Look into the past: Y&R 1982

[FrenchFan]

1982 is best-known for Y&R because it is the year during which the Brookses and Fosters mainly disappeared and when the Newmans, Abbotts and Williams grew more present.

Arrivals :

Christopher Holder (Kevin Bancroft) : January

Elizabeth Keifer (Angela Laurence): March

Suzanne Zenor (Claire Laurence): March

Jerry Douglas (John Abbott): April

Mark Tapscott (Earl Bancroft): April

Lynn Wood (Allison Bancroft): April

Mimi Maynard (Carolyn Harper): April

Ben Hammer (Alex Morgan): May

Kristine DeBell (Pam Warren): May

William Basset (Pete Walker): May

Alex Donnelley (Diane Jenkins): May

Eileen Davidosn (Ashley Abbott): June

Beth Mailtand (Traci Abbott): June

Meg Bennett (Julia Newman): July (return)

Jay Kerr (Brian Forbes): August

Joseph Taylor (Tony DiSalvo): August

DeAnna Robbins (Cindy Lake): August

Brock Peters (Frank Lewis): August

Margaret Mason (Eve Howard): October (return)

Patty Weaver (Gina Roma): October

Departures :

Cynthia Eilbacher (April Stevens Williams): February

Melinda Cordell (Dorothy Stevens): February

William Long Jr (Wayne Stevens): February

Beth Schaffel (Barbara Harding) : February

John Gibson (Jerry “Cash” Cashman): February

Lee Crawford (Sally McGuire): April

Marc Bentley (Chuckie Roulland): April

David Hasselhoff (Dr. Snapper Foster): April

Dennis Cole (Lance Prentiss): May

Jaime Lyn Bauer (Lorie Brooks): August

Tom Ligon (Lucas Prentiss): August

Jeanna Michaels (Karen Richards): August

Lynne Topping Richter (Chris Brooks Foster): September

Howard McGillin (Greg Foster): September

Peter Brown (Robert Laurence): December

Elizabeth Keifer (Angela Laurence): December

Suzanne Zenor (Claire Laurence): December

Victoria Mallory (Leslie Brooks): December

JANUARY 1982

Paul and Barbara return home from Aspen after a drunken Paul sleeps with her. When Paul tells Patty that Jack has a woman on his arm at all times, she retaliates by hitting him with the fact that he was in Aspen with Barbara instead of his wife. Paul is stunned by her knowledge. Patty says that she went to Aspen on her own free will without Jack's knowledge. Dorothy tells Wayne that Bobbi is April's twin. At first this causes total estrangement for the four of them, but they decide to try and become a family unit. Paul is further ashamed when he realizes he bedded down with his wife's twin sister. Barbara decides to use her ill-gotten gains to make a better life for Wayne and Dorothy, including buying them a new home, fancy clothes and anything else she can. Unaware of Paul's relationship with Barbara, April is thrilled that she has found her twin sister.

Patty finishes high school early and wants Jack to hire her as a model. Paul warns Jack he'd better not. During a verbal argument with Jack, Carl becomes angry and punches him. An angered Jack files charges and Carl is visited by Internal Affairs. Patty takes Jack's part against her father. Danny takes Patty into his apartment and she contemplates her relationship with Jack. When Patty refuses to listen to Danny's suggestion that she move back home, he tells Jack where she is, feeling that Jack can send her back to Carl and Mary. Carl's punching out Jack may cost him his job on the police force.

Nikki overhears Victor's plans to take over Prentiss Industries by getting Lorie's proxy. While Lance is with Lorie, a delated wedding gift arrives from Vanessa — a set of monogrammed glasses. Robert Laurence tells Stuart that Lorie's case is going to be hard to win because of all the negative evidence. Lance decides to visit Vanessa's doctor but learns Dr. Cardwell is suffering from a paralytic condition and cannot talk. Lance tells Lorie he'll never abandon her. At trial, Robert is able to prove that anyone could have deposited funds in her name. On the witness stand, Lucas says that he believes Lorie murdered his mother, while Robert tries to prove that Lorie's innocence is apparent, since she stuck to the suicide story from the beginning. Lucas decides he wants Lorie to pay for Vanessa's death no matter what and tells the DA that Lance, not he, is Brooks' father, giving a valid reason for Lorie wanting Vanessa dead. Robert believes that the key to Vanessa's death is Dr. Caldwell, who still remains speechless due to a stroke.

