A mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a MySpace-esque chat room are being gruesomely murdered in the privacy of their own homes.

Set in the closely-knit community of Oakdale, IL, the show centers on the complex lives of the Hughes, Montgomery, Ryan, Snyder, Stewart and Walsh families. In April 2007, As the World Turns will celebrate its 51st Anniversary.