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2 hours ago, depboy said:

June 1974, enjoy!

Monday, June 3, 1974: Owen suffers a medical crisis - his heart stops.  Henry is concerned that the man who searched in Mai-Lin’s room might return.  Peter has a happy time watching Martha.  Joel tries desperately to get his brother’s heart to function again; Diana is by his side being reassuring and effective; Owen’s heart starts beating and he awakens, reaching for Diana.

Tuesday, June 4: Steve discovers the story Kira did on the government being involved in Mail-Lin’s case was in the morning paper before Kira’s broadcast; Steve realizes he may have been too hasty in criticizing Kira; Jessie reluctantly tells Lesley that she is afraid that Kira might be a disruption to Steve’s life; Steve apologizes to Kira.  Joel tells Diana that Peter and Owen are unfair competition for her affections.

Wednesday, June 5: The ballet troupe manager angrily insists that Mai-Lin be released before the troupe leaves the country.  Steve scolds Howie for having gone to the press about Wallace Baxter.  Lesley tries to clear the air with Augusta, but the hostility between them isn’t easily resolved; their attempted honesty and friendship won’t work.  While sitting with Owen, Peter tells Diana he loves Martha; Diana is greatly moved, but Owen wakes up and tells her how much he needs her as Peter looks on.

Thursday, June 6: Jim has an attitude of false bravado when he tells Lee he is trying to prove that he can survive no longer being able to do surgery; he says he is giving up alcohol.  Joel tells Diana he loves her.

Friday, June 7: Howie tells Steve that Thornton wants a second opinion on Mai-Lin if she isn’t released.  Audrey asks Joel to invite Jim to assist in surgery; Joel is reluctant.  Diana tells Lee she would like to stop the divorce action.

Monday, June 10: Howie sees Jane and Lee together; Steve tells Howie he has no plans to release Mai-Lin.  When Peter asks Lee when the divorce will be finalized, Lee tells Peter to speak to Diana – she swore Lee to secrecy; Peter assumes that the divorce will be finished very soon.  Steve recalls a night he kissed Kira.

Tuesday, June 11: Joel tells Diana he suspects she has been avoiding him since his declaration of love; she denies having deliberately stayed away from him.  Augusta, seeing how glum Peter is, tries to cheer him; when Diana enters Peter’s office to tell him she stopped the divorce,  she sees them together and is disturbed. 

Wednesday, June 12: Peter overhears Joel raving about Diana; Peter tells Jessie that he wonders if Joel is part of the reason she is pressing for the divorce.  Steve tells Mai-Lin he is trying to find a safe place for her to stay, but warns her of the risks involved in defecting to America.

Thursday, June 13: Owen asks Joel his chances with Diana; Joel says he has a chance with her as much as anyone.  Diana swears Lesley to secrecy and tells her that she called off the divorce; Lesley urges her to tell Peter immediately as Augusta is trying to make inroads with Peter.  Jim learns that there has been no significant change in his hand; he automatically pours himself a drink.

Friday, June 14: Audrey comes home to find Jim defensive and falsely cheerful; he admits he almost took a drink, and insists that if he was an alcoholic he would be sneaking liquor.  Kira uses a dictation machine to record her thoughts on Mai-Lin’s case; Steve calls and asks her for her help; when Kira asks if it’s about Mai-Lin, Steve says he doesn’t want to discuss it over the phone; Kira promises that whatever he says she will keep confidential.

Monday, June 17: Lucille becomes worried when Audrey calls and tells her Jim is insisting Lucille come over for a drink.  Kira offers to find a way for Mai-Lin to stay safely in the country; she is pleased Steve trusts her.

Tuesday, June 18: Kira asks Steve questions about Mai-Lin in order to plan for getting the girl out of the hospital.  Peter tells Lesley he is low because Diana is proceeding with the divorce; Lesley urges him to tell Diana how he feels; Diana later finds Peter with Augusta and is uptight about it.  Joel tells Diana that Owen is not making progress; Owen tells Diana how glad he is to be alive and credits her for saving him.

Wednesday, June 19: Joel asks Jim for his opinion on Owen’s case.  Lesley tells Lucille she needs a nurse to assist her, but would like anyone but Augusta; Augusta overhears and is bitter; she challenges Lesley, saying that personal feeling ought to be overlooked among professionals.  Jim reports to Joel that surgery is necessary for Owen to improve; when Jim volunteers to assist in the surgery, Joel refuses, leaving Jim offended.

Thursday, June 20: Howie finds Jane looking at the want ads for an apartment.  Kira makes plans for Mai-Lin’s release; she tells Steve she can’t tell him where she is taking Mai-Lin because too many people will be asking questions.  Joel tells Diana there is a good chance Owen will never recover without surgery; Diana is very upset.

Friday, June 21: Steve tells Mai-Lin she is being released tonight.  Peter tells Lesley he has come to his senses and is going to ask Diana to stop the divorce.  As Jessie is helping Mai-Lin leave her room, Henry encounters her and kisses her goodbye; the bodyguard realizes Mai-Lin is gone.

Monday, June 24:  Jessie is bombarded with questions from reporters about Mai-Lin.  Peter tells Lesley he is going to talk to Diana on Friday.  Joel wonders if all of Owen’s work and sacrifice for him has contributed to his heart problem; he tells Lesley that telling Owen what lies ahead is the hardest thing he’s ever done.  The bodyguard angrily tells Steve he will find Mai-Lin.

Tuesday, June 25: Peter overhears Joel ask Diana to go to the lake on Friday; she accepts.  Audrey thanks Joel for including Jim in the medical consultation on his brother; Joel makes it clear that Jim is not to be in Owen’s surgery.  Joel optimistically tells Owen about the options he faces; Owen suspects he is not being told the whole truth.

Wednesday, June 26: Peter tells Diana he has an important reason to see her on Friday; she tells him she will try to change her plans with Joel.  Howie has a press conference to address why Mai-Lin was released at midnight with no forewarning.  Audrey is worried when Jim tells her that Dr. Daniels wants him to assist in Owen’s surgery; Jim says Joel has no choice in the matter.

Thursday, June 27: Joel tells Audrey that someone penciled Jim’s name on Owen’s surgery roster; he says he’s going to make sure it is clarified that Jim is not to be present in the operation.  Howie comes home and lets it be known that he is not in the mood to celebrate his and Jane’s anniversary.  Joel gives it to Jim straight - under no circumstances is Jim to participate in surgery on Owen.

Friday, June 28: Diana tells Joel that Owen distrusts Joel’s optimism on his future.  Kira reassures Steve that Mai-Lin is safe and well; Kira notices a man sitting at a nearby table and wonders if Steve was followed; we see a dragon tattoo on the man’s hand.  Peter comes to Diana’s and they play with Martha; he sits down and tells her that he has something to tell her.

Thank you @depboyI am loving these  summaries from yesteryear! Also, Diana now has three men vying for her attention. Joel, Peter and Owen. I cant wait to see how Lesley and Joel up in a relationship.

8 hours ago, depboy said:

Hi everyone!  Here is March 1974 GH summaries.

Friday, March 1, 1974: Augusta gives Henry a birthday kiss.  Joel invites Diana to dinner, and she awkwardly turns him down.  Jim is annoyed when Lucille mentions that they knew of Joel’s assistant coming and that Audrey didn’t tell him.

Monday, March 4: At the risk of losing Chamberlain’s annual contribution to the hospital, Steve decides that Lesley will stay on the Grey case.  Wyatt finds Florence extremely upset, not wanting to live; he’s baffled not knowing she knows the truth about Lesley and Gordon.

Tuesday, March 5: When Audrey tries to tell Jim not to be uptight about the situation with Joel, she immediately regrets it.  Lesley finds Florence hostile and incommunicative.  Joel and Jim have a confrontation with Jim telling Joel he was foolish for bringing in the assistant surgeon; Joel says he’s not going to let Jim’s ego interfere with his having the best surgical team.

Wednesday, March 6: Peter hints to Jessie that he misses Diana more than he thought he would; Diana admits to Jane that she is lonely without Peter; Peter arrives and tells Diana he would like to come over and pick up some of his things.  Howie is indignant when Jane tells him that she sometimes worries about his being with other women.

Thursday, March 7: Joel apologizes to Audrey for the conflict between him and Jim; Joel tells Steve that if Jim insists on him using a different surgical assistant, he won’t comply.  Florence tells Peter she doesn’t trust anyone, including him and refuses to talk to him further.  Peter arrives at Diana's and finds her in her robe; he finds her very appealing, but his mood is interrupted by the baby.  He is still not fond of her, and leaves; Diana is bitterly disappointed.

Friday, March 8: Lesley refuses to see Gordon.  While looking for the keys to the car in Jim’s coat pocket, Audrey finds a small bottle of whiskey; Jim is defensive, and tries to cover his annoyance.  Gordon comes to see Lesley at night; she tells him that it is no longer possible for them to have a life together; Florence calls Wyatt and begs him to come pick her up from the hospital.

Monday, March 11: Steve asks Jim if he can attend the meeting in which Joel and Jim will decide whether or not to perform the difficult surgery.  Augusta suggests that Henry ought to have more fun in his life.  Florence sneaks out of the hospital; Wyatt tries to convince her to return to her room; Florence accuses him of lying to her about Gordon’s affair and begs him to help her escape; as Gordon and Lesley continue their talk, he tries to kiss her and remove her robe; she slaps him; Jessie calls to tell Lesley that Florence has disappeared.  

Tuesday, March 12: Jane tells Howie that she is miserable about their marriage, particularly her part in it; Howie gets a call from Jessie in which he is told that Florence has disappeared; Howie talks to Steve and tells him that if Florence isn’t found, heads are going to roll; Wyatt is angry at Florence; Lesley calls Wyatt and he admits that Florence is with him.  Steve, Jim, and Joel argue in the coffee shop about the difficult surgery; a reporter, Kira Faulkner, overhears and takes notes.

Wednesday, March 13: Jim is extremely upset that Joel refuses to do the surgery.  Kira annoys Steve with questions and her suggestion that the conversation she overheard would be interesting for a community interest news telecast; he finds her charming.  Steve tells Jim that it is Jim, not Joel, who is putting the cardiac patient’s life in danger; Jim tells Joel that if he gives him permission to use his assistant for the surgery, it is a one-time-only deal; Joel agrees; Jim tells Audrey the surgery is underway; he tries to cover his anger, and leave to go get drunk.

Thursday, March 14: Lesley is afraid that Florence knows the truth.  Joel emerges from the surgery happy, but exhausted; he tells Diana of the tension and asks her to celebrate; she accepts.  Kira’s mother suspects that Kira is out scalp-collecting; Kira and Steve get better acquainted and she does her best to get a news story out of him.  Wyatt refuses to allow Lesley in the house to check on Florence; she enters anyway, and learns that Florence knows about the affair; Wyatt forcefully removes Lesley from the house.

Friday, March 15: Audrey finds Jim drinking.  Augusta tells Lucille she is lonely.  Joel and Diana return from their night on the town; Joel asks Diana if there is room in her life for someone new now that Peter is out; Joel tells Diana he hopes to get Jim’s job; he kisses her goodnight.  Jim admits to Audrey that for one fleeting moment, he hoped that Joel would bungle the surgery.

Monday, March, 18: Augusta jokingly suggests that Henry take her to the Chinese ballet; she tells Jessie that the carefree unattached life isn’t for her.  Lesley tells Jessie that Florence knows about the affair and that she is going to draft a resignation letter.  Gordon tries to see Florence, but Wyatt refuses to admit him to the house.  Jessie suggests to Audrey that she talk to Lee about her concerns over Jim’s drinking.  Steve refuses to let Lesley resign and he won’t be bullied by Wyatt.

Tuesday, March 19: Howie tells Jane that Thurston is about to blow his stack over the Grey case.  Gordon asks Lesley to help with Florence; she goes to Florence and tells her that she did love Gordon once, but the circumstances are different now; Florence’s hostility wanes, but she continues to refuse medical help.  Jane pleads a headache when Howie wants to make love; he walks out, telling her a healthy marriage should be a lot different from theirs.  

Wednesday, March 20: Joel asks Peter if he minds if he dates Diana; Peter, annoyed, says she is free to do whatever she wants; Joel asks Diana for a date, but she turns him down.  Steve and Mr. Thurston argue over the Grey case; Steve says he will resign if Lesley is removed from the staff.  Diana dreams of Peter and Joel.

Thursday, March 21: Steve tries to explain to Audrey why he had to intervene between Joel and Jim; Audrey admits to Lee she is worried about Jim’s drinking; Lee and Jane have lunch.  Jim asks a doctor friend in Boston to nose around and see if he hears anything about Stratton.  Steve receives a letter addressed with unusual handwriting.

Friday, March 22: Gordon sees Florence and begs her to let him return; Florence goes into shock and is rushed to the hospital and into emergency surgery.  Diana agrees to go out with Joel.

Monday, March 25: Wyatt can’t bear to hear Florence say she wants to reunite with Gordon; Wyatt finds Lesley and threatens that if something happens to his daughter, he will see to it that she will never practice medicine again; Lesley tells him to save it and go and pray for his daughter’s life.  Peter, waiting at Diana’s, sees Diana return with Joel; he watches as Joel kisses her goodnight.

Tuesday, March 26: Lucille notices another letter for Steve with the same unusual handwriting.  Florence is brought from the ICU, and Wyatt and Gordon are grateful; the old hostilities are swept under a flood of relief.  Jim begins to get the feeling that if he doesn’t perform surgery again he will be disappointing Audrey.  Gordon thanks Lesley for saving Florence; this is the last time he will see her alone.  Steve opens the envelope and discovers it contains three coins.

Wednesday, March 27: Howie tells Steve that all of the wrinkles have been ironed out in the Grey case, and that Wyatt pledged $50,000 to the hospital.  Jane admits to Jessie that she and Howie aren’t close and that she feels sick when he comes near her.  Peter admits to Jessie that he waited for Diana and that she came home from a date with Joel and it was extremely awkward.

Thursday, March 28: When Lee cautions Audrey not to push Jim into returning to surgery, she pooh-poohs him.  Howie tells Augusta that he and Jane are having problems, but it’s Jane that’s the problem, not him. 

Friday, March 29: Another letter arrives for Steve; Kira invites him to have lunch with her and her mother; he is unable to go.  Diana receives her R.N. pin tomorrow; she tells Jessie she enjoyed kissing Joel.  Augusta senses that Peter is feeling low; she makes an effort to cheer him.  Steve opens the envelope, this time it contains four coins and two tickets to the Chinese ballet; he and Jessie speculate as to what it all means.

Wow! So Diana dated brothers (Joel and Owen). How exciting was GH during this time period. 

37 minutes ago, depboy said:

August 1971:

Monday, August 2, 1971: Howie calls Brooke, who refuses to see him; she hangs up on him; Lee tells Brooke of Howie's visit.  Tom makes a pitch to Audrey to reunite, mentions that he thinks the baby looks like him.

Tuesday, August 3: Lucille promises Al they will be married in September.  Brooke tells Howie to mind his own business.  Jane urges Diana to tell Phil about the baby.  Steve returns, he tells Audrey her devotion to the Nelson baby isn't normal.

Wednesday, August 4: Brooke finds a depressed Lee, and slips into his bedroom to cheer him up.

Thursday, August 5: Peter reassures Diana by telling her that Jessie is still wearing his ring, indicating that she wishes to be his wife.  Lee suffers as a result of last night, while Brooke is euphoric; Lee apologizes to her, deflating her.

Friday, August 6: Lee tells Brooke she must move out.  Audrey gets a call that the baby is worse.

Monday, August 9: Tom saves Stevie's life; Audrey is terribly relieved and grateful; Steve tells Audrey he's felt left out since she and Tom shared such intense concern for Stevie.

Tuesday, August 10: Phil takes a step.  Lee shows Tom a note that Brooke left.

Wednesday, August 11: Lee asks Howie if he knows Brooke's whereabouts.  Steve thanks Tom for his concern of the Nelson baby.

Thursday, August 12: Brooke calls Diana secretly; Lee admits to Peter what happened between him and Brooke.  Mrs. Nelson tells Audrey she's figured our her secret: Dr. Baldwin is the baby's father.

Friday, August 13: Steve and Lucille agree that they are very worried about Audrey.  Diana tells Peter she is pregnant with Phil's baby; when Peter urges her to tell Phil, she refuses.

Monday, August 16: Steve and Peter learn Jessie will be back to work tomorrow; Peter urges Diana to tell the truth.  Jane and Howie argue about Brooke.

Tuesday, August 17: Jessie tells Steve she has decided to stick with Phil.  When Tom calls Mrs. Nelson to check on Stevie, she tells him what a good team she thinks he and Audrey make.

Wednesday, August 18: Tom shows Jane a letter Lee wrote, revealing he feels responsible for Brooke disappearing.  Jessie tells Peter of her decision to stick with Phil.

