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They are just the synopses published on SOD. Someone scanned them all on another soap forum. I just tried to put them together to become monthly summaries. I posted all 1975 and with @will81 most of 1974. It is in the « look into the past » thread.

To go with the episodes, summary from March 1982. If you are interested, I will try to post the following months. MARCH 1982 After a nerve-wracking few weeks, Carl Williams received word that he had been cleared of the assault and battery charges filed against him by Jack Abbott. Mary, Patty, and Paul showered Carl with hugs, kiss, and congratulations. They were all so relieved things turned out so well for him. When Nikki Reed complained to Kay Chancellor that she couldn’t seem to get Victor Newman interested in her no matter that she did, Kay advised her to sneak into bed with Victor while he was asleep and seduce him! Colonel Austin overheard Nikki and Kay's conversation and later repeated it to Victor. That evening, Nikki, dressed in a revealing black negligee, sauntered into Victor's bedroom and climbed into his bed. "I want your arms around me. Victor," she cooed. "I love you so much." Suddenly Victor walked into the room! Who, then, was under the covers in bed with Nikki? Why, it was Colonel Austin! Nikki's initial embarrassment quickly turned to rage when she realized she had been set up. "I wouldn't go to bed with either one of you if you were the last men on earth!" she shouted, then stormed out. Brooks Prentiss was called to the stand. When questioned by Robert Laurence, Brooks testified about the day his grandmother Vanessa watched him while Lorie was out of the apartment. He revealed that Vanessa was wearing gloves while typing at Lorie's typewriter using Lorie's blue stationery. When Mr. Gordon cross-examined, Brooks admitted he didn't know what Vanessa was typing, or for what reason. When Chris Brooks Foster and her brother-in-law Greg returned from lunch together in a jovial mood, Snapper blowed his stack. He was furious with Greg for moving in on his wife. After Chris requested that Greg leave her alone with Snapper, Snapper asked her out to dinner. He wanted to take her somewhere nice and quiet so they could talk. Although Chris didn’t think there was anything more for them to talk about, she did agave to meet with Snapper. Upon leaving the Brooks house, Snapper found Greg waiting outside for him. "There are some things we should settle," Greg declared. He accused Snapper of acting as though he owned Chris and said his brother didn't deserve a woman like her. After Greg made it clear that he had been looking for someone like Chris for a long time, Snapper shouted that if Greg hadn't been around, Chris might never have left him. Snapper warned Greg he would get hurt if he pursued Chris. Undaunted, Greg yelled he wouldn't make excuses for Snapper any more or urge Chris to go back to him. "If you want your wife back, you'll have to fight for her. I'm going to give you a run for your money!" Snapper couldn’t believe his own brother was doing this to him. Although Paul Williams insisted he was committed to his marriage, Barbara wouldn’t let matters rest. She summoned her sister April to her apartment and made her an offer. Barbara proposed to "unite" the family, but only if April left Genoa City, and Paul! She pressed on and told April about her night with Paul in Aspen. Shocked and hurt, April left in tears. Although Carl's suspension from the police force had ended and he had returned to active duty, his daughter Patty Williams remained convinced that she had been "used" by Jack. She turned to Danny Romalotti for emotional support. He was the one person she could always count on to be "there" for her ... the one person she could really mist, even with her innermost secrets. Patty revealed to Danny that she lost her virginity to Jack and regretted it because she wasn't ready. Victor finally admitted to Nikki that he had wanted her ever since she moved in with him. He kissed Nikki passionately, scooped her up in his arms, and carried her up to the bedroom, where they made love. Victor, however, didn’t share Nikki's fantasy of an eternal commitment between them. Once again, Cash's creditors were closing in on him, and again Kay bailed him out — this time with a diamond bracelet. She handed the bracelet over to "Smiley" Smith, an enforcer, that called the police and reported it stolen. Later, Cash retrieved Kay's bracelet after a violent confrontation with "Smiley." At the hospital, Chuckie's condition began to deteriorate and Snapper told a distraught Sally that he was putting the boy on kidney dialysis. Meanwhile, Greg's attention to Chris had exacerbated family tensions. Snapper grimly warned Greg that he was far from ready to give up on his marriage. Jack Abbott was conducting his own campaign, courting Chris under the guise of « night work » — a phony modeling job. Although Chris was vulnerable, she backed away from Jack's advances. After Brooks had testified about the letter he saw Vanessa typing, the attorneys presented closing arguments in the case. Prosecutor Gordon built a very damaging case against Lorie, and raised serious questions about the validity of Brooks' testimony. At this point, Loris bleakly anticipated a "guilty" verdict. She was almost resigned to the reality of a prison term. Worried Kay would be harmed in some way, Cash ordered her not to do business with "Smiley" again. Because Cash didn't want anyone to question Kay, he urged her to go to Paris, but Kay wanted Cash to come with her. Cash agreed to move overseas with Kay and assured her he would make enough money to pay off the debt he owed her. Realizing how much he cared for Kay, Cash declared his love for her. He then called the police and told them they found Kay's bracelet. Kay and Cash planned to pack that evening and leave for Paris together. Barbara told Wayne and Dorothy that they could thank her for all she had done for them by moving into her New York apartment with her. She would like her parents to be waited on for a change. Although Dorothy and Wayne were elated, they were concerned that Barbara hadn't mentioned how April fit into all of this. Barbara said she had spoken with April about moving to New York but wasn't sure what April was going to do. Barbara didn’t think April could leave her husband behind. Upset after learning Paul spent the night with Barbara in Aspen, April demanded to know why it happened. April accused Paul of just hopping into bed with Barbara because she – April - wasn't around. Paul explained that Barbara left out a few important details — she was the one who arranged for one room for the two of them and ordered champagne. Paul said he was sorry about what happened, but he was drunk and really didn’t remember much about that night. About to go on-stage with Nikki one last time before he left for Paris, Cash ran into two men in a dark hallway outside his dressing room. The men stabbed him! When Cash came on-stage, Nikki saw that his back was covered with blood! She screamed for someone to call for an ambulance. With Nikki by his side, Cash was rushed to the emergency room and underwent surgery. When Kay told Liz that she loved Cash, Liz urged her not to rush into another marriage that might turn out to be disastrous for her. Kay explained that she and Cash hadn't definitely decided they would marry, but they did love each other very much. Although Liz had reservations about Kay moving away with Cash, she did wish her luck. Robert had a meeting with Victor at the ranch. Victor offered him a consulting position with the International Division of Prentiss Industries. Aware of how close Robert had become to Lorie, Victor said this job would give him a chance to open an office in Genoa City. Robert didn’t deny his feelings for Lorie, but said he realized she loved Lance. Jack told Patty he hoped they could patch things up as Carl was back at work. Playing on Patty's vulnerability, Jack said he wanted to help her get into modeling at Jabot. Knowing that Jack was not the kind of person who helped people expecting nothing in return, Patty turned down his offer. "Call me when you change your mind," Jack said smugly. After Cash regained consciousness, Kay visited him in the hospital and told Cash how much she cared for him. Kay blamed herself for what happened to him. If only he had told her the truth about what he was involved in. As they're talking about how wonderful it was to have finally declared their feelings for each other and celebrating with champagne, Cash closed his eyes and his glass fell to the floor. At the moment Cash died, Nikki walked in. In tears, she and Kay embraced each other. Although Nikki became hysterical, Kay remained strong. Outraged about the changes that were made at Prentiss Industries, Lucas blamed the whole thing on Lorie. Lance pointed out the only way they could regain control of the company was to stick together and begin acting like brothers again. When Liz accused Chris of trying to push Snapper out of her life, Chris explained that she was upset because she stopped by the hospital and saw Sally and Snapper with their arms around each other! Liz demanded Snapper explain to Chris why he and Sally were embracing. An infuriated Snap, dragged Liz Into Chuckie's room so she could see for herself just how bad Chuckie's condition was. Liz was shocked. Snapper declared he was going to do everything within his power to keep the boy alive. Snapper told Sally that although Chuckie was on dialysis, it was a treatment and not a cure. Once Chuckie's illness was under control, they would have to do a kidney transplant. It was their only alternative ... the only way Chuckie would ever be able to lead a normal life. Since Sally was an unsuitable donor, Snapper had no choice but to donate his kidney to Chuckie, even though it might destroy his marriage to Chris. Sally was delighted that the bond between Snapper and Chuckie would be greater than ever. Paul was shocked when April informed him she was moving to New York with her family. April explained that Barbara was going to give their parents things they never had, and send Heather to the best schools and buy her the finest clothes. April tried to convince Paul that this was the best thing they could do for their child. "We had a good shot at it, Paul ... and it just didn't work out. I'm thinking of Heather now. She's going to have the chance I never had." Paul pulled April to him and kissed her tenderly. "I do love you, April. Promise me you won't let Heather forget who her daddy is." Heartbroken, Paul kissed his daughter goodbye. After learning that Chuckie's condition had worsened, Chris rushed to the hospital to be with Snapper. Chris said she was so sorry and offered to return home until the crisis was over. She didn’t want Snapper to be alone at a time like this. When Snapper said he was staying at the hospital to be near Chuckie, Chris was deeply hurt and felt Snapper didn't need her any more. Feeling as though she intruded, Chris left in tears. Meanwhile, back at the courthouse, the jury found Lorie innocent! After the jury pronounced her innocent, Lorie returned home with Robert and they celebrated her victory with champagne. When Leslie received word that Lorie had been cleared of the charges against her, she was happy for her sister, but hated the thought of losing Brooks again. Although it pained Leslie deeply, she gave Brooks back to Lorie. After Chris admitted to Jack that she and Snapper were having marital troubles, he made a pass at her, but she begged off. Jack said that although he wanted to get to know Chris a lot better, he wouldn't push her. He just wanted Chris to know how much he admired her. Victor received a phone call from a doctor in Geneva who informed him his son, Charles, had been hurt in a skiing accident and had to undergo surgery. When Victor was told they were unable to get in touch with Charles' mother, Eve, he decided to fly to Switzerland, telling Nikki it was a "business trip." Jill Foster decided to sell her mother's house and made a deal with two prospective buyers. She explained to Andy Richards that she desperately needed the money. While visiting Nikki, Paul mentioned that he noticed she had gained a bit of weight. Could she possibly be pregnant? Nikki denied it but later found that coffee upset her stomach. To prove Paul wrong, she took a home-pregnancy test and was stunned to find the test was positive! Still disbelieving, Nikki went to a doctor who confirmed the test. She was going to have a baby! When Jill finally admitted to her mother that she had sold her house, Liz had a fit. She pleaded with Jill to tell the buyers she had changed her mind, but Jill refused. "It's too late," she lied. « The house has already been sold ». Liz was crushed. She couldn’t understand how her daughter could hate the house she and her brothers grew up in. After Greg learned the deed to Liz's house was in her name, not Jill's, he told his mother that since she hadn't signed anything, there was no deal — the house was still hers. Lance returned from a business trip and stopped by Lorie's apartment. Lorie said she had missed him terribly, but they could finally plan their future together. Lance said he doubted that. « Surely you knew when you made the decision, what the consequences would be for me. » Puzzled, Lorie asked what he was talking about. "Prentiss Industries, I've lost the business." Lorie was shocked. Lance explained that Victor manipulated a takeover of Prentiss Industries and was running the corporation. The first thing he did was to fire Lance. When Lorie asked how that could happen, Lance told her that Victor acquired enough stock to become the major stockholder. "Victor gained control with your proxies, Lorie." Lorie declared that was impossible. Robert travelled to Chicago and met with a Dr. Marshall at a private mental institution. During a conference with the doctor, Robert asked how his wife was. No change, replied Dr. Marshall. It seemed that Claire Laurence had been in this institution for 15 years, totally catatonic. When Robert asked if Claire would ever recover, the doctor said aside from a medical miracle, she would never again lead a normal life. Greg informed Jill that Liz's house was not hers to sell. She couldn’t sell a property she didn’t have title to. What she did was a crime — attempted fraud! She could be prosecuted. Jill stubbornly declared that she had no intention of backing out of the deal. When Robert visited his wife, he rambled on to her about their life together and pleaded with Claire to reach out so they could be together again. Suddenly a look of hatred crossed Claire's face and she lunged for Robert. As they struggled, orderlies burst in and restrained her. Once more, Claire became passive. After Lorie realized Victor tricked her, she admitted to Lance that the previous summer she did sign her proxy over to Victor. But she rectified her mistake by having Victor burn the proxy. When Lance asked if she actually saw Victor burn the proxy, Lorie confessed she didn't. Lorie said she was truly sorry — she would give anything to turn back the clock and erase the pain she's caused Lance. "As God is my witness, I'll get that stock back to you!" Lance said it was too late. He couldn't trust Lorie any more. "You and I— we had it all. We had our Camelot. Things will never be the same for us and that is to damn sad." Lorie was surprised to find out from Stuart that Robert was a "widower" with a 16-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, Robert visited his daughter, Angela, at a private boarding school. Angela had no idea her mother is still alive. When Robert suggested to his daughter they spend the summer in Genoa City — and perhaps stay there through the fall — Angela was delighted. Before Jill left for a vacation with Andy, Mrs. Arnold - from the real estate office - stopped by to close the deal on the house. The woman informed Jill there was a snag: since Jill didn't have title to the house, she couldn't sell it. Mrs. Arnold was furious —she already sold the house and was therefore owed a commission. "If I don't get it, I'll sue!" Jill pleaded with Liz to sign the title over to her, because she could be in a lot of trouble otherwise. Liz refused. Since Patty was depressed about not having a job, Danny tried to cheer her up, but she didn't respond. Patty admitted that what was really bothering her was that she was hoping to get married. Even though Danny knew that she was referring to Jack, he said, "Okay, to why don't we?" Patty was stunned. "Anytime you want," Danny added, "I'll marry you." Later that day, Jack asked Patty out to dinner. Patty said she would think about it but later showed up at Jack's office. She told him that she knew he was no good for her and was nothing but trouble. "If I were smart. I'd stay away from you." Jack sweettalked Patty, telling her how much he had missed her and loved her. Couldn't they put the past behind them? Jack kissed Patty and she slowly responded. Over dinner, Jack promised to make Patty a top model. Excited by the thought of a glamorous career, Patty let down her guard and decided to trust Jack again. Realizing that Brooks' place was with Leslie, Lorie decided to give the boy back to her sister. Lance and Brooks later flew to Paris and surprised Leslie while she was performing a concert there. Determined to get her husband back, Chris made Sally a proposition : if Sally really cared about Chuckie, why didn’t she give him to Chris and Snapper to raise? Robert asked Victor if his offer of a job at Prentiss Industries still stood. Because Robert was such an excellent attorney, Victor agreed to hire him. Painfully aware of Victor's negative feelings about children, Nikki decided to have an abortion! Although she knew Snapper had never loved her and never would, Sally feared Chris' proposition would be too tempting for him to turn down, so she tried to manipulate Snapper by asking him to tell Chuckie he was his real father. Sally was determined to have Snap, for herself. When Lorie asked Victor why he took over Prentiss Industries and hurt her and Lance so badly, Victor said he did it for her own good. He promised he would make Lorie a very wealthy woman. Victor admitted he also took control to punish Lance for deserting Lorie when she needed him most. Figuring the best way to get her proxy back was by making Victor trust her, Lorie lied that although she felt resentment and anger toward him at first, all she felt then was great pain and deep hurt because of everything she had lost. She had not only lost her relationship with Lance, she had lost her friendship with Victor. Victor explained he regrets the loss of Lorie's confidence and friendship, but he did what he had to do as a businessman. In Paris, Brooks excitedly told Leslie that he was going to live with her again. Leslie was windblown and her eyes fill with tears. She was even more stunned when Lance revealed this was all Lorie's idea! After listening to her hospital roommate extol the virtues of motherhood, Nikki decided — at the last minute — not to have the abortion. Patty had her first modeling session at Jack's studio, but it didn’t go at all well because she was stiff and nervous. Patty was crushed when Jack told her she should put her modeling ambitions aside for a while. Mary Williams was shocked when Patty announced she was moving in with Jack! This, said Patty, was the most important day of her life — she would be living with the man she loved ... the man she would be married to someday. Patty said she knew Jack would propose because he loved her. When Mary asked if Patty had slept with Jack, Patty was silent and Mary took that as her answer. Mary pointed out that if Jack wanted Patty living with him as his wife, this he should marry her. Jack, said Mary, was asking for all the benefits of marriage without offering Patty any commitment or security. "You are the one who stands to lose all." Patty reiterated that Jack would marry her. She was convinced living together was a prelude to marriage. Nikki admitted to Kay that she had a brief encounter with Kevin Bancroft before he left for San Francisco, but insisted the baby was Victor's. To get Nikki out of the spot she was in with Victor, Kay urged Nikki to convince him she was carrying Kevin’s child. Since Victor practically forced Nikki into seeing Kevin, itw as his fault ! When Victor demanded to know why Nikki had been spending so much time at Kay’s, Nikki admitted she was pregnant ! After the initial shock wore off, Victor insisted Nikki have the pregnancy terminated, but she made it clear she would not have the abortion. Since the baby wasn’t Victor’s, he couldn’t tell her what to do. When Nikki told Victor the baby was Kevin’s, he ordered her to have Kevin come to the house at once. Although Chuckie’s surgery went well, it would be a few days before the doctors could determine if the transplant « took. » Robert admitted to Lorie that his wife Claire wasn’t dead, she had been locked away in an institution for 15 years. Lorie said she was deeply sorry.

So many treasures from 1982 ! I will take time to watch it all but thanks to whoever uploaded these gems !

Oh you are right. This must be August ! Great find !!

Do you have August ? From my perspective, Aug-Nov 74 are still missing.

I think so too. There are a lot of mistakes in the names in the synopses I typed. Thanks @will81 I didn't have these two months !

I didn’t know that ! The rape trial happened without Peggy ??

From what I gathered, Pam Peters was on the show from March 1973 to September 1977 and she came back from April 1980 to June 1981. I don't know if she was pushed to recurring at the end of her run. It might be. Patricia Everly was there from December 1978 to March 1979. I wonder if Peters was asked back and she said no.

Sharon and Amy were cut off the episode I really wanted to see Mark or Scott as I don't remember them at all. I was a child when it aired in France. I only remembered Sharon kept changing but that's all. The episode is okay though.

I agree. Chris and Snapper had been totally uninteresting for years before they were written out. Leslie’s insecurities were played out. Lorie had great potential. She could have been brought back easily at any time. Such a missed opportunity

Yes. John McCook left when the show moved to an hour and Eric Braeden joined at this point.

yes, in 81-82, Victor got Lorie’s proxy and she then schemed to seduce Victor to gzr Prentiss back. Vanessa was dead thought and not involved.

So they will show a Sharon before Sharon Case ? Weird ! Was it Heidi Mark or Monica Potter ?

Maybe a Nick/Sharon week as Sharon Case first aired in August 1994 I think.

It sounds reliable according to AWHP. Quinn first appeared in July 1981 and Linda last appeared in November of that year.

She left in September 1981. She was clearly a very secondary character much like her half-sister Peggy before. She was brought when Micki Grant left I think. They barely shared screen time. Has Linda even had any part in a storyline?

Just watched the 1984 episode on global.ca. It is really great, not only because of Kay's facelift but also with Jabot/Mergeron stuff. The three stories features are great. Story A: Victor / Douglas / Nikki / Julia > Victor pushes Nikki away because he thinks he might be impotent after being wounded by Rick Daros when he saved Nikki. Julia advises Nikki and Douglas advises Victor. Story B: Kay / Liz / Alan > Dr. Alan Jacobs takes over the bandages off Kay. Liz is supporting her as she is about to see her new face (I love the relationship between Liz and Kay. Will never understand why the show got rid of Liz in late 84-early 85). Story C : Jack / Carol / Ashley / Joe / Cricket / Dina > The Jabot storyline is the best. Jack is jealous of Ashley's good numbers with the teen line so he has Cricket sign a contract with him and wants to take her over to Mergeron with him as he plans to leave Jabot. Dina is worried about her step-son Marc being in town after she sees him with Ashley.

I posted in the "Look into the past 1975" an article chronicling a bit of 1973. I give it again here: Question: I missed the early months of The Young And The Restless .and have been puzzled by various references — it seems — to a rela-tionship between Chris and Greg before Chris married Snapper; also to a sugges-tion that Jill had been involved with Gwen in some rather unsavoury incidents. —M.R., El Cerrito, CA Answer: A relationship of sorts developed between Chris and Greg when Snapper, despite his feelings for Chris, wouldn't consider marriage for both financial and emotional reasons. Snapper had been deeply hurt when his father, for whom he was named, abandoned his family while his children were still young and Snapper had con-flicting feelings and emotions about love, marriage and committments which made it impossible for him to make a binding relationship with Chris. Greg had never concealed the feelings he had for his brother's girl and when her rela-tionship with Snapper seemed to be over due to Snapper's inability to make a committment, Greg tried to step into the breach and hoped Chris would fall in love with him. Chris was hesitant in this relationship — she still loved Snapper and then, when Chris was the victim of a rape and then a trial in which the rapist was acquitted, Snapper began to realize the pain and concern he felt for Chris was the kind of love he could allow himself to trust. Badly depressed by what loomed before her as a life of little money and excitement Jill Fos-ter was impressed by and envious of Gwen Sherman, one of her clients at the beauty shop in which she worked. Gwen wore beautiful clothes and had loads of money, she was appa-rently living the kind of life Jill had always dreamed of. Sensing Jill's dissatisfaction Gwen invited Jill to join her in her enterprise — or at least to visit and see how she, too, could make money and have fun! Jill, after repeated urging, finally did visit Gwen at her house on the edge of town and quickly realized Gwen and the other .girls there were earning their money by "dating" men. Almost sick to her stomach Jill quickly left but ironically ran into her brother Snapper with some other interns from the hos-pital at the front door of Gwen's establishment. Snapper slapped her across the face after which she hurried home. She later explained to him she had done nothing, she had only ac-cepted an invitation from Gwen to visit. Snap-per realized she was telling the truth but pointed out she risked her most valuable asset by just being there — her reputation — and made it clear he considered her judgement very poor.

@will81 I checked the "Let's gossip" you mentioned. It seemed to be a newsletter called "Soap opera review" quite similar from Bryna Laub but I never heard about it. It ran from 1973 to late 1976 / early 1977 (I found an article in Syracuse journal saying it was dismissed). Matt (he owned soapoperahistory I think and scanned all the SODs from 1975 to 1991 but he vanished a year ago or so) posted a few issues on another soap forum (Don't know if I can post the link of another forum but this is stuff from 1975-1976, not the older stuff we are looking for mostly). Maybe @JAS0N47 know more as he used some on his website I think. To finish, the two "We're glad you asked" from the DNS January and February 1976. One is very interesting as it chronicles 1973 Y&R with Jill's involvement with Gwen Sherman.

