Classic SOD Synopses section ( March 19 , 1991 issue)

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LOVING:

Isabelle kicks Clay out of the Alden mansion, exclaiming, "I no longer consider you part of the family." Clay claims he's innocent, since Cabot confessed, but Isabelle's not buying it. She trusts Trisha's word first. After Clay asks Gwyn for a loan, she has her earrings from Dane appraised and learns they're worthless. Dane tries to cover, and Gwyn suspects Norma stole the earrings and substituted fakes.

In Cabot's videotaped will, he reveals that all of the Aldens are to share in the estate, including Clay. Normally, complete control of the estate would go to his son. However, circumstances have changed. The codicil says Clay will only become Head of Alden Enterprises if he remarries Gwyneth within thirty days of Cabot's death. Cabot's final words to his family are, "God, bless you."

PAUL'S DEADLY SHOWDOWN:

A.Z. and Ramirez agree to have Carly rubbed out. But Paul foils their attempt by overpowering the hitman. When A.Z. and Ramirez show up, they're shocked to see Carly alive. Paul reveals that Carly witnessed General Ramirez killing A.Z.'s son. A.Z's shocked; he wrongly believed the rebels had killed Anthony. Carly reveals Ramirez shot Anthony when he turned down a deal to double-cross A.Z. The mobster pulls a gun on Ramirez. But little does A.Z. or Ramirez know that Paul has tipped off Alex and the police. They're arrested and thrown in jail.

Paul's assets are confiscated, which include the Off-Limits club and casino. He's willing to turn state's evidence if the charges against him are dropped. Alex warns him about the mob wanting revenge, but Slavinsky's determined to stay in town.

Paul kicks Carly out of the suite, but she has nowhere to turn. She confesses to Ava that she never had Paul. Kate takes Carly back into her home with open arms once she learns mobsters were threatening Carly's life.

A NEW LIFE:

Alex shocks Egypt by offering to leave town together to patch up their marriage. Alex consoles a distressed Ava, insisting that although he'll always have feelings for her, he loves Egypt. They say good-bye.

A.Z's named for Ralph Barnes' murder. Paul tries to win back Ava, admitting he never stopped loving her. He kisses Ava to prove he's not giving up.

CALLING IT QUITS:

Alex gives Rio his green card. With the thugs behind bars, Rio can finally tell Rocky the truth. Meanwhile, Rocky pleads with Professor Brad Spencer to let her back into the med program. He agrees to review her case with the board. In her excitement, Rocky gives Brad a peck on the cheek. He suddenly pulls her toward him for a real kiss. Rocky's shocked and reminds him she's married. Later, Rio tells Rocky about going undercover at Off-Limits. Instead of being thrilled, Rocky's furious Rio lied to her. Later, Rio goes to talk to Professor Spencer about the pressure he's put on Rocky. Misunderstanding, Brad apologizes for kissing Rocky. Rio's speechless. After another argument with Rio, Rocky says she's going to file for an annulment.

SLEAZY MONTY WANTS MONEY:

Monty stuns Abril when he demands she give him five thousand dollars or he'll reveal he's not the father of her baby. Rocky makes a deal with Monty: She'll pay him if he tells Abril he changed his mind about blackmailing her. Amazingly, Rocky convinces Clay to help Abril with a loan.

Ava overhears Carly talking to Abril about when she got pregnant. When confronted, Carly lies to Ava that she had an abortion.

Hoping to use Gwyn to get to the Alden fortune, Dane wants her to go for a "marriage of convenience" with Clay. But Gwyn's not game. Still, Dane intends to play mediator and strikes a deal with Clay to get Gwyn to comply. The deal includes a million dollars for Dane and stock in AE.

Gwyn has Norma and Wally arrested for stealing her earrings. Wally's horrified when he realizes they've put him in the same cell as his brother, Denny.

TRAGEDY STRIKES TRISHA:

Clay tries to plead his case, but an incensed Trisha is unforgiving. In a fit of rage, she pulls the phone cord out of the wall. As soon as he leaves, she has premature labor pains. Later, Trucker finds Trisha, who is near unconsciousness. Because he can't get Trisha to a hospital due to the snowstorm, trucker has to help her deliver the baby. She gives birth to a son, but there's a complication-Trisha's bleeding too much. McKenzie braves the snow and carries them to the hospital. The doctors are able to save Trisha, but not the baby. When Trisha regains consciousness, Trucker tearfully tells her the tragic news. McKenzie blames himself, and so does Clay. Unfortunately, Trisha suffers from a condition that will make it impossible for her to have another child. She could get pregnant, but wouldn't be able to carry a baby to term. Once Gwyn hears this, she goes for blood by attacking Clay with a letter opener. He disarms her. Later, at Cabot's funeral, Alex gives a loving eulogy. Shana doesn't show up.