Thursday, August 19: Jane learns that Howie hasn't heard from Brooke; Tom questions Mrs. Nelson on what Audrey told her about the birth and death of their child.  Mary Briggs interviews with Steve and is hired as a new nurse on the seventh floor.

Friday, August 20: Jane tells Tom that Howie hasn't heard from Brooke.  Jessie tells Phil she will move him to her house and start taking care of him.

Monday, August 23: Mary starts work.  Diana tells Lucille and Jane that Brooke has been living with her.  Phil senses that Steve doesn't approve of Jessie and his decision.

Tuesday, August 24: Brooke returns to work; Steve tells Audrey he wants to find out all he can about Stevie's parents if they are to adopt him.

Wednesday, August 25: Mrs. Nelson tells Audrey that Tom questioned her a great deal about Stevie.  Brooke is at first annoyed at Howie's intrusion into her fling with Lee, then is grateful for his concern.

Thursday, August 26: Diana intends to tell Phil she is pregnant, but can't; she tells Peter she is going away to have the baby by herself.  Peter says goodbye to Jessie.

Friday, August 27: Peter, feeling Low, talks with Steve about Jessie's decision; Diana is thoroughly miserable as she watches Jessie take Phil out in a wheelchair; Peter offers to marry Diana to legitimize her baby.

Monday, August 30: Brooke tells Howie that he is her only friend; Mrs. Nelson infuriates Audrey by speculating on whether Steve or Tom is the father.

Tuesday, August 31: Phil and Jessie admit that what they have now isn't exactly a second honeymoon.  Diana and Peter decide to get married.  Scotty questions Lee on why Brooke left; Lee is relieved to learn from Tom that Brooke is all right.

I am really enjoying the messiness of Audrey, Lee and Diana. By the time I started watching GH in the late 70’s, they were all upstanding citizens-supposedly !!

1 hour ago, depboy said:

@Hunnibunni1025004As we get closer to Diana giving birth, I'll be sure to include any mentions of her first child...I'm not anticipating that there will be any!

Okay. Thanks.

On 5/16/2023 at 2:16 PM, depboy said:

Hi everyone!  Sorry for the delay in continuing the 1970 summaries.  Looks like Phil meets a lovely young woman...

Monday, April 6, 1970: Peter suggests that Audrey’s illness might be a physical manifestation of subconscious reservations about marrying Tom.

Tuesday, April 7: Meg admits to Steve that she is scared about the cancer recurring.

Wednesday, April 8: A young woman, Diana Maynard approaches Phil in a restaurant and sits down with him.

Thursday, April 9: Carol, who is going to New York for NOW magazine with Howie, learns that he hasn't told Jane or his mother that she is going with him. 

Friday, April 10: Phil and Diana have a pleasant day sight-seeing.

Monday, April 13: Peter receives a letter from his mother.

Tuesday, April 14: Peter shows Jessie the letter from his mother, who is ill with an enlarged heart; Jessie suggests she come to General Hospital.

Wednesday, April 15: Lee calls Peter about Meg's fears.

Thursday, April 16: Meg receives a letter from Brooke, asking if she can stay with the Baldwins.

Friday, April 17: Lee convinces Meg to tell Brooke she can come stay with them.

Monday, April 20: Lee receives a letter from Brooke asking if she is really welcome to come and stay with them.

Tuesday, April 21: Mrs. Taylor arrives and meets Jessie.  Howie comes back from New York, but doesn't mention Carol was with him.  Diana takes a job as a waitress and asks Phil if he'd like to work at the same place as a dishwasher.

Wednesday, April 22: Jane confronts Howie with the fact that Carol was in NYC with him; Howie tells her he didn't mention it because he didn't want to upset her.

Thursday, April 23: Brooke arrives at the Baldwins.  Mrs. Taylor urges Jessie not to wait too long to marry Peter; Diana suggests to Phil that they go to a show.

Friday, April 24: Audrey and Tom’s wedding day.

Monday, April 27: Brooke tells Meg how lucky Meg is that she did not marry Noel Clinton.

Tuesday, April 28: Diana tries to find out more about Phil’s background; she admits she had a baby and gave it up for adoption.

Wednesday, April 29: Carol and Howie reminisce about New York and how life here doesn’t measure up.

Thursday, April 30: Meg tells Steve that she is so depressed that she wonders if she is losing her mind.

Friday, May 1: Mrs. Taylor says that the one thing she would like before her death is to see Jessie and Peter married; Phil bandages a cut on Diana’s hand and they kiss.

Diana had a baby and gave it up for adoption before Tracy ?? Wow, this is the first time I heard about this child! Does anyone remember if they even mentioned this mystery child anymore after this conversation?

On 6/15/2023 at 4:06 PM, Dion said:

Well by the time Diana gave birth it is possible that Peter and Diana are already married - I believe Peter quickly married Diana because Phil and Jessie had reunited and Tracy needed a name. They fell in love for real later.

We'll soon find out for certain though

Aha, coincidentally I just saw an article on tumblr which confirms your theory. Peter married Diana to give the baby a name, because of course, Jessie and Phil got back together yet again .

12 hours ago, depboy said:

Right! Peter is a psychiatrist, and a note on the margin of the character sequence says that Peter was a neurologist before going into psychiatry.

I guess that would explain why Peter was treating Phil for the head injury. I am looking forward to see how they maneuver Peter becoming a psychiatrist.

11 hours ago, Dion said:

Isn't the child Diana is pregnant with now, Tracy? I'm pretty sure - though I could be wrong - that Tracy was the result of Diana and Phil's relationship (that we are seeing playing out now in Depboy's summaries) and then it was when Tracy was ill or had died (not too sure on the order of events there) towards the end of 1972 that Phil raped Diana, resulting in Martha.

 

Audrey has one more bad "marriage" (in quotation marks because it later turned out to be invalidated by Tom's return) to Jim Hobart to get through before she and Steve finally reunite for good in 1976.

And the kidnapping of Tom Jr took place in 1972 I think. It was what led to Tom's presumed death in Mexico. In 1976-77, Tom just tries to guilt Audrey into getting back together with him "for their son's sake". That didn't last long and the show moved towards having Steve and Audrey involved in Jeff and Annie's problems rather than their own.

I don’t know why I thought that Peter and Diana were already together when she had Tracey.

12 hours ago, Hunnibunni1025004 said:

Audrey, Audrey, Audrey, Ugh!!! Never would I have imagined that she played with peoples lives like this. Whew! So, Diana in essence was pregnant by Phil on 3 different occasions, because Tracey and Martha were the results of rape. I remember watching Lee get engaged to Meg and I didn't notice the irregularities that she is obviously exhibiting right now. Also, Lee is a psychiatrist correct?? This is giving the idea that he is an actual MD. I am truly loving these recaps of GH’s yesteryear.

This should read that Peter is a psychiatrist, not Lee.

8 hours ago, depboy said:

Audrey's in a mess, Meg's in a padded cell, and Diana's in the family way...

Monday, March 1, 1971: When Diana asks Jessie how she managed Phil's temperament, Jessie admits Phil was always his own man; Phil speculates about whether Jessie is happy and if he should reveal himself and claim her back.

Tuesday, March 2: Jane warms to Brooke; Howie tells Jane that Brooke is interested in Lee; Brooke suggests to Scotty that she be his pretend mother until Meg returns.

Wednesday, March 3: Tom and Steve argue because Tom is very resentful that the whole truth about the baby's death has been kept from him.

Thursday, March 4: Diana, upset and frightened, tells Jane she hasn't seen Harold for days.  Audrey tells Steve that she is going to get a divorce from Tom as soon as Lee returns.

Friday, March 5: Phil calls Diana, and Jessie answers; she confides in Steve that she was sure she recognized Phil's voice; Phil confronts Diana, and learns she knows his true identity.

Monday, March 8: Phil waits for Jessie in his car; when Peter and Jessie return home, happy and amorous, Phil is tortured and drives off with a roar.

Tuesday, March 9: Phil, driving and distracted by the fact that Diana knew his real identity and didn't tell him he was cleared of the murder charge, has an accident.  Audrey gets a call from Mrs. Nelson that the baby has had a bad crying spell.

Wednesday, March 10: Lee learns from Peter that tentatively Meg is diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic.  Lucille tells Steve she is worried because Audrey left late at night saying she was going to visit a sick friend.  Phil is brought into the emergency room.

Thursday, March 11: Diana learns that Harold was brought into the hospital in critical condition.  Tom asks Lee if he has a right to demand that Audrey tell him the name of the doctor who delivered the baby.

Friday, March 12: Diana goes to see Harold in the Intensive Care Unit.  Audrey asks Lee's opinion on whether or not she should file for divorce.

Monday, March 15: Diana tells Jane that she sometimes wants the baby terribly, and sometimes she is miserable about it.

Tuesday, March 16: Audrey asks Lucille to be out tonight so she can be alone with Tom and tell him that she is filing for divorce; Tom is so dear and loving that Audrey cannot bring herself to tell him.

Wednesday, March 17: Dr. Morrison, a neurologist, asks Peter's advice about Phil, without mentioning the patient's name.

Thursday, March 18: Tom buoyantly talks to Jane about how things are working out between him and Audrey;  Audrey tries to be pleasant and controlled when she talks to Tom; when he understands what her intentions are, he gets very angry.

Friday, March 19: Tom talks to Lee about contesting the divorce.  Dr. Morrison tells Diana that Phil's condition is grave; Peter examines Phil, and suddenly becomes aware that the name on the chart is Harold Williamson.

Monday, March 22: While Diana is in the chapel praying, Peter tells Jessie that the bandaged patient in the ICU is Harold.  

Tuesday, March 23: Tom tells Audrey he will not contest the divorce.

Wednesday, March 24: Howie scoffs when Brooke tells him how happy she is being a part of the Baldwin family. Lucille intercepts a call from Mrs. Nelson, and her suspicion is aroused.

Thursday, March 25: Diana tries to keep Peter from sending Jessie in to see Harold.

Friday, March 26: Jessie goes to see Harold...she doesn't recognize him.

Monday, March 29: When Howie warns Brooke about "playing around" with Lee, she flares.  Diana panics when she learns Jessie saw Harold, but is then relieved that Jessie didn't recognize him; Peter gets Diana to agree that Harold should have brain surgery.

Tuesday, March 30: Brooke gives Lee a necktie she bought for him; Audrey gets a call from Mrs. Nelson while Steve is with her, she must do some fancy footwork to keep him from knowing what the call was about.

Wednesday, March 31: Jessie and Diana wait for news; Peter comes to tell them that the operation went smoothly, but cannot tell whether Harold will regain consciousness.  Tom signs the divorce papers, tells Lee he must find out how the baby died; at Mrs. Nelson's, Audrey rocks little Stevie.

Audrey, Audrey, Audrey, Ugh!!! Never would I have imagined that she played with peoples lives like this. Whew! So, Diana in essence was pregnant by Phil on 3 different occasions, because Tracey and Martha were the results of rape. I remember watching Lee get engaged to Meg and I didn't notice the irregularities that she is obviously exhibiting right now. Also, Lee is a psychiatrist correct?? This is giving the idea that he is an actual MD. I am truly loving these recaps of GH’s yesteryear.

10 hours ago, depboy said:

Finishing out 1970!

Tuesday, December 1, 1970: Tom explains to Meg how important it is to him to renew his marriage with Audrey.

Wednesday, December 2: Tom tells Audrey he has decided to set aside the divorce decree.

Thursday, December 3: Lucille gives Tom a piece of her mind.

Friday, December 4: Diana irritates Phil by talking about how happy Jessie and Peter are.  Howie and Brooke expect trouble when they get home late.

Monday, December 7: Meg tells Lee that Brooke is breaking up the Dawson marriage and wants to tell Steve to remove Brooke from the training program; Lee feels Meg has gone overboard and tries to soothe her.  Diana tells Phil she wants a baby.

Tuesday, December 8: Audrey tells Steve she has made up her mind to leave.

Wednesday, December 9: Tom asks Steve where Audrey is, finds out she's left town without telling anyone where she's gone.

Thursday, December 10: When Lucille refuses to tell Tom anything about where Audrey has gone, they have a disagreeable fight.

Friday, December 11: Diana begs Phil to leave town with her, and he cannot understand her desperation.

Monday, December 14: Lucille shows Steve a postcard she received from Audrey saying that she will be staying somewhere near Boston.

Tuesday, December 15: Diana watches for Phil's reaction when she tells him that Jessie and Peter are going to Hawaii on their honeymoon.

Wednesday, December 16: Lee talks to Brooke about Meg and admits he is afraid she may have a mental illness.

Thursday, December 17: Steve writes to Audrey that the divorce has been cancelled.

Friday, December 18: Diana asks Jessie what she and Phil exchanged for Christmas gifts; later Diana tells Phil she would like the same perfume that he used to give Jessie.

Monday, December 21: Phil watches from outside as Jessie and Peter trim their Christmas tree.

Tuesday, December 22: Meg overhears Brooke making a date with Howie (to exchange a gift he got for Jane); Meg wildly talks to Peter about Brooke, then collapses; Meg admits she sometimes loses touch with reality.

Wednesday, December 23: Much to Sharon's dismay, a beautiful stranger asks to see Henry.  Diana begs Phil to run away with her.

Thursday, December 24: Lee calls saying that Scotty would like Steve to tell the Christmas story; everyone gathers to hear Steve tell the Christmas story.

Friday, December 25: Pre-empted.

Monday, December 28: Henry refuses to tell Sharon about the stranger.  Peter and Jessie leave for their honeymoon, confident about their life together.

Tuesday, December 29: The stranger, Elaine Baxter, arrives to see Henry; she admits to Henry that she couldn't tell her boyfriend that she was pregnant; when Sharon sees Henry put his arm around Elaine, she calls Jane to look, too.

Wednesday, December 30: Diana begs Phil to tell her who he really is and go away with her; he admits he cannot make himself leave town.

Thursday, December 31: Henry tells Sharon he won't be able to spend New Year's with her because he has to go out of town to help Elaine; Sharon is very upset, because it's not only New Year's, it's their wedding anniversary.

I am absolutely enjoying these older recaps, but for the life of me I cannot figure out this Phil Brewer character !!! It’s like he just cant let go Jessie, but yet he wants to be with other women. 

23 hours ago, depboy said:

Jessie's in trouble, Audrey's heartbroken, let's check in!

Monday, March 4, 1968: Audrey drives Steve to distraction with her obsession of having another child.

Tuesday, March 5: Sharon gets jealous when Judy is chosen to assist Henry.

Wednesday, March 6: Iris tells Meg she is going to quit working for Lee once the trial is over.

Thursday, March 7: Polly testifies that Jessie and Tom prevented her from talking to her father about changing the will.

Friday, March 8: Polly's testimony continues; Steve learns that Audrey is getting interested in the lost children of Vietnam.

Monday, March 11: Phil Brewer calls Jessie; Lee cross examines Polly.

Tuesday, March 12: Phil returns to help Jessie; the State rests their case.

Wednesday, March 13: Dr. Nelson tells Audrey she will not be able to have more children.

Thursday, March 14: Audrey arranges to leave for Vietnam, and writes Steve a letter.

Friday, March 15: Jessie convinces Steve not to try to stop Audrey.

Monday, March 18: Phil and Polly talk and develop a kind of rapport.

Tuesday, March 19: Tom takes the stand for the defense.

Wednesday, March 20: The D.A. cross-examines Tom, to the defense's disadvantage.

Thursday, March 21: Iris worries about what she is doing with her life.

Friday, March 22: Phil confers with Steve about Polly; Jessie takes the stand.

Monday, March 25: Lee finishes his direct examination of Jessie.

Tuesday, March 26: The D.A. cross-examines Jessie.

Wednesday, March 27: Phil offers to be a character witness.

Thursday, March 28: Phil probes Polly over how she feels about Jessie.

Friday, March 29: Phil asks Jessie to marry him.

Monday, April 1: The D.A.'s closing argument is powerful.

Tuesday, April 2: Steve defends Jessie and Tom to James Griffith, hospital director.

Wednesday, April 3: Lee makes his closing argument.

Thursday, April 4: Tom struggles through waiting for the verdict.

Friday, April 5: The jury reaches a decision.

Monday, April 8: Tom and Jessie are found guilty of first degree murder.

Tuesday, April 9: Lee confides to Iris some of his personal doubts about his defense of Jessie and Tom.

Wednesday, April 10: Griffith urges Steve to make a public statement, but Steve insists on Jessie and Tom's innocence.

Thursday, April 11: Henry is unable to refuse Griffith's request that Henry show his niece Sandy around town.

Friday, April 12: Tom and Jessie are sentenced to 20 years to life.

Monday, April 15: Polly has a nightmare about her father.

Tuesday, April 16: Meg discovers that Lee wants to keep Iris as his secretary.

Wednesday, April 17: Meg tells Lee that Steve want Iris to come back to the hospital.

