!

Monday, December 01 2008: Paul Is Shot!

Lily runs into Lucinda and Brian at The Lakeview. Lucinda tells her about their renovation plans and Brian says they will stay at the hotel until the renovations are complete. Lily says they can't do that and invites them to live at her house!

Holden and Luke arrive at Lily's; Luke takes his things to his room. Lily arrives and tells Holden about her invitation. Holden says Luke moved home! Just then Luke returns from his room and Lucinda and Brian arrive! Lucinda is excited to see Luke but Luke is not happy to learn he'll be living with Brian, too. He says he should go back to the farm so things aren't so crowded but Lily won't hear of it. Luke goes outside as Holden shows Brian to their new room. Lucinda follows Luke outside and demands to know what is going on. He says he just isn't comfortable around Brian; Lucinda says he has to get over this and goes back inside. Lily asks Brian to work closely with Luke at the foundation so that he can get things back together. Lucinda thinks that is a great idea. When they are alone, Lucinda asks Brian if something has happened to make Luke act this way. Brian swears he doesn't know anything.

Luke returns to Lily's and starts drinking. Brian sees him and tells him to stop. "Stay away from me, I can't have you coming on to me all the time," Luke says. Brian says he isn't coming on to him, he is trying to help him. Brian says he won't let Luke self-destruct but Luke says he can't help when he is the problem. Brian says he doesn't want to seduce Luke and that he is in love with Lucinda. Luke doesn't believe him. He asks if Lucinda knows the truth about him. Brian says he isn't hiding anything from Lucinda. Luke storms off.