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ONE LIFE TO LIVE

Max pretends to want to reconcile with Gabrielle to get info on Carlo. He wants the truth about why Carlo videotaped her and Tony, and reminds Gabrielle he gave her an alibi for Johnny's murder. She suspects he's looking for ammo to use in a custody fight for Al and kicks him out.

CARLO FIGHTS DIRTY:

Jake returns a copy of the Niki Smith tape to Carlo's hiding place. Later, Chad and Carlo trick Viki into going into the movie studio. While playing the tape of Niki killing Johnny, Viki struggles with Niki. Hiding in the control booth, Carlo taunts Viki. As she hears Niki shoot Johnny, she screams, refusing to let Niki win. She runs out and immediately informs Jake about Carlos's ploy. Frustrated, Carlo gives Gabrielle a vial of Nat Olanov's drug. The liquid will make Viki susceptible to suggestion, he says. A mortified Gabrielle has no choice but to do Carlo's bidding.

MAX'S DOWNFALL:

Cord and Tina return to Llanview with their new daughter and Du Ann. At Llanview, Gabrielle's shocked to see Du Ann, who doesn't reveal their relationship to the Buchanans. Still, Gabrielle, knows Du Ann has something up her sleeve.

Andy and Tony draw closer, much to the chagrin of Bishop McGuire, who reminds Tony that his leave of absence from the priesthood is about to expire.

THRICE WED:

At the Buchanan place, Cord and Tina are married in a small, family ceremony. Before the champagne toast, Gabrielle empties the drug into her glass, then gives it to Viki. As Jake spies this, he suspects foul play. He warns Viki, but not before she has one sip. They deftly switch glasses and Viki openly drains the rest of Jake's glass. Alex tests the champagne and proves it's been drugged with Nat's formula. Testing to see if the drug is working, Gabrielle asks a confused Viki to hand over her earrings. Viki does, then goes outside to Carlo's limo, where he asks to meet Niki Smith. When Viki returns to the party, she shocks Megan when she's all over Hunter.

Megan's horrified when Viki admits she's Niki. Carlo's satisfied with the results and rewards Gab with ten grand in cash. Back at Llanfair, Viki confides to Jake and Clint she's only pretending to be Niki. Latter, Carlo orders Gabrielle to bring Niki to him. Viki anticipates this, and once Gab lures her to Carlo, he hands "Niki" a gun. Before he confides his plan, Clint finds their location. Carlo hides as Viki greets Clint, then returns with him.

MEGAN IS CARLO'S TARGET?:

Jake obtains the divorce papers for Charlotte. Megan stumbles upon this fact, furious that Jake didn't tell her personally. Hunter implores Jake to leave Megan alone; he's driving her crazy. Jake agrees on one condition: that Hunter swear he won't let Megan out of his sight. He confides in Hunter that Megan may be one of Carlo Hesser's prime targets. Since the film shooting is over, Hunter wants Megan to accompany him to Hollywood- for good. She agrees and tells a sad Jake.

GABRIELLE SAVES ASA:

When Du Ann demands ten thousand dollars from Gabrielle to keep quiet about Max's true parentage, Gabrielle is forced to hand over her hefty payoff from Carlo. Later, Du Ann coldly demands even more money from Gabrielle.

Gabrielle has a run-in with with Asa at the stable, where she says she wishes he were dead. In anger, Asa kicks a beam, and debris falls on him. Gabrielle leaves behind an unconscious Asa. Her conscience over comes her, though, and she tries to help Asa. Once she frees Buchanan and they exit the stable, it collapses.

MOVING ON TOO SOON:

During the christening of Cord and Tina's baby girl, they reveal they're naming her Sarah. Bo and Megan are touched.

Alex is surprised when Bo asks her out on a date. When she hesitates, he pulls her to him and kisses her. Later, they're awkward with each other. A talk with Megan at Sarah's gravestone convinces Bo to let go of the past. He tells Alex about his feelings and goes for another kiss. She responds until he slips, "Oh, Sarah."

NIKI SHOOTS MEGAN:

Visiting Viki, Jake hides when Megan arrives to say good-bye to "Niki". Viki/Niki wishes her luck. Jake fumes until Viki explains it's for Megan's safety. But Jake's determined to see Megan one more time and races to the airport. He pulls Megan into an embrace, but Hunter punches Harrison. Once Carlo learns about Megan and Hunter leaving town, he orders Chad to stop them. Chad lies to Hunter that they have to re-shoot some scenes.

