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Thanks for tracking this down and typing it all up. I'm sure it took a lot of time.

Thanks. I never knew that about that tenure having a ratings boost. I like some of the ideas of changes she made early on (Faith was always a failed character, IMO, Kevin was annoying and superfluous) but from what I've read it just sounds like it became a mess, and these synopses don't exactly change my mind. I do like Cali Timmons a lot but Maggie's stories sound all over the place.

Thanks. I wonder how long he was around.

I think the Claire Labine and Paul Mayer were let go in early 1982. The story with Maeve was an homage to Roseland, which Helen Gallagher appeared in. Is the Matthew in this story the same man who was Rose's father? I haven't seen any of these episodes, but some who did have said that Kirkland's Hope was an exaggeration, and that the true decimation was not until 1984. Claire would probably agree, since when she was asked which RH writer was closest to her vision (paraphrasing) she said Mary Ryan Munisteri, who was headwriter in 1982. If you are interested, I have some Digest synopses from 1982, and would be happy to post them.

Anyone know who this man is with Ellen and Judge Lowell?

Thanks. I'd kind of wondered because of the Paul flashback scene. I have never been sure how they did flashbacks in live episodes.

Thanks. I wonder if this Dr. Sawyer was an important character or not. And if the nurse was anyone important. Was this when the show was live, or was it live on tape by this time? I just realized this is the first time I've ever actually watched anything with Dan Stewart.

Why is a show that is a huge mess (and frankly, was one for some time before Blyth passed away) going to do this? It gets a ratings increase very briefly and then months of poor followup. What stories do they even have for this? They have already done all the fires and crashes and so on. If they are so determined to be Hollysurvivors, will a live episode entail everyone over 50 dying in a plague?

That's true. It looks like this is around the time Paul died and Dan was critically ill. It's interesting to actually get to see this. I wonder how viewers felt at the time. It must have been like a slap in the face.

Party time! Someone is uploading a 1972 episode! Party time!

It looks like Robin Johnson or some fans of hers are putting up clips of her work as Darcy Decker. There are about 16 parts so far.