Thursday, April 18: A reporter presses Polly for an interview.

Friday, April 19: Lee tells Iris that Steve wants her to return to the hospital, but she decides against it.

Monday, April 22: Griffith tells Steve he thinks that Phil is a poor replacement for Tom.

Tuesday, April 23: Iris tells Lee she solicited Meg's approval to keep working as his secretary.

Wednesday, April 24: Sharon learns that Henry is taking Sandy to a discotheque.

Thursday, April 25: Phil learns from Polly that her father took pills for bursitis.

Friday, April 26: Phil questions the possibility that Prentice committed suicide.

Monday, April 29: Phil learns that John Prentice was authorized to use Alkaloid X-34.

Tuesday, April 30: Polly confesses to Phil that she gave her father pills the night he died.

Wednesday, May 1: Phil tells Lee of Polly's confession.

Thursday, May 2: The D.A. doesn't buy Lee's pitch for a new trial.

Friday, May 3: Polly signs an affidavit confirming the new evidence; in court, Lee moves to dismiss the case and Jessie and Tom are freed.

I love these synopsis’!! Especially, Jessie Brewer featured so prominently !!!

46 minutes ago, FrenchFan said:

She was awful …

I so agree with this statement!

8 hours ago, depboy said:

Here’s the blurb from Jessie character sequence sheet from 1972.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the rich history regarding the character of Jessie Brewer.  I know she had a lot of loss, but I am thankful that she had a lot of people who loved her as well.

2 hours ago, Dion said:

Wait...Lee had a (biological) son?

I suppose he probably died. Port Charles - or rather "the unnamed city where General Hospital is set" as it was back then - had some of the worst infant and child mortality rates back in the 60s and 70s.

 

Speaking of Phil....

 

Chuck was Lee’s son?? More importantly, who was Chuck’s mother?

On 12/1/2022 at 1:52 PM, depboy said:

More summaries (in my words), TV Guide's are noted.

---> From TV Guide - Monday, January 11, 1965: Jessie’s divorce is finalized. 

Tuesday, January 12, 1965: Lucille questions Audrey about Randy. 

Wednesday, January 13, 1965: Steve phones Phil Brewer in Peru. 

---> From TV Guide - Thursday, January 14, 1965: Randy talks with Audrey.  

---> From TV Guide - Friday, January 15, 1965: Steve tells Jessie Phil may return to the hospital. 

Monday, January 18, 1965: No info. Lucille checks in on Randy’s condition.

Tuesday, January 19, 1965: Kate Larkin attempts to woo Bob Ayers. 

Wednesday, Janauary 20, 1965: Audrey urges Steve to marry her soon – now – but Steve wants to wait. 

Thursday, January 21, 1965: Jessie receives a special delivery letter from Phil. 

Friday, January 22, 1965: Jessie tells Dr. Lyons that she would rather leave the hospital than stand in Phil’s way of returning. 

Thank so much for these recaps. I would rather watch these old recaps then whats on the screen today, but we cant have nice things, so I will settle for reading the recaps.

25 minutes ago, jam6242 said:

 

I saw this video a few years ago on YouTube. I am so happy to see it in color .

3 hours ago, FrenchFan said:

FEBRUARY 1978

All My Children

Written by: Agnes Nixon

Produced by: Bud Kloss

Ruth Martin had regained consciousness after being attacked in the parking lo of the Pine Valley Country Club. She was aware that she was beaten and robbed of a diamond necklace and had guessed that the man in the ski mask was Ray Gardner but was as yet unaware that she had been raped. Because of her concussion and the possibility that she might not be aware of the sexual assault, the police called for Gardner's arrest mentioned only the beating and robbery. Rumors at the hospital had made the rape an open secret. When Phoebe Tyler, who had been persuaded to return home, though confined to a wheel chair, heard about it from Benny Sago during a thunderstorm, a door suddenly opened by the wind startled her into leaving her wheelchair. Benny promised to keep her secret so that she would not have to return to serve out the rest of her prison sentence, and she resumed her pose as an invalid.

At a second session with Dr. Polk, Donna remembered conversation between the doctor who performed the sterilization and his nurse which she had overheard but suppressed when coming out of the anaesthesia. She rushed out of the hospital and went to see Stelle. Billy Clyde confirmed the truth, and though Donna promised Stelle she would stay with her elderly friend Mrs. Flannagan, Donna did not show up. When the umbrella Stelle had loaned to Donna turned up by the river the folowwing day, Billy Clyde admitted to Stelle that he had given Donna a bottle of barbituates - he traded them for a necklace, Chuck's Christmas present to Donna -, and Stelle went to Pine Valley to tell Chuck. Dr. Charles Tyler called the police, convinced that they should drag the river.

Phil Brent had personally gone to Center City with his partner to question a pawnbroker who had reported that Gardner had tried to pawn Ruth's diamond necklace but had left the shop when the man called in to report Gardner's presence. After Phil grilled the man and he and his partner returned to Pine Valley, Philip learned that little Phil had told Tad that his father had been seen in Center City. Phil remained adamant that little Philip had to go along with Sgt. Jacoby for the clean-up weekend as a punishment for his truancy. Alone with Tara, Jacoby insisted that she should try once again to get Phil to remove himself from the case. Phil insisted that Tara not leave Tad alone with only Kate, but when Tad asked him not to leave them without a man in the house, he insisted that he was going to see Ruth and then took off on his own, looking for Gardner.

After Edna heard about Ruth's assault, she called David and insisted that he come to the cabin to protect herself and Dottie. David again had to cancel plans with Dr. Christina Karras, who had given him back his ring. When Chris returned David's call, sorry that they had quarrelled, she got a busy signal as Edna had taken the phone off the hook. Edna got David groggy with drinks and after he was asleep for some time he responded to her lovemaking, waking the following morning unaware of what had happened.

When Caroline told Frank Grant she has found out that Nancy was pregnant he insisted that they weren't living together after their separation and the baby could be "anybody's." When Caroline asked if that included him, he admitted it was possible. Frank asked Caroline why she didn't take Nancy at her word that Carl was the child's father. Caroline replied she believed Nancy was lying in order not to hurt her because she was just a little bit kinder than Frank.

Carl Blair flew in from Chicago but he and Nancy were late getting to the license bureau, meaning that Carl would have to return the following weekend, postponing their wedding plans by a week.

When it was evident that something was being held back from her and she insisted on knowing what it was, Joe confirmed Ruth's suspicion that she was raped. Word reached her that Gardner was in critical condition in a Center City hospital - he was stabbed by Billy Clyde as he was about to attack Estelle -, and Ruth wondered if Gardner's death might not solve the problem of deciding whether or not to add the charge of rape against Gardner which would mean exposing Tad to further trauma. - Phil Brent disregarded proper police procedure in going in after Gardner alone when Benny Sago telephoned to tell him Gardner had been spotted by Stelle arranging a deal to sell Ruth's diamond necklace to Billy Clyde. When Sergeant Jacoby got to SteIle's room immediately after the stabbing to take Gardner and arrest Billy Clyde, Phil was on the floor, just coming to from a blow over the head by Gardner, who had struck him with a heavy-based candlestick after Phil rushed into the room, gun in hand, unaware of the danger of Gardner's having been behind the door. - Phil reversed his position after he heard that Gardner was off the critical list and insisted to Joe that Gardner should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, including the rape charge.

Estelle went to see Billy Clyde in jail to thank him for saving her life but he turned on her for bringing in the police. Stelle laughed off his threats, calling him a cheap hillbilly and no better than Gardner.

A police detective reported to Phoebe Tyler that Chuck's car - which had been driven to Center City by Donna - had been impounded by the police there, after being left, with the keys, in a garage. Phoebe insisted she would pass the information on to Chuck so that he could recover it, but when she did, she added that the man indicated to her that he believed Donna was dead. Phoebe noticed that Claudette Montgomery was flirting with Linc and she highly disapproved.

Nick Davis was about to tell Erica, after she had been transferred to Pine Valley Hospital, that he had no intention of going through with the wedding, but a slight relapse threatened, and he delayed. In the meanwhile, Mark Dalton visited Erica and she learned about his relationship with Ellen Shephard. She phoned Ellen to ask her to visit and told her how happy she was that her brother, too, had found someone he wished to marry, and urged Ellen to disregard the age difference, as she had with Nick. Ellen pleaded a migraine - quite real; she had been suffering from strain over her ambivalent feelings - and left. When Mark walked into the Boutique, and called her "sweetheart" as she was talking to Paul Martin, she turned on him after Paul left and accused him of deliberately trying to humiliate and embarrass her, by implying in front of Paul, by his words and manner, that they were lovers. She told him she had gotten a whole routine from Erica about her "hang up."

Dan Kennicott had been fired from his job at the Zodiac Bookstore after he took off to go skating with Brooke and was caught out by his boss. He gave Devon a snow-job about his employer's unfairness and walked out on Joe when he was asked about it, calling his boss a creep and telling Joe there were plenty of other jobs available.

Carl Blair insisted to Frank, when Frank showed up at his apartment, that he – Carl – was the father of the baby Nancy was expecting, but Frank threatened to see that a blood test was done when the baby was born. Later, Nancy panicked and told Carl that she couldn’t go through with the marriage.

Another World

Written by: Harding Lemay

Produced by: Paul Rauch

Rachel Cory, kidnapped by Sven Petersen, had realized that he was holding her not far from home. She was in some kind of outbuilding that contained pumping machinery. Sven had delivered his ransom demand to Rachel's husband Mac — half a million dollars. Rachel, however, decided to make some effort to gain her own freedom, so she used a milk carton to jam the machinery. Meanwhile, the Cory chauffeur, Brooks, had identified the sound of machinery in the background of the ransom tapes as that similar to the machinery in the pump house at the far end of the estate. Mac sent Brooks for the police, then, despite pleas from Brooks and Regina, the daughter of his housekeeper Helga, Mac set off alone for the pump house. Finding Rachel alone, Mac broke in the door, and they embraced. Sven arrived at that moment with a knife and swore to kill them both. He and Mac struggled, Mac finally getting the upper hand. The police arrived to find Mac pinning Sven to the floor. In the dark, they had trouble locating Rachel, who'd been pushed aside during the fray. They found her unconscious and rushed her to the hospital. There they discovered she suffered a blow to the head and was blind!

Neurologist-psychiatrist Cal Zimmerman did extensive tests and decided they might be able to help Rachel with an operation. While she lay in darkness, Rachel received visits from two interesting people — Regina, who told her the baby she was carrying wasn’t Mac's; and Mac's daughter, Iris Bancroft, who apologized for allowing herself to be duped by Sven. Iris swore to move heaven and earth to help Rachel regain her sight. Iris further promised not to interfere between Rachel and Mac again. – Since Mac and Rachel were married, Iris had tried several schemes to break them up. Her latest was to bribe Sven to keep Rachel away from Mac when they parted over Mac's inability to accept sculpture as part of Rachel's life, too.) – Mac and Rachel reconcile and Rachel agreed to the surgery. After some delay, the operation was performed. Rachel could see!

Sven’s incarceration had freed Helga, who left Bay City to return to Sweden. Regina planned to join her as soon as she could find another housekeeper for Mac and Rachel. Cliff Tanner, the father of Regina's baby, would join Regina and Helga as soon as the John Randolph case was resolved. Ada McGowan, Rachel's mother, planned to become the Cory housekeeper.

John Randolph had been in a catatonic state since the night he and Evan Webster struggled over a gun that went off and killed Evan. John's wife Olive arrived right after and accused John of murdering the only man she ever loved. Since then, the only person able to move John to speak lucidly had been his ex-wife, Pat. Cal Zimmerman felt John needed the help of a psychologist, and with Russ Matthews' help, Cal hired Susan Shearer, Liz Matthews' daughter, who'd been a practicing clinical psychologist in Boston before separating from her husband and returning to Bay City. Susan discovered that John wasn't talking, and wasn't defending himself, because he was punishing himself for past mistakes, such as marrying Olive over the objections of his entire family. Liz was furious that Susan wouldn’t discuss John's situation/progress with her.

Greg Barnard, having learned from John that Evan brought the gun the night he was killed, tried to use that information to get Olive to give more information about her involvement. ( Olive wanted to divorce John and marry Evan, but she wanted to do it in such a way as to get a large settlement and the new house they'd had Evan build. She and Evan went to Claude Kelly, who suggested they set John up in a compromising situation with another woman. But Evan had bigger plans. He and Kelly planned to murder John, as his insurance settlement would be far larger than a divorce settlement. Olive learned of the plan after Evan died. - Greg soon realized Olive was on a self-destructive path and brought Olive's sister Doris from California to take care of her. Greg also hoped to persuade Doris to help him get Olive to agree to divorce John.

Russ Matthews proposed to Gwen Parrish. Gwen was reluctant to accept, pointing out that she was very insecure about herself, the same thing that destroyed Russ' marriage to Sharlene. Russ was undaunted and won Gwen over. Gwen revealed to Willis that her father died the previous summer. She then called her mother with the news of her engagement, but her mother wasn't enthusiastic. Liz felt Russ was making a mistake, and asked Elena de Poulignac to continue to fight for Russ' affections. Elena refused, saying Russ had made his choice.

Jamie Frame, Rachel’s son, had gained Rachel's permission to stay at the loft when she went home with Mac. Jamie asked Dennis Carrington, Iris' son, to share it with them. Dennis loved the idea, but his mother absolutely forbade it, musing to herself that nobody was going to take her son away from her. Iris thus intended to ignore husband Brian's imprecations that Iris let Dennis go and grow, warning Dennis would resent her if she didn't.

Willis Frame and Alice Frame Gordon continued their love, which hurt Angie Perrini deeply. In fact, Angie wanted to avoid all reminders of Willis. Angie admitted to Vince, Willis' brother, that she didn’t want to be around him because he reminded her of Willis. But when Vince showed a willingness to talk about his childhood with Willis on the farm in Chadwell, Angie agreed to have dinner with him, to talk. Willis was furious when he found out, not to mention a mite jealous. So, that night when Alice told him she wanted a divorce soon from husband Ray so that she and Willis could share their lives fully, Willis said there was no hurry. Next, when Alice suggested they have a dinner for Vince so she could get to know him better, Willis suggested they invite Russ and Gwen, having learned of their engagement. When Alice extended the invitation, she suggested Vince bring a date. He invited Angie, who was reluctant, until Vince told her she was the wife he wanted for Willis, and he would help her fight for him, if she wanted. Angie accepted the invitation. They were the last to arrive. Willis left.

Mac and Rachel arranged for Cliff and Regina to be married at their house before the newlyweds left Bay City.

Despite Iris’ objections, Dennis moved in with Jamie. Everyone else applauded the move. Iris threatened to cut off Dennis' allowance, hoping to bring him back. On Rachel's advice, Mac decided not to give Dennis an allowance, so Elena gave Dennis a job at the Gallery. When Elena told Iris, Iris lashed out with fists at Brian, who let her work out her anger. - Iris was afraid Dennis wouldn't need her anymore, and was feeling guilty because her first husband, Eliot Carrington, had custody of Dennis for years, precluding Iris' mothering Dennis when he was young. –

Susan began to make progress with John, finally getting the story of what happened the night Evan died. Meanwhile, recognizing Olive was in a very bad way, Doris Bennett, Olive's sister, allowed Susan into the house. Doris revealed Olive had a history of breakdowns, which prompted Susan to beg Doris to let her or someone else help Olive, none of which could occur without Doris' permission. When Olive continued to deteriorate, Doris asked Susan for help.

Willis avoided Alice after walking out on the dinner party. Alice visited him and asked him to make up with Vince. Angie told Vince she wanted to back out of their arrangement, but Vince offered Willis' leaving Alice's as proof that their plan was working. Willis warned Vince to stay away from Angie and stay out of his life. Vince refused. Willis' confusion over who he really loved continued.

As The World Turns

Written by: Robert Soderberg & Edith Sommer

Produced by: Joe Willmore

Karen Parker had left the hospital without her physician's permission, and although Dr. Bob Hughes was afraid she might have a relapse, Karen was such a reluctant patient that he did not pursue her. Karen sought Bob out to tell him that she was recuperating at the Spencer Hotel and asked him to dine with her. Over dinner she explained that she was engaged, but broke it off and would like to remain hidden awhile longer. Karen remained a mystery, telling only her name. Bob was attracted to her.

Sandy Thompson noticed that her husband had become restless and wanted them to travel and party with friends he had several years ago. Kevin had put all this behind him once before after he had a serious skiing accident. Sandy pretended to enjoy the parties until she and Kevin were spending very little time alone together. She explained that she was tired and realized that he was trying to fight his feelings for Susan Stewart. Unable to face this, Kevin visited some friends, but when he returned home he found a note from Sandy, saying she had gone away for a few days to think things over.

