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OCTOBER 1978

All My Children

Written by: Agnes Nixon

Produced by: Bud Kloss

Nick cancels his Pine Valley vacation because he is down with hepatitis, which causes Claudette to fear she may also have picked up the germ. Eddie hopes to use Freddie to get Claudette fired so he can gain position of Chateau manager for himself. Linc enlists Kelly's aid to talk Myrtle out of moving into her own place. Devon's father tries to pressure her into an abortion. Nancy returns with baby Carl to Pine Valley. Donna is still unable to remember the last three years of her life. Chris and Jeff look for a furnished apartment. Phil and Mel return from their police commando training. As their homeymoon comes to a close, Erica reveals to Tom her many self-doubts.

Phoebe tries to persuade Chuck to divorce Donna while she is suffering from amnesia. Donna, still thinking she is a hooker, pleads with Billy Clyde to let her join his stable. Phil confronts Chuck and Tara with his conviction that they are having an affair but gets neither confirmation nor denial. With Nancy’s return to Pine Valley, Caroline starts worrying about getting pregnant again. Linc is depressed when Myrtle announces she is moving out of his apartment. Devon decides to have an abortion.

Wally tries to dissuade Devon from having an abortion. Brooke realizes Devon is pregnant. Nearly caught by police trying to get non-prescription drugs, Eddie tells Kelly she has to find another connection. Kelly sets up appointment with Joe Martin in order to obtain pills. Chris and Jeff move into a furnished apartment. After Phil tries to force himself on her, Tara admits she no longer loves him as she once did. Aware that Chuck and Tara are in love, Joe keeps it from Ruth. Harlan and Myrtle are dating. Paul prepares to participate in marathon run. Tad talks Ruth and Joe into performing at parents' night. Tom blows a fuse when Erica suggests to Phoebe that Mona and Charles are having an affair. Estelle discusses Donna and Chuck's future with Tara. A lonely Claudette and Philip go to bed.

Jeff and Chris' new apartment is a disaster — rock musicians next door, leaky faucets, roaches. Devon agrees to marry Wally, but reconsiders when she realizes Dan and Brooke know she is pregnant. Tom accuses Erica of still loving Nick. Erica loses interest in converting to Catholicism. At Joe's insistence, Tara tells Chuck she can't see him anymore except when he comes to visit Charlie. Still thinking she's a hooker, Donna is determined to live with Estelle an'd Billy Clyde on Locust Street. When Kelly tries to get "uppers" from Joe, he senses she is hooked. Nancy's Aunt Bessie moves in with her. Estelle concerned about Billy Clyde's gambling. Frank pays first visit to baby Carl unaware that he is his father.

With Donna about to be discharged from hospital, Billy Clyde plans to cash in on her plan to live with him and Estelle by getting money from Chuck and Phoebe. Phoebe agrees to pay Eddie well if she marries Kelly. Eddie informs Kelly he'll get her amphetamines if she agrees to be his wife. Fearing her marriage is in trouble, Chris tells Jeff he must choose between her and his family. After Frank visits baby Carl, Nancy breaks down and lets Aunt Bessie know that Frank - not the late Carl Blair – is the infant's father. Myrtle considers buying Erica's house. Tara agrees to go to a football game with Phil. Charlie makes certain that Tara, Phil and Chuck meet at his school's talent night. Devon mulls over giving her baby away for adoption.

Another World

Written by: Harding Lemay

Produced by: Paul Rauch

Although Dennis has learned Mac is not his grandfather, he tells Iris she still owes Mac respect because he raised her. Iris is pleased that Mrs. Brown (the woman who may be her mother) is really Cornelia Exeter, one of the richest women in America. Sensing Iris is more interested in her money than in her, Cornelia departs from St. Tropez. Mike is displeased to overhear Eileen telling Dennis she misses him. Dennis returns to Bay City, as does Susan. Pat informs Dan she's leading Greg on only to show Marianne the kind of man he is. Vince leaves Angie.

Cornelia discovers the daughter she gave away from birth was not Iris but a girl who died as a college student. Mike takes his bar exam. Iris returns to Bay City. With her parents leaving town, Eileen moves in with her Uncle Paul and Aunt Rita. At Susan's request, Alice agrees to stop seeing Dan. Vince asks a cafe waitress for a date. At Rachel's invitation, Blaine’s former boyfriend Buzz Winslow comes to work at the Cory Estate.

Learning she is not Cornelia's daughter, Iris loses interest in finding out her true parentage. Sylvie Kosloff, a New York fashion designer, gives Brian proof she is Iris's mother. Vince confides to waitress Mimi he wishes he were not married so he could see more of her. Elena talks Dennis into staying with her instead of moving in with Mac and Rachel. Although she has accepted Jamie's proposal, Blaine is not against snuggling with Buzz. Blaine's father plans to come to Bay City. Susan tells Dan she will give him up to Alice. Olive returns to Bay City.

Learning Jamie and Blaine have eloped, Rachel cuts him off without a penny. Seeing her dream of riches dashed, Blaine goes to bed with Buzz. Dennis discovers Sylvie is his natural grandmother. Deciding to visit Bert in Japan, Clarice leaves Cory with Ada. Spotting Vince kissing Mimi, Charlie tells Rose and Angie; Angie confronts Mimi. Gwen's mother Loueen comes to Bay City and moves in with Liz. Iris warns Elena to stop making a play for Dennis. When Dennis asks Eileen to spend the weekend, she tells him indignantly she never wants to see him again. Brian joins John's law firm. Iris meets Sylvia but says it's for the last time.

Mac decides to give Blaine and Jamie money if Rachel refuses to. Rachel says she'll let Blaine and Jamie move into her hlouse. Iris wants Dennis to quit working at the gallery but he refuses. Eileen is no longer seeing Dennis and starts dating Joey. Sylvie tells Loueen and Liz she is Iris' mother. Iris plays matchmaker for Elena and John.

As The World Turns

Written by: Robert Soderberg & Edith Sommer / Ralph Ellis & Eugenie Hunt

Produced by: Joe Rothenberger

Hank fires Jay. Melinda fakes a phone call so Annie can overhear her planning a rendezvous with Beau. Lisa tells Val she suspects Nick and Tina are having an affair. At the cabin, Sandy is appalled to discover Kevin has hidden a bottle of vodka in the cupboard. Barbara is shocked when Kim introduces her to Melinda and she learns she is the illegitimate daughter of her own mother, the late Jennifer Ryan. Joyce, planning to leave Don, asks Mary to stay around to comfort him — but Ralph has no intention of going anywhere with Joyce. Steve suspects Jeff is thinking of Annie as more than just another med student.

Rose Lange, a critically ill patient at Memorial Hospital, reveals to John that she, not Jane Spencer, is Beau's biological mother. Hank lets Jay know he rehired him for Carol's sake. Regaining consciousness, Joyce learns she lost her baby after a fall down the living room staircase. Now that Chris has retired, Bob considers moving into his own place with Frannie. A scheming Nick tells Tina that Lisa suspects she is after Grant. Nick contemplates having Val meet with a fatal accident at the farm. Steve Farrell is giving out contradictory versions of where he was born and raised.

Annie decides to quit medical school and go back to Beau. When Jane fires Melinda and tells her to get out of town, Beau offers Melinda emotional and physical comfort. After Rose Lange (Beau's real mother) dies, Jane takes back promise she had been blackmailed into by John to support his cardiac research project. Jenny get suspended sentence for stealing Kevin's watch and wallet. Susan fears Kevin is heading for another binge. Barbara and Steve re-engaged. Jeff admits to Dee he is hooked on Annie, and asks Dee to help him get over it. Nick rigs bale of hay in order to kill Valerie. While he is in hayloft, Nick overhears Lisa warn Valerie that Nick may be plotting to kill her. Tina finds Valerie and Lisa arguing in the barn and yells when she sees Nick above them in the hayloft. She pushes Valerie and Lisa out of the way, but the load of hay falls on Tina. Nick catches his heel on the rope and plunges to his death.

A grateful Lisa asks Tina to move in with her and Grant. Don is depressed because Joyce can never have children. Mary turns down Joyce's request to see Teddy — Joyce's natural son and Mary's adopted child. Returning to Beau, Annie discovers Melinda's half-slip in closet. Laurie resents Carol because Hank is showing interest in her. Hank agrees to pay Jenny $100 if she can lure Jay, but Jay lets her know he's happily married. Despite Sandy's warning that Jenny has a thing for him, Kevin goes on tear and winds up at Jenny's.