Maybe Byrna and her team sometimes ended a storyline the following month or else to give it a sense of unity. I honestly don't know. This is the last month for a while because I am on holidays at my parents' and February 1976 was the last issue I had brought with me to type in. You will have March later when I go back to my flat. Hope you enjoy FEBRUARY 1976 All My Children Written by : Agnes Nixon Produced by : Bud Kloss Having promised that she would not stand in the way of her husband Paul's plans to remarry Anne Tyler as her own pregnancy had been exposed as an elaborate fake, Margo Martin prevailed upon Anne to help out at the Boutique until they could work out plans for Margo to purchase the place from Anne - Margo hoped to secure a baby through the “grey market” and pass it off as the child she had led everyone to believe she was expecting, using funds she had embezzled from the Boutique in her capacity as manager. Anne, sympathetic to Margo's troubles - the break-up of her marriage and that fact that Margo's daughter, Claudette, having survived a drug overdose was in a prison hospital and faced with a long sentence for drug dealing -, and happy that she herself was carrying Paul's child, had offered to sell the Boutique to Margo so that Margo would have a way of earning her living and could stay on in Pine Valley. Anne suggested that Margo contact Kitty Tyler, Anne's sister-in-law, who had been released from prison thanks to the testimony of Hal Short and exonerated of all charges in connection with Hal's drug operation, which involved using the Boutique as a "drop." If Kitty could come back as an employee, Anne would feel no obligation to help out any further and Margo offered to see Kitty personally. Margo suggested to Kitty that Anne was happy at the Boutique but was offering her the job out of kindness. Then Margo went on to mention that the Boutique had had some ugly publicity and invented a story about some troubling phone calls. Kitty declined Margo's offer. When Drs. Joe Martin and Charles Tyler realized that they had both given in to Margo's request for sleeping pills, Joe confronted Margo at the Boutique and obtained from her the double order that she had filled. Though both Charles and Joe had considered the possibility that Margo might be a threat to Anne and the child she was carrying, Joe accepted on the face of it Margo's story that she was considering suicide, but would never have gone through with it. When a repairman Margo had called in to see to the furnace at the Boutique told her that it shut itself off because it was leaking and that the back room, particularly, could have become a gas chamber, Margo, upon learning further that the repairman couldn’t work on it till the morning, called Anne and asked her to meet with her at the Boutique that evening to help out with an inventory. She set things up for them to work in the back room and after a time pleaded that she was hungry and needed to see about getting something to eat. As she left the building, Margo turned on the thermostat, leaving Anne in a room in which odorless, lethal fumes were building up. Her only warning was a headache, Anne worked on till her collapse as Margo, in a nervous state at a coffee shop, appeared to be having second thoughts. However, she allowed the arrival of first Mona Kane and then Chuck Tyler to serve to delay her from leaving to undo the damage, and when she returned to the Boutique she realizes that Anne has been found and taken to the hospital. Not knowing if Anne was dead or alive, Margo rushed to the hospital to be confronted by Paul who told her that it was he who found Anne and that he was convinced that Margo is guilty of attempted murder. His suspicions were confirmed when he went to the Boutique the following day to recover Anne's coat and purse that she had with her at the time of her collapse and learned from the repairman that Margo had been told of the danger. Margo insisted that Anne must have turned on the thermostat herself and that in any case, if Paul believed her guilty he had no proof. Saying that it had already been proven to his satisfaction. Paul added that unless she agreed to an immediate divorce and to leaving Pine Valley that very evening, he would make damn sure that “you are sitting and rotting in jail right alongside your daughter.” The following day as he went to visit Anne at the hospital, he told her that Margo's bags were gone. Although Anne had fully recovered from her ordeal, the possibility of damage to her baby as a result of having been deprived of oxygen was a fact that had to be faced. Joe Martin advised Paul and Anne to consider a test, amniocentesis, which could help to determine if the baby showed present signs of brain damage. Anne was reluctant, as she was afraid that if the test suggested such damage she would be faced with the question of a possible abortion, but she finally consented to the procedure and she and Paul were relieved and happy to find that there were no negative indications. Phoebe Tyler, Anne’s mother, had offered Al Shea - Hal Short - a substantial sum of money if he would delay finalizing his divorce from Kitty - Kitty Shea Tyler believed herself to be divorced from Al when she married Phoebe's son, Lincoln. – However, Hal turned Phoebe down and even told Kitty when she visited him of the offer and warned her that Erica Brent, who had extended her hospitality to Kitty, had implied that there was a chance of the two of them getting back together. He told a puzzled Kitty that she still didn’t understand that Erica, in the process of losing her husband - Philip Brent - was paving the way for another one. He told Kitty that though he was fond of Erica he saw her as a frightened, insecure girl, "threatened, her first thought is survival." When Kitty asked Erica point-blank if she was interested in Lincoln, Erica insisted that Lincoln was her lawyer and that she was merely acting as a friend to both of them. Kitty, having told Erica that she thought it was time she talked to Linc herself, visited him at his office. When Lincoln, touching her hair tenderly, talked of their fife together as Hal had consented to proceed with the divorce as quickly as possible, Kitty insists sadly, "Nothing has changed. It's over, Linc." At that moment Phoebe called and a distracted Lincoln agreed to a dinner invitation at his mother's house. When he again turned to Kitty she told him it had all been said. Saying: "I am so sorry, Lincoln," she turned and left. On her return to Erica's house she was present when Phoebe Tyler phoned to invite Erica to the same dinner. Erica told Kitty that she accepted Phoebe's invitation merely as a sympathetic friend and asked Kitty if, having made up her mind not to go back to Linc, she didn't wish to see Linc going on with his life as she herself planned to do. Phil Brent, Erica’s estranged husband, told Tara Martin Tyler, upon her return from Costa Rica after obtaining her divorce from Chuck, that Erica was stalling on a final answer about whether she would contest ending their marriage, "As if she's waiting for another door to open before closing this one permanently.” Philip had also confronted both Tara and Chuck about Phoebe's setting up a trust fund for little Philip. Chuck insisted that if Phoebe was told the truth about little Philip's parentage - On the eve of Philip's leaving for Vietnam, he and Tara, unable to find a minister or a justice of the peace to marry them, exchanged vows in a small chapel. Philip was mistakenly reported killed and Tara, pregnant with Philip's son, accepted Chuck Tyler's offer to marry her and raise her son as his own. On his return Philip married Erica. -, Phoebe, who had a drinking problem might "hit the bottle" and tell everyone. He insisted that he didn’t want that known. Philip questioned Tara's motives in retaining the name of Tyler though she insisted that to change back to her maiden name before she would again change it when she could become Phil's wife would be confusing to their little boy. He remarked that she might be hesitant because "the name of Tyler holds a lot of power in this town." On their lunch time trip to inspect the cabin that David Thornton was considering purchasing, Ruth at first was not enthusiastic but when it was evident that David was serious, she told him that Kate's attic was filled with odds and ends of furniture he might use and that the place has possibilities. As he went out to check the foundations she found herself holding his coat against her cheek. Later she found herself dreamily recalling those moments together. Joe confronted her about going off to the country with an unattached aide saying he had been hearing about it from the staff. He insisted that he was concerned only with appearances but Ruth told him that merely his mentioning of it had been the first hopeful sign in their relationship for some time. Later when Joe told her that he did not need her as Anne's Special and that he would not offend the nurse who would ordinarily assist him by making an exception and that in any case her concern for Anne was not his problem, she left to take a long walk home by herself to get her head together. Later she told David that she considered that she had imposed on him by sharing with him her troubles with Joe and their children, Tara and Philip, and that she would not do so in the future though they could still be friends. To herself she said: "I've gotta stop these feelings - for David - for everybody's sake." In Kate’s attic, helping David find some curtains, Ruth broke down in tears when David extended his sympathy for a cutting remark Joe had made to her in his presence. She said, "That kind of thing cuts your soul," and added that she resented Joe for his high-handed attitude and despised herself for her bickering and the pretense that she and Joe had been living. David kissed her and for a moment she responded. Nancy Grant called from Chicago and said that she couldn’t get away due to her responsibility to her job and some unexpected work which only she could do. Frank answered that she didn’t feel badly enough about not coming home for the weekend to be willing to chuck it - her new position - and he hung up angrily. He asked Nurse Caroline Murray to come with him to the Chateau to the anniversary dinner he had planned for his wife, saying: "Nancy has more important things to do." Another World Written by: Harding Lemay Produced by: Paul Rauch Pat Randolph, deserted by husband John, occasionally went to dinner with Dave Gilchrist -Randolph daughter Marianne was duped by Chris Pierson and became pregnant. She begged Pat not to tell John, threatening to run away if she did. Pat went along. Unbeknownst to her parents, Marianne, accompanied by brother Mike and friend Glenda Toland, went to New York and had an abortion so John would never know. John found out from Liz Matthews, who eavesdropped on a conversation. The fact that his family kept this serious problem from him is proof to John that Pat never really loved him, only thought of him as the father of her children. John, involved with Barbara Weaver, his law associate, would not listen to anyone. - Mike felt that Pat’s seeing Dave was making it harder for his parents to reconcile. Mike shared his feelings with Pat, who assured him Dave was just a friend. Trying to make up for the havoc she had caused, Liz went to John, asking what she could do. John, coldly, asserted Liz just pointed out the fact that he and Pat didn't have a marriage. Liz started in on Barbara and John leapt to Barbara's defense, saying his friendship with Barbara Was nobody's business. Liz wondered aloud if her ideas about Barbara and John weren't more astute than she thought. John threw her out. At dinner in her apartment, Barbara told John there couldn’t be anything between them unless he broke with Pat. Mike dropped by to ask Barbara's evaluation of his parents' situation. Barbara told Mike that Pat shouldn't count on anything. John came out of the kitchen! Mike, floored, observed Liz was right all along. Mike began to encourage Pat to get out more, date Dave, and told her he knew John didn’t love his family any more. Mike switched from track to boxing to vent his new hostilities. Finally, John went to see Pat to tell her he wouldn't return to her. Pat was out with Dave, but Mike was at home. Mike asked John if he was returning to Pat. John said no. Mike became furious. John tried to pacify him, but Mike warned him not to start anything or he – Mike - might forget who John was. John left, saying, "I think you already have." John went to Barbara and told her it was all over with his family and he needed someone who needed him. They embraced. At Glenda’s urging, Mike finally told Pat that John was gone for good. Pat didn’t want to believe it. Mike, without telling her about Barbara, convinced her, although Pat felt he was keeping something back. Mike arranged for Marianne to date a young man named Darryll, pushing the two together when he could. Darryll liked the idea; Marianne was still wary, after Chris. John found Barbara’s having lunch with Rachel, to talk about them. He asked Barbara not to discuss them with anyone just yet. Barb asked why not, as Pat knew. John didn’t want Pat any more hurt than she was. - John had not talked with Pat! - He and Barbara were seen embracing by Rachel. At lunch Barbara told Rachel the whole thing. She was especially happy, though, because John and Pat had worked things out - she thought - and she had John free and clear, although she admitted he hadn't revealed any details about what John and Pat were going to do. Pat came in with Dave Gilchrist. She striked up a friendly conversation with Barbara, saying she had been meaning to call and invite her to lunch. Barbara excused herself, puzzling Pat. Raymond Gordon took Alice Frame to dinner. Alice, not wanting to impose on Beatrice to babysit and feeling Pat could use a night out, had Pat stay with Sally, her adopted daughter, granddaughter of Beatrice. Beatrice called to arrange a visit and wondered why Alice didn't ask her to babysit. Rachel Cory suggested Beatrice talk it over with Jim Matthews. Beatrice was afraid she had upset Alice somehow. She went to Helen Moore's apartment where Jim was having dinner with Helen and Liz. Liz was furious. Jim angered her further by leaving with Beatrice. He took her over to meet Pat, who explained Alice was trying to help her with a personal problem. Liz went out to see Beatrice, accusing her of taking advantage of Jim's good nature to take him away from his family and friends. Liz insisted Beatrice leave Jim alone or she would be sorry. Rachel overheard the conversation and ordered Liz from her house, saying Liz had no right to threaten any member of her household. Iris Carrigton was giving an anniversary party for the Corys. Jim invited Beatrice, who refused, afraid what Liz said was true. Jim invited Helen, who refused, so he asked Liz. Rachel told Jim about Liz's visit to Beatrice. Angry, Jim uninvited Liz and insisted Beatrice go with him. Liz went alone. She was humiliated when Jim arrived with Beatrice. Liz cornered Beatrice, telling her everyone knew the only reason Jim saw so much of her was to keep Alice and her on good terms. Liz said Jim belonged with Helen. Jim intervened and reassured Beatrice. Liz left early and told Helen the whole thing. Helen begged Liz to stay out of her personal life because she was only making things worse. Jim dropped by later to tell Helen he still considered her a dear friend and hoped she didn't take Liz seriously. Liz interrupted, asking how Jim could lower himself to date a servant, a woman obviously beneath him. Liz assured him everyone was laughing at him. Jim said that was their problem. He left; arranging to see Helen alone, where they wouldn’t be bothered by Liz's snobbishness. Liz called Alice to ask her to stop Jim. Alice refused to get involved. Raymond Gordon visited his niece Sally often. Over dinner he told Alice Beatrice's objections to Alice spending time at Frame Enterprises. Ray, however, felt it was a good idea because he felt Beatrice was too overprotective of Sally's mother, which eventually drove Jenny away. Willis Frame didn’t like Alice's spending time at the office, peering over his shoulder. Carol Lamonte, Willis's lover, suggested he tell Alice how he felt, but Willis didn’t want any trouble with Alice. Carol suggested he talk to Beatrice. Beatrice told him she didn’t want to interfere, and besides Ray approved. Willis tried to influence Alice through off-hand remarks, but Alice ignored him. Sharlene Watts, Willis’ sister, who was living with Alice, felt Willis was trying to take over the business, which was why he didn’t want Alice around. Noticing how often Willis neglected Carol, for whom she worked, Sharlene confronted Willis. She conjectured he would even marry Alice to gain control of the company. Sharlene told him she wouldn’t let it happen. Sharlene and Russ Matthews, Alice's brother, had been seeing a lot of each other and fell in love. Finally, Russ proposed, and Sharlene accepted, but asked they keep it a secret for awhile. uneasy by vague allusions to her past Willis had made. Reluctantly, Russ agreed. Before dinner at Alice's one night, Sharlene told Willis to put up or shut up. Willis said "San Diego." Sharlene insisted she had never been there. Willis told her about a shore leave with two friends. They took him to a seedy waterfront bar to fix him up with a terrific chick. It was Sharlene, working as a B-girl after her husband's death. Sharlene left the living room with dignity, but feared for her future. Willis gloated. Sharlene avoided Willis when she could. Everyone noticed, but neither of them would discuss it. The morning of Iris's party, Sharlene and Willis had another confrontation. Afraid and confused, Sharlene took the next plane to Chadwell, telling her sister Emma Willis's plans and her fears of losing Russ. Emma called Alice to tell her Sharlene was safe. Russ, distraught, begged Emma to have Sharlene call him, saying he loved Sharlene and didn’t care about her past. Emma told Sharlene she might go to Bay City to keep an eye on Willis because there was no way Willis could hurt her. Clarice Hobson, pregnant by Robert Delaney, was determined to have her baby on her own and keep it. Clarice told Dave Gilchrist she didn’t want any help from anyone and didn’t want anyone to know yet. However, on a visit to Ada McGowan, Clarice had a dizzy spell and Ada guessed. Ada urged Clarice to talk things out with someone in the same condition, like Rachel. Clarice agreed, only if Rachel wanted to. Rachel did. Dave, meanwhile suggested Mac Cory give Clarice more responsibility at work. Mac was happy to oblige since Clarice helped save his marriage to Rachel when Iris tried to break it up by inventing an affair between Rachel and Philip Wainwright. Mac suggested Clarice become secretary to Scott Bradley and Ray Gordon. Since Clarice had no skills, the company enrolled her in a secretarial training program. Mac had to go to Washington and New York on business. Iris contacted an old flame of Mac's, Tracy DeWitt, who was unhappily married and living in Washington, to tell her of Mac's imminent visit. Iris then called Rachel with Tracy's phone number. Rachel, on to Iris, coolly took the number and gave it to Mac. The morning after Mac left, Iris visited Rachel to make sure Rachel was aware of the old relationship. Again, Rachel didn’t take the bait. Iris's housekeeper, Louise Goddard, was filling in for Beatrice, so Iris went down to make dinner arrangements with her. Iris wanted a special dinner for Robert Delaney, with whom she was involved. Clarice and Ada arrived to talk with Rachel. Iris overheard part of their conversation, learning Clarice was pregnant with Robert's child. After dinner that night, Iris suggested she and Robert get married. She promised a free and open relationship. Robert had to go to Washington soon to meet with Lowell Pendleton about the huge complex he was designing for him. Iris suggested they go as man and wife. eloping soon. Robert agreed. Tracy contacted Mac, who let her know he was devoted to Rachel. Mac arranged a last-minute meeting between Vic, Neal, Robert and Pendleton. Meanwhile, Dave and Rachel had persuaded Clarice that Robert had a right to know she was pregnant. Neil, who had guessed Clarice's condition, tried to locate Robert at Iris' for her. Panicked, when Robert told her he had to leave immediately for the meeting because she knew it was only a matter of time till someone told Robert about Clarice, Iris persuaded Robert to miss the meeting and arrange one the following day so they could be married that night. She promised she could square it with Mac and Pendleton. He agreed. Mac and the others were furious when Robert missed the meeting. Neil covered. Iris interrupted the meeting with a cryptic call, saying Robert would be there the following day. Scott Bradley, finally told about her pregnancy by Clarice, helped her look for Robert, to no avail. In Washington, Iris explained the post-ponement to Pendleton, who was forgiving. Iris persuaded Tracy to leave her husband and return to Bay City as her guest. She and Robert were keeping their marriage a secret until Iris's party for Mac and Rachel. Rachel’s sculpture talents bloomed. Teacher Ken Palmer was disappointed when she told him she would devote herself to her baby when it arrived and wouldn't have much time for her work. Iris had commissioned a bust of Jamie as an anniversary present, but Rachel caught Ken and Jamie at a sitting. She was delighted. Clarices’s friends tried desperately to get Clarice and Robert together, but failed constantly. As a last resort, Scott persuaded Clarice to accompany him to Iris's party. Robert was late returning from Washington and they arrived first, driving Iris into a dither. As Robert arrived, Scott asked to speak with him. Iris interrupted, asking everyone to gather around. When she revealed her marriage to Robert, Clarice ran out, followed by Scott, Angie, and Neil. Later in the party, Iris finally told Dennis he had a new father. At Clarice’s apartment, she swore them all to secrecy. She was afraid Iris might try to get her baby, if she knew about it - Iris, of course, did know. - After the party, Rachel searched for Iris to say thanks. She overheard Iris tell Tracy she married Robert to keep him out of Clarice's clutches. Ken told Mac that Rachel was even better at sculpture than he. Scott Bradley offered to set up a trust fund for Clarice. She refused, but promised to call him if she needed anything. Iris objected to Robert's early hours, so he told Neil he would be coming in later. Robert told Neil he was hurt when Neil and Angie left without congratulating him. Neal apologized, saying he hoped the marriage worked out. Angie came by and offered her congratulations. Robert suggested she also tell Iris. Angie asked Neal to drop by there after work. Robert told them they would be at the Corys' for cocktails, suggesting they drop by there. Robert told Mac he hoped to have children, too, as he was very fond of them. He told Mac he lost a baby son just before moving to Bay City. Iris told Rachel she had no intention of having any more children. Rachel asked if Robert felt the same. Iris supposed so. Rachel askd, if that was so, why Iris felt she had to save Robert from being a father to Clarice's baby by marrying him. Iris tried to deny it, but Rachel reported the conversation she overheard after the anniversary party. Iris warned that if Rachel ever breathed a word of that she knew, she would wreck Rachel's marriage to Mac for good. Willis and Beatrice tried to persuade Alice to stay home, as Sharlene was not there. Alice insisted she could handle things, and Pat would help out if necessary. Beatrice offered her services, too. Willis was negotiating a project in Ogden, apartment complex and gave specs to Carol, whom he wanted to design it. Pam saw them and asked about them. Carol covered, but Pam asked Vic anyway. He didn’t know about it. He was going to talk to Willis. Pam suggested he also talk to Alice. Willis told everyone Alice wouldn’t be able to look at Robert's revised sketches the following day because she was staying home while Sharlene's gone. Rachel took a wedding gift to Iris. Iris again brought up Mac and Tracy. Rachel told her to cut it out or she might have to tell Mac and Robert the reason for the suddenness of the marriage. Mac stopped at Iris' for drinks, confident Rachel had company at home. When he found she was alone, he offered to return immediately. Rachel insisted she would be all right. Mac and Robert went into the den. Iris arranged for Tracy to come up from the guest house. Rachel bent over to right her easle, and was torn by pain. She managed to call Iris, asking to speak with Mac. Iris refused. Rachel dropped the phone, and collapsed on the floor. Iris commented, as she hung up, that Rachel was "very rude." As The World Turns Written by: Robert Soderberg & Edith Sommer Produced by: Joe Wilmore The judge assigned to the custody case in which Grant Colman was trying to correct an error in the adoption of his son Teddy by Brian and Mary Ellison very often ruled in the favor of the natural mother. Grant felt that his ex-wife, Joyce, was not stable enough to raise the child. Grant used his one preemptory challenge to have Judge Barkley removed. Lisa, Grant's wife, felt that Grant wasn't being considerate of her feelings since Joyce had interfered in their marriage since their honeymoon. Dick Martin, Joyce's lawyer, used his challenge to have Judge Frawley removed from the case because his record was unpredictable in custody cases. Neither Grant nor Dick could find where Judge White stood on cases of this kind since he had only been in Oakdale for six months. Mary was dreading the hearing even though the Ellisons' lawyer, Jerry Butler, had tried to prepare her. Brian couldn’t afford to take time off from work because he used up his vacation when Mary's father was seriously ill. Knowing that Ellen Stewart was sympathetic toward her case, Joyce visited her for support - Ellen was haunted by the relationship between her father and Chris Hughes' sister. Confused, she became infatuated with a doctor by whom she became pregnant. She gave up her illegitimate son, Dan, and when trying to get him back, decided that he was much happier with his adoptive parents, David Stewart and his first wife. Years after the death of the first Mrs. Stewart, Ellen married David. – When Joyce and Dick discussed the case she told him that Ellen would make a good character witness. Ellen objected when Dick told her that he wanted her as a witness, but Dick assured her that she had no choice. She went to Grant explaining that she had been and still was his friend and never would have shown such sympathy for Joyce if she had known that a personal conversation would take her into court. Grant said he understood that she couldn't help this. Grant met Mary and Teddy at the airport and took them to the motel suite he had rented for them. Jerry Butler was staying with a college friend in town. Lisa asked Mary and Teddy to dinner that evening. Since Lisa and Grant weren't discussing the custody case so that they wouldn’t argue, Lisa asked her son, Tom Hughes who was also a lawyer in the same firm, what would happen in court. She found out that Ellen, an old enemy of Lisa's, would testify and after she explained to Ellen that Grant was only thinking of his son's welfare Lisa and Grant discussed all the possibilities of the case and cleared the air. Dick questioned Joyce very carefully. She told of her life with Grant, her affair with Gregory Paget and her feeling that neither man would want her when she was pregnant. She was determined to have her baby and when her friend in Laramie, Sue Harley, suggested she go to Dr. Paulk she was still going to keep her baby. Dr. Paulk gave her drugs and kept pressuring her to give the baby up for her sake as well as the baby's. Mary objected when Joyce said that she consented only when she was in labor because she and Brian were told a month before Teddy's birth. Dick said he believes both Mary and Joyce were correct in what they said Dr. Paulk told them. Joyce objecting to everyone blaming her for giving away her baby when she was under great pressure because Grant was doing the same thing. Everyone commented on how well Joyce handled herself and what a good impression she had made on the judge. Brian couldn’t stay in Laramie knowing that Mary was frightened. The men he worked with are all putting in extra hours to cover for him so that he didn’t miss any pay. Jerry thought that Ellen's testimony made Joyce look too good and when Grant declined to cross-examine her he did it himself. He tried to get Ellen to say that the situation was different, but Ellen admitted that the feelings were the same. Brian’s testimony went very smoothly and Mary was conducting herself very well, but Brian felt so sorry for Mary that he made several outbursts objecting to Dick's methods. After several reprimands from the judge Mary seemed almost defeated. She admitted that she guessed that Dr. Paulk signed Grant's name about a week after the adoption. The judge asked if she knew it was fraud. She questioned Dr. Paulk several times and he assured her that it was all right because the father didn't want him. When asked, she said she would have told Grant if she had seen him shortly after the adoption, later would have been harder, but then Teddy is their son. The judge spoke to Teddy privately and told them all he would make his decision in a few days. Grant and Jerry were both worried about the amount of time Judge White was taking to make up his mind. This meant he was having trouble deciding and things were in Joyce's favor. Nancy felt caught in the middle between Lisa and Ellen. Ellen admitted that even though she was Grant's friend and the Ellison's seemed very nice she really felt Joyce was right to ask for her son. Ellen had tried being friends with Lisa, but the wounds went back a long way. Dr. Susan Stewart was concerned that Betsy Stewart, Dan's niece, would tell Kim Dixon that Dan never got Kim's message that she had her memory back before he left for Bolivia. Although Kim thought that Dan no longer loved her she still couldn't live with Dr. John Dixon. She moved to the Spencer Hotel and when she talked to Chris Hughes he offered her the job as temporary receptionist at the law firm to see if she wanted to stay in Oakdale and get a regular job. Dr. Bob Hughes was trying to find out who was in Norman Garrison's room when he had a fatal heart attack. His son Tom was helping him to fight the reprimand. Although Bob pretended not to be hurt several patients had found new doctors, he had been replaced for nursing lectures and a paper he was to have read had been cancelled. Bob remembered that a girl with a young voice called Norman. Tom asked questions, but got no results. Nurse Pat Holland took a call from a young girl asking about Garrison. John asked her to get the name and number and he would call her later. Bob accidentally picked this up off John's desk, but returned it not knowing its significance. John called Tina Richards in New York to tell her that Norman died. She told John that she argued with him on December 10th - the day Norman died -, but John assured her that he died later in the month. Pat mentioned the call to Bob who asked John about it. John said that she was a secretary for one of Garrison's creditors. Tom incorporated Nurse Connely's help in getting the New York number from the operator. When Bob called the number it had been disconnected. This lead Tom to believe more than ever that John was lying because all the creditors were large companies and wouldn't disconnect their phones. When John was told by Pat that Nurse Connely had gotten the number, Susan advised John to tell Bob about the call and hoped that he would be so happy to be cleared that he wouldn’t tell the Board or Kim that he kept this information for two weeks. John was afraid of losing Kim forever and damaging his professional reputation. John was interrupted when Dr. Prescott informed Bob that under the circumstances he wouldn't be representing Memorial at cardiac conference. John's problems were solved when he heard that the number was disconnected. Kim found out from Dr. Gilmore at St. Joseph's that she was pregnant. A friend of Pat Holland's, an OB resident at St. Joseph's, told Pat that Mrs. Dixon saw Dr. Gilmore. Pat confided this to Susan, wondering if John should know. Susan told John that she had it from a very reliable source that Kim was pregnant and assured him that Kim would tell him before anyone else. John was with Bob when Kim called asking Bob to meet her for lunch. She told Bob that she was pregnant and couldn’t sort out her feelings. She dreaded telling John, but he woull have to know. She was not going to make anymore compromises in her life. It made no difference what John wanted because she had been a mess since she married him. Bob warned her that John could be very persuasive. Although Susan Stewart had tried to throw herself into her work she was being pursued by an attractive patient. Mr. Kevin Thompson hadn't been able to make much headway, but he refused to give up. Natalie felt that the Hughes family didn’t really like her. She changed her mind when Lisa asked them to dinner and Nancy, Tom's grandmother, brought her a present for no reason. The gift gave her such a good feeling that she took Lisa a gift explaining how Nancy's gift made her feel. Carol Stallings was working in her husband Jay's construction office when Mrs. Oliver Carson came to ask Jay for more time to repay their loan. Jay was so ruthless that his secretary Lori, one of many in the past few months, could no longer take the harrassment. Carol was afraid that Jay didn't have a human side. Carol was thrilled when she found out from Mrs. Carson that Jay not only extended their loan, but suggested Carson for a job. After asking Lori to come back, Jay had made an effort to be nice to her. Carol gave a dinner party asking Tom, Carol's ex-husband, and Natalie. Carol was an excellent cook and Jay spent the evening bragging about everything he could afford. Natalie felt they should repay the invitation, but was relieved when it was declined. Circumstances changed and Carol called to accept. Natalie, a novice cook and very nervous, fixed a meal where only the cookies and ice cream were edible. One reason Natalie was so nervous is that she felt Jay was making a play for her and she was afraid that Tom would catch on. Lisa got the wrong idea and thought Sandy Garrison had caught Jay's eye. Days Of Our Lives Written by: Pat Falken Smith Produced by: Betty Corday Dr. Laura Horton went into her ex-husband Mickey's cell at the mental facility. She removes his restraint, telling him she could hear his cries for help. Laura told Mickey she wanted to be with him and to help him. Tears floe from Mickey's eyes. Laura asked, "Dear God, what have I done to you?" Laura asked Mickey to talk to her. Mickey daw Laura in her wedding dress. He daw them lying on a beach during their honeymoon, planning children and their future. "Why, Laura? Why?" Laura tried to explain, saying she did it out of love. “Love? Lo … Lo … lies. (Laughter) I'll have you behind bars. (Laughter.)” Realizing her moment of contact was lost, Laura left. Meanwhile, Dr. Powell had told Bill that Mickey couldn't live in both worlds, and memories of the past kept flooding back. Laura told Dr. Powell that Mickey was catatonic. Dr. Powell refused to change his mind about commitment and went in to give Mickey a shot to relax him. Mickey knocked the syringe across the room. Dr. Powell asked Mrs. Carr. a nurse, to bring in another. She waited as he prepared it. and Mickey noticed her blonde hair. Screaming "Laura" he tried to strangle her. Dr. Powell and attendants subdued him. Laura was shocked. Mickey’s sanity hearing was the following day. Linda Phillips refused to testify regarding Mickey's strangling her, saying the whole commitment thing was just to protect Laura. Linda went to the Horton house to try to influence Alice to dissuade Tom from committing their son. Julie was there. Maggie arrived, walking. Linda observed that it was the Horton women against the Horton men. Linda and Maggie met in the kitchen. Linda snidely told Maggie there was no Marty Hansen any more and she felt Mickey would choose his old life in Salem as a lawyer. Linda asked who Maggie thought he would choose. Maggie replied maybe neither of them — as Mickey he could choose Laura! Linda couldn’t accept that, exclaiming, "Mickey's always loved me." She continued that she could have had Mickey any time. could have taken him from a silly, little farm girl like you." Maggie observed, "You haven't yet!" Linda slapped her. "Thank you, Linda. That's the first time you've treated me like a woman." Maggie walked from the room. Laura and Bill began their drive to Salem in a severe snowstorm that had knocked out all phone lines in Salem. Laura went into labor. The road became steadily worse, so when Bill spotted a light, he and Laura headed for it. They had to walk part of the way, but finally reached a farmhouse. Nobody answered his knock, so Bill broke in. He made Laura a bed on the kitchen table. He was worried when her contractions lessened. Upon examination, he found the baby was coming breech, and worse, rumped first. He worried that he might lose his wife and child because of his injured right arm. He couldn’t do a C-section, either. Bill managed to turn the baby to present feet first. Both were relieved at the arrival of the farm owner, Rosie, who assisted Bill in delivering a perfect baby girl — Jennifer Rose. Laura and Bill worried about getting to Mickey's hearing. Alice insisted to Don that she could handle Mickey at home. Don told her about Mrs. Carr. Alice realized Mickey was ill. Tom began to worry about the legal implications of not reporting the gun shot wound for him and for Bill! The following morning, Mickey was read the patients' bill of rights at Bayview, including the right to refuse shock treatment and lobotomy “... Shock treatment ... shock treatment... lobotomy ... lobotomy”. Tears streamed from Mickey's eyes. Dr. Powell entered and read Mickey the court petition for commitment. Mickey fantasized creeping up behind Dr. Powell and strangled him. Dr. Powell left Mickey alone to dress for court. Linda resigned as Don Craig's secretary and hired Alan Quinn, a top criminal lawyer, to represent Mickey. As Linda explains this, Mickey laughed at her, saying he could tool her and everybody. Mickey was calm and rational. Linda asks Dr. Powell to withdraw his part of the petition. He refuses, telling Linda about the incident with Mrs. Carr. Linda refused to believe it. Dr. Powell's called to Mickey's room. Completely self-absorbed, Mickey rhythmically lifted and dropped a corner of his cot. At the courthouse, Mickey asked Maggie to testify for him. He imagines Maggie as a tramp who laughed at him. He couldn’t trust her either! Mickey accused Don of wanting him put away so Don could take over his law practice. When the Hortons arrived, Mickey reminded himself to beware of them because they weren't on his side. Alice observed how rational Mickey was. Tom painfully explained, "It's the seeming sanity of the totally insane”. Julie didn’t want to testify, not wanting the responsibility of putting Mickey away. Julie asked Mickey how he was. He replied, "Sane or insane?" He thanked Julie for being there to testify for him. He told her he had a good defense. Julie reminds him he wasn't on trial. Bitterly, Mickey retorted he had been on trial ever since the affair with Linda. When Mickey saw Tom, he regressed to Julie's custody trial. Tom commented that it was the moment of truth for everyone. Each of them could tell only the truth. He wondered what would happen to Alice if he was forced to do what he had to. Court began. Bill started for town in Rosie's truck. The roads werare being plowed and the telephone linemen were out working. Judge Gelson reminded everyone that this was a closed hearing and that it would be informal. He didn’t like the idea of Mickey's defending himself, but permitted it because he knew and was fond of Mickey. The attorneys were seated. Mickey wondered where Laura was. He felt he never should have trusted Laura. He crumbled a piece of paper, standed and screamed, "I'm sane!" — to an empty courtroom. Mickey blinked and the court was full again. Don read the petition. Gelson said the petition alleged an attack on Bill Horton. He asked why Bill isn't there. Were his injuries such that he was prevented from attending? Don explained that nobody had been able to reach Bill because of the storm. Mickey waived his opening statement. Don called Tom. Tom explained that he was at Bill's house “Bill's house? My house” because Laura called to say that Mickey had found Mike was not his son. Tom admitted he couldn't see inside the house, but when he heard "sounds of violence" he broke in and found Bill injured. Tom, with great reluctance, concurred with Dr. Powell about the need for Mickey's commitment. Mickey reserved cross-examination. Alice asked Tom how he could destroy Mickey's life this way. Tom said Mickey wanted to kill Bill. Alice insisted it was an accident. Tom asked how Alice would feel if Mickey were let go and harmed Laura or Bill or himself. Julie testified to her meeting with Mic-key at Bayview. She told how Mickey was living an incident that occurred 15 years ago. Mickey again reserved cross-examination. Mickey recalled Tom. He asked the nature of the physical attack on Bill. Was a weapon used? He asked Tom to tell the full details. Don objected. Tom didn't see what happened. Gelson sustained the objection, suggesting Tom could testify to the aftermath. Tom had to testify that Bill was not hospitalized and could drive. Mickey concluded that the injury couldn't have been too severe. He continued that the injury was the result of severe trauma to himself and Tom wanted him out of the way to protect Bill and Laura's reputation. Tom became visibly shaken and Don requested a recess. Don demanded Tom tell him everything. Alice told Tom that if he told the truth, Mickey would be behind bars for the rest of his life! Tom reminded her that the shooting was premeditated. She rejoined that if her love and marriage mean anything, he couldn’t tell. Tom replied that he had already committed a misdemeanor. "How far must a man go to protect his son?" Linda told Julie that if Mickey was put away, she would tell Mike everything, she would get even. Don told Tom that if he didn't get the whole truth about that night, Mickey could leave the courtroom a free man. Tom told him. Don said the only thing he could do was throw himself on the mercy of the court. As court resumed, Don interrupted Mickey's questioning of Tom so Tom could tell the judge what happened off the record. As they headed for the judge's chambers, Mickey told Tom it was too late, that telling the judge would cast doubt on his testimony. "Thanks to you, I'm going to walk out of here a free man." Maggie asked Mickey if the hearing made him feel like a Horton? He said he was Mickey Horton. "The present must wait until the past can be avenged." She reminded him of their past together. He replied that it was a matter of record, like Mike was his by record. Maggie reminded him that no son could love a father any more than Mike loved him. She said that Mike was theirs out of love. Like Janice, the little girl they were going to adopt. He told Maggie there would be no more children. Mickey told Don the gunshot was an accident. Bill jumped him and he still had 5 bullets to finish him but didn't. Don asked if Mickey knew Bill was still alive. Mickey felt Laura was his only hope. When Gelson suggested Tom would no longer be helpful, Mickey called Alice. Alice testified that when she arrived, Mickey was quiet, not violent. Mickey asked what happened to the gun? Judge said there was no certain knowledge of the gun. Don asked Alice her opinion of commitment. She wanted him home with people who understanded. Bill arrived! He testified that the shooting was an accident, there was no premeditation. “Thanks, Bill, for giving me another chance. Next time won't miss”. Bill produced a letter from Laura. She cited the "emotional devastation" Mickey suffered upon learning Mike wasn't his son as the reason for the attack on Bill. However, she and Bill felt no further need for protection from Mickey. "Now is the time for healing." Laura suggested Mickey remain at home in Tom's custody and be treated on an outpatient basis. Gelson took Bill into chambers and asked why he and Laura are asking for Mickey's release? Bill felt responsible for pushing Mickey to the brink. Later, Bill told Mickey he and Laura would give their lives if it hadn't happened. “Would you?” Bill reminded Mickey that Mike, Mickey's son in every way that counted, needed him. Mickey imagines Laura on the stand and vilified her, damning her. She disappeared. He called out to her. Tom was on the verge of withdrawing his petition, but Don urged him to let the judge decide the matter, because nobody in the family was objective enough. Dr. Powell gave his testimony. Don called Mrs. Carr. Mickey recalled Powell asking if what he construed as ravings might simply have been misinterpreted by him? No. Mickey asked, "what is sanity?" He admitted at the moment he bought the gun he was insane. But he asked if it was sane for a family to hide a lie for years. He demanded what the family would tell Mike. Increasingly emotional, Mickey admitted he could have killed Bill and Laura and Tom and Alice! Alice fainted. Tom didn’t want Mickey under Alice's care because it would be too great a strain. Gelson asked Tom, in chambers, if he would do the same thing again. Tom said yes. Bill was worried about what might happen to his marriage if Mickey was committed. Maggie warned Bill he would lose Mike with the truth, but it had to end. Judge Gelson asked Mickey to rise —several times. Gelson remarked that everyone was interested only in what was best for Mickey. Mickey began hallucinating. He saw Bill's face. Mickey screamed he would have another chance and he would kill Bill. Bill’s face faded into Tom's. "You've always been easily taken in. We must protect Laura and Bill. To keep the Horton name safe, we'll lock you up forever ... We've left you nothing." Julie asked him how it felt "You took my son away from me and now your son's been taken away from you!" Gelson said the question is where would Mickey be better off? Mickey felt he was confronted by 6 black-robed people. They all gave "reasons" for wanting Mickey confined. Tom: to protect the family name; Linda: to get money and power elsewhere; Bill: so Mickey couldn’t hurt Laura, the baby, or him; Julie: Mickey took her son away; Maggie: so he wouldn’t know she duped him into thinking she was a cripple; Don: to take over his law practice. Gelson negated Laura's letter as "irrelevant and invalid." Mickey imagined he saw Bill and shot him 6 times. Bill was still alive. "My brother has to die. Why can't I make him die? I'm only looking for justice ... Bill and Laura deserve to die ... Nobody loves me." Maggie and Linda appeared in his fantasy. Linda told him he was a loser and she had no time for him. Maggie didn’t want to spend the rest of her life caring for an emotional cripple. "He's as good as dead to me." Linda replied, "Then bury your dead." Gelson committed Mickey. Mickey then turned on his family and friends. He suggested the court had been bought off by Tom. In listing what all the others had to gain from his commitment, Mickey eventually got to Bill. He damned Bill and tried to kill him. Attendants straightjacketed him. Calmed down, Mickey told Tom he had no father, no one. Tom accompanied Mickey to Bayview. Mickey asked him to stay. Tom assured him everyone loved him, that they were only trying to protect him. They recalled childhood days, and real resentment of Bill creeped in, as well as a deep sense of guilt on Mickey's part for trying to kill Bill. Tom alerted Powell, who assured him they would take precautions to make sure Mickey didn’t harm himself. Maggie went to see him. He asked who she was. Maggie replied that she was his wife. He saw Laura's face and called her Laura. He did not remember his life with Maggie. Bill's expression told Laura of Mickey's commitment. She wanted to leave the next day, pick up Mike, and start a family life with Jennifer and him. Linda went to see Mike. She told him Mickey couldn’t be there because he was not feeling well. Mike asked Linda if she knew about his new baby sister. He said he had two little sisters. Linda was upset. Robert LeClair, upset that Johnny Collins had rejected Rebecca North, whom Robert believed was carrying Johnny's child, told Don Craig about it. Don asked Rebecca if she was still letting Johnny believe the baby was his. She didn't know what else to do - Rebecca was carrying Doug Williams' child through artificial insemination. - Johnny arrived. He said he figured if the baby were his, she would have had an abortion or told him. Since she did neither, the baby Wasn't his. Therefore, she probably had been fooling around with Doug. Johnny accused Doug, saying they were playing house. Doug denied it. Johnny slugged him. Don held him back. Robert told Johnny off, saying Johnny could go back to Paris and shirk his responsibilities because he – Robert - would take care of Rebecca. Rebecca could stay where there were people who loved her and cared about her. Later, Robert told Rebecca that getting a woman pregnant didn’t make a man a father. He suggested they marry to give the baby a name and get a divorce after the baby was born. Rebecca was moved. Trish Clayton, accompanied by Brooke Hamilton, was in Phoenix to see her father, James Stanhope, who never married her mom. Having met Stanhope, loan officer of a bank, through applying for a loan, Trish was determined to tell him her identity. She