Look into the past: August 1983

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AUGUST 1983

All My Children

Written by: Wisner Washam

Produced by: Jacqueline Babbin

Jenny is thrilled when Olga offers her an exclusive contract but is not so sure of her teaming with Tony her male modeling partner. When Erica refuses to get Tad a second chance at modeling, he winds up sweeping floors and giving shampoos at the Glamorama. When Joe confronts Tad about his behavior, Ruth is fearful Tad will run away again. After obtaining divorce from Jesse in Haiti, Angie decides to give up baby for adoption. Jesse begins to notice Dotty making moves on him. While Nina and Steve on vacation, Nina is upset when Kim appears on scene. Langley warns Chuck not to rush into remarriage with Donna. Erica is angry when Mike Roy does not defend her when newest American Beauty makes disparaging remarks about her. Jasper asks Myra to take separate-rooms vacation with him. Harold makes duplicate key of Tom and Brooke's home.

Lars proposes to Daisy. Overhearing Lois and Palmer discussing fapping into Bogart Computers, Daisy want to alert Lars. Ellen is uneasy lying to Bonnie about Devon's whereabouts when Devon spent the night with Cliff. Erica's gala is a major success. With his paralysis lessening, Greg writes a love letter to Jenny but is upset when he sees photo of Jenny and Tony at Erica's party. Lars plans to steal brooch from Erica. When Brooke slips from ladder, Harold almost traps her in the house, but Tad arrives ahd takes Brooke to hospital for treatment of sprained knee. Harold continues to hide in house and is livid when he sees Tom throwing away earrings Harold anonymously sent Brooke. Tad sees Liza's mother Marian at Glamorama and impresses her.

Chuck receives his divorce papers from Carrie and proposes to Donna. Robbers steal the jewelry that is being modeled at a benefit at the Chateau and lock Erica in her dressing room. They set off a smoke bomb that starts a fire, trapping Erica and Donna's baby, John, who is in her dressing room. Steve is injured when his plane crashes and his female passenger, assumed to be Nina, is killed. Cliff is the only one available to operate on Steve. Everyone at the hospital is shocked when Nina arrives and explains the dead woman is Kim, who was just getting a ride from Steve. Jenny is upset because her boss asks her to pretend to be in love with Tony. Palmer plans to stop Daisy's wedding. Dotty is hired by Jesse's band, but she lies about the job to Benny. Jasper and Myra plan a joint vacation with separate rooms.

Everyone escapes the Chateau fire except Donna's baby John, who was in a crib in her dressing room. He dies of smoke inhalation. Donna is so devastated by his death that she starts carrying a doll, pretending it is her child. While everyone attends the baby's funeral, Donna disappears with the doll. Cliff plans to tell Nina he still loves her, but walks in on Steve and Nina embracing. Cliff is so startled that he doesn't tell Nina how he feels. Tad and Liza make love. Although Liza is committed to Tad, Tad and Liza's mother Marian have an afternoon tryst. Marian gives Tad a gold chain as a high-school graduation present.

Harold kidnaps Brooke and keeps her prisoner in a friend's apartment, professing to love her. Tom contacts the police and they track Harold down. As the police enter the apartment, Brooke persuades Harold to surrender. Tad and Marian spend the evening making love. Liza believes Tad is two-timing her, but she suspects Dotty is the other woman. Tony tells Jenny he loves her. Opal places ad in newspaper in hopes of finding a husband. Nina learns Chuck was Johnny's father, not Palmer. Nina fights her feelings for Cliff, still thinking she is committed to Steve. Ellen is in danger of a miscarriage. Candy takes Donna in but is shocked to see Donna pretend doll is her baby. Candy agrees to keep Donna's whereabouts a secret.

Another World

Written by: Robert Soderberg & Dorothy Ann Purser

Produced by: Allen Potter

Cecile's car crashes. She is knocked unconscious as car teeters on precipice. Cecile recovers and agrees to take money from Donna to ruin Peter and Sally's romance. Although she's aware Nicole is on drugs, Donna allows her to move into the house. Clarice reconciles with Larry after he admits he was blinded by Jeanne's charm. A hit man boobytraps Mark's cabin with Mark narrowly escaping injury in explosion. Jamie returns to Bay City just as Blaine, Sandy, Mac and Rachel are about to say "I do." Mark learns Horace Blackwell, the man who was going to give information on Mark's enemies, has been murdered.

Stacey gets a letter threatening her life unless Mark stops his articles. Nicole is slapped by Donna when Nicole accuses her of having sexual fantasies about the very young Perry. Stacey calls police when she fears men pretending to be reporters are really hit men. Jamie meets Nicole for dinner and realizes she's high on cocaine. Felicia becomes undercover waitress at Smiley's to research her next novel. Just before dying, Jeannie tells Larry he has a half-brother, Catlin.

Stacey and Jamie arrive arm in arm at Liz's dinner party, launching a plan to protect Stacy from Mark's dangerous enemies. Nicole and Jamie draw closer together when he reveals his former drug problem and offers to help her. Larry decides to keep Jeannie's death a secret from Blaine and allow her to enjoy her Paris honeymoon with Sandy, but he is peeved to lose a big cocaine customer and his top model. Donna, who is trying to ruin Sally's marriage plans with Peter, discovers Sally had a baby and put it up for adoption years ago. Stacy's cozy clinging to her old flame Jamie starts gossip at the opening of Leo's hot new Bay City nightclub. The replacement secretary on duty at Bakewell's office at the time of his murder arrives in Mac's office looking for Mark with a gun in her purse.

Stacey and Jamie find themselves facing the deadly Miss Rose. Nicole and Jamie reveal their true identities to each other, but she is unhappy to learn that he is involved with Stacey. Jamie and Stacey's romantic charade appears to be working when Miss Rose informs her boss Mark and Stacy have broken up. Larry stuns Stacey with a plan to have Mark leave town under an assumed name. Sandy helps Mark secretly leave on a freighter bound for Buffalo. Donna shows Cecile the information she has on Sally's past and Cecile begins her own plan to lure Peter away from Sally. At Donna's party, Perry follows orders and sidetracks Sally to give Cecile time alone with Peter.