Mark Lewis was well enough to be released from the hospital. Since he couldn’t get into a college in Oakdale in mid-term, he returned to his school in Ann Arbor. Mark hated leaving Susan and she was going to miss her friend. When Mark's doctor, Alexander Keith, helped Susan through the weekend when Mark's life hung in the balance, she began to see him in a different light. Kevin visited Susan to see if he really was attracted to her, and she told him she was interested in someone else, Alexander Keith. After admitting this to herself, she told John Dixon, who always brought out the worst in people, that she really felt she had a chance with Alexander.

David Stewart tried to ignore John's insinuations that Keith was after his daughter-in-law, but David worried when Alexander brought her into their conversation. Alexander asked Susan if he might confide in her, since she was the only one who would listen. He told her that he lost the woman he loved before because he didn't speak up and wondered if he should make known his love for a married woman then. Susan was startled to hear that it was Kim Stewart.

Keith left town without telling Susan, putting her in a destructive mood. When Kevin explained that Sandy was away and he wanted to see her, Susan asked him over, telling him he had to decide between Sandy and her, because he couldn’t have them both.

Betsy Stewart became very depressed over a friend's problem. She explained to Kim and Dan that Doris found out from another friend that she was adopted and was hurt that her parents lied to her. Dan asked advice from Kim and his parents as to whether he should tell Betsy that he was her father rather than her uncle. Ellen agreed that she waited too long to tell Dan that she was his real mother. Remembering his reaction, Dan decided to tell Betsy when Betsy revealed that Doris had run away. Later Doris was found at her grandparents'. Betsy was relieved when Doris and her parents came to a better understanding. Dan felt the urgency was gone then and he could pick the appropriate time to tell Betsy. John Dixon happened to hear of Betsy's reaction to Doris' problem and told Susan that Dan was in trouble again. Worried that he might be looking for revenge, Susan told Kim that John knew.

John was still causing problems for Mary Ellison. He suggested that he not move back to his apartment and then said he had to. Mary explained to Ralph Mitchell that she refused to uproot Teddy again. Ralph suggested that she was attracted to John and wouldn’t give up on him, even though she knew he was no good. Mary asked John to move and he agreed.

Jane Spencer asked her son to join her in managing the Spencer Hotel, causing a rift between Beau and Annie. Beau said Jane and Annie were tearing him apart. Annie said she only wanted him to make up his own mind. Beau told his mother that the only thing he wanted was his law career, and he had to work hard the next few weeks for the bar exam. He could give her advice occasionally, but he was going to be a lawyer. Jane called him that same evening with a problem.

Grant Colman and Valerie Conway had been fighting their attraction for one another since he reconciled with Lisa, but a sudden snowstorm threw them together. Rather than spend the night at Valerie's farm, Grant rode a snowplow to town and arrived home half frozen. Nancy Hughes would like to see Bob dating Valerie again and planned a dinner party for the night Don and Joyce were moving to their new house. Undelivered furniture sent Don and Joyce to his parents where Joyce made a scene. She suggested that Bob and Valerie should announce an engagement. When they tried to save Valerie from embarrassment, Joyce only became indignant, saying she had never been welcome and Nancy was glad to be rid of her. Bob admonished Joyce and had to apologize the following day. Joyce said she then knew what was going on and why Grant was so embarrassed. Bob and Grant feared Joyce would hurt Lisa, so Grant planned to tell her himself. He was saved when Lisa mentioned that Joyce came to the house and accused her of being attracted to Bob. Lisa explained that she set Joyce straight. Lisa noticed that things hadn't been the same recently and confided in her mother that she didn’t know what to do because she honestly didn’t feel she was at fault this time.

Tom Hughes had tried every way he could think of to put enough pressure on Jay Stallings to find out the truth of what happened the night Pete Larsen was murdered. Jay finally admitted he picked up a girl who was passing through, but didn’t remember where they went. Jay asked Tom why he had his gloves and took them with him. Tom remembered that Melinda Gray had delivered these to him thinking that he had left them at her apartment. After establishing that the gloves were Jay's, Tom came down on them both. Jay still refused to use Melinda as an alibi because his wife Carol would leave him for good this time. Seeing how serious Jay was, Tom decided to leave it in his hands, taking the cue from Jay. Testimony from Jay had amassed, showing that he was furious with Larsen for stealing from him. Tom established that Jay was only there a few minutes and left Larsen completely clothed. - Larsen was found in his robe, wet from the shower. - Jay testified that he couldn’t remember where he stopped for coffee or a beer. After Dick Martin's careful cross-examination, it looked bad for Jay. Tom said he had one more chance when Tom asked questions on redirect examination.

Kevin called Susan, asking to come over, and was told that she didn’t want to see him. He arrived later in a very drunken state. Knowing what that was like and remembering all the times Kevin cared for her, Susan took him in. In the morning she forced black coffee down him before he went to the cabin where he had suspected all along that Sandy might be. When she returned to town, Sandy asked Susan to leave Kevin alone.

Dan was worried after his talk with John and decided not to put off telling Betsy. They kept her home from school so that Dan could take her for a ride to be alone with her. Taking advantage of a sheltered bus stop in a downpour, Dan told her that he and her mother felt it best not to tell her or his brother Paul that she was his daughter. He assured her that he always had and would love her. Betsy wass stunned and when they got home, she went to her room. Kim tried to comfort her, but she said she was not coming downstairs.

Bob brought Karen home to dinner and was surprised when his mother learned more about her in one evening than he had in all the time he had known her. Nancy mentioned the dinner to Lisa and told her how much she liked Karen. Lisa was still determined that Bob and Valerie should get together so she made a point of telling Valerie that Bob was seeing someone else, but added if she expressed a desire to see Bob, she was sure that Nancy would be on her side. Valerie told Bob about her conversation with Lisa and said she couldn’t go on much longer. She never tried to take Grant from Lisa when they were happy and felt she and Grant had in no way behaved badly. She explained that she sometimes fell that she wanted to tell Lisa that she was in love with her husband and was sure that Grant had deep feelings for her.

Tom asked for a continuance when Jay said that he would change his testimony, but had to tell Carol the whole story first. Carol was stunned, but believed that he only had dinner with Melinda at her request because they were at odds. In court Jay explained that he told Larsen that he had two days to come up with part of the money he had stolen and then went to Melinda Gray's. He arrived at 6:20 and stayed until 8:45. Melinda confirmed that Jay arrived at 6:20, insisting that she let him in and fix dinner. She testified that he left at about 8:45. Since the argument during which Larsen was killed was heard at 6:30, Jay was acquitted, but Carol ran from the courtroom after hearing Melinda's testimony. She refused to let Jay into their apartment or talk to him through the door. Tom forced his way into Melinda's apartment by telling her he couldn’t say what he came for in the hall. Melinda continued to insist that she did not invite Jay to dinner, but Tom said that he believed Jay this time. He wanted her to tell just Carol the truth because she owed her that much. Melinda stood firm on her lie.

Days of our Lives

Written by: Ann Marcus

Produced by: Betty Corday & H. Wesley Kenney

Don Craig’s campaign for the state senate was affecting his relationship with psychiatrist Marlena Evans. The two of them had been living together, happily. Don had proposed to Marlena, who had refused, but Don understood that her recent troubles with her sister - Samantha had Marlena incarcerated in a sanitarium under her name - had given Marlena identity problems which would not be helped by becoming Mrs. Don Craig. Managing Don’s campaign, Jim Bradley then pointed out to Don that the people of his constituency were rather old-fashioned and didn’t understand his adult relationship with Marlena, a fact which could cost him the election. Thus, Don moved back to his own apartment, regretfully.

Doug Williams found it intolerable waiting around for the judge to decide whether to issue him a new liquor license. Therefore, he accepted a job on a Caribbean cruise ship as an entertainer. Julie, his wife, was unable to bear the idea of being separated from Doug again. Doug convinced her to turn over the running of Doug's Place to Robert LeClair, their maitre d', and accompany him. Julie joyously shopped for cruise clothes and made arrangements for Doug's daughter, Hope to stay with Maggie and Mickey Horton. However, on the day they were to leave, Dr. Neil Curtis stopped by the apartment and informed them that Robert had been hospitalized with double pneumonia. Doug went on the cruise and Julie stayed behind, hoping to join Doug later. But Robert's recovery was slow.

Larry Atwood, the person responsible for Doug's license being rescinded, and Doug's being questioned about drugs that were planted in his dressing room just before the hearing to regain his license, lured Julie to his studio one night with the suggestion that he had news from some of his sources about Doug's license. Reluctantly Julie went, and became anxious when Atwood insisted they shared an elegant dinner before they talked. Finally he admitted he had no real news, but told Julie he could insure Doug would get his license, if Julie would become his mistress! He told Julie he loved her. She refused to listen and rushed out of the studio. Meanwhile, Jeri Clayton, who was in love with Atwood and was miffed because he broke a date with her that night, observed Julie's arrival.

Shortly thereafter, Mickey received word from a reliable source that Doug would not be granted his license. He had to tell Julie, who told Doug. Determined to return her life to some semblance of normality, Julie called Atwood and agreed to meet him at the studio, "just to talk."

After being stuck in the elevator with Marlena for a number of hours, time during which he revealed a great deal about himself, Fred Barton was haunted by Marlena's message that only through therapy and finding the deep sources of his anger would he walk again. He made a tentative call to Marlena, which prompted her to remove herself as Mickey's expert psychiatric witness in Bill Horton and Kate Winograd's defense in Fred's malpractice suit against them. Marlena felt that her time with Fred in the elevator constituted a counselling session. - Fred fell down a flight of stairs in pursuit of his wife, Jean, who was leaving him after a try at reconciliation. Jean had left Fred because he beat her. Fred was rushed to the hospital, and later was rushed into surgery. The second year resident who was to do the operation panicked and ran from the OR. Bill Horton, not board certified for surgery, although he'd been a practicing surgeon before his brother shot him and damaged his arm, performed a life-saving brain surgery on Fred with Kate's help. Subsequently, Fred suffered hysterical paralysis and sued the two doctors. - Having gained some insight from Marlena, Fred found he could walk. He called his attorney the day the case went to court, hoping to call it off, but Langford wouldn’t listen to him. Fred was late to court. During a brief recess after Jean left the courtroom because she was unable to stand Langford's castigations of people who saved Fred's life, Fred showed Langford he could walk. Langford warned there was a million dollars at stake, but when court resumed, Fred walked in, causing the case to be dismissed.

Bill’s troubles with Fred were over, but his troubles with wife Laura weren’t. Bill was infatuated with Kate, who was finding it more and more difficult to resist his advances, admitting to herself that she might be falling in love with him. However, Kate was very determined not to be the "other woman." She insisted to Bill that it was just too painful all the way around. When the malpractice suit was dismissed, and the second-year resident, Rick Stevens, told the truth about walking out of the OR, Bill and Kate were reinstated on University's staff. Kate, however, accepted another job in Cleveland. Greg Peters, chief of staff, expedited Bill's surgical certification. In a final meeting with Kate, Bill finally admitted that his attraction to her was probably due to their being thrown together so much over the suit, and that he really did love Laura, although he had a lot to make up for and hadn't moved home yet.

Bob Anderson told Linda Phillips that he loved her, but felt unready for marriage. Linda put up a good front, pretending to be happy to wait until Bob's ready, but was secretly furious. She was further upset when Bob promoted David Banning to be her assistant. Linda didn’t want to share her power as Bob's executive assistant, having just arranged things so that her power was equal to his in the company. When David chafed at being little more than a "go-for," Linda suggested to Bob that David be made assistant general manager at a plant 75 miles away. Bob accepted her idea. While Linda and Bob were spending a cozy weekend together at Linda's apartment, Linda's daughter Melissa returned unexpectedly from a friend's house. Linda managed to get Bob out of the apartment without Melissa's knowing he was there, but his great reluctance to leave gave Linda a new approach. She began to turn down dates with Bob, explaining she had to spend more time with her daughter and also set some kind of moral standards for her.

David found it difficult to find time to discuss his transfer with wife Trish. He realized it would be hard on her, moving so far away from their families and also having to give up her job singing at Doug's place. David kept putting off giving Bob an answer. He was then summoned by Laura Horton, Trish's psychiatrist, who pointed out that Trish was having doubts about her identity. Laura suggested regular therapy. Thus, David decided he would turn down the promotion. But when he arrived at home, he found Trish had taken their son Timmy and left him, leaving a note saying she needed time to find herself. Trish had been unable to believe in his growing love for her and was confused by her continuing feelings for Mike Horton. Everyone was stunned. Even David's mother Julie lashed out with uncharacteristically harsh invective, seeming more upset that Trish got the money to leave by singing at the club, than that Trish took her grandson. Mickey helped David get in touch with a private investigator, who pointed out that the incidences of young housewives running away were rising.

Walter Griffin and daughter Patti decided together to move back to Chicago. Patti told Mike Horton that she loved him, but she was going with her father.

Julie arrived at Atwood's studio, again observed by Jeri. Atwood professed his love for Julie, but when she tried to appeal to that love as the reason Atwood should get Doug's license for him, Atwood refused. The only payment he would accept was Julie's body. Julie unleashed a tirade of loathing, simultaneously guessing Atwood was behind their troubles. Atwood showed Julie a bust of her he was working on, saying it was the embodiment of all his feelings for her. Julie destroyed the bust, enraging Atwood, who raped her. Julie felt dirty. After a futile attempt to reach Marlena, Julie retreated into depression, avoiding everyone. Ironically, notification that the judge ruled in Doug's favor arrived the following day. Meanwhile, Jeri had told Atwood she was quitting. He reminded her he had an exclusive contract; thus, she would be unable to work in any unionized club. Meanwhile, cruise director, Helen made a pass at Doug.

Don proposed to Marlena again, romantically, sincerely, passionately. Marlena still couldn’t accept. But after they made love, Marlena proposed to Don, saying his love was more important than seeking her individuality.

Linda finally let Bob know that they couldn’t remain lovers outside of marriage. Bob stomped out. Chris, meanwhile, had been fending off both Linda's and Mary's demands he accept the job as head of research and development. Chris told Mary he would advance at his own pace. But when Bob offered him the position, assuring Chris he was accepting no input from either Mary or Linda, Chris took the job.

The Doctors

Written by: Mel & Ethel Brez

Produced by: Chuck Weiss

Greta Powers was pregnant. She summoned the father of her baby, Billy Aldrich, who was angry at being called away from his family while his brother Erich was so ill. When Greta told him the news that he was about to be a father, Billy calmed down. As he and Greta assessed their situation, Billy and she decided the best option was abortion. Billy suggested Greta discuss her situation with her mother Maggie, but Greta refused, saying she didn’t want to lose Maggie's trust. Greta decided to go out of town for the abortion, since the doctor who confirmed her pregnancy knew her identity. Greta's friend Judy arranged for Greta and her to spend intersession with Judy's cousin in Springfield, telling the Powers' it was a ski holiday. Greta was haunted by the possibility that she could die, since an abortion is a type of surgery. She kept her appointment, but couldn't go through with the abortion. Billy was incredulous when she told him. Greta suggested they get married, but Billy pointed out that that idea was foolish: he was in college and only 19; she was in high school and only 16. Billy felt they'd ruin their futures by marrying and refused. Greta wouldn’t let go of the idea, until Billy told her he would never see her again unless she got the abortion. Greta promised to make the appointment.

Erich Aldrich had to undergo open-heart surgery to remove two obstructions in his heart called Bundles of Kent. His surgeon was Colin Wakefield, a pediatric cardiologist from Duke University. Erich's parents, Steve and Carolee, had not been able to establish any rapport with Colin, feeling he was too brusque. Sensing the antagonism towards him, Colin invited Steve to scrub and observe. Steve refused. During the ensuing conversation, Colin revealed he lost his child on the operating table, and thus knew what the Aldriches were going through. Colin rehearsed the surgical team. Finally, it was time. During the surgery, Colin suspected there was a third bundle. They had to stop the pump briefly while Colin used a mapping probe to locate it. Colin found the bundle, then looked up to see Steve in the OR. The Aldriches had been frantic because of the length of the surgery. Colin excised the bundle, and the surgery proceeded to closure. Erich survived.

The success of this delicate and unusual surgery had brought great publicity to the hospital. Aware that Colin's presence as a staff member could allow him to add a top-rate pediatric unit to Hope, Matt offered Colin a position. Matt's son, Mike Powers, was furious that Matt had made the offer, as Mike knew his girlfriend Sara Dancy was once in love with Colin. Matt pointed out that he couldn’t let his son's love life dictate policy decisions at Hope. Sara and Colin had met from time to time. Sara told sister Nola Aldrich that she had spent two years getting over Colin, but his presence had her on the verge of dredging up those suppressed emotions. Although Sara had strong feelings for Mike, she had refused to marry him, pointing out that she was enjoying her independence, after having been taken care of all her life, first by her parents, then the Peace Corps, then her parents again. Nola told husband Jason that she thougt Sara was going to be hurt.