Discovered by Grant at Jenny's apartment, Kevin vows to leave town if Sandy learns of his whereabouts. Jenny plans to go with him. Barbara is confused by Steve's rush to wedding altar. Learning from Jane that John has talked about going away taking his son with him, Kim bars him from visiting Andy. Laurie is concerned because Teddy enjoys visit with Joyce and asks to see her again. Lisa hopes to talk Val out of leaving town and prepares to take Tina into her home. Admitting to both Carol and Laurie his attraction to Carol, Hank promises to keep his distance. John asks Steve to leave Bob's service to join his research project.

Days Of Our Lives

Written by: Ann Marcus

Produced by: Betty Corday & Al Rabin

Janice tells Joann that Maggie drinks and gets Joann to promise she won't leave Salem. Mickey locks up wine in cabinet leading Maggie to think he doesn't trust her. At Steve's request, Mary agrees to work at the boutique. Having moved back in with Don, Marlena invites Donna and Pete to dinner. Don gets lead on where Donna was born, decides to check it out. Mary blames Linda for causing Bob's heart attack. Alice fears Tom is working too hard at hospital. Greg prepares to move to New York. Joann contacts legal aid society.

Donna's birth certificate reveals Don is her father. Wanting to assume legal responsibility as her parent, Don wonders if it's right to marry Marlena at this time. Legal aid society informs Joann she might be able to win custody of Janice. Neil makes a pass at Linda; when she backs off, he promises it won't happen again. At Bob's insistence, Mary returns to work at Anderson Manufacturing. Recalling his own drinking problem, Doug offers moral support to Maggie. As Greg prepares to leave for Chicago, he recommends Tom for chief of staff. Donna thinks she may be pregnant.

Bob plans to make a new will leaving the bulk of the estate to Linda and to legally adopt her daughter Melissa. Mary is upset by Chris' decision to return to work at Anderson Manufacturing after talking to Stephanie. After receiving $500 fine for felony drunk driving and learning Joann is seeking legal custody of Janice, Maggie gets drunk again. Donna tells Pete she's pregnant and is appalled when he suggests abortion. Doug is suspicious about $2,000 handling charge one of Julie's customers had to pay. Irritated because Joann is trying to gain custody of Janice, Dora asks her to move.

Bob is upset when Mary mentions that Linda insists department heads report to her. After learning Julie did not charge Mr. Trask $20.000 for handling his purchase, Doug tells Steve to sell his car if necessary to pay the man back and warns him he'll tell Julie if he does it again. Steve thinks there must be a better way to raise the money. Tom is unanimously voted chief of hospital staff. Saying goodbye to Amanda before she and Greg leave for Chicago, Neil tells her she has meant more to him than any other woman. Pete decides to leave Salem. Taking pill from Tom's medical bag, Donna slips it into Don's drink, and later when Don falls asleep Donna removes his clothing to make it look as they had sexual encounter. At the grave of Brooke and Adele, Stephanie vows to get all that's coming to her and make sure Mary gets nothing.

Bob is removed from intensive care unit. Linda and Neil make love. Hearing Stephanie answer the phone when she calls Chris in Dayton, Mary heads for Dayton. Calling Donna, Pete offers to send money for her abortion, but feeling upset Donna steals money from Alice and disappears. Jerry Reinhart, the young lawyer assigned to Joann's custody case, learns that Mickey was once confined to sanitarium and may have been violent. Steve decides to palm off new music boxes as antiques. Tom offers Bill chief of surgery post. Amanda and Greg leave town. Dora asks Joann not to visit her anymore. Janice is having nightmares over impending custody suit.

The Doctors

Written by: Elizabeth Levin & David Cherrill

Produced by: Chuck Weiss

Upset by Jason's decision to leave town and Nola's infidelity, an overwrought Mona suffers a heart attack. Greta moves in with Matt and Maggie. Sensing Billy is uncomfortable there and will not visit their baby Lee Ann often enough, Greta informs Maggie she's going to try to find her own place. Doreen plans to go after Steve. Sweeney plays matchmaker for Luke and Missy.

With Mona in the hospital, Nola enjoys playing lady of the manor. Jason's divorce settlement with Nola makes her one-third partner in the Medicine Man restaurant. Carolee balks at Steve's suggestion that Mona move in with them after her release from hospital. Colin refuses to drop charges against Mike. Matt informs M.J. she can't transfer from Colin's staff because there are no other openings. Billy wants Greta to get her high school diploma.

M.J. is forced to testify against Mike at hospital hearing. Mike disappears. Mona is moved from intensive care unit. Nola plans to make Medicine Man restaurant a fabulous success in order to impress Jason in case he ever returns from Texas. Maggie is displeased by Greta's friendship with Kim. Missy gets nervous when Sweeney mentions how easy it is to trace a missing person.

Hospital board reprimands Mike but refuses to dismiss him as Colin had asked. Matt fears hospital will lose $3 million cardiac grant if Colin resigns. Mike gets livid overhearing Sarah tell Nola that Colin never asked her to marry him; that means she married him only because she wanted to get married not because she preferred him to Colin. Kim continues to remind Greta and Billy that her baby was taken away from her because she helped Greta escape from unwed mothers home. Kim eggs Greta on to leave home so she won't be treated like a child-mother. Sweeney's mother, is remarrying. Carolee decides it's ok if Mona stays wtyh her and Steve after discharge from hospital.

Nola is in state of shock when Mona says she must move out of mansion. Despite Nola's foray into his bedroom, Colin is still determined to head back to Australia. Carolee is stunned by Mona's decision to come and live with her and Steve. Greta moves out of Matt and Maggie's and in with Billy at Carolee and Steve's. Angry with Mike for his attitude over her brief fling with Colin, Sarah doesn't care what happens to their relationship. Pressure of having Greta and baby sharing his bedroom is getting to Billy.

The Edge Of Night

Written by: Henry Slesar

Produced by: Erwin Nicholson

Raven begs Logan to take the blame with Kevin for their intimate relationship. Mike is preparing April's case for murder trial. When Ira Paulsen resigns as district attorney, Logan is assigned to prosecute April. Steve and Calvin find a young female runaway with the cross-in-a-circle symbol of the Children of the Earth cult tattooed on her shoulder. Miles has hunch that Carol Barclay, a nurse whom Denise had got fired, might be involved in Denise's death. Bill Marceau wants to find Elliot Dorn, head of the Children of Earth cult. Her suspension from force over, Deborah decides to look for an apartment when Geraldine announces her plans to leave Whitney Mansion.

A young woman found dead is identified as a member of the Children of the Earth cult, but police do not believe she committed suicide and search for her murderer. April, still on trial, has another vision of a drowned girl. Wade Meacham, dropping hints of blackmail, informs Winter he has prints of her porno films.

Deborah, reinstated as a police officer, takes deep interest in Children of the Earth movement. Elliot Dorn, head of the cult, agrees to talk to police after they learn that a girl who is an apparent suicide was a cult member. Margo makes Nicole anchorperson for the nightly news. Winter is frightened to learn that Wade has purchased a movie theater and apparently is planning to run her porno film, "Lacy Lady," as a feature. Carol Barclay fears she may be blamed for Denise's murder.

April envisions a dead girl on her bed, then learns another young woman has been found drowned. Eliot takes a shine to Deborah. Stories that continue to appear about her late father Tony Saxon upset Deborah. April is aghast when Logan reveals her mother died insane. Despite Draper's urging, April refuses to plead insanity for the murder of Denise. Mike plans to undergo a risky corneal operation.

April gets premonition that jury will find her guilty. Wade makes certain Logan sees Winter's porno film. Deborah's investigation of Children of the Earth movement clears suspcicion from cult members. A former associate of Tony Saxon's forces Deborah to go for a ride with him.

General Hospital

Written by: Douglas Marland

Produced by: Gloria Monty

Heather plans to stop Jeff from traveling to New York to look for Steven Lars' death certificate. Monica badgers Alan into trying to help Rick get appointment as head of cardiac unit which has been endangered by Lesley and Laura's involvement in David's murder. Remanded to the custody of Rick and Lesley, Laura feels she is in prison. Discovering Lesley is frigid, Rick says they don't have to rush things. Diana comes to accept possibility she may still be blind when her bandages are removed, decides not to let Heather take care of P.J. anymore and hires a nurse instead.