Cash is threatened by Vegas goons for past gambling debts. Unable to come up with the money, he decides to pawn Nikki's fur coat but eventually persuades Kay to give him the dough. Unhappy because Nikki is falling in love with him, Victor sets out to find the right man for her, a young architect named Kevin Bancroft. Lance is told the corporation is about to replace its officers. Nikki learns that Victor has bought the Bayou. Cash tells Kay that his mother, a high-paid call girl, was murdered and mutilated and that his natural father is a U.S. senator whose name can never be revealed.

Chris is offered Hawaiian modeling job but Snapper says, "No way." As Chris is about to leave for Hawaii modeling location, she is felled by appendicitis. Recovering from her appendicitis attack, Chris tells Snapper she is tired of playing second fiddle to Chuckie. Snapper defends his position and says he's doing the best he can for Chris and Jennifer.

Andy confesses his love to Jill and then decides to sign on as physical education teacher. He tells Karen he loves Jill and wants a divorce. Karen tries to kill herself but Lucas saves her.

FEBRUARY 1982

When Lance learns he is Brooks’ father, Victor succeeds in taking over Prentiss Industries with proxys gathered by Douglas. Sure that her relationship with Lance is over, Leslie turns to Robert. Brooks remembers seeing Vanessa with Lorie’s type machine just before her death.

Liz is stunned when Stuart says he thinks Chris would have been better off if she had married Greg, not Snapper. Meanwhile, Chuckie's condition continues to worsen. Chris and Jennifer move with Stu. Stu tells Sally that Snapper and Chris had split and Sally tells Greg about the separation.

Kay tells Nikki she should use Kevin to make Victor jealous but a very narrow-minded Kevin lets Nikki go after seeing her in a strip-tease. Nikki finally seduces Victor after admitting to Doug that she's fallen in love with Victor and isn't interested in other men. Kay grieves when Cash dies from stab wounds during a gambling dispute. Douglas says Victor Nikki plans to comes into bed with him and when she does, she finds Douglas in the bed.

Patty feels used after sleeping with Jack, who agrees to drop the assault charges against Carl. She is right: Jack is longing to get his hands on Chris's body. Danny consoles Patty, who moves back home. Chris assures Jack she's taking charge of her life and wants a full modeling career. Carl is reinstated but Jack's assault charges will stay on his record. Sally lets Snapper think he is the first to call her about his split with Chris.

Andy insists that he and Jill have to live in Liz's house for money reasons. Lucas comforts Karen who cannot let Andy go easily.

April is jealous because she cannot afford the same things to her parents as Barbara does. The Stevenses decide to start over. Paul bids farewell to April, Heather, Barbara, Dorothy and Wayne, who all move to New York.

MARCH 1982

Lorie goes to Leslie and explains no matter what the verdict in Vanessa's death, someone will lose — Lorie if she goes to prison, because she will lose Brooks and her freedom; Leslie if the verdict is not guilty, because she will not be able to gain custody of Brooks. With Brooks’s testimony, Lorie is declared non guilty. Lance and Leslie admit they both want Brooks back in their life but don't know how to go about it. Lance visits Lorie and says he understands why she hid the fact that he was Brooks' father, but he begins to explain that he can't forgive her for her business manipulation. Lorie doesn't know what he's talking about and he begins to explain the Prentiss business maneuvers which made Victor head of the company. Feeling that Brooks would be happier with Leslie, Lorie decides to allow the boy to live there. An overjoyed Leslie calls off her European tour. Lorie takes solace in Robert’s arrival. As Leslie is appearing in Paris thanks to the Maestro, Brooks and Lance join her and announce that Lorie is letting Brooks stay with Leslie permanently. Victor tells Lorie he took over Prentiss Industries to protect her from Lance and to make her a rich woman. Meanwhile, Robert tries to be a good father for his daughter Angela but he keeps from her the fact that her mother Claire is institutionalized.

