Another World

[j swift]

I'm not sure which part of the story you're referencing.

IIRC (which is never a guarantee) didn't Rachel tell Alice and Steve at their engagement party?  Then, Alice calls off her engagement, she tells Jim, but begs him for secrecy.  He tells Mary, but they agree not to upset Russ, also Pat had her own mishegoss.  Rachel goes to a nearby town, so Russ can't tell how far along she is in the pregnancy.  Then, Rachel returns to give birth.  Jim is torn because Rachel wants a trust for Jamie so she can get a bigger apartment, meanwhile Pat wants Lenore's old place and she needs a loan.

[Mona Kane Croft]

Why is Pat looking for a place?  Were she and John separated at that time?  And weren't Lenore and Walter already living in Bill and Missy's old house by that time?  

[Xanthe]

I was looking at the bit right after Jamie is born. But I have flipped back a couple of pages and I see Alice tell Jim (who reasons that the odds must be in Russ' favour) who tells Mary who was on the very verge of telling Russ when Rachel went into labour and Russ had to leave for the hospital without the facts.  

[j swift]

Of course, you are correct. I conflated Pat and Lenore's story during the engagement party.

It was relatively more embarrassing for Russ than for Mac.  Because only three people were keeping it a secret from Mac.  Meanwhile, everyone in Russ's family and their spouses knew Rachel's secret for months before him.  (Correct this list if anyone is missing or incorrect) The people who knew Russ wasn't Jamey's father before he did included: Steve, Alice, John, Pat, Jim, Mary, and maybe Walter?

Also, can anyone confirm - Zach only knew that Mac took a medication that caused sterility, so he figured it out that Mitch was the father.  Nobody confessed to Zach prior to the trial that Rachel wasn't pregnant by Mac.  Which lead to Mac's first most famous courtroom hysterics moment (obviously the second would mirror it, but with Iris).

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[Mona Kane Croft]

Plus of course Rachel, Ada, and possibly Ernie.  That's a lot of people who knew, while poor Russ was out of the loop.

[Contessa Donatella]

Unfortunately Russ at that time was written very dumb. It was inevitable. The writing required it. However, I remember really feeling sorry for him. He was just a nice guy. He didn't deserve to be treated so badly. 

[Mona Kane Croft]

They did something similar with Mickey Horton on DOOL.  He was the last to find out that Mike was not his biological son.  Several other family members had known for years.  

[Contessa Donatella]

Oh, yes, good comparison but not as many people knew. 8 or more years, though was a long damn time. Tom, Laura, Bill & Kitty knew.