and Brooke found his home and waited outside for a glimpse of Trish's half-brothers or sisters. They met 15-year old Ginny. Trishwais pained by Ginny's glowing descriptions of her family's life. Susan Peters returned to Salem after a devastating attempt at lovemaking with ex-brother-in-law, Eric Peters. Susan confided to ex-husband Greg that she knew she was frigid, that she never had a satisfactory sexual relationship with any man. Greg suggested she return to therapy with Laura. Susan considered it. When she learned of Mickey's sanity hearing, Susan went, to lend support, but was devastated when Mickey regressed to her trial for murdering her first husband, David Martin. All the old wounds broke open, and Susan couldn’t stay. She returned to the clinic, determined to begin seeing Laura. Susan was haunted by memories of her disastrous marriage to David Martin. especially since she used his money to build the clinic in his memory, a daily reminder. Susan became aware of how deep her problems went. Amanda Howard arrived with plans for the surgical wing she was donating. Everyone was delighted. Amanda asked only one favor — a small plaque dedicated to her late husband, Jason Howard, whose money she was using to add the surgical wing. When Brooke Hamilton couldn't reach her mother, Adele, from Phoenix, she called Helen Grant and asked her to check on her. Adele had been drinking and was really ill. David called Brooke, who was upset he was involved. He asked her to come right home. Helen felt Adele needed a doctor. David suggested Neil Curtis, since his family was unavailable and their involvement might embarrass Brooke. Phyllis accompanied Neil and volunteered to stay with Adele until Brooke arrived. Phyl was a nurse. Neil did some tests, particularly a liver function test. He told Helen that Adele would kill herself, if she kept drinking. Helen told this to David, adding Adele could be helped only if she wanted it, but Adele didn’t think anyone cared. Adele hallucinated. She saw Brooke and askEd her not to tell Bob the truth. David didn’t understand and was frightened by it all. When Brooke arrived, Adele told her she just had the flu. Neil told Brooke Adele had liver involvement and would die if she didn't stop drinking. Adele realized she couldn't fool anyone any more, but she couldn’'t kick it alone. Helen offered support, reminding Adele of the church group that helped problem drinkers. Paul Grant, also an alcoholic – recovered -, went to see Adele. She told him she had the flu. He asked if she wants him to play games or give it to her straight. He said she had to begin to admit she was an alcoholic. Graphically, he described the awful effect alcohol had for him. He asked if Adele really wanted to kill herself. Paul told Brooke she, too, had to admit Adele was an alcoholic, and it would help Adele if Brooke went to meetings with her, so Brooke would understand. Adele retrieved a bottle from inside the toilet tank. But every time she started to open the bottle, Brooke came in. Adele decided to go to the church meeting with the Grants. Brooke was going with her, assuring Adele nobody expected her to do it alone. Adele resisted a drink. She couldn't embarrass Brooke. Amanda Howard, depressed after telling Greg she couldn’t make a commitment to him, called Neil Curtis at home. Neil rushed to her. Mary Anderson, Neil's wife Phyllis's daughter, wass visiting when the call came. Mary was suspicious that Neil was having an affair with Amanda. When Phyl left the room, Mary called Neil's service and got the number where he was — Amanda's number. Mary began to point out the loneliness of Phyl's life with Neil compared to the life she had with Bob. Phyl was puzzled, so Mary told her she didn’t trust Neil. Phyl asked Mary to respect her as Mrs. Neil Curtis. Phyl had Mary stay the night because of a snowstorm. The following morning, Neil deliberately flirted with Mary to upset her. At work at the clinic, Mary asked Greg if Neil was playing around. Greg assured her Neil was playing it straight. Mary said he was still seeing Amanda. Greg told her she was as a friend. Greg asked if Mary wasn't hoping Phyl and Neil would split and Phyl would go back to Bob. At the Boutique, Mary told Phyl that Julie did the portrait of Amanda to remind Phyl of the old affair between Amanda and Neil. Phyl reminded Mary that Bob brought the portrait of Amanda to her, without Julie's knowledge, to sell. Mary went to confront Neil. He asked why she thought he stayed with Phyl. Mary said money. He reminded her he hadn't taken any money. Mary demanded the truth. Was Neil having an affair with Amanda or not? "No comment," was Neil's reply. Mary went to Phyl and told her Neil couldn't deny he was having an affair with Amanda. Mary paraded her proof: she had seen Neil at Amanda's apartment, and she had called Neil at Amanda's when he was supposed to be with a terminal patient. Phyllis went to Neil. She said Mary had no right to say such things. Neil asked why she was there then. Neil refused to defend himself. Phyl said she was not going to let anyone interfere with their marriage. Greg again told Mary there was nothing between Neil and Amanda except an old friendship. Alone with the files, Mary pulled Amanda's and learned the truth. Neil stormed in and told Mary that Phyl took him knowing it was on the rebound. He refused to report to anyone on how he spent his time, and he intended to spend as much time as possible with Amanda. Mary told him she would stay out of their lives and tell Phyl how wrong she was. Neil was speechless. Amanda Howard, desperate for some key to help her through her last days, finally read the diary her mother, who also died of a brain tumor, left her. Amanda was deeply moved. Her mother regretted keeping her condition from Amanda because she denied Amanda counsel that might help her. Her last words to Amanda were to trust in God. Amanda met with Susan and Greg about the plans for the surgical wing. Greg and Susan were pleased with the new-found ease they had with each other. Julie was guilt-ridden about her part in Mickey's commitment. Don assured her she had to tell the truth and Mickey would get the care he needed. Mary told Julie she didn’t like her being at Doug's because she was meeting Bob for dinner. Julie asked if she was still trying to run her parents' lives. The Doctors Written by: Robert Cenedella / Margaret DePriest Produced by: Jeff Young Stacy Wells, affected by witnessing Carolee's unhappiness the night before, was reassured by Dr. Matt Powers that love and marriage had survived thousands of years. She responded to his efforts to cheer her by agreeing, “After all, there's still you and Maggie, right?" When Stacy left, Matt sent for his wife Dr. Maggie Powers who, being summoned, said she felt a harangue coming on. Matt then told his wife "I love you." When she replied that she knew that, he went on to say, “After the last couple of weeks and my yelling at you, I thought you might have some doubts in your mind.” Carolee Aldrich came in to Matt's office and showed Matt and Maggie a letter that she had received that morning offering her a position as Chief of Nurses in a New York Hospital at a raise in salary of $5,000 per year. Maggie said the offer was very flattering and Matt said, "Oh, those people" - Carolee had been offered this position before and turned it down -. When he questioned her about seriously considering the offer she said that she wasn't really and Matt said curtly, "Don't. If that's all, I have work to do — thanks for coming by." Steve told her that she would be silly to consider the offer as "My practice is here, the children are here, you're here." Ann Larimer, Steve's partner told her there was no right time because she, Carolee, was not going to leave her family and not going to "drag them along while you seek your fame and fortune in the big city." - Ann herself was a single professional woman who was married for a brief few hours when young to Carolee's husband. Her father had the marriage annulled. - Carolee told Ann that she had realized that of the five people she had spoken to today, only one gave her any kind of encouragement — Mona, Steve's mother. - When Mona at breakfast suggested that she check out the offer and take advantage of the free trip, Carolee said she couldn't consider leaving her home for a few thousand dollars more a year, Mona asked: "Why not? Because you're a woman? Steve, if he'd gotten such an offer, would discuss it with you, fly to New York and look around." Steve asked Ann to stop for a drink on the way home from the office and told her that he couldn’t believe that Carolee was taking the offer seriously and referred to it as ludicrous. Ann assured him that she was on his side. When she offered him her shoulder to cry on, Steve backed off saying that he had grown to depend on her sympathy, "Maybe more than I should." He complained "what a disgusting way to live" and she said, "Then don't Steve, make it change. You can!" When Steve came home home to find that Carolee had made no preparations for dinner and wanted to discuss the letter, he said that discussion was beyond the point, her taking the job was impossible, out of the question and she would be wrong to waste the hospital's time and money on a job she was not going to take. Carolee, reacting to his language, said, "You have no respect for my life, my mind, my career, anything!" He said that an absurd wife was exactly what she had grown to be. Carolee replied, "I'm going to New York. I deserve the right to explore this." He told her to explore New York, “the moon for all I care! I'm gonna join the saner members of the family." He left and Carolee picked up the phone, started to dial and then hung up. The following day, Carolee arranged to take five days off if she decided to go. When she told Steve he condescendingly told her it wasn't as though he wouldn't like to let her have a few days in New York. Later after they both attempted to lighten the atmosphere with some joking, Steve told Carolee "The only joke you'll find in Manhattan is yourself.” Once again he characterized her as "hysterical." She countered that perhaps the treatment for that was a slap in the face: "But then I've just gotten that haven't I?" When she pointed out that Steve was always telling her she shouldn't take herself seriously, that he didn't take her seriously, he replied, "That's ridiculous." When he pleaded, "Carolee be reasonable" she said, "I'm bloody sick and tired of being reasonable, for a change I'm going to do what I want to do." When he accused her of being a "trifle" selfish, she said they needed time to allow themselves to find out what they wanted. As her taxi came Steve turned away from her with his arms folded. She picked up her suitcase and left. During the days that Carolee was gone Ann and Steve sought each other out, taking advantage of opportunities and excuses to be together. Finally at Steve and Carolee's home, Ann told Steve she loved him, that Carolee's jealousy probably had been because she sensed something. Steve answered it might be a wise thing if they dropped this but Ann went on to say that she always had loved him. They kissed as Steve's young son Erich watched. - Erich had been restless and upset the past few days and Mona, instead of contacting Carolee as the boy asked, had called in Anne. – At breakfast the following day Erich was sullen and said he was sick. When Mona suggested they call Ann, his pediatrician, he said he hated Dr. Larrimer. Although Mona tried to short-circuit any more talk from Erich, Billy Aldrich, Erich's teen-age step brother, insisted that she let him finish. Mona ordered Billy to "stay out of this" and told Ann that she had always been on her side but that she was "astonished at your lack of style." Billy, determined to put a stop to a situation the grown-ups didn’t seem to be facing, callsedCarolee in New York. He planned to get her back home without letting her know what was going on and in the meantime confront Steve and get him to straighten up. After Erich lied on the phone that he really was ill a puzzled Carolee promised to take the first available flight back. When Billy got to his father's office he found his father and Ann embracing. Ann left the room and Steve told his son he was acting like a big shot hurling accusations. He admitted to kissing Anne but insisted that there was nothing between them. Steve promised never to let anything like that happen again and Billy left. Ann then returned to the office, and as they commiserated with each other and Steve held her Billy, who had forgotten to tell his father that Carolee was on her way home, rushed back into the room and saw them. He checked, turned and slamed out of the room. Eleanor Conrad heard her husband Scott and her daughter Wendy talk about her and then about Althea. Scott offered to take Wendy and Althea to lunch and cancel an appointment he had with Judge Rodman to do so. Eleanor came into the room and asked to see Dr. Wilson as soon as possible. Scott tried to dissuade her and then annoyed, agreed. At the hospital coffee shop waiting for Eleanor's appointment, Eleanor told Scott that she loved him and he said that he knew that. When she asked him if he still loved her even a little. Scott replied, "I love you. Eleanor.” She told him that he needed her too and reminded him that he forgot to call Judge Rodman. Eleanor assured Scott that she would be all right alone while he phoned. Eleanor went to see Althea and told her that she overheard Scott and Wendy's conversation - "I wasn't eavesdropping, I'm a nice person too" -. She asked Althea to be her friend - Althea and Scott were lovers. Scott had assured Althea that Eleanor understood that they had no future together. - When Scott found Eleanor in Althea's office, he was angry and at home he insisted that Eleanor go back to the sanitarium. Some days later, he told Althea that he had decided to have Eleanor legally committed for the sake of his daughter Wendy's peace of mind. When Michael Paul became ill, Toni Powers called Dr. Alan Stewart to see him when she was unable to reach Dr. Ann Larimer. Alan was with nurse M.J. Match but went to Toni's refusing M.J.'s offer to go with him. When Mike Powers heard that Alan attended his son he was once again angry and jealous. - Toni and Mike were married but when Mike was reported killed in an explosion at sea, Alan, Mike's cousin, and Toni were married. Alan had raised Michael Paul as his son. When Mike returned, Toni was torn between both men. After miscarrying Alan's child, Tony broke with both of them. - Michael Paul was admitted to the hospital the following night suffering from viral meningitis – Dr. Alan Stewart had misdiagnosed his illness as flu -. When Greta Powers, Mike's young sister called Alan to tell him, he was with M.J. and they had just made love. Alan left to go to the hospital though Greta told him that her father Matt Powers had made it clear that he did not want either Alan or Mike at the hospital - Both doctors had been quarreling at the hospital and had made a number of scenes. - The following day, M.J. accepted the job of special nurse to Michael Paul. Seeing Alan as he watched Mike and Toni together, M.J. told him that the fact that he still loved Toni was written all over his face. M.J. contrived to get Mike out of the way and Alan took the opportunity to tell Toni that he loved her and asked her to marry him. Toni told Mike later that night that Alan had asked her to marry him but Mike insisted that Toni face the fact that she was still sexually attracted to him. The following day he visited her and told her that he couldn't bear the thought of losing her and, when Alan called, he took off for the hospital saying he was determined to get Alan Stewart out of their lives. As Toni and Matt got to the hospital Matt had Alan paged. Mike appeared and swung at him, but Alan knocked Mike down. Matt told Toni angrily to: "Get your husband on his feet and get him out of this hospital." Carolee came home and was told by Erich and Billy what had happened. She tried to get in touch with Steve and finally called Ann's home number. Matt Powers and Hank Iverson didn’t know much about their coma patient. Jerry, her neighbour, shared some information about the woman being allergic to bee stings and he also mentioned she did use drugs on occasion. The Edge Of Night Written by: Henry Slesar Produced by: Erwin Nicholson Tiffany Douglas was told by Dr. Clay Jordan that Geraldine Whitney had spoken - Geraldine had been in a comatose state since she was supposedly pushed down the stairs by Tracy Dallas Micelli. - Jordan told Tiffany that Mrs. Whitney had had her mind triggered which enabled her to speak. She kept repeating the names Tracy Dallas and Nbel Douglas. Tiffany said she had never given up hope that Geraldine would once again regain consciousness. As Tiffany cried at Mrs. Whitney's bedside. Geraldine Whitney reached over and touched Tiffany's shoulder. Dr. Lacey advised Tiffany to not come to early conclusions about Dr. Jordan's work with Geraldine. He believed it was science not meditation - Dr. Jordan's method of therapy - that was aiding Geraldine's recovery. When Tiffany found out that Noel was also with Geraldine at the time of her "accident" and was having an affair with Tracy, she told him he was a man of weak character. He played on her sympathies and said he was so sorry, then asked her if she wanted him to leave. She was confused and hurt and couldn't make up her mind. In further endeavor to win over Tiffany, he told her "if only you could love me with all my afflictions as I loves you with all your virtues." Tiffany then asked him to stay and forgave him. Tiffany later told Nicole that she had faith in her husband and after eight months of marriage she knew he loved her and their marriage was more solid than it had ever been. Police Chief Bill Marceau visited the Douglases and told Tiffany that Noel could be charged with "aggravated assault." She quickly rusheed to her husband's defense. Chief Marceau asked Tiffany to release a document of Geraldine Whitney's which revealed the prior relationship between Tracy Dallas Micelli and Noel Douglas in Chicago. As it was vital evidence to the police, she gave them the documented evidence. While Tiffany was out of the house, Noel, alone with houseguest Nicole, made a pass at her which she coldly ignored, further proving his character faults. In discussion with Bill Marceau and law partner Adam Drake, Mike Karr, Tracy's attorney, then knew Tracy Dallas's motive to kill Geraldine was Geraldine's threat to expose Tracy's past and her connection with Noel Douglas. Mike truly believed the fall as accidental, but without concrete evidence against Noel, he couldn’t prove this. Chief Marceau further confirmed Tracy's guilt by suggesting Tracy risked her life on the documented evidence that Geraldine possessed, and that document alone was motive enough to kill for. Chief Marceau questioned Mike's doubts about the fall as to how and when the bruise was inflicted. Adam Drake noted that Geraldine was conscious after the fall, as Tracy confessed, because she was groaning for help when Tracy left. However, he and Marceau agreed it had to be confirmed medically whether Geraldine could have lapsed into a coma after the fall occurred. Dr. Lacey reported that Geraldine had to be unconscious immediately upon falling and it was impossible for her to call out for help and then lapse into a coma. There could only be one conclusion to this according to Adam — he believed if Tracy did hear Geraldine's cry for help, then Geraldine was hit later, causing the bruise and her immediate state of unconsciousness. In an attempt to force Noel to reveal the truth about Geraldine's accident, Kevin Jamison and Adam Drake set up a bluff to trick Noel. They had the editor of the “Monticello News” print a false copy of the front page in which the headlines accused Noel of attempted homicide. Kevin read to Noel that Geraldine Whitney had regained consciousness and had spoken to the police. He went on to read that Geraldine reported "Tracy was not responsible for my injury. Noel Douglas was.” Noel, becoming very nervous, was about to admit to the truth in these statements when Tiffany arrived home from a visit to the hospital and reported that Geraldine was still in a coma. Noel quickly regained his composure realizing he had come very close to admitting his guilt. He convinced Tiffany they needed to get away for a second honeymoon, and they planned to leave the following day. Taking advantage of the Douglases' absence from the Whitney mansion, and Geraldine's progressive recovery, Kevin and Adam convinced Dr. Lacey to release Geraldine from the hospital and let her recuperate in the familiar surroundings of her own home. Dr. Lacey signed the release form and Adam advised the staff at the Whitney mansion to not inform Tiffany or Noel about Mrs. Whitney's return. When she arrived home and upon entering the front door, Geraldine saw the stairway and reacted sharply, as if frightened by it. Adam’s theory to "confront the criminal with the victim" was about to be exposed as Tiffany and Noel arrived home from their shortvac-ation and as Noel still denied Kevin's accusations of the murder attempt Geraldine Whitney was wheeled into the living room and into a rather shocked Noel Douglas's presence! Adam Drake and Mike Karr were continuing with the long and tedious task of selecting a jury for the Serena Faraday trial. Adam commented to Mike that "this murder was a catharsis for Serena and quite a price to pay for a cure." He fears that young Tim Faraday, Serena's son, would be called as a witness at his mother's trial. Finally the first day of the trial arrived. Serena showed up at Dr. Quentin Henderson's office very nervous and admitted to him she was afraid she was going to lose control. Both Draper Scott and Adam Drake gave their opening statements to the jury and relay each side of the case as it happened that tragic day of December 1, 1975 when "Josie" shot down her husband on the courthouse stepped. Nicole Travis Drake and Adam Drake had a meeting upon Nicole's return from Paris - Adam assumed his wife dead after an explosion on their honeymoon yacht trip and had since become engaged to Assistant District Attorney Brandy Henderson -. Their meeting did not go well, as Adam later told Mike Karr, the words just didn't come to him or Nicole when trying to talk out their problems. Nicole decided to surprise Adam for lunch one day during jury selection for the Faraday trial and just missed him, but was not too late to see him leave with Brandy. She then told Mike she would start divorce proceedings as it seemed to be the only solution to the mess everyone was in. Nancy Karr, upon hearing Nicole talk of divorce, advised her to give Adam a chance and let him get used to her. Dr. Clay Jordan visited Nicole and admitted that he hoped Mrs. Whitney's recovery was delayed if only to allow him to remain in the United States and be able to see Nicole. He then tried to convince Nicole to return to Paris with him, but she refused. Dr. Jordan then saw Adam Drake over their “mutual interest" Nicole and told Adam he was showing ambivalence towards Nicole and should set her free. Adam warned Dr. Jordan to respect his privacy when it came to his wife. In further attempts to free Nicole from Adam. Clay informed Nicole of the "Enoch Arden Law" which allowed an immediate divorce due to the loss of one partner assumed dead, even upon their later return. He set up an appointment for Nicole to see a lawyer, Warren Hubbell, but Nicole thought it was unfair to Adam to go ahead with divorce proceedings without letting him know of it first. She told Adam about the divorce plans and the reason — so she and Brandy could start on equal grounds. Mike had already told Adam that Nicole felt if Adam was free of her legally, he could make a clear decision about which woman he wanted. Nicole then told Brandy Henderson of her divorce plans and made yet another appointment with Warren Hubbell, and proceeded to petition Adam for a divorce. Brandy, sensing Adam's confusion about the two women in his life, contemplated going out of town and putting "space" between herself and Adam. Upon hearing that Phoebe Smith and Kevin Jamison had told Mrs. Whitney of their definite plans to marry within a few weeks, Brandy advised Phoebe to not wait a minute longer to marry the man she loved. In an attempt to become independent of Adam, Nicole accepted a job from Danny Micelli as hostess at the New Moon Restaurant and also had mentioned to Mike and Nancy her plans to move out of the Whitney mansion and get a place of her own. At the opening of the New Moon Restaurant, Laurie Dallas appeared to be ill. Johnny leaves the opening and took his wife to the hospital where she went into advanced labor. Within a left hours she gave birth to a baby boy, John Victor Dallas. Danny and Tracy Micelli were at the hospital to receive the good news, and Johnny relaid the joyous event to his in-laws Mike and Nancy Karr. With the documented evidence of Tracy's past, Chief Marceau and his assistant, Lt. Luke Chandler took a copy to Tracy at the New Moon Restaurant. Seeing this information in print tremendously upset and scared Tracy. She later called Mrs. Armstrong, her former "boss" in Chicago and requested that she be sent two hundred dollars to enable her to fly to Chicago and return to work for Mrs. Armstrong. When the money arrived and her brother Johnny saw Tracy open the letter, she made an excuse that it was an old debt being paid back. With much hesitation Tracy left for Chicago. Danny suspected she had left him, not finding her home and her clothes and luggage gone, and reported this to Johnny. Johnny told Mike Karr, who suggested they find her before the police find out she had jumped bail, the act itself admitting to guilt. In Chicago, Tracy was discouraged by Mrs. Armstrong to take on the job, as Mrs. Armstrong noticed Tracy's wedding ring and advised her to go back home. At her hotel room, Tracy phoned Danny only to hang up before speaking to him. General Hospital Written by: Richard & Suzanne Holland / Robert & Eileen Mason Pollock Produced by: Tom Donovan Sammi Chandler was disillusioned after her visit with Dr. Steve Hardy. She cried to him that he and Bobby, her husband, were being unfair to her. She knew something was seriously wrong and they didn’t give her credit for having the maturity to accept Bobby's illness and to be able to cope with the situation - Bobby Chandler had Malenkov's disease, a terminal blood disease and had forbidden the people who know of his condition to tell his wife Sammi or his mother Caroline. - During a romantic dinner, Sammi managed to conceal her distressed emotional state and suggested to Bobby they begin to start a family. Lawyer Lee Baldwin, on Dr. Steve Hardy's advice, tried once again to convince Bobby to tell Sammi of his illness. Bobby refused. He said he would like to plan to initiate a seminar for terminal patients, where they could learn and get help from each other's experiences. In final desperation, Sammi went to Dr. Henderson and begged him to tell her the truth about Bobby. When she cried out that she "feels like a wounded animal no one would put out of its misery," Dr. Henderson told her of the Malenkov's disease and that Bobby had perhaps only three to four months of life left. She then saw Lee and lashed out at him for not telling her or Caroline. She convinced Lee to talk to Bobby again and try to get him to tell his mother. She remembered how badly she had treated her own mother and never did tell her of the love she felt for her and when she died it was too late. She didn’t want Bobby to die not knowing or hearing the words of the love his family had for him, or for Caroline to regret not having expressed her feelings openly to him while he was alive. She told Lee that there was a chance she is pregnant! On her wedding day, Caroline Chandler gave her daughter-in-law Sammi, a bracelet that belonged to Caroline's mother in which she had placed a picture of Sammi and Bobby. Lee Baldwin and Caroline were married. Bobby Chandler gave his mother away in a family ceremony. Caroline's newlywed happiness was soon shattered, however, when upon Lee's strong advice to allow him to protect Bobby's mother, Bobby told his mother about his illness. Unknown to all but Lee, Dr. Steve Hardy just received news from London that a new breakthrough in chemotherapy for Leukemia might help save Bobby's life. Through a quotation from "Camelot" which was playing on an album Bobby had bought, Bobby told Sammi he might soon die, and she, finishing the quote, let him know that she already knew. Sammi told Bobby she was pregnant, news that a dying man took with mixed emotions. Two days after they had lived with each of them knowing of Bobby's short future, he admitted to Sammi that he feared his remission stage was over. Judge Morsey interviewed Laura Vining after one month's custody with her real mother, Dr. Lesley Faulkner - Lesley had had custody of Laura, age 13, for one month in order for Laura to decide if she wanted to live with Lesley, her natural mother, whom she had known for only a short period of time, or to continue to be raised by Jason and Barbara Vining who had been the only parents she had known since birth. - As Laura seemed to be undecided, Judge Morsey extended the custody period for one more month. Laura was most elated with the decision, but was torn between the new "jet set" life she was experiencing with Cameron and Lesley Faulkner, and the normal upbringing she had with the Vinings. Lesley was spending more time with Laura, and, as a result, missed rounds one day at the hospital. This resulted in risking the life of one of her patients. Dr. Steve Hardy warned Lesley that her efficiency as a doctor was being affected by her devotion to her daughter. Lesley was confident she would gain Laura's custody but Cameron warned her "not to count her chickens before they hatch." She couldn't control her anticipation of the final decision and told Dr. Peter Taylor that she was ready to give up her private practice so she would have more time for Laura. He advised her not to make any hasty decision about dropping the practice as the judge had not yet passed judgement. Lesley continued to overindulge Laura with material things and truly believed Laura would choose to be with her. Cameron again warned Lesley that she was seducing Laura with the lifestyle she was giving her. Leslie countered by accusing Cameron of wanting to lose Laura so that he could keep the selfish, comfortable life he had before Laura came to them. He convinced her how senseless that was since he loved Lesley and did not want her unhappy, as would be the case if she lost custody of Laura. He tried, in vain, to bring Lesley to the realization that she might not win Laura. When Laura came down with a 105 degree temperature and called out for her "Mommy," Lesley answered "I'm here" ... but Laura cried "No, I want my real mommy, not you." As Lesley and Dr. Hydell - Laura's pediatrician - diagnosed, Laura had Influenza Meningitis. Dr. Steve Hardy was attempting to console Lesley when Barbara Vining stormed into his office demanding to see her daughter. Lesley coolly reminded Barbara of the court order forbidding her to see Laura. Barbara then informed Lesley that Cameron had called her and told her the news and that Laura had been calling for her "real mother" — a request not even a court order could forbid. Lesley broke down to Steve that, "I'm going to lose her and Cameron is the one who is taking her away from me." Against her husband Dr. Peter Taylor's warnings to not become personally involved with Pat Lambert, his psychiatric patient, Diana Taylor invited Pat to lunch. They discussed plans for Pat to do a sculpture of Diana's daughter Martha. Caroline Chandler accompanied Diana to Pat's studio and silently observed Pat's personal questions to Diana about Peter's interests at home. After they left, Pat unveiled an abstract painting she had slashed, revealing her unstable condition still existed after her attempted suicide. She went to Peter to "clear the air" about her personal crisis with the slashed painting. Peter told her this confession was a sign of improvement, but she didn’t think a symbolic second attempt at suicide - the painting was an abstract self-representation - even to save herself from misery was an improvement. When he tried to reassure her she would learn to love others, she said the only man who could love her was her psychiatrist. Kyle Bradley had moved into Beth Maynard's apartment, and continued to conceal the fact that he was married, a fact only Kate Marshall knew. He confirmed Diana's doubts about his character when she saw him out for drinks with Kate. Diana had sensed his insincerity with regard to her sister Beth and had been worried that he would hurt Beth emotionally. Kate who dated Kyle occasionally and, unknown to Beth, had caused a suicide due to her involvement with a married doctor - a fact only Kyle knew -, admitted to her Godmother, Jessie Brewer, that Cameron Faulkner was the man she is after. Audrey Hobart, becoming more distraught with her failing marriage to Dr. Jim Hobart, broke down in tears before Dr. Steve Hardy. He consoled her by saying "concepts of love change as does love change." Upon his return from a two week seminar, Jim still reacted with no emotion to Audrey, further hurting her. When his pupil, young and beautiful Sally Grimes came to the apartment to drive him to class and Audrey saw his interests changed to liveliness, she called Steve Hardy and accepted a previous offer to have dinner with him. Guiding Light Written by: Bridget & Jerome Dobson Produced by: Lucy Ferri Rittenberg / Allen M. Potter After much anxiety, Dr. Ed Bauer's neuroma operation was finally started by Dr. Steve Jackson and assisted by Dr. Tim Ryan. Dr. Jackson, upon reviewing an excessive amount of scar tissue, refused to continue with the delicate surgery, fearing he could sever healthy nerve root endings and permanently paralyze Dr. Bauer. Against Dr. Ryan's protests, Dr. Jackson concluded the operation uncompleted. They argued later and Steve told Tim his arrogance was becoming detrimental to his career as a doctor at Cedars' Hospital. As Ed was coming out of the anesthetic, he believed the operation was a success, as he told Rita Stapleton the recovery room nurse, he could move his hand. Steve rushed to Ed and informed him that the neuroma was not performed and detailed his reasons for not completing it. Ed became very depressed when he thought of his future without neurosurgery — the position of Chief-of-Staff at Cedars Hospital just wasn't fulfilling enough for him - After learning that Christina Bauer was not his child, and subsequently separating from his wife Holly as a result of this news, Ed Bauer was determined to devote his life to neurosurgery. - Ed forced Tim Ryan to give his own opinion of the surgery — Tim honestly admitted to Ed that if he were in charge, the operation would have been completed and that Steve's approach was more conservative than his own. Almost as if in defense of his decision Steve offered to get another medical opinion about the operation from Dr. Graham. Ed agreed to the second analysis and informed Dr. Joe Werner if Dr. Graham agreed that the surgery can be successfully done then he would have it done! Unfortunately Dr. Graham's report was yet another disappointing blow to Ed —Graham agreed with Steve's decision all the way. Ed’s mother, Bert Bauer, stood by and saw the depression her son was feeling. She was shocked however, to find out he was released from the hospital by Joe Werner upon Ed's request, earlier than was expected. When she visited Ed at home the following day, she was appalled to see an empty liquor bottle and feared that Ed had returned to drinking as a comforter to his extreme depression. Adding to her concern, Bert heard from Dr. Joe Werner that Ed had missed his last two appointments at the hospital. Joe Werner visited Ed at his apartment and examineed him thoroughly. Physically Ed's health was excellent however emotionally he was failing. Joe claimed that Ed was feeling sorry for himself and he should return to work as soon as possible. When Bert Bauer came for a visit, she told Ed he was not very good company. He told her of Holly's intentions to move, and her encouragement to keep Christina close to him seemed to spark an interest in Ed and might pull him out of his depression. Following Ed’s release, Rita Stapleton, RN, drove him home and helped him get settled. She had offered to buy his groceries and was proving to be not only a conscientious nurse but a consoling friend as well. Rita and Tim's relationship was growing deeper with more frequent dating, much to Pam Chandler's disappointment. Pam also had strong romantic feelings toward young Dr. Ryan, especially since he saved her and her daughter Samantha's lives from extreme toxemia a year ago. She told Tim that she disliked Rita's methods of using Dr. Bauer's illness as a means to improve her own job position. She was further upset when at the birthday dinner celebrating her daughter's first year, Tim seemed very disinterested in her case of toxemia. He just labelled it as another obstetrical crisis, nothing out of the ordinary, as Pam thought her case was to Tim. Lawyer Mike Bauer visited Ann Jeffers, his client and now part-time clerk in his law office, at the Metro where she also worked as hostess. He had information about the location of her son whom Ann had been trying to track down. At the Metro, Mike also talked to his daughter Hope, working there as a waitress. He once again tried to convince her to return to college. She wouldn't listen to him and retorted that she was enjoying earning her own living and taking the first step toward independence for herself. Mike seemed upset by his wife Leslie's restlessness, feeling her life as his wife was not satisfaction enough for her. They discussed the possibility of another child, one of their own, but Leslie showed negativism to the thought "at this time." However, the following day she had sec-ond thoughts about it, and told Mike that maybe she really did need to fill a gap with a child. On one of Leslie's night school evenings, Mike went to the Metro for dinner. There he sat and talked to Ann Jeffers, and Leslie, finished with classes early, went to the Metro to join him. She noted how deeply engrossed Mike and Ann were in their conversation. Roger Thorpe, shattered by his broken engagement from Peggy Fletcher; visited her one last time to tell her he was leaving Springfield because of all the people he had hurt, especially her - Roger was the natural father of Holly's daughter Christina, and unwilling to enter marriage with Peggy dishonestly, he told her the truth. Peggy was shocked and hurt by this news and refused to marry Roger because of it. - Peggy's son Billy - by a previous marriage -, was very upset with the news that Roger would not become his stepfather. He had grown to love him and told his mother of his unhappiness. Peggy was having second thoughts and realized she truly loved Roger and even more for his honesty to her. She went to the Metro and asked him to come to her apartment so they could talk. She told Roger that even though it hurt to know about Christina, it hurt more to be without him. They agreed to try again and planned to get married the following day. Holly’s mother, Barbara Thorpe, completely read the story Holly's brother Andy wrote, entitled “Valerie's Story." She had come to realize the story was in actuality, Holly's story. She was overcome with distress when she fit the pieces together and figured out that Christina was Roger's child, not Ed Bauer's. She couldn’t conceal her emotional state any longer and confronted Holly about the truth. Holly finally admitted that the story was about her, and that Roger was Christina's natural father. She pleaded with her mother to not tell anyone of this. Barbara promised her daughter she would keep the secret but in her heart she felt her husband Adam Thorpe - Roger's father - should be told. Peggy and Roger were married in a ceremony on February 12, with Bert Bauer and Adam Thorpe as witnesses. Earlier in the day, Barbara still sickened by the news about Holly and Roger, refused to go to the wedding, making the excuse that she had a headache. After a brief weekend together, Peggy and Roger dropped by Adam's home to thank him for the wedding gift, a honeymoon trip in Europe. Adam asked them to stay for dinner, but Barbara refused to have them. Adam, embarrassed by Barbara's rudeness, couldn’t understand her actions and questioned her on her recent discontentment. She couldn’t tell him what was wrong and to Holly confessed that she would not allow Roger into her house after what he had done to hurt not only his father, but Holly. Realizing the torture she was causing her mother, and the problems arising between Adam and Barbara Thorpe because of Barbara's silence to Adam, Holly decided she had just in the way and it would be better for all if she were to take Christina and leave Springfield permanently. She told Ed Bauer of her plans, also Adam and Roger. Roger dropped by Holly's residence at her mother's home to give her a debt payment and to say goodbye to her and Christina. Just as Roger tookd little Christina into his arms the doorbell rang and Holly opened the door to Ed Bauer who found himself facing Roger holding Christina. Love Of Life Written by: Paul & Margaret Schneider Produced by: Darryl Hickman Diana Lamont’s depression over her hysterectomy had reminded her friend Vanessa Sterling that she couldn’t give her husband Bruce a child. Bruce told her that Cal Aleata, Van’s niece, finding an apartment of her own gave Van too much time to think. Di was feeling very sorry for herself until an old school friend, Dave Flood, recognized her and spent some time every day talking to her. Dave's wife was dying and even though she no longer knew who he was, he hoped that his sitting by her bed every day helped. Di asked why he didn't give up, but he replied that this was what hope was all about. Some of his courage was transmitted to Di. Once Di was home, Jamie Rollins suggested that they apply for adoption as soon as his divorce was final and they were married. Di refused on the grounds that she had Johnny Prentiss, her step-grandson and her son was dead. Meg Hart disapproved of her daughter Cal taking an apartment by herself and since she was paying, she wanted her to move out. When Cal said that her trust fund provided her income, Meg retorted that she had instructed her bank to supplement her allowance by two hundred dollars a month. Cal wrote Meg a check for the amount and later Meg called the bank asking for an accounting of the trust fund. When Rick mentionned that it was his son Hank's eleventh birthday, Cal decided to plan a surprise party. While Van knitted Hank a ski sweater, Meg arrived with an expensive ski sweater and skis. Rick haD given him a pair of ice skates. The gift that impressed Hank the most was a special delivery birthday card from his mother, Barbara, in California. Cal was putting in a lot of time at Joe Cusack's clinic. One evening when Rick Latimer picked up Cal they were having a little party to celebrate their handiwork at painting the rooms. After Rick saw Cal with Joe and the other young doctors and nurses he told her that he was awfully old for her. Cal admitted that she might have fallen in love with Joe, but she was in love with him then. Rick planned a skiing trip to break in Hank's new skis. When Hank found that Cal was going too, he was a little let down. He asked Rick if he could ever see his mother and said he was afraid to like Cal too much because that might mean he couldn’t like his mother. Rick explained that you could like many people and the love you had for one didn’t detract from loving another. Cal could see that Hank needed to be with Rick and explained that she understood and that they could be together another time. When Arlene Lovett heard that Ben Harper had gone to Las Vegas, she was packing to go there too when her mother, Carrie, the Hart housekeeper, stopped her. Meg arrived to accuse Arlene of arranging the blackmail scheme that Ben and Arlene used on Jamie Rollins which eventually upset Diana enough that she lost her baby. Arlene tried to defend herself by telling Meg that she was sure Jamie said that it was Ben's idea. Meg told Arlene to stay. out of things; that she and Betsy, Ben's wife. would find Ben. Jamie told Betsy that a hood who left Rosehill about the same time that Ben disappeared had been picked up in Chicago with a Beaver Ridge check made out to Ben in his possession. He claimed to have won it gambling. Jamie convinced Betsy that she might be needed in Rosehill if Ben was found, but he was really concerned about her traveling to Chicago when she was pregnant. Meg tried to get Rick to go to Chicago with her and when he refused, she asked him to cancel Arlene's contract as singer-pianist at Beaver Ridge. Rick said that he would decide that and warned Arlene. Meg told Arlene that she wanted her out of town before Betsy found out that Ben was having an affair with her - Arlene and Ben were married and Ben married Betsy to get the five hundred thousand dollars that his mother promised him. Meg had refused him the money and finally had put it in trust for the baby. There was then no way Ben could leave with Arlene and the money. – Meg told loan shark Ray Slater who accepted her check for nine thousand dollars for Ben's gambling debts that she expected to hear from Ben. She also asked her brother-in-law, Bruce Sterling, to use his influence as mayor to instruct the Rosehill police to put all their efforts into finding Ben. Bruce considered that a misuse of his power. The Connecticut stat Police contacted Dr. Reed for a description of his John Doe and because they had reason to believe that he was the missing Ben Harper, they called Jamie to identify him. Arlene overheard Cal tell Rick about Ben, but when she arrived, Meg refused to let her see Ben until Betsy stepped into the argument. As Ben awoke after his brain surgery which relieved the pressure he called for Betsy. Hurt that when semi-conscious Ben would call for Betsy, Arlene rushed from the room. When Meg got home, Arlene arrived drunk demanding that she be heard. Carrie ushered Arlene into the kitchen to sober her up before she could tell Meg that she and Ben were married. When Meg suggested that she would tell the police about Ray Slater's private gambling club, Jamie warned her that Slater probably had syndicate connections and it could be dangerous to tangle with them. Slater paid Meg a visit to tell her that it might be best for everyone if she forgot about it because he could tell people about Ben and Arlene and he would start with Betsy. Claiming that Ben’s accident was a personal matter between Ben and someone else, Slater said that the money Meg paid him was only for Ben's gambling debt. Meg was angered when Ben refused to refute anything Slater said. Jamie refused to have anything to do with Slater and felt that Ben got what he deserved. He only tried to find Ben for Betsy and thought Betsy should know about Ben, but refused to hurt her during her pregnancy. If Meg wanted to go after Slater she had to find another lawyer. Ben seemed to be truly sorry for the way he had treated Betsy. When he talked about the bad thing he had done, Betsy misunderstood and thought he was talking about his gambling debt. When he was brought home, Betsy took a very hard line with Meg, telling her that if she continued to belittle Ben, she would take him elsewhere to recover. Meg tried to use her power while Rick was gone to fire Arlene, but Arlene refused to take orders from her saying that she only held the purse-strings even though everyone knew that she and Rick used to be lovers. After Charles Lamont admitted his jealousy of Edourd Aleata's offer to take Felicia Lamont into his new import-export business as an art consultant and Felicia turned him down, they discussed it and Felicia called Eddie to tell him she had reconsidered his offer. She found the work very stimulating and what she needed to take her mind off Arnie Logan, the hood who attempted to rape her and had since harrassed her. Because Charles was already jealous. Arnie's suggestion through notes telling Charles that Felicia was being unfaithful to him with Eddie, was very believable. Many times he found them together, usually in public places, and Felicia always seemed so gay. This fed fuel to the fire. Finally Felicia and Charles both agreed that a week apart to think things through would do them both some good. Eddie visited Felicia in her studio where they discovered, through her paintings, that the child in her whom Charles tried to protect was receding and the woman was emerging. Eddie told her that “you can very often find yourself by giving love to another without expecting any in return”. Felicia called Charles over and explained that she no longer wanted to be his child virgin, but a real wife to him. She asked Sarah Caldwell to care for Johnny, Charles' grandson who lived with him, and planned to meet Charles at home. Thinking that Charles had come back, Felicia went to the door and was forced into the room by Arnie. He ripped out the phone and decided to take Felicia somewhere else when she said someone might come by. He took her to his truck, forcing her to the floor while holding a knife to her throat. Stunning him momentarily, she managed to escape and ran up the stairs to her studio where after locating her gun she waited for Arnie to appear. Hearing the footsteps on the stairs, she fired the gun when they reached the top. Cautiously she edged her way to the door to find Charles lying on the floor. A policeman and doctor arrived in moments and after the doctor had assessed that the bullet was probably lodged in Charles' spine and they could only treat him at the hospital he turned