Stacey agrees to intensify her romantic charade with Jamie after learning that Mark's attackers are not yet convinced she has broken up with Mark. Blaine's fears escalate as Sandy's trip to Washington for Mark nears. Vivian accidentally lets slip a clue to Mark's whereabouts to his enemies. Larry warns Jamie to steer clear of Nicole if he wants to convince people he's serious about Stacey. Nicole heads for cocaine after despairing of winning Jamie. Stacey is deeply moved by love letter sent from Mark. Nicole uses Perry to make Jamie jealous at Felicia's dinner party. Zack is not convinced by Sandy's claim that Stacey has broken up with Mark. Zack tells a Washington big shot there are ways to eliminate Sandy if he gets in the way.

As The World Turns

Written by: Carolyn Franz & John Saffron

Produced by: Mary-Ellis Bunim

On picnic with Barbara and Bob, Gunnar stunned when he spots woman he thinks is the dead Nicole; it's really a double hired by James. Bob is upset because Miranda seems to be enjoying New York a bit too much. Burke prepares to undergo open-heart surgery but tells everyone he's attending funeral in Oklahoma. Bob allows John to assist during surgery since John's the only one who knows the technique, and John is forced to take over when Jeff's hands start to shake during Burke's surgery. Betsy is furious that Craig is going to run Riverboat nightclub with Diana. When Betsy finds goodbye note from Steve, she suffers severe abdominal pain and is rushed to hospital by Tucker. Samantha tells Tucker she understands about prison life because her mother is in jail. Cricket discovers she is three months pregnant. Annie finds Jeff's vial of amphetamines. Gunnar tries to strangle James. Betsy may lose baby.

Barbara and Gunnar persuade Marilyn Rochelle to help them expose James. She agrees to do one more job for James and tricks him into confessing his plan to drive Gunnar insane. Steve and Tucker find a Chicago pawnbroker with one of the coins Steve is accused of stealing. Betsy gives them money to buy it back. When they arrive in Chicago they realize the coin has already been sold. Tucker helps Steve escape Chicago police by posing as undercover cop. When Kim takes Andy to the circus he recognizes Steve's voice but promises Steve he won't tell. James abducts Paul from camp. John thinks Gunnar may be Dusty's biological father. Fearing Burke will seek annulment, Ariel keeps the fact they're legally married a secret.

Craig and Diana are reunited briefly but are interrupted by Kirk. After Kirk leaves, Craig calls Diana a tramp and leaves also. Later Craig apologizes to Diana and tricks her into lending him §10,000. Miranda plans a romantic dinner for Bob, but when he leaves the room Antoine arrives and tries to get her to go to Paris with him. John is determined to find care for Burke, but is refused lab space in the prison clinic and hospital. James kidnaps Paul from camp and takes him to Wyoming, with Gunnar and Barbara hot on his trail. Charmaine believes John is secretly interested in her and begins to actively pursue him. Craig tricks the circus owner into sending Steve to his house to perform as a clown at a kiddie show where police will be waiting. When police go to arrest Steve, they find out it's Terry in costume and Steve escapes once again.

James brings Paul back, saying he took the child because Paul was unhappy at camp. Barbara refuses to let James see Paul again. Burke finally decides to tell Ariel and Dusty about his surgery, but will lie and say it was a success. Dusty, believing Burke is going to tell him he plans to marry Ariel, decides to run away rather than talk. Betsy is forced to stay at Steve's in Chicago because of treacherous weather. Betsy and Steve kiss, but she is afraid of her feelings since she's married. At a party, James slaps Karen, knocking her down. She tells John that she won't leave James until she has the Stenbeck money.

Steve is kidnapped by Lonnie, who wants money or will turn Steve in. Tucker and Betsy free Steve and Steve contacts coin collector Maurice Vermeil. One of Annie and Jeff's quads develops Reyes syndrome. After the baby pulls through, Jeff must perform emergency surgery. He takes uppers to stay awake and later goes drinking. Burke finds the runaway Dusty at Gunnar's. Ariel tells Burke they are legally married and silently worries she will lose the Stenbeck fortune if Burke dumps her. Antoine tries to talk Miranda into leaving Bob. Karen flees James after he hits her and she heads for John. Burke tells Ariel he had surgery for heart tumor but is fine. John is desperate to get lab space to help Burke, who has only a short time to live. Burke tells James he no longer wants to kill Gunnar.

Capitol

Written by: Peggy O’Shea

Produced by: John Conboy

Thomas undergoes spinal surgery, is placed in body cast and will not know if he's able to walk for several weeks. Clarissa is angry when Lizbeth brings Thomas a tennis racket and books on physical fitness. Sloane turns down Trey's job offer as his campaign manager. Dr. Parker tells Paula he knows she never has suffered from agoraphobia and says he wants to treat her for her real fears. Jordy learns Amy's father would be in his mid-50s. Matt is aware Amy is losing her sight and vows to stand by her. Amy begins to take classes at Institute for the Blind. Wally is unhappy when Ronnie states she doesn't think her father involved in Wally's near-fatal accident. Brenda is shattered when Wally tells her he loves Ronni, not her. Mark promises Thomas he will let Clarissa go if he cannot get his freedom from Paula.

When Jordy realizes either Sam, Baxter or Mark could be Amy's father, he tells Amy he is unable to trace her real dad. Jordy stops Amy and Matt from making love, fearing that Amy and Matt might be half-brother and sister. Mark tells Sloane he will divorce Paula if she stops seeing psychiatrist Gail Parker. Sloane is upset when she visits Thomas and sees all the body-building gifts Lizbeth has given him. Brenda asks Jordy to find her a lover. Trey plans to use information that either Baxter or Mark could be Amy's father to further his own political career. Maggie is upset when a sober Trey cannot recall he spent a drunken night in her bed. Trey plans to write anonymous "I hate Sloane" letters to the TV station in order to get her fired and then hire her on as his campaign manager.

Thomas tells Wally he has high hopes for himself if his surgery is a success. After his cast comes off, he will be-in a body brace and then will know whether he can walk. Brenda pays an older escort to take her out in front of Wally to make him jealous. Paula admits to Dr. Parker that Myrna made her afraid Mark would have her committed. Paula also admits she faked her disease for years because she couldn't deal with Mark's social life. Many years ago she thought Mark was having an affair but had no proof. In light of Paula's progress, Mark and Clarissa decide to stop seeing each other. Amy continues to search for her father and Justin offers to help through his Washington connections. Trey tells Jordy not to give Amy the original documents from her mother's hotel. Trey fears that if Amy's father turns out to be Sam it could hurt the Cleggs and his reelection bid.

