12.31.02 - Tuesday

Preview: Carly and Ric uncover one of the town's deepest secrets. Recap: Ric and Carly break down the brick wall in Kelly's cellar and are astounded to discover a speakeasy frozen in time at one minute past midnight on New Year's Eve, 1926. An elderly woman suddenly appears and tells Carly the story of her club's opening night. Though Violet (Courtney) urges her fiance to elope with her that very evening, Joe (Jason) reminds her how Marco (Sonny) wouldn't approve of them running out on Katherine's (Carly) grand opening. Later, Murphy (A.J.) and his men crash the party long enough to taunt Marco and enrage Joe. Back in the present day, the elderly Katherine continues her saga and describes for Carly and Ric how her dreams all came true on that New Year's Eve. With the bash in full swing, Joe and Violet decide to tie the knot after the stroke of midnight. Marco slips the Mayor (Scott) a fat bankroll to prevent him from closing down the joint. At midnight, Murphy's men return and spray th