At the movie set, Carlo tells "Niki" he wants her to shoot someone. She calls to warn Jake, but Carlo catches her. He knows she's Viki, and Carlo injects her with Nat's drug. Niki returns. Carlo gives Niki the gun to shoot Megan, who has arrived with Hunter. Niki fights it, but the drug's too powerful. Jake and Hunter call out just as Niki shoots Megan.

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SANTA BARBARA:

At the cabin, Julia tries to get Dash to confess to raping her. Still tied up, Dash tells Julia he was only guilty of loving her. Julia grabs him and tries to shake the truth from him, when Dash suddenly breaks free. He overpowers her and ties her up. He paints a picture of her as a loving mother and dedicated attorney, but says she's incapable of having a relationship with a man. Suddenly, he unties her. Julia knocks him out and flees. In the woods, Julia falls into an old mine shaft. When Dash comes to, he finds Julia. Dash dresses Julia's wounds and carries her out. Upon finding Julia's cabin, Michael and Mason are shocked when Dash enters, carrying an unconscious Julia.

EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY:

Reading some of the pages from Minx's diary, Cassie's overcome with emotion. She accidentally loses a page, which Mason finds. Cassie covers, saying she wrote it. She thought she could handle an affair with no commitments; now she isn't sure.

Amado humbly tells Minx he'd like to return to his chauffeur job, and she gladly says this job's his. She then tests Richie and catches him stealing money and planting it on Amado. She warns him to stay away.

TROUBLE FOR C.C.:

Keith calls C.C.'s bluff and tells Gina to proceed with the wedding plans. He then tells Flame he needs the favor she owes him. He wants her to orchestrate a very compromising position with C.C., while the cameras click away. Flame tells this to Quinn, who needs her to find information on Robert's past with Augusta. If she does that, he'll figure out a way to help her with Keith's proposal.

EDEN'S LISA:

Having visions of diamonds and candles, Eden steals a candle from her parents' house and melts it down to find the large diamond ring hidden inside. Later, Andre tries to rob the Capwell home, but he flees when Sophia arrives. Eden/Lisa helps Andre to escape before Cruz can catch him. Andre welcomes "Lisa" back and proposes that they embark on a robbery spree of luxurious Santa Barbara homes.

During a robbery, Andre and Lisa trip a silent alarm but escape in the nick of time. Cruz is dismayed when he finds a bracelet identical to one of Eden;s at the theft site. Eden/Lisa steals Kelly's identical bracelet and eases Cruz's nerves by saying she's had it all along. Later, Lisa berates Eden for her carelessness, then returns the bracelet to Kelly's jewelry box. Cruz learns blond hairs were found at the robbery site.

THE DIRTY DOUBLE-CROSSER:

While looking forward to having her baby, Kelly suffers pain in her abdomen.

Gina informs Keith and Brandon that, due to advances in modern medicine, she's considering having a child.

Quinn tells C.C. about Keith's plan to blackmail him, so C.C. decides to beat Keith at his own game. He has Quinn videotape a compromising position between Flame and Keith, but Keith catches on and it backfires. C.C. asks "Robert" to use his former mob connections to help oust Keith from the D.A's office. Quinn frets and asks Craig for help, but he refuses. When Quinn tells C.C. he can't help him, Capwell warns this may have an adverse affect on his relationship with Kelly.

THE GUILTY PARTY:

At the hospital, Julia stuns Mason by saying she's responsible for what's happened; she kidnapped Dash. Julia gets the third degree from Mason, Michael and Augusta, but finds that Laken is on her side. Later, Cruz is concerned when Michael doctors the police report in Julia's favor. But they're both soon relieved to learn that Dash isn't going to press charges.

Dash's life beings to crumb;e: He's evicted from his house and moves into a tent on the beach. Flame comes on to Dash, but he rejects her.

After helping Julia, Michael admits to Cruz that he's experiencing a crisis of faith. He is bombarded with criticism from Cassie, for screwing up her life, and from Flame, for looking down on everyone.

MASON'S MOTHER RETURNS:

Mason's shocked when his mother, Pamela, suddenly shows up, begging forgiveness for the past. She insists she's worked hard to get out of the institution so she could see her son again. She pleads with Mason, swearing she's not the same crazy lunatic she was years ago. Mason questions C.C., Sophia and Eden, and they all contend that Pamela is evil. Surprisingly, Mason defends Pamela, saying anyone could lose control. Sophia thinks he's talking about her killing Channing.

