Classic SOD Synopses section (December 10, 1991 issue)

[yr9190]

LOVING:

Jeremy and Ceara meet in Corinth and are shocked to see each other. He tells her about his new job, but when he tries to discuss their problems, she refuses to listen, Meanwhile, Trisha and Trucker argue after she tells him that their marriage isn't working.

Carly comes clean with Flynn about her past with Paul. (including the truth about Michael). She admits that she only feels friendship toward Slavinsky.

FOOLISH PRIDE:

Trisha visits Jeremy at The Tides, a cottage on the Alden estate. They discuss their unhappy love lives. When Jeremy leaves the room, Trucker enters. Jeremy comes in carrying bedding. Trucker misunderstands and leaves, furious. He goes to the art studio to see Dinah Lee. Upset, Trucker tells her that he thinks Jeremy and Trisha are having an affair. Dinah Lee tries to convince him otherwise, but Trucker doesn't buy it and starts to kiss her. They make love.

A PHOTO OPPRTUNITY:

When Jack rushes to the office, Stacey is suspicious. Certain that she will catch him in bed with Dinah Lee, she goes to the art studio. Stacey is shocked when she sees Trucker and Dinah Lee in bed. She reports her "findings" to Jack, and admits that she expected to catch him cheating. She apologizes, and Jack admits that he was once attracted to Dinah Lee.

DANGLING THREADS:

Holly and Michael play hooky so that they can see their favorite Tough Guy, Paul. When he sees them at Checkers, he scolds them for missing school.... Matt calls Reggie for drugs.

IT'S OVER:

Jeremy leaves his number with Ceara in a final attempt to salvage their relationship. Meanwhile, Trucker explains to Jack why he slpet with Dinah Lee, and promises that it won't happen again. When Trisha enters, she and Trucker talk, but get nowhere. Trucker leaves, angry. When Jeremy returns, Trisha tells him that she's leaving Trucker.

Ceara's concerned when she sees Matt stuff something into his pocket, but she doesn't realize it's heroin. Later, Ally locks Ceara in the shed with Jeremy, hoping to reunite them and keep Ceara away from Matt. Meanwhile, Matt, feeling his future is hopeless, takes a drug overdose.

MONEY TALKS:

Paul's curious when Ruth stops by the station looking for Carly, who quickly hustles her out. Desperate for information on Michael, Carly gives Ruth money. Nervous, Ruth takes off, saying that she'll consider letting Carly see Michael at Christmas. Shana assures Carly that Ruth will be back for more money and then they'll make a deal for Michael.

THE MYSTERY MAN:

Trucker's furious when Trisha moves out to The Tides. Meanwhile, Giff gets Dinah Lee a room through university housing. After Dinah Lee acts cool toward Trucker, Giff warns him to stay away from her if he wants to save his marriage.

At the bowling alley, Gwyn hears Dinah Lee say she's involved with a married man. Giff plays dumb, but Gwyn's determined to find out the man's identity.

CLOSE CALL:

Ceara's about to open up to Jeremy, when Ally unlocks the door. They go back to the house and find Matt unconsious. At the hospital, Ally apologizes to Ceara for her behavior. Everyone's relieved once the doctor reports that Matt will be fine. Ceara tells Jeremy that she's glad he was there with her, and they realize they really do need each other.

DINNER GUESTS:

Stacey decides not to tell Trisha about Trucker's indiscretion. Instead, she plots to get the troubled couple together for dinner. Later, Stacey's upset because her plans for a quiet Thanksgiving dinner are dashed when Isabelle arrives for the holiday.

SIBLING RIVALRY:

Flynna admits to Ava that he knows about Michael and thinks she's been selfish and manupulative. But once she begs him not to shut her out, Flynn gives her a hug. Ava then attacks Carly for confiding in Flynn and accuses her of using him until she's able to steal Paul away.

TIME AND SPACE:

When Bethel demands to see Matt, Kate and Louie discourage it, fearing her visits do more harm than good. Ashamed, Matt tells his mom to leave him alone because her denial only hurts him more. Realizing she's part of Matt's problem, Bethel leaves.

THE FAN:

Paul's annoyed when he finds Michael hiding atthe station. He tells the boy that if he doesn't stop sneaking into the studio he's going to call his parents and the truant office. Thinking the kid's interest is a good sign, Andy urges Paul to do some guest D.J. appearances.

[DRW50]

Not Tidal Energy, no...NO...NO!!!! The only part of that story I enjoyed was when Kate told that guy yes, you were a lousy lay after all.

That was Frank's last story on the show, before the man who played him was away for some time and returned for a few scenes, obviously very ill. That was one of Halle Berry's first major roles on anything, I believe.

Benny, he just vanished after the revamp didn't he? No big loss.

[Bright Eyes]

Halle Berry was on a soap? Never knew that one.

[DRW50]

Yeah, she was on KL for about five or six episodes, I think.

[yr9190]

I'm getting there LOL!, These are very difficult to type, especially when your are writing about soaps you dont watch and know nothing about. Y&R is always my fav to write about when i do these recaps, but unfortunately its always the last on the list. I will try to complete this tonite.