his attention to Felicia. She was trying to explain, but was in such a state of shock that the officer's questioning was confusing her. The doctor noticed the cut on her throat. Arnie was picked up. Charles was stable and could live with the bullet in his spine, but he would remain paralyzed. Van remembered that when he was recovering from his heart attack he could take anything life handed him except being helpless orcrippled. Felicia was having terrible nightmares. Eddie told her she was strong enough to deal with the fact that shooting Charles was an accident. Felicia said Charles was dead and they were afraid to tell her. Eddie said they would go to the hospital so that she could see for herself. When Arnie was taken to his room the police found photos of Felicia and the lingerie he stole from her bedroom. Arnie said that he and Felicia had been intimate for some time. Bruce repeated this to Charles saying that he might have to disclose that Felicia was a virgin. Bruce agreed to find another method to clear her. One Life To Live Written by: Gordon Russell Produced by: Doris Quinlan When Viki Lord Riley met with Dr. Jim Craig, it was to ask her to consider taking on a position on the hospital board which he hoped would keep Dorian from interfering. When she declined, saying that she had to devote her time to keeping her husband Joe happy and mentionned that they had resumed marital relations - Viki had had a long recovery from physical and psychological ills brought on by her guilt over the death of Megan, Joe and Cathy Craig's infant daughter, in an automobile accident in which Viki was herself injured. Her guilt stemed from the fact that she had been withholding from Joe her knowledge that Megan was the victim of a serious heart ailment inherited from Joe and would not have survived beyond childhood. - When Viki told her doctor that she had been back on the pill two days although she and her husband had made love for the first time again two weeks before, Jim suggested that she have a pregnancy test. Shaken, Viki agreed to come back to the office the following day but told Joe her appointment would be to discuss the offer of a position on the board. When Viki’s brother-in-law, Dr. Larry Wolek, told Viki that her tests were positive, he urged her to sit down with Joe and tell him the full truth so they might decide together what to do. He told her she had gone too far already —that the moment of truth existed. Viki said that she would tell Joe about the pregnancy and have faith that their baby would be healthy. Viki reminded Larry that he knew her sister, Meredith Lord Wolek would not get well and kept the knowledge from her, but Larry insisted that that was his mistake and it shortened their time together. When Viki told Joe he said he was the happiest man in the world, but Viki said a lot could happen in eight months. When he asked her why she was saying that, she replied she thought that they should be prepared for anything that might happen. When he noted that all she seemed to be doing was thinking about what could go wrong, she backed off and said she was being foolish. He told her that he had to treat her like a delicate little flower for a few months at least, and that after that she would go right back to scrubbing floors - This, to the daughter of Victor Lord! - "So enjoy it while you can." Anna Wolek Craig, puzzled by Viki's attitude since she told her that she was pregnant, asked her brother Larry what cpimd be wrong with Viki and if he couldn’t do anything to help if he knew. Larry told Anna that some things were no one else's business. He added that he was not saying “don't care”, but that he and she were better off out of it, and that was all he could say on the matter. Once more, though, Larry appealed to Viki, saying that he knew how ugly it was. He warned her that she had to tell Joe: "Because if Joe should find out in the future some other way, he will never forgive you. Not for the rest of his life." When she cried out "Our baby is going to be born with a perfectly good heart," Larry shaked his head and said that he didn't understand how she could say that Joe and she were so close and not have told him about it. Again, Anna asked Larry if Viki was alright and Larry said that his concern was just for the fact that "You never know how a pregnancy is going to affect a marriage, even the best.” Anna asked what that meant, but Larry refused to elaborate. After Joe was awakened by Viki's having a nightmare - having to do with the baby's birth - she told him that she didn’t remember it other than that Dorian - Dr. Dorian Cramer Lord, Viki's new and much resented step mother - was the attending physician. She told him that the dream might mean that she was affected by her relationship with Dorian far more than she had realized. To change the subject, she mentioned how happy her father Victor Lord was that she was pregnant and Joe told her that he would like to name the baby after Victor if it was a boy. Viki was touched and Joe went on to say that he believed Victor, with whom he had had some stormy times, was a good man and that he was proud to be his son-in-law. Viki said to herself: "I can't tell you, Joe, I'm sorry, I've got to take this chance by myself." Viki had told Larry that she was not sleeping well. She told him that she planned to wait at least another month to tell Joe about the possibility of the baby's being a victim of the hereditary heart ailment he carried. "He won't insist on an abortion," she said, "not when we explain the risks in the second trimester." When Pat Kendall asks Tony – Harris - Lord, if she could interview him for a series she was writing about single parents and their children, he told her that he would think about it. She promised that if he agreed to the interview she would not use his true name and would disguise the circumstances of his childhood. - Tony was the illegitimate son of Victor Lord, then acknowledged by, but not reconciled to Victor. He was raised by his mother in poverty. Victor's offer to Tony's mother after seeing that she was ill and in need was rejected as coming too late and out of fear that the powerful Victor Lord might try to take her son from her. Tony's mother, although telling Victor of the existence of his son, would not divulge where they were living. Over the years Victor attempted to find them but was unsuccessful until Tony himself put the pieces together. - Pat speculated that the fact that he had been deserted by his father might account for his never having gotten married. - Tony backed away from his own relationship with Pat when they knew each other ten years ago. - Tony said vehemently "If I ever so make a commitment, I certainly won't cop out by walking out as my father did on my mother." Pat sat quietly after hearing this and didn’t say anything further. With his plans for a single's bar - the site, the house Dorian had been living in before her marriage to Victor - seeming to be going forward smoothly, Tony told Cathy Craig, "When I get some kind of a decent bank account, you and I are gonna have to sit down and have a serious talk, I have plans for us." But Cathy replied that they were having fun as they were. "It's free, it's easy, why don't we just let it flow." Later Tony, sputtering in outrage, told Cathy that his request for a liquor license had been turned down. He confronted Victor who admitted that he was behind Tony's failure to secure the license and told him that he did it out of a desire to preserve the Lord name and reputation —that he was not going to stand idly by and see Tony desolate it out of his bitterness. Tony threatened to retaliate by circulating a story about how Victor sabotaged Tony's offer of a job on a rival newspaper - Lord Enterprises controlled the Banner where Pat was employed and Joe Riley was managing editor. - However, on reflection, Victor decided to withdraw his objection and Tony's license would be granted. His future looking up once again, Tony asked Cathy Craig to marry him. After turning down Tony, Cathy went into the living room of her father's house and heard Larry talking about Viki's pregnancy. Wanda and Vince Wolek visited Jenny in the hospital. When Vinnie saw Tim there he said he thought Tim was going to school nights. When he saw the engagement ring Jenny had accepted from Tim he refused to believe it. Jenny told him that she was leaving the Order - Jenny was a novice in a religious order - to marry Tim. When he insisted that she was still sick she told him she haf made her deci-sion. Outside Jenny's room he told Tim, "You two will never be happy — because God will punish you." Josh, who had lied to his adoptive parents about still working at the diner, asked his boss Nick to reconsider but Nick said he had got to have someone he could depend on. He also reminded Josh that he owed Nick $300. Hubcap came in and offered to pay the money but Josh told him he didn’t need him to pay his debts. Nick said “I don't care who pays me and takes the money”. Josh told Hubcap, "I don't want you to do me another favor 'cause every time you do I'm the one that winds up in trouble." Josh went to the gas station where Hubcap was working. Hubcap asked Josh, "You think this is my job? How I make a livin in this crummy world?" When Josh asked, "So, what you doin' then?" Hubcap showed him a watch. He muttered "Dealin' again?" Just then Hubcap spotted Vinnie Wolek and another patrolman coming into the garage and he told Josh to hide. He didn’t want Vinnie to see Josh with him. When Vinnie told Hubcap to stay away from Josh, Hubcap told Vinnie that since Josh's daddy was some Police Lt. he could do him a favor by telling Josh to stay away from him. When Josh came out after Vince left, he asked why Hubcap gave him a hard time since he knew that Vinnie was going be after him. Hubcap answered: "So what? I'm a lot smarter — no one's gonna catch me this time!" At home, Josh asked Ed to lend him twenty dollars to buy his friend Bernice a birthday present saying that he had still got his job but he just hadn't been saving his money. Ed turned him down. When Carla told Ed he had been awfully easy on Josh, Ed bragged that he did not lend him the twenty and Carla said "Hooray." Wanda and Vinnie stopped by and to distract Vinnie from hearing about the beauty products Wanda was selling, Wanda told Carla that she was sorry about Josh losing his job. They learned that Josh had been goofing off and did it one time too many. When they left, Ed and Carla wondered how long Josh had been lying to them. When Josh got home he accused them of trying to look good with the interview they granted to Pat Kendall some time ago. "Getting their picture in the papers because they took in a kid off the streets and brought him up to be a straight dude." When they told him that they were there to help he said he didn't need any help. He sullenly asked to be excused to wash up and Ed told him not until they had finished talking but then immediately after said, "O.K., go." Carla accused Ed of again putting off dealing with the problem. Ryan’s Hope Written by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer Produced by: Claire Labine, Paul Avila Mayer & Robert Costello Lab technician Kenneth Castle explained to a puzzled patient who had spotted Faiths note for help pinned to the back of his coat that this didn’t mean anything ... someone was playing a joke on him. The woman, whose command of English appeared to be limited, nodded and smiled and walked away. He told Faith that he considered her note, “A very serious betrayal." - Faith Coleridge was a virtual prisoner, her leg broken as she attempted to run from the underground room at Riverside Hospital where Kenneth had prepared a "sanctuary for her". - He insisted that they had to make a pact, a solemn convenant that she not try to leave the room again until she was well and he would bring her what she needed. She promised. However in his absence she again tried to leave, pushing a chair, and fell. When Ken found her she told him she couldn’t move her head, that she had double vision and feared a concussion and internal bleeding. "You'll kill me," she told Ken and added that if he were to take her upstairs he could be a hero, but he said if she got sick he would be in worse trouble than he was already. When she begged for her father or Pat Ryan and told him of her fear that she might be bleeding inside her skull and was in need of a neurological examination he fed her chicken soup and told her she had nothing to fear as he had consulted with Dr. Ryan – Pat - about her symptoms referring to his "poor old maiden aunt's head injury." As the investigation into Faith's disappearance proceeded, directed by Police Det. Lt. Bob Reid, the fact that Kenneth was the first to suggest calling in the police began to carry less weight in ruling him out. Bob told Pat Ryan that he intended to keep an eye on Kenneth. He had seen so-called "gentle souls" go completely haywire before. Tests on Nell Beaulac showed no cortical wave patterns. Her husband, neurosurgeon Seneca Beaulac, told Nell's nephew Bucky Carter that he blamed his own vanity in thinking he could pull off a miracle for the fact that Nell lived on with no higher brain functions, no thoughts, no sensibilities. Dr. Ed Coleridge extended his sympathy to Seneca saying: "Twelve years since my wife died and I've never gotten over the terrible sense of loss." Seneca replied that it was not the same thing, "Your wife was dead." Nell's sister Diana begged: "Please Seneca, if there really is no help for her, oh please, let her die." After specialist Dr. Walter Hagen was consulted he gave his opinion that there was nothing to be done but that Nell was in superb physical condition and could live on for years on life support. Seneca told Dr. Clem Moultrie that he wanted Clem, as Nell's doctor of record, to take her off life support, but Clem replied that as Nell's and Seneca's friend he sympathized, but as Nell's doctor he couldn’t. "I can respect her definition of life and yours, but I can't make it mine." Seneca’s mother, Margaret, remarked to Seneca that when she was a child she was told by her Indian elders that one should never express fear, that words turn fear into body and substance. She said that she didn't believe in that theory but she couldn't help thinking that Nell's fear had become a fact. She said to the form on the bed: "Nell dear, I am so sorry." Later she asked Seneca who had told her that he wanted to let Nell go, -If you were to release Nell, to take away the machine and let her die. what would happen to you?" Seneca told her, possibly prison. But he would never be allowed to practice medicine again. Margaret said: “I think you should ask yourself if Nell would want that. Seneca." Delia Ryan came home to the rooms she and her husband shared at Ryan's Place - They were living there so that Frank could more easily recover from the injuries he sustained when Delia pushed him down the stairs at Riverside Hospital after an argument over his affair with Jill Coleridge. - After Delia saved his political career, Frank promised never to see Jill again - with a wok, a Chinese cookbook and an invitation to lunch at Lem's Restaurant so that Mrs. Lem couln give the councilman and his wife a cook's tour and Delia lessons. Frank declined in favor of a meeting and suggested that she find someone else to go with. When Delia mentioned the lost opportunity to Roger Coleridge at Riverside Hospital, Roger told Dee that he had asked repeatedly for Mrs. Lem to give him a cooking lesson as he had an avid interest in cooking and was something of a gourmet cook himself. Dee suggested that they go together and when Roger told her that he was not sure her family - the Ryans - would approve, she suggested that they only be a little discrete - Roger upon finding out about his sister's affair was blackmailing Frank to the tune of $6,000.00 to cover his gambling debts. - After the luncheon date they prepared a meal together at Roger's father Ed's apartment and another time, Roger and Dee dined at Roger's own apartment on the ground floor of the same building. Returning home Delia told Maeve Ryan, Frank's mother, that she kept on hoping that Frank would touch her but that their pretense of taking up their marriage was a farce. After Maeve reassured her that she and Frank would find their way back together if she kept on trying, Delia called Roger to thank him for making her feel important in the time they spent together. Bob Reid and Pat having checked out the rooming house where Kenneth lived were convinced that he might well have something to do with Faith's disappearance. When Kenneth found Faith suffering the effects of gas fumes - Faith had been in the gas lit room for hours after the flames had been extinguished by a cut off and then turned on again at the mains. -, he was frightened into agreeing to go to her father and tell him where she was, but when he arrived upstairs at Riverside he was stopped, questioned and finally informed of his rights by Bob Reid, preparatory to being taken in for questioning. When Bob was interrupted by an emergency call at the desk of the hospital, Kenneth disappeared. Bob, convinced that Kenneth could not have left the hospital, told Pat to be on the lookout for him. Later Pat was told that Kenneth had been seen on the stairs and following him, Pat discovered Faith. Kenneth disappeared, frightened and Faith had to be alone one more time as Pat went for help for her but her fears that Castle would return prove groundless and she was soon safe with her father, Pat, and attendants to see that she would be examined and cared for up in the hospital proper. Mary Ryan, Pat’s sister was herself a patient at Riverside suffering from a disease recognized by Seneca as having come from her tour of the sewers with Sam Crowley in her capacity as his assistant at TV station Channel R." In her delirium she spoke of herself as being married to Jack Fenelli the investigating reporter with whom she was living. Jack chose to interpret her words to mean that she considered them married but Maeve insisted that whether she knew it or not, Mary was waiting for Jack to love her the way she – Mary - loved him. “She is devoted herself to you and she expects a future with you." Jack insisted that it was only the feverish little girl in her that wanted a nice safe, cozy marriage but Maeve countered: “What's grown-up? Living for the moment?" Nick Szabo received a call from a young man calling himself Leo, from the Welcome Inn on Cove Road in Newport. His daughter Serena, planning to elope with the young man that day, was unable to move her legs. Nick chartered a plane and with a special nurse in attendance arrived to find his daughter alone in the motel room. She insisted that Leo was a beautiful sensitive person and asked her father to find him. Nick told her that finding himself with a sick girl on his hands the situation was too hot to handle and he split. But Nick did promise to try to trace him and take his daughter back to Riverside where Bucky ordered a complete neurological workup done on her. Seneca told Nick that his daughter appeared to have a serious illness and ordered complete rest and no visitors outside the family. Serena again asked her father to find Leo insisting that she needed him. When Frank returned home late, the fact that he came in by a different way than usual frightened Delia who had heard about Faith and Ken and told Frank about it. She said that Kenneth was at large and her brother Bob was looking for him. Frank said “let’s not worry about that tonight” but she was frightened with the hospital right across the street. When she heard a noise outside Frank looked out and exclaimed, "It's Kenneth! He's frozen solid!" When she realized what was going on she said "Frank that was mean." He apologized saying "Sorry, I couldn't resist." He held her by way of apology for his shabby trick and then pulled away saying “maybe tomorrow”. He walked out on her when she said she was waiting for him. Maeve was awakened by Delia breaking dishes and when her son wouldn’t go to her, she told Delia to stop. First she scolded Delia, then told her that it was hard for both of them. But Delia said not for him, he didn’t feel anything. She gave but he didn’t want to take anything. She asked "Am I the only person in this family who sees anything bad about Frank?" When she told Maeve that Frank turned her away every night she realized that Maeve didn't want to hear Delia telling her this and she said she was sorry. Maeve softened and said that Frank didn’t mean it. Delia pushed, said, "I'm gonna show him how it feels. I'm gonna pay him back." Seneca went back to the hospital. He kissed Nell, then turned off switch and pulled out the plug on the life support apparatus. Hearing in his mind Nell say: “I trust you as the person who knows me best”. As he was holding her body in his arms Roger Coleridge came into the room and Seneca yelled: "Get the hell out of here, ... now!" Search For Tomorrow Written by: Peggy O’Shea Produced by: Mary-Ellis Bunim Mike Kaslo convinced himself that his tissue would be a good match so that his brother, Steve, could have the bone marrow transplant that could cure Steve's leukemia. Michael cried on Dr. Gary Walton's shoulder to let out the frustration he felt. They decided not to tell Amy, Mike's sister, until after she graduated from medical school that afternoon. Steve was mad at Mike when he left because he thought that Mike couldn’t face the fact that his brother was dying - Steve didn't know about the transplant or the tests Mike had taken. He thought Mike came because Amy was pregnant and refused to marry the baby's father.- Amy interviewed with the Phillipses and when Eric found that she was interested in electric trains and would try her hand at chocolate chip cookies he was won over, she would live with them as babysitter for Eric afternoons. Mike was happy that Amy wouldn’t be alone through her pregnancy. Bruce Carson, news reporter and father of Amy's child, did an article on Dr. Luria, the famous surgeon who was at Henderson Hospital. Dr. Luria told Bruce that the donor they were testing was incompatible and he would be leaving. Bruce saw Amy visit Dr. Luria. Amy asked that she be given the tests even though she had been told that she couldn’t be a donor as long as she was pregnant. She felt she had to know if she was capable of saving Steve's life. If she was also incompatible she wouldn’t spend the rest of her life wondering if she could have saved him if it weren't for her child. Gary tried to tell her that she wasn't capable of aborting her baby after fighting everyone to keep it. Dr. Pettit, Dr. Luria's female assistant, understood how Amy felt. Amy said that she would be able to make the decision between Steve and her child if it should become necessary. Jennifer Pace Phillips asked lawyer John Wyatt to come to her apartment to explain her trust allowance. John said she would have to learn to live within its bounds. John tried to spend some time alone with Eunice, but she seemed to be too busy or too worried about their five year old daughter, Suzi, whom John felt ran the house. When Jennifer asked John over again he went eagerly. Jennifer said she was through feeling guilty because men chose her and she couldn’t return the feeling. When she said she chose him, John said that although he was afraid of her, he was more afraid of himself and wouldn’t be seeing her except in public. Lonely, Jennifer went to Bruce's apartment, asking if they could be friends. He asked her to have dinner the following night, but realized that it would be the grand opening of Hartford House and he couldn't take the chance of Amy being there and being offended by his showing up with Jennifer. Jennifer said she would enjoy it and she and Amy had made up. Jo Vincente had moved into Hartford House and found having a chef fix her meals a little strange. A premature guest, writer Christopher Miller, showed up asking for a room. When Jo gave in and let him have a room the new bartender, David Sloan, said he would move in also. The night of the opening found Steve and Liza, waiters, and David dressed in colonial costumes to match the decor. They were crowded beyond expectation and everyone seemed to be pleased. Scott and Kathy insisted that Amy go to the opening where she was crushed to see Bruce escorting Jennifer. Gary asked her to dance letting her regain her composure. Dr. Pettit told Gary that Amy was compatible. but he decided to tell her later. John Wyatt was also bothered at seeing Jennifer there with Bruce. Later that night he dreamed that he was dancing with Jennifer. Stu tried juggling his time and attention between Connie Schultz and Ellie Harper. Although he was bone tired at the end of the evening he really enjoyed being pursued by two women. Eunice tried hard to be light. After they made love, Eunice said that he was right about her just relaxing so that things would be natural. John replied that he knew she was only pretending and that someday they would have to face the fact that they were no longer close. John and Jennifer both felt a need to see each other, but circumstances got in their way. Finally John and Eunice were dining at Hartford House with Wade and Janet when Jennifer was there with a date. She met him in the bar where they agreed to meet at her apartment late the following afternoon. After an intimate evening John was late starting for home. This lead to harsh words not only at Jennifer's but when John arrived home. John and Jennifer made up with Jennifer deciding she would take whatever time John could give her. Things at John’s law office had got very busy. John said that Kathy was doing so much work that he offered her a full partnership, but they still needed an extra lawyer in the office. John asked if Scott would be interested in coming in as a junior partner. Scott was so disappointed in the district attorney's office because DA Zolar spent all his time campaigning rather than expediting cases that he resigned. John wondered if Scott would resent taking orders from his wife. Kathy discussed the offer with Scott and although they both decided that they could work together very well, Scott was concerned that the offer might be charity. Kathy asked John to assure Scott that it wasn't. Stephanie Walkins Collins had asked John to intercede with Wade for her. She would like to take an active part in the Collins Corporation. Since Wade held the control of the company she has appealed to him. She was very lonely since Clay's death and her ex-husband Dave's departure from Henderson. She found herself with a glass of alcohol more often these days, but found it made good company. Her daughter, Wendy, had become good friends with Eric Leshinski, Scott Phillip's step-son. Stephanie assured Scott that she enjoyed their company after school. Amy had explained that she was doing something very important, but couldn’t tell the Phillipses what it was. Gary told Amy that she was compatible and she had to make up her mind. Amy said it would take a little time and Gary reminded her that Dr. Luria was very important and couldn't sit around waiting. When Bruce found out that Dr. Luria hadn't left he intended to do a follow-up. Gary tried to tell him that there wasn't any story. Bruce put everything together and visited Amy to tell her that he had figured out that Steve had leukemia. Amy begged Bruce not to say anything because Steve didn’t have to find out until she had made the decision. Bruce said she would never be able to live with herself if she gave this child up. Amy had made her decision. She would abort the baby in order that she might save Steve's live. Gary thought Steve should know all the facts. Amy was sure that Steve would grab at the chance to live, but if he was told that she had to give up her baby that would be unfair, but Gary felt that it was unfair not to let him make his own decision. Gary told Steve and Liza about the operation. Steve was ecstatic as Amy said he would be with a chance to live a normal life. Liza asked about the operation. Gary told them that if the bone marrow transplant didn’t take, Steve would die. Liza asked him not to do this. She was upset that he made the decision without asking Gary about all the risks and the fact that he didn't consult her before he said he'd do it hurt her. She broke down refusing to, discuss it. She sobbed herself to sleep and spent the following morning away from Steve. Steve went to Gary and asked for a few more facts. The fact that he only had a twenty percent chance of surviving didn’t bother him. Liza asked her mother what she should do - Liza's father died of leukemia several years ago and Janet was hurt because he wouldn't discuss his feelings. - Janet told Liza that it was a decision that only Steve could make. Liza felt that Steve's remission would last forever, but Steve realized that he could die anytime and the transplant wasn't that much of a risk. Liza pleaded with Amy to talk Steve out of the operation because she only wanted to be with Steve. Amy walked into Dr. Gary Walton's office as Bruce was telling Gary that he would tell Steve that Amy had to abort the baby. Amy said she would never forgive him if he did and Bruce said she would never be able to forgive herself if she gave up the child. Steve felt rotten about the way he and Mike parted so he placed a call to him. When Steve told him that he knew about the transplant and the tests Mike took while he was in Henderson, Mike was angry that he had to keep everything a secret if Gary was going to tell him. Steve told him that Amy took the tests and was compatible. Mike said that seemed unnecessary since it had been explained to him that he was the only donor because they couldn’t take bone marrow from a pregnant woman. Somerset Written by: A.J. Russell Produced by: Lyle B. Hill Ellen Grant’s young lover, Dale Robinson, unable to account for his whereabouts on several occasions and admitting he was in Florence's apartment building dressed as Santa the night Florence was mugged by a Santa, was under suspicion as the Somerset mugger. Lt. Will Price obtained a search warrant and went over Dale's room. He found nothing but a pair of boots with a star imprint on the heel, similar to that found outside Lena Andrews’ home. Price had the boots checked. Greg Mercer, covering the story for the paper, was delighted when the boots didn’t match the imprint, but was worried when he found out the boots had recently been reheeled. Greg went to see Ellen and told her Price was instigating a full scale investigation of Dale. Greg suggested Dale might need a lawyer. Ellen informed Greg that Dale was innocent and had nothing to hide. However, Ellen contacted Tom Conway. She explained the evidence Price had and Dale's two previous arrests — once as a teenager and once as a young adult, both for theft. Despite Ellen's optimism, Tom felt Price had a case and Dale needed a lawyer. Ellen asked Tom to take the case. He was wary but agreed for Ellen's sake. Dale searched for the "student" who sold him the half coin that was stolen from Jack Wheeler's body. No luck. Dale wanted to run away to save Ellen from any breath of scandal. Ellen refused that kind of protection. Besides, his running would make more trouble for her than his staying. Vic Kirby’s isolated mountain cabin was broken into by a young man with a switchblade. Vic was ecstatic to find the intruder was his son Chris, whom Vic hdsn't seen in years. Vic's happiness soon turned to horror, however, as Chris explained he was the mugger-murderer. Chris did it to convince Vic he was a man, not the sissy Vic used to call him in childhood. Meanwhile, Price arrested Dale on suspicion of robbery and murder. Ellen called Tom. Vic, aware of the awful damage he did to his son's psyche through a lack of understanding when Chris was a boy, told Chris that it was all his fault. He suggested the two of them go to Canada. Tom visited Dale in jail, and agreed to take his case only after making sure Dale was not out to take advantage of Ellen. Ellen and Stan Kurtz were quoted as very supportive of Dale in the news story of his arrest. Stan was reprimanded by the hospital board - bad publicity - and Ellen received a series of unpleasant crank calls. While Vic and Chris packed, Chris showed Vic the paper. Vic told Chris to go ahead while he stayed and cleared Dale. Chris threatened his father. Vic jumped for the knife but was unsuccessful. Afraid of hurting his father, Chris reconsidered not turning himself in. He said he would do whatever Vic wanted because Vic was his father and was never wrong. Vic cried in pain for his son. Dale was taken to Detroit to be shown to Sarah Brisken, Chris’ latest victim. Sarah was recovering from being pushed down stairs by Chris. She Was being hovered over by her son Dan, a millionaire widower, who planned to settle in Somerset. Sarah said Dale was not her attacker. Price received a call from Sgt. Evans. Chris had confessed. Chris told the police he wanted people to be afraid of him and he wanted lots of publicity so people would know what a man Vic Kirby's son was. Heather Kane and Bobby Hansen offered to give a benefit concert for Dale's defense fund. Ellen was grateful, but, unaware of Chris's confession, refused, certain it wouldn’t be neces-sary. Ellen was ecstatic when Dale was released. Dale was upset over the crank calls. Stan and Terri Kurtz were pleased at Ellen and Dale's happiness, but Stan feared Ellen would get hurt when the affair ended. Stan was unable, as Terri forsaw, to accept the idea of marriage for them. At dinner in the Hayloft, Ellen was snubbed by old acquaintances. Tony Cooper and Vicky Paisley arrived for dinner. As Vicky probed for gossip, Ellen proudly announced she and Dale would be married! Ellen’s daughter, Jill didn't like the idea of Ellen's impending marriage and rushed home from Hong Kong, ignoring "sister-in-law" Lai Ling's caution to "Tread with care ... It is not by the gray of the hair that one measures the age of the heart." Greg Mercer was convinced Dale was only after Ellen's money. Dale told him it was none of his business. Jill told Ellen she thought Dale was an opportunist, citing the age difference between them. Ellen pointed out that Jill, although, much younger than Jack Wheeler, felt true love for him. Jill said that was different because she was younger than Jack. Dale couldn’t move Jill either. Dale asked Tom why Jill was so hostile. Tom said it was probably because she didn’t know herself very well and had had two disastrous relationships with men. Jill begged Carrie to take an apartment with her. Lena didn’t like the idea of Carrie's moving out, till Carrie explained. Lena felt Ellen was making a mistake. She was going to "counsel" Ellen. Heather Kane, after an unsuccessful try at reconciliation with husband Jerry, filed for divorce. She drew closer to Bobby Hansen. Heather and Bobby had a philosophical difference: Heather felt one had to make peace with reality; Bobby felt it was more fun to create fantasy. Heather asked for more information about his mother, a much-married former movie actress, who gave Bobby money instead of love. She had offered him a wing of her Mediterranean villa, cars, servants, etc., but Bobby refused because it wouldn't be a home. Heather told him she was not ready for a home right now. The only thing she was sure of was he wanted her, so she would share his trailer with him. Bobby didn’t push his advantage, telling Heather he won't touch her before marriage. Heather refused to discuss marriage. Heather and Bobby took Vic Kirby to the airport. Chris was being committed to a state hospital and Vic was moving to be near his son. Jerry arrived to say goodbye. Jerry told Heather he wouldn't contest the divorce and offered her the cabin. She refused it. They parted amicably. Heather and Bobby’s act was such a hit at the coffeehouse that Mac Wells, the owner, was having trouble finding room for all the customers. Bobby showed Mac sketched for redecorating the place as a 20's speakeasy, Bogey's Place. Intrigued, Mac looked into it, but found he couldn't afford the refurbishing without a partner. Dan Brisken dropped by to meet Mac. Mac offered Dan a partnership. Dan said his forte was publishing, so he wouldn't be interested. But he offered to promote the place for free if Mac got it done. Tony Cooper, chastened by his son Joey's rejection of him for neglecting him for his career, broke off his affair with Vicky Paisley and promised wife Ginger he would be home on time. Tony brought Joey a new sled, but Joey rejected him. Ginger urged patience. Ginger took Joey to the hospital for a check-up. Julian was there after an unsuccessful visit with his ex-wife Kate, who was suffering a nervous breakdown. Joey, who made no secret of his affection for Julian, greeted him enthusiastically. When Ginger explained the situation between Tony and Joey, Julian tried to persuade Joey that Tony loved him, to no avail. When Tony arrived home, Joey was in bed. Tony' was upset, saying sarcastically, that maybe Julian could put in a good word for him. Ginger, trying to placate Tony, who was having heart problems due to stress, said Julian tried. Tony was furious. He wondered aloud if Julian's fondness was for Joey or for Ginger. Tony stormed out, going to Vicky with his troubles. She took him to bed. The following day, Tony told Vickie he had had it with his family; he would keep his own hours. He had chest pains again. Joey ran away from school to Julian. Julian told Joey he was not being fair to his parents. He tried to explain to Joey that he was living proof of his parents' love for each other and him. Joey disagreed. He asked Julian to be his father. Ginger had Julian to dinner and told him of Tony's accusations. Tony, meanwhile, having told Ginger he was having dinner with a buyer, told Vicky he wanted to move in with her. She refused, saying his family had to come first. Tony had a bad attack. Vicky helped him to the bedroom and called an ambulance. Stan called Ginger at home. She became hysterical, so Julian took over. They left for town immediately. Stan urged a distraught Vicky to leave before Ginger arrived. It was too late. Vicky explained to Ginger what happened. Ginger said Tony was out with a buyer, all right —Vicky. Vicky had bought Tony with a promotion and personal gifts. Bitterly, Ginger demanded if money was the only way Vickie could get a man. Vicky told Julian that her efforts were what kept Tony from leaving Ginger. Tony survived, but he had to remain in the hospital for 2-3 weeks. Vicky assured Stan all the medical bills would be paid and Tony would continue to receive his salary. Stan asked Julian to lend support to Ginger and he agreed, having admitted to Carrie Wheeler that he loved Joey like the son he never had. Joey knew about heart attacks from TV and asked Ginger if the reason for Tony's attack was worry because he was mad at Tony. Reluctantly, Ginger admitted that was partly true, but she reminded Joey Tony loved him. Joey disagreed, but asked Ginger to tell Tony he was not mad any more so Tony would get well. Ginger didn’t believe Vickie's account of how Tony got into her bedroom, but couldn’t confront Tony for the moment. Julian asked Ellen to find Ginger some kind of work at the hospital to take her mind off her problems. Ellen agreed. Ginger and Joey visited Julian at work. Joey told Julian he wanted Tony to get well soon so he could tell him he wanted to live with Julian. Stunned, Julian recovered, asking why Joey didn’t tell Tony at the moment. He suggested Joey knew deep down that Tony really loved him. Joey didn’t want to talk about it. Ginger thanked Julian for all he had done. Julian tried to back out of a dinner. Ginger told him not to worry, that she loved him, but only as a dear friend. Joey saw them hugging. Vicky Paisley consulted, assistant general manager, about whether to call her brother Ned about Tony's attack. Powell told Vicky he had been running things, not Tony, anyhow, so let things continue. Stan told Ginger that Tony could go home in ten days, but he had to not keep late hours, drink, or have any stress. Joey told Stan he wantsed to live with Julian and Ginger loved Julian, too. Vicky told Julian she would leave Tony alone, if Julian would take his place. Julian was incredulous. Vicky said it would make the Coopers happy, her happy, and it wouldn’t do Julian any harm. Tony confessed his affair to Ginger. The Young And The Restless Written by: William J. Bell Produced by: William J. Bell & John Conboy Liz Foster had convinced her seriously ill husband. Bill, that their daughter, Jill, was only thinking of her new baby and him when she decided to let Mrs. Chancellor have the child she conceived by Phillip Chancellor - Phillip Chancellor divorced Kay and married Jill who was pregnant with his child. Phillip died from injuries received in an auto accident which Kay caused. Kay later had the marriage ruled invalid and voided Jill's marriage. Kay at first refused to acknowledge that this was Phillip's child, but had finally agreed to give Jill one million dollars if she allowed Kay to adopt the child. - Bill was resting when Jill arrived home from the hospital with her son whom she found she couldn't give away at the last moment. Bill was filled with despair at the idea of going to Arizona for his health with the money Jill would receive from Mrs. Chancellor, but was thrilled beyond words when Jill showed him that she had brought his grandson home. In thinking over the situation Kay became so angered that she went to the Foster home demanding her baby. Kay refused to take the check back reminding Jill of their agreement and her father's poor health. Kay went home to find her son, Brock there with workmen turning the large upstairs bedrooms into smaller ones for the use of the senior citizens who were moving in later. Kay informed them that her plans had been changed and since she wouldn’t be leaving for Europe they could no longer have her home. Jill’s brothers Greg and Dr. Snapper, paid Kay a visit to return the check and Greg explained that if she started proceedings to claim the child she could be charged with trying to buy a baby. Van Richmond, Kay's lawyer, returned her call and explained that the agreement was only valid as long as Jill was willing to give up the child. Kay was deflated for the moment. The bills were piling up in the Foster home and when they got a notice that the heat would be shut off if the bill wasn't paid within three days, Jill and Liz both became desperate. Although she only received fifteen hundred dollars for three fine pieces of jewelry Phillip gave her including her wedding ring, Jill pawned everything and then told Greg that she was ready to petition the court for Phillip Jr.'s share of the Chancellor estate. Greg explained that it wouldn't be easy, but he drew up the petition. Liz tried to get her job back at Mrs. Chancellor's factory but the waiting list was very long. Liz told Mrs. Chancellor that she was desperate and asked her to call the personnel manager so that she could start work in order to keep the heat on. Kay refused to do that, but told Liz that she needed a housekeeper since she let her staff go when she thought she was leaving for Europe. Liz couldn’t refuse and Kay paid the heating bill. Kay was feeling that everyone was against her when Brock checked on her. He told her that if she truly had changed she could still provide for the child. She could send Mr. and Mrs. Foster to Arizona and provide for the baby out of love. She saw that she could be the child's godmother and visit him. She started to make plans for a trust fund when a process server arrived with a petition stating that Phillip Chancellor Foster was a rightful heir and was claiming his share of Phillip Chancellor's estate. Brock told the Fosters that the petition arrived when Kay was making plans to take care of them all and Jill promised to see her in the morning. Jill explained to Kay that she was only doing this for the baby and that her family could use none of the money he would inherit from the estate. She would be willing to drop the suit if Kay would put in writing that she would provide for them. The estate would be probated within a couple of weeks and she had to make sure that her child was provided for. If she dropped the suit and Mrs. Chancellor didn't set up a trust fund, her baby would have missed out on what was rightfully his. Kay said that Jill was the one who couldn’t be trusted because after she signed their agreement she refused to give up the baby. Kay wanted the suit dropped and refused to sign anything. Brock and Snapper knew that both Jill and Mrs. Chancellor wanted to come to a settlement, but were afraid to trust each other. Brock set up a meeting with Greg, Jill, his mother, and himself. Kay wanted Jill to drop the suit and sign a paper saying that she would not reinstate the proceedings before she would even discuss the terms of a settlement. Jill wanted to be sure that the terms were fair before she dropped the suit. Greg told Mrs. Chancellor that if it was taken to court that they would win because buying children wais illegal in this state and there was no way she could get around the fact that at the time she got Jill to sign the adoption papers she gave her a check for a million dollars. The fact that she wanted the baby proved that she thought he was Phillip's child. Brock asked Jill and Kay if they were willing to ruin both their names as well as Phillip's and the baby's. In discussing the case, Greg told Brock that his mother's lawyers would bring up the time he and Jill lived together. Brock said he would swear that they didn't live as man and wife. Leslie Brooks Elliot arrived home from her concert in Paris. She told Brad about Lance Prentiss, the wealthy industrialist who had been in several of her concert cities, and that she had invited him to Genoa City to meet her sister Lorie feeling that she was Lance's type and that he might be very good for Lorie since her heartbreak over Mark Henderson - Jennifer Brooks, Lorie's mother, told Mark that she suspected that Mark and Lorie were half brother and sister when Mark and Lorie became engaged. She had spent a week with Mark's father, Bruce, when she had a fight with her husband, Stuart. A blood test taken secretly proved that Stuart could not be Lorie's father, but Bruce could. With this knowledge kept to himself Mark broke their engagement and left town. Lorie confronted her mother with the pieces of information she had and Jennifer finally told her the truth.- Lorie finally called Stuart from Chicago, telling him that she was short on cash, but would be home in a few days. Stuart mentioned to Les the hotel Lorie was staying at in Chicago and since that was Lance's home town she called him to ask if he could cheer Lorie up. He found Lorie in a very rotten mood and wasn't at all sure that she would be there when he arrived to take her to dinner. When he took charge and didn’t let her mood get to him she stopped feeling so sorry for herself. When she arrived in Genoa City she found a letter from Mark that, while intended to make her feel better, opened up all the wounds she had been trying to heal. Les tried to help her. but when Lorie called Stuart Leslie's father, Leslie demanded an explanation. Lorie told her the whole story. After a trip to think things through. Jennifer told Brad that she would like to return home to Stuart - Feeling unloved, Jennifer had turned to Bruce and moved out of the Brooks’ home. Following her mastectomy Stuart had asked her to come home. Jennifer was about to do this when Lorie found out the truth. - Jennifer wondered what Lorie would think and do if she returned to Stuart. She called Lorie to say she would be right over even though Lorie had said she never wanted to see her again. Lorie left her apartment so when Jennifer arrives she found Leslie waiting for her. Leslie told her that Lorie was in such bad shape after reading a letter from Mark that the truth spilled. Leslie was so concerned about Lorie that she could feel no sympathy for her mother. Jennifer told Les that she wanted to return to Stuart and thinking that Lorie is calling, Jennifer answered the phone. It was Stuart and when Jennifer said she was coming over to see him, Leslie suggested that she speak to Lorie first. Lorie found it contemptible that her mother would return home, but Brad told Laurie that if she continued this way, Stuart would be hurt because he would demand an explanation. Stuart made Jennifer's homecoming very easy even though she was self-conscious of her mastectomy. Peggy Brooks was told by her friend that Jack Curtis gave out A's as a come on. Peggy said she would only get a B or a C. When Jack showed Peggy her graded exam paper with a A-she got very upset. When Jack finally found out what was wrong, he told her that Dr. Abbott graded the paper and she could ask him why she got an A. Peggy admitted that she had fallen in love with him even after he asked her not to because his life was so complex. Because having lunch with Peg's father seemed so important to her, Jack agreed. He found out at the last minute that her sister's restaurant was the Allegro where his wife Joann Cryzyski worked. When he saw her there he explained that he was lunching with a student whose father was grateful that he helped her pass exams. On Joann’s birthday, Brock gave her a pendant inscribed "I am beautiful" because she had to feel beautiful herself before other people could see it. Johnny – Jack - brought Joanne flowers and took her to a movie. Several days later when she told Johnny about Brock's gift, Johnny asked why she gained all that weight. She told him that after they had been married a year she went to the doctor and found out she was pregnant. Since they hadn't discussed children she asked him and he said they couldn't have any until he finished school. She had an abortion which left her feeling so empty that she ate to fill the emptiness. For the first time in a long time Johnny put his arms around her and kissed her.