Heather is despondent when Diana has P .J. return home. Howard is worried that Gary is too interested in Tracy. Gina Dante returns from Dallas research project sooner than expected, and Gary voices fear that he will be known as Dr. Dante when she becomes famous. Dorrie and Howard are growing fond of each other. Susan stops seeing Peter for therapy and turns her attention to assistant D.A. Mitchell Williams. Although she tells Rick she thinks things will improve between them, Lesley feels their marriage has been ruined by her lies. In New York, Jeff and Steve find Steven Lars' death certificate but Steve is not convinced of its authenticity.

Diana regains her sight. Heather silently vows she will not be separated from her child P.J.. Tracy wants to break up Alan and Monica's marriage so she won't have to worry about any future children getting a share of the inheritance. Monica, warns Tracy she's better stop interfering. Lee tells Gail it's time he moved out of her place and back into his club. Scotty confesses he is torn by feelings for both Bobbie and Laura. Lesley talks Rick into attending New York cardiac meeting.

Wanting to keep Laura's name in the papers, Bobbie tells a reporter she can get him an exclusive interview with Laura. He comes to hospital, harasses Laura, snaps photo of Monica and Laura together. Although Mitchell Williams is having an affair with Susan, Tracy wants him for herself. Thinking it will further his career, Mitchell agrees to atttend Tracy's party. A pregnant Heather learns that Cal Jamison was involved in Steven Lars' adoption and wants more money. Gary cautions Howard about discussing their poverty-stricken childhood. Laura threatens Bobbie that unless she stops seeing Scotty, all her devious tricks will be exposed.

Rick is named head of cardiac unit. Prodded by Rick, Lesley returns to hospital to work in clinic while awaiting reinstatement of her medical license. Tracy hopes to have Alan's old flame Grace come to Port Charles. A classmate of Laura's, trying to apologize to her for making innuendoes about her past, only creates more trouble. Alan assures Monica he's no longer jealous of Rick. Diana prepares to leave the hospital. Laura is depending greatly on Scotty, while Bobbie tries to save her own relationship with him.

Guiding Light

Written by: Bridget & Jerome Dobson

Produced by: Allen Potter

Roger suspects there are dirty dealings in Philip's custody case and steals a document from Alan's locked files. Elizabeth loses custody of Philip. Rita, in New York with Ed, easily accepts his marriage proposal. Hillary is pleased that Holly likes Roger. Peter is smitten with Brandy. Elizabeth's overreliance on medication for her back pains causes Justin to worry that she might become addicted to the pills. Dean and Sara realize their marriage is in trouble.

Losing custody of Philip, Elizabeth enters hospital to break herself of addiction to pills she was taking for back pain. Sara is openly hostile to Dean's courtroom victory. Fuming at Rita and remembering their cozy Texas liaisons, Roger vows to get even with her before she and Ed get married. Overhearing Amanda discussing her frigidity problem with Gordon, her mother refuses to believe the fault is with Amanda. When Emmett becomes ill in Chicago, Jacckie goes to him.

A drunken Roger rapes Rita. Hillary tells Ed she loves Roger. Attempting to manipulate Dean and Roger, Alan promises them that the one who obtains Wexler property will be his vice president. Brandy fears Justin is too attached to Elizabeth. A beautiful fashion model from Dr. Mark Hamilton's past arrives in Springfield and causes Katie concern. Mike learns Dean could have left the law library unseen the night Ramon was murdered. Diane and Alan take to bed. Holly would like Adam to get to know his granddaughter Christina.

Mrs. Wexler’s schemes to throw Amanda and Ben together by having him paint Amanda's portrait. Ben suggests Evie return to nursing school. Roger refuses to return the bracelet he took from Rita the night he forced himself on her. Rita flies to New York to buy duplicate so Ed won't suspect what happened; Evie is suspicious when she learns of trip. Roger seems to be falling in love with Holly. Diane bristles when Roger suggests all was not on the up and up with Alan's evidence in custody suit for Philip. Alan lets Diane know that someone else beside Roger and Dean is in the running for company v.p. Elizabeth is having gotten over her addiction to pills is released from hospital. Mike asks Elizabeth to marry him, but she isn't sure of her feelings. Katie is jealous of Mark's beautiful ex-girlfriend.

Holly is taken by surprise when Roger proposes. Realizing Justin is in love with Elizabeth, a heartbroken Brandy steps out of picture. Sara is frightened of Dean. Rita and Ed continue house hunting. Learning Ben was once in prison, Lucille Wexler warns Amanda to stay away from him but changes her mind when Amanda pleads for the portrait sessions to continue. When Roger hints that the murder of Ramon the day before he was to testify in Philip's custody case seems more than a coincidence, Diane warns him to be quiet or be sorry. Philip accuses Mike of destroying his parents' marriage. While Mike travels to Madrid, Dean tries to pin Ramon's murder on him. Brandy beds down with Alan.

Love Of Life

Written by: Gabrielle Upton

Produced by: Darryl Hickman / Cathy Abbi

Carrie believes Arlene loves Ray, not Tom. Betsy is upset when Suzanne grows closer to Ben and Mia while spending weekend with them. Hoping to prove Ben is more interested in seeing Betsy than Suzanne, Elliot suggests Ben get custody of Suzanne six months of year and is shocked when Ben approves the idea. Bruce is in remission.

Bambi plans to return the sapphire ring Al gave her because she thinks she might have a chance with Ray. Andy gives his father $3,500 and moves out of the house. Sheree lets Andy stay at her apartment while she's out of town. Andy finds a wealthy prospect in Meg. Ben realizes he's financially unable to take Suzanne for six-month period. Tom tells Ray that he and Arlene are still in love. Arlene decides to go off by herself to make choice between Tom and Ray.

Andy talks Mary into taking $40,000 out of the bank to invest in his business venture. Betsy tells Ben she can't possibly allow him to have Suzanne for six months period. When Arlene hangs up on Ray, he decides he's through with her, but after Carrie's heart attack, Ray, Arlene and Tom decide to let Carrie think Ray and Arlene are back together again. Lynn is worried because she realizes Andy and Renter are one and the same.

Mary is aware that Andy and Renter are one and the same. Andy explains he assumed another identity so he could see Sheree but assures Mary it was only a physical attraction. Ben warns Elliot he will lose Betsy if he doesn't treat her with more respect. A mysterious dark-haired woman arrives in Rosehill.

Mary spots the picture of Andy in out-of-town paper as wanted murderer. She agrees to hide him. Joe is involved in a car crash the night Eddie throws an engagement party for him and Wendy. Deciding to return to Europe, Eddie reveals his love to Dorrie, but she is unable to make a committment. Andy refuses to see Kathy, a mystery lady from Santa Barbara.

One Life To Live

Written by: Gordon Russell

Produced by: Joseph Stuart

Pam dies and Samantha fights for her life after a car crash. Brad and Jenny reconcile. Marco plans to use pictures of Tina for his own nefarious purposes. Dorian is upset with Paul for ignoring her self-effacing decision to give up trying to get post as hospital chief of staff. Richard's mother decides to bring former girl friend Daphne to town in an attempt to ruin his upcoming marriage to Becky. Becky is troubled over Richard's inability to get along with his mother.

Pat tries to make Tony stop blaming himself for Pam's death. Brad arranges for Pam's funeral. With only a vague memory of the accident, Samantha while convalescing thinks something is being hidden from her. Melinda is jealous of Peter's friendship with Jenny, even though Jenny and Brad have reconciled. When Gwen learns Becky is going to Caribbean for quickie divorce, she has Richard's ex-flame Daphne come to town. Though Richard weakens when Daphne shows up at his apartment wearing a bathrobe, he stays true to Becky. Ed resents Carla's friendship with Jack.

Pat is trying to fight her attraction for Adam Brewster. Tina is warned that Marco is only promising her a modeling job in order to use her. Viki tries to stop a guilt-ridden Tony from proposing to Samantha. Sam realizes Pam died in car crash. Blaming Tony for Sam's accident, Brad quits his job as maitre d'. Becky returns after obtaining divorce from Luke but discovers Daphne in Richard's bathrobe. Jack warns Adam he's got to take things easier or risk severe heart problem. Melinda resists the suggestion that she continue studying the piano.