1983: January 3 -7, 1983: Catsy Kirkland's arrival spoiled Rae, Kim, and Kirk's joyous reconciliation. Jack discovered Carol who had been murdered by the call-girl killer in Siobhan's room. A suspicious Joe snooped into Siobhan's undercover work. January 10-14, 1983: Pat was injured at the clinic construction site when a worker accidentally dropped a brick. Seneca returned Arly to Kim. Catsy learned that Kirk wants a divorce to marry, and he's Kim's father. Dee tailed Siobhan, causing both to be arrested. January 17-21, 1983: Kim secretly copied Amanda's taped therapy sessions with Pat. Faith needed time away to think about her feelings. Amanda accused Catsy of stealing her therapy tapes. January 24-28, 1983: Dee ended her affair with Ox. Jack resigned his position. Faith decided not to continue her relationship with Mitch. Jill and Seneca reteamed again. January 31-February 4, 1983: Catsy drugged Amanda. Dee told everyone about Siobhan's undercover work as a prost-itute. Kim handed over Amanda's therapy tapes to Kirk. Roger and Dee got cozy. Siobhan agreed to Joe's help in catching the call-girl killer. February 7-11, 1983: Joe and Mitch lost radio contact with Siobhan, who fended off Ace's advances. Pat saved Amanda from Catsy's drugs. Rae and Catsy confronted one another over Kirk. Kirk fumed when Kim told Amanda that Catsy had tried to kill her. February 14-18, 1983: Amanda admitted her problems stem from the secret that years ago she murdered a man to protect Kirk. After confessing to Siobhan that he's the serial killer, Ace shot Mitch. Joe killed before he could murder Siobhan. Pat collapsed when a fire erupted at the clinic. February 21-25, 1983: Pat was rescued but comatose. Pat's medical crisis brought Frank home from St. Louis. Kirk destroyed Amanda's taped murder confession. Pat awoke from the coma. Joe and Siobhan decided to remarry. February 28 -March 4, 1983: Sparks flew when Jack met a stranger named Leigh. Kirk stood by Catsy, ended his relationship with Rae, and left New York. Joe was wounded saving Maeve. Faith and Roger scrambled to save Pat who went into cardiac arrest. Pat flatlined and had an out-of-body experience. March 7-11, 1983: Faith saved Pat's life. Seneca blackmailed Rae into buying Kim an Australian movie job and getting her out of his hair. Kim turned Arly over to Seneca before she left for Australia. Leigh and Jack were unable to fight their attraction and ended up in bed together. March 14-18, 1983: Siobhan learned there's a mob contract out on Joe's life. Joe left to barter for his life. Frank urged Siobhan to let Joe leave. Dee framed Little John for stealing to get Frank's attention. Jack reminisced about Mary then discovered Leigh is Kirk's daughter Leigh Kirkland. Corrections already: Re: Chuck/Dave: 1983 Spoilers In the January 10th 1983 synopses, Kirk wants a divorce to marry Rae. In the February 14th synopses, it should be pointed out that Ace shoots and kills Mitch Bronski. Then Joe kills Ace. Also, Kimberly (Kelli Maroney) should be added to the exits in March 1983. March 21-25, 1983: Faith forgave Frank for past indiscretions and tended to a recuperating Pat. Siobhan feared Joe is dead after he vanished. Amanda caught Leigh and Jack together. Frank considered another run for Congress. March 28-April 1, 1983: Jack's affair with Leigh intensified along with memories and visions of Mary. Leigh advised Amanda to fight for Pat if she wants him. Rae refused to back Frank's congressional plans. The Ryan's planned a political party for Frank. April 4-8, 1983: Mary urged Jack to move on with his life and Leigh. Frank's campaign party was interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Charlotte Greer, who claimed to be Frank's wife. April 11-15, 1983: Jack accepted a television reporting job. Dee snooped on Charlotte. Faith suspected Amanda is still mentally unbalanced. Frank insisted to the family that he's never met Charlotte before. April 18-22, 1983: Frank was enraged when Pat and Dee believed Charlotte's story. Faith worried over Amanda's refusal to seek psychiatric counseling. Frank rejected Jill's attempt at a reconciliation. April 25-29, 1983: No synopsis available. May 2-6, 1983: Amanda overdosed on pills and alcohol after catching Faith and Pat together. Frank and Bob kidnapped Charlotte and hid her at the beach house, hoping she'd be forced to admit she's lying. Jill campaigned for Frank. May 9-13, 1983: Faith