wow ! I can’t find anything about this. That would be great stuff.

I had never read about Kate Marshall. It seems like she was a very short term character because when the Pollocks arrive in February, they dished out many characters: the Chandler/Baldwin family, Kyle Bradley, Kate Marshall I think too... and they bring the Webbers. 1975 was really a transition year.

Yes, I agree. It makes it all the more creepy.

JANAURY 1976 All My Children Written by : Agnes Nixon Produced by : Bud Kloss A dinner given at the Chateau by Dr. Frank Grant was abruptly terminated when Claudette Montgomery O.D.'s on cocaine - Claudette retrieved a drug laden box of soap from a trash can behind the Boutique after watching through a window as Kitty Shea Tyler deposited it there in a last effort to keep Hal Short from picking up this latest syndicate shipment. – In the subsequent investigation Lt. Purser discovered the Espada box and the tie between Hal Short and Kitty was uncovered in-luding the fact that Kitty's divorce from Hal - Al Shea - was not final when she and wealthy Linc Tyler were married - a fact unknown to Kitty till it was used, along with threats against her and Hal's lives to pressure her after she discovered the drug operation -. Kitty’s explanation of the circumstances and her vindication were dependent for confirmation on Hal, who was a fugitive, and Kitty, after being visited at the jail by Phoebe Tyler who urged her to spare Phoebe's son Lincoln and the Tyler name further disgrace, had refused to see Linc and retained Paul Martin as her attorney. Margo Martin, Paul’s wife was questioned about the six thousand dollar check written to a Mr. John Avery on her return to the Boutique. When Anne Tyler, the Boutique's owner, insisted upon knowing what the money bought - having just received a call from Mr. Avery who insisted that he was not in the clothing business but refused to talk any further saying he would call again to speak to Mrs. Martin - Margo exited hurriedly saying that she was too upset over Claudette and finding Paul and Anne together once again - Anne and Paul were previously married and unknown to Margo, Anne was pregnant with Paul's child - to talk business. Paul had been told by Nick Davis that contrary to what he had believed Nick was not going to marry Anne and that the child Anne was expecting was Paul's. When he returned to his apartment he was determined to tell Margo that he was leaving her. The phone rang and from his at first puzzling conversation with John Avery, he realized that Margo had been planning to pass off a baby to be obtained on the "grey market" as the child she had led him to believe she was carrying. He dismissed Avery with a warning that he would see him in court, "Counselor," if he did not receive a refund of the deposit Margo had sent in full in the next few days despite Avery's reference to compensation for his "services" rendered so far, and turned to confront Margo. After Margo's tearful insistence that she kept up the deception because Paul's child was real "in my heart" Paul insisted that she pack and leave and went to tell Anne. Margo spent the night with Mona Kane and the following day Paul, reminded by Anne of Margo's trouble over Claudette and their own happiness, asked Margo for a divorce to be obtained quietly. Margo agreed. When she mentioned Anne, Paul told her that Anne had nothing to do with the fact that their marriage was a mistake, Margo replied that he had loved Anne all along but she – Margo - couldn't accept the fact and Paul wouldn't admit it. Dr. Chuck Tyler suggested to Tara that since he couldn’t get away - he was still an out-patient on dialysis - she should go to Costa Rica to obtain their divorce as soon as possible. She replied that she can leave any time, telling her small son Little Philip "Maybe I'll find a funny island and just go and take a vacation there." - Though Chuck was Little Philip's legal father and the only man he knew as such, his biological father was his "Uncle Phil" Philip Brent who exchanged vows with Tara in a self-performed wedding ceremony on the eve of his assignment to Vietnam. Philip was reported missing and presumed dead when Tara married Chuck. - Chuck told Tara that Jim Perry, Linc's partner would handle the divorce and asked if Tara would let him have the home movies made of Little Philip so that he could have some prints made. He had come to give Little Philip a present of a sleeping bag which he had exchanged for a previous present, a pup tent that turned out to be a duplicate of a present Philip had brought back from New York for the boy. However Chuck was unable to see Little Philip when Phil returned from an outing without him, having dropped him off for a visit to Kate Martin, his grandmother. When Chuck left, Tara told Philip, "I wish you hadn't come in like that without ringing the bell as if you'd taken over the whole house." Philip assured her that the meetings with Chuck were sure to become easier. Joe Martin, Tara’s father and his wife Ruth have become more and more estranged from one another to the point where Kate Martin, noticing, asked Ruth if there was anything she could do to help but Ruth had told her that their differences seem to have slipped over to something quite apart from their troubles with the children - Joe, in fact had told Ruth that he didn't know what he felt for her. That he was in an "emotional void." - At first convinced that they could work out their troubles if they were patient with one another, Ruth angry at being hurt so often and accusing Joe of making her a scapegoat for everything wrong in the family told him that when he started acting like the man she married she would come back to his bed and not before. Paul convinced Kitty that she should see Linc who told her that they could clear up the legal aspects of her marriage to Hal in no time and be together again. Kitty replied: "The only thing that makes sense is to break it off." She insisted that they were not suited to each other and never had been. When Lincoln said that in the eyes of God they were husband and wife, Kitty told him that in the eyes of the law she was a bigamist and that she had made a fool of him. She went on to say that she didn’t have what it took to be his wife and that it was "unfair of you to ask me to do something I'm not suited for." When Linc told her that he couldn’t believe she really wanted to leave him and asked if there was someone else, she answered, "I can only be myself and I have to leave." Margo went to the Boutique and asked Anne to forgive her, that her own failure as a parent with Claudette prompted her to want a second chance. She told Anne that she wanted to salvage their friendship. Margo reminded Anne that she was the one who brought her to Pine Valley. In a burst of sympathy and generosity Anne offered to sell Margo the Boutique - Margo would inherit the loss of the six thousand dollars -. Margo pushed Anne to go one step further and agreed to help out for a time as she couldn’t get a replacement for Kitty. When Paul learned of Anne's promise he told her he didn’t trust Margo's 'Act of Contrition' — "Margo would like nothing better than to see you miscarry." But Anne assured him that "Margo can't hurt us in any way." When Linc went to Erica's house to tell Kitty that besides exonerating her - on her release from jail Kitty accepted Erica's appeal to have Kitty stay with her as she prefered not to be alone with Philip gone -, Hal Short had offered to proceed with the California divorce as soon as possible. Erica refused to waken Kitty but offered to give her the message and to "intercede" for him. Awake, Kitty told Erica that she wanted to make a clean break but that didn’t mean she wanted to isolate herself. She told Erica that she lovesd Linc and wanted to make things easier on him. When Nick Davis told Kitty that she had unique qualities born in her, she insisted that she had been "a stupid little kid playing in the wrong league." At that moment, Phoebe, pouring tea for a visiting Erica, said, "Frankly, my dear, if you can dissuade Kitty from any kind of reconciliation with my son, I would be forever in your debt." Erica replied that she wouldn't be a very good friend if she didn't try. Tara, distraught over her latest confrontation with Phoebe, told Philip that she was questioning the wisdom of their decision to keep the truth of his parentage from little Philip. Philip maintained that they had promised Chuck to keep silent and that it was better not to divide little Philip's loyalties till he was old enough to accept it. When she voiced concern about Erica - who was aware of the truth of the matter - Philip insisted that Erica would be so busy trying to trap her next victim she wouldn’t have time for revenge. Asked by Little Phillip if his name would change when Tara returned, Chuck told the boy he would always be "Philip Tyler — that's never gonna change." When the boy left to go to his grandmother Martin's house, Chuck apologized to Tara for his grandmother's behavior and felt compelled to tell her that despite both their objections Phoebe had set up a trust fund giving little Philip a share in the Tyler fortune. Joe Martin was concerned that his mother Kate couldn’t help but he aware of the fact that he and his wife Ruth were not sleeping together but Ruth told him that, for the present, Kate seemed to have accepted Ruth's "cold" as the reason. When Joe asked: "How long will this 'cold' hang on"? Ruth answered, "until you stop treating me like a piece of furniture." At the hospital, David Thornton met Ruth who had just said goodbye to Tara - reassuring her that her ordeal would be over soon "and then you will be starting a new life" -. He told her that her sadness was because she was feeling guilty since what she wanted to happen, did happen. Trying to cheer her, David suggested that she join him in a picnic he planned to work into a trip to the country to view a cottage he was considering as a more permanent homesite. He warned her that he was seeking her approval so that if he should regret his choice in the future he could blame her "If she can stand a little more guilt." After some friendly banter, Ruth agreed to go along. Another World Written by: Harding Lemay Produced by: Paul Rauch Pat Randolph and Dave Gilchrist, fearful Pat's daughter Marianne was in New York to have an abortion, went there and located the hotel Marianne, her brother Mike, and Glenda Toland were staying at. Nobody was home, so Dave started calling doctors. The following morning, they found Marianne, but it was too late. Marianne was so ashamed she could barely face Pat. Pat was supportive, saying she didn’t blame Marianne. Pat told Marianne they had to tell John the whole thing when they got home. Marianne persuaded Pat to return immediately to forestall any more trouble between Pat and John. John, meanwhile, lamented Pat's seeming lack of interest in him and wondered if Pat might not be seriously ill, since she had been seeing Dave Gilchrist regularly. Home, Pat felt too rattled to face John, so she went to see Lenore Delaney at Helen Moore's apartment. Pat told Lenore about the abortion and her fears of facing John. Lenore agreed Pat needed time to sort her feelings, so she went to John and persuaded him Pat needed to go to Washington with her because of a personal crisis. Reluctantly, John agreed. Marianne told Mike that Barbara Weaver, John's law associate, knew she was pregnant. Marianne asked Mike to talk to her. Barbara promised to keep their secret, but urged Mike to have Marianne tell John the whole thing soon: "Don't make your parents pay the price for Marianne's mistake." Since Pat was in Washington, and the kids wouldn’t accompany him, John took Barbara to a party at Alice's. Liz Matthews was livid, asking how John could compromise Pat in such a way. John told her to mind her own business. When Liz learned John had dinner at Barbara's apartment and took Barbara to dinner with the kids, she took her insinuations to Marianne, saying that Barbara was the reason Pat went to Washington. Marianne insisted Barbara was their friend. Pat returned from Washington without telling John ahead of time. When she called the office to tell him, Barbara told her she knew all about the abortion and Barbara urged Pat to tell John everything soon. Liz took her insinuations to Pat, who told her she didn’t know what she was talking about and ordered her out. Determined to save Pat's marriage in spite of her, Liz went to Barbara to tell her to stay away from John. Barbara threw her out. At Mike's urging, Marianne went to the office to tell John the whole story, so John wouldn't blame Pat. As she and Barbara discussed it, Liz returned and eavesdropped at the door. Liz learned of the abortion and assumed Pat and John knew nothing about it, that Barbara arranged it, proof in her eyes that Barbara was trying to take Pat's place with John. Liz returned to the office the following day to confront Barbara, but Barbara refused to see her. John was in the room with Barbara. He assumed Liz was still giving Barbara a hard time about Alice's party and left to have it out with Liz, once and for all. Liz, as proof that Barbara was using friendship with the kids to de-troy his marriage, told John that Barbara arranged for Marianne to have an abortion. John was devastated. He heaved from the apartment, and disappeared. With Barbara’s help, Pat located him in a hotel. He asked why he wasn't told. Pat said Marianne threatened to run away. He said they could have handled that. John asked if he was such a terrible father that nobody could confide in him. He accused Pat and Marianne of not trusting him. Pat denied that, saying they loved him and only wanted to protect him. John mused that if Liz hadn't told him about the abortion, he would never have known. He refused to believe Pat and Marianne were waiting to tell him when he didn't come home. He said Pat had never really loved him, had only thought of him as the father of her children. Pat asked him to come home. John said, "I have no home." Beaten, Pat left. John cried. John refused to relent, even when Marianne tried to show him Pat was not to blame. He said there had always been something wrong with the marriage. John disappeared again, but with Rachel Cory's help, he was located again. When none of his family could reach him, Barbara Weaver tried. John told Barbara that he was older when he married Pat, who was immature and in love with someone else. He said the marriage just hadn't worked. He told Barbara to leave before it was too late. They embraced. Pat needed someone to talk to and went to Barbara. Barbara finally convinced Pat she was not the person to talk to. John arrived later and Barbara told him that, although she loved him, there could be nothing further between them until he cleared things up with Pat. Pat went to see John. He told her they had never had a marriage, that he expected love and loyalty and didn't get them. Pat told him she loved him and was loyal to him. She said she made a mistake and again asked his forgiveness. He told her he could never live with her again because she was unreliable. Jim Matthews, aware John was gone, surmised Liz was behind it. He asked what she did or said to break up the Randolph marriage. Liz couldn't tell him. Liz went to apologize to Pat, saying everything would be all right. Pat, upon finding what Liz told John, told Liz that she knew about the abortion and had tried to stop it. Pat told Liz that her meddling had irreparably damaged her marriage. Pat told Liz she never wanted to see her again. Rachel Cory was interested in sculpture, but was frustrated that she could’t always make the clay do what she wanted. Impressed with the horse sculpture Rachel did for him for Christmas, Mac set out to find her a teacher, settling on Ken Palmer, an instructor at Bay State. Ken, however, wasn't interested, until he saw some of Rachel's work and sensed a commitment. Iris Carrington, Mac's daughter, belittled the idea that Rachel could be an artist, but found Ken attractive. Iris contacted Ken to commission a piece for the Corys' anniversary the following month. Ken suggested a bust of Jamie, Rachel's son. Iris was skeptical, until Robert Delaney reminded Iris that Mac loved Jamie, too. Mac had been putting off business trips because of Rachel's pregnancy, afraid she might do something foolish and hurt his child. He asked Iris to lend them her housekeeper Louise when their own housekeeper, Beatrice Gordon, went to visit her granddaughter, Sally Frame. Iris was reluctant. Iris wasted no time in telling Rachel Mac had been neglecting his business on account of the pregnancy. Rachel confronted Mac, who invited her along to Washington. Rachel didn’t want to leave Jamie. Iris reminded Mac of an old flame in Washington, Tracy DeWitt. Tracy, it seemed, eloped with DeWitt on the rebound from Mac, who obviously still had fond memories of her. Iris called Tracy and told her Mac was coming, that the only reason he was staying with Rachel was because "the creature's gone and got herself pregnant." Tracy promised to arrange to see Mac. Neil Johnson offered Angie Perrini an engagement ring. Angie, still in love with Willis Frame, couldn’t accept. Neil warned that Willis would never be the man Angie wanted him to be. Unable to convince Angie to accept the ring as an engagement token, Neal asked her to keep it as a friendship ring and let things continue as they had been. Willis entered and saw their embrace. Neil leaft. Willis was stunned when he saw the ring on a file cabinet. He wished them well and left. Robert promoted Neil, who proposed to Angie again. She accepted. Angie told Ada she would make it work. Jim Matthews and John Randolph were concerned by the large cost overruns on the shopping mall Carol Lamonte designed. Despite assurances Carol would cover them, John went to see Alice. Alice didn’t like it, and arranged a meeting with Carol. Carol assured Alice she could and would cover. Alice asked if Willis knew about all this. Scott Bradley, who accompanied Carol, said yes. Willis was furious that Alice had found out. He demanded Alice tell him how she knew. Alice refused. Willis decided it was probably Sharlene, his sister, who worked for Carol, while living with Alice. Sharlene, of course, was innocent, but Willis refused to believe her. Alice decided she had a responsibility to take a more active role in the business she owned. Willis did everything he could to discourage her, not wanting her to be able to watch over his shoulder. Willis asked Sharlene to change Alice's mind. Sharlene refused. Willis threatened to tell Russ Matthews, with whom Sharlene was very close, about her life after her husband was killed in Vietnam. Sharlene refused to be blackmailed. Vic Hastings returned from Washington with a new project from Lowell Pendleton. Frame Enterprises would construct a new town, from the ground up. Alice sat in on the meeting to select the architect. Vic pointed out that Pendleton wanted Robert Delaney, based on Robert's design of the Cory complex. Willis said Carol Lamonte had as much to do with it as Robert. Alice suggested they interview both. Willis had already arranged for Carol to drop by. Carol refused the project, saying Robert had more experience in that line. Willis was flabbergasted - Willis and Carol had established an intimate relationship. Carol, at first, saw Willis as a step to power and ar-hitectural success, but was then in love with him. She gave him her grandfather's watch for Christmas, and later told Willis she would turn down any offer that might affect their relationship. Willis didn't believe her. - When Willis told Carol his objections to Alice's being in the office, Carol suggested he talk to Beatrice, who might be able to persuade Alice that Sally needed her more than the firm does. Raymond Gordon, Beatrice’s son, returned to Bay City. His wife had left him and taken his sons to California with the intention of divorcing him. Ray had sold his insurance business to his partner and had his house up for sale. The McGowans persuaded him to board with them. Ray and Willis didn’t get along. Willis was wary of anyone who might mitigate his influence over Alice. Beatrice talked to Mac, who told her he was ready to set up an in-house personnel insurance division, and since Ray obviously had experience in insurance, he had a job. Willis observed that Ray wouldn't have had the job without Beatrice's help. Ray retorted that Willis wouldn't be in Frame Enterprises if Steve, his brother, hadn't owned it. Ray thought Alice’s working was a good idea because it would keep her from being overprotective of Sally like Beatrice was of Jenny. Beatrice, on the other hand, didn’t like the idea at all, afraid Alice would neglect Sally, even with the best intentions. Robert Delaney began to seriously neglect mistress Clarice Hobson for Iris Carrington, especially after seeing ex-wife Lenore at Christmas. Robert and Iris decided they were good for each other because they couldn’t hurt each other. When Clarice confronted Robert, he told her it was all over. Clarice warned Robert Iris would destroy him. Clarice had been having dizzy spells, and finally went to see Dave Gilchrist. After describing her symptoms, she told Dave she was pregnant! Clarice was determined to have her baby and handle it all alone, despite Dave's asking her to confide in someone. Inadvertently, Clarice let it drop to Ada, who promised her support. Robert was ecstatic when given the Washington assignment; however, Iris was unenthusiastic. She didn’t want him way off in Washington, which she considered a dreadful place. Iris asked Vic to find a way for Robert to stay in Bay City while doing the Washington project. As The World Turns Written by: Robert Soderberg & Edith Sommer Produced by: Joe Wilmore Brian Ellison called Grant Colman asking him not to contact Teddy anymore because it was upsetting Teddy's mother, Mary. Grant explained to his wife Lisa that he sent a present to his son - Grant had recently found out that his ex-wife, Joyce, had a child and gave him up for adoption four years ago and was trying to take him from the Ellisons. - Lisa asked Grant if he wanted to get custody of Teddy himself, but Grant was confused. He told his law partner, Chris Hughes, that his consent was on the Ellisons' adoption form, but he didn't know about Teddy. He was sure that Joyce and the Ellisons didn’t know this and was afraid of what might be unleashed if he signed a decree of consent for the Ellisons revealing that the papers weren't in order. Dick Martin told Joyce that she had a right to counsel, but her case against the Ellisons was very weak. Dick upset the Ellisons by paying them a visit in Laramie, trying to find out if there was anything to base a case on. Grant told Lisa about the papers and that he had a good chance of getting custody of Teddy, but he had to consider the others. Lisa was afraid to see Joyce for fear she would get mad and reveal some information, but Joyce was curious when Lisa had nothing to say because it was very out of character for Lisa to be quiet. Grant could leave things as they were, file a paper of consent without telling Dick, or tell Dick that it was wrong but he was going to correct it. Lisa begged Grant not to tell Dick, but Grant couldn’t decide what to do. Mary Ellison finally broke down and told Brian that Grant didn't give his consent to the adoption. Dr. Palk said he didn't know where the father was and no one needed to know that he signed the papers himself. The only reason she didn't tell Brian at the time was she was afraid he wouldn't let her adopt Teddy. When the Ellisons' lawyer, Jerry Butler, was told, he called Grant to see if he was on the Ellisons' side. Feeling obligated to take her case, Dick Martin asked Joyce to tell him her story. Joyce explains that Grant didn't know about Teddy until six months ago. She didn't tell him because their marriage was too far gone when she realized she was pregnant and she wouldn't use the baby to save her marriage. Dick remembered that Grant's consent was on the adoption papers and he told Grant that he knew. Since Grant had to petition the court for the change as he was the only injured party, the Ellisons and Joyce had to wait for Grant's decision. If Grant petitioned the court, Dick Martin would ask to have the adoption invalidated. Since he was the only one entitled to custody of Teddy, Grant filed a petition, but Chris remarked that to anyone not knowing he was supporting the Ellisons, it would appear he was petitioning for custody himself. When Joyce received her copy she takes it to Dick, saying that she feared Grant might try to double-cross the Ellisons after the adoption was set aside. Joyce found Grant working late at his office and tried to bring out all the stored up longing for a child that Grant had locked away while trying to decide what was best for Teddy. When he asked why she came, Joyce replied that he would find out sometime. Grant called Mary to tell her that the judge might want to talk to Teddy. Mary was frightened that the judge might tell Teddy that he was adopted and dreaded the hearing when Brian told her that he couldn’t get off work to go along. Grant considered asking for a post-ponement when Chris told him that the judge assigned to the case favored natural mothers. Lisa was horrified to think that Grant would let this continue to ruin their lives when he could resolve it. Lisa got Penny’s permission to make Sandy Garrison the manager of the bookstore. Lisa had too much to worry about and she felt Sandy was more responsible than Natalie, her new daughter-in-law. She couldn’t un-erstand why Sandy didn’t return to modeling, where she would make much more money. Chris Hughes told Jay Stallings that his business had become so expansive that he could no longer handle it personally. Chris suggested that Tom Hughes, his grandson, or another law firm handle Jay's affairs. Chris asked Tom to consider taking Jay as a client. Tom considered Jay a challenge even though Jay resented him since he was once married to Jay's wife Carol. Tom and Jay both decided to try the association and felt that they could handle the situation. Luke Porter came back to town to tell Natalie Porter Hughes, Tom's wife, that he had come to say goodbye for the last time and was going to concentrate on making his wife happy. Jay commented in passing to Natalie that he saw Luke Porter in town. Tom found that Jay was trying to pull some slightly illegal deals and told Jay that lawyers were to keep clients from making mistakes. Jay suggested that he and Carol have Tom and Natalie to dinner. Dr. John Dixon indirectly pushed Dr. Prescot, the chief of staff of the hospital, into calling a hearing on Norman Garrison's death. The three floor nurses said that Dr. Bob Hughes went into Norman Garrison's room before an argument was heard from there and then Dr. Hughes summoned them when Mr. Garrison went into heart failure. Bob's report stated that he went to the door, but having forgotten his stethoscope, he returned to his office and upon entering Mr. Garrison's room, found him slumped over the bed. Bob had gone away for a few days, unconcerned about the discrepancies in the report. When Dr. David Stewart heard that there would be a hearing, he told him that he had to return. No one was able to talk Bob into fighting even though they insisted that John Dixon was trying to hurt his reputation because Bob advised Kim, his sister-in-law, not to let John move back in. At the hearing, John questioned the three nurses about the argument, finding out that it was about Mrs. Sandy Garrison. Bob insisted that he had forgotten his stethoscope. Having heard from Natalie that someone probably had arguing with Norman, Sandy arrived at the hearing to testify that she, not Bob, was having a loud discussion with Norman. Bob refused to let Sandy perjure herself and John used this opportunity to bring up the rumor that Norman started about Bob having an affair with Sandy. This was the turning pointin the hearing. After a week’s deliberation, the board gave Bob an official reprimand, which he refused to accept, feeling that it was an admission of guilt. Bob resigned and started rescheduling his patients with other doctors. Lisa tried to change his mind by asking him how Jennifer would feel and then asking if Tom and Frannie would be proud of him. Bob asked his father, Chris, and his son, Tom, to help him fight this. Dr. Prescot let him withdraw his resignation and Tom started questioning nurses Connaly and Holland again. In acting out what they did that day; Tom convinced Nurse Connaly that someone could have gone into Mr. Garrison's room while they were in the medication room, but Nurse Holland insisted that she was right. Tom theorized that if Norman was suing the Collanade Room he could have been arguing with his lawyer. The upheaveal in Dan Stewart's life over Kim Dixon was finally taking its toll in the form of incipient duodenal ulcer. Dan visited his grand-father, Judge Lowell, asking him how he has maintained his serenity over the years. The Judge explained that Dan had always had to be totally involved in a project to let off steam. Dan considered transferring to St. Joseph's, the hospital across town, but Dr. Susan Stewart, Dan's ex-wife, told him that the hospital was so conservative that he wouldn’t fit in with his progressive ideas. Dr. Larry Granger was to leave for Bolivia with a medical team, but was called home on a personal emergency. Dan decided to help himself and Larry by holding Larry's position open for him. David and Ellen, Dan's mother, agreed to keep Dan's children, Betsy and Emmy, for the few weeks that he would be gone. Kim had a feeling that she didn’t like a certain dress, but couldn’t remember why. John remembered that it was the dress she was wearing on the night he raped her. Little fleeting thoughts returned to Kim, but she couldn’t quite grasp them yet. One day she found herself in the wrong wing of the hospital, but was sure that if Susan hadn't stopped her, she would have remembered something. One night a snow storm awoke Kim and the tinkling of a crystal candle holder brought back the memory of the clacking wind chime the day of the tornado. Her memory rushed back, filling her mind with visions. She remembered the letter to Dan saying that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. She called his name and John feigned sleep when she opened the bedroom door. John realized that he only had to keep Kim from seeing Dan for a few hours and he would be on his way to Bolivia. When Kim told John that she was going to see Dan because she remembered loving him she wasn't moved by John's pleading. When a nurse told Kim that Dan was leaving for Bolivia that night, Kim left three messages on Dan's phone answering system, but Dan didn’t receive the message. Susan removed the tape when she heard Kim's message after picking up the girls' clothes at Dan's. Kim went to Dan’s hoping to see him, but Susan told her that he got his messages and said that they weren't important before leaving for Bolivia. Kim told Lisa that Dan had ended their relationship and Lisa passed along to Ellen that Kim had her memory back and said the relationship was over without mentioning that Dan had ended it. Susan tried to finalize the split between Dan and Kim by suggesting that she write to officially end it. She also implied that Kim wasn't grateful enough to John for his steadfastness during her illness. Days Of Our Lives Written by: Pat Falken Smith Produced by: Betty Corday Neil Curtis, having just found out about Amanda Howard's brain tumor, demanded of Greg Peters why he wasn't told. Greg reminded Neil that he was married, and Amanda was none of his concern. Neil was appalled to discover Amanda refused treatment because she felt the tumor was malignant, like her mother's, and she would die, like her mother, regardless. Neil, hoping to give Amanda a reason to live, told her he was getting the urge to gamble again and he needed her help. Amanda told him to take his problem to his wife. Neil replied that he couldn’t let Phyllis know he was a failure. Amanda agreed to help him. Neil and Phyllis had reservations for a Mexican honeymoon. Neil asked to postpone, it, telling Phyl he had a terminal patient. Phyl was shaken because her marriage to Bob Anderson ended at the time he cancelled a second-honeymoon trip to Mexico. Neil reassured her. Amanda had second thoughts about getting involved with Neil. He reminded her of her promise to always be there for him. Amanda told him she was glad she didn't marry him because she sawwawhat a rotten husband he is. Neil smugly rejoined, "But a good lover." Uneasy, still, about the postponed honeymoon, Phyl went to see psychiatrist Laura Horton. Laura reassured Phyl, saying Neil did have a terminal patient. Amanda contacted Don Craig. She asked him to draw up a will leaving her late husband's estate to the Clinic for a surgical wing. Don asked why the urgency. Amanda told him. Don pointed out that the will could be contested because any woman who knew she was dying and made no effort to save herself couldn’t be in her right mind. Amanda broke down, crying she didn’t want to die. Don agreed to draw up the will. Amanda decided not to wait to add the wing. She got Susan's permission - Susan built the clinic - and excitedly began planning the surgical wing. Amanda commented that finally her life seemed to have a purpose. Mary Anderson reneged on her promise to move to the lake house with Phyl and Neil. Mary mistrusted Neil. Amanda called the house to tell Neil she would help him. Neil left, claiming the call was from the hospital. Embarrassed, Phyl launched into a glowing description of marital bliss with Neil. Mary told Phyl not to try so hard; she would see for herself, if she moved in. Still harboring doubts, alone in bed, Phyl called Neil's service. She was told he was at a patient's house and didn’t want to be disturbed. Phyl fantasized Neil with Elaine Forrest, a woman who had made obvious plays for Neil. When Neil returned, unable to make love, despite Phyl's advances, Phyl's insecurities creeped up. Neil got a legitimate call from the hospital. After he left, Elaine Forrest called Neil's service saying she had to see him on an emergency, then gave the number at Doug's Place. Service called house, trying to catch Neil, and gave Elaine's name and number to Phyl. Finding the number was for Doug's Place, Phyl headed for town. Neil, meanwhile, had received Elaine's message. He went to Doug's and told her her foolishness had lost her her chance with him. Phyl arrived later and told Elaine to get lost. Phyl then called Neil and asked him to meet her when he was done. He asked her what got into her. She admitted her insecurities and told him it was a test. He asked what happened to the trust. Mary went to see Amanda to see if she was still seeing Neil. Following a hospital emergency — chemical factory explosion —Neil dropped in to check on Amanda. Mary's suspicions were confirmed. Later, Mary told Neil she thought he was a heel. Smitty, a member of Gamblers' Anonymous, whom Neil bailed out of an embezzling situation, returned the money Neil loaned him. Neil, honestly, told Smitty he hadn't been near the table in months. Smitty puzzled Amanda with the news. Neil planned to give Phyl the money. Susan Peters picked up her divorce papers at Don Craig's office. Don urged another try at reconciliation with Greg. Susan said Greg wasn't interested, couldn't wait to marry Amanda. Don told Susan that Greg's rush was to give Amanda a reason to live. Susan told Don to record the divorce immediately. Susan told Eric Peters she and little Ann would return to California with him. But, she said, there would be no marriage because she couldn’t afford any more mistakes. Eric replied that she didn’t love him enough to marry him. Susan wanted time to work out emotional and sexual hang-ups. She said no strings. Eric agreed. Susan told him the reason for Greg's rush to marry Amanda. Susan then went to Greg to tell him the divorce was final and that she was taking Ann to California. Reluctantly, Greg agreed. In California, little Ann missed Greg, so Susan took the clinic addition as an excuse to return to Salem, upsetting Eric. Brooke Hamilton was pregnant by David Banning. Tom Horton felts David should marry Brooke, but the rest of the family disagreed. Everyone backed off to let David make his own decision. David told Valerie Grant he was thinking of marrying Brooke, upsetting Val. Unaware of Brooke's pregnancy, Val refused to discuss it, saying if marrying Brooke would make David happy, go ahead, but she didn’t like Brooke. Val's father, Paul, aware of the pregnancy, told David that children who acted like adults had to accept responsibility for their actions. But, Paul said, a child needed love from both parents and a forced marriage was a bad atmosphere. David told Brooke if she still wanted to marry him, it was o.k. David and Brooke went to Doug's Place to celebrate - Brooke would like a little more enthusiasm and romance to surround the proposal. - Doug made a big fuss. Brooke started talking about an apartment, money, and other practical things. Distracted by thoughts of Val, David told Brooke whatever she wanted was fine. Brooke was deeply hurt. They broke the news to Julie, who was there with Don. Stricken, Julie covered instantly, and offered a big wedding. Brooke's mother Adele was delighted, telling Brooke, "I'd rather die that have you turn out like me." Even Bob Anderson got into the mood of things and asked to be allowed to give the bride away. Brooke agreed - Bob didn't know he was Brooke's father, a fact Brooke had found out. Brooke was conceived during an idyllic summer Adele and Bob spent together after he finished Grad school. Adele didn't tell Bob after she learned he was engaged to Phyllis. – Val accidentally learned of Brooke's pregnancy from Laura. Meanwhile, Brooke went to Helen Grant to ask her help in understanding David so she could make him happy - following an accident after a horrendous fight with Julie, David was taken in by the Grants. David had continued to live with them, attracted by the love the Grants offered him with no strings. - Helen told Brooke there couldn’t be any pressure and there had to be lots of love. Brooke went to Neil Curtis and asked him to arrange an abortion. She explained that marriage without love was a disaster and a baby without love was even worse. She asked Neil to help her take the first positive step of her life. Neil asked Val, who worked for him, to arrange a D and C for Brooke at 2:00 in Doctor's Hospital. Val was dumbfounded. Home for lunch, Val castigated David for talking Brooke into the abortion. David denied it. He rushed out to stop her. Brooke told Adele her plans. Adele was unsuccessful in dissuading Brooke. When Brooke left for the hospital, Adele cried, "Don't take away my grandchild. Don't you know how much I need you?" Adele started drinking. Brooke stopped at an adoption agency on the way to the hospital. While there, she realized she would never be able to do it and went on to the hospital. Adele went to work at the Boutique drunk. Phyl was forced to fire her. Phyl took her home and called Bob. David went to University Hospital to stop Brooke. Tom found there was no Brooke there. By the time they located Brooke at Doctor's, it was too late. Neil told Brooke she did the right thing, aside from letting David off the hook. There was a chance her fetus was damaged from the overdose of sleeping pills she took when she was sure David was dead after his accident. David called Adele to report Brooke had had the abortion. Bob was stunned. He broke the news to Adele, telling her it was probably for the best because no man liked being trapped, and a loveless marriage was no good for anyone. Adele was pained at the memory of their summer. Brooke told Bob that Adele was never married, and there was a man out there who didn’t even know Adele was pregnant and had a daughter. Brooke told Julie that she wass the person she, Brooke, had loved the most — and hurt the most. Brooke wanted only honesty between them, so told Julie she was really 27. Brooke admitted to needing her mother. Julie got Brooke to the hospital, and they pledged to make a new start. Alice and Laura offered support. Brooke returned home to find Adele drunk. Valerie accused David of not trying hard enough to stop Brooke. David told Val he had learned love carried responsibilities and there was more to love than sex. Needing company, Brooke located Helen Grant. She told Helen she had nobody, just a mother who loved her wine bottle more than her daughter. Helen promised support, then went to Adele and encouraged her to join a church group of alcoholics. Adele agreed. Brooke told Bob that Adele never stopped loving him. She told Bob she was 27. Bob assumed Adele had to have married following the summer they spent together. Bob offered Brooke his friendship and she accepted. Trish Clayton was planning to go to Arizona to meet her father, whom she had never seen. She asked Brooke to go with her. Brooke agreed. In Arizona, Trish found James Stanhope, her father, was a loan officer in a bank. To speak to him, Trish applied for a loan, thus, also giving him hints to her identity. He didn’t recognize her mother's name. Trish told Brooke she was going to tell Stanhope because she needed to belong to someone. Bob Anderson filed for divorce from Julie. He told her he had made a generous settlement. Julie told him she didn’t want to be paid for ruining his life and refused his money. He insisted. Julie was adamant. Julie planned to resume painting. She accepted a job as receptionist in Don's office to tide her over until she sold something. Julie was determined to stand on her own two feet. When Julie continued to refuse his settlement, Bob spirited a painting of Amanda to Phyl's shop, where she agreed to sell it, setting a price of $1500. Johnny Collins, Rebecca North's fiance, returned from Paris, finally, having been cabled by Robert LeClair that Rebecca was pregnant. Rebecca was Doug Williams' housekeeper. Johnny didn't tell Rebecca he knew she was pregnant - Doug, wanting a sibl-ng for daughter Hope, agreed to artificial insemination. Unbeknownst to him, Rebecca was the host mother. Rebecca was desperate for a child to replace her daughter who was killed in an auto accident while Rebecca was driving. - Johnny tried to get Rebecca to tell him she was pregnant. When she didn’t, he told her he knew and asked if he was the father. Rebecca told him she hadn't slept with anyone else. He wante to know why she didn't tell him. She reminded him he didn't want children. He accused her of using him — as a stud. He demanded a meeting to discuss it. Johnny suggested Rebecca have an abortion and return to Paris with him. Laura Horton was becoming concerned about the increasing closeness between her son Mike and Marty Hansen. Laura wondered which father Mike would choose - Marty had been sterile since early adulthood, a secret kept from him to protect his legal son, Mike, who was actually Bill Horton's son. Marty was also Mickey Horton, but suffered amnesia following open heart surgery. He took the name Marty Hansen, and subsequently married Maggie. Lately, Marty had been having memory flashes, which meant that the blocked passages were being cleared naturally. – As a surprise for wife Maggie at Christmas, Marty Hansen had arranged for an orphan, Janice, to spend the holidays with them. They fell in love with her immediately, but other families wanted Janice, too, and they had to wait for her to decide. Janice chose the Hansens! They were ecstatic. Maggie and Marty arranged to pick her up. To add to Marty's pleasure, Mike told him he wa's thinking of going into law. Mike had to return to Salem, and as a parting gift, he fixed a hay wagon. He and Hank loaded it with hay, then discovered it had a flat tire. They jacked it up, but the wheel was stuck. While Hank went for another jack, Mike pounded on the wheel to loosen it. The jack slipped, pinning Mike! Feverishly, Hank and Marty worked to free Mike. Marty prayed that his son wouldn’t die. They took him to the hospital. Maggie called Laura. Mike would need a lot of blood. There was a chemical plant explosion in Salem, but Laura promised to bring as much plasma as she could with her. Laura couldn’t donate because she was type-B. Bill was tied up in surgery and couldn’t accompany her. Marty donated blood and waited for typing, hoping to be a direct donor and save his son's life. The lab technician told him he was type-AB, and Laura's type-B, but Marty didn't have to worry because the father had to have type-O, like Mike. As the reality of the technician's words sank in, Marty's memory flashes increased, and he became increasingly disoriented and irrational. Hank, meanwhile, had returned to the farm to stay with Maggie. They decided to postpone picking up Janice because of the emotionally stressful atmosphere caused by Mike's accident. Marty left the hospital, tortured by faces from the past that floated before him, taunting him, laughing at him. Marty found himself in front of University Hospital. The hospital was in bedlam so nobody noticed Marty going into Tom's office. Marty pulled Bill's file. Bill had type-0 blood. Marty saw Bill laughing at him all these years. He had memories of Alice and others telling him Laura was beyond reproach, that he, Mickey, was the villain because of his affair with Linda Phillips. Mickey told himself he at least had a daughter. Laura arrived in Brookville, and when she couldn't find Marty, she asked the lab technicians if they had seen him, and she learned that Marty knew Mike wasn't his son. Frantically, Laura tried to reach Bill to tell him, but Bill couldn’t be reached. Mike's condition worsened. Mickey appeared at his law offices in suit and coat. He told Linda he was his old self again. Mike went into deep shock and was rushed into surgery. Mickey had a memory flash about Linda and Melissa -Linda was telling him Melissa wasn't his because she was type-0 and he was type-AB. - Mickey asked Linda if he was Melissa's father, bringing up the memory. Linda told him to remember the Hortons were very powerful and would do anything to keep them apart. Mickey told her he knew he was not Mike's father. He told Linda he needed someone to belong to, but if he was not Melissa's father he would understand: Linda just loved him so much she wanted it to be so. Linda continued to be evasive. At her apartment, Mickey asked when Melissa was conceived. She said the night Laura asked him for a divorce. Mickey remembered. He started for the door. When Linda tried to stop him, he knocked her down, calling her a tramp — sleeping with Jim one night and him the next, then trying to pass Melissa off as his. Mickey asked if that was what Jim was trying to tell him before he died. Mickey told Linda she killed Jim; he saw it in her eyes. He left and bought a gun. Linda, frightened at what Mickey might do, called Don Craig. She told him the whole truth about Mike and how Mickey was unbalanced. Mickey broke into Bill and Laura's house to wait for Bill. He disconnected the phone, loaded the gun, and shot a picture of Bill on the desk. Laura finally reached Tom and told him what Mickey knew. She was afraid for Bill. Tom headed for their house. Bill arrived. Mickey pulled the gun. Bill warned Mickey to take it easy or he could have another coronary. Mickey says that would be a good way to go, since he had nothing left anyway. Mickey drifted between the personas of Mickey Horton and Marty Hansen, but Mickey, living in the past, bent on revenge, seemed to win. Don Craig joined Tom outside the house. Tom didn’t want to do anything that might make Mickey do something rash. When they couldn’t see what's going on, Don decided to ring the doorbell and pretend he was just dropping by. It didn’t work, so Tom sent Don for Alice, hoping she would be able to reach Mickey. A noise distracted Mickey long enough for Bill to try for the gun. They wrestled, the gun went off, and Bill slumped to the floor. Tom broke in through the window and tended Bill, despite Mickey's threat he would kill him if he did. Tom removed the bullet from Bill's arm and bandaged it. Tom took the gun from Mickey, but his hand continued to hold the same position. When Don arrived with Alice, Tom refused to let Don in, saying it was a family matter. Don told Julie that it was the only thing Tom could have done because, if there had been a gun, Don, as an officer of the court would have had to report it to the police. Tom decided that Mickey had to be institutionalized and called an ambulance. Bill refused to go to the hospital because he would have to make out a gun shot report. Don told Linda that Mickey was in bad shape. She insisted on going to Mickey, over Don's objections. Tom refused to let her in the house. When the ambulance arrive for Mic-key, Don had to physically restrain Linda in the car. Coldly, she told him that if he didn’t let her go in, she would contact the police and the papers and tell them Mickey was being confined against his will. Mickey didn’t want to go to the hospital, accusing them of trying to get rid of him. He was also afraid they would never let him out. He pushed Tom aside and started for the window, stopped only by Linda's cry of "Mickey!" Tom ordered Linda from the room, but she refused. Linda told Mickey she wouldn’t let them take him away. Her words echoed in his head in Laura's voice. He saw Laura's face, not Linda's, and heard Laura's laughing voice calling him a fool. Screaming "Laura!" Mickey started to strangle Linda. Tom and the attendants dragged him off and escorted him to the ambulance. Alice said, "My son's gone." Mike made it through surgery. He wanted his dad, “My dad never let me down." Laura and Maggie, who had arrived looking for Marty, put him off. Laura had told Maggie that Marty knew Mike wasn't his son. Mike kept asking for Mickey, so Maggie told him Mickey regained his memory and went to Salem to see his folks. Mike was excited that his dad could remember how it was growing up. Don Craig drew up commitment papers for Mickey Horton at Tom's direction. Linda and Alice didn’t want Mickey confined. Tom signed the papers because the psychiatrist who examined Mickey diagnosed him as paranoid, possibly schizophrenic, saying he met two distinct people during the interview. Alice believed she could take care of Mickey at home, refusing to believe he was dangerous. She visited Mickey, who recalls a childhood memory, but didn’t recall she's his mother. He was gentle. Linda tried. For her, he was Mickey, remembering they loved each other and she gave him a child. Maggie walked for Mickey! He said that was nice. He asked her to excuse him because he had to work on a brief for the following day. Mickey thought Julie was there to persuade him to change his mind about representing Scott Banning in the custody fight for David. Mickey told her nobody had the right to deprive a man of the son he had raised, even if he wasn't the father. Laura went to the sanitarium. Dr. Powell was reluctant to let her see Mickey because Mickey wanted to kill her. Laura got Tom's permission. Laura felt he needed the shock of seeing her to forestall catatonia. Mickey recoiled when Laura tried to touch him. Don Craig and Bob Anderson, at Tom's request, took on telling the other family members. David took the news hard, but refused to judge anyone, saying he had too many skeletons. Paul Grant persuaded him to be with his family. Alice refused to share Tom's bedroom. The Doctors Written by: Robert Cenedella Produced by: Jeff Young Mona Croft had been working on Steve, Carolee and Ann Larimer in her own subtle way - more subtle than these three, who thought they knew her, appreciated -. Steve has told her "A small quarrel with my wife is a long way from saying there's trouble between us. Mona, we don't need your interference — lay off." Mona told Carolee "I'm on your side— admire you for putting up such a brave front with all the things that have been bedevilling you, Karen, ... Ann." When Carolee insisted - not too truthfully - that those things were finished and all in the past, Mona refered to her daughter-in-law – Carolee - as "brave, forgiving, decent." Mona invited Ann to dinner on the night that Steve and Carolee were attending a dinner with Althea and Scott Conrad, and managed to prolong the after dinner conversation with Ann till Steve and Carolee arrived home. Just before they entered Mona made references to the fact that Ann, too, was her daughter-in-law; "Married and annulled in the space of one week-end." The atmosphere surrounding her remark to Ann that she would "always sort of think of you as family" remained in the room. Ann had told Steve that she did not want to discuss his domestic problems, "it just upsets Carolee and I do not want to be the cause of any dissention between the two of you ever again”. When Steve and Ann were called out on an emergency, a family suffering from food poisoning - Steve's patient—the expectant mother; Ann's patient, the woman's son -, Mona took Steve's call and when she relayed the message to Carolee it was garbled and incomplete. After waiting a special dinner for Steve, Carolee called the hospital to be told that the emergency had been handled some time before her call and the two doctors had left the hospital together. Steve, unaware of the importance of what was to him a regular family meal, took Ann out to eat and on his return faced Carolee's anger, which he characterized to her as irrational. Maggie Powers voiced concern to Matt that he was working under too great a strain and told him that she was the one who had to live with his irritability. Stacy Wells, a young friend in psychiatric counselling, seemed to Maggie to be turning frequently to Matt for advice and telling him things that should be reserved for her sessions with her therapist, to the possible detriment of her progress. Maggie implied to a resentful Matt that his susceptibility to the flattery of a young girl – Stacy - was coloring his judgement. M.J. Match, Penny Davis's roommate, who had been dating Alan Stewart since his break up with Toni Powers Stewart - Alan married Toni when Mike was presumed dead. When Mike returned, alive, Toni discovered she was pregnant with Alan's child. She lost the child by miscarriage as she was about to proceed with an abortion.