Paul Ryan and Meg Snyder  Paul Ryan and Meg Snyder are fictional characters and a popular couple on the American soap opera As the World Turns. Paul was played by Roger Howarth (July 7, 2003 – September 17, 2010) and Meg was played by Marie Wilson (June 16, 2005 – September 17, 2010). The couple was given the nickname "PEG" (a portmanteau of Paul and Meg) by their fans. Even though their characters were on and off the show for years, their storylines never really connected until 2005. At this time, Paul Ryan was living with Emily Stewart, and Meg Snyder had just moved in with Dusty Donovan. Their lives intersected over Paul's sister, Jennifer Munson. Jennifer had borne a child fathered by Craig Montgomery, but Craig had secretly switched the baby at birth with another baby that died, wanting Jennifer to believe her baby had not survived. When Paul discovered the deception he, with Emily's help, plotted to keep it hidden, believing Jennifer was better off without Craig, a dangerous criminal then serving time. Jennifer, however, suspected that her child was really alive and was working with Meg's boyfriend Dusty to prove this. Meg had uncovered the truth but kept quiet for a time at Paul's request, as he had manipulated her jealousy over Dusty's feelings for Jennifer. When the truth came out, Paul was cut off by Jennifer and, remorseful, himself cut off relations with Emily, which led her to shoot him in the back and dispose of his body over a cliff. Meg found and nursed Paul back to health in an abandoned cabin, while in town - based on planted evidence that suggested it had been a suicide - Paul was declared dead and his funeral arranged. Unable to resist seeing what his family thought of him, Paul attended the funeral, but accidentally alerted Emily to his survival. He hid out at the Wagon Wheel Motel, where he arranged a rendezvous with Meg. The pair were planning to run away together, but Emily followed Meg and saw them share their first kiss. Paul's hiding was short-lived thereafter, as Emily told Dusty and Dusty showed up to fight Paul. After the fight, Dusty disappeared. He was, for a time, believed dead, and Paul and Meg each thought the other had killed him. Paul confessed to protect Meg and was charged; meanwhile, Meg tried to hide evidence she believed would incriminate Paul and was herself charged as his accomplice. Doubting Dusty's death, Paul feigned a reunion with Emily - even going so far as to marry her - in order to get her to reveal that Dusty was alive.