Gays of our Lives (April 06, 2009)

Shameless - Mickey’s brother nearly kills a man and his mother takes the rap to protect her son. Plus, with his father gripped by drug addiction, Mickey is left in charge of the family business. Too bad Mickey’s a lousy criminal who winds up feeling sorry for the people he’s supposed to be extorting. The family business starts to fall apart, pitting everybody against each other and leading them to seek a desperate solution.

Meanwhile, Mickey’s has even more problems when a man from his past comes back to his life and blackmails him into performing a sex act that Mickey isn’t quite up for – and that we can’t describe here. Plus, Ian adjusts to life with his deaf teenage ward.

How far will Jack (Sebastian Stan) go in his quest for power?

Kings - Jack’s never-ending thirst for power binds him to someone he didn’t expect to ally himself with, but this newfound and troubling alliance is not enough to keep him from his quest. Meanwhile, David and Michelle’s relationship hits the skids when they are forced to compete against each other in the legal arena. Plus, shockwaves are sent through the court when the King and Queen’s nephew (played by Macaulay Culkin) comes back from exile and immediately start stirring up trouble.

Noah gets a Zac attack on this week’s As The World Turns

As The World Turns - Matters personal and financial continue to complicate the lives of Oakdale’s favorite gay couple. When Luke and Noah are unable to access the foundation’s financial coffers, Luke smells a well-dressed Italian rat in the form of Daddy Damian and charges over to the Lakeview to confront his duplicitous bio-father.

Meanwhile, Noah, with the assistance of an amorous Zac (Nicolas Galbraith), is trying to find out where the money went. But Zac has got other things on his mind and kisses the handsome Mr. Mayer. A freaked out Noah rejects Zac’s advances.

Is this as guilty as it looks?

At the Lakeview, Luke finds Damian, but is shocked to find his mother Lily with him. And Damian just happens to not be wearing a shirt. Cue the temper tantrum!

Luke later reconnects with Noah, who tells him about Zac’s advances. Luke is unhappy at first, but assured by Noah’s insistence that the kiss meant nothing, focuses on other things – such as finding a way to get rid of his father whom Luke is certain is out to get his money and destroy his family.

Oddly enough, the twins seem willing to help Luke make Damian’s life in Oakdale miserable. However, Noah is ever increasingly disturbed by the presence of the troublemaking twosome while Luke, as usual, is not listening to his sensible boyfriend. Naturally, this does not bode well for the future.

In the coming weeks, Noah learns some troubling things about Zac while Lily and Holden get some terrible news. Is it about Luke? Of course it is!

Roman wonders what kind of pills Lars is taking …
and if he’s willing to share

All That Matters - The return of Roman’s gay-basher Bulle has both Deniz and Roman on edge – even though Bulle swears he’s not out to cause trouble. But when Bulle himself is badly beaten, suspicion falls upon Deniz, who, thanks to a supercharged energy drink, has been having blackouts that leave him wondering if he might be guilty.

Eventually, Deniz grows frightened enough to skip town. When Bulle then begins insinuating himself into everyone’s lives, Roman starts to concoct a plot to get rid of him. But will a warning from Bulle to cease and desist stop him?

In other news, Roman catches Lars taking pills. Seems Lars is terribly worried about Jenny being kidnapped and that’s his way of coping. Imagine how they would feel if Jenny was faking her abduction!