- was troubled when she hears Hank Iverson tell Mike and Alan that the source of their squabbling at the hospital was not disagreement over questions of ambulance personnel — "the fighting issue is Toni." She asked Alan if they could change plans for a dinner date at Alan's house to a meeting hours afterward to discuss their relationship. When Scott Conrad was asked by Dr. McIntyre to come to the sanitarium where his wife Eleanor Was once again staying after another episode of a threatened psychotic break his daughter Wendy asked to see Althea Davis professionally. She asksed Dr. Davis whom she knew had been having a love affair with her father to recommend a psychiatrist for Wendy to consult and Althea promised to find a young girl about Wendy's own age already in therapy who could tell her more about it. Wendy was also contemplating transferring to the local University from the girls school she was then attending and Althea arranged to visit the Conrad's apartment with her daughter Penny who was a medical student. On the evening of the get-together Eleanor Conrad left the hospital without official permission and changing her mind about telephoning first, went directly "home." - Scott Conrad, although given an opportunity by Dr. McIntyre at the Sanitarium previously to tell Eleanor about his relationship with Althea and the possibility of honesty helping a recovering Eleanor to handle the real facts of life as they existex, had chosen to reassure Eleanor that he loved her. - Eleanor was puzzled but infered vaguely that it was "more of a social situation than it seems — and lens," and to the embarrassment, pity, and horror of the people assembled: Scott, Wendy and Althea, she read a poem "My Street." - Eleanor's poems were a recognized symbol of her disturbance; her "Muse" often becale a voice in her head directing her to violence - and went to bed. Penny stayed with Althea that night and the following day Scott told Althea that the choice Dr. McIntyre offered Scott; that Eleanor be allowed to stay for an indefinite time with them with a trained nurse to care for her or be taken back to the sanitarium under restraint, was no choice at all. He told Althea that they could still see each other if she wanted to. Althea replies that she did. In a session with Doctor Wilson, Stacy came to realize that although her problems were standing in their way as a couple, Rico had chosen to he with her regardless. In a moment of insight Stacy said "Yeah, it's his choice. It's tough on him but he's doing what he wants to. Right? And what Penny said - regarding Stacy's seeing a "shrink" - was not valid. It was vicious." She told Dr. Wilson that for the first time she truly believed Rico loved her. At a dinner at Steve and Carolee's house, Stacey and Ricco witnessed Carolee's breakdown into tears as she talked of youth and middle age, of being at a crossroad without knowing how she got there. Afterwards, with Rico, Stacy said that he had seen proof that night that love wasn't enough. "How many times did Steve and Carolee promise to stand by each other and did stand by each other and now look at them." Carolee had asked Dr. Wilson about fault when a marriage had gone wrong and he had told her that if one person was the victim that person might be equally at fault by being too patient and long-suffering. When Billy came down to be with Carolee in her unhappiness one night, she said "Oh Billy, you're beautiful and I love you. People need to know to show their love or it gets lost." She smiled and told him that she had had a very good cry. He went off to bed as she told him "Billy, everything's gonna be OK," and sitting on the couch, she sighed and looked at her ring hand. Penny, disturbed at Stacy's remark that she obviously enjoyed fantasy more than the real thing, told M.J. that her mother had said something like that a few weeks ago and she ignored it. Referring to Alan, Penny said to M.J. "You're in love with him —is he in love with you?" M.J. said no and later added "who knows what's love and what's ego?" Eleanor Conrad asked to see Dr. Wilson and at the hospital Althea stepped into an elevator to start in shock as she realized that she was sharing it with Scott and Eleanor. Later, seeing Scott for a time while Eleanor was with Dr. Wilson, she refered to "that awful scene" and when he said it was over, she replied it was just beginning, not simple evasion but possibly outright lying. She added she didn't even know if Scott had already begun lying to Eleanor. Scott told her that Eleanor knew she did not determine how he lived his life and implied he had let Eleanor know he had his own life. When Althea suggested she could take an early lunch break so that she could lunch with Scott, he told her that he promised to go back to Dr. Wilson's office in a half hour and they just wouldn't have time. She nodded and said "No, we just wouldn't." The Edge Of Night Written by: Henry Slesar Produced by: Erwin Nicholson Tracy and Danny Micelli returning from their abbreviated honeymoon, joined Laurie and Johnny Dallas and entered into the activities surrounding the planned reopening of the New Moon Restaurant. John's wedding present to his new brother-in-law was a partnership in the restaurant. The newlyweds had all the reason in the world to be happy and optimistic about their future, but Danny noticed that Tracy's depressed mood could’t be dispelled. All Tracy would tell Danny was that she had found happiness at last and feared she was not worthy of his love. The secret that ate away at Tracy's sense of security was her confession to Noel Douglas that she was responsible for Mrs. Geraldine Whitney's near fatal fall down the stairs at the Whitney mansion. Geraldine, who was completely comatose, clungto life and had begun to show signs recently that the brain damage might not be as severe as the doctors first believed. Geraldine had been discovered beside her bed where she collapsed after possibly trying to walk and has spoken one word, "Noel." Her daughter-in-law, Tiffany Douglas, who refusesdto give up hope for the complete recovery of her beloved "Mother" was encouraged by these recent "improvements." Police Chief Bill Marceau and his assistant Lt. Luke Chandler, once believed the only suspect in Geraldine's "accident" was journalist Kevin Jamison. Kevin was the sole heir to the Whitney fortune and when he announced his intentions to marry Phoebe Smith, Geraldine, playing the "possessive mother" disinherited him. Bill and Luke had since learned of the tryst between Noel and Tracy and of her lurid past as a high-priced call girl in Chicago. Their investigation had shown that Noel set Tracy up in a lavish apartment only weeks after his marriage to Tiffany and that not only did Geraldine know about the apartment but also about Tracy's past. Both Kevin and Geraldine remained silent in order to protect Tiffany exacting an oath from Noel that he would completely sever his relationship with Tracy. Noel who had been drinking heavily and gambling, had persistently refused to accompany Tiffany on her visits to Geraldine's hospital room. Noel had been completely negative about any sort of recovery Geraldine might make and constantly tried to discourage his wife's hopes. After a touching visit from Kevin and Phoebe, who went to tell the comatose woman of their grief for her condition and of renewed plans to be married, Noel entered in a drunken and surly mood and forced Kevin and Phoebe to leave. Noel sat beside the "sleeping" woman and accused her of having "taken his name in vain." He challenged her to speak again, but as he bent close to her face, Geraldine opened her eyes and her entire face distorted, eyes blazing, into a stare of total hatred! Noel, shaken by this later, commented to Tiffany that "Geraldine is not quite right and if she comes out of the coma, you are likely to have a walking, talking mad woman on your hands." Noel, less than pleased with cautious optomism shown by the doctors and Tiffany that Geraldine might one day recover, paid her another solitary visit. This time he disconnected the tubes leading from the respirator which helped Geraldine to breathe and placed them in her hand! Suddenly, Luke Chandler arrives and immediately concluded foul play despite Noel's protests of innocence, and insisted Noel accompany him downtown to Police Headquarters. Noel, faced with possible charges, admitted to being home that fateful night, but that it was Tracy who later returned, after Geraldine forced them to leave, quarreled, and "pushed the old lady down the stairs." Luke took Tracy in for questioning and she broke down confessing her fears that Geraldine would expose her former life to Danny and Johnny. Returning to plead with Geraldine for leniency, the 'accident' occurred. Danny fearful for Tracy, but unaware of the turn the questioning had taken, contacted attorney Mike Karr to be with his wife. Noel was released and returned to tell Tiffany a slanted half-truth about his relationship with Tracy and of her confession to the near fatal assault on Geraldine - Although Tracy admitted to causing the fall, she claimed that she left Geraldine groaning at the bottom of the stairs and fled without calling for help because of fear. There was still one point not answered, why did Geraldine have a bruise on her neck which couldn't have been caused by her fall? – Noel learned that Tracy had been arrested on aggravated assault charges and that she had been taken to police headquarters again. He was fearful that the whole ugly story about his affair with Tracy might be exposed by further investigation. Attempting to convince Tiffany of his innwent relationship in dealing with the "poor friendless girl who just needed the secretarial job," Noel tried to con his wife one more time. Eventually, Tiffany forced Noel to admit that Tracy had not come to the house that night to deliver a business contract to him, afterall, but that she had come for a "farewell drink before leaving town for good." He admitted to having known the "cheap little nothing" in Chicago, claiming that Tracy had been just "a phase." Tiffany realized how their martini pitcher was broken — "entertaining" Tracy. How they probably had been surprised when they were caught in the act by Geraldine! No further explanations were necessary. Tiffany, totally repulsed by the revealed deceitfulness of her husband, completely disgusted by his continual state of drunkenness, rushed out of the elegant living room, leaving Noel to ponder his fate alone. Attorney Adam Drake, having learned that the woman he was married to and believed dead for a year and a half, was alive and in Monticello! Adam attempted to deal with his confused emotions — his beloved Nicole, alive, but he had just announced his engagement to the attractive Assistant District Attorney Brandy Henderson! On New Year's Eve, reminiscent of another New Year's Eve three years before, when against all obstacles, Adam proposed to Nicole, Adam and Nicole were finally reunited in the front hall of the Whitney mansion. While the antique grandfather clock chimed in the New Year, Nicole decended the stairs and into the waiting arms of her husband Adam. Adam told Brandy, who already had become alarmed by Adam's sudden aloofness, about Nicole's return. Brandy, devastated, returned her lovely engagement ring. Nicole learned about Adam's broken engagement, but feared she could match the competition of a woman attorney — a beautiful colleague of Adam's. Acting on Tiffany's behalf she phoned Dr. Clay Jordan in Paris. Nicole was completely convinced that Dr. Jordan was responsible for her recovery from her many months in a coma after her rescue from the sea. Clay, sensing that Nicole was unhappy with the outcome of her reunion with her husband, agreed to come to America not only to treat Geraldine, but to offer his friendship to Nicole as well. Clay began his esoteric metaphysical methods to help "contact" Geraldine and effect a cure. Dr. Hugh Lacey, Geraldine's close friend and family doctor, personally objected to Dr. Jordan's unorthodox procedures, but, out of deference to Tiffany's wishes, Dr. Lacey allowed him to "treat" Geraldine - Clay was not allowed to actually perform medical treatment because he was not a licensed physician in the United States. - Dr. Lacey firmly believed that any healing that might occur would be the body's own natural doing, and nothing to do with Dr. Jordan. After Clay’s session of "meditation" beside the comatose woman, the nurse was stunned when Geraldine suddenly began speaking forcefully and clearly, "Get out both of you — Noel — I don't want either of you in my house ever again!" Geraldine rose to an upright position, eyes wide open and glaring. Brandy was busy preparing the prosecution's case against Serena Faraday's alleged fatal shooting of her husband Mark. Fearing the court battle would cause further pain because of the enforced closeness with Adam, who was defending Serena, Brandy allowed young, ambitious Draper Scott to take charge while she took the role of assistant. Brandy was surprised when Nicole phoned and arranged to meet with her. Brandy was conducting business with Draper Scott when the doorbell rang. She opened her door suspensefully, fearing her first meeting with the woman who had "returned from the grave." Scott reluctantly left, leaving the two women to eye each other. It was amazing how much alike, in many ways, they appeared to be. Both were beautiful, intelligent and charming. Brandy told Nicole of returning her engagement ring, but that that act hadn't really ended her feelings for Adam. She noticed that Nicole was not wearing a wedding ring and learned that Nicole lost her ring sometime while she clung for life drifting at sea, or perhaps later where she was hospitalized in her "Sleeping Beauty" state. Nicole told Brandy she still loved Adam too, but that Brandy had the "later claim." Brandy countered, "But you, Nicole, have the right." Both women realized that Adam was deeply troubled and virtually in a state of limbo regarding his feelings for them. He just couldn’t make any decisions about which one he prefered for the present. Adam, Mike and Serena met at the Montecello Courthouse for the crucial selection of the jury for the Serena Faraday trial - Adam had only finally taken Serena's case because she begged and convinced him that he had to do it for her young son's sake if not for hers. - Adam and little Timmy had become close friends over the weeks the boy had lived with Mike and Nancy Karr while Serena awaited her trial. Mike and Adam hoped to select a compassionate jury that would be sympathetic to their plea of "temporary insanity" because of Serena's difficult to understand multiple personality problem. Mike was further troubled because he had to assume the defense of Tracy Dallas Micelli as a favor to his daughter, Laurie, and his son-in-law, Johnny. He told Adam he wondered just how Tracy's case would resolve itself. A smug Draper Scott greeted Mike, Serena and Adam for the empaneling of the jury. Brandy had refrained completely, at least for the moment, from being involved with Adam at this stage of the trial. By the time six prospective jury members were questioned and dismissed, Serena, close to a complete breakdown, erupted, "I'm not going to sit here a moment longer!" and attempted to flee. The Judge called a hasty recess and Mike and Adam confered about their highly emotional client. They feared an unscheduled return of the "Josie" personality could be very detrimental to their case. General Hospital Written by: Richard & Suzanne Holland Produced by: Tom Donovan Dr. Lesley Faulkner’s impassioned obsession to regain her daughter, Laura Vining, stolen from her at birth, continued to dramatically affect all concerned. Wealthy and influential Cameron Faulkner went to see Barbara Vining, the woman who had raised Laura for 13 years, never suspecting the bright, sweet child wasn't her own. They discussed Laura's identifying birthmark and the attending nurse Miss Roach's claims of switching the stillborn Jackson child with Lesley's healthy one under the insistant direction of Lesley's foster father - both babies were born in a private clinic for unwed mothers. Barbara Jackson feared Laura would learn that her parents were not married until a month after she was born because Jason Vining was stationed on a ship half way around the world. - Cam vowed to use all his powerful connections to prevent exposure to adverse publicity and to help minimize Laura's shock when the girl eventually learned about Lesley. Lesley pleaded with Cam to stand by her. Laura had been denied her birth right to know her real mother and Lesley wanted to regain what she believed was rightfully hers to claim. Lesley's lawyer, Curtis Baxter, in an expedient move served the Vinings with a Writ of Habeas Corpus which meant they had to present Laura in court on a certain day. The Vinings engaged Edward Martin as their attorney to plead for their side. Laura’s natural curiosity was aroused and sensed something was wrong when she discovered her parents were involved with a lawyer. She began asking questions which her parents realized would have to be answered soon before the hearing date. The Vinings submitted their blood tests to show parentage — everything was readied for Judge Morris to hear Lesley's case in her Judge's chambers. Cam and Lesley appeared first and Lesley tearfully explained the mysterious circumstances surrounding Laura's birth. Next, it was the Vining's turn to plead for their child but Barbara was confronted with the evidence that neither she, nor Jason's blood type - both O Negative - matched Laura's B type blood! - what this test proved actually was Jason Vining couldn’t be Laura's natural father. Barbara had sworn privately to her husband that "he was the only man she ever knew.' - Laura had to be told and presented in court! Barbara too overcome by emotion allowed Jason to tell Laura the whole startling story, and that Laura would have to decide between the family she believed to be her own and the woman who claimed to be her real mother. Laura, who had always been impressed by the glamorous and wealthy lives of the "Jetsetters" she has read about found the news startling. However, she told the judge she simply couldn’t decide where she had to live since she barely knew Lesley. Judge Morris ruled that Lesley was to have a month's temporary custody of Laura, without contact from the Vinings, to allow Laura and Lesley to become better acquainted. Lesley took Laura on an extended vacation around the country to exotic and glamorous places and parties arranged by Cam including a personal backstage meeting with actress Mamie Van Doren. Cam's fears mounted for Lesley's well-being should the court decide against Lesley after the month was up. Lesley's happiness was noticeable to everyone around her. They had a marvelous vacation trip and Lesley admitted that although she missed Cam, she really could have stayed away much longer. Lesley had one more week to wait before the custody hearing for Laura's permanent home became final. She was completely confident that Laura would become hers forever. Lesley arranged for a husband and wife team of tutors to coach Laura. Cam asked her if she missed her friends and Laura replied that she did miss some of her friends, but that everything was so wonderful that it was hard to miss much. Cam tried to explain not to let "things" change her, but Laura, who didn’t quite understand, said she felt she had already been changed — like a fairy princess. Young Bobby Chandler, suffering from a rare, always fatal blood disease, finally reached a state of remission. He had successfully deceived his young wife Samantha, a nurse, and his mother Caroline, into believing he has recovered from a bout of mononucluosis. The few people who knew the actual truth about Bobby's grave illness pleaded with him to tell his family the truth so that they could share his suffering and perhaps somehow lessen it. Bobby steadfastly refused. Attorney Lee Baldwin, aware of the seriousness of Bobby's illness moved his wedding date to Caroline to Feb. 13th, and assured Bobby he would always be there to comfort not only Caroline, but Sammi as well. Caroline, jubilant, told Diana Taylor, RN, who immediately began planning for an engagement party as Caroline's wedding date had been reset. Lee handled all of Bobby's estate planning and arranged to have his trust fund of thousands of dollars be willed to Sammi. Bobby began to feel the effects of Malenkov's disease again and fearing that he was no longer in a remission state, checked with his doctor. He was going to need whole blood transfusions and might eventually have to start taking an experimental and rather risky new drug, which would expose him to obvious and serious side effects. Bobby had to deal with the prospect of telling his family soon. Bobby went to Lee's office and secretly arranged his estate to be willed to Sammi. Bobby confirmed his fears that he was slipping out of remission. He had hoped to have from three to six months, the figure estimated by Dr. Henderson, but his only hope for more time would be the whole blood transfusions. At the engagement party for Caroline and Lee, Bobby's mother noticed her son's apparent fatigue and expressed her concern to Lee. Sammi had also noticed Bobby was not recovering in the expected manner from the "Mono." Sammi demanded to know from Lee why Bobby's life insurance was denied. Lee, who knew the truth, just made some excuses and privately regretted Bobby's decision to keep his family in the dark. Sammi, upset by worrying over her young husband's health, began to make careless mistakes in her work at the Mary Sullivan Memorial Clinic. Lesley asked Sammi what was the matter and Sammi broke down and confessed her fears for Bobby's wellbeing. She wanted to know why he was lying to her. Lesley confronted Bobby privately and again tried to "Whatever time you have left, she can't even share it with you!" Bobby replied, "No, I won't send her into mourning while I am still walking around!" Lesley insisted on examining Bobby's gums and confirmed her fears that he was having pinpoint hemorrhages. "You won't be able to lie to Sammi with blood on your teeth!" Sammi arranged an interview with Dr. Steve Hardy and demanded he tell her the truth about Bobby. He sidestepped by saying he would tell her whatever he could tell her "ethically." Disappointed by Steve's evasions, Sammi cried, "What is wrong? If you won't tell me about Bobby, then tell me what I can do to help him?" Steve's solemn reply was, "Just love him." Beth Maynard, RN found herself falling in love with handsome first year resident Dr. Kyle Bradley despite her beliefs that she would never become involved. Diana, Beth's sister was worried that the young doctor might be a little too "proprietary"and that there was something in the way he treated Beth that worried her — almost "like a conquest," so casual, so undefined. Even Beth admitted that Kyle was "hard to pin down," but, "that right now she is having a lot of fun." Registered nurse Jessie Brewer's goddaughter, Kate Marshall, arrived to stay with Jessie while she recovered from her emotional wounds resulting from her recent divorce. Kate told Jessie about discovering her husband Brian had been deceiving her and of her desire to pull her life together once again. Jessie tried to assure Kate that "time is the best healer" and arranged for Kate, a RN, to do some special nursing occasionally. Unknown to everyone, Kyle and Kate were once lovers and knew dark secrets about each other's past lives. Kyle was married! He had found it more "useful" to keep his wife Marilyn "under wraps." Kate was responsible for the suicide death of a doctor's wife where she trained as a nurse. She had been carrying on an affair with a Dr. John McAllister when his wife Irene discovered the truth and killed herself. Both agreed to keep each others' dark secret and resume their love affair. Dr. Jim Hobart, having completed his research paper landed a teaching position at the local university. Audrey, worn from the months of intense psychotherapy and the demands of being on the nursing staff, contemplated a short vacation alone. However, Jim, recently recovered from a severe drinking problem, and unsure of himself accused her of wanting to sabotage his gains and they bitterly quarreled. Jim had been unable to make love to Audrey and despised his impotency. Jim brought home a young student, Sally, to loan her a book and discovered he saved Sally's mother years before with open heart surgery and that the admiring young woman wanted to follow in Dr. Hobart's footsteps. Jim apologized for misunderstanding Audrey's need to get away for a rest. He appeared elated over his sudden popularity as a lecturer and told Audrey how flattered he was about his promising young female student's adoration. Dr. Peter Taylor continued to help a highly disturbed woman, Patricia Lambert, who had unsuccessfully attempted suicide once, to realize her motives for feeling unlovable. Guiding Light Written by: Bridget & Jerome Dobson Produced by: Lucy Ferri Rittenberg Peggy Fletcher, RN, recently disturbed by the probing questions Dr. Ed Bauer had suggested regarding her fiance, Roger Thorpe, finally settled her uneasiness. After all, hadn’t Roger been kind to her and to her son, Billy, and after all, Roger's misdeeds were in the past. "He is a changed man now, a different person, so sensitive and loving." She and Roger agreed to have a justice of the peace marry them in a simple ceremony on Jan. 12th. Everyone was pleased that the wedding date had been reset and Bert Bauer began plans for a reception. Roger, despite growing fears that if Peggy should ever learn the truth about him fathering Christina Bauer, their relationship would be over, couldn’t permit himself to marry Peggy without telling her the whole truth. She had a right to know. Somehow finding the courage, Roger told Peggy and pleaded for her forgiveness. Peggy was stunned and broke off their engagement. Dr. Ed Bauer, separated from his wife Holly, and no longer able to do neurosurgery because of the gunshot wound that left Ed's hand unable to perform the delicate details of surgery, decided to go ahead with the highly risky nerve-root resection. Despite Dr. Steve Jackson's warnings that the operation had a 50 percent chance of total paralysis, Ed was adamant about the surgery. If Steve, considered the most experienced and capable neurosurgeon in Springfield wouldn’t do the surgery, then Ed would go to another doctor at another hospital. Ed's decision was not supported by other members of his family who feared for his future should the operation fail. Ed, learning of Peggy's postponement of her marriage went to her and found her so upset that she couldn’t speak to Ed about it. Later Peggy, more under control, learned from Ed how his marriage to Holly had initially been a shakey one and that Holly turned to Roger for companionship. Peggy however couldn’t stop blaming Roger for all the lies he had told her through the months. Even if she could forgive him, there just wasn't enough trust left between them anymore. The Bauer family was further disturbed by Holly's announcement that she planned to file for a divorce, ending all hope that she and Ed might reconcile. Bert went to Dr. Steve Jackson and pleaded with him to help Ed by performing the surgery on Ed's hand. Bert was desperate about her son and begged Steve, who was the best, to reconsider. Later when Holly asked Bert if she blamed her for what Ed was about to do, Bert assured Holly that when a marriage ended that it was not just one person's fault, and Ed would have probably had the surgery anyway. Holly learned from Ed that Peggy knew about Christina and went to see her. It was difficult for both young women to face each other, but Holly wanted Peggy to know the whole truth about Roger and herself. Holly told her although she once cared for him a lot, she had managed to get over her feelings for him. She went on to say that she cared far more deeply for Roger than he ever cared for her. She always knew that Roger loved Peggy from the moment the two of them met. Roger had become a changed person — a better person— and assured Peggy that there was nothing between them anymore. As Holly was leaving the apartment, she encountered Roger who jumped to a hasty conclusion about Holly and Peggy's meeting. Peggy explained it all to him and he later apologized to Holly for mistrusting her motives. He told Holly that she had also changed. Holly told Roger that the most important thing was that Christina didn’t suffer for Holly's mistakes. Peggy felst that since Roger did tell her everything that perhaps she could begin to build a trusting relationship with him once again. Holly told Ed of having seen Peggy and of having spoken about Roger. Holly was concerned for Ed's future, especially if the operation was unsuccessful, and insisted that Ed not have the burden of the financial support for a child that wasn't even his. Ed replied, "No, I love Christina just as if she was my own, and I want to care for her and you." Holly only wished she could give Ed something back in return. She wished him luck with his surgery. Roger, despondent over the cancellation of his wedding plans went to his father, Adam Thorpe, and told him startling news. Roger had decided that without Peggy, there wasn’t much reason to stay! The Metro Restaurant, where Roger was the manager, would thrive without him. Roger wanted to "pull out" immediately! Adam, aching for his son's terrible disappointments in life, pleaded with him not to make a hasty decision that he might regret later. The surgical team for Ed's surgery was enlisted. Dr. Joe Werner, a very close personal friend of both Steve's and Ed's, young Dr. Tim Ryan, an enthusiastic supporter of Ed's surgery would assist, and nurse Rita Stapleton, who would perform the duties of circulating nurse. Ed was checked into Cedars Hospital as a patient. The surgery began at 9:30 a.m. The Bauer family collected and waited, praying for Steve's success and for Ed's recovery of the use of his hand. Holly, anxious about Ed, but uneasy about intruding on the family, asked Dr. Sara McIntyre if she might stay in her office and await the news of Ed's operation progress. Everyone realized the potential risk of Dr. Jackson severing healthy nerve root endings and the danger of total paralysis. In the operating theater, Joe performed his part of the surgery, preparing the way for Steve and Tim to proceed with the delicate nerve surgery. Steve donned special microscopic lens spectacles and, with a nerve stimulator device, probed Ed's nerve endings. There didn’t appear to be the expected result and Steve examined even closer. Suddenly he exclaims, "Dr. Ryan look at this — I don't like it at all!" Leslie Bauer helped her step-daughter Hope face the departure of lead guitar singer Chad Richards for New York and the start of a new career. Leslie, although satisfied with her life as a housewife and mother, told her husband Mike that she wanted to return to the local university part-time and get her degree as a research laboratory tenhnician. Leslie interviewed with her counselor and charted her classes for the coming semester. She told Mike that she had to take a special, vitally important course for her major, two evenings a week. She feared his reaction would be negative, but Mike appeared to be very understanding. He refused to allow her to give up her academic plans. He and Freddie would survive quite well while she was in school evenings. However Mike warned he could be very jealous and selfish about how his wife spent her time. He sensed a certain restlessness in Leslie and commented he hadn't seen her so elated over anything in a long time. Leslie reassured Mike repeatedly that she loved being his wife and that she just wanted something for herself in her life. Leslie told Mike that Hope might resume her college courses in art this semester too, and Mike was pleased to think his daughter would go back to her education after her hiatus. Drs. Sara and Joe Werner encouraged Ann Jeffers, who recently found a feeling of self-esteem she hadn't had in a long time because of them, to start proceedings to find her missing son. They recommended attorney Mike Bauer. Ann poured out her sad story. She married at 17, too young really — to a Spencer "Spence" Raymond Jeffers. He quickly showed his true side as a mean, quick tempered drunk who cheated on his wife. A baby boy, Jimmy, was born adding to Ann's miserable problems of making ends meet. Desperate to escape from her trapped existence — seeking love — she left her baby with her husband and went off with a man with the hope that one day the man would change his negative feelings about another man's child. Ann hadn't forgiven herself for her foolish abandonment of her son for a little over a year of questionable happiness. Mike traced Spence and Jimmy to a boarding-house where the trail ended. He learned that they might have gone to the oil fields in Alaska. Mike told Sara and Joe he was moved by Ann's plight and planned to offer Ann a part-time secretarial job in his office to help defray investigation costs. Ann, who had been working as a hostess in the Metro Restaurant, came to Mike's office for a follow-up report on the search for her son. She learned that Spence had been traced to Alaska. He had worked as a truck driver for the Westland Oil Co. two years before, but the trail ended there. Mike was optimistic that they would be able to pick up the trail again and told Ann that he might go to Alaska if it would help her regain her son. Ann was stunned! How could she possibly repay Mike? Ann accepted Mike's job offer to work parttime in the law office when he assured the proud woman it was not charity. Love Of Life Written by: Paul & Margaret Schneider Produced by: Darryl Hickman Diana Lamont, pregnant with her first child at forty and having septicemia - an infection -, called Jamie Rollins for help. When he arrived home he found her collapsed on the floor in pain. She was rushed to the hospital where Dr. Mary Albertson stopped her bleeding and premature labor, but a short time later Di went into hard labor and her boy was born prematurely. Di told Jamie that she found a partially burnt photograph of him in bed with Arlene Lovett and he blamed himself, but Dr. Albertson assured him that this was inevitable. In her depressed state Di said that she should have been satisfied with Jamie and not have insisted that she have a baby too. The baby, small and frail, had respiratory problems, but they were doing everything possible. Jamie asked that the baby be named Adam Jonathan Rollins. When Dr. Albertson told Jamie that the baby was dead he decided to tell Di himself. Subconsciously Di knew and tried to keep Jamie from putting it into words. Di felt that she had lost everything with the death of her baby because she couldn’t forget the picture of Arlene and Jamie. Jamie tried to get Dr. Albertson to say that she could have another baby soon, but the doctor put Jamie off. As Jamie stood over Adam's grave in the falling snow with the single rose Di sent to have placed on the grave, Johnny Prentiss, Di's step-son, arrived at the cemetery. He told Jamie that he was jealous at first, but is very sad then. Sarah Caldwell brought Johnny to the hospital so Di could wave to him through the window. Sarah told Di that she was not the only woman to lose a child and this didn’t mean she couldn’t have another one. Di felt empty when she returned home, but after she visited Adam's grave she began to feel a healing taking place. She had to say good-bye to her son before she could think of living again. Di and Jamie made plans for their future together with a family. Dr. Albertson asked Di to check into the hospital again for more tests since the x-rays taken just before her release showed a shadow and she knew the pain had continued. Jamie was very supportive, but when a nurse brought in a consent to sterilization form before the exploratory surgery that Dr. Albertson felt necessary they both balked. The Dr. explained that this didn’t mean it was necessary, but in some cases it was important to act quickly and refusing the surgery could be fatal. Diana insists that it would have to wait a couple of years until she had her second chance at a family. As she prepared to leave the hospital, Vanessa Sterling, Di's best friend, asked Di if she had considered how Jamie and Johnny would feel if anything happened to her. Di broke down, admitting that Johnny's welfare was her main concern, and signed the consent. The news that the infection had been controlled was of very little comfort to Di when she heard that a complete hysterectomy was necessary. Felicia Lamont took Johnny, her new step-son, and his friend Billy ice skating to take Johnny's mind off Di. Felicia was watching from the snack area when she was approached by the same hood who had been threatening her for several months. She tried to remain calm, but when he got within three feet she screamed and he was frightened away when another man intervened. Felicia, an artist, made a drawing of her attacker and the police used this to search their mug files, having Felicia identify Arnold Logan from the photographs. He was 24 and ran with a motorcycle gang since serving time for assault and rape. Eddie Aleata, A friend who got her interested in painting seriously again, brought Felicia some expensive canvases to take her mind off Arnold Logan. Since Eddie supplied wines to Beaver Ridge, he asked Rick Latimer if he would be interested in displaying Felicia's paintings and taking a commission on their sale. Felicia blew up when Charles interrupted to say that he was going to exhibit them in the bookstore thinking that her husband was patronizing her. After thinking things over they both apologized and agreed that she could display paintings in both places. Felicia noticed that Charles was very cool when Eddie suggested that Felicia could be an art consultant in his new import-export business that he intended to base in Rosehill. When Felicia unlocked the door of her studio she saw that the window was open and Arnold Logan was there. When he said that he had been watching her, Felicia became frightened and pulled out her gun. Arnie thought she was only kidding, but when she convinced him that she could and would use the gun, Arnie left. Felicia called Charles, but when she couldn’t reach him, she phoned Eddie who arrived with the police. Felicia explained that he probably had come in the window because the door was locked when she arrived, but the window was open. The officer saw the gun in Felicia's purse and said that he had to put in his report that she was carrying a weapon because her permit only allowed her to keep it in the studio. She said she couldn't go outside and feel safe without the gun. Charles arrived after being summoned by the police to find Eddie with Felicia. When Charles admitted that he was jealous of Felicia's friendship with Eddie, Felicia regretfully declined Eddie's offer of a job as art consultant. Rick Latimer told Meg Hart to go ahead with her plans for the Priestly estate, but that they shouldn't include him because he wouldn’t be a kept man. Rick made reservations for Cal Aleata, Meg's daughter, and himself at a lodge, but when it dawned on Meg that Cal and Rick would be going away together she devised a plan to keep Rick at home. She sent Alfred Lasko to do an immediate audit of the Beaver Ridge books. Rick had to cancel his plans to get everything together. Being a very thorough audit it took some time. When Lasko mentioned that Rick was going away again, Meg suggested that Beaver Ridge could be shut down if he, Rick, wouldn’t go to New York City with her to get the records for the construction company. Rick again canceled his plans with Cal. Meg tried to turn their business trip into a pleasure one, but after several subtle attempts Rick finally told her that things had changed and could never be the same. Mr. Lasko came to Meg with a discrepancy of $46,000 in the construction fund. Meg remembered that she wrote a check for the down payment on the Priestly estate because it was more convenient, but would put it back. Mr. Lasko said he would have to report her for misappropriation and it could open a lawsuit and a dissolution of the partnership. When Rick asked her to stop the audit she agreed, but tried to use her feminine wiles on Rick to no avail. Back in Rosehill Mr. Lasko reported to Rick that Mrs. Hart's audit was complete and in order, but Rick insisted that he go over it with him. The $46,000 withdrawal and redeposit two weeks later showed up and Rick asked for an explanation. When he asked Mr. Lasko what it was called when one partner used business funds for personal use he was advised to ask his lawyer. When Rick mentioned the misappropriation to her, Meg promised never to run Rick's business or personal life. Since Rick couldn’t give up his dream of being the owner of a complete resort lodge he agreed to keep Meg as a partner. Ben Harper again asked his mother, Meg, when she was going to give him his wedding present - He and Betsy were married in June and promised $500,000, but Meg put it off until Christmas and still hadn't delivered. - He demanded that she give it to him by New Year's because he had a business deal riding on it. Betsy told Meg that she was destroying Ben's manhood by dangling the money in front of Ben. She said he needed the money for his restaurant deal with loan shark Ray Slater. Meg talked to Ray about his deal with Ben and told him not to get his hopes up. Not knowing the line that Ben had fed everyone, Ray said Ben owed him $6,000. Meg realized that Ray was a gambler and told Ben she was wise to him and withdrew her promise of the money. Ben told Ray that he blew everything by going to Meg, but Ray said that with interest Ben's loan was up to $9,000. When Ben suggested that he would go to the police. Ray let him know that he would get either his money or Ben's skin. Betsy was packing to leave when Meg told her that Ben was gambling and so she had Jamie draw up a contract putting the money in trust for the baby and after one year they could draw on the interest. When Betsy showed Ben the contract he raved that he needed $9,000 at the moment so Betsy told him to sell the pin he gave her for Christmas as a partial settlement. Arlene was witness to a beating that hitman Big Jim tried to give Ben, only to find that Ben could take care of himself. When Ben returned home he told Betsy that he was in trouble and tried to call Meg in New York. Ben hid at the River House, but when he decided to go to New York he was met at the door by Big Jim and his friends. After being severely beaten Ben was dumped in the snow and Betsy, worried, called Meg when she couldn’t find him. Meg offered to pay Ben's debt, but finding that it had risen to $14,000 she offered Ray $25,000 for Ben's safe return. He refused, saying he only wanted his $14,000. When Big Jim came to pick up his money Slater asked him what he had done with Ben, but Jim claimed he has gone to Las Vegas. Slater then offered to sell Meg this information and received $9,000 as partial payment. Jamie told Meg that he agreed to find Ben for Betsy, but he would just as soon see Ben in hell. Meg insisted that he explain so Jamie told the story of being drugged and having photos taken with Arlene that Ben held to blackmail him after he found Ben and Arlene together. Di found the photo and lost their baby all because of the $500,000. Ben was found by two backpackers and taken to a hospital with a possible skull fracture and pneumonia. The doctor hoped that surgery wasn't necessary until he was out of danger. The heartrate on the monitor quickened. One Life To Live Written by: Gordon Russell Produced by: Doris Quinlan Carla Hall found herself with the unpleasant task of telling Vince Wolek that according to her husband Det. Ed Hall there was no chance in this fiscal year that Vince would be returning to the policeman's job he loved and lost, and that according to the Mayor's projected budget for the following year there wouldn’t be any rehiring then either. Vince accepted the news gracefully - for Vinnie -but later had nightmares about his retirement from the hospital security job he had and hated - an imaginary 20 year retirement party found Vinnie exhorting the staff he left behind to continue their valient efforts to keep the 12 year olds from sneaking upstairs to see their mothers and fathers. - Carla, in turn, learned the equally unpleasant news that her adopted son Josh had continued despite his word to the contrary, to borrow – hustle - money from Vinnie, his wife Wanda and others of the Halls' acquaintance. She confronted Josh with her knowledge that he was continuing to act like he had a lot of money, "that in fact he does not have," and he yawned in her face. When Ed again dismissed her problems with Josh rather lightly she replied, “That child is beginning to look at me like I am his enemy," and that perhaps Ed should figure out why he was having so much trouble coming down on him. Finally when Ed learned that Josh did not go to work again at his after school job because his friend Bernice's bike was ripped off and he bought her new tires, Ed told him "If you have to buy friends with money then you're obviously running around with the wrong crowd." Josh said that he didn’t want to give up all his friends and Carla told him he had no other choice but that he didn’t have to give them all up. Josh answered, "Yeah, maybe I'll give up the white – Bernice - ones first." Told to go to his room, Josh later returned and told them if they were so mad at him for doing the things he was doing, maybe he would stop. Carla told Josh that they didn’t want him to be a hermit and Ed suggested that a Police Conference in Miami, Florida might be the opportunity for the family to enjoy a much needed vacation together if Carla could get time off from her job. However on the dates in question Bernice's birthday loomed, and later Josh made it clear to Ed that he did not intend to miss the social event of the season it promised to be. Ed decided to face the issue of their going and leaving Josh alone when and if Carla got time off from Dr. Jim Craig's office. Sister Jenny Wolek, alive but suffering from burns and Malaria was safe and recovering from her ordeal in Llanview Hospital. Tim Siegel, Jenny's intended husband - Jenny was on her way to inform the superior of her Order of her decision not to take her final vows when earthquake and outbreak of disease of epidemic proportions prompted her to join her fellow nuns on their quickly scheduled mission of mercy. Jenny promised to return as soon as the emergency was over to be married to Tim. - felt threatened by the fact that in her delirum Jenny made clear her devotion to and concern for the people of the South American country from which she had returned, the children in particular. Dr. Peter Janssen, one of the survivors of the bombing of the hospital at La Costa had accompanied Jenny on her flight and by virtue of the fact that he had been declared an outlaw by the revolutionary army in control was forced by the threat of death at the hands of the junta to dismiss for the time being any thoughts of returning. Not licensed to practice medicine in the United States, although he took his training in this country, Peter had gratefully accepted the position of medical technician offered to him at the hospital by Dr. Jim Craig. In reply to Tim's questions as to why Dr. Craig permitted Peter unlimited access to Jenny's room when his own visits were restricted to Jenny's good periods, Jim told him that Peter was the only person in the world with whom she could identify with regard to her terrifying experience. Finally Tim asked her, "When you get well and out of this hospital are you going to go back to La Costa or are you going to marry me?" She told him that she did think of going back. Saying that she just didn’t know the answer maybe they could marry and both go back. When she said that that might be a selfish answer - Tim was enrolled at the University to study law -, Tim replied, "Try me." He said in any case that there would be "two to make decisions in this family." In the Riley family, Viki Lord Riley had not yet found the strength to tell her husband Joe the facts that she had been withholding from him about their own plans to have a child, although she was aware that her guilt over her inability to do so was a major factor in her failure to recover from her automobile accident - Viki's marriage had remained childless because she had been unable to bring herself to tell her husband that she knew, though he did not, that he had an inherited heart problem which he would transmit to his children as he did to Megan, his daughter by Cathy Craig. Megan was killed in the accident from which Viki was suffering pain far beyond physical cause. - She had in fact led Joe to believe that the reason she considered the position of co-editor with him offered to her by her father Victor Lord, was that he could take over management of the paper when - not if - she became pregnant - Steve Burke, former managing editor of the Banner had resigned to take a position of roving correspondent for the Banner. Still in love with Viki to whom he was once married and concerned that his relationship with Cathy Craig was leading nowhere, Steve also saw from a career point of view that Victor Lord's marriage to high-handed Dr. Dorian Cramer was threatening to result in a clash over Steve's stewardship. Dorian had man-aged to convince Victor that she should be a member of the Board of Directors of the Banner. – Meanwhile, Dorian had gone about her way determining to have a hand in every facet of the Lord Empire. She was in the process of convincing Victor that the work on the Meredith Wolek Lord Memorial wing of the children's hospital had been shamefully neglected and that she should be given a free hand in shaking up the hospital management - Jim Craig, in particular - despite Viki's advice to her father that turning over the whole thing to Dorian might not be a wise move, that perhaps having been dismissed from the staff and possibly bitter, Dorian might not be objective. Victor insisted that she might get action even if it meant "shaking up the place a bit." At Dorian’s party at Llanfair, Victor Lord remarked to Pat Kendall that living with Cathy Craig she had probablt seen a good deal of his son. Pat told him that she knew Tony ten years ago. Victor asked her what he was like and she replied "loud, sensitive— charming when he wanted to be but inwardly a lonely person." Just as Victor asked, "Mrs. Kendall, how do I get to him — How do I get him to respond?," Senator Chalmers joined them and pointedly refered to violence, bombings and clandestine political movements. Pat, angered, speculated that if the Senator had been younger at the time of the Vietnam conflict, he too might have been forced to political activism. He watched her as she left, turned and asked, "What do you know about her, Victor?" - Pat Kendall had been questioned by Ed Hall at the request of federal investigators about her knowledge of the present whereabouts of her husband who was on the F.B.I.'s 10 Most Wanted list in connection with a political bombing.