sent Siobhan to the beach house for a rest, unaware Frank and Bob are holding Charlotte there. Pat discovered an unconscious Amanda and rushed her to Riverside. Amanda survived the drug overdose. May 16-20, 1983: Jill's backers warned her that Frank is political poison. Frank grew more obsessed with Charlotte, who wouldn't budge. Pat and Amanda discussed mystical experiences. May 23-27, 1983: Dee and Siobhan led Jack to Ethel Franklin, who posed as Charlotte's secretary. Leigh consoled Jack. Frank elected not to run for Congress. May 30-June 3, 1983: Frank destroyed a note from Charlotte. Pat discussed his psychic experiences with Faith. Frank agreed to represent Leigh's TV station takeover bid. June 6-10, 1983: Rae paid off Charlotte for a job well-done in ruining Frank's career. Jack's refusal of Leigh's job offer as her TV reporter turned into a bitter argument. Rae gloated over Jack and Leigh's problems June 13-17, 1983: Frank caught Charlotte with a dossier on his life, and she was forced to admit she lied. Leigh hired Wes Leonard for the job she offered Jack. Charlotte's bizarre parents Neil and Una arrived in Riverside. June 20-24, 1983: Amanda conceded defeat with Pat and left New York. Jill received anonymous threats. Neil and Una claimed the brother of Raymond LeClerc forced Charlotte to ruin Frank in exchange for keeping quiet about Neil's involvement with Irish revolutionaries. June 27-July 1, 1983: Frank saved Jill from an assassin's bullet that hit Henry. Jack reconsidered Leigh's job offer. Frank confronted Rae to find out what's really going on with Charlotte. July 4-8, 1983: Rae confessed to Frank she financed Charlotte's plan to ruin his political career, but she can't stop the Greers, who have a vendetta against the Ryans. Neil traced his blood feud with Ryans to his youth when he was rejected by the Collearys as a suitor for Maeve, resulting in his brother's death during a political uprising. July 11-15, 1983: Rae funded Frank to play along with Neil's blackmail demands. Pat and Faith renewed their former romance. Jill moved out for her own safety. July 18-22, 1983: Frank and Jill got together in private and renewed their love. Una picked up Neil's blackmail money. Frank drugged Charlotte and attempted to stop the vendetta. July 25-29, 1983: In a Washington trailer park, Bess Shelby spotted Jill's picture in the newspaper and reminisced about her wartime affair with Jill's father Ed Coleridge. Bess confessed to trampy daughter Maggie that she's Jill's natural mother. Maggie flipped to learn she has a half-sister who's living the high life in New York as an attorney and vowed to find her. Rae tried intercede between the Greer and Ryan families, but during a confrontation with Neil and Una, Neil stabbed Rae and left her to die. Neil and Una plotted to lure Maeve and Frank to their deaths. August 1-5, 1983: Maeve recognized Neil as Red MacCurtain. Neil died of a heart attack during a confrontation with Maeve. Una fired a gun at Maeve, but Frank was shot instead. Jill and Johnny arrived to find Maeve cradling Frank's lifeless body. A seriously injured Rae underwent emergency surgery for stab wounds. August 8-12, 1983: Rae survived surgery. Frank was rushed to Riverside in critical condition. The police captured Una, who was jailed for shooting Frank, but Charlotte disappeared from New York. Maggie schemed to get to Manhattan without Bess's knowledge. Fearing he might die, Frank and Jill agreed to a quickie wedding ceremony. August 15-19, 1983: Maggie hopped a bus and headed for New York. Frank married Jill from his hospital bed. Bess was in the dark about Maggie's plans. Rae wanted to make amends for all the pain she caused everyone. August 22-26, 1983: Jill lost the election. Rae and Jack resolved their personal and professional differences. Leigh experienced a fainting spell. Maggie's sudden arrival stunned Jill, but she agreed to take in her half sister. August 29 - September 2, 1983: Siobhan's marriage to Joe was annulled. Dee's attempts to date Siobhan's partner Bill flopped miserably. Maggie fed Jill sob stories about her and brother Ben's horrible life with Bess, and Jill gobbled up every lie. Maggie piqued Roger's interest. Bess realized Maggie went to New York to meet Jill. September 5-9, 1983: Maggie fended off the advances of Stanley Bosworth, a creep she met on the bus ride to New York. Roger caught a deceitful Maggie returning from a