Mark is shocked to learn that Trey thinks there could be a paternity suit pending against Mark. Sloane's producer is putting pressure on her to quit her job. Amy has a temporary blindness attack, but shortly afterward her sight returns. Thomas can move his legs somewhat and is awaiting the removal of his cast to see if he can walk. Wally tells Thomas he is putting Brenda completely out of his life now. Judson tells Clarissa she should take the freedom that Mark has offered her. He feels Mark will never leave Paula. Mark vows he will give Paula one more year and then he will divorce her. Maggie tells Trey she wants recognition for all her work.

Myrna is being watched by a mysterious man. Sloane discovers a gun in her mother's drawer. After she breaks sculpture of Matt, Amy decides to stop preparing for blindness. She tells Matt he must stop seeing her once she is blind. Matt refuses and they break up. Myrna is upset when Fran does not recognize photo of Baxter, but is pleased when Fran does react to photo of Mark. Although in intense pain, Thomas manages to stand but it is no guarantee he will be able to walk. Lizbeth says she wants to marry Thomas regardless of his condition. Jordy feels his life is over now that Lizbeth has gone back to Thomas. Startled by Paula, Mrs. Mill has a fatal heart attack. A panicked Paula hides the body. Ronni gets hostess job at Mario's. Brenda continues to hire escorts to make Wally jealous.

Days Of Our Lives

Written by: Margaret DePriest & Sheri Anderson

Produced by: Betty Corday & Al Rabin

When Tony orders Renee out of the DiMera house, Alex comforts her. Trista recalls where she hid the gun that was used to kill her mother years ago. Bo stops Alex from shooting Trista, who is yelling, "You killed my mother!" Nora, another Alex’s former lover, turns out to be real murderer of Trista's mother and is killed during gun skirmish with Eugene. Trista is upset when Eugene disappears. Having received mystery telegram, Eugene boards airplane. Neil visits Liz in jail and gets her permission for guardianship of Noelle. Tony orders Anna out of the mansion. Don tells Maggie she must make up her mind whether it's him she wants or Mickey.

Hope is miserable when Doug insists she move home because he realizes she has a crush on Roman. Eugene has gone to Haiti after a telegram from his grandfather ordering him to break ties with all he loves and undertake an urgent family mission. While Eugene waits for his grandfather, a Haitian servant gives him necklace to ward off evil spirits, but when Eugene refuses to wear it, a parrot squawks "Beware" and dies. James stages a phony suicide attempt to detain Marlena from joining Roman on holiday. Hope asks a stunned Roman to make love to her at the cabin and Bo and Marlena walk in just as Hope plants a huge kiss on the startled Roman. Mickey is furious when Maggie decides to spend weekend with Don.

Eugene's dying grandfather reveals a deadly voodoo curse haunting the Bradford family. Eugene inherits his grandfather's quest to remove the curse and has only a mysterious key to guide him to secret vault containing the answer. The family caretaker convinces him the curse is nonsense. Trista welcomes Eugene home, but just as he confides he may have inherited a curse, the man who sat beside him on the plane keels over dead in the airport. Alex promises to protect a frightened Renee from Anna's vengeance after Bo's private eye reveals evidence that Renee deliberately rigged the boat accident which led to Anna's miscarriage. A jealous Mickey huddles with Gwen, hatching a plot to make Maggie believe Don is two-timing her. Tony's evening with Sandy Horton is cut short when a startled Anna appears and Sandy angrily realizes he was deliberately flaunting her in front of his soon to-be-ex-wife.

Tony goes with Anna to police with their evidence against Renee. Eugene is stunned to find Alex fired him from the hospital while he was in Haiti. Eugene's deadly voodoo curse strikes again when he witnesses a tragic accident. On Mickey's orders, Gwen brings a photographer and a Don Craig lookalike to a hotel room for some sexy photographs intended for Maggie. Mickey crushes Maggie and Don's romantic weekend when he shows her the photos. Don is bewildered when Maggie orders him out of her life with no explanation. Alex lavishes expensive gifts on Renee in a whirlwind courtship. An enraged David threatens to kill Renee after she taunts him about marrying Alex. Renee makes one last impassioned plea to resume her starcrossed love affair with Tony, saying otherwise she will be forced to accept Alex's proposal.

Melissa accidentally picks up the sexy blackmail pictures of Gwen and the Don Craig lookalike. Renee realizes that Alex smooth-talked her into a sudden marriage for her inheritance after discovering a copy of Stefano's will in Alex's desk. The will disinherits Tony and names Renee sole heir to the DiMera empire. Renee has party, supposedly to celebrate marriage to Alex, but she lashes out at stunned party guests. Tony later steals away to Renee's bedroom for passionate rendezvous. Thinking Don has betrayed her, a reluctant Maggie gives in to Mickey's plans to renew their wedding vows when she sees Melissa is thrilled by the idea. Later, a devastated Melissa sees Mickey pay off Gwen for setting up the pictures. Delia's screams and cries of murder bring the party chat to a halt.

The Edge Of Night

Written by: Lou Sheldon

Produced by: Erwin Nicholson

Gunther frees the Whitneys from stalled elevator. Raven believes whoever tapped phone is responsible for Nicole and Walter's murders. Del manages to get money from Geraldine in exchange for ruby. Mike is accused of getting sexual favors but manages to refute charges. Kidnapping Jody and Preacher, Markham demands the ruby.

With Jody and Preacher missing, Gunther is stage manager and Mitzi goes on in Jody's place in the play. Barry sees Del and warns him to give him the ruby or he'll take vengeance on Jody and Preacher. Del manages to escape. Mitzi realizes that Barry is really Sully. Del tells Geraldine the truth and she decides to help him even though he tried to con her with a fake ruby and withhold his identity. Sky and Raven continue to look for the man with the limp. Geraldine decides to sell the TV station. Sully and Del find Preacher and Jody. Sully plans to kill the trio. Del takes a bullet for Preacher. Derek arrives on the scene and shoots Sully. Del rises, saying he was only nicked.