Tom and MJ Carroll had worked together to overcome Tom's child abuse syndrome. They sought help through Parents Anonymous, and Tom had come to understand and overcome his problem. He was working for the state education board on a research project, which kept him away from MJ a lot, but the job would soon end. Steve asked the possibility of his returning to teaching - Tom had given it up, not trusting himself -, and Tom admitted he might be ready to give it another try.

Matt and Maggie reconciled physically.

Nola Aldrich was enjoying the social stream her mother-in-law was trying to introduce her into. Jason refused to see the importance of all the socializing, but his mother Mona Croft insisted it was important to his career. Mona also suggested it was a little difficult to introduce Nola into things, as many of the social lions knew Nola's background. - Nola was the daughter of Mona's former housekeeper. - Jason accepted the socializing because it made Nola happy. During a party planned by Mona, socializer Hugh McClosky asked Jason to run for the state supreme court.

Billy accompanied Greta to see Dr. Partnell at the free clinic. Despite her fantasies about forming a family with Billy and their baby, Greta agreed to an abortion. Both Greta and Billy were shocked when Dr. Partnell informed Greta she had to have her parents' signature for the abortion, since she was underage. Greta put off telling Maggie, who had been invited to Washington to testify regarding needs of inner-city health care facilities. Greta told Maggie that what was bothering her could wait until Maggie returned in a couple of weeks.

Mike reiterated his proposal to Sara, who promised an answer in two weeks. Colin revealed to the Aldriches his child died as the result of an auto accident. Sara told Colin she had no intention of becoming involved again, as he's still married. Doreen Aldrich, Jason’s ex-wife, realized that Colin was living in the same building as she was.

Virginia Dancy was sad when she and Barney lost their chance at buying the candy store they were hoping to acquire. Nola allowed Mona to turn a party to celebrate Nola and Jason's marriage into a social event. Nola agreed not to invite her family. Jason was reluctant to attend, finding the guest list contained names of people he definitely didn’t admire.

The Edge of Night

Written by: Henry Slesar

Produced by: Erwin Nicholson

As an unofficial police decoy, red-headed Deborah Saxon had been captured by a deranged cop — who was also the Block Street Murderer! Officer Vinnie Ryerson's psychopathic personality emerged when he grabbed Deborah, sounding off that as a red-head, she was not human; all redheads were tramps. It was in their blood. He was helping the human race by getting rid of redhead garbage. Detective Steve Guthrie found him and talked to him as Vinnie pointed his gun at Deborah's head. Deborah's partner in the stakeout, Calvin, jumped Vinnie from behind deflecting the gunshot aimed at Steve. Case solved! Calvin received a verbal slap on the wrist by Chief Marceau for involving Deborah, then a promotion to join Steve in the ranks of detective.

Deborah’s success in police work had placed her in the Monticello limelight. Her father, Tony Saxon, also a wellknown – political - figure about town, was furious at the risk Deborah put on her own life. She placated him quickly by asserting to his new wife, Geraldine Whitney, if he was one-tenth the husband that he was a father, Geraldine had herself one terrific guy.

Tony’s newest associate was not the devotee Deborah was to the mighty politician. Raney Cooper had anonymously tipped Steve about a bank account under an alias which belonged to Tony. He continued his leak of information, notifying Steve the abundance of money that passed through this account was transferred to Swiss accounts. Steve questioned Tony about any impropriety in this matter, and by doing so, alienated Deborah and put a halt to their romantic relationship.

Steve rapidly rebounded from Deborah's rejection and made a date with cute and cuddly Maggie, secretary - and occasional date - to Logan Swift, Monticello's swinging Assistant DA.

Raney turned the tables on a would-be mugger, recognizing him as a former hit-man for the syndicate. Grateful Raney didn't kill him, this ex-con, Chip, took $100 from Raney - out of Tony's cash box - in return for a favor. Raney assured Chip he was going straight as Tony's employee because some day he hoped he would be Tony's son-in-law.

The facts April Cavanaugh wanted so desperately to keep from her fiance Draper Scott were common knowledge to all who knew and loved April. She was disturbed that Draper talked to her cardiologist, Dr. Bernham, and found out her chances are 50/50 that she would live through her heart surgery. Anxious to get on with her life unburdened by a marred heart, April requested immediate surgery. A constant irritant to April had been her sister-in-law Denise. Denise was panicky because April was told the truth about Katharine Dane's death. - April met Charlie, the hospital electrician. He recognized her from the days he worked at the Claremont Hospital where her brother Miles was Chief-of-Staff. Charlie swore he was blamed by Denise, a nurse at the Claremont, for faulty wires on the patient call board. He insisted Denise let Katharine, Miles' flirtatious patient, die by ignoring her call for help. Charlie was fired because of the cut wires she created for her alibi. –

Before April’s surgery, Denise sneaked into April's room and threatened her. If she breathed one word about Katharine to Miles, it wouldn’t matter if April died on the operating table, as Denise had the power to snuff out April's life right then. April had Miles and Draper guessing when the surgical nurse reported that while under anesthetic, April mumbled the name "Katharine Dane." The surgery was a success and April survived! While April's loved ones celebrated her recovery, Denise had plans to curtail it. Using a miserable headache as an excuse to get her hands on medication, and failing to get it from Miles, Denise scored with her father, who rewarded her dramatics in the headache department with a renewed prescription for Venetrol - lethal if taken in large doses -. Still heavily sedated, April was confused, thinking Denise's threat was a dream. Denise returned and confirmed April's doubts. She asserted the sooner Katharine Dane became a memory, the better off they would ALL be. April had to solemnly promise her silence to Denise. With April's word on her side, Denise tracked down Charlie.

Having failed to bribe Charlie for his silence — he ripped up her check — Denise neatly solved the problem by slipping her Venetrol into Charlie's coffee. She spied on Miles and Nicole sharing a drink together. When Nicole exited, Denise took her place at Miles's table. She informed him she would not leave the comforts of her home to live with Miles in Monticello. This, however, didn’t give Miles his freedom; she wouldn’t allow Miles to see Nicole ever again. Miles retorted it was Denise's choice to live apart, and he would do what he wanted and see whoever he wanted. Before Denise could offer her usual sarcastic objections, Miles' co-workers at the clinic Dave and Tree came in. They were obviously upset by the death of a patient — Charlie Richmond. When the coincidence hit Miles, Denise staged a convenient fainting spell then invited herself to spend the night with Miles.

Miles tried to connect the recurrence of Charlie with April's mentioning Katherine Dane. He questioned if Charlie's termination was justified, then found the Venetrol bottle in Denise's purse with one pill remaining!

Nicole Drake and her newborn son Adam were adjusting well to their new life in Monticello. Nicole's baby nurse, Mrs. Goodman, spoke freely about the obvious nervousness in Nicole prior to seeing Miles again. This would be their first meeting since Nicole left the Claremont, where she and Miles spent five months waiting out her high-risk pregnancy. Miles commented that becoming Nicole's neighbor was one of the good things that had happened to him lately. His footsteps barely had time to fade when Denise was retracing them. She made no bones about her jealous possessiveness and demanded that since Miles was no longer Nicole's doctor, there was no need to keep in touch. She reported back to Miles that she just visited his "Monticello Attraction," minus her warnings, of course. - While Nicole slept after Adam's birth, Miles admitted his love to her. - Together again in April's hospital room, Miles confided to Nicole "when happiness isn't continuing, there's no other choice but to have it end." He confirmed there was nothing left between Denise and him. Nicole wanted to evade the topic, but when April's request that they kissed each other since she couldn’t do it herself, turned into a lover's kiss from Miles, Nicole responded passionately.

Miles later confided to to Dave he was not sure he wanted Denise. Dave enlightened him that Miles was obviously in love with Nicole, and she obviously felt the same way.

Nicole was giving serious consideration to the job offer as a TV commentator for consumer protection, passed on to her by Nancy Karr. She passed the audition test and was hired at WMON TV.

Raven Jamison had earned the title of "lemon in the garden of love" from her former lover Logan. Logan came to his senses when he realized that even though she had Kevin for a husband, and Logan himself as an extra-curricular lover, she still had designs on Draper.

Raven shook up April's faith in Draper's committment by calling his request for marriage a "deathbed proposal." Draper reassured April his intentions were lovingly sincere and they set a wedding date. Raven tried every excuse in the book to postpone the April 7th wedding.

Geraldine Saxon found it necessary to correct Raven's criticism of Kevin's "weakness" to "gentleness." Kevin had strong views that the Crime Commission was looking the other way when it came to crime in high places. He threatened to publish his opinions and got kicked off the Commission. Without that position, Raven's expectations for Kevin's political career – and hers as a politician's wife - were all washed up. Raven used vivacious persuasion to convince Kevin to rip up his written report for the press.

Tony forbade Deborah to take the Police Academy Entrance Examination, then Raney advised him that he should worry about trouble that could arise from the resignation of Morris P. Jackson, manager of his uniform company.

For Richer, For Poorer

Written by: Tom King

Produced by: Paul Rauch

Viola Brewster told Jason Saxon that if he didn't stop his affair with her daughter Laurie Hamilton, she would use her influence with Edith Cushing to have him fired from Cushing and Sons. Knowing that position for Laurie in a wealthy family was important for Viola, Jason suggested that Desmond would learn of the affair. Laurie was thrilled when Desmond found a lovely home and agreed to put a deposit on it. She felt she had always been under her mother's thumb and this would give her some freedom. While Laurie and Desmond talked of moving from her home, Viola clutched her chest in pain. She refused to go to the hospital and the doctor was called to the house. He prescribed rest for Viola's symptoms when tests showed nothing. Laurie was frantic and told Jason that she had to stop seeing him for her mother's health. Jason suggested that she made sure that Viola was really on the verge of a heart attack. Returning home, Laurie found a medical book with the symptoms of heart attack underlined and her mother up and around. Laurie confronted her mother and cried, explaining that she was in love with Jason and couldn’t give him up. Eager to keep her daughter's marriage intact, Viola agreed to help keep her affair a secret. Laurie wanted to bring everything into the open, but Jason said they couldn’t then because of her career.

Connie Ferguson had succeeded in stopping Bill Sutton's marriage to Megan Cushing, but had failed to get him to marry her. She got pregnant deliberately and then had resorted to a suicide attempt with plans for Bill to find her shortly after ingesting sleeping pills. Lee Ferguson, privy to her plans, returned to find that Bill didn't read her note and Connie was unconscious. Connie developped a respiratory infection and then went into premature labor. Bill was by Connie's side in the delivery room to calm her when she went into cardiac arrest. Her heart was started again and she gave birth to a son who was whisked away to the premie nursery.

After the birth of her baby, Connie's condition worsened. Trying to give her something to live for, Bill proposed and told her he would make plans for an immediate wedding. George Kimball set about clearing all the obstacles.

Ellie Kimball mentionned to Dr. Bailin that he probably was happy that Connie had the baby instead of going through with the abortion he had set up for her. He said she had never planned an abortion. George happened to be around the corner when, in a moment of guilt, Lee confessed to Amy Cushing, Connie's best friend, that they had planned the suicide attempt to scare Bill. George let this slip to Ellie and then had to convince her that it would be best for everyone if Bill was not told.

After a shortened ceremony, Josie gave Connie a locket that belonged to her mother. At Bill's apartment, the wedding party, minus Connie, celebrated with a glass of wine and discussed readying the apartment for Connie and the baby. Ellie was preoccupied and left early. On her way home, she confronted Amy with Lee's confession, but learned nothing.

While at Mildred Quinn's, Megan Cushing saw Paco get into a car across the street. She was convinced that the "Savage Avengers" were being used by adult criminals because the young gangs wouldn’t be sent to prison. - The man who picked up Paco was Lee Ferguson. - One evening Megan and Edith surprised Paco in their kitchen. Megan felt Paco could have gotten out without being seen, and was asking for help. Edith tried to get Megan to give up writing articles on street gangs and enlisted Austin's help. She agreed to be cautious. Turk, leader of the Savage Avengers, cautionned Paco about seeing Megan, saying he was only supposed to scare her. Turk confessed that he killed Donny Quinn as an example and didn’t want her snooping around or writing any more articles. Paco asked Megan to find a safe place to meet.

Bentley told his brother Jason that Connie and Bill were getting married in the hospital. Austin was there to hear the news and planned to tell Megan later himself so the shock wasn't too great. As soon as they left, Jason rushed to the magazine to see Megan, but she was out.

Megan thought that Paco might agree to meet at Bill's apartment since he had already met him. She heard that Bill was still at the hospital and went there to get his permission for use of his apartment. She overheard the minister congratulating Bill on his marriage. Bill tried to reason with her, but Megan was too distraught.

Edith Cushing and Roger Hamilton felt that Austin had been doing an excellent job since he had been at Cushing and Sons. They agreed that although he had been able to attract clients from Jason and those who had left the firm since Richard's death, he would be more effective as a vice-president. Austin accepted the promotion and told Amy the news.

Amy went to Barbara Manners to ask why Austin was given a promotion when he was only to stay with the firm until Jason was stopped from taking over the firm. Barbara said that Austin earned it, and he seemed to be enjoying his work. Amy was sorry after she said she didn’t want Austin to wind up the same kind of man his father was. She apologized. Barbara asked if Austin really wanted to be an artist or if she wanted him to be one. - Barbara was the mistress of Richard Cushing, Austin's father. –

Connie told Lee that she would really kill herself if Bill ever found out that she had planned the suicide attempt. Amy explained to her that Ellie knew and her only chance was to tell Bill herself so that she could explain how desperate she was. Connie was sure that Bill would never forgive her if he found out. Amy blamed Ellie when the doctor expressed concern over Connie's depression and extracted a promise from Ellie that she would remain silent.

Lee – who was eyeing Tessa Saxton – gave Bentley a job in his garage, but then rushed him out because he was expecting a delivery from the Avengers. Turk was annoyed that he had to wait until the stolen car was sold for their share.

Desmond remarked to Viola that he had thought Laurie's restlessness was due to concern over Viola's health, but as she was better, Laurie continued not to be herself. Viola suggested that Laurie needed a vacation to rest and that it might be better if he set it all up before telling Laurie. She was sure that she could stay with Edith during their absence and her attack was only a warning that she had to take it easy. George was agreeable to taking over Desmond's clients while he was away in exchange for the use of his office. Viola continued to cover for Laurie, hoping that she would come to her senses and Desmond needed never know of her infatuation with Jason. Jason also continued to remain discreet, unwilling to have their affair become common knowledge.

Austin and Amy discussed her talk with Barbara. He told her that he really enjoyed stockbrokerage and wanted to put off painting for a while. Amy agreed to support his decision as she knew he actually enjoyed his work.

General Hospital

Written by: Douglas Marland

Produced by: Gloria Monty

Dr. Jeff Webber arrived at Heather's apartment as Lana was holding Heather with a letter opener poised at her throat, trying to force her out through an open window. Jeff couldn’t reach Lana without risking Heather's life but he told her he knew all about her past and addressed the Lisa part of her character. As Lisa struggled to emerge, Lana passed out - the fugue state between periods of dominance of different personalities. - Heather saw the transformation as Lisa woke, terrified at what had nearly happened. Lisa was hospitalized at General and Peter made arrangements for long term therapy at Long Island Sanitarium with high hopes for Lisa's eventual recovery.

Lamont Corbin had come through the delicate surgery performed by Dr. Mark Dante, who noted in his diary that after Corbin regained consciousness and spoke to Katie, he put Corbin's chances for recovery at 98% positive. David Hamilton had been hanging around General Hospital all that day with a trumped-up story of wanting to see Mark about some pain he was experiencing and, noting the information in Mark's personal diary, prepared to pass it on to Cates.

The following day, Dr. Steve Hardy was beseiged by calls from members of the board of Corbin Limited, as rumors of Corbin's imminent death were published by newspapers and wire services. The stock syndicate David Hamilton was supplying information to was buying up stock in small batches, relying on Hamilton's information that Corbin's condition was stable, the opposite of the rumors they had planted. Laura Webber had seen Cates and believed he was David's new employer in an advertising firm. Later, as Cates paid off Hamilton and prepared to leave town, Lesley called at David's apartment and was told the same thing.

Lesley had learned from David that Monica was the doctor who prescribed birth control pills for Laura. She confronted Monica at Alan Quartermaine's apartment while Alan was out of the room and took her to task for interfering in the lives of the Webber family "out of jealousy." She warned Monica that if she didn’t stay completely out of Laura's life, she would go to Steve Hardy and report Monica's unprofessional conduct in prescribing the pills for a girl of Laura's age without a complete gynecological examination. In the light of Monica's past record this was an effective threat against Monica's ambitions concerning the expanded Cardiac section. When Lesley left, Alan asked who called and Monica told him the maid wanted to know if they wanted the beds turned down. Alan told her he had heard everything and believed she lied to him because Lesley's belief that she was not over Rick was correct. Monica accused Alan of playing games and trying to trap her and told him she intended to move out permanently.