secret rendezvous with Stanley. Johnny urged Siobhan to see more of Bill, who took her to meet his mother Gretel. Bess planned to follow Maggie. September 12-16, 1983: Jack exchanged harsh words with sexy reporter Sydney Price. Bess sold her trailer to three different suckers before getting enough money to leave for Manhattan. Roger came on to Maggie. Jill and Frank decided to reopen their law practice. September 19-23, 1983: Bess arrived in New York and flirted with Johnny while cooling her heels in Ryan's Bar. Siobhan agreed to move in with Bill unaware that Joe has returned. Joe's "boss" gave him a new assignment. The Ryans planned a party for Frank and Jill's remarriage. Roger persisted in his pursuit of Maggie. September 26-30, 1983: Rae pressured Mark Ellenger to hire Jack. Roger and Maggie shared a passionate kiss. Johnny hired Bess to waitress at a wedding party for Frank and Jill's remarriage. While working with Bill, Siobhan caught a glimpse of Joe on the street. Jack pondered marrying Leigh. October 3-7, 1983: Siobhan searched for Joe's whereabouts. Leigh happily accepted Jack's marriage proposal. Bess started a fire which ruined Frank and Jill's marriage party. Roger took Maggie to his bed. October 10-14, 1983: Joe and Siobhan came face-to-face. Joe's announcement that he's married to someone else stunned Siobhan. Unaware of her real identity, Jill hired Bess as her housekeeper. Joe's wife Jacqueline spoke with her father who urged her to join him in Paris. Maggie romped with Roger behind Jill's back. October 17-21, 1983: Jack put his marriage plans to Leigh on hold temporarily. Dee decided to fight Frank for custody of Little John. Faith broke her ankle. Siobhan and Joe struggled to fight their attraction to one another. October 24-28, 1983: Rae and Frank conspired to find Dee a job to turn her attention away from Frank and Jill. Maggie blackmailed Bess to keep her identity a secret or risk ruining Maggie's relationship with Jill. Jack rebuffed Rae's job offer. Siobhan elected to move out rather than hurt Bill with her affection for Joe. October 31 - November 4, 1983: Maggie panicked at the arrival of her old boyfriend Dusty, who can expose all of her lies to Jill. Dee agreed to Frank and Jill's custody of Little John. Leigh fended off Trip. Jacqueline and Joe quarreled about Siobhan. November 7-11, 1983: Jack tried to resist Sydney's sexual advances. Dusty demanded money from Maggie and Bess, otherwise he'll expose Maggie's lies to Jill. Joe and Siobhan couldn't fight their attraction any longer and made love. November 14 -18, 1983: Leigh agreed to babysit Ryan when Jack and Sydney were sent on assignment to New Orleans together. Bess used one of Jill's blank checks to pay Dusty's blackmail money. Jacqueline's jealousy over Siobhan grew stronger. November 21-25, 1983: Bess lied that someone stole Jill's check. Leigh agreed not to fire Sydney when Jack threatened to leave WTJ-TV. Joe continued to see Siobhan behind Jacqueline's back, but she became suspicious. During a violent argument, Bess bludgeoned Dusty. November 28 - December 2, 1983: Bess confessed to Jill that she hit Dusty over the head during a scuffle, but she didn't reveal her true identity as Jill's mother. Siobhan received an anonymous warning to stay away from Joe. Dusty languished in a coma. Maggie and Bess feared what Dusty might say if he recovers. December 5-9, 1983: Siobhan worried about Joe's safety after learning that he'd arranged meetings with his syndicate-connected cousin Laszlo Novotny. Bess and Maggie freaked when Dusty regained consciousness and insisted on speaking with Jill. December 12-16, 1983: Jill kept mum after Dusty revealed to her that Bess is her natural mother. Maggie warned Bess that Jill knows the truth now. Pat broke up a brawl between Frank and Roger. December 19-23, 1983: A furious Jacqueline followed Joe, who met secretly with Siobhan. Jill forgave Maggie and vowed to build a family with her, Bess, and Ben. Later, Maggie and Frank exchanged lustful glances at one another. Faith received a job offer from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. December 26-30, 1983: Jacqueline's father Max Dubujak arrived and was immediately intrigued by Jill. Faith accepted the Mayo Clinic position and ended her relationship with Pat. Jacqueline put the brakes on Joe and Siobhan's growing relationship with her announcement that she's pregnant with Joe's child.