- Viki had been very animated at the party where she began the evening with all eyes on her as she descended the main staircase slowly, but without the use of her cane. As she and Joe prepared to leave early, Dorian called the guests into the library which had been closed all evening as Victor unveiled a draped portrait over the mantle — a portrait of Dorian executed by Ambrose Lewis. - The artist who painted Eugenia Lord's portrait. - When Joe asked her if she wanted to go immediately, Viki replied that she wouldn't give Dorian the satisfaction of knowing that she drove Viki out of her own house. That night, Joe and Viki made love for the first time since her accident. In the morning Viki called Larry Wolek to tell him that Joe expected them to begin to plan for a child and when Larry again offered to tell Joe the truth she declined to let him but asked him to come over with his son for a visit. Larry, for once, turned her down saying that he had to repair some Christmas toys. Victor arrived to say that the highlight of the previous evening for him was seeing her on the stairs. He brought Eugenia's portrait telling her that Dorian thought she would want to have it at her home. When Viki said that it seemed to belong at Llanfair, Victor replied that it belonged wherever Eugenia's memory was honored. On her arrival home from the party, Pat Kendall was asked by Tony to tell him what went on. She told him that if he didn’t want to have anything to do with Victor Lord, that was his privilege, but he sounded as if he did and was just afraid to admit it. When Cathy left the room, Pat said she knew how much Victor needed him and how much he needed Victor. When she accused him of planning to open a singles bar within sight of Llanfair and scheming to get topless waitresses just to embarrass Victor, he asked "Why do you care?" and was told that she cared a lot, about him. Tim Siegel was visiting Jenny when Peter Janssen arrived with a newspaper carrying a story to the effect that San Carlos was under siege and there was a good possibility that the Democratic regime might return to power. The story later proved to be false but Jenny said, in Tim's hearing, that they could rebuild their hospital, referring to herself and Peter. Later, just as Jenny at Tim's request agreed to write to her Order, telling them of her plans to leave, Sister Claire, newly appointed as the Order's Mother Superior, arrived and told Jenny that she needed her help desperately. Ryan’s Hope Written by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer Produced by: Claire Labine, Paul Avila Mayer & Robert Costello When Delia Ryan read the letter she found in Frank's pocket aloud to him she found, instead of the love note she was expecting, that Jillian had written Frank urging that he not try to see her. Unable to leave well enough alone, however, she went to Jill's office to crow. "Poor Jill. All you have left is your work. I hope you have a lot of long lonely evenings — I've been miserable for three years. When Frank and I are alone together it's wonderful." But Jillian replied, "If things were so terrific you wouldn't have to come here." Alone with Frank, Delia told him, "I'm a Ryan because I'm your wife, a mother because you gave me a child — Save me from sadness. Give me just a little something. Make our marriage worth what you had to give up." She asked, "What kind of a marriage would this possibly be if we don't love each other?" After they made love, Delia told him it's "the saddest thing that's ever happened to me." Frank admitted that if there were an alternative he wouldn't be there. Another time Frank accused Delia of resenting anything that was important to him — "Resent it because you don't share it." Delia answered "You push all the un-pleasant things of life aside and it's called positive thinking. I do it and it's Delia playing pretend!" To Father McShane, Frank had admitted that he couldn’t forgive Delia while he was still in the wheelchair - Only Frank, Delia, and Father McShane, her confessor, knew that Delia, in a jealous anger over his affair with Jillian pushed Frank down the back stairs of Riverside hospital. - When Frank, remorseful, told Delia "Little John and I need you — to be a family," Delia suggested they plan to have another baby. Frank got to his feet, walked out, and went to Jill's apartment. At Ryan’s Bar, on their lunch hour, Drs. Faith Coleridge and Pat Ryan were interrupted by Delia, who told Pat that Maeve wanted to speak to him, and taking him off upstairs, Delia poured out her unhappiness over her life* with Frank. Pat comforted her and Faith staged a scene. After leaving Dee to nap, Pat told Faith, "My relationship with Dee, past and present, is none of your business." Faith had admitted to Maeve Ryan, her father Dr. Ed Coleridge, and her sister, Jillian, that she had been crowding Pat just as he said. "I went from loving him to needing him as well." After a series of manipulations by Faith and a number of embarrassing scenes, Pat finally told Faith that they had to stop seeing each other. When she asked if everything was over between them, Pat insisted that it was better then than later. At Jillian Coleridge’s apartment Frank's overtures to Jillian to renew their affair were rejected and Jill asked Frank to leave her to resume her life and go back to Delia, his son and his career. On his return home he told Delia that he had spent the time away thinking, that he was tired, and that in the morning they would try to begin their life together anew. Delia's "Sure, Frank" was indication enough that she was not fooled. Mary Ryan, with Frank's blessing, had taken a job as an assistant producer offered to her by Sam Crowe a young man on his way up at the Public Broadcasting station, Channel R., much to the delight of her father Johnny Ryan. Johnny hoped that if Sam was as good as his word - "I can keep her very busy." -, it might spell the end of his daughter's relationship with investigative reporter Jack Fenelli Jack had pronounced her new position as "Shoestring time" insisting that working at Channel R was learning in a vacuum. Nell Beaulac had told Maeve Ryan that thanks to her competent young assistant Kenneth Castle all of a sudden she found that she didn't have much to do. This vacuum was filled by preoccupation with thoughts of the threat of her impending death - Nell was living with a life threatening anuerism of the brain -. Maeve told her of a family incident, the recovery of a religious treasure, an Irish Penal cross - short-armed to facilitate quick concealment at a time when its mere possession was outlawed. - Nell's husband Seneca too endeavored to share with her the comfort to be derived from tales out of his Indian heritage. In an impulsive gesture Seneca bought her an entire tray of twenty-three gardenias from a young boy earning money for a ten speed bike whom they imagined might have been the son they never had. Nell had told Seneca that she had written a letter to him, and placed it in her jewel box. She told him "Thank you for everything — for loving me — for everything we had been through together. Most of all for coming to New York after me." She sent him for her coat so that she could enjoyed the winter view of the city from her balcony and just before he returned she was stricken. She called out "Oh God, no ... Now ... Seneca ..." and collapsed. Kennetch Castle, Nell’s laboratory assistant had at last prevailed upon Faith Coleridge to come with him to view a "surprise" he had prepared for her. Faith - off duty and waiting for her car to be brought from a local garage - was preparing to leave for a weekend of solitude at her father's beach nouse. Atter recognizing the, surprise" as an abandoned morgue, turnished with things taken from her apartment, a frightened Faith panicked and tripped over some debris in the outer corridor. As he saw her unconscious where she had fallen, Kenneth wailed. "Oh no. now you're gonna leave me!" Back at Ryan’s Place after refusing to accompany Faith on her trip to the beach house, Pat saw Delia come downstairs after another encounter with Frank, this time over little John. After some remarks about how unsuitable his relationship with Faith seemed to her, she apologized and said she was upset over her situation with Frank. When she told Pat "I wish I didn't know what's going on in his head. He doesn't hate me, he just doesn't love me." Pat told her that she was jealous of the baby. At first denying it she said finally, "OK, I'm a little bit jealous — OK, I'm the most jealous person this side of the Mississippi." Pat told her to put a lid on that jealousy and go back and try again. "When Frank loves little John he is loving you." When Delia returned to their room to say she was sorry she sat and cried after unsuccessfully tryina to reach Frank who was feigning sleep. At the hospital, tests indicated blood in the cerebral spinal fluid and, determined to buy Nell more time, Seneca decided to operate himself when it seemed, in the press of time, Dr. Roger Coleridge was the only alternative competent surgeon – Roger was gambling, his attempt to blackmail Frank Ryan and his theft of six thousand dollars from Frank's personal effects in the hospital emergency room had prompted Seneca to make clear to Roger that his contract, expiring in June, would not be renewed, a crippling blow to Roger's ambitions regarding the position of Chief Resident. Roger had told his father that he was determined to find Seneca's weak spot to fight his dismissal. Roger's sister Jill had told him that she would not attempt to help him seek legal recourse. - At one point following surgery, Nell stopped breathing and was put on a respirator. Meanwhile, in the basement of Riverside hospital, Faith, recovering consciousness and suspecting a hairline fracture was forced to allow Kenneth Castle, following her instructions, to set her injured leg with improvised splints. He told her he was sorry she was in so much pain and when she pleaded with him to get a doctor to her, he told her that the worst was over. After she had spent some time sitting in a chair, unable to change her position, Kenneth left her to get some bedding. As he went out she begged him not to "leave me in this awful place." He told her "the pain made you say that. I know you don't mean that." He explained he couldn't get help for her because everyone would laugh at him; that he would help her get well and "save" her from Pat Ryan. He informed her Pat would destroy her "like my father destroyed my mother." Faith kept him talking as she wrote on a page from a crossword puzzle magazine, and asking him to help her with some tangled bedclothes, she planned to affix the torn-off note on his back. He finally did help her adjust her position and she succeeded in taping the note in place on the back of his white lab coat. Ken left to inquire about Nell Beaulac's condition and a patient passing behind him, noticed the paper and having gone past him, returned to read — “Faith —Help — Basement.” Jack Fenelli entered the studio at Channel R despite a warning sign not to do so when the red light was on. He waited off camera as Sam and Mary finished working on a telecast. His "sorry to disturb you" was countered by an annoyed technician telling him that they couldn’t take chances like that once they were on the air. When Sam Crowe told Jack this place wasn't a social club, Jack continued to bicker with Sam asking if $110 a week bought him a full time slave. Sam sent Mary to Ryan's Place to interview a "Mr. Emerson Right" who turned out to be Sam himself who enlisted the aid of Maeve and Johnny with his put-on. Sam insisted to Mary that Fenelli was asking for it. "Fenelli kept suspecting my motives and telling me how to do my job." He added that Jack acted as if he owned her. Having missed dinner by this time Mary agreed to have a hamburger with him, but she told him she would talk shop just twenty minutes, and left to spend the night with Jack. When Jillian told her father that Faith was supposed to stop by her apartment on the way to the beach house to get a list of some things Jillian wanted her to bring back, her father was preoccupied, told her that she was probably walking by herself along the beach trying to forget her unhappiness over Pat. Jillian persisted that she had tried calling several times and she Was sure Faith would answer on the chance that it might be Pat calling. When Jillian mentioned the person who had been frightening Faith, her father said that he didn’t think there was anything to worry about, that Faith would probably cry, suffer and get it out of her system and "when she comes back she'll be a new person." Search For Tomorrow Written by: Peggy O’Shea Produced by: Mary-Ellis Bunim Kathy Phillis had been reminded that Karen Dehner, Wade Collins' ex-fiancee and patient, was an inmate in the sanitarium from which Wade received a call during Janet Collins' hearing for the murder of her brother-in-law, Clay Collins. Kathy threatened to subpoena Karen so Dr. Claire Newman wouldn’t have an ethics problem, but Dr. Newman gave in and set up the interview when Kathy insisted that Karen was the only one who can prove Janet's innocence. Janet, convinced that she would be sent to prison, was seeking a full-time housekeeper for Wade and her small son Danny. District Attorney Zolar, John Wyatt and Dr. Newmanweare present as Kathy questioned Karen who remembered on her own leaving the sanitarium and stabbing Clay when he threatened to call the police after convincing her that she had hurt Janet. Zolar wasn't convinced until they found a blood-covered blouse in Karen's closet. Janet's depression was relieved when Wade told her that charges against her had been dropped. John and Eunice Wyatt were having a party to celebrate Janet's release. Kathy was puzzled at Zolar's disappointment in Karen's confession, but Scott, who worked in the District Attorney's office, told her that Zolar was going to use Janet's conviction in his election campaign and had to find a new cause. As the campaign forged on Scott became disillusioned when Zolar paid so little attention to the prosecution of his cases that he not only knew nothing that was going on, but refused to discuss the cases. Paul Zolar fired an employee who spent three days in jail because it might hurt his campaign, but said Scott's association with a respected organization like AA showed that he would give a man a second chance. Eric Leshinski, Scott’s step-son, was amazed that he was more important to Kathy than her job, but Kathy and Scott decided they need some full time help. Amy Kaslo was determined to see her pregnancy through without marrying Bruce Carson even though Dr. Weber wanted to have her dismissed from her last three months of medical school. Dr. Rogers and Dr. Gary Walton, resident, stodd up for Amy, but Weber was determined to keep her from internship. Amy sought legal advice, but decided it would be a hardship on the other interns when she took her maternity leave. Through an accident of fate, Bruce's pen, inscribed "To B.C. from A.K.," turned up in Jennifer's purse and Amy was so hurt to find that Jennifer was the other woman in Bruce's life that she wouldn’t believe that Jennifer didn't encourage him. Eunice Wyatt respected her husband, John, but couldn’t physically love him any more. She asked his help, but he tried to ignore the problem hoping it would go away. One night after being rebuffed he went to a bar where Jennifer was sitting after telling Bruce that she couldn't see him again. Jennifer and Gary had told Bruce that Jennifer was bad news for men, but she said Bruce was lucky to get out before getting hurt. Bruce had moved to an apartment of his own hoping to see more of Jennifer since they couldn't meet in her apartment for fear Amy would come home while they were there. Amy refused Bruce's offer of financial help, but might take Jennifer up on her offer of letting Amy keep the apartment and getting a roommate to help with the rent. Having Jennifer around reminded Amy of Bruce and it hurt too much to think about him yet. Bruce showed Amy his new apartment and asked her to take it, letting him pay the rent to fulfill part of responsibility, but Amy wanted nothing to do with it. Jennifer called John at home causing John to feel guilty when Eunice inquired about the phone call. John met Jennifer for a drink trying to convince himself that he was not at fault and had no reason to feel guilty. John's solution to Eunice's problem was to never make another overture for fear of rejection. Steve Kaslo’s leukemia was in remission and he convinced Gary to let him go home even though he refused to continue his treatments. Once he was home he decided that he couldn’t fool Liza, his wife, any longer since he would stay with her instead of running away. At first Liza tried tears and anger to try to get him to consent to therapy, but finally saw that it was Steve's life and he had to live it as he saw fit. They thought about taking a trip, but decided it wasn't worth the expense since they only wanted to be together. Liza asked her mother, Janet Collins, how she coped when Liza's father died of leukemia and Janet explained how hard it was because he wasn't open with his feelings the way Steve was. Liza would like a baby so that she would have some part of Steve when he was gone, but Janet said it would be hard enough for Steve to leave her. Steve visited Wade, a psychiatrist, to help him cope with the charade he and Liza were living. Steve wanted to start working again, but doing something where he could be around Liza. Gary Walton, Steve’s brother-in-law anddDoctor, told Dr. Rogers that Steve was a candidate for a bone marrow transplant and asked him to contact the one specialist in the state. Dr. Rogers insisted that they had to investigate all the possibilities before they got Steve's hopes up. Gary told Amy about the operation and that she was not eligible since she was pregnant and the bone marrow was extracted through the pelvic area. Their older brother, Mike, was the only sibling acceptable as a donor and they had to make sure that his marrow was compatible. Amy was positive that when Steve was told he would opt for a chance to live. When Mike arrived, he noticed that Amy was pregnant and assumed this is why she asked him to come to Henderson. Amy told him that Steve had leukemia and his one chance was a bone marrow transplant. Steve wanted no pity and asked Mike to return to his family. Mike's excuse was that Amy was giving him a complete physical. He was afraid that Steve would become suspicious when he had been in Henderson a week and the tests weren't completed. He was also concerned about his job and family. Gary explained that every possible test was very important so that they could find the most compatible donor. If there was a host reaction Steve would surely die because his resistance would be lowered to nothing before the transplant so that it would accept the donor marrow. Mike said that he would stay as long as necessary without complaining to save Steve. If necessary they could tell Steve that they found something in Mike's tests. Mine workers could pick up many things. Stu Bergman had sold Westside Auto and was clearing it out with the help of his secretary, Ellie Harper, and partner in the Hartford House, Jo Vincente. Ellie was upset when Connie Shultz showed up in town intent on winning Stu's affections. Ellie had been fond of Stu for years, but couldn’t bring herself to compete with a woman as aggressive as Mrs. Shultz. Jo told Ellie if she was not interested in Stu to ignore it, but if she was she'd better put up a fight. Hartford House, an inn ten miles north of Henderson, was being renovated and would soon be open for business. Jo had decided to move into the inn while finishing the restoration because she got lonely in her house as Bruce had moved out. She then decided to sell her house and move into Hartford House definitely. She offered Amy a room there, but Amy refused because seeing Bruce would be too hard and it would be unfair to Jo if he stayed away. Jo admired Amy very much. When Liza told her grandfather about Steve and that they were looking for a job together, Stu asked if they would consider working at Hartford House when the renovations were finished. Amy answered Kathy’s ad for help in the paper. Kathy was afraid that Amy's baby would remind Scott of his need for a child of his own. Scott said that he was sure that it wouldn't, but the decision was hers. When Jo’s house was sold, Steve and Liza hired themselves out as movers. When left together Bruce told Steve that he wished he could love Amy and wanted to help her. Steve called a truce. Stu and Jo placed an ad for a cook, hired David Sloan, a jack-of-all-trades drifter, as bartender and Steve and Liza to wait tables. Stu's biggest problem was that Ellie and Connie had each bought a new dress and expected to be Stu's date at the opening. Dave Wilkins broke the news to his daughter that he was leaving Henderson. Since he was fired as foreman on a Collins construc-tion site he had not been able to find another job in town, but had been offered one in a city some distance from Henderson. He promised to visit her as often as possible. Wendy didn’t under-stand why she and her mother, Stephanie Collins, couldn't go with her father. Stephanie used the excuse that people would miss them, but then wondered who would. Wendy and Eric Leshinski had become good friends. Somerset Written by: A.J. Russell Produced by: Lyle B. Hill Sarah Brisken went to the hospital for a checkup following her stabbing by a young man before Christmas. As Jerry Kane examined her, they were interrupted by Dale Robinson, a physician's assistant. Sarah recognized something in Dale's voice. They saw each other in the exam room mirror. Sarah and the tenants of her apartment building took an option on a house Lena Andrews found for them. Excitedly, they set about examining the house and planning changes. Sarah went to turn up the thermostat. The others heard her scream and found her at the foot of the stairs. She had a ruptured spleen. When her condition worsened, Jerry Kane took her to Detroit for surgery because of better facilities for someone her age. Sarah's recovery was uncertain. Carrie Wheeler and Greg Mercer split up. Carrie moved in with grandmother, Lena. Greg confided to Julian Cannell that Julian was right all along about commitment. He and Carrie might still be together if they had made a real commitment. Julian said he was wrong, that after two failed marriages, he was through with commitment. Terri Kurtz urged Julian's estranged wife Kate to get into therapy because she was building up a lot of hatred against Julian which might lead to a nervous breakdown. Kate told Terri not to worry; she had a plan — revenge. Kate arranged a business lunch with Julian. She told him she was coming back to work as publisher, which meant he would be demoted. She asked if he would be willing to work under her. He refused. Kate told him she was going to dismiss him whatever he said! Maliciously, Kate flung insinuations about Vicky Paisley and him, called Julian a failure, then says she would pay for lunch. Coolly, he thanked her. Kate left, furious. Desperate for a editor, Kate forced the job on reporter Greg Mercer. Julian wished Greg well, and left for a vacation, asking Greg to make things as easy as possible for Kate. Greg asked Carrie to rewrite a story, infuriating her. At first she refused, then changed her mind, saying Kate would just back Greg anyway. Carrie thought Kate was using the editorship to get her hands on Greg. Carrie told him she hoped he was "man enough to fill Julian's shoes. Or maybe I should say his slippers!" Following Vicky Paisley’s Christmas party, Tony and Ginger Cooper had another argument. Tony told Ginger her drunkenness at the party compromised his business standing and that was more important than his family, if he was to get ahead. Ginger accused him of wanting Vicky, not success. Tony again experienced chest pains and breathing difficulty. Julian told Ginger and Joey about his leaving the paper and going skiing. Joey was very upset. Kate had trouble handling the work, forcing the load on Greg and pretending to Terri she was fine. Kate invited Stan and Teri to dinner, then ordered Greg to be her escort. He refused. Kate tried being coy and pleading, then saw a photo of Julian she accidentally left on a side table. She lashed out at Greg, accusing him of conspiring with Julian to drive her out of her mind. Greg reported the incident to Terri, who was very worried. Kate irrationally accused her secretary Marge of having designs on Julian. Marge left in tears. Vicky Paisley arrived on store business. Kate accused Vicky of breaking up her marriage, then physically attacked Vickie. Marge pulled Kate off and Vicky escaped. Kate avoided conversation with the Kurtzes at dinner, then showed them divorce papers. Terri, observing Kate's near hysterics, suggested Kate enter a rest home under psychiatric care. Saying she would never commit herself, Kate ran into the bathroom and slit her wrists. Stan and Terri got her to the hospital in time. Terri blamed herself and called in Dr. Halstead. Kate had hysterical amnesia and called Julian's name. Dr. Halstead recommended they bring Julian in as soon as possible, but Julian was skiing. Kate sent her nurse out of the room and tried to jump out the window, but the nurse got to her in time. Ginger observed that Julian had been more of a father to Joey than Tony had. Julian tried to reassure Ginger about Tony and Vicky: "Tony's a nice, level-headed guy. Vicky's a bird-brain, and never the twain shall meet." Vicky gave Tony a cashmere sport coat as a personal Christmas gift, that galvanized them into an affair, despite Tony's statement that he had never been unfaithful to Ginger and wasn't a good liar. Vicky consoled him by saying all wives knew; they just didn't say anything. Ginger suggested Tony return the coat. He refused, saying he could have told her a lie about its source, but telling the truth was proof there was nothing between Vicky and him. Ginger apologized and promised to stop nagging him. Tony said he loved Ginger and Joey and didn’t want anything to part them ever. Stan Kurtz examined Tony. He warned Tony to take it easy or he could have a full-scale heart attack. Stan gave Tony mild tranquilizers. Tony told Vicky the tension was a result of his falling in love with her. Vicky made it clear that she was only interested in an affair with him and nothing more. She told him she didn’t want the affair to wreck his marriage because she had nothing to offer him in its place. At home, Tony was short with Joey, upset by Joey's constant references to Julian. Joey compared Tony and Julian and Tony came up short. Tony stormed out of the room. After dinner, Tony went up to apologize to Joey. Joey was gone! The Coopers called the police. Joey, determined to get to his friend Julian, went to the train station, where the manager discoversed he had a fever, and took him to the hospital. His parents were called. Stan assured Tony and Ginger that Joey would be all right. Tony talked to Joey, trying to explain his resentment of Julian and apologizing for neglecting him. Joey replied, "I wish you weren't my father." Tony stumbled from the room. Ginger told Tony she was also responsible because she had a part in the arguments that drove Joey away. Tony told Vicky the affair was off, because he couldn’t risk hurting his family further. Vicky agreed. Bobby Hansen persuaded Heather Kane to try out a 30's song and dance act at the coffeehouse. The act was a hit, but Heather was disappointed that husband Jerry didn’t attend. Heather refused to let Bobby take her home, upsetting him. Lonely, needing her husband, whom she had left, Heather went to the cabin, ready for talk, compromise, and love. Jerry, however, was cold to her. A woman came out of the bedroom. Tearfully, Heather cried, "In our house ...!" As Heather ran out, Jerry reminded her she walked out on him. Heather went to Bobby for consolation. He refused to take advantage of her vulnerability. When Heather asked the source of all his money, he told her his mother gave it to him instead of love, so he built a world his mother could never enter. Bobby spent the night on the couch and took Heather home in the morning. Jerry appeared. Bobby asked if she needed protection. She sent him home. Defensively, Jerry told Heather she should have called first; it was the first time; it was just to forget. Under Jerry's bullying, Heather admitted she spent the night in Bobby's trailor, saying, "But that doesn't mean ..." Jerry interrupted: "What that means, young lady, is that you're a tramp!" Heather slapped him and showed him the door. Heather gave in to Bobby's pleas to let him make her a star: "What do I have to lose?" Heather told Vic Kirby she thought it was over with Jerry. He told her it took years to build a relationship that could be destroyed in a hasty moment. He urged her to leave breathing space. Vic, to prove his point, told Heather that he was once dictatorial like Jerry and didn't understand his son — a poet and dreamer —and threw him out. His wife subsequently became ill and died for lack of will to live. Heather finally cried. She refused to move in with Bobby. Vic asked Jerry about reconciliation with Heather. Jerry was willing, but wouldn’t beg. Vic volunteered as go-between and arranged a meeting between them. Heather was frightened when Bobby Hansen told her he might kidnap her, if she went back to Jerry. Heather and Jerry met. Things went well until Jerry told Heather he was willing for her to have his baby. She bristled at "willing," asking if she had to give up her career. Jerry said she couldn't handle a baby and a career. Heather refused to be blackmailed out of her independence and left. At the premiere of Heather's act, Ellen Grant asked Dale Robinson why he wasn't out with one of the young girls there. He prefered her. Ellen idly wondered what they were thinking. Dale said he guessed they thought he and Ellen were lovers. Ellen was aghast. Bobby, also, implied he thought they were lovers. At home, Ellen was incredulous that people could misunderstand, saying she was a mother and a grandmother - Son David had a son by his concubine Lai Ling in Hong Kong. - Dale says it was time Ellen abandoned her roles and lived in the real world. When Ellen angered and stonewalled, Dale left the house. Ellen waited for him to return. He accused her of "motherly" concern. Ellen said she had no motherly concern at all for him: he was her friend. Dale told her he left because he couldn’t deny his feelings or those he felt from her. Dale kissed her, and Ellen responded. Shocked at herself, Ellen asked Dale to leave. Ellen confessed her attraction to Dale to Terri Kurtz, who encouraged her, saying Ellen was just coming into the age of greatest sexual desire, and "other people" didn’t matter. Dale pursued his cause by accusing Ellen of floating on the surface of life, waiting to think of what might have been, waiting to take out her memories and sigh over them on rainy afternoons. Ellen pleaded that she had to listen to her conscience. Dale told Ellen he was ready to settle down and give back to the world. He would like to become a doctor, but he had no resources. Ellen softly told him he could do it, with help from someone — like her. Ellen told him she realized she needed him. They became lovers, happy together. Sometime later, Dale proposed marriage. Ellen said no way; she was happy with things as they were. Dale confessed his pursuit of her, claiming love at first sight. Ellen didn’t like feeling like a pawn. Dale told Stan Kurtz that his counselor thought he had enough paramedic experience from the Peace Corps to go into first year med. Stan had checked Dale's references and asked why Dale didn't tell him about a commendation. Dale replied that it was no honor to be rewarded for killing a beggar while protecting a pharmacy. Dale revealed his father was killed while standing in line for a construction job. His mother died when he was 15. He lived in a succession of foster homes. The Peace Corps became his home, until the beggar incident. He left and went into a Buddhist monastery, but didn't find what he wanted until he got to Somerset. Dale told Ellen he would like to double up on courses, but he couldn’t afford to quit work. Ellen offered to support him. He accepted, which bothered Ellen, who expected some measure of hesitancy and having to coax him. After talking it out, Dale assuring her money was unimportant, Ellen said it was their money. Dale again brought up marriage. She replied that they had enough to accomplish without marriage. Dale bantered her into accepting that they were engaged, provided they don't tell anyone yet. He had her close her eyes. He had a present. He dangled before her eyes Jon Wheeler's half of the coin he had cut to share with Ellen's daughter! Ellen was aghast, demanding where Dale got the coin! Dale told her he bought it from a guy on campus. Ellen insisted Dale go to the police. Dale said he couldn't go to the police—he had a record! He was involved in a teenage gang and was arrested for theft. Subsequently, he was arrested breaking into a liquor store for an alcoholic friend. Ellen promised to stick by him. That night, however, she locked her bedroom door, then later unlocked it. Lt. Price thought Dale's story had a lot of holes, so he checked dates with Dale and discovered he was collecting toys dressed as Santa the same night Florence was attacked by a man dressed as Santa. Price got a warrant to search Dale's room. The Young And The Restless Written by: William J. Bell Produced by: William J. Bell & John Conboy Liz Foster had promised her daughter, Jill, that she wouldn’t tell anyone that she was letting Mrs. Chancellor have her baby, but she confided in her son, Dr. Snapper Foster. Jill's baby was born — a seven pound, four ounce boy. Although Bill Foster's health was very poor, he insisted on going to the hospital. Snapper asked Jill to think over carefully her decision before she gave the baby up, but she refused to see the baby even though she was told it looked like Phillip. Kay Chancellor told her son, Brock Reynolds, that she was leaving town and would like him to make arrangements for the senior citizens to be moved out of their depressing building and into her estate. Kay visited Jill to make sure she hadn't changed her mind and reminded her how much a million dollars would mean to her family. Greg asked Snapper why their sister hadn't seen the baby and Snapper explained that Mrs. Chancellor was taking him because Jill wanted him to have everything. Mrs. Chancellor would send their parents to Arizona where their father would be able to live a little longer. Greg told Jill that he could get a court injunction because there were laws against women selling children, but Jill vowed she would never see him again if he did. He said she wouldn't be able to live with herself and that their father wouldn’t care to live when he found out what she had done. Liz told Mrs. Chancellor that the boy would some day find out what she had done to his mother and hate her for it. Getting the idea that his mother wanted to keep him away from the house, Brock paid Kay a visit and finding her packing baby clothes suddenly realized she was taking Jill's baby. She asked him to remember what a difference he had noticed in her and begged him not to change her plans. She would raise the baby in Europe as hers and Phillip's so that his background would not be known. Brock felt that if Jill could see the baby and still give him up then God had to want this to happen. Liz tried to get Jill to look at a polaroid picture she had taken of the baby, but Jill managed to avoid it. Brock had Jill's father, Bill, ask to have the baby christened at the hospital so that it wouldn’t have to be taken out into the cold again. Jill couldn’t refuse when Reverand Bannister, the hospital chaplain who married Jill to Phillip, agreed to perform the ceremony. When asked the baby's name Jill called him Phillip Chancellor and the chaplain christened him Phillip Chancellor Foster. Jill asked Snapper to get their father on a plane to Arizona because it would be safer if he heard that she was giving the baby away while in a better climate. Snapper insisted that Greg find a way since this was the only thing Jill had ever asked them to do. Kay had two papers for Jill to sign before her release. One was the adoption and the other a financial statement, giving Jill the responsibility of seeing that the Foster boys continue their careers and paying the medical expenses for the family with the money Mrs. Chancellor was providing for the Fosters because of her love and concern for them. Mrs. Chancellor was waiting in the lobby for Jill's release. Bill had a respiratory attack and, afraid he was dying, Liz couldn’t lie to him about the baby. He went to the hospital to tell Jill that they wouldn’t accept that kind of money and he didn’t want to live if he couldn’t have his grandson. He demanded that Kay return the papers, but she refused, saying she adopted him legally and wouldn’t leave without him. Kay called upstairs to find out when Jill was being released to find that the baby had a fever and had to stay in the nursery. Jill and Kay waited anxiously for the baby's fever to go down, both refusing to leave the hospital until he was well. When Jill was frightened Kay helped her pray. Kay called the nurse and governess she had hired to tell them that there would be a delay in their departure for Europe. Greg told Jill that there was a good chance that he could have the adoption annulled, but she refused to fight. She still felt that Mrs. Chancellor could give little Phillip a much better life. The baby's fever was down and he could go home the following day. Liz told Bill that she was going to take him to Arizona because she didn’t want him to die. Jill came home to find that her father still insisted that she was wrong and he would rather die than live without his grandson. Jill told him that he was only thinking of himself. When he died they would have many debts and she and her mother would have to work all their lives. He was not thinking of her mother, her, or her baby. In the morning, Bill said he still wouldn't have any of the money spent on him, but Liz reminded him that he left home for nine years and Jill had never held that against him. She was trying to help him and he condemned her. Bill packed for Arizona. Jill had to take physical custody of the baby at the hospital to release him. While she waited, Jill remembered her last hours with Phillip and found that when her son was placed in her arms, she couldn’t give him to Mrs. Chancellor. Lorie Brooks was very depressed since Mark Henderson broke their engagement and left town without saying why. She told Brad Eliott, her brother-in-law and ex-lover, that changing her ways didn't help because Mark left her like every other man so,from now on, any man was fair game. Brad went over and over with her everything she did and said the day Mark left trying to find a reason for his breaking the engagement so quickly. Lorie said she gave blood because it was important to Mark and then later he told her that they couldn't get married because they weren't right for each other. After hearing this Brad confronted Jennifer Brooks, Lorie's mother, about her attitude toward Lorie's engagement. He mentioned her relationship with Bruce Henderson having been a reality long before her marriage with Stuart. He advised that if his suspicions were correct then she had better tell Lorie the truth because it was ruining her. Stuart told the girls that he was going to ask Jennifer to move back home again and was sure it would mean more if Peggy went with him to show that she was in favor of it also. Jennifer accepted his offer and began packing when Brad insisted that Jennifer tell Lorie. Stuart was with Lorie when Jennifer arrived and seeing that they were so close she instead told Stuart that she wouldn’t be coming home. Jennifer told Brad that Laurie wasn't the hostile, lost girl he told her about because she had Stuart, but she felt too guilty to go home. Stuart came home alone alone to find that the girls had filled the house with flowers for Jennifer's arrival. Lorie realized that what ever made her mother change her mind happened at her apartment since Chris was with Jennifer until then. Lorie tried to think things through and decided to confront her mother with what she knew. Realizing the implication of the fact that Jennifer knew about Mark's leaving without being told and could only have heard it from Mark himself, Jennifer reminded Lorie of her affair with Bruce when Leslie was a year old. Horrified, the whole story fell into place. Lorie was going to Stuart when she screamed, realizing that he was not her father. Jennifer called Brad who stopped Lorie from telling Stuart. Lorie no longer felt that child-like closeness toward Stuart. Lorie decided to find Mark, and Stuart told her that he had a reporter locate him in a small clinic in Cleveland. She remembered that Mark was willing to elope and arrived with new hope in Cleveland, only to be shattered when Mark told her that their love would have become dirty and they would have hated themselves and each other. Heartbroken, Laurie agreed to let Mark go, but denied their love could have been tarnished. Pianist Leslie Brooks Elliot received a call from the Maestro asking her to come to Paris immediately for a concert because the famous Jean Paul Bizot had become ill. After concluding his business, Lance Prentiss was staying to see Bizot, but decided to see Leslie on stage instead. Lance offered Les a tour of Paris after she called Brad who told her to be sure she took advantages of the sights while she was there. Confused over the situation at home, Peggy offered herself to Jack Curtis, her teaching assistant, who refused because he didn’t want her resentment for her mother to force her into a decision she would regret later. Peggy was worried about her final and asked Jack to help her. He had a previous engagement, but seeing how much it meant to her, he called and cancelled it. Brock’s employee, Joanne Kryzynski had lost 8 pounds and was happy that her husband Johnny, known to his students as Jack Curtis, was taking her to dinner. She stayed determined to diet even after he canceled. When he rejected her in bed that night, she ate a whole casserole.