Barbara « Bobbie » Spencer’s actions had made it clear that she was not interested in Darren, Scotty's roommate. She had learned that his personal ambitions did not include sharing in his father's lucrative business, When Darren realized this, he walked out on her. Barbara had helped Laura prepare for a date with Scotty by restyling her hair and make-up and lending her a dress. Scotty was taken aback at Laura's appearance and refused to take her out to a night club, so Laura went home saying only that she had quarreled with Scotty. The following morning she told Lesley she had decided that she should be seeing more of people her own age. She went to see Barbara after refusing to talk to Scotty that day and saw him in Bobbie's room, drinking wine with her. She turned and left. When she called Monica and asked to see her, Monica refused to talk with her. As a last resort she phoned David's apartment but Lesley was there to help David with some decorating ideas and he too dismissed her. Laura then phoned Barbara Vining.

Dr. Gail Adamson had met Maria Schuler who had flown in from Zurich with her attorney, claiming she worked with Gail's late husband Greg on a manuscript for his most successful book, "Always Spring," but never received credit or royalties. In Lee Baldwin's office, Gail acknowledged Greg's signature on some documents setting up a trust fund from which royalties were to be paid to the woman, but insisted on seeing proof which Miss Schuler claimed to have in the form of original notes, both hers and Greg's. Privately, Miss Schuler tried to convince Gail to accept the evidence she had presented so far, saying that she wished to spare Gail unwelcome revelations in the notes. Gail refused and both Lee and Miss Schuler's attorneys agreed to meet again the following day when the notes were available. Gail called Monica, who had made up her quarrel with Alan at his apartment in the same hotel in which Maria was staying, and told her what had happened. When Monica appeared at Miss Schuler's door some time later, she was told that she was expected and that she – Monica – was exactly as Greg described her.

Lamont Corbin had quickly gone from the solicitous husband who urged his wife Katie to get away for a time from the hospital atmosphere to insisting that nurse Jessie Brewer track Katie down and "bring her back here where she belongs." He sent for Steve Hardy and Mark to announce that he wished Steve to report in an upcoming meeting of the hospital board that he intended to donate $5,000,000 to General Hospital. Katie met with Mark and told him that the money wasn't a gift, that Lamont didn’t give away anything without a good reason. She said she was sure Lamont knew about them; he sensed what was going on. When Mark asked if she was frightened, she replied she was because she had seen Lamont in action. Mark answered that one thing wasn't going to change ... she was still Mrs. Corbin. He said he intended to make things as easy as he could to pick up his life after Katie and Corbin left. Katie told him she had no intention of leaving the hospital with Lamont. She said she did not intend to go on being Lamont's possession, even a prized one. She intended to divorce Corbin when he was well enough. Mark admitted he loved Katy but told her that Lamont's convalescence had a long way to go and warned her not to speak about their plans even to Gina.

Maria Schuler had made it clear to Monica that the notes she intended to produce to verify her claim would make it clear that Greg and Monica had an affair.

When Alan noticed Monica's nervousness and agitation she refused to tell him what was the matter, but said she needed $50,000 - the sum Maria Schuler had asked to turn the papers over to Monica and return to Zurich -. Alan told Monica he would get the money but there would be a delay and offered his personal check. When it was clear that only cash was acceptable to Miss Schuler, Monica stole the envelope containing the notes while Maria was at dinner. Miss Schuler assured her attorney Herbert Berman that she was not so foolish as to keep only one copy of the notes and that she had a second set in safekeeping at the hotel and one in Zurich.

Monica was confident that the problem had been solved and offers to attend the meeting with Gail, giving Rick very little notice to replace her as his assistant in some scheduled surgery. When Maria Schuler cooly produced the notes and Lee read them, he asked Gail to step into another office for a moment and glared at Monica as he passed. He told Gail that it was his recommendation that she honor Miss Schuler's claim as she could readily see that the handwriting was Greg's and to do so without reading them. Gail couldn’t accept this and stepped back into the room where the papers were handed to her and she began to read. As Monica got up to leave, Miss Schuler stopped her.

Laura had left Port Charles with some of her clothing and without leaving a note for Lesley. Finally Lesley got a call from Barbara Vining to tell her that Laura had phoned her and then appeared at her door in Buffalo. She said that Laura did not want her to get in touch with Les and recommended that Lesley wait for further word. Barbara and her husband Jason had been divorced and their daughter Amy was living with Jason - the man Laura believed to be her father, just as she believed Barbara Vining, who raised her, to be her mother -. Barbara was living with a musician and there was very little money to spare. She told Laura that if she stayed, even for a time, she would have to help out. After Barbara went to the store to put together a meal, Laura phoned Lesley and asked her to drive up and take her home. David drove Lesley up to Buffalo and while he and Laura were getting some things Laura had left with Barbara before going to live with Lesley into David's car, Barbara told Lesley that she responded to her maternal feelings for Laura instinctively but she wanted Les to tell Laura that her call had opened old wounds. When Lesley relayed the message to Laura at a roadside restaurant, Laura said she wouldn't take advantage of Barbara again. Lesley told Laura that when she was going through her room looking for clues to where Laura might have gone, she found her cigarettes and warned her of the danger of smoking for someone on the pill. Laura reassured Lesley, telling her she no longer smoked and as they got up to join David, who was getting the car gassed up, Laura concealed the elongated purse designed to hold cigarettes in her bag with a scarf.

Bobbie Spencer had made good time with Scotty in Laura's absence and they had been sleeping together with Bobbie already suggesting to Scotty that Lee would probably help out with the finances if Scotty were to get a place of his own without Darren as a roommate. When Darren asked about Scotty's break with Laura, he learned that Laura had left town and Scotty told him that from the evening Laura arrived overdressed and made-up, he felt he didn't really know her.

Bobbie had told Lesley when Laura was first missing that Laura had been spending quite some time visiting with David Hamilton at his apartment. Lesley took the information only as an indication of how little she knew about Laura's friends, David among them. On the way up to Buffalo in David's new sportscar - the first fruits of his Lamont Corbin deal -, Lesley remarked to David that she was grateful that Laura decided to come home and she felt she had to see to it that Laura never wanted to leave again ... no matter what it took.

Diana Taylor felt uncomfortable with Heather nursing to PJ as she noticed how attached she had become to her adopted son. Heather couldn’t conceal her pain when she was informed.

Gina Dante finally told Gary Lansing she didn’t feel like marrying him. They reconciled on condition that he did not restort to ambitious career pranks.

Guiding Light

Written by: Bridget & Jerome Dobson

Produced by: Allen Potter

Ten years ago while Bert and Bill Bauer were apparently resolving some of their marital problems, Bert was unaware that Bill was having an affair with Simone during his business trips in Switzerland. Bill and Simone parted so Bill could fulfill the obligations of raising Mike and Ed with Bert. Simone married Victor Kincaid, later writing Bill of her unhappiness with him. During a visit to Simone, Bill learned from Victor that Hillary, Simone's first born, was Bill's child. Bill was torn between his desire to help Simone, who was in a desperate situation with Hillary because of Victor's brutality, and his responsibilities in Springfield. When an unforeseen tragedy occurred, Bill thought he had the answer to all his problems. During a stopover in Washington, Bill did not reboard a plane that later crashed. With his Springfield family thinking he died in the crash, Bill, after a relapse into alcoholism lasting almost a year, chose to live with Simone and Hillary. His solution was not infallible, however, as Mike fortuitiously discovered his father living in Vancouver as Bill Moray. Bill kept his promise to Mike and came to Springfield to confess all to Bert and Ed.

The initial shock of Bill's return had settled with Bert, but his explanations did not pardon his actions, Bill being the first to admit it. Bert asserted to him all the reasons in the world couldn’t change what they felt when he died. He had destroyed her memories. She asked if he had told her everything; he hesitantly assured her he had.

Ed had learned about his father's "return from the dead" at the tail end of a chain of divulged secrets. Ed found it incredulous and was frantic to see his father. Just seconds before Ed tracked Bill down at his hotel, Mike forestalled the confrontation. Bert and Mike wanted Ed to wait until Bill could reveal his reasons for desertion himself, but Ed's impatience forced them to explain about his "Vancouver family." Thoroughly appalled by his father's conduct, Ed ranted it would have been better if he had died! Seeking consolation, Ed visited Rita Stapleton. - She knew about Bill as she was the first one to discover his true identity. Because she had hurt Ed so badly in the past by previous secrets she kept from him, she fought her better judgment about concealing this also. Bill begged for her silence. - Rita explained her situation, sorry for not telling Ed sooner. He was disappointed but blamed Bill, resenting the position he put Rita in. Rita was greatly relieved it was all out in the open and told Ed she knew Bill had suffered terribly for what he had done. Ed was calmed by Bert's strength in overcoming this sadness. She remembered the love in their family and believed she had a right to that memory. Simone supported Bill, reminding him he had earned Hillary's love. - Hillary still did not know Bill was her real father. –

Meanwhile, Bill had missed his confrontation with Ed because he was meeting with Max Chapman, editor of the Journal. He was trying to dissuade him from printing his picture and what Max claimed was "the biggest human interest story to hit Springfield in a decade." Mike was the one who got an extra 48 hours from Max before the story was released.

Bert called to warn Bill of Ed's intended encounter. Simone intercepted the call. The few words the two women spoke were heavy with strain. Simone left Bill to tell her son Paul the story first before it made headlines. Ed, unlike Mike, was extremely eloquent in his disapproval of his father. He sumed up his verbal assault that Bill was a coward with no guts and he wished he'd never come back. As far as Ed was concerned, he didn’t care if there were untold reasons - which Bert and Mike made allowances for -; Ed had disowned his father! Bill pondered to himself "it's not over yet, there are so many things they don't know." Bill left Springfield, but his presence lingered on as the headlines ignited a flurry of curiosity in Springfield. Bert's main concern then was the rift this had caused in their family because Ed and Mike couldn’t agree on each other's attitudes towards Bill.

Although Rita’s birthday started with celebration and good wishes from her friends and family, Rita's only enemy, Georgene Granger, put an abrupt end to the day's festivities. Rita's sister Eve, recently turned blind, delivered her gift to Rita's apartment then remained there to nap in Rita's bedroom. Obsessed with the ultimate revenge because Rita received the inheritance from Georgene's father-in-law, Georgene used the key she had duplicated to enter Rita's apartment. While Evie slept, Georgene drenched the furnishings with paint thinner and set the apartment ablaze. Eve awoke from the smell of smoke but couldn’t escape. Her ex-fiance Ben McFarren and her mother were on the way to Rita's when Ben saw the smoke. He barged into the burning room and pulled Eve out. Eve regained consciousness at the hospital and was deeply touched that it was Ben who saved her life. - Due to her blindness, Eve broke their engagement. She didn't want to burden Ben with her handicap. They were still very much in love and Ben was not giving up on a future with Eve. –

Rita suspected Georgene as the arsonist when the fire chief reported a deliberate attempt was made to start the fire. Enraged that Eve almost died because of Georgene's maliciousness, Rita faced Georgene with her accusations. Georgene made a feeble attempt to deny it, and Rita threatened to go to the police. When Rita left, Georgene was scared and moved out, but vowed to herself she was not finished with Rita yet.

Rita’s own investigation of Georgene uncovered the fact she was not at work the day of the fire and she had Rita's unlisted phone number in her desk drawer at Cedars. Georgene was panicking and called her Texas lawyer for money but didn’t give out her hotel address. He forewarned Mike sensing Georgene was tense and angry — maybe going off the deep end. Mike moved fast, notifying the police to put a watch on the post office where Georgene's money would be wired.

Alan Spaulding was slowly realizing that he couldn’t buy his wife's happiness. He noted that her new job as a photographer for the Springfield Ecology Association had put a smile on her face that all his money and gifts couldn't do. - Elizabeth didn’t know Alan made a healthy donation to the Association which practically guaranteed Elizabeth's job. - Alan's confidence was jolted when journalist Brandy Shelloe revealed her knowledge of the "bribe" and if Alan's donation was to remain anonymous, he would have to grant her an interview.

When Alan’s business affairs preempted their lovemaking, Elizabeth escaped with her disappointment to Jackie Marler's. During a confidential chat, Elizabeth expressed to Jackie how the closest relationship was between a mother and her child. Jackie knew the irony of Elizabeth's statement but suffered silently through it. - Discovering her husband Justin was having an affair with Brandy, Jackie led him to believe she aborted her pregnancy and divorced him as punishment. She instead gave up her son and Alan and Elizabeth's son Phillip was Jackie's child, but only Jackie knew this. - Later at home, Elizabeth and Alan discussed exactly where they stood with each other. Her comments about how she hoped sharing a child would bring them closer caused Alan to recall the day he learned that their expected child was dead, just three weeks before he was to be born. The doctor and Alen kept this news from Elizabeth, as it would have devastated her, and let her believe the child Jackie gave birth to was Elizabeth's child.

Brandy managed to disrupt both Jackie and Elizabeth in one day. During their cut-throat conversation in Alan's office, Brandy couldn’t resist mentioning she and Justin shared the same apartment building. She also recommended Jackie read her new book soon to become a movie — it was based on real life and Justin just happened to be one of the charac-ters  ... !

Continuing her little game, Brandy slyly let it slip about Alan's donation and Elizabeth picked it up immediately. Elizabeth protested Alan's interference in her attempt "to be her own person" by quitting the job he bought for her. Alen labelled her actions childish with no concern for Elizabeth's convictions. She gave him the cold shoulder; he retaliated by leaving the house, then went to Brandy's apartment to reprimand her. He accepted her apology but still forbade her to print an article about him.

Dr. Justin Marler had tried in vain to win Sara McIntyre's love. His confession that none of his life was important until his time alone with Sara receivds a passionate kiss from her, but not her promise of marriage. He proclaimed how tragic it would be to lose what they havd together. Sara couldn’t forget the hurt Justin inflicted on her when in medical school he broke their engagement to marry Jackie. He sensed her feelings at the time had to do with her feelings then. She didn’t want to ruin their friendship. Justin interjected they couldn't go on with the relationship as it was; he wanted more.

His frustrations over Sara were interfering with Justin's responsibilities as Cedars' Chief of Cardiology. They had to confer over an emergency medical case. Sara could see the discontent in Justin but tried to overlook it. Justin had opted for immediate surgery, and Sara backed his decision. With all vital signs positive, Justin continued from the initial surgery to an additional heart valve replacement. The patient died for no obvious reasons and Justin blamed himself. Sara jumped in, assuring Justin he had no control over the failure.

Justin and Emmett had a conflict over the Bradley case. Emmett felt Justin was overwhelmed by too many responsibilities resulting in his incompetence. Justin welcomed the review by the Board giving himself the opportunity for defense, but couldn’t conceal his disappointment that Emmett was voted to replace him as Head of Cardiac Surgery. Even Brandy gave him the benefit of the doubt, asserting he was a good man and judged himself too hard. Justin swallowed his pride and offered Emmett congratulations and a trade to his administrative office.

Ben would teach at the Springfield Institute for the Blind and Eve would study Braille there. Viola marveled how Eve, with her blindness, was showing the way to her family.

Holly told Peter Chapman she needed time to get over her feelings for her ex-husband, Ed Bauer.

Love of Life

Written by: Gabrielle Upton

Produced by: Darryl Hickman

As Charles Lamont had been given legal custody of Felicia's son, he could give serious thought to the welfare of the child. After considering everything, he told Eddie that he could adopt the boy. - Eddie was the baby's natural father, but because Felicia was still married to Charles, he was the legal father. –

Eddie Aleata had spent much time with his lawyer Dorrie Patton while trying to acquire custody of his son. He asked Dorrie to bring her children to visit, but she declined. Dorrie was a widow, trying to raise her children and afraid of a close relationship with any man.

Charles’ baby nurse, Mary Owens, had decided to stay in Rosehill, taking a job at the hospital. She found a studio apartment, which Lynn Henderson envied. Mary finally confided to Lynn that she broke an engagement and was then looking for the man, whom she believed to be in Rosehill. Because he was not listed in the phone book, she placed an ad in the personals column of the newspaper, telling the man – Michael Blake - that she was in town.

Cal and Rick Latimer had finally decided to bare their souls to one another and then understood their love and goals for life. Rick arranged to take time off to take Cal to Europe for two weeks. Although their reservations were mixed up, they found the time alone delightful.

Mia Marriott was driving her friend Wendy Hayes mad with her on-again, off-again affection for Ben Harper. Just when Mia was ready to give up, Ben would get upset about his ex-wife Betsy and turn to Mia for comfort. Ben always made it clear that any intimate relationship they had couldn’t be seri-ous. Mia tried her best to hide her feelings, but frequently Ben aroused her jealousy.