From the Soapnet boards, 1982 synopses. January 4-8, 1982: Seneca and EJ caught Barbara walking, and she pleaded with them to keep her secret to save ratings for The Proud and the Passionate. Faith tumbled down the stairs after Mendenhall inadvertently closed the passageway. January 11-15, 1982: Faith discovered Merit Khara’s mummy in a passageway in the secret room. Jill and Faith quarreled over Ari. Roger was cleared in Barbara’s malpractice suit. EJ learned her former boyfriend Ox Knolls was killed in an accident. January 18-22, 1982: Jim hired Joe to further investigate Ari. Dee learned more information about EJ's relationship with Ox. Roger and EJ discovered the beach house was bugged with hidden electronic equipment. January 25-29, 1982: Dee failed miserably in her attempt to keep Roger and EJ apart. Foreign agents pursued Ari. During the opening of Merit Khara's tomb, Maeve collapsed and was rushed to Riverside. February 1-5, 1982: Roger proposed marriage to EJ. Believing herself dying, Maeve revealed that Jill is Ed Coleridge's natural daughter, which makes Jill and Faith half sisters. Later, Maeve recovered from blood poisoning. February 8-12, 1982: EJ was stunned when Ox arrived in New York very much alive. EJ kept the news from Roger that she and Ox are legally married. Ari's cohort Yvonne plotted to use Faith as leverage in finding the River of Gold. February 15-19, 1982: Ox agreed to divorce EJ so she can marry Roger, but he won’t go through with it until she pays him to skip the country. Yvonne drugged Faith and pumped her for information about the River of Gold. Later, Yvonne poured booze over Faith and dumped her on Roger’s doorstep. February 22-26, 1982: EJ gave Ox the pearls Roger had given her as an engagement present. Ox feared the South American despots will find and kill him. Yvonne kidnapped Faith. Ari attempted to rescue Faith but was killed by Yvonne. March 1-5, 1982: Joe saved Faith from being killed by Yvonne. EJ and Roger planned a St. Patrick’s Day wedding. Joe threw the statuette into the fire, destroying all clues to the River of Gold. Yvonne was arrested for Ari's murder. March 8-12, 1982: Pat and Kim boarded the same plane bound for New York. Alexei contacted Joe. Ox tried to pawn Roger’s pearls. Pat gave a seriously ill Arly medical attention. Pat and Kim’s plane crash landed. Arly was comatose. March 15-19, 1982: Siobhan returned for St. Patrick’s Day. Kim wasn’t upset when Rae insisted she’ll take care of Arly. Seneca warned Rae he’ll fight her for custody of Arly, who battled viral meningitis. Ox accused EJ of doublecrossing him. A dying Alexei urged Joe to assume control of his mob business. Pat announced plans to open a free clinic. March 22-26, 1982: Joe lied to Maeve that he refused Alexei’s mob inheritance. Jill served Kim with divorce and custody papers from Seneca. Rae gave financial backing to Pat's clinic plans. March 29-April 2, 1982: Maeve covered for Ox when despots came after him. Jill and Faith reconciled their relationship. Joe was at Alexei’s side when he died. April 5-9, 1982: Joe feared mob trouble and the loss of Siobhan permanently if he accepts Alexei’s inheritance. EJ continued with plans to marry Roger even though she learned Ox faked their divorce. Siobhan rejected Joe's attempts to reconcile. Dee bristled over wedding preparations for Roger and EJ. April 12-16, 1982: EJ couldn't go through with the wedding and left a stunned Roger at the altar. Rae threatened to disinherit Kim if she finds out Kim had an affair with pornographer Sid Berman while on the lam with Arly. EJ vanished. April 19-23, 1982: Kim and Orson plotted to "kidnap" Arly for Rae’s enormous ransom money. EJ surfaced and confessed to an unsympathetic Roger about her marriage to Ox. Ox borrowed money from Leopold to buy a racecar. April 26-30, 1982: Rae allowed Hollis Kirkland to hire Jack as an editor for his book, but Jack turned it over to EJ. Dee set her sights on Roger again after he refused to give EJ a second chance. Joe broke down Siobhan's defenses. May 3-7, 1982: Joe and Siobhan celebrated their reconciliation in bed. Ox vowed he’d make good on the racetrack. Kim schemed to tranquilize Arly in order to slip her past Rae’s hired guards. May 31-June 4, 1982: Rae and Seneca rescued Kim and Arly from Orson's clutches. Rae wounded Orson, but before he escaped, he told Seneca that Kim engineered Arly's kidnapping. Johnny fumed over Joe and Siobhan's reconciliation. June 7-11, 1982: Kirk realized Kim is his daughter, the result of an affair with Rae many years ago. For money and a passport, Orson promised to tell Dee how she can obtain sole ownership of the Crystal Palace. EJ agreed to wait until after Ox's big race to get a divorce. June 14-18, 1982: Roger paid Carol to seduce Ox away from Dee. Orson informed Dee that Joe was responsible for her bankruptcy. Rae urged Kim to stay away from Kirk, then warned Kirk that Kim must never know he's her natural father. Ox refused Kirk's offer. June 21-25, 1982: A rift developed between Johnny and Siobhan after she agreed to move in with Joe. Kirk purchased the air rights to the Crystal Palace. Ox and EJ got cozy. Rae planned a trip to Italy with Jack and