Pat is beginnng to like Adam, but Adam is furious because he thinks Pat leaked the news of his hospitalization to the press. When merger falls through because of hospitalization story, Adam intends to get even by buying interest in Lord Enterprises to make sure Pat loses her job. Efforts to bring Richard and Becky together pay off when they get married. Paul tells Dorian he cares very much for her. Horrified by her facial disfigurement, Samantha refuses to see Tony.

Greg warns Marco to lay off Tina or he will kill him. Paul lets Adam know that Pat was not responsible for news story disclosing that he had been hospitalized. Peter is displeased by Melinda's decision to practice piano at Dorian's because concert grand she wants to buy won't fit into their apartment. Gwen Abbott is going to stay on in Llanview. Brad seeks a job with Adam. Tony sees Samantha just before facial bandages are to be removed. Carla considers taking a business trip with

Jack. Jenny feels Brad uses their sex life to boost his ego.

Ryan’s Hope

Written by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer

Produced by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer

Faith's bed catches on fire. Siobhan feels no one but Jack understands her and contemplates leaving the Ryan home. Faith implores Roger not to marry Dee. Siobhan accidentally tips Frank off that Jill and Seneca plan to wed. When Frank says he plans to remain a part of his son Edmond's life, Jill and Seneca both tell him it's best if he relinquishes any claims he has on the child. Wanting to feel good about herself, Dee goes to a beauty salon to be made over.

Roger and Dee enjoy a blissful wedding. A drunken Frank disturbs the wedding of Jill and Seneca. Having just escaped injury when her bed catches fire, the hallway bannister gives way as Faith comes downstairs, causing her to fall. Rae offers to babysit for little John. Although she loathed the time spent with little John, Rae lets Frank think she loved every minute of it. Polly is taken with Bob. Frank allows Siobhan to work on campaign provided she stays in the background.

Nancy is drawn to Pat. Jack fumes because Mary is putting Frank's campaign ahead of their marriage. Watching Roger at Vegas tables, Dee wonders if he is still a compulsive gambler. Then, when Roger loses all his money and has to borrow from Dee to pay gambling debs, Dee insists they cut their honeymoon short. After Faith's stairway accident, Tom pleads with Terri to leave him alone.

Johnny is concerned because Pat and Nancy are more than friends. Frank, unable to claim Edmund as his own, is getting closer to little John. Dee makes killing in stock market. Jack disapproves of Siobhan's dating reporter Wes Leonard. Picking up Siobhan for dinner, Wes comes upon endorsement of Frank by Mafia leader which could destoy Frank's career; Siobhan is blamed and fired. Seneca, Jill and Edmind share blissful honeymoon. Pat and Nancy make Ethel Green's wealthy landlord repair her crumbling apartment. On rooftop with Faith, Tom must fight urge to push her off.

Dee warns everyone she will not allow Little John to be used by Rae to further her relationship with Frank. Dee and Roger are to fight Frank for Little John's custody. Unhappy that his story about Frank's Mafia endorsement has cost Siobhan her job, Wes Leonard considers explaining that he stole the file that gave him the information. Tom wants to take Faith on vacation and Terri suggests he take her to an area with rocky terrain.

Search For Tomorrow

Written by: Joyce & John William Corrington

Produced by: Mary-Ellis Bunim

Deciding to divorce Kathy, Scott wants custody of Eric, intending that Kathy raise baby Doug. Feeling Scott is unstable, Kathy wants Eric to stay with her. When he realizes his past indiscretions might come to light, John drops out of city council race and Jo steps in. Mark suggests Kylie try out for lead in "Romeo and Juliet." Liza learns that the movie for which Steve wrote music is in financial trouble and wonders if the Collins Corp. could back production.

Because he feels Scott needs him, Eric decides to move in with Scott. At John's suggestion, Kathy agrees to manage Jo's campaign for seat on city council. When Collins Corp. can't afford to back Steve's movie, Liza picks up on Laine's idea of seliing her stock in company to Ted Adamson. The sale infuriates Gary and Janet because it makes Stephanie the controlling shareholder. David asks Kathy to let him into her life and Doug's now that Scott has left her, but she refuses. Carolyn tells David he might help himself by helping Sharon Peterson, the battered wife of Buck Peterson. Laine becomes quite ill.

Tom is upset by the amount of time Kylie spends rehearsing with Mark for the play. Released from the hospital, David returns to inn but Kathy is less than happy to see him. Busniessman Travis Sentell arrives in Henderson and strikes up friendship with John and Kathy. When Buck accuses Sharon of having affair with David, she is afraid Buck will hit her. Janet is upset because Bill Mendel has resigned. Just before she promises Kathy to stop manipulating people, Stephanie steals Jo's political position papers. Laine is suffering from high fever, goes to Gary for medical treatment

Carolyn is bewildered when Gary whispers Laine's name in his sleep. Kathy accompanies Travis to New Orleans. After suggesting to Sharon that she seek divorce from Buck, Carolyn tells his boss, Ted Adamson, that Buck beats his wife. Warned by Ted he will lose his job if it happens again, Buck plans to get even with Carolyn. Ted is startled to learn his other daughter Sunny Adamson is backing Jo's campaign. Wanting to be an actress, Kylie realizes there's more to the world than Henderson and Tom.

As Laine's condition worsens, Carolyn fears that Gary is thinking of her as more than a patient. Stu and Eliie catch Stephanie snooping into Jo's campaign files. To throw them off, Stephanie suggests they keep eye on Sunny because she has personal connection with Ted Adamson. Forewarning Eric that Scott wants a divorce, Kathy asks him not to try and bring them together. Watching Liza sing, Travis falls in love with her and wants to help save film "You Can Love Again."

The Young And The Restless

Written by: William J. Bell

Produced by: John Conboy

Vanessa, finished at last with plastic surgery, removes her veil; Lucas is greatly relieved by the result. Casey informs Snapper she might not still be around when he finally makes his choice between her and Chris. Casey and Chris come face to face in the hospital. At the last moment Liz is unable to make love to Stuart, who says he understands. Later on, he makes love to Jill, then wishes he hadn't. Derek is tired of the way Kay is always feeling sorry for herself.

Casey reminds Chris it was she who left Snapper, not the other way around. Brock is rooting for Chris and Snapper to reconcile so he can have a clear field with Casey. Stuart tells Jill their relationship is over. When Jill hears her Uncle Bruce Henderson is having heart surgery, she decides Liz should go to his bedside in Chicago to get her out of picture with Stuart. Kay asks Liz to come back and work for her, but Liz intends to stay on as Stuart's housekeeper. Lance suggests that he and Lorie should not rush Vanessa into finding new quarters. Lorie counters with suggestion that Vanessa go with Lucas and Leslie to Switzerland. Derek's ex-wife Suzanne wants money from Kay in return for not telling Derek about Kay's visit to her.

Jill tells Derek unless he leaves Kay she will make a commitment to another man. Learning Stuart is at convention, Jill follows him to Las Vegas. Chris lets Snapper know he can't have her in bed unless he wants her in marriage. Scott and Paul get in a brutal fight when Paul insists in front of Nikki that she's just as trashy as she ever was.

Kay pays Suzanne to keep Jamie away from Derek. Derek informs Kae he wants to contact his son Jamie. Following Stuart to Las Vegas, Jill suggests they get married. Casey assures Snapper she will wait for him but won't let her feelings get in the way of living her life to the fullest.

Uneasy over Vanessa's plans to take active an role in Lance's business dealings, Lorie talks him into helping Vanessa find her own apartment. Feeling lucky to be alive, Kay plans to open a boutique. Although doctors think she may never walk again, a jubilant Kay discovers movement in her toes. Lorie fears Jill is after Stuart. The minute she returns home from Las Vegas, Jill calls Stuart and insists on seeing him. Lucas is upset because he doesn’t want to be supported by Leslie.