Peter is knocked out in the garage by someone in a van. Sky and Raven join forces with Peter to follow the van. Sky finds it in a garage in the new Isis building, along with a dozen other identical vans. They are suspicious of Stan, who was seen riding in a green van, and find out that he works for Unanet, the company trying to buy the TV station. Stan recommends Peter for the anchor job. The previous anchor was run down by someone in a green van. Stan is worried the Whitneys are getting too close and he plants a bomb in their office. All escape with minor injuries but are convinced Stan is the killer of Nicole and Walter. Raven investigates Stan's van and is trapped asStan approaches. Calvin and Preacher are suspicious of Robbie Hamlin. Preacher feels Robbie gave too much attention to Jody.

Stan takes the bait set up by Chris, Calvin and Derek and is trapped. Stan is killed trying to escape, but Derek reaches him in time to hear his last words. Stan says the murders and the setup of Peter were for the takeover of WMON and that the people who hired him "own this town”. At Mike’s press conference, Davey lunges at Mike with a knife that is deflected by Nancy' s briefcase. Police discover that Davey has been to the video disco often during the past month and his family has noticed a drastic change in behaviour. Derek recalls others at the video disco with similar behavior changes. Calvin asks Preacher to work undercover at the disco but Preacher refuses.

Sky takes off for Venezuela to try to find Spencer. Raven rents an office in the Isis Building as Mrs. Hedgepath, despite Sky's warnings. Didi is back to her old self after reconciliation with Calvin, but once at the office she is increasingly paranoid and tense. Cliff goes to Miles with concerns about Didi and many other tenants. Derek confronts Mr. Maxhew with suspicions. Maxhew is upset when he hears about limping man and places a call asking "what have they got me into?" He jumps out of the office window. Raven and Cliff see Mr. Hext slip envelope into pocket. Cliff refuses to let him leave. Preacher agrees to help police. He tries to get in storage room at video disco but is stopped by Robbie. Mrs. Oakes tells Miles she no longer wants his help on Davey's case against Mike Karr. Miles learns Mrs. Oakes has been visiting Robbie and accepting money from him.

General Hospital

Written by: Anne Howard Bailey

Produced by: Gloria Monty

Rick learns he has heart tumor and must have surgery. Lesley, unaware of his medical problem, thinks he is rekindling his affair with Monica, so she flees town. Luke confronts Connie about her W.S.B. connections. When Buny disappears, Grant fears he has been eliminated. Natalie is worried that Grant has concern for Bunny. Mark Dante decides to take position in London hospital. Heather is interested in Jimmy Lee, causing Scotty to fume. Luke decides campaign against Lee will be clean, but Scotty continues to sling mud. Bobbie refuses to move in with Brock until she meets his daughter.

Luke and Blackie save Connie by taking her out the window. Hendrick is deported but refuses to speak, with Jackie unable to believe that he's a spy. Luke hides disc in tea Holly brought for him. Nearly electrocuted, Celia is frightened and aware of Grant's dual personality. Rick tells Lesley he needs open-heart surgery and she is very upset when he says Monica is going to do the surgery. Scorpio tells Holly he wants a family. She asks for more time. When Scorpio sees Holly and Luke together he becomes furious. Scotty goes on TV supporting Lee for mayor and slinging mud at Luke. Bobbie is incensed when Brock won't let her go with him when he pays visit to daughter.

Luke tells mysterious wealthy stranger he has nothing of interest for sale. Gregory orders a reluctant Grant to eliminate Dr. Gerald. Grant tells Gregory Luke is becoming meddlesome and should be dealt with. Natalie is very angry when she finds out Grant helped keep Dr. Gerald in the hospital. She tells Gregory where Grant will be for dinner. Gregory sends a spy to tamper with a hanging plant and it crashes on Grant and Celia's table, almost hitting Celia. Rick checks into the hospital for open-heart surgery. Monica refuses to do Rick's surgery. Rick draws up a new will. Heather tells Edward she will get his documents for the price of permanent custody of Jason and a cash bonus. Scotty is angry Heather is going out with Jimmy Lee and spills a drink on her dress. Brock and Bobbie make up, but when Scotty starts sending her her old arrest sheet, she fears Brock will find out she is a former hooker.

Grant survives a scorpion sting and tries to continue his mission of gaining Dr. Gerald's confidence. Gerald refuses to let Grant in the lab, forcing Gregory to prepare drastic measures to get the microfilm and eliminate Gerald . Scotty apologizes to Ruby and Bobbie for harassing them with their old arrest sheets, but Jackie eavesdrops and does some digging on her own. Ian prints an article on Ruby and Bobbie's past. Brock reads it and calls it quits with Bobbie. Luke lashes out at Ian and Scotty, who is fired as Lee's s ampaign manager. Luke is convinced not to quit the mayoral race. Rick goes through difficult open-heart surgery. The Quartermaines brace for possible ruin after a patient dies from a tainted drug owned by the family. Heather gets Scotty's help in keeping Jason for herself.

Holly tries to do some detective work on her own, but Scorpio fears she'll get into trouble. When Grant refuses Gregory's orders to kill Gerald after stealing the disc, Gregory persuades him by arranging a death scare for Grant and Celia. The Port Charles Labor Day regatta postpones Gregory's plans for Gerald by a week. Holly and Luke rehash old bitter memories. Each is a little sad that they let the other go, but they know they must get on with their separate lives. When Bobbie is attacked by two men who know about her past, Brock saves her, reaffirming his love for her. Jimmy Lee takes Jason on an outing before the social worker arrives, forcing Heather to pass off Alan Jr.' as Jason. All goes well until Monica catches them. Rose and Jake make up. Charges against Quartermaine drug company are dropped.

Guiding Light

Written by: Richard Culliton & Pamela K. Long

Produced by: Gail Kobe

Claire and Kelly are starting to become friends. Lesley Ann admits to Hillary she's having an affair with Warren. Warren decides to get even with Hillary for butting in. Billy and Vanessa learn that they are both broke. Instead of agreeing to marry Billy, Vanessa socks him in the eye. Henry tells Josh and Billy he thinks Alan has manipulated bids for LTA. Nola and Quint head for Chicago to see Bill Bauer to uncover the mystery of the picture. An upset Henry tries to reach Bill. In Chicago, Nola and Quint learn a drunken Bill has fallen to his death and police consider it a suicide. Hope agrees to magazine interview but tells Alan she'll leave him as soon as the interview is finished.