[yr9190]

ONE LIFE TO LIVE:

Cord decides to head for Japan to search for Jake. Megan's sudden ill health makes it impossible for her to go, but Viki sends Blair along as his Japanese interpreter, which distresses Tina.

BURNING ISSUES:

While Max and Asa are arguing furiously, Eenee discovers a copy of Wingate Holden's will hidden in the family safe. However, Asa snatches the will and sets it on fire. Later, Joe Hawk arrives with news that is even more devastating:The forged deed to the land, which Asa used to swindle the Holdens, no longer excists-down in sweetwater, a suspicious fire has destroyed all the county records.

Rekindling their passion, Max and Lee Ann make up for lost time, but Luna feels a burning desire to get to know Max better.

MY MOTHER THE TRAITOR:

Bo and Cassie lie in wait, but Alex never appears at Mountainview. When several suspicious items-including a letter from Sarah are found in Dorian's purse, Bo and Cassie suspect she's in collusion with Alex. The polce arrest Dorian, but Herb bails her out. Opting for a change of scene, Bo and Cassie take off on a yacht cruise.

MY WIFE FOR YOURS:

Armed and dangerous, Doug kidnaps Viki and her ailing daughter, Megan, and locks them in a deserted cellar. He phones Clint and demands his wife, Jane, back in exchange for the Buchanan women's freedom. The police send in a decoy dressed as Jane, but the plot fails. During the ensusing shoot-out, Doug wounds Clint in the shoulder.

ARABIAN FRIGHTS:

In Japan, Cord and Blair learn that Jake has mysteriously left the Country. his ex-boss, Yakimura, is wanted by Interpol for illegal gunrunning. The next stop is Jaba, the Mideastern city where Jake was last seen. In Jaba, Cord learns that Jake is being held prisoner by the secret police. Jake's interrogators think he can provide information about his arms deal Yakimura made with a rbel group.Before Cord and Blair can act on this tip, they get a shock: Their passports have been stolen.

Clint recovers from bhis shoulder injury, but the police fail to apprehand Doug, who moves his hostages to a hidden location. Megan tells Viki she is afraid of dying. Back at Wanda's Place, Jane and Luna scour photo albums, seeking clues about where Doug may be hiding out. Jason recognizes a cabin among the pictures, and helps them pinpoint the location.

NO PLAIN JANE:

With Tina's help, the women stage a showdown in the woods. Luna disguises herself as Jane, while the real Jane calls to Doug from behind a tree. When Doug emerges fromn the cabin, Luna karate chops and disarms him. Picking up Doug's gun, Jane threatens to kill him, but Viki convinces Jane not to throw away her life. When the police arrive, Megan is dizzy and is taken to the hospital for more tests.

BRIDAL THREAT:

Dorian desperately needs to prove her innocence. Her date book shows that at precisely those times when alex was "gaslighting" Cassie, Dorian was meeting with Jason. He agrees to be her alibi, but Cassie still doesn't buy her story.

Meanwhile, Bo and Cassie's wedding plans remain up in the air. Cassie toys with the idea of marrying at city hall, but then accepts Vki's offer of an at-home ceremony. Dorian's plans to give them a lavish wedding come to nothing. In another part of town, Alex secretly shops for a dress to wear to a wedding.

GOOD DEED AND BAD:

Luna has found a letter from Wingate Holden revealing that Asa has no claim to the land. Lee Ann tells Renee about the letter. Max learns that Asa cannot be criminally prosecuted because the statue of limitations is up. However, Max can sue for recovery of the estate, whichis estimated at fifteen million dollars. Asa is subopenaed to produce the deed, although he claims he doesn't have it.

Lee Ann suspects otherwise and tries to convince Nigel to help her. Later, while dusting in the library, Nigel opens a hollow book, picks up the deed inside, then resolutely puts it back. When Max sends Luna a gift as thanks for finding the letter that could help him, Luna's infatuation grows.

PRISON BREAK:

A secret police agent threatens Blair because she has no passport, but Cord knocks him out and saves Blair from arrest. As Blair cleans Cord's wounds, they kiss. Cord proclaims his royalty to Tina, but Blair is not convinced. The sexual tension between the two continues.

Jake tries to escape from prison, but fails. As he waits his punsishment, death before a firing squad, Cord and Blair infitrate the prison free him. Afterward, Jake tries to call home but cannot reach Megan. The trio's departure from Jaba is delayed as they await their contact, Hasim, to meet them at the dock. When he finally shows up, he is being held at gunpoint by the general, Jake's formor captor.

[DRW50]

They were certainly working Blair, Jason, and Luna into the thick of stories very early on. It makes sense to integrate new characters, although I wonder if some felt this was too soon. Then again, OLTL seemed to be desolate at this time so new blood was needed, even if Luna seemed to be a fairly polarizing character.

The Max/Lee Ann stuff seems tacky to me -- he was so much older than her.

Even reading that stuff about Megan is sad.

Thanks for posting this, I've never seen these episodes. What happens right after (the disastrous Bo/Cassie nuptials) is on Youtube.

[yr9190]

SANTA BARBARA:

Santana will be missed if she moves out, C.C. tells her, but she says that his kids seem to want him with his wife. The Capwells do seem miserable apart, but C.C. still kisses Santana.

BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE:

When warren gets an anonymous message that Mason and Cassie aren't married yet, he heads to San Francisco. Angela suspects that Santana is the other woman that warren can't forget, and breaks into his office to look for proof. When she finds a picture of Santana and warren embracing. Angela jumps to the obvious conclusion. When Lionel arrives, he won't confirm it, but he accuses Angela of shooting Mason because he was blackmailing her about her affair with Warren. Angela leaves when the sexual innuendo gets to be too much and vows to win Warren's love.

TAKE THEE TO A PRISON:

As Cassie begins her walk down the aisle, a disguised Warren grabs her and runs. Mason jumps in a limo to follow them, but Warren drags Cassie onto a boat, leaving Mason behind. Cassie is fuming, but by the time they get to Alcatraz Island and are warming up by a fire, she warms up, too. She admits that what they had was special, but says they have to move on. Warren agrees. Cassie cries: Why can't Warren just leave her alone?

HOMECOMING:

Ted arrives and is greeted cooly by Craig. Against C.C.'s advice, Gina tells Ted about her baby. Ted meets Katrina; C.C. approves of the spark that ignites. Several times, Ted alludes to a failed love affair; he also reveals an interest in seismology. C.C. gets a call from Julia about Cassie's kidnapping. Mason tells Julia he'll never love anyone the way he loves her.

DIRTY WORK:

Craig threatens to give Katrina immigration problems if she isn't careful. After C.C. is beaten up by two thugs who were harrassing Katrina about Dash, C.C. tells Craig to break up the couple.... Gina gets a call from her daughter, Lily, who won't reveal her whereabouts.

On Alcatrez Island, Cassie awakens in the arms of Warren, while Julia tries to calm Mason at the hotel. When Mason finally succeeds in renting a helicopter, he turns to give Julia a good-bye kiss, which, at Julia's prompting, turns to more. Mason searches for Warren and Cassie by air. When he spots themon the island, he lands, locks Warren in a cell and grabs Cassie. After putting Cassie on the helipcopter and securing a gun from the pilot, Mason stalks Warren. When Mason loses the gun, Warren finds it, and Mason becomes the hunted one.

ROMANCE BLOOMS AND WITHERS:

Meanwhile, back in Santa Barbara, C.C. is unsuccessful at hiding his pain from Santana, and she comforts him with kisses. C.C. won't tell sophia how he got hurt, but lets her know that he's getting on with his life. Gina vows not to let santana get hooks in C.C. and tells Sophia about her husband's latest love interest. Then Gina inplies to Angela that warren and Santana are having an affair in San Franscisco, and watches C.C's reaction when Angela gives him the news. C.C. refuses to belive Santana when she tells him the truth, and Ms. Andrade warns Gina that Brandon won't be happy with her machinations; she'd better stop.... When Angela learns that Warren and Santana aren't involved, she makes another trip to Warren's office and discovers the real other woman: Cassie. Angela, knowing that Warren and Cassie are related, is shocked. Lionel tells her she can't let anyone know the truth.

DEALING WITH DASH:

Kelly and Katrina decide that whoever shot Mason also called Warren to tell him about the postponed wedding. Katrina is shocked when Lionel tells her he thinks that Angela is the killer.... Katrina is surprised when C.C. doesn't try to stop her from moving out of the house. Come back if her relationship with Dash fails, he tells her. C.C. tells Craig that he still wants Dash out of Katrina's life, but he doesn't want anyone hurt. Craig reviews Katrina's immigration documents, and then offers Dash a deal: If he splits with Katrina, she'll have no trouble getting her green card. otherwise....

SO LONG EDEN, FOR NOW:

Cruz announces that the search for Eden is a dead end. She left after getting Ted and Mason together. Deputy Attorney General Nathaniel Marley tells Cruz he has a warrant out for Warren's arrest, and he wants Cruz to serve it.

THOSE THREE LITTLE WORDS:

When David tries to convince Julia to give up Mason, she walks out and David returns to SB. Cassie arrives to tell Julia what's going on at Alcatraz. Julia gets her own helicopter and heads to the island, where she imprisons Warren and Mason in seperate cells and gives them a lecture. When a ranger finally releases the men, Mason tells Julia her love is all that matters.

[yr9190]

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS:

Dina tells Kay that John, not Traci's wedding, motivated her return. However, John isn't ready to forgive and forget. Pulling out all the stops, Dina explains to him that she's been in a sanatorium for the last two years, recuperating from a near-fatal illlness. Buying her tale of woe, John implores Dina to stick around long enough to welcome home the honeymooners.

LAMENT FOR A SON:

Lauren is devastated when her baby dies of a sudden illness. Scott and Paul look on as she bids Dylan a tearful farewell. The moment is especially poignant for Scott, who learned earler from Sheila that he was not the father of Lauren's son.

Although Scott feels much remorse for Lauren, Sheila shows very little sympathy. Paul and Lauren will have another child to replace the one they lost, she insists.

MEMORY FAILURE:

Upon Nikki's request, Ashley goes to the ranch to plan Brad and