Paul is saddened by April, Barbara, Wayne and Dorothy's departure. Nikki and Kay are shattered by Cash's death. Unhappily, Nikki learns she is pregnant but tells Paul it was a false alarm. Kay is managing without Cash and tells Nikki she does intend to find another man. A pregnant Nikki decides on abortion while Victor returns from Switzerland where he visited Charles, Eve Howard’s son. Charles was injured while mountain climbing and Victor wanted to escape Lorie’s wrath because of Prentiss Industries. At the last minute, Nikki drops abortion plans and assures Victor she never stopped taking birth control.

Jill lies to Andy and says Liz is aware that Jill is selling the house. Lucas tells Karen that once the matter of the trial is settled he is willing to give her a job. Liz is stunned when Jill says she sold the house Liz has had for all these years for $65,000. Going to Lucas for job, Karen is stunned to find him drunk in the afternoon and tells him she's going to force him to get his act together as he did with her. She and Andy sign divorce papers.

Chris goes to visit Snapper and suggests getting back together, but he says they are better off apart. With Chuckie needing a kidney transplant, Sally volunteers to be the donor. With Snapper giving his kidney to Chuckie, Chris realizes how much she loves the boy and askes Sally to let Snapper and her raise him. An incredulous Sally refuses.Chuckie undergoes transplant.

Once again, Jack capitvates Patty, who asks him to set her up in modeling. He agrees and gives Chris the same promise. Patty's desire to be a model outweighs her talent.

APRIL 1982

After Chuckie's successful kidney transplant, Snapper considers revealing to Chuckie that he is his father. Aware that Sally is trying to get Snapper for herself, Liz informs him that Chris offered to take Chuckie in. Snapper is delighted and stunned by the revelation since Sally never told him. Greg is stunned when he learns Chris has offered to raise Chuckie, but Sally informs Snapper she cannot give up her child. One of Sally's out-of-town boyfriends calls Stuart's house to leave a message for Sally. Stan, one of Sally's out-of-town boyfriends, comes to Genoa City, and Sally realizes she can never have a chance with Snapper. Snapper is unhappy but understands when Sally says she must leave town with Chuckie. Snapper wants Chuckie to know he is the boy's father. Although her marriage is still in trouble, Chris wants Stuart to stop interfering. When Sally leaves town with Chuckie and Stan, Snapper heads for three-month London fellowship alone while Chris decides to pursue Genoa City modeling career.

Nikki tells Victor that she is pregnant by Kevin Bancroft, the young architect Victor presented to her months ago. Kevin wants her to have an abortion, which she refuses, and then tells her he has no desire to marry her. Feeling she's off the hook, Nikki suggests to Victor that she and the baby - which may be Victor's - should live with him. Victor says no; he is going to make certain Kevin marries her. Kay has Kevin's parents, Earl and Allison Bancroft to dinner and learns his father Earl is a past college lover. Nikki tells Kevin she wants to marry him, and still maintains her story that he is the father of her unborn child. Kay wonders when Earl's wife will recall their college days. After Nikki informs Kevin's parents she's pregnant, Kevin decides to marry her. Allison asks Carolyn Harper, Kevin’s former girlfriend, to help her split Kevin and Nikki.

Lorie is told by Robert that his wife is not dead, but has been in an institution for over is years. Robert warns Lorie her plan to get Prentiss Industries away from Victor and back into Lance's hands spells disaster. In Europe, Leslie and Lance realize that they again love each other and Leslie accepts Lance’s proposal. Stunned by Leslie and Lance's romance, Lorie goes to Victor, who offers her trip for one to Greece. Karen consoles Lucas over the loss of Brooks and promises to help him forget Lorie.

Patty is living with Jack, but he is eyeing Chris. Mary Williams is aware that she's living with Jack, but Carl is still unaware. Thinking that Patty's visiting relatives out of town, Carl writes her a letter. Instead of destroying the message, Mary gives it to Patty, who is saddened by the letter which contains trust and much love. Jack's father, John Abbott is back to Genoa City and comes down on his son for overspending and says it must stop. Jill is priming John Abbott for the financial kill. Patty admits to Carl she is living with Jack and agrees to wed Jack without her parents’ approval. She gets John to ask for a date after Andy refuses a quick wedding. Jack ousts Jack as head of Jabot Cosmetics because he disapproves of his personnal and professional decisions but John is impressed with Chris’s modeling work after she is signed a long-term contract with Jabot.