Before I start posting 1976, here are my views about the 1975 year. So much stuff I didn't know about. All My Children : The triangle between Phil / Tara and Chuck was really what dominated the year. I don’t think Stephanie Braxton (ex-Laurie Stevens Reddin, SS) was very popular in the role compared to original Karen Lynn Gorney (who would return in 1976). I really enjoyed it when Erica was involved in it. By the end of the year, I find a bit boring. I wish we could see Phoebe’s involvement in the storyline. Ruth Warrick was not used enough when you read the summaries. The other big story of the year was Anne Tyler’s emotional issues. Traditional melodrama but it seems more interesting that what we could see these days. Two characters I wish we could see more of were Margo and her daughter Claudette. Both were good vixens and Claudette seemed the more devious. At the year was closing, I became more interested in Ruth’s marital problems and her slow acquaintance with mysterious David Thornton. I was sure Paul Gleason had joined later. Kitty’s storyline was also becoming more interesting at the end of the year with her involvement in the drug storyline. Another World : The beginning of the year seems too much focus on Mac / Rachel and Iris. The three performers were terrific and I am sure they were awesome but when I read the summaries, it seemed a bit unbalanced. George Reinholt (Steve) and Jacqueline Courtney (Alice)’s departures must have been a huge blow for the show but I like this storyline of Alice adopting little Sally and all the custody mess with Beatrice and Raymond beginning. I also enjoyed the Marianne Randolph’s pregnancy as it brought much needed conflict for Pat and John and would lead to much more story in 1976. Willis and Carol are two very intriguing vilains. I only thought the Lenore departure storyline was a bit poor : she was very easily afraid to flee Bay City. BTW, Aunt Liz was such a noisy busybody. As The World Turns : The Joyce / Grant / Lisa triangle was very good because Grant didn’t love Joyce but she always found a way to be involved in their lives and I am sure Barbara Roddell against Eileen Fulton must have been terrific to watch. I thought Jennifer’s death was a bit surprising and didn’t have much consequences. I wonder if Gillian Spencer wanted to leave before the show was moved to the hour format just as Susan Flannery did on DAYS. Carol seems to be a little too Mary Sue for my taste but Jay is intriguing. I would have loved to see the John and Kim storyline. Larry Bryggman must have rocked it. Poor Patricia Bruder was not considered enough, she was written out during Spring and would only brought back in January 1976 with no explanation. The writers won’t know what to do with Ellen for 20 years… I would have like to see the Sandy / Norman / Bob storyline as the year and was surprised to learn it was Toni Bua (Tess Prentiss, LOL) who played Tina, Norman’s lover. Days of our Lives : Julie’s love life is such a mess 😊 I am sure Susan Seaforth played all the melodrama perfectly. I don’t like the David SORAS mid-year. I guess it created good conflict especially with Brooke and then the Grants involved but it made Julie mother of an adult 10 years after the show began and she was a young teen. When Brooke was pregnant, I cringed that Tom and Alice could have be great-great grandparents ! Such a mess. Amanda was clearly the other suffering heroine. I think Mary Frann and Joseph Gallison were brought in early 1974 after RTPP was cancelled as they were probably popular and many storyline was given to them. The very long Mickey’s amnesia storyline was finally coming to the end around Christmas. John Clarke must have been such a powerful player in it. It’s a shame Mickey was clearly reduced to a day player later in the show run. And when will Laura finally give birth to Jennifer ? She was already pregnant for Christmas 1974 !😊 The Doctors : I like the Mike / Toni / Alan triangle at the beginning of the year. It was classic but sounded good on paper. It kind of fizzled too quickly for my taste. I didn’t enjoy how quickly Althea became involved with Scott Conrad at the end of the year. They barely met that they were involved and his crazy wife was on the way. It lacked some build-up. The Aldriches always seem to be in some kind of conflict : Ann or Karen or both. Didn’t like that much. It was also a shame how Lauri was quickly written out with no explanation. Hank and Lauri seemed happy and they were the only black couple on the show. Very stupid. The young girls : Penny, Stacy and M.J. interested me a bit at the end of the year. They sounded promising on paper. The Edge of Night : From one mystery to another : as soon as Martha Marceau was acquitted (and shipped off the show. Bye bye Teri Keane), Serena Faraday appeared. The mysteries were fascinating and I liked how conflicted Adam and Brandy (I loved Dixie Carter, she was probably terrific !) were. Nicole’s return in November was so good. Was it the last scene before the show moved to ABC ? It would have been a good cliffangher. I loved most the Whitney family drama. Geraldine spent too many months incapacited but the drama around Kevin/Phoebe, Noel/Tiffany/Tracy felt like some B storylines which could be a great balance to the grand mystery of the time. General Hospital : The show was going through a big transition. I loved the first half when the Dobsons were still writing : the Phil Brewer’s murder mystery was a big umbrella story involving much of the cast and probably the last time poor Jessie was considered an heroine. After it concluded, the show last many performers (Augusta, Henry, Jane, Kira, Joel…) and Lesley became the whole focus with her search for Laura. The Chandler family was too much forced : they were newcomers and eating the airtime. Interesting characters like Peter and Diana seemed a bit on the background at the end of the year and the whole Jim/Audrey storyline tended to feel a bit too long for my taste. Guiding Light : Despite the change of head writers, I feel like the show was well constructed. Ed/Holly/Janet/Ken moved to Ed/Holly/Roger/Peggy quite smoothly and naturally. Pam and Tim were slowly backburnered at the end of the year but I think Rita’s arrival during fall will shake it up in 1976. Sara and Joe wanting to adopt T.J. seemed great and I enjoyed Ann as T.J.’s mother was only a false lead – opposed to Beatrice being Sally’s grandmother on AW -. I thought the Chad Richards storyline would evolve to some more drama as Leslie and Hope could have been both interested in the same man and it could have create good drama but as someone said, the Dobsons clearly got rid of Chad or Andy Norris they had created when they joined the show. How To Survive a Marriage : The show only aired for 4 months before being cancelled. I don’t know if it was because I was not familiar with the characters but I didn’t enjoy that much what I read. The soap wanted to depart a bit from the traditional storytelling of the time : Larry/Chris relationship was supposed to be a take on feminism at first but I found it very boring. The McGhees involved with some mob sounded a bit lame. Love of Life : I really liked reading about this. Ben the bigamist was a classic storyline and I like that many characters are grey and with layers even the heroines like Cal or Betsy to a lesser extend. I am fascinated with Meg as a villainess and David Hart was a character I didn’t know much about but which seemed to deserve to be known. The Diana « late in life » pregnancy was great because it will closely involve Arlene’s blackmail and accentuate Jamie’s hatred for Ben. Felicia seemed to be a very weird character, totally psychotic but her being stalked sounded creepy. I wish there was more available of John Aniston playing Eddie Aleata. One Life to Live : I was surprised at how well rounded the show seemed to be. Everything seemed to fall into pieces from Megan’s birth to her death, the Mark Toland storyline was a great umbrella story as I like them with many suspects. Dorian was already such a schemer. So sad that nearly nothing was left of Nancy Pinkleton in the role. Some characters were clearly forgotten in the background : Vinnie and Wanda Wolek after their marriage, Jim and Anna Craig, Ed and Carla Hall (was Sadie even on the show at the time ? She was not mentionned even once). I think getting Reinholt and Courtney to join the show was a great coup as they were hugely popular as Steve and Alice but I don’t think that Tony and Pat would be as great. Does anyone know more about the Michiko character accompanying Tony to town ? It seemed a bit weird. Ryan’s Hope : Always interesting to see how a show began even if « Ryan’s Hope » was never my taste. I am more a traditional melodrama fan. Delia seems the most interesting character from what I could read. How Frank was trapped into this loveless marriage at the end of the year seems good conflict and drama for 1976. I didn’t like much the Ken/Faith stalking storyline which seemed totally out of the blue with no building up. I am intrigued with Nell/Seneca. They seemed a bit isolated at first but the storyline was kicking off at the end of the year. Mary sounds like a good heroine with energy. Seeing Kate Mulgrew, Ilene Kristen, Nancy Addison and Helen Gallagher as lead actresses was probably a blast. Search For Tomorrow : From my point of view, this is the most disjointed soap of the year (with GH maybe). It had great promises with the end of the Stephanie/Tony/Jo/Dave drama at the beginning of the year and the Scott/Kathy/Jennifer triangle but once it ended, itw as like the show didn’t know which direction had to be taken. Bizarre stuff around Tony’s death with Kathy involved with crook DA Sam Hunter and prostitute Robin’s death and then the Collins brothers feud. It was interesting but Clay was killed way too soon and his murderer revealed too. I thought Liza and Steve had much of a lovely start before his leukemia story began. Somerset : This forgotten soap seems more interesting that it seemed even after the famour Henry Slesar stint. I would have loved to see Tina Sloan as Kate as I never saw her as a scheming vixen. I am sure she would be great. A bit disappointed about how Jerry turned out to be a jerk at the end of the year after all the drama surrounding the attempts on Heather’s wife. The Vicky character seemed to me one of the most interesting as a free spirit and modern woman. I also enjoy the premise of the Ellen/Dale may-december romance but I am afraid it would turn out short. The Young & The Restless : Reading about 1975 was fascinating as so little is available about early Y&R. I particularity enjoyed all the details from Kay/Jill/Phillip : from Jill and Phillip assuming their love, the messy divorce, Phillip’s death and now Kay wanting to buy the baby. How riveting it would be to see this ! The Brooks drama about Stuart/Jennifer/Bruce was a bit less interesting for me except for how much featured Peggy was. She is too often the forgotten Brooks child. I loved Lorie and Mark’s budding relationship and how it fell apart because of the incest maybe a bit too soon. I think Mark should have been kept around a bit longer. Lance Prentiss appeared and I think Leslie needs a bit boost. Her constant concert and married life with Brad seem quite boring.