Bruce Sterling’s inability to make love to his wife or to discuss it was driving a wedge between them. Van was worried that she was no longer attractive to him. When Meg overheard a conversation between them, she suggested another woman might be the problem and offered Van a shoulder to cry on. Dr. Andrew Marriott, Bruce's friend and chess partner, suggested that Bruce see a doctor because he appeared to be anemic. Bruce confirmed this and had to concede that Andrew's suspicion that he had aplastic anemia was true. Andrew tried to convince Bruce that Van had to know, but didn’t succeed any more than Dr. Joe Cusack did. Van was hurt when the topic of remarriage in case of a death of one spouse came up, and Bruce said he would remarry and expected Van to do the same.

Andrew saw that Van was depressed and disturbed because of Bruce's recent behavior. He gave Bruce an ultimatum: either Bruce told Van or he had to. Bruce was upset that Van confided in Meg and assured her that there was no other woman in his life. He took her upstairs to bed, and while holding her in his arms, he told her that he was ill and had seen Joe. His illness had been diagnosed as aplastic anemia. He had to tell her that he was terminal. Van quietly cried, trying to reject this news.

Facing the truth, Van visited Joe to find out everything she could about Bruce's condition. Joe explained that usually the chances were 50-50, but because in the type Bruce had they didn't know the cause of the anemia, the chances were 80-20. Van told Joe that she refused to accept this. She had to give Bruce hope that he was going to live, not only for him, but for herself as well. She admitted to the family that Bruce was anemic and she would be making a special effort to see that he stayed rested. Van agreed that he couldn’t run for mayor again this year, but wouldn’t accept that he wouldn’t be there to run the following year.

After the District Attorney was convinced that Ian Russell had an ulcer attack which caused him to stumble and fall down the unfinished elevator shaft, he arranged for Arlene Lovett's release from prison. Arlene took the advice of her mother and lawyer to tell Tom that she was carrying Ian Russell's child. Tom Crawford was full of marriage plans when he came to take her home, making it harder for Arlene to tell him. Tom, of course, was stunned by the news. Trying to take Tom off the hook, Arlene told him that the marriage was called off. Recovering a little, Tom told Arlene that they would still be married. Tom's roommate and friend, Joe Cusack, felt Tom was making a mistake. He said Tom needn't feel duty-bound and should not marry Arlene if he had any doubts.

Arlene told Carrie that she had come to the conclusion that the only possible solution was to give the baby up for adoption. Learning of this from Carrie, Tom rushed to Dorrie's office to stop Arlene. He assured her that the baby was no problem and set February 18th as their wedding day. He arranged to take a week off from the hospital so they could go on a honeymoon.

Tom ran into Ben, who was entertaining Susie Ryker. Tom could see that Ben missed his daughter, who was in London with Betsy. Ben said he didn't realize that you could love a child so much that belonged to someone else. Tom thanked him for this bit of wisdom.

Arlene was still having doubts on her wedding day. Carrie tried to stop her from reading a letter from Betsy that asked if Arlene and Tom still saw one another since Tom hadn't mentioned her in his letters. Convinced that Tom was too ashamed of her to write his family of their marriage, Arlene called Ray Slater. Seeing that she was determined to leave town, Ray agreed to take her.

Vanessa’s unhappiness caused Meg to expound her theories on the wandering husband. When she could no longer listen to her, Van broke down, telling Meg that Bruce was dying of a disease called aplastic anemia and she was having trouble accepting it. Meg forgot her sarcasm and held Van while she cried silently.

Charles was feeling self-pity as he had given up the baby. Bruce gave him something else to think of when he explained that he was dying and was depending on Charles to keep an eye on Van after his death. Bruce said he had made financial arrangements, but would like Charles to help him think of a way to ease the loneliness he knew would engulf Van. After hearing Bruce's problems, Charles felt very glad to be alive.

Bruce’s insistence that Van learn about all the household things he had taken care of for years depressed Van. Andrew suggested that she make light of what Bruce was doing to prove that she felt he would be around for a long time. Van promised to try her best.

Tom was miserable when Carrie broke the news to him that Arlene had left because she felt she wasn't really wanted. Joe felt a little responsible since he had tried to stop Tom. He assured Tom that he could tell Arlene that he really did want the baby when she returned.

Ray told Arlene that the baby would need a father and he would like her to consider marrying him. When she said that it would be stretching friendship a little too far to ask that of him, Ray admitted that he had loved her for a long time. Arlene agreed to apply for a marriage license and use the three-day waiting period to think it over. At the end of the second day Arlene agreed, telling Ray that he had to realize that she still loved Tom.

One Life to Live

Written by: Gordon Russell

Produced by: Joseph Stuart

After taking up residence at Ina Hopkins' boarding house, Melinda Cramer got a job in a sports equipment store. Peter Janssen patronized the shop and made a date for dinner with Melinda. At Tony's Place with Peter, Melinda overheard Dorian's reservation confirmed and managed to avoid being seen by Dorian, who wondered aloud to Edwina Lewis who her "competition" with Peter was. Marco arranged for "Linda" to try out as a piano player at Tony's Place after she was let go at the store. When Linda insisted that she couldn’t play in the atmosphere of Dorian's old cottage, Marco realized who she was. He went to see Dorian and offered to locate Melinda for $5000. Melinda got the job but both she and Dorian were furious with Marco when he brought Dorian in without warning. Melinda stood her ground and refused to throw up her job and move into Llanfair. The following day, when Linda told Tony Lord of Dorian's threat to close the place, Tony let her know he welcomed a chance to take Dorian on and insisted on a binding contract with options for renewal at an increase.

Brad Vernon was at home, unnerved over an unsuccessful attempt to recover Lana's ring from Cathy - she came home and nearly saw Brad after he lifted a key from Anna's kitchen and got into her house -, when Dorian arrived to accuse him of indifference to business since he got married. She told him his personal reputation - after the inquest into Lana's death - had been damaging to the financial stability of the club and her investment in it. She reminded him that it was collateral against the loan she advanced him and threatened to replace him with someone "hungrier," for instance Marco Dane. Brad had to promise in writing to have his troubles turned around by the end of the month or offer his resignation. Marco, in his turn, was fired as her chauffeur and she told him he could sue her for the $5000 he expected for producing Melinda.

Karen’s voice on tape, reporting Brian Kendall's hit and run, had been broadcast over the local radio stations. Frightened by this and revolted over her compulsive behavior in picking up strange men, she phoned Will Vernon for help. She was unable to tell Will what was troubling her even after he assured her that what she told him was confidential "even if a crime is involved." Karen was unaware that Cathy Lord had seen her with one of her pickups in a local dive, but when Karen volunteered some time at the Free Clinic, she became aware that Cathy was falling in love with Larry.

Vinnie’s surprise party for Wanda had backfired when a second commercial, with Wanda touting uplift bras, replaced the expected beer commercial, before the assembled friends, relatives and Vinnie's boss, Lt. Siever.

Pat Kendall had left the Riley home, insisting on going through Brian's things to dispose of them herself. When Viki had to be delayed in going to help her, she sent Paul Kendall who found a packet of letters among Brian's things, written when Paul was reported dead, and addressed to him, the boy's way of keeping alive the belief that the reports were false. When Pat learned of them, Paul insisted on staying to help her and when Tony finally called Pat, he hung up after hearing Paul's voice.

Edwina Lewis had obtained the promise of a raise from Dorian after her complaints to Joe Riley, of having to do both her own and Paul's work in the period of Kendall's bereavement, met with no sympathy from Joe. Even Dorian was shocked when Edwina tried to get Dorian to fire Pat Kendall by saying she could write Pat's column better. Dorian wondered aloud if she should change the lock on her own office door as there seemed to be no limit to Edwina's arrogance and ambition. She refused by reminding Edwina that Pat's column was a very popular feature and the whole town was aware of her tragedy, to say nothing of incurring Joe Riley's wrath.

Richard Abbott slipped a note to Rebecca under her door and heard sounds of someone in the room when he had been told that Becky had gone out for the evening to a Bingo game with Ina. He went in to find a vase knocked over and a window open, with footprints in the snow as evidence that someone – Marco - made a hasty exit. The police were called in but Ina and Mrs. Lovelace were left to deal with them, as Richard and Becky set off to find Marco. When they discovered him at the Blue Ridge Club and found he was limping badly from a twisted ankle, Richard and Marco began to mix it up and Becky joined in the near riot that ensued. Marco managed to escape before the police took over but Becky and Richard were jailed, awaiting the payment of $1000 bail before they were to be brought up on various charges. Becky was obviously frightened at the thought that her prints had been taken and the possibility of their being checked for identification.

Larry Wolek was about to declare his love for Cathy when Anna told him that Karen was in Emergency at Llanview. Karen left the clinic after she saw Larry and Cathy together and her latest playmate beat her up in his motel room. She managed to hit him and get out, but was found wandering in the parking lot of a nearby moviehouse and told Larry she had been attacked there. Ed Hall was puzzled that she showed no signs of the kind of scrapes and contusions that the gravel-covered ground would have produced. Vince Wolek tried to get Karen to look at some mug shots but Karen flipped through the book in seconds and shoved it back at him, saying she just wanted to go home with Larry and forget it. Larry moved back into the house, bringing Danny with him.

Will Vernon had been told by his colleague Dr. Pamela Sheppard that Brad made a point of coming on to her at a dinner she had prepared for Will, Brad and Jenny, turning his attention to his wife only when he noticed Will talking to her. Brad bought a low-cut dress and insisted Jenny wear it to a Birthday celebration for Pamela. He continued his flirtation with Pamela but hauled Jenny home after accusing her of making a play for one of the guests. At home, Jenny was hurt and furious at Brad's accusation and told him that she believed she was pregnant.

At Tony Lord’s, Will saw Samantha, who had passed up an invitation to the party, with Talbot Huddleston. - Sam made a point to be seen with Huddleston by Tony but had Huddleston take her home immediately after her dinner with him at the Colonial Inn. - When Will waited up for Sam, she told him she found Huddleston a bore.

Ina Hopkins picked up a paycheck for Becky at the paper and made it a point to tell Edwina Lewis that Richard and Becky had become much closer since the night they spent in jail and she wouldn't be surprised to hear wedding bells. Edwina tried to call Marco to fire him for the mess his efforts to help her break up Richard and Becky had made, but he left town, telling Ina he would be back in about a week.

Richard got a raise and told Becky he had worked out a household budget for them for after they were married. Becky accepted his proposal, telling him she would set the date after she had made a wedding dress for herself. When he asked about her family, she said she ran away from them and that even if she could bring herself to forgive them for the things that led up to it, they would never approve of her marrying a "Yankee."

Viki was very worried about Pat, telling Tony and then Joe that Pat had Brian's chess set up in the living room and a model plane he made on the mantle, and the place looked like a shrine. She resolved to get Pat out of the house and Paul helped by insisting that Pat keep a dinner engagement at the Riley's after she had tried to beg off. Pat had been very snappish at any suggestion that she return to work but when Joe said that he was worried that Dorian might someday hand him a column she had decided to do, subbing for Pat, and fall in love with her own byline, Pat laughed.

Huddleston called on Karen at her house and offered to take her on a shopping spree but Karen turned him down. Jenny came by and Huddleston pretended he had called on Karen to ask her to intercede with Dorian on behalf of one of his favorite charities. After Huddleston left, Jenny told Karen that she believed she was pregnant and that Brad was delighted. Karen said that if Jenny wasn't sure, she herself might be the first to provide their parents with a grandchild, explaining Larry didn’t know it yet, but when he came home that night, they were going to try to have a baby.

Ryan’s Hope

Written by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer

Produced by: Claire Labine, Paul Avila Mayer & Robert Costello

Jill Coleridge told Frank Ryan that he was the father of her son. Frank was stunned, especially since his political mentor, Rae Woodard, had just suggested he run for the Senate. Neither Jill nor Frank made any demands regarding Frank's rights or duties as a father.

Frank told Rae his situation. She pointed out he has two options: marry Jill and create a family appearance; marry Jill off to Seneca and run as a bachelor, the alternative preferred by Rae. Frank told his parents about Edmund and they were delighted to learn they had another grandchild. Frank confided his confusion to brother-in-law Jack Fenelli, who suggested Frank see Edmund. While at Jill's apartment, the two of them bridged a gap, but were interrupted by Seneca. Frank left, but promised to return for Edmund's birthday party the following day. Seneca stayed behind and told Jill that Frank would only hurt her, pointing out Frank had had several opportunities to marry her, but had let them all pass. This added to Jill's doubts. She earlier told Maeve that she was leery of letting Frank into her life, feeling he would put his political career ahead of his family.

The night of Edmund's party, Rae whisked Frank and Bob Reid, his friend and campaign treasurer, off to Washington to meet the chairman of the national party. Frank felt he was forgetting something, but didn't remember the party until many hours later. His call to Jill was unfruitful. Rae pointed out that Jill had changed her priorities, of course, since becoming a mother, which was why she lacked understanding.

Unbeknownst to Tom Desmond, he was being stalked by a man from Ireland named Liam. Liam had bought a gun, but when he aimed and pulled the trigger at Tom, who was returning from a date with Faith, the gun didn’t go off — crooked firing pin. Liam replaced the gun and waited again, but this time Tom spent the night at the hospital, where he had accompanied Faith on an emergency. However, Liam's third attempt hit a target — Seneca! Tom and Seneca had identical coats and were built alike. Faith and Tom responded when they heard the shot. Faith had Tom get Roger and they rushed Seneca to the hospital with a bullet in his back. Jill and Bucky Carter rushed to Seneca's side. His life hung by a vital thread — the will to live, which appeared to be breaking. Tom went to see Mary Fenelli, having guessed the bullet was meant for him. After hearing Mary repeat her story about seeing his picture in a bar in Limerick, while honeymooning with Jack, Tom warned her to keep her door locked. He was sure he was a hunted man.

Delia Ryan, recovering from a concussion suffered when she fell down a flight of steps after husband Pat pushed her aside while strung out on caffeine and amphetimines, sneaked out of her room searching for Pat. She saw him laughing with Faith Coleridge. Dee returned to her room and wrote a nasty letter about Faith's pursuing her husband to Faith's department head, Dr. Frankel. When Dr. Frankel called Faith in about the letter, gently warning that Faith had to rebuild her reputation since the incident during the hospital strike, Faith went straight to Dee, accompanied by her brother Roger. - Roger knew that Dee suffered a miscarriage before she married Pat, then faked a miscarriage shortly after their wedding. Roger also helped Dee fake a breakdown recently. Roger loved Dee, and wanted her, and also was privy to the disastrous effects the marriage was having on Pat, personally and professionally. - Roger wanted to see if Dee was ready to face truths. Noting Dee's reactions as Faith raked her across the coals, Roger decided Dee was well enough for the truth to come out. After Faith left, Roger told Dee he was going to tell Pat about the miscarriage and breakdown. He pointed out that Dee had to learn to stand on her own two feet, that she had to face what she had done and go on from there. In an effort to stop Roger, Dee fell out of bed. She was fine, except she couldn't see! Thorough optholmological examination confirmed that the blindness was hysterical. Roger promised not to tell Pat until Dee could see again.

Meanwhile, Pat, who could then admit he only married Dee because she was pregnant with his child, went to see Father MacShane. Pat felt guilty about Dee. Mac pointed out that guilt over her fall was useless and unnecessary. But, continued Mac, guilt feelings arising from keeping Dee in a dependent, child-like state, even if that was what she wanted, had to be dealt with. Dee's blindness tied Pat even closer. Dee's brother Bob Reid persuaded the Ryans to take Dee in, saying the protection of the family would help Dee recover sooner. They agreed. Johnny apologized to son Pat for talking him into marrying Dee because of the baby. Johnny told Pat they had to all stop coddling Dee. Dee demanded to see Roger, saying she needed his medical reassurances about her condition. She again pleaded with Roger to keep her secrets. Roger told her he had made arrangements for her to see a psychiatrist. Roger promised to keep her secret as long as she kept her appointments.

Mary and Jack Finelli were expanding their apartment by cutting through a wall to an adjoining building. They found their working and living arrangements suited them all well. Since Jack worked at home, he watched Ryan during the day while Mary continued to work at Station R.

Pat took Dee home to the Ryans'. Maeve gave Dee a bell to call for help, which Dee used often. However, safe and relaxed in the bosom of the Ryans, Dee regained her sight, while alone. Pat had told Mac he wanted out of his marriage.

Jill refused to forgive Frank for missing Edmund's party, pointing out that his priorities would always put politics ahead of family. She admitted her priorities had changed since Edmund's birth. Rae again tried to advise Frank about his relationship with Jill, pointing out she wanted a full-time politician if she was going to use her money and resources to back him. Frank replied that his private life was none of her business, even IF he ran for the Senate. Rae told him he would come around.

Seneca improved slightly, but there appeared to be pressure on the spinal chord.