[FrenchFan]

NOVEMBER 1978

All My Children

Written by: Agnes Nixon / Agnes Nixon & Wisner Washam

Produced by: Bud Kloss

When Tara turns down his request to spend the night, Phil heads for Claudette’s. Overhearing Chuck tell Frank he loves Tara, Caroline blows sky-hugh. Claudette is upset when Kelly plans to moonlight at another nightclub. Erica agrees to sell Myrtle her house. Receiving a San Francisco job offer, Chris plans to talk Jeff into moving her. Following a compassionate talk with Brooke, Devon decides to marry Wally but once again changes her mind when she realizes her grandfather is aware she’s pregnant. Even though Devon says she intends to give up her baby, Wally plans to stay in Pine Valley.

Billy Clyde uses Letty Jean to try and lure Donna back on the stroll. With Mel Jacobi having reconciled with his wife, Phil must find another place to stay and considers Claudette's. Christina does not plan to tell Jeff about her San Francisco job offer until they are there. Jeff discovers he cannot get away from Pine Valley until after the first of the year. Phoebe agrees to attend Erica's dinner party if she invites Charles, Chuck and Tara. Mark and Ellen consider marrying and adopting Devon's child.

Learning from Benny that his grandmother is paying Billy Clyde to get Donna back on the stroll, Chuck tells Phoebe to stay out of his life. Erica lets Ruth know she saw Chuck's car at Tara's. Everyone but Devon's grandfather thinks Mark and Ellen's plan to wed and adopt Wally and Devon's baby is perfect. When Phil accuses Erica of pushing Chuck and Tara together at a dinner, Tom thinks he may be right and accuses Erica of being devious. Donna begins to realize she has lost her memory. Edna offers to let Donna stay with her instead of on Locust Street. Brooke asks Dan to marry her. Myrtle suggests Kelly move in with her, but Eddie, for the $50.000 promised him by Phoebe, is trying to talk Kelly into marriage.

Suspecting Mark only asjed to raise her child so Ellen would marry him, Devon has second thought about letting them adopt her child. Ruth learns that Chuck and Tara are in love again. Erica almost lets it slip to Phoebe that Charlie’s true father is Phil – not Chuck. Discovering Billy Clyde paid Letty Jean to get Donna back on stroll, Estelle heads for Chuck’s with Donna. Benny asks Estelle to run away with him. Chuck admits to Charles that he and Tara love each other. Jeff arranges to take vacation in San Francisco with Chris, not realizing that’s where she wants him to move anyway. Erica hopes to get national magazine to do a story on her and Tom.

Another World

Written by: Harding Lemay

Produced by: Paul Rauch

Elena and Dennis embrace. When Dennis brings Sylvie to talk to Iris, Iris says she never wants to see either of them again. Defeated, Sylvie intends to go back to New York. Gwen refuses Loueen's offer to buy house for her and Willis. Mimi and Vince become lovers. Susan changes her mind about moving in with Liz and intends to share house with Pat instead. Larry overhears Blaine and Buzz making love. Rachel and Iris agree to try to get along. Clarice returns from Japan.

Olive intends to sue Alice for alienation of Dan's affection. At Rachel's insistence, Iris agrees to see Sylvie. Dennis turns down dinner invitation when Iris refuses to let him bring Elena. Feeling sorry for Blaine, Buzz decides to renege on Rachel's plan for him to spy on Blaine. An angry Blaine purposely destroys plants in the Cory living room. When Pat informs Greg she doesn't want to see him, he seems to accept her decision but then tells Marianne he has a chance with Pat. A devastated Marianne tells Greg to get out of her life. Dan decides to seek divorce from Susan. Willis is anxious to start business Loueen plans to buy for him.

Blaine is attending college. After Willis resigns from Cory Corp. to start business financed by Loueen, Gwen moves out of their apartment. Angie is happy about Willis' and Gwen's separation. Greg is furious to learn Pat was leading him on to take him away from Marianne. Clarice worries that Burt is seeing another woman in Japan. Iris fears Elena is after Dennis' money. When Greg advises Olive that she has no alienation of affection case against Alice, she wants to know whether — if she is pregnant — she could sue Dan for breach of promise. Susan agrees to divorce Dan. Iris pretends she has forgiven Mac but silently vows to get even.

When Greg tries to rape Pat, she stabs and kills him. Stunned and confused about who she has killed - thinking it is Tom, the lover she killed as a college student - Pat is taken into custody. Angie informs Gwen about Willis' past as a power-hungry business executive. Larry and Clarice are dating. Susan tells Olive that Alice can have Dan but she is not going to give Dan a divorce so he can marry Olive.

As The World Turns

Written by: Ralph Ellis & Eugenie Hunt

Produced by: Joe Rothenberger

With Mary suffering from hepatitis, Teddy has to stay with Joyce and Don. Grant and Lisa are puzzled by Tina's anxiety. Carol is upset when Jay considers constructing John Dixon's research wing. Jane is forced to back John's project after he threatens to tell everyone that Beau is not her son and that she let his real mother die without seeing him. Annie returns to medical school and moves in with Dee but plans to see Beau occassionally. Learning Betsy is suffering from homesickness, Kim decides to drive down to her boarding school.

Joyce wants Teddy to stay with her after Mary recovers from hepatitis. Melinda apologizes to Annie for having an affair with Beau. Although Kevin and Sandy are reunited, Kevin gets angry because Sandy refuses to believe he has stopped drinking. Chris' retirement day draws near. Bob seeks his own apartment. David tries to patch things up between Annie and Beau. Dee plans to go away to college. Melinda turns down Jane's offer to set her up out of town.

On the eve of his wedding to Barbara, Steve packs his belongings and disappears. Beau and Annie reconcile. Kim assures Susan she will forget about the fling Susan and Dan had. Learning she was named beneficiary of farm in Nick's will, Tina considers fighting Valerie for the property. Kevin agrees to get professional help for his drinking problem, but postpones treatment until after he returns from a trip to Cleveland. Valerie faces the fact that Nick tried to kill her.

Still is shock over Steve's night-before-their-wedding disappearance, Barbara moves in with Kim and Dan. Dan suggests they hire private detective to find Steve. Nearly recovered from hepatitis, Mary plans to move in with Chris and Nancy until she fully recuperates. Joyce balks at suggestion that Teddy move in with them also. A downhearted Dee confides to Ellen one of the reasons she is moving out of town is that all the men she gets interested in become attracted to Annie. Reconciled with Beau and moving back into the Spencer house, Annie decides to drop out of medical school for a semester. Melinda learns she is pregnant. Lisa is jelaous of Grant's giving Valerie personal and professional help. Hank warns Carol that Jay is trying to rise in business too quickly. John blackmails Jane into getting invited to an important party.

Days Of Our Lives

Written by: Ann Marcus

Produced by: Betty Corday & Al Rabin

Running off to the farm with Janice, Maggie decides they can't stay there when she overhears Hank calling Mickey to tell him of Maggie's whereabouts. The judge decides if Maggie doesn't appear in court in two days, Joann will get custody of Janice. Doug is displeased with Julie's plans to make Steve a partner in antique shop. In Dayton, Mary sees Chris and Stephanie embracing; furious, she returns to Salem. Donna sends a letter to Don from Indianapolis saying she ran away because she fears what people would think if they knew what happened between them — a statement that puzzles Don.

Chris offers Mike a job with a construction crew. A mechanic where Maggie goes to have her car fixed recognizes her and notifies Mike. Minutes before Maggie must appear in court, Tom finds her and persuades her to attend the proceeding. Earle Carnes agrees to reproduce music boxes for Steve. Bob is disappointed when he is not released from the hospital because Linda convinced Neil he needed further hospitalization. Stephanie overhears Linda and Neil make dinner date. Steve assures Robert he is not interested in Terry.

Janice reveals to Alice that she feels sorry for Joann but loves Mickey and Maggie. While playing with Melissa, Janice slips into the lake. Rescued by Chris, Janice is rushed to hospital but remains in coma. Seeing Neil about her migraine headaches, Stephanie refuses to take physical exam. Mary catches Neil and Linda in embrace. Although he admits he is worried about Trish's whereabouts, Mike persuades Margo he loves only her.

Janice, recovered from effects of near-drowning, goes back to Mickey and Maggie. The judge gives Joann six months' temporary custody of Janice, ruling that if Maggie gets professional help for her alcoholism she can get joint custody. Donna returns to Salem claiming Don is the father of her unborn child. Telling her that's simply impossible, Don is more determined that ever to adopt Donna, advises Marlena if she wants to halt wedding plans she may. Jeri shows up at David's and reveals that Trish is waiting tables in Switzerland unaware that Jeri has given baby Timmy (now called Scotty) to David. Comforting Stephanie after a nightmare, David is remminded of Brooke.