Pamela is devastated to hear Mason is getting along with C.C. and Sophia, and asks if he's forgotten all they've done to her. She then stuns Mason with the news that Cassie is Minx's illegitimate daughter. She learned this from Cassie's father. When Minx admits it's true, Mason apologizes to Pamela for doubting her, and agrees it's time the family showed her some compassion and forgiveness. Pamela wants to confront the final challenge of her comeback- to face the Capwell family.

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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS:

Panicked because she doesn't have a "slow dancing" boyfriend to introduce to Nathan and Olivia this evening, Drucilla roams the halls of Jabot and collides with Neil Winters, a corporate trainee rushing to a meeting with John Abbott. Although they get off to a rocky start, Dru seizes the opportunity to finagle a date with the young exec. Explaining her predicament, she persuades Neil to play her beau for a night. Neil performs the role to the hilt convincing Nathan and Olivia he's hot for Drucilla.

BRAD WANTS OUT:

Brad informs Cassandra that their marriage is over. He wants a divorce. She pleads for a thirty-day reprieve, but Brad says "no dice." Traci celebrates Brad's impending freedom.

PLAYING HERO:

Brock desperately tries to reason with Gina about harboring fugitive Clint. Unsuccessful, he's on his way to the authorities when a gun-wielding robber accosts him in an alley outside Gina's restaurant. Having witnessed the crime from above, Clint rushes to Brock's rescue. He arrives on the scene too late to save Brock from being shot, but deflects a second shot, then takes off.

When Kay gets word of the attack, she assumes Clint pulled the trigger. She's surprised to learn from Gina that Clint saved Brock's life by taking a bullet meant for Kay's son.

At Cricket's urging, Nina starts interviewing live-in housekeepers. David puts his foot down. Full-time help would put a crimp in their newlywed lifestyle, David decrees. Nina is forced to take alternative action- she buys a gun.

CLOSING IN?:

David confesses to Diane that things are getting too sticky for him. First, there's the matter of Danny's $10,000 check; now Nina wants to hire a live-in spy. Diane begs him to get out while he still can.

Danny and Cricket try in vain to get Nina to leave David. She refuses, claiming that she still doesn't have any proof that her husband is the awful monster her friends make him out to be.

To get Danny off his back about his investment company, David presents him with a fifteen-thousand-dollar check. His expertise netted Danny a fifty percent profit in just a week, David boasts. Only Nina appears to be impressed.

A CLUE WASHES UP:

Salena returns Nina's missing brooch- it was found in the ice under Lake Delaney's bridge. Diane invites Nina to lunch, then reports back to David that his wife is thinking of leaving him.

HOW LOW WILL SHE GO?:

Lauren heaves a sigh of relief when Scott doesn't show up for the divorce hearing. However, John Silva notices her protruding belly and spills the beans to Sheila, who pleads with him to keep it from Scott.

Sheila tells Scott she's leaving town for a few days before the birth of their baby. She arranges for a baby broker to find her a newborn male, the sex of Lauren's baby. When Lauren is admitted to the hospital, Sheila keeps an accomplice apprised of Lauren's situation.

GINA COPS OUT:

Afraid that Brock and Kay will blow the whistle on Clint, Gina puts the restaurant up for sale. Before she and Clint can make their getaway, Danny and Rex learn of Clint's whereabouts and threaten to turn him in. Clint steps forward as the police arrive and professes his love for Gina. He didn't want to destroy her life anymore, Clint reveals- he called the cops.

VICTOR'S WOMEN:

Ashley seeks Nikki's help in making Victor's birthday memorable. She suggests they send for Victoria. Oddly enough, Nikki had penned a letter to her daughter earlier proposing just that.

DRUCILLA EXPOSED?:

Nathan is peeved at Olivia's suspicion that Drucilla's relationship with Neil is a sham. Nathan defends the younger Barber, but Olivia's convinced Neil is just too good to be true.

Drucilla panics when Nathan expresses his delight in her new romance. Now that Dru is in good hands, he says, he'll move forward with his plans to marry Olivia. A quick-thinking Dru claims she and Neil broke up. He wanted to do more than slow dance, she lies. Nathan offers to intercede, and Dru has to impose on Neil's good nature one more time. Annoyed but a good sport, Neil bites his tongue as Nathan lectures him about taking it slow with Dru. Dru watches for a nearby closet.

WHITE KNIGHT:

A newspaper article about Cassandra and Brads's divorce sends Paul into a rage. A showdown with Brad ends in a fistfight. The sight of her bruised hero reminds Cassie of the many times Paul's come to her rescue, prompting a burst of love and affection for Paul. Lauren and Lynne are disgusted that a kind word from Cassie still turns Paul to Mush.