MAY 1982

Lance tells Brooks that he is his real father, and the child reacts negatively. Lucas manages to rescue Brooks, tells him he'll always be his dad and that now he merely has two fathers: Lance and Lucas. Lance suggests Robert move his daughter to Genoa City and lease Lance's former home while he decides to cancel wedding leave town after Brooks’s reaction. With Lance's departure, Lucas decides to look after Leslie and Lorie. When Lorie decides to expose Victor Newman by writing a book about him, Lucas agrees to help her. Robert pays a visit to his hospitalized wife, Claire in hopes that she will speak, but her psychiatrist tells Robert she has not communicated in 16 years and never will again, and suggests Robert get a divorce. Leslie agrees to redecorate Lance’s house for Robert and Angela.

Having collapsed after marrying Kevin, Nikki is hospitalized but she and the baby will be fine. Nikki is unhappy when Victor suggests she and Kevin move in with him. Nikki and Kevin move into Casey's former house, but Nikki says separate bedrooms only. With Carolyn Harper, Kevin’ex, back in town, Nikki tells Kevin she wants nothing to do with him. After growing fond of Kevin, it’s his turn to refuse to bed her.

Pete Walker, head of Genoa City syndicate, sets up Carl with informer-prostitute who is really there to destroy Carl's life. Mary is obviously jealous of Carl's vice squad work and his working with this attractive, youthful prostitute: Pam Warren. Working as waiter at Lucas' club, Paul feels useless and wants to do something with his life. He learns April wants divorce in order to marry a New York dentist. Carl is thrilled but Mary distressed when Paul plans to become a policeman. Carl gets a vice squad job with Captain Alex Morgan, who's involved with Pete Walker.Working for Pete, Pam Warren is arrested on a drug charge.

Jill is ignoring Philip in order to spend time with John Abbott. Angry because Stuart advised Chris not to go with Snapper to England, Liz moves out of the house. John Abbott tells Jill he doesn't care that she slept with Jack in the past. Jack tells Chris he plans to dump the woman he's now seeing. As Patty tells a broken-hearted Danny she plans to marry Jack, Jack has one of his well-known sessions with a new model, Diane Jenkins. Andy splits when Jill stands him up to be with John. Danny turns down Patty’s wedding invitation.

JUNE 1982

Pam gives Carl tidbits on Pete's drug and prostitution ring. Carl is arrested after Pete forced Pam to drug Carl, plant pills on him and then cry rape. Pete also leads the police to the cachet of money in Carl's basement. Stu agrees his reporters would keep mum about Carl's suspension until after Patty's wedding.

John promises Jack the presidency of Jabot when Jack marries Patty. John's oldest daughter, Ashley, arrives in town. Patty is upset Danny plans to leave town. John's other daughter, Traci, frets about her battle with the bulge. Ashley, who doesn't get along with Jack, learns he's marrying Patty to get the presidency of Jabot. Danny finally agrees to stay in town and attend Patty's wedding. Patty and Jack are married but Ashley has to sober him up and use blackmail to get him to the altar. Danny sings at Patty’s wedding.

Lucas agrees to help Lorie trap Victor, who smooches with Lorie and rebuffes Nikki. Kevin is in a funk because of Nikki's even funkier moods. Lorie pretends to seduce Victor while Lucas searches for the key to Victor's confidential files. Nikki's untimely arrival quels Victor's arduous plans for Lorie. Doug suspects Nikki and Lorie are somehow working against Victor and Victor warns Nikki to stay away from Lorie of he’ll never see her again.

Claire's befuddled mind suddenly becomes sharper when she realizes Robert has another lady lined up. Robert and Leslie hear of Claire's improvement. Angela looks forward to having Robert all to herself. Robert visits Claire who keeps repeating Angela’s name. Leslie reluctantly leaves Robert to go on a concert tour.

Liz refuses to rejoin Stu and asks for divorce.

JULY 1982

When Robert offers to defend Carl for a $50 fee, Carl accepts. After Mary begs him to help Carl, Alex tells Pete Walker he wants out of the scheme, but must change his mind when Walker threatens his daughter's life. It looks grim for Carl as his trial proceeds. Pete Walker takes the stand and says he never saw Carl before. Carl insists that Pam lied and he was using her as an informant. In his decision to go underground and look as though he is rebelling against everyone, Paul moves out of the house, tells his father he thinks he's guilty of taking payoffs and begins associating with undesirables.