Pat. June 28-July 2, 1982: Dee caught Ox and EJ together. Rae canceled the Italy trip when she discovered that Kim had invited Kirk along, too. Dee planned to use Kim to get her air rights back. July 5-9, 1982: Kirk gave Rae a ring as a reminder that they conceived Kim in love. Dee hired an electronics expert to rig a video camera and two-way mirror to tape Kim's confession that she orchestrated Arly's kidnapping. July 12-16, 1982: A spiteful Roger had Ox arrested, but he was later released. Dee offered Kim's taped confession to Rae for a price. Leopold warned Ox to win the next auto race. Kim manipulated Pat. July 19-23, 1982: After watching Kim's confession, Rae initiated custody proceedings for Arly. Ox and Leopold made a bundle off of Ox's race. EJ returned Roger's family pearls. July 26-30, 1982: Kim was forced to sign over custody of Arly to Rae. Jill opposed Seneca's agreement with Rae to share joint custody of Arly. August 2-6, 1982: While playing in the park, Pat's baseball smashed into the windshield of a moving car. Pat treated the driver who turned out to be Kirk's daughter Amanda. Johnny was irritated when Maeve spent afternoons dancing at a dance hall. August 9-13, 1982: A vengeful Orson surfaced and offered to kill Joe for mobster China Polland. Kim met Amanda and was dazzled by her socialite lifestyle. Johnny grew jealous over Maeve spending time with David Newman, practicing for a dance contest. August 16-20, 1982: A drunken Kimberly fell down a flight of stairs at Amanda's society party. Kirk offered an uninjured Kim sympathy. Rae rejected resuming her relationship with Kirk. The mob planned a violent Godfather-esque hit on Joe. August 23-27, 1982: Joe killed the hitman who opened fire on him and Siobhan in an attempted murder. Jill rushed to Joe's defense. Romance bloomed between Pat and Amanda. August 30-September 3, 1982: Jane spotted Ox kissing Sydney. Dee swore revenge on Rae who returned Kim's videotaped confession. Kim sought sympathy and attention by fake-ing a suicide attempt. September 6-10, 1982: The mob agreed to leave Joe alone in exchange for his continued silence. Amanda and Pat saved Kim, whose faked suicide attempt went awry and nearly killed her. Mitch had Siobhan reinstated to the police force. September 13-17, 1982: EJ refused Ox's suggestion that they settle down together. Seneca engaged Jill to use Kim's suicide attempt as grounds to get sole custody of Arly. Johnny's anger continued with Maeve. September 20-24, 1982: EJ dumped Ox and left for a job in Los Angeles. Rae agreed to have Kim "act" for sympathy in Seneca's custody suit, but Kim later disappeared from the hospital. September 27-October 1, 1982: While hiding in a plush hotel suite, Kim begged for Kirk's help. Dee and Ox schemed to use Kirk's money to advance Ox's career. Faith confessed her past as an alcoholic to Mitch. October 4-8, 1982: Siobhan was stunned when Johnny helped Mitch set up Joe's ex-con friend Dom on a parole violations charge. Siobhan vowed to help Joe and Dom, who were threatened with mob violence. October 11-15, 1982: Dee wheeled and dealed with Kirk to use Little John in Ox's TV tire commercial. Joe sold his former mob-controlled property to Kirk. Johnny refused to attend Maeve's dance contest. October 18-22, 1982: Johnny arrived at the last minute for Maeve's contest. Joe paid off the mob. Mitch kept Siobhan at bay, fearing her safety from the mob. November 1-5, 1982: Faith slept with Mitch. Amanda confessed to Pat that she once spent time in a psychiatric facility. Joe and Siobhan reaffirmed their love for one another. November 8-12, 1982: To damage his reputation, Kim falsely accused Seneca of beating her up. Roger disapproved of Faith's growing relationship with Mitch. Siobhan investigated mysterious call-girl murders. November 15-19, 1982: Pat helped Amanda deal with her psychiatric problems. Dom was released. Joe and Siobhan fell into bed together. Sister Mary Joel established a shelter for prost-itutes while the call-girl killer remained on the loose. November 22-26, 1982: Seneca punched Kirk after suspecting Kirk planted the wife-beating story. Pat attempted to cool his romance with Amanda, whose mental problems continued. November 29-December 3, 1982: Mitch and Siobhan teamed up to solve the call-girl murders. Dee sought proof that Kim is Kirk and Rae's biological daughter. December 6-10, 1982: To get Dee off his back, Kirk turned over the Crystal Palace air rights to her. Mitch fired Siobhan, but she secretly went undercover on her own as a prost-itute. Faith ended her relationship with Mitch. December 13-17, 1982: Kirk's henchmen knocked Joe unconscious while searching Dee's office. Jack posed as Siobhan's pimp. Faith had second thoughts and reconciled with Mitch. Kirk told Rae he wants to marry her. Roger swiped a letter proving Kim is Kirk's daughter. December 20 -24, 1982: Kim found the letter revealing her paternity. Joe decided to sell his businesses. Siobhan received her divorce decree from Joe. December 27-31, 1982: Kim confronted Rae and Kirk who confessed the truth about their past affair and Kim's birth. Kirk wanted to reunite with Rae and Kim. The call-girl killer struck again.