Tom realized the bullet that struck Seneca was meant for him. After closely questioning Mary and the Ryans, Tom was sure someone was hunting him, and wanting to spare them all any further danger, he decided to run. Faith went for his passport and was startled in Tom's office by Liam's appearance. - Tom explained that he was running from the family of a girl he loved in Ireland. She was the daughter of an almost bankrupt textile mill owner, who wanted her to many the son of another wealthy mill owner. When the girl, Theresa, refused to give up on Tom, her brother Jim tried to beat Tom to death. Tom, however, beat Jim to death instead. He was later acquitted, after pleading self-defense. The night before the verdict, Theresa tried to climb out of her bedroom window - her father had locked her in her room for days - and fell to her death. The family blamed Tom. - Tom went home to pack when Faith called to report Liam would be waiting in his office. But Liam overheard her, and Tom faced Liam's gun. Just as Liam was about to pull the trigger, Faith arrived, distracting Liam and giving Tom a chance to try for the gun. In the struggle, Tom was shot.

Search For Tomorrow

Written by: Robert J. Shaw

Produced by: Mary-Ellis Bunim

As Kathy Phillips went into labor, she made psychologist Carolyn Hanley promise that blood tests would be taken to see if the parentage of her baby could be proven. She gave birth to a boy and refused to see Scott until the tests were completed. They were able to confirm that Scott was the father of her baby. This was the first step to Kathy's recovery. Scott had decided to accept part of the blame for driving Kathy to infidelity and raise the child as his own. The concern and care given Kathy by both Scott and their adopted son Eric had given her ease of mind.

Stephanie Collins had persuaded John Wyatt that he should take his vacation in the ski country of Vermont rather than on a sunny beach. This was a family outing with both of their daughters accompanying them. After a few days John began to enjoy himself. Reflecting on his relationship with Stephanie and Wendy, John could see how good they had been for him and his daughter Suzi. John proposed to Stephanie and they were married on their last day in Vermont in their own suite. Knowing that his sister-in-law, Jo Vincente, disliked Stephanie due to events in the past, John broke the news to her himself. Stephanie began looking for a house because they were very crowded in her apartment.

Dr. Gary Walton had asked Carolyn Hanley to become his bride on February 14th, Valentine's Day, so he could remember their anniversary and because he thought they had waited long enough. Carolyn's mother returned to Henderson to help with the plans for the wedding. After a beautiful ceremony, Janet Collins told her son and his bride that she was giving them the house at the lake as a wedding present. She knew they liked it there and the peace and quiet of a simple life would be good for them after a hectic day at the hospital.

Janet told Steve and Liza Kaslo that she was setting up a trust fund for her young son Danny and had given a wedding present to Gary and Carolyn. She would like to give them a down payment for a house. Janet explained that this would come to Liza later anyway and she wanted them to have it then when it could do the most good. Steve reluctantly accepted because he could see how happy this made Liza.

The hospital had decided to name its new wing after Dr. Wade Collins. The Collins Corporation won the bid for its construction. President Howard Horton decided to give Steve Kaslo the responsibility for this project, based on the promise Steve had shown since his association with the company. Bill Mendel was charged with giving Steve any help he might need, but Bill was concerned that he could soon be replaced by Steve. Mendel came right out and told Steve that he was going to keep his eye on him, looking for a mistake. It wasn’t long before Mendel took a mistake in calculations to Howard. Steve said he was sure that he did not make the mistake. Howard cautioned him. Later Howard caught a mistake and called it to Mendel's attention. Mendel charged that Kaslo was receiving special privileges because he was Janet's son-in-law and that Howard looked on him as a replacement for his deceased son. He claimed anyone else would have been fired under these circumstances.

Amy Carson continued to pull extra duty at the hospital, due to illness and vacations of the other residents. Most evenings planned with Bruce had to be cancelled. Dr. Thompson explained that her own marriage broke up because her husband couldn't cope with her career. She said that because they were women, they were expected to sacrifice their careers for their families. Bruce became more intolerant as he spent his evenings at home or with Donna Davis. His own feelings of frustration over his career contributed to his discontent.

David Sutton continued his search for relatives of orphan Jamie Lawrence, who ran in front of his car while trying to run away from a boy's home. Jamie's mother died of pneumonia while a farm worker. She had originally been hired in California. Her papers showed she was from Chicago. Checking birth records, David learned she was unmarried and her father was named as next of kin. David located George Lawrence and told him of his grandson. They were both delighted to learn they were not alone in the world. Jamie returned to Lake Geneva where his grandfather was the caretaker on an estate.

Meredith Hartford returned the pearls to the back of the drawer in Jo Vincente's room after Jo showed her the scarf she deliberately dropped so Jo would accuse her of taking the pearls. Jo assured Greg that she and Ellie scoured the whole suite, but in his search he turned up the pearls. When Jo refused to back down Greg suggested that Jo was jealous of Meredith and resented her rather than the other way around as she had continually suggested. He asked Jo to think over her feelings before they went ahead with their wedding plans.

Meredith had promised the house-keeper Evelyn Reedy financial help for her grandson, who had a fatal blood disease, in return for her help in seeing that Dr. Hartford never married Mrs. Vincente. She promised a substantial amount from her trust fund that was accessible in March on her eighteenth birthday. Evelyn brought up Meredith's plans with Dr. Hartford and learned that when she was eighteen she could only receive money for education until she was twenty-five. Furious, Evelyn slapped Meredith and called her a liar. She made demands that Meredith couldn’t refuse. She wanted a raise to $175 a week in salary and extra money from Meredith herself. Meredith was able to get a checking account for herself and a raise for Evelyn.

Evelyn’s plan to have Dr. Hartford give them cash for household expenses backfired when he said Meredith was taking on too much. Evelyn became desperate when her daughter called to ask for $1500 that she needed for an immediate operation for her son. She finally developped a plan, Meredith was to take the pearls that Mrs. Vincente returned from the desk drawer and sell them. Meredith balked, but Evelyn reminded her that Dr. Hartford could learn that she stole them once before. This would cause him to reconcile with Mrs. Vincente and she would move into the house.

Amy attended a medical conference in Baltimore with Dr. Thompson. The evening of her expected arrival home, Bruce arrived with flowers to learn that Amy called the babysitter to say the conference has been held over. Frustrated, Bruce considered turning to Donna, but was too good a friend to use her. Finding that Dr. Thompson had returned for an emergency added fuel to Bruce's fire. Amy came home to find her home life on the brink of disaster.

Janet gave Steve and Liza $35,000. Bill Mendel changed instructions on how to prepare a cost estimate and refused to submit it to Howard. Steve was sure that Mendel was changing the figures, but wanted to handle it himself without involving Howard. When Steve asked advice of Bruce and Amy, she said he had to tell Liza that he felt he had been handed too many things and wanted to earn things. If he bought a house he would have to stay at Collins to pay for it whether he liked the work or not.

Mendel told Steve that he had to take orders from him and if he refused to, he would take over the hospital project himself. When Steve told Liza that he might be out of a job, she agreed that his happiness was more important than any house.

The Young and The Restless

Written by: William J. Bell

Produced by: John Conboy

Nancy Becker was having nightmares about her daughter Karen. Mr. Kincaid petitioned the court and won visitation rights for the Beckers. Chris Foster noticed that Karen made reference to her other mother. Chris was upset when she was informed that the Beckers were coming to seek Karen. Karen remembered Ron and was glad to see him, but was very hostile to Nancy.

Greg Foster had decided to stay in Genoa City and set up a private law practice, intending to become wealthy. He felt he served his fellow man when he was a lawyer for Legal Aid. He thought Snapper was right to have a clinic for the poor, if that was what he wanted, but he wanted something from life then. Jill and his mother sacrificed for years, and he wanted to make things easier for them.

Jill Foster had accepted Derek Thurston's marriage proposal and engagement ring. She teased her mother, finally showing her the ring. The new beauty salon that Derek was opening, with Kay Chancellor's backing, was to be operable February 25th. Derek told Jill that he wanted her there as his wife. They would be married the day before, February 24th. Jill and Liz began preparations. Jill would like to be married at home, so Liz set about readying the house. Snapper was concerned that his mother was going to wear herself out. Snapper and Greg would take over the painting and cleaning.

Derek asked that no one tell Mrs. Chancellor until after the wedding, but Jill suggested that since his relationship with Kay was built on trust, Kay might feel he wasn't being honest. Seeing that Jill could be right, Derek visited Kay with the intention of telling her, but Kay had a suggestion for him first. She thought that women responded so well to Derek that the new salon would benefit from all male operators. Derek said Jill was his right hand, and he couldn’t do without her. When Kay conceded, he felt this was not the right time to bring up his forthcoming marriage. Knowing that Derek was on his way over to tell Mrs. Chancellor, Liz, Kay's housekeeper, almost discussed the wedding, until Jill called to warn her.

Kay’s lawyer, Mitchell Sherman, was concerned when she told him that she intended to wait until after the opening of the salon to tell Derek she tricked him into marriage. - Kay claimed a friend needed a blood transfusion and then had Derek sign the license, along with papers for the salon. She gave him champagne until he became drunk before having a friend perform the ceremony. Derek awoke in Kay's bed, unable to remember the night before. - Sherman was concerned that Kay had no written contract with Derek. She relented when Derek himself insisted that it was only fair to her that a lawyer draw up a partnership to protect her. He insisted that she receive more than 50 percent because she put up all the money. Greg asked Derek about his future and was assured that, although he was sure there could never be a problem, Mrs. Chancellor's lawyer was drawing up a contract.

Liz showed Jill the bridal gown that had been in the family for years and gave it to her. Liz saw that Jill didn’t really want to wear it, and the problem was solved when they discovered that it was too small. Liz and Jill went shopping for a nice wedding gown. They were shocked at the prices, and Jill couldn’t find that special dress. A salesperson remembered a dress that was on sale. Jill fell in love with it. Trying to be practical, she decided to shop around. The following day Jill returned to look at the dress again and ran into Brock. She told him of her wedding, and he agreed that the dress was perfect. Brock agreed that he might be able to help prepare his mother for Derek's marriage.

Mitchell Sherman tried to convince Kay that Derek was serious about Jill. He suggested having a detective follow Derek again, but Kay said he should follow Jill instead. When he reported that she was looking at wedding gowns, Kay suggested that young girls did foolish things. He came back to report that she bought a gown in the company of a tall dark man. Shown a photo of Derek, he had to say this was not the man. Brock arrived as they were leaving, and the detective confirmed that this was the man. Brock broke the news to Kay, who became hysterical. She wanted a drink, but Brock told her that Derek would feel terrible if she went back to drinking. While he was making tea, Kay sneaked several swallows of Vodka to calm her nerves.

Leslie Brooks was afraid she couldn’t per-form since she knew Lorie had written of her breakdown for the world to read, even though it was under a pen name. The Maestro called to remind her of a concert series in Denver. Lance played the piano with her until her confidence returned. He said he would fly her to Denver and stay with her. Hearing Lance arrange for the jet, Lorie assumed he was making plans for the trip he promised her. Only when he asked his brother Lucas to come to the main house to be with their mother, who would be home after her second surgery on her scarred face, did he remember his promise to Lorie. Lucas' comment that Lance was overly concerned with his sister-in-law earned him a punch in the jaw.

Leslie was very nervous about her performance, but once she started playing, she was lost to her music. When she finished, she sent Lance home to his wife.

Lorie received a call from a reporter, Jackson, in Denver who recognized the similarity in writing style and asked Lorie if she was the author of the book, which she denied. Lance called, asking her to meet him at the airport, to take off to Tahiti. After the concert, Leslie consented to an interview with the press. Everyone began to notice that Jackson was becoming obnoxious by monopolizing the interview and asking person questions. He asked her if her sister wrote "In My Sister's Shadow." Leslie denied any knowledge of the book, but fell to pieces when he said Lorie confirmed it.

Snapper forced Chris to read the psychiatric evaluations of themselves, the Beckers and Karen. The report on themselves was everything she could have expected, but she became distressed when she read that the psychiatrist felt that the Beckers were then rehabilitated and blamed no one for the mistakes in their lives. Through doll play the doctor established that Karen loved both fathers and her second mother but was trying to pay back her first mother for abandoning her by insisting that mother was dead. Rather than having no feeling for her natural mother, Karen harbored deep emotions for her. Chris wanted what was best for Karen.

Learning by phone that Leslie had cancelled her concerts, Lance drops Lorie off in Genoa City and flew on to Denver to be with Leslie. He told Lorie that he was supportive because Leslie possessed a great talent. When Lance called to accuse her of confirming Rod Jackson's story, Lucas sticked up for her.

Kay visited Jill at home to tell her that she couldn't possibly marry Derek because he was already married. She produced copies of the marriage license and certificate. Jill ripped them, saying that Mrs. Chancellor was insane and in need of professional help. Distraught, Jill burnt the papers and called Derek. Having calmed down she was embarrassed to tell him. Jill said she had seen Mrs. Chancellor drunk enough times to know that she was sober.

Wow! So, I finally find out how the story regarding the character of Lana/Lisa on #GH came to a conclusion.Thanks @FrenchFan.

27 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

 

Gina Tognoni and Wendy Moniz were two I was looking out for. He had such wonderful scenes with both, especially WM.

 

22 hours ago, will81 said:

Hey everyone I got access to March and April 1973. Here is March, I will put up April later today

 

Thank you so much! I so prefer the older soap synopsis compared to what’s offered today. 

8 minutes ago, Khan said:

Doug Sheehan was like a modern-day Jimmy Stewart.  He was easygoing, had a good sense of humor, and was someone both men and women could like for different reasons.

He and Jackie Z had a chemistry that was palpable, but the writers for whatever reason did not go there. Especially, when Joe’s dad died and they were trying to get the goods on Frank Smith. Joe and Bobbie were constantly in each other’s orbit, but alas they just kept Joe in Anne’s orbit, and then finally Heather got her hooks in him.

11 hours ago, carolineg said:

I can't speak for anyone, but I think she was just very sanctimonious and obviously famous for being a virgin.  She didn't have a ton of likable factors (even though we were supposed to think she was great) and had multiple, multiple men after her (Jeff, Joe Kelly, Noah) for no discernible reason.  She was Audrey's niece as well.  I don't know if she was propped exactly, but it felt like that to me.  I believe Noah dumped Bobbie for Annie a few years ago off screen.

ETA-It's nothing against Susan Pratt, who is very good.  It just wasn't the kind of character she excels at.  She does better with someone with a bit of an edge.

I loved Anne. Probably because I saw her from her onset. She was an innocent young woman grieving the loss of her dad. Then when Lassa Fever hit, she was the one who discovered that Jeremy was the carrier, which led into the story of her adopting him.

Susan Pratt was great on #AMC, and absolutely outstanding on #TGL!

8 hours ago, titan1978 said:

Yeah, Heather did a lot of horrific things, I don’t really feel all that sorry for her.

I’m not saying Jeff was an innocent, but Heather was perfectly fine wrecking many people’s lives.  And I still think she was the original intended killer but Mattson was so good they decided to keep her and change Diana’s killer.  Anne might be the most annoying main character ever on GH, but being framed for murder is pretty extreme.

Could you enlighten on why you think Anne is annoying. Everyone I came into contact with hated Anne. 

1 hour ago, AMCOLTLLover said:

I know Heather was a great villain and was quiet complex in the early 80‘s. 
But I start to feel a bit sorry for her during her 1980 return with the recast. 
 

I mean she was on a LSD trip and lost the plot and got locked away.. and what did Jeff do? He didn’t really helped her. He tried to knock up Anne and was ready to give up his wife. Even when Heather got home over Christmas 1980 Jeff was all about getting away from her to be with Anne.

I think Jeff was a real jerk during this story and he even slept with Diana down the line. And now he is somewhere and doesn’t even care about his daughters. 
 

I think the lsd thing and getting hurt by Jeff ruined her mind and made her complete psycho. Poor Heather. 

While I did feel sorry for Heather #2 (because of the actress that portrayed her), she was no saint. After scheming to get Jeff in bed, while blowing up his marriage to Monica, Heather deserved everything she got. Diana did nothing but be kind to Heather, but because Heather sold her son, and then after a miscarriage could not have another child, decided to drive Diana insane, drank the LSD that she meant for Diana got her just desserts. 

10 hours ago, Franko said:

According to Wikipedia, so grains of salt ... "Back when Laura had requested a divorce from Scott, he was consumed with anger and grief, and had gotten intoxicated at Kelly's one night. Heather, who was also drunk, had found him there, and that is when Franco was conceived."

What a crock!!!! The reason why Heather tried to drive Diana crazy was because she could not conceive another child, yet she conceived Franco with Scott!!! This show!!!

2 hours ago, MissPalmer said:

Does anyone know where to find GH episodes from 1966? I know that there are about 4 episodes in some collectors circles. Thank you

I would also be interested in viewing those shows if you find them. Thanks