Angela tries to help Traci, who admits to eating heavily and then forcing herself to throw up. Being 18 and dateless, Tracy dreams of romance with Danny.

Ashley wonders how long Jack's marriage to Patty can last, and swears if he cheats on Patty she'll tell all of his past indiscretions. On his honeymoon with Patty, Jack comes on to another woman. Ashley reminds Jack she's watching him and if he makes one false move with another woman she'll go to Patty and tell of his womanizing before and after the wedding.

Kevin and Carolyn spot Earl and Kay dining. At first Kevin is upset, but then realizes his dad's marriage is like his is with Nikki. At Lorie's request, Victor's ex wife Julia comes to Genoa City, but refuses to say anything negative about him for Lorie's book. Feeling trapped in his loveless marriage to Nikki, Kevin can understand his father's desire for Kay. Julia pleads with Lorie not to hurt Victor; if she doesn't want to marry him, to give back the 12 karat engagement ring. Julia fears Lorie will use Victor's love to further the expose she's writing about Victor. Allison is irate when she discovers Earl's been in town for days without telling her. Allison tells Carolyn that sex is the most disgusting thing in the world, but the way to get Kevin back is by getting pregnant. Feeling unloved, a very pregnant Nikki decides to go and strip at the Bayou. Victor appears on the scene and gets her out of there before she does any undressing. Stuart is surprised when Lorie says she has accepted an engagement ring from Victor. Allison is stunned when Earl says he plans to stay with Kay.

Andy and John reconcile and he wants to adopt Philip. Jill is furious because Liz wants to tell Andy about Jill's infatuation with John. Andy breaks engagement when he realizes Jill cares for someone else. John comforts Jill and says he cares for her deeply. Ashley decides to take a trip.

AUGUST 1982

Patty is upset because Jack is not as sympathetic as Danny about Carl’s being found guilty of extortion. Jabot chemist Brian Forbes, unaware Ashley is an Abbott, complains about Jack's ineffectualness.

Victor decides to give Lorie Prentiss Industries as a wedding present. Lucas is astonished as Lorie burns her damaging biography of Victor. On her wedding day, Lorie leaves Victor a goodbye note and plans to take the Prentiss Industry stocks to Lance. She leaves town as does Lucas with Karen.

Paul has mobster Tony DiSalvo arrested, and then uses his connections to help him so that Tony will be indebted to him. Paul is sent out to do shady job for Tony DiSalvo, but rejects Andy's suggestion that he take gun for protection. Another prostitute, Cindy Lake warns Paul his life is in danger if he makes any slips. Paul throws Carl out of bar for further proof that Paul cannot stand Carl. When Captain Frank Lewis tells Paul he must end his undercover work, Paul insists on continuing. Catching Andy kissing Cindy's hand, her pimp Lenny flashes a knife and warns Andy to stay away.

Allison tells Nikki that Carolyn and Kevin slept together, but Carolyn confesses to Earl that she couldn’t go through with it, and then reveals that Allison put her up to trying to sleep with Kevin. Carolyn sends Kevin a goodbye letter. While he reads it on construction site, part of the building topples on him. Kevin is rushed to hospital in critical condition, and there Nikki vows to have no romantic thought of Victor if Kevin survives. With Kevin seemingly out of the woods and his brain wave tests clear, Nikki suggests to Carolyn that she leave town before he regains consciousness. When Kevin first regains consciousness he cannot remember anyone, a frightened Nikki flees to the chapel and vows if Kevin comes back to normal she will leave him so he can get together with Carolyn. Kevin suddenly regains memory. Nikki tells Carolyn she intends to leave town and wants Carolyn to stay with Kevin. Robert tells Nikki getting annulment from Kevin won't be easy and that Kevin is the baby's legal father. Victor tells Kevin Carolyn should leave town. Leaving hospital without being discharged, Kevin confronts Nikki about her desire for divorce. She tells him the baby she's carrying is not his, and eventually blurts out that Victor is the father. A demoralized Kevin stumbles out of the house.