The Doctors

Written by: Elizabeth Levin & David Cherrill

Produced by: Chuck Weiss

Steve cautions Carolee that Billy and Greta's living arrangements cannot be permanent. Kim is ecstatic to learn that Greta has moved out of Matt and Maggie's. A bus crash after a football game causes Mike and Colin to work together in an emergency situation. A pregnant Nola doesn't know whether she wants to tell Jason. Luke is puzzled by Missy's nearly hysterical reaction when he jokingly suggests that he plans to follow her home one evening.

In a panic, Sarah realizes Mike has heard the tape in which she claims Colin was the best lover she ever had and that when she is with Mike she thinks of Colin. Mike tries desperately to reverse Colin's decision to return to Australia so the hospital will not lose important grant. Carolee receives midwifery certificate. Mona is outraged when she learns Greta is living at the Aldriches'. Nola intends to have her baby. Mike and Sarah are involved in car crash.

In the car with Sarah, Mike baits her with farewell tape she made to Colin. Taking his eyes off the road Mike's car crashes. Sarah receives only minor injuries but an unconscious Mike is listed in critical condition. When blood seeps into sac around Mike's heart, Colin saves his life with a risky heart operation. Steve tells Billy he has to live up to his responsibility to himself.

Thanks to Colin, Mike will live but he may be permanently paralyzed because Sarah dragged him from the car wreck. Mike confides to Matt that he must walk again because he is through with Sarah and has to raise Michael Paul alone. Upset by Greta's living with Steve and Carolee, Mona decides to move back home and hire people to help her while recuperating. Colin informs M.J. he's glad he will be around for a while. Sweeney asks Missy to move in with her. Missy's probation officer advises not to be afraid of letting people know about her past.

The Edge Of Night

Written by: Henry Slesar

Produced by: Erwin Nicholson

April's sentencing is postponed due to judge's illness. Logan is upset because he was able to convic April. Winter is sorry she didn't tell Logan about her porno days. Calvin and Steve are curious about the macrobiotic diet which Children of the Earth members seem to be on. Deborah gets angry when Steve refers to her as a worse crook than her father. Logan is named district attorney. Wade tells Logan that unless he allows his porno theater to stay open, he will publicize Winter's film.

April begins serving her prison term. Just as another body is fished from the river, Deborah joins Children of the Earth movement. Nicole begins to wonder if Margo is more interested in Miles than in her. Torn between his desire to protect Winter from her porno film past and his duty to his offie, Logan ponders what to do about Wade.

Fearing Logan may lose his position as district attorney, Winter goes to bed with Wade. In prison, April dreams Draper is killed in car crash. At the same time, Draper considers holding a seance to conjure up Denise and learn what really happened night she died. Nicole is upset because Margo feigns interest in April in order to get closer to Miles. Soon after, Deborah returns to Children of Earth group, another member, a youth this time, is found drowned in Monticello.

Draper tells Logan he forgives him for prosecuting April. April's recurring nightmare that Draper will die in crash seems to come true when police drag a body identified as Draper from a wrecked car. Unaware that Logan has found a loophole to keep Wade's X-rated motion picture house open, Winter gives in to Wade's demands for sex in order to keep him from blackmailing Logan. Margo is doing a feature on Eliot Dorn and Children of the Earth movement.

General Hospital

Written by: Douglas Marland

Produced by: Gloria Monty

Rick and Lesley are devastated when they forget their first anniversary. Revealing to Bobbie he loves Laura, Scotty promises to try and help Bobbie regain emotional balance. Jessie thinks Bobbie knows Cal Jamison. Jessie is not sure she would be good marriage material when Dan Rooney says he intends to be her husband one day. Jeff refuses to talk to Cal Jamison over the telephone. Returning to the hospital staff, Lesley is hurt when patients ask to see another doctor. Steve doubts board will ever grant her full reinstatment. Gail fears Lee will go back to drinking. Mitch's ego is bruised by the realization that it's Tracy's friendship and not his ability that impresses a senator. Alan reveals to Monica that his onetime fiancee Grace agreed to marry to him only to make her first husband jealous.

Jeff learns Steven Lars' death certificate is a fake. Mrs. Grant tells Heather to let Jeff think Mrs. Hadley lied about Steven Lars being dead and sold him. When Monica is unable to get pregnant, Alan seeks medical consultation to see if he is the cause. Bobbie is scheming to have Laura removed from the custody of her parents and placed in a reform school. Audrey's widowed niece, Annie Logan, comes to Port Charles.

Jeff lets a scared Heather know that Steven Lars is not dead. Contacted by Cal Jamison, Jeff admits he needs his help. Tracy arranges for a publisher, Julian Dark, to read Gary's medical manuscript. At Gina's insistence, Gary patches up differences with Howard. Dorrie considers visiting Mark and Katie in London where Mark is now working with renowned surgeon. Bobbie purposely starts a fight in hospital with Laura, who's there on probation. Fearing she cannot make Laura snap, Bobbie enlists the aid of her sneaky brother, Luke Spencer. Diana's sister Beth, who is a model, is injured in car crash and may need plastic surgery.

Lesley and Rick decide to work at their marriage without any storybook illusions. Bobbie hatches a plan to keep Laura out after curfew so she would break probation and be sent to state workhouse. Cal Jamison panics when he discovers Jeff is seeing Mitch Williams. Gary's extended trip to New York to see if he can get his book published bothers Gina. Beth, Diana's sister, fears scars on her face from accident means she will never model aga. Monica learns that Tracy is fearful that she and Alan will have children, which might mean less of an inheritance for her own son. Discovering also that Tracy broke up Alan's engagement to Grace, Monica tells Alan who says they must be careful not to allow Tracy to ruin their marriage.

Guiding Light

Written by: Bridget & Jerome Dobson

Produced by: Allen Potter

Hillary returns to Springfield and Roger feels he has to tell her that he wants to marry Holly. Her affair with Justin over, Brandy decides to head for New York. Dean is still trying to make it look as though Mike killed Ramon but suspects Roger knows too much. Feeling guilty because she never gave her late artist-husband support, Lucille plans to give Ben a one-man art show. Evie is pleased but Ben thinks it was mistake to accept because now they'll always feel obligated. Rita suffers from nausea; she is puzzled when Roger calls to say he will return her bracelet.

Horrified when Roger reveals his love for Holly, Hillary packs her belongings and leaves town. On his way to an important meeting at Spaulding Enterprises, Roger is purposely run down by a car. Ed accidentally arrives on the scene and saves Roger's life. In the hospital, Roger remains in critical condition with doctors holding little chance of his survival. Hillary calls Ed to let him know she is all right but refuses to say where she is and does not let Ed tell her of Roger's accident. Fearing that if Roger dies, the bracelet Eddie gave her will be found, Rita ransacks his apartment but is unable to find it. Mark lets Katie know he is quite interested in her. Jackie returns from Chicago vowing never to leave Philip again but wonders if she can fake interest in Alan to gain her son. Lucille is displeased by Ben's suggestion that Amanda try out for pianist with Springfield Orchestra. With Dr. Jackson spending much of his time at city hospital, Justin suggests Holly work for him part time.

Drifting in and out of coma and near death, Roger insists his accident was intentional. Ed considers buying his bride, Rita, a house with swimming pool and tennis court. Depressed by audition with Springfield orchestra, Amanda feels better when Ben and Eve change their minds about leaving Wexler estate. Returning from Madrid, Mike informs Elizabeth he has learned nothing to help her custody case for Philip. Mike is surprised to hear Elizabeth say she wants to have another child — he knows she is unable to bear children. Jackie is taken by surprise when Alan proposes to her. Elizabeth is upset by Alan's suggestion that Philip go to prep school in the East.

Clinging to life, Roger tells police Rita ran him down. Ed believes Roger's accusation is born of his intense dislike for Rita and his somewhat befogged mental state. Hoping to give him will to live, Holly tells Roger she wants to marry him. Realizing Dean knew Elizabeth was getting overdependent on drugs, Sara takes information to Mike. She is appalled by realization that Dean would allow Elizabeth's condition to worsen without telling anyone and wonders if she can make her marriage work.

