As the World Turns Spoilers (Page 5)

Coming up this week on As the World Turns...

• Barbara's condition takes a dangerous turn.

• Gwen and Will bid farewell to their friends and family.

• Luke (Van Hansis) must think quickly to keep Noah and Ammera's secret.

• Katie (Terri Colombino, pictured) is shocked when Brad asks for her hand in marriage.

What can you expect next week on As the World Turns? Here are a few spoilers...

• Henry (Trent Dawson) and Vienna come to terms with the past.

• Parker is found guilty.

• Brad (Austin Peck) and Katie are drawn to one another.

• Carly and Jack (Michael Park, pictured) enlist the help of a homeless woman.

Please Note: As the World Turns will be preempted Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21 due to CBS Sports coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

• Vienna and Henry's (Trent Dawson) lives are put into danger.

• Carly (Maura West) gets a break in Parker's case.

• Margo receives a threat.

• Cole returns and causes trouble for Gwen and Will.

Martha Byrne shot her last scenes for As the World Turns today.

As for how her character will be written out of the show, sources say Lily will suddenly realize that she's traumatized by Dusty's January death and will leave town in May.

Byrne's immediate plans include spending time with her family (retired NYPD Sgt. Michael McMahon and their three kids Michael, Maxwell and Annmarie) and hosting a live chat on her Web site (www.marthabyrne.net ) Sunday night at 7, when, she promises, "all your questions will be answered."

""A door has been closed, but I have always found"it"to be"true that another one soon opens," Byrne said. Watch this space for her next gig - and for the name of the new actress hired to play Lily.

As previously reported, Jon Prescott joins the cast of As The World Turns in the role of Mike Kasnoff on April. Here's a bit of background on the character:

Kasnoff arrives in Oakdale ,hoping for closure with ex-wife Katie... but finds himself in the middle of another on-again/off-again couple's relationship. Of course he does.

The role of the good guy contractor was previously played by Mark Collier from July 2002 through January 2007. Prior to that, Shawn Christian - new Days of Our Lives hunk - was the original Mike from 1994 to 1997.

To the chagrin of many As the World Turns fans, it's been confirmed that Jennifer Landon, Jesse Soffer will be exiting the series this spring.

We now have brief, inside information regarding how their characters - Gwen and Will - will be written out...

Their exit will be related to the custody issues surrounding Hallie, which popped up again this week as Gwen returned the baby to birth-mother Sofie.

Both Will and Gwen have had their ups and downs in Oakdale since they came on the scene; and it appears as though the drama with Hallie and Sofie will be the last straw for each.

Will this type of explanation for the elimination of two key cast members satisfy you? Share your thought now in our forum.

This week on As the World Turns, Jack, Carly, Brad, Katie and Henry converge in Chicago. The adventure culminates in Henry's being freed and Jack getting shot.

"Brad and Katie go to this warehouse looking for Henry," Austin Peck, who plays Brad, told The New York Daily News. "Jack and Carly are there looking for Kit, so they all work together."

Kit is wanted back in Oakdale, where Parker is on trial for murder.

"Kit is the key to keeping Parker from being sent to prison for killing Sam. [Parker] fired one shot that hit Sam, but Kit fired the second shot that killed him," said Peck.

As for Henry?

"Gray wants Vienna, so he tried to get Henry out of the picture by kidnapping him. As it happens, Kit and Henry are both in the same warehouse in Chicago. Kit, for some reason, has [the ventriloquist's dummy] Cowboy Jack with her. She tries to kill Carly and Jack by dropping Cowboy Jack on them."

She can't throw her voice, much less the doll. An escape attempt ensues.

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Here's a look ahead at this coming week episodes on As the World Turns...

• Tragedy strikes when Carly and Jack hone in on Kit.

• Katie and Brad (Austin Peck, pictured) fear foul play when Henry is nowhere to be found.

• Barbara has trouble hiding her illness.

• Emily's (Kelley Menighan Hensley) actions have severe consequences.

• Sofie becomes frantic when Hallie becomes ill.

Here's a look at next week's As the World Turns episodes...

• Carly's life is put in danger.

• Ameera (Tala Ashe) has a difficult time fitting in.

• Katie and Brad (Austin Peck, pictured) lean in for a kiss.

• Vienna makes a decision between Henry (Trent Dawson) and Gray.

• Meg's new nursing assignment is a shocker.

Warning: don't read any further if you don't want a glance at a few As the World Turns spoilers...

• Vienna sees Henry with another woman.

• Luke, Noah (Jake Silbermann, pictured) and Ameera's road trip gets them in trouble.

• Sofie (Justine Cotsonas) inadvertently pits brother against brother.

• Margo dashes Carly and Jack's hopes.

• Gwen and Will win big, but it doesn't comfort them.