Though Ed believes Bill killed himself, Mike considers it murder. Annabelle is stunned when she realizes Bill was the man following her in Chicago. Rick is thrilled about Maureen's pregnancy but Ed feels he's too old to be a father. Beth admits to Lillian she loves Philip. When Barker threatens lawsuit, Alan fires Bradley and hires Barker in his place. Warren is still coming on to Lesley Ann. Henry's heart problems recur. After Ross agrees to help Amanda fight for Matthew's custody, she says she'll marry him, but later shatters Ross when she decides to leave Springfield and live with Jennifer and Matthew. Mike blames Trish for Alan and Hope's split.

Billy tells Josh it's all over with Vanessa. Billy blames Trish for Vanessa's leaving and accuses her of being on Alan's side. Henry is happy that he, Vanessa, Nola and Quint will live together because he needs a family. Nola and Quint believe someone in the picture killed Bill Bauer. Tony tells Annabelle it's only a coincidence that Bill was at her hotel, but she still feels the murder had something to do with her. Tony tells Mike that Annabelle is not the mystery woman in the picture, nor is it her mother. Annabelle thinks she should have told Mike that she was in Chicago. Mike wants Ross to investigate the connection between the girl in the picture and his father's death. Ross calls Chicago and learns the case has been ruled a suicide and is closed. Annabelle accepts engagement ring that Tony received from Bea. Bradley finds out Barker got him fired.

Alan receives a blackmail tape saying someone knows Philip is not his real son. He tells Trish to find out who sent the tape. Bradley overhears the conversation and plans to blackmail Alan. Alan agrees to tell Philip that Justin is his real father, but not before he catches the blackmailer. Annabelle dreams she killed Bill, but Tony convinces her she is not crazy and didn't commit the murder. Rick realizes Bradley has a drinking problem and tells Beth not to be ashamed. Vanessa returns home and tells Henry she is broke. Henry offers her money but she won't take it, planning to make it on her own. Henry receives a picture of a woman inscribed with a death threat. He looks up from the picture, sees Annabelle wearing a similar dress and has a heart attack.

Philip reacts violently when he learns Rick also knows Justin is Philip's real father. H.B. visits Henry in the hospital and warns him to keep their secret. Nola convinces Annabelle to visit Henry. Henry then suffers a relapse, and later Annabelle is found unconscious. Henry's respirator has been unplugged. Ed warns Warren to leave Hope alone. Warren retaliates by cutting residency program. Claire pressures Ed to have hand surgery. H.B. promises Billy a loan if Josh will ask, but Josh refuses. Alan and Trish make love. Nola does detective work to find out who the other people in the picture are and why it affects Annabelle. Tony and Annabelle set a wedding date. Samantha is taken ill and rushed to hospital.

Loving

Written by: Douglas Marland

Produced by: Joseph Stuart

Curtis vowes to get even with Jack, takes Jack’s clothes to local hotel and signs register in Jack's name. He then pawns Rita Mae's rings and claims that Jack pawned them. Rita Mae finds pawn ticket where Curtis planted it. Jack's biological parents are very much alive. They are old friends of Ann and Roger and were in their 50s when Jack was born. Living on Long Island, they plan to see Ann and Roger in New York. With Doug unable to go to New York with Merrill right away, he asks Roger to look after her. Ann asks Merrill if they can be friends. Billy is growing suspicious and jealous over Rita Mae's friendliness with Curtis. Mike apologizes to Roger and Ann for his speech on founder's day and tells them that he's going to be doing landscaping work for Rita Mae and Billy.

Jack is stunned when he is told he has spent time with Rita Mae. Mike is upset because he's not on the police force, but intends to make his feeling about Vietnam very vocal. Having been asked by Doug to keep an eye on Merrill in New York, Roger feels it might be his last chance to unleash his passion on the woman he really loves. Anne tells Merrill she wants to be very good friends with her and wishes that she had pursued a career. Curtis continues his schemes to get even with Jack. Billy warns Rita Mae if he ever finds her fooling with another man she and the man are dead.

Doug calls at Merrill's motel room, where she has just made love with Roger. She stalls him from coming up and Roger tells her there is no way she can marry Doug. Merrill almost tells Doug she can't marry him but stops herself. Roger tells Clem he is sure Merrill is rushing into marriage with Doug because of her feelings for Roger. Roger plans to divorce Ann. Jack takes Stacey home, telling her not to tell Curtis she knows about fight. Mike and Gage talk about the trouble facing Vietnam vets. Mike says he won't bring children into this kind of world. Rita Mae wants Bill to be more romantic. Ken takes Lorna home and they start to kiss but are interrupted by Jack. Ken leaves and Lorna is very angry. Jack tells her not to talk about her suspicions of their father's affair anymore.

Jack plans a surprise party for Lily's victory at the piano competition. June doesn't attend because of drinking problem, and Garth forbids her to call her doctor for help. Garth tries to get Lily to leave party early with him, but she refuses. While recording piano practice, Lily accidentally tapes Jack telling her of Lorna's suspicions about Roger's affair. While listening to rehearsal tape, Garth hears this conversation. Mike, fearing he hears a prowler, almost shoots Garth, who came in to check on Lily. Garth hopes Lorna will tell him who Roger is having an affair with. Rita Mae tries to seduce Mike.

Garth beats June and tells Lily she fell. Garth threatens to have June put in an institution unless Lily stops seeing Jack. Lily complies and writes Jack a goodbye letter, but Jack knows it is all Garth's idea. Noreen tells Mike she is sorry she suggested he see a psychiatrist. When Merrill tells Jim she plans to cancel marriage to Doug, Jim warns her life with Roger means she'll always be a mistress, never a wife. Following a surprise bridal shower, Merrill tells Doug she can't marry him. Doug takes the news very badly. Noreen is stunned when Merrill confides there is another man involved. Penny stalls when Curtis pressures her to make love. Mike gets a security job. Lily is angered when Jack tells her she could start at Alden University this year. She realizes her father lied.