Love Of Life

Written by: Gabrielle Upton / Jean Holloway

Produced by: Cathy Abbi

Tom is crushed by Joe's death but Wendy is able to reflect on the happy times she spent with Joe. Although Betsy has told her to leave Tom's apartment, Arlene stays to make sure he's emotionally all right. Hiding in hospital, Andy decides to give himself up. Mary persuades Kathy Smith, Andy's partner in California, to prove to police that Andy is not guilty of murder.

Kathy admits to police she shot and killed her husband, then shot Andy. Realizing they are in love with each other, Andy and Mary head for Los Angeles. Dorrie and Eddie wed. Wendy reveals she is pregnant with Joe's baby. On the dance floor Ray realizes he sparks desire in Arlene.

Hearing her father is very ill in Switzerland, Lynn decides she must go to him. Mia questions Ben about his feelings for Betsy; he insists he loves only her. Although Ray continues to tell Arlene he loves her, she cannot make her mind up between he and Tom. Bruce is offered professorship at university. Ray is told by the mob he must manage New York club or Arlene and the baby will be hurt.

Bruce gets university profesorship. Elliot wants to adopt Suzanne; Betsy is appalled when Ben says he might agree to it. Ray refuses to tell Arlene what is upsetting him. Mia lets Ben know he was calling out Betsy's name in his sleep.

One Life To Live

Written by: Gordon Russell / Gordon Russell & Sam Hall

Produced by: Joseph Stuart

Ed and Carla bicker over her intention to attend z medical seminar in Virgin Islands with Jack Scott. Brad plans to have Adam Brewster hire him, and then take his assistant, Gretel Cummings's job. Samantha is horrified to see herself without bandages. Larry is named chief of staff. At cocktail party in honor of Larry's appointment, Karen runs into a customer from call girl days. Gwen is interested in Jim. In St. Thomas, Jack comes on to Carla.

In St. Thomas, Jack comes on to Carla who almost succumbs but rebuffs him. Admitting she is interested in Jim, Gwen asks Dorian what her chances are. Dorian assures her Anna is a fighter. Realizing he cares about Tina, Marco drops plans to make it look like she posed for porno pictures but still plans to get even with Viki. Edwina fears personality clash between herself and Joe will cost her job at Banner. Overhearing Adam mention a good stock to buy, Brad decides to sink the $10.000 he gave Jenny for sale of health club into the securities. So she can keep her distance from Jack, Carla wants to go to work for Larry. Samantha is upset because she has to wait for skin graft.

Tina receives a necklace from Marco as well as two anonymous notes telling her to get out of Llanview. Viki fears handwriting on notes is same as used by her other self Niki when she was suffering from multiple personalities. Tony sees Samantha but refrains from proposing marriage. Gwen, Richard's mother, feigning illness, puts on seductive nightgown and asks Jim to make house call. Katrina returns to Marco's stable when she discovers her boyfriend Dennis O'Riordan took Edwina to Larry's chief of staff party instead of her. Adam and Pat start their relationship anew.

Vinnie and Joe fear Niki - Viki's dark personality - has reappeared. Upset when Tina tells him she can't keep the necklace, Marco silently vows to get even blaming Viki for the rejection. Pat turns down Adam's invitation to bed. Upset by menial assignment Joe gives her, Edwina asks Adam for a job. When Adam learns Brad invested and lost on stock tip he overheard in office, Adam considers firing him. Ed and Carla realize she is attracted to Jack. Melinda hopes renowned piano teacher Bruno Westheim will take her as a student and Dorian considers a scheme to make sure he will but Peter vetoes it.

Ryan’s Hope

Written by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer

Produced by: Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer

In front of practically the entire Ryan clan, Wes Leonard explains that Siobhan didn't tell him about Frank's Mafia endorsement but that he looked at a letter on secretary's desk. Vindicated, Siobhan still feels betrayed by family's lack of support. Johnny is angry because Seneca tries to block the Ryans from seeing Edmund. Admitting he doesn't want children of his own, Roger agrees to help fight for Little John's custody. Mary is pleased with herself when Tom and Faith take her suggestion that they go on a country vacation. Jill is astounded when Dee asks her to help win custody of Little John. Frank wins election as U.S. senator. Jack throws tantrum when Mary is offerd $40,000 anchorwoman job at Woodard TV station. Eldest Ryan daughter Kathleen arrives for a visit.

Maeve is up in arms with Siobhan joining a family planning agency. Pat and Nancy realize they are more than friends but wonder if a Jewish girl and a Catholic boy can ever be happy together. Tom looks on as Faith's boat goes over a waterfall.

Rescuing Faith from the falls, Tom — at Theresa's insistence — takes Faith to an abandoned cabin in the mountains and leaves her for dead. Then, unaware of what he has done, Tom goes looking for Faith. When he finds her, Faith in self-defense stabs him. When Delia warns her she will tell the newspapers that Rae and Frank are lovers, Rae agrees to make sure Frank and Little John go on vacation to Palm Beach sans Rae. Siobhan warns Mary her acceptance of news anchor position may ruin her marriage to Jack.

Police rescue Tom and Faith and take Faith to Riverside Hospital. She begs hospital staff not to let Tom near her and he goes wild. Maeve recieves a letter from her ailing sister in Ireland. Johnny is upset when Jill lets lit slip that Seneca is going to adopt Edmund. Dee decides to sell tea commodities and invest in tin. In Palm Beach, Frank asks Rae to join him in Washington.

Search For Tomorrow

Written by: Joyce & John William Corrington

Produced by: Mary-Ellis Bunim

Badly upset by Laine's refusal to have brain biopsy so she can get proper medication from government, Gary plans to fake medical report. Confronted by Tom's accusation that she is a spy for Ted Adamson, Sunny denies it but reveals she is Ted's daughter. Kylie is displeased when Tom is late for her starring performance in "Romeo and Juliet" and tells him to get lost. Confiding to Janet she may be pregnant, Carolyn asks her not to say anything to Gary.

Jo wins a seat on city council. John realizes Wendy is right when she says John spends more time with Jo than with Stephanie. Gary is called on carpet when Bob finds out he faked medical report for Center for Communicable Diseases. Learning she is pregnant, Carolyn decides not to tell Gary right away. Laine is responding to treatment. Travis anonymously pours money into movie "You Can Love Again" and plans to have it shown in a large Hollywood premiere with major critics in attendance.

Laine's called on carpet when man from the CDC in Atlanta realizes that no brain biopsy was ever taken. Gary is put on suspension, allowed only to take of Laine. Laine admits to Gary he's the only man she's ever cared for. Jo has a tense meeting with the mayor of Henderson but wins him over when she refuses to be treated as an underling. An off-Broadway producer wants Kylie to audition for him. Sunny visits Laine. Returning to his company, having lost race for council seat, Ted advises Buck to get professional help from Carolyn if he wants to save his marriage with Sharon. Gary cancels out on Thanksgiving dinner to stay in hospital with Laine. Steve's movie opens in Hollywood to critical acclaim.

Buck, blaming Carolyn for Sharon's decision to seek divorce, beats Carolyn up, causing her to have a miscarriage. Hospital board decides not to suspend Gary and puts a letter of reprimand in his personnel file. John, learning that Stephanie was the one who stole campaign secrets from Jo and gave them to Ted, decides to sleep in their guest room. John says he will keep marriage together for the girls' sake but it will be a marriage in name only. Tom confides to Mark that he doesn't feel Kylie's audition for off-Broadway show will be successful.

The Young And The Restless

Written by: William J. Bell

Produced by: John Conboy

When Suzanne, his first wife, doesn't answer Derek's letter, he decides to phone and ask about his son Jamie. Jill is taken aback by Lorie's suggestion that they throw a surprise party for Liz and Stuart. Stuart is in an emotional dilemma torn between his desire for Jill and feeling foolish by her, being so much younger. Lance suggests to Lorie that Vanessa hold off on getting an apartment until after the holiday season. Vanessa warns Lorie she has information that could destroy her marriage to Lance. Nikki comes on to a college professor and is surprised when he gives her a failing grade.