Robert takes his daughter Angela to see Leslie in concert. Claire is responding to medication, causing Robert to think it may be time to tell his daughter that her mother is alive. A custodian at the sanitarium comes on to Claire, and she nearly strangles him. The medication helps Claire, who comes out of her catatonic trance, but she cannot understand why she has grown so old, nor anything about the intervening years. Angela is very fond of Leslie.

Traci continues answering Danny's fan mail and hopes that this will bring them together. Traci is hurt when she overhears Patty thanking Danny for giving Tracy concert tickets.

Jack warns Jill there is no way she's going to become his father's next wife. As Jack departs Jill’s house, he sees Philip and remembers Jill has a son, a fact that she has kept from John. John tells Jack to get used to Jill or vacate the house. Diane Jenkins's friend Gloria is hired by Jack to take John away from Jill. Carl accepts Jack's job offer as security guard for Jabot and Carl and Mary reconcile.

SEPTEMBER 1982

Patty is thrilled because Jack has given Carl a security job at Jabot. Jack is forcing Brian Forbes, the Jabot chemist, to quit because he refuses to go into fragrances. In front of John, Jack puts on a great act to get Brian to stay at Jabot, because Ashley has told John and Jack that she is Brian's assistant and he is an excellent chemist. Traci decides not to go off to college because she feels she has a chance with Danny. Danny goes to see Traci and asks her to continue working on his fan mail.

Victor tells Kevin he cannot be the father of Nikki's child because he had a vasectomy. Kevin goes to Nikki who insists that Victor is the child's father. Feeling that Nikki has been under too much emotional strain, what with an unwanted pregnancy and marriage plus Kevin's near-fatal accident, Kevin talks to Robert about placing Nikki in a sanitarium. Victor offers to show Kevin documented proof that he is sterile. Having second thoughts, Victor decides to go for sperm count to see if perhaps the vasectomy was unsuccessful. Nikki asks Kay to take her in and tell no one. With Victor being told he could be the father of Nikki's baby, Kay decides to check Kevin's blood type and is stunned to learn that both Kevin and Victor have the same blood type, so that the baby could be either man's child. Victor tells Douglas if it were proved that Nikki could be carrying his child, he would wed her. Victor learns that Nikki has pawned her diamond bracelet. Kevin is revolted when Allison says she told Nikki to either divorce Kevin or get out of town. Kevin tells Allison he doesn't know how his father lived with her all the years that he did. Kevin wants Nikki back.

Breaking Greg’s heart, Chris joins Snapper in London with Jennifer. In order to send Philip to boarding school, Jill pawns Liz's diamonds. After her brother Greg leaves town, Jill gets an engagement ring from John and they set an October wedding date. To prevent the wedding, Jack decides to try and find his mother, who has been gone for 11 years, and hires private investigator Wagner. When John wants to fly Philip in for the wedding, Jill says absolutely not. Kay is furious with Liz for not trying to stop Jill's upcoming marriage to John.

Cindy is interested in Paul. Carl tells Mary that Paul is no longer a member of their family. Cindy refuses to tell Lenny who the other man in her life is. He starts to get rough with her. Andy manages to break it up, but Lenny decides Andy must be the new man. After Lenny almost kills Andy, Andy warns Paul. Suddenly realizing that Paul is probably the man in Cindy's life, Lenny threatens to kill Paul. When Lenny shows up at the fistfight with helpers and weapons, Andy shows up to help Paul. Lenny sees Paul's meeting with the commander at the diner and later Paul seemingly talks Lenny over to his side. Through Cindy, Paul finally meets Pam.

Robert tells Angela that her mother is not dead and takes Angela to meet Claire. Stuart is concerned about Robert's ex-wife Claire. Angela and Claire have their first mother-daughter meeting. Angela is so drawn to Claire she refuses to leave the hospital until Claire is released. Robert fears telling Angela and Claire that he has divorced Claire.

OCTOBER 1982

Jack is horrified because the woman he thought was his mother, and the key to stopping his father's marriage to Jill, is really an imposter. Ashley agrees with Jack that Jabot should be involved in fragrances. Jack and his father-in-law have it out over Patty being so lonely. Jack confronts Patty about running home to her parents whenever she has a spat with him. Danny discovers his sister, Gina, is back in town and cannot understand her allegiance to their father even after one of his schemes landed her in prison. John and Jill return from their honeymoon. Liz tells Kay they cannot be friends anymore since Kay tried to hurt Jill. Jack realizes he loves Patty.