One Life to Live

Written by: Sam Hall & Henry Slesar

Produced by: Jean Arley

Dick Grant is taken to police station. Spotting Viki, he shouts that Echo and Clint made love. Clint lyingly denies this to Viki. Edwina tells Marco she is not sure they are ready for marriage, although he continues to push the subject. At Vernon Inn, floors start to collapse and a gas line ruptures. Jenny is locked in a room with gas leak but Brad jumps in and saves her life. Giles warns Echo they cannot forget that Clint took Giselle away from their father. Upset because he's not named chief of police, Ed wants to quit the force. To placate Dorian, David gives her photo album of Cassie's childhood.

Giles stops Echo at the airport and says that she cannot desert the family just because she's fallen in love with Clint. Echo agrees to stay in Llanview but is fearful when Giles says he plans to set Clint up for Echo's murder. Clint goes to the ranch house where he once had an affair with Giselle. Giles tells Echo they must get even with Clint because he was responsible for Giselle's death. When Brad is unable to get backing for the Vernon Inn, he fears disappointing Jenny and goes to loan shark. Dorian is finding it hard to keep her former relationship with David a secret. During an argument with David, Dorian and he unleash the deep feelings they still have for one another. Marco isn't certain that Shelley's TV commercial is a positive step. Courtney learns Ed intended to propose to her and suddenly stopped. Now that Ed's quit the police force, Courtney isn't so sure he's good marriage material.

A caretaker at a mission near the ranch house in New Mexico tells Clint that Giselle died a violent death but Clint can't remember what happened. Viki tries to find out what's going on and recovers a picture showing Giselle wearing a pendant exactly like the one Clint gave her. Viki believes that because of the strong resemblance, Giselle is Echo's mother. Echo is determined to get revenge on Clint. Jenny sees a loan shark follow her and Brad, and Brad admits he borrowed the money from him. Brad tries to repay it, but the loan sharks want the interest too. Rafe arrests the loan sharks for extortion and Brad's financial problems are temporarily solved. Herb accuses Dorian of having an affair with David. Ed talks Marco into giving Arnie a job, but not as a model. Alec is bitter that Asa pays attention to him only because of his basketball talents.

Viki learns that her husband Clint had an affair with Echo and publicly ends their marriage at a big dinner. Viki tries to investigate the mystery of Echo and her brother Giles. Viki overhears Echo accusing Clint of killing Giselle, but Viki tells Clint she thinks he is incapable of murder. Echo and Giles start gossip to assure that some people believe Clint is hostile to Echo. Pat decides to take an offer in Chicago after another dispute with Dorian. Delilah constantly argues with Bo about his leaving her alone so much.

David promises Dorian not to tell Cassie' he is her father. Viki tells everyone she is leaving Clint, but she really flies to Arizona to try to get information on Echo and Giles. She learns Giselle drowned after falling off a bridge and the family vowed revenge on Clint. Echo attempts to lure Clint to the bridge, claiming she is ready to die for love of him. Jenny looks through old journal at Vernon Inn and finds gold may be hidden there. Becky is beset by sudden dizziness and pain. Cassie returns home from Greece grown up and gorgeous. Alec is concerned that a shady gambling operator, Anthony Makana, is playing up to rookie football player Doc Gilmore.

Ryan’s Hope

Written by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer

Produced by: Joseph Hardy

Bill and Siobhan cannot deny their attraction for one another. Jill's mother decides to contact her daughter and discuss the affair she had with Jill's father. A stabbed Rae manages to call for help and is rushed to the hospital in a coma. Roger saves her life. Maeve, realizing who Neil is, goes to the dock. As she arrives, Frank is about to be shot, but Neil suddenly suffers a fatal heart attack. A demented Una arrive on the scene and goes to shoot Maeve. Frank steps in front of her and is gravely injured. Charlotte, also on the pier, flees, and Maeve tries to stop Frank from bleeding to death.

By the time Johnny is at the pier, Maeve fears Frank is dying, but he hangs on. An ambulance arrives. Una finds a gun and, thinking she is in the past, orders everyone to get away from her sister and her baby. With Maeve's help, Johnny gets gun and ambulance arrives. Una is arrested and taken to the mental ward at Riverside Hospital. Horrified by Frank's condition — a severed artery and internal bleeding — Roger performs microsurgery. When Frank survives the surgery, Jill believes it's time to marry and they have their ceremony in the hospital. Bess shows Maggie Jill's birth certificate and Maggie wonders if Jill would pay to keep her poor relations - mother Bess and half-sister Maggie – a secret. When Ryan cuts herself on glass while Leigh is sleeping, Leigh feels that she once again has done a poor job with Ryan. Faith assures Pat she doesn't feel that he's using her.

The Ryans have a party to celebrate Frank and Jill's wedding. Jill appears to have the lead in the election, but word comes that she has lost a key district. Bess tells Buddy Maggie is very upset that Bess gave him the rent money. Maggie asks for the money back, but he no longer has it. Maggie tricks her boyfriend into giving her the money to leave and heads for New York to find Jill. Out of money, she accepts another passenger's offer to buy her meal but she gives him the slip once in New York. Bill briefly kisses Siobhan.

Jill loses the election. Her half-sister Maggie arrives in town and convinces Jill with documented proof that they are related. Jack is in the middle of editing his TV report on Jill's campaign when Leigh, his boss, faints. Jack discovers how much he loves Leigh when he drops his work to take care of her. Rae warns Jack that his TV stardom could be dangerous because it could give him a false sense of power.

Jill treats Maggie to tour of New York and lends her money. Determined to live in lap of luxury, Maggie becomes an eavesdropper. She learns Faith and Pat have a no-strings relationship. Faith says she is uneasy about Maggie. Jill is pleased when Faith suggests Jill and Frank move into Coleridge house until they find their own place. Frank is against the idea of Maggie staying with him and Jill. Maggie pretends to injure her back so Frank won't kick her out. Siobhan is undecided about whether to wait for an indication that Joe is still alive or go on with her life and go out with Bill. Jack likes Leigh's plan to expand his TV role. For first time Leigh agrees there is possibility of marriage between them. Delia is upset because Frank wants his son to live with him and his new wife.

Search For Tomorrow

Written by: Gary Tomlin

Produced by: Joanna Lee

Stephanie is furious when she learns Warren has been having an affair with Wendy. Vargas kidnaps Jo and puts her in the trunk of his car. Jo is given rough treatment at the hands other cruel abductor. Lloyd Kendall arranges delay in his divorce to get vital information he needs concerning Martin's blood type. Angela resists all of Stu and Barbara's attempts to make her stay in Henderson. Warren vows revenge on Stephanie for humiliating him in front of Lloyd and not allowing him to buy into TV station. Stephanie begs Suzi not to condemn Wendy for having an affair with Warren. Stu is thrilled when grandson Danny comes home to stay with him and decides to finish school in Henderson.