Nikki makes time with an older man. Chris decides to return to college. An ailing Snapper undergoes emergency surgery for acute appendicitis. Lucas assuming Leslie doesn't want him around after baby is born tells her it would be easier on her if she has a girl because boys are hard to raise alone. Lance wants Vanessa to stop threatening Lorie with her ability to destroy their marriage. Liz daydreams she is married to Stuart.

Snapper, in hospital recovering from appendicitis operation, is astounded when he is served with divorce papers from Chris. Coming to hospital to explain things, Chris is stunned in turn when she sees him embracing Casey — not realizing Casey is only offering him comfort. Stuart has eyes only for Liz to her surprise, which causes an unhappy Jill to leave party early. Derek gets Jill to admit she still loves him if only a little bit. When Stuart, returning from party, calls to see how she is, Jill feels he still desires her. Suzanne contacts Derek and says she would like to visit him in Genoa City.

Just as Lorie is about to confront Jill with her awareness that Jill is out to get Stuart, Liz walks in. Chris informs Greg she filed for divorce after Snapper called out Casey's name after surgery. Haying a change of heart Chris informs Greg she went to see Snapper but found Casey in his arms. Casey, bewildered by Chris's divorce action, insists that Snapper get in touch with her. Lance is irritated by Lorie's continued interest in her father's love life. Lucas gets involved in the Prentiss Corp. strike. Lance and Lorie prepare to visit Lucas and Leslie in Switzerland.

[Khan]

Fearing she cannot make Laura snap, Bobbie enlists the aid of her sneaky brother, Luke Spencer.

And so it begins.... ;-)

[Bright Eyes]

Correction! You're welcome.

[Khan]

God bless you, Amello!

[Soaplovers]

These summaries have been a real treat to read.

AMC: I didn't know much about Claudette except that I thought she was just a spoiler from Linc/Kelly and that she killed Eddie. I had no idea that she and Phil had a brief fling as well.

ATWT: I noticed that regime change to Ralph Ellis and Eugenie Hunt... How were they received as writers for the show? Was there a big shift?

LOL: I noticed the regime change to Jean Holloway has just happened in November 1978. From what I heard, her regime is what ultimately cost the show focus and ratings (none withstanding the timeslot change that was to occur the following spring). I'm just surprised that Bambi was a character on the canvas pre-Jean Holloway. I had figured that Bambi was a creation of this particular writer. One thing I'm noticing is a lack of mention of Meg in the summaries. For a show that is suppose to be about a good/bad sister... I'm not seeing that particular focus. Did the show ever show any gray areas for either Van or Meg during the original run?

SFT: I'm gathering that Henry Slesar was just an interim writer for the show (such as how Lorraine Broderick was an interim writer between Chuck Pratt and the current writers on AMC). In this particular case, was the quality as good or better once the Corrington's took over? They were writer's before my time so I'm not sure of how their work rated with audiences during this era.

Y & R: So interesting to see how Nikki started out as just a flighty college student flirting with the boys, causing headache's for her older sister Casey, and everyone else involved (sort of like Abby nowadays on Y & R). Makes Nikki and Abby scenes all the more interesting considering how Nikki sees herself in Abby. Makes me wonder if Abby's Victor Newman esque love interest is down the road for her.

French Fan... do you have monthly summaries for 1979? It seems like that was a tailspin year for a lot of soaps in some respects.

[Khan]

Well, I have an idea as to who it should, if not will, be. ;-)

[AMCDYNASTY]

Ray Gardner was a ruthless animal and wanted everything to himself.

[dc11786]

The Corringtons work is pretty well regarded. I've never really looked into their period, but I know they created the highly popular Liza and Travis pairing. They worked their new families (the Tourneur/Sentell and Adamsons) in with the existing characters. I think they may have slipped a bit towards the end, but they were also working on the bible for "Texas" as well.

"For Richer, For Poorer" wrapped everything up. Laurie decided to off her self in the garage, but Megan (I think?) saved her. Laurie revealled all to Megan and company. Desmond slugged Jason, who lost the presidency of Cushing & Sons to Austin. Lee and Tessa left for Seattle together. Ellie was told that she was pregnant. The last scene, or the last one SOD talked about, was Megan arriving at Bill's apartment and falling into his arms suggesting that the couple would find their way back to one another.

Are you missing a synopsis, FrenchFan? When I was looking into 1978, I had a heck of a time trying to locate the last week of information on "For Richer For Poorer" and I notice your synopses are one less compared to the others, which wouldn't make sense since the serial was on all month long. Also, have you read any of the synopses for "High Hopes"? Hirsch definitely covered the serial, but I think Jon-Michael Reed did as well. I think Reed's were included in the section that often covered the primetime soaps/miniseries, but not all the news papers included that.

[DRW50]

The main difference is that Abby is written as a pathetic joke and some kind of weird and dated attempt at pop culture. Not that Bill Bell was immune to dated attempts at pop culture, but he didn't have Nikki going around nude on horseback, nailing men in the pool for her reality show, and so on. He made it clear that a lot of her behaviors were bad for her. All Y&R cares about now is whether Abby's disturbing behavior is fun or hot.

There was a line in one of the SOD synopses which was probably from around late summer/early fall 1978 where after Van and Bruce reconciled, Meg called Andrew to commiserate over loving those who didn't love them (as she had with her daughter's husband Rick). Reading this about Andy seeing Meg as easy money, I wonder if they were planning to put Meg where Rick was -- caught between parent and child.

I don't think Van was ever a gray character until much later on, when she shocked viewers by divorcing Bruce because she felt she was obligated to reconcile with her back from the dead first husband, Paul Raven. (Or maybe she wasn't legally married to Bruce anyway, but you know what I mean).

Meg mainly seemed to be a flighty woman, a negligent mother, looking for rich, hot, slightly dangerous guys, and often paying the price. I think they always wrote Meg as more self-destructive or in need of help than actually bad.

I wish they'd done more conflict between the sisters over Ben when he returned as an adult.

[dc11786]

Holloway wrote the infamous mystery of Bambi Brewster's parentage and it reads bad. I don't think it played out on screen any better.

Upton's misuse of Meg was criminal. Meg did insinuate herself into Andrew Marriott's life as she found herself falling for him, while Andrew obviously pined for Vanessa. You'd think this would have produced some good conflict between the two sisters, but the synopses don't seem to suggest this. Online, I've read that Tudi Wiggins was pretty disappointed with her story at some point after Labine & Mayer left and was hoping they could write a part for her on "Ryan's Hope." I have to suspect this was during Upton's reign since Meg did so little.

Holloway didn't write Meg much better, but, to be fair, the Bambi Brewster saga seems to be the only story she seems to be telling. Does anyone have SOD synopses from this time? Meg did become involved with Scott Carmichael, a businessman, who was looking for a lover, not a wife. This didn't please Meg, but she went along hoping Scott would change his mind.

Marcus utilized Meg. A lonely Meg slept with Tom Crawford, Betsy's doctor brother who needed funds for his lab research. Wealthy Meg helped him professionally, so he threw her a bone. When Tom became intimate with Liane Wilson, Meg became jealous and told Tom he needed to chose. During their fight, Meg fell done the stairs. Liane saved Meg's life, but left Meg paralyzed. When the show went off the air, Meg was blackmailing Tom into marriage, while hiding the fact she was regaining use of her legs.

[EricMontreal22]

Man, I wish I could see For Richer, For Poorer or its earlier show so much. Prob with Where the Heart Is on my top soap wishes...

[FrenchFan]

I can't find Jon Michael Reed for 1978 so I use Lynda Hirsch and maybe she did not cover the last week. The last summary is on a paper from early October. I thought it was the last. I guess I will have to check again.

And I will try to be working on 1979 then. I have Jon Michael Reed beginning in September. I'll try to fill in the gap with Lynda Hirsch.

[SFK]

Me too re: FRFP/L&F. Such a short run too, those are the cancelled soaps I tend to hold out more hope for. But as I understand it, even though it was Lemay it wasn't exactly Golden Age AW. I remember a poster at WoST saying the show was very "Frasier" in a way, the tone of the more upper crust characters. As a matter of fact, Nancy Marchand played Frasier's mother on Cheers.

[FrenchFan]

I bought a column by Jon-Michael Reed from the Chicago tribunes articles ($3 the article ) and I edited my post for September with the last week of "For Richer, For Poorer" that oddly Lynda Hirsch did not cover.