I think Michael was on the show up to about 1983 or 1984.

How odd they had two characters named Trish within a few years. And that they didn't put Toni Bua in a larger role, considering that the show had few younger heroines at this time. I have only ever really seen Judith on SB. I haven't watched a ton of SB in recent years but always have a soft spot for her because when I was younger and watching "real time", she and Eden and Kelly and a few others were the ones I was fascinated by. I tend to go back to her ATWT run because it seems like such a case of right soap, wrong time. She probably would have flourished during the Dobson or Marland years, and even after Marland passed away, ATWT could have brought her in as a foil for Lucinda, Kim and Susan - what if she bought up part of Worldwide, or WOAK, took an interest in Larry, or it turned out that she had had a child with Dan Stewart. Who knows.

Thanks so much. I've never read this recap. Nice details! I didn't know Kim was so naive about John up to this point. So this was the start of Valerie, who should have been a much bigger character - if only they'd kept her around. Tina of course was played by Trish Hollen. Nice to read more about Natalie's schemes. Who played Dr. Endicott? I never knew he was actually a character on the show. Did Howard Strassfield ever have stories?

Thanks for these. Poor Ilene. I shared Ellen's feelings on Michael - I loathed the character - but that's not very professional. It helps explain why the show was such a mess at this time.

I wonder if they really left of their own choice or if they were fired? Would Alex Carter suddenly decide on new adventures after only a year? Marquess failed him badly. I know that a lot of people like Duncan but I thought he was repulsive and offensive and cheap and he's one of the reasons I gave up on the episodes after a few months. As for Ricky, he's just dead-eyed and not much else. If only this meant the show was actually doing anything of value. I hope it's a start.

What a performance from Judith McConnell.

This clip has a bit of DAYS near the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3mCMOIY1PU

You can see a few seconds of Love of Life at the end of this clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3mCMOIY1PU

Nice cover, although that one shot looks like fun in the pool with Rachel, not drama. Was the Slaughterhouse about DAYS and their firings?

More Another Life clips up!

This is wonderful. I've never seen any of these. Why were Susan and Paul wearing matching shirts? I hate that.

This is a real treat. Thanks. Sometimes it seems like everyone was on Edge! Who was Joan Harvey again?