Travis puts out an S.O.S. on the car phone when a pregnant Liza is knocked unconscious following brake failure. Travis finds a farmhouse, hoping to get help as Liza goes into labor. Liza and Travis begin their Lamaze procedure and Liza gives birth to a healthy baby boy. Jo is terrified when she is handcuffed to a bedpost. Warren orders Ringo to check on Stephanie, fearing Vargas is psychotic and might have harmed her. Wendy makes appointment with doctor, using false name, and later announces to Warren that she is pregnant. Tom blocks sale on valuable land owned by Suzi, which disappoints Warren. Sunny berates Lloyd for his latest exploitation of the Sentells by making their baby a hot front-page story.

Warren realizes that Vargas must have caused Travis and Liza's accident by sabotaging Stephanie's convertible. Vargas tries to prevent Jo from identifying him. Jo pleads for compassion when her kidnapper reveals his face, saying she reminds him of his mother. Travis panics when his son suffers a crisis in the nursery, but doctors reassure him despite the baby's guarded condition. Wendy is happy about the prospect of marrying Warren, but he convinces her they must be discreet until he divorces Suzi. Ringo discovers Suzi is heiress to $4 million and stops Warren from telling Suzi about the divorce. Warren dumps his wedding plans and begs Suzi to forgive him. Bowman warns Ringo Vargas could be arrested for attempted murder if not reined in quickly. Michael announces plans to leave Henderson soon but says he has no intention of leaving Jenny behind.

Before Wendy reveals to Suzi that Warren got her pregnant, Tom interrupts with news that Jo might be missing. A terrified Jo finds a psychotic Vargas flip-flopping between tenderness and spite as he confuses her with his dead mother. Lt. Bowman refuses Tom's urgent plea to send out a search party for Jo, believing she has secluded herself in a holiday hideaway. Warren orders Ringo to track down Vargas, fearing he might enmesh them in a murder trap. A cautious Suzi dodges Warren's attempts at reconciliation for now. Wendy makes one last attempt to rope Warren into leaving Suzi and marrying her.

Jo's disappearance prompts Warren to hire a private detective to find her, hoping the good deed will help him with his estranged wife Suzi. A deranged Vargas cleverly denies knowing Jo's whereabouts to both Warren and Ringo. A lovestruck Steve proposes to Stephanie, still believing she's a Greek exchange student. An incensed Martin plans to press the search for his former wife Jo. Vargas taunts Jo with false promises of food if she will play his game of dressing up like his mother. Warren urges Wendy to go ahead with her abortion, claiming he can't leave Suzi's side while her Aunt Jo is still missing. Jo starts a fire in the room, praying the smoke will draw an outsider's attention. She collapses and is unconscious after the fire goes out of control and surrounds her. After another rejection from Suzi, Warren is forced to leave his wife in Steve's company.

The Young And The Restless

Written by: William J. Bell

Produced by: William J. Bell & H. Wesley Kenney

Nikki questions Leroy about porno tapes. He denies having anything to do with them but says that he remembers Tony once wanted to sell films about Nikki. Nikki plans to go for divorce and Rick accompanies her. Ashley decides to start a new project for Jabot — Junior Jabot for teenagers. Jack is able to sit up in bed. Paul and Cindy are out for a drink when their order is mixed up. Man who receives Paul's drink by mistake dies from poisoning. While Paul is at gym, a set of weights nearly falls on him. Traci, depressed because she is not losing weight fast enough, decides to try diet pills. Carl decides to investigate Jill and Diane's past to see if they were involved in Jack's shooting. Jack wants Patty to continue her therapy. Allison wants custody of Victoria. Kevin hopes to get Victor and Nikki together.

Traci is taking too many diet pills and becomes upset when she fears running into Danny. Danny asks Tracy to sing a duet with him instead of Lauren and she is thrilled. Nikki refuses to sign custody agreement and won't admit to being an unfit mother. Allison warns her that the porno flick may cause the state to take the baby away from her. DiSalvo puts a poisonous snake in shower in Paul's office. Andy sees snake and kills it. Andy and Paul walk in while DiSalvo is having a celebration over Paul's "death".

Joe sneaks Jack out of the hospital and takes him to Dr. Reeves. He tells doctor Patti shot him and she decides to begin a whole new therapy on Patty. Rick sells his story to a publisher and gives the money to Nikki. Nikki gives Victoria to Allison. Lauren tries to drug Traci and keep her from singing at Danny's concert, but Gina and Amy switch the drinks and Lauren winds up being drugged. Carl believes Jill shot Jack when they were both drunk. Patty doesn't know why Jack is so remote, but she feels he is blaming her for the shooting. Tony is determined to make Nikki do a porno film.

Tony plants tarantulas in Cindy's bed, hoping she will run to Paul so he will start trouble again. Patty can't understand why Jack is so cold to her. Joe confides to Jack he now realizes Patty shot Jack. Jack tells Jill he might not be coming home to Patty and Jill fears that will break John's heart. Carl tells Patty to come home and not return to Jack, but she can't accept that. Commander Lewis finds the gun that shot Jack on a convicted felon, Tom. Paul learns Rick's background is clean. Traci is edgy but she attributes this to too much coffee and not her diet pills.

With Patty reconciled with Jack, Danny turns to Lauren. Lauren talks Danny into letting her wear heirloom ring which belonged to his mother. Later a scheming Lauren tells Traci she and Danny are engaged. Tom reveals to Carl he mugged a blond girl and took her gun during a struggle. Jack doesn't know whether to implicate Patty in shooting or let innocent Tom stand trial. Paul and Andy are trapped in Paul's office with a mobster, Jazz Jackson and Tony orders the trio killed. Jazz, aware he has been double-crossed, helps Paul and Andy escape. Meanwhile, Tony and Nikki wed after Tony blackmails her with porno tape. Tony is about to give tape to Nikki when he spots Paul and Andy and prepares to shoot them. Cindy steps in front of the gun and is shot.