Angela is becoming closer to Claire and withdrawing a bit from Leslie and Robert because she fears being unfair to Claire, her mother. Claire arrives home and Robert tells Leslie about that arrival. Leslie decides to give Claire and Robert a chance. Robert gives Claire physical comfort.

Lenny is killed in an automobile wreck. Police investigators believe Cindy intentionally caused car crash. Paul refuses Cindy's pleas that he leave town. She says she can't risk her life for him again. Paul admits to Cindy that he used her but that he really has grown to care for her. Cindy saves Paul by bursting in while he is talking with Pam.

Kevin continues his search for Nikki. Douglas is paid by Kay and Victor to seduce Allison. Kay wants Douglas to form a friendship with Allison and pays him $10,000 to get her into bed, but Doug feels that Allison is going to be hard to get. Kevin tells Allison he cannot believe her attitude toward men. Victor decides to remain a benefactor to his son Charles so that he will not be labeled a bastard. He decides to make his and Nikki's baby a legal heir, with Douglas being executor of the will. Eve sees Julia Newman in Paris working in her boutique. At first Kevin encourages Allison to see Douglas. When Allison does not return home because she has fallen asleep in the chair at Douglas', Kevin assumes the worst. Later, Allison tells Earl she's not sure what happened, but if anything did, then Douglas raped her.

NOVEMBER 1982

Back in town, Eve Howard reconsiders marrying her boyfriend Max, fearing that Victor will rescind Charles’ trust fund. In Genoa City, Eve gets Victor's okay to continue supporting Charles and is told she can keep her job after she weds Max.

Cindy rushes to warn Paul that Pam squeals to Tony about Paul's undercoyer work. Tony believes Paul's story that he's keeping an eye on Pam so she doesn't blab about their illegal dealings. Mary discovers a lump on her breast and sees her doctor. She learns she must undergo surgery. While dancing with Paul, Pam feels the bug in his back, throws water in his face, and screams she knows he's working for the cops. After hearing what Pam told him, Tony tells his thugs that Paul must be done away with. Mary and the entire family relieved when her biopsy is benign. Thinking Angela is a prostitute, Tony gets her drunk and sends her off with a john. Paul and Andy realize the mistake and plan Angela's rescue. Paul feels hemmed in by his post and his inability to get near Pamela. Walker plans to meet Paul and get to know him better.

Jack secretly pays Jill's debt to Saunders school. Jill is suspicious that Jack said he paid off her loan for Phillip's schooling. Jack is pleased that Ashley is working for family firm. Jack welcomes Julia Newman with flowers champagne and kisses. Carl spots Diane Jenkins when she comes to thank Jack for allowing her to be the main model in the spring campaign.

Allison tells Earl she wants to wait till after Christmas for a divorce. Victor redeems Nikki's bracelet and takes it back. Victor tells Kevin he adores Nikki despite his promise that he wants Nikki to stay married. John Abbott is impressed with Kevin’s work. A still-pregnant Nikki returns, wanting neither Kevin nor Victor. While talking to Allison, Nikki goes into labor and gives birth to a young girl, Victoria named after Earl’s mother. Victor is convinced if tests allowed on the baby it will show that he is the father. Kevin can not understand why Nikki is so noncommital while Nikki wonders who the baby's father is. Nikki admits that she still cares for Victor, but not as she did before. Carl tries to tell Patti her decision to have a baby could be ruinous. He also begs her not to get pregnant while Jack still thinks she's on birth control pills.

Unaware that Gina is Danny's sister Traci is very jealous of her and considers giving up sorting his fan mail. Traci is unaware that Gina set up Traci's champagne-and-flowers date with Danny.

Angela is very upset when she realizes Leslie and Robert are still seeing each other. On way to the park to meet Angela after Paul and Andy saved her, Robert goes to see Leslie. Angela still cannot accept Robert's divorce from Claire. Looking through the mail, Claire reads the letter from a friend expressing sadness at the divorce, something Claire knows nothing about.

DECEMBER 1982

Liz warns Jill not to try and break up the Abbott family because it will backfire. Mamie, the Abbott maid, feels Jill is trying to get rid of her. After first not wanting him to come home for Christmas, Jill is heartbroken when Philip declines the invitation and says he has no family and would rather stay with a friend. At Jill's insistence, Traci prepares to move into college dorm but is frightened at the prospect. Liz warns Jill not to undermine the Abbott maid, Mamie, or to push John's family away. Jack likes Traci's suggestion that Danny be used in the Jabot commercials. Jack warns Jill he has no intention of moving out of the family house as long as she is there. John gives Jill lynx coat for Christmas. Jill notices Diane's writing of "hot stuff" on Jack's back, and Jack and Jill call a truce to protect one another.

Julia tells Doug Austin that she can never be friends with Victor because too many problems have occurred in the past. From the blood tests, Kay learns Victor fathered Nikki’s daughter, Victoria. Although Kay and Victor know that he is the father of Nikki's baby, they hide this from everyone. Kevin overhears Nikki make a date with Victor.

Jack is determined to spoil things for Ashley by ruining Brian's career. Patty still intents on getting pregnant while telling Jack she's still on the pill, even though Carl says it spells disaster. When Ashley doesn't get anywhere after making advances to Brian, Jack tells her Brian is gay. She confronts Brian with this and he denies it with a passionate kiss. When Ashley cannot go, Brian invites Julia to go skiing and she accepts. Brian tells Jack to stay out of his personal life while Julia and Victor have a cordial meeting.

Leslie says goodbye to Robert who leaves town to start a new life with Claire and Angela. Then, Leslie and the Maestro leave on an extended concert tour.

Drugging Pam, Paul and Andy carry her away to save her from contract out on her life. Pam agrees to help Paul reconcile with his family by telling police she knows Carl's innocent, but Pam disappears. Later Pam's body turns up in morgue. When Frank Lewis is shot during grocery holdup with the bullet lodged near heart, Paul realizes that if he dies no one will know that he is not in with the mob.

[YRBB]

This. Is. Amazing.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[CSF]

This was absolutely wonderful to read! I would love to be able to see each of these episodes one day!

[kalbir]

Wow, what a wonderful read. Thanks FrenchFan.

[alphanguy74]

That year was hell on wheels. Thee were good things that worked VERY well... the Snapper/Sally/Chuckie thing, and the Lorie trial were very good. But the entrance aqnd exit of so many characters.... every week it was like, "What the??" What THE??" WHAT THE!!!??" You had to live through it to really know, it was a tough year to be watching, but as ussual, you find the good and CLING to it, knowing that it will improve someday.. the natural cycle of a soap.

[alphanguy74]

French fan.... where do these come from? Everything looks very accurate except the first paragraph of the December summary. The whole scene of Jill calling Phillip at boarding school to come home for christmas, and him declining, saying he was spending it with friends... I'm just about sure that happened in December 83, not 82. I ahve the scene on tape, and it's Dickson who's in it...... Adair was still there in December of 82, and I could have sworn the Lynx Coat for Christmas was also given to Dickson. I'm not toally sure on that, though.

[FrenchFan]

The summaries are from weekly columns written for newspaper by Lynda Hirsch and Jon-Michael Reed so it is very accurate as they wrote the summaries of the week behind.

Phillip must have refused twice to come back for Christmas. I have the same thing for December 1983, the scene you remember Alphanguy: "At Liz's insistence, Jill calls Phillip at his boarding school but he nixes coming home for the holidays"

[Paul Raven]

I wonder when Bill Bell made the decision to completely phase out the original families.

He did set up this new story for Leslie,but the wrapped it up quickly.

I remember it as quite boring at the time.

It was also weird to see Leslie with a bunch of new characters after so many years with Lorie,Lance and Lucas.

Had Leslie stayed involved with Lucas,perhaps things might have been different.

Obviously,the Abbotts took off and the old guard (apart from Jill)was left in the lurch.Bell lot interest in trying to integrate them.

I recall that Victor had Leslie visit the ranch to assist Nikki with her piano playing,but nothing came of it.

Greg could have remained,but the recast was poor.

In later years,I always thought Greg could have fulfilled the role of John Silva.