[Chris B]

Reading that Ryan's Hope recap brought a tear to my eye! SOAPnet stopped in like 1981 or 1982, I forget which, but at that point the show was improving so much and there was so much to look forward to. Hell, I was looking forward to Kirkland's Hope! Sad to read that and know I can't watch it.

[LoveDays]

What's even sadder is how great these soaps were at this time, when they were being written by CAPABLE writers who knew that their audience was intelligent! At the same time, they knew how to string you along and pull you into the world of the soap! That's what I miss now! I think that writers can do it again, but they need to again rely on their veterans and integrate characters through them. Utilize the history of the show and characters. Fans really appreciate and respond to it. When reading this, I got misty eyed and thought about all those soaps that are no longer on but reading the storylines from 1983 just got me all excited as if I were about to watch them. I could see the characters and story playing out in my head. I could see the best filming quality and instrumental cues just going. I loved it! I believe that Edge of Night, Guiding Light, Ryan's Hope, Search for Tomorrow, Loving, and Capitol could still be on today! It makes no sense why those shows are not. Imagine the history now those shows would have accumulated. Imagine the many characters that would have graced the show by now. Imagine the many weddings, couples, families, romances, adventures, grand love stories that would have come out of all of them. OOOOOOOOOOO how I miss the time period of great WRITERS from back then! Where are they now?

[DRW50]

They stopped in December 1981.

How long was Allen Potter at AW? Was he successful? I know he was at GL during the Marland years, and was one of the reasons Marland left.

[CSF]

What a great read and so many nice memories! Thanks FrenchFan.

[MichaelGL]

I don't know, but I've heard from some that he wasn't successful on AW as he was on GL. I think his tenure as EP qualifies what AW was desrcibed in the 80s as being "the longest transition in the history of soaps" as in the show had a constant revolving door of Head Writers.

Reading over some stuff from LOVING, who were Rita Mae and Billy? I thought Jack turned out to be Dane Hammond's son. LOVING seems to be an inetrsting read though.

Was Henry Sleasar and Sam Hall's tenure on OLTL any good? It's hard to tell from these synopsis.

[kalbir]

Thanks for the look back to August 1983.

[dc11786]

Billy Bristow was hired to work at Cornith University as the new football coach. Jack was the football star who had returned to Cornith from New Orleans to play for Cornith's team. Rita Mae, Billy's wife, was bored and hit on everyone she could. The first person she hit on was Jim Vochek, the local Catholic priest, before she ended up spending time with Curtis, who she thought was Jack. Billy and Rita Mae were around during Marland's tenure. Both of them suffered from fertility issues during their pursuit of having a child. Eventually, Billy left Rita Mae, moved back down south, and married a co-ed. Rita Mae stuck around and had a romance with younger man, Tony Perilli, after his aborted wedding to Stacey Donovan. Rita Mae had a niece, Colby Cantrell, who was a buyer for Burnell's, the department store the Aldens owned. Colby romanced Curtis and Keith Lane.

Jack did turn out to be Dane Hammond's son. I THINK the people referred to as Jack's seventy-year-old parents in this installment were later revealed to be his grandparents. Later, Jack spent time in mid-1984 searching for his biological father. Recently deceased Rita Lloyd played Millicent Whitehead, the aunt of one of the men Jack believed to be his father, but it was revealed her nephew was not Jack's dad. I believe Jack's maternal grandparents, Ada and Marshall, were embarassed by Jack's lower class father because Dane Hammond hailed from Milltown (the poor neighborhood in Cornith which also was home to the Rescott clan). Dane was furious with Ada and Marshall for keeping him from Linda (Jack's mother) and hiding the truth about their child. Dane played one of Linda's friends to claim to be Jack's mother, but later the truth came out.

[DRW50]

I can't remember, but I think Schmering's book said Slesar wasn't a good fit for the show.

[MichaelGL]

Thanks DC.

[jfung79]

Eddie Drueding's webpage says he was EP of AW from Spring 1983 to December 1984.

Among others, he brought Richard Culliton and Gary Tomlin as headwriters to the show.

Carl, Wallingford, Marley, and the McKinnons (Kathleen, M.J., Ben, Vince - not Jake) originated when he was EP.

[MarkH]

That was my era. That is when I loved the show, and could not miss a day. Mallorca!

[alphanguy74]

Oh, my!! What memories! I have to say that at that time, although I was in High school... this was August and I got to watch every day. When I went back to school, I would fake sick ALOT... they allowed you 7 absences per quarter before they flunked you, so I always took all 7!!! That means 28 absences per school year... I usually timed them when we had a full 5 day week. I almost never went a full 5 day week in High School. When I DID have to go, my mother would put the cassette recorder in front of the TV speaker on a chair and tape the audio for me. I remember that episode where Lauren tried to drug Traci before she went onstage... SUCH SUSPENSE!! What I wouldn't GIVE to have that even on audio tape!!(this was the VHS era, SOMEONE has got to have it) I remember Traci wore this awesome cobalt blue dress with an empire waist and a tiered skirt. Then with Lauren passed out backstage, Traci went onstage with Danny and sang a duet of Anne Murray's "You Needed Me". And WOW was it good!! I always marveled at the bravery of Damian to sing on stage with a woman who vocally just blows him out of the water.

[MarkH]

LOL at the cassette story...I did the same on occasion with AMC.

And LMAO at the bolded part. Rock on!

[DRW50]

Was Maree Cheatam still playing Stephanie on SFT at this time?

I do love what Labine and Mayer did in creating RH and producing many beautiful moments, but I have to admit that I always have a visceral reaction to anything involving Siobhan once again mourning/pining for Joe (who would never, ever die, which meant any of her moving on would be pointless), or Delia wanting Frank/using Johnno to get Frank. They seemed to have a very limited view of Delia which really wasted the character. The only time she branched out, aside from her brief run at the Crystal Palace, was when Ilene Kristen only extended her contract if they would move Delia away from the weeping and misery and plotting. That led to the stock market story, which was one of her best.

On Y&R, this Cindy, was she April's twin?

Jazz, he was around for a few years, right? Was he the precursor to Nathan?

I always admired the way Bill Bell integrated music into the show for so long. I know by the end it was just Danny, sadly, but at least it was something different. I would say they should bring that back but it would just be about Amber. Unless they have Traci get a recording contract. She could go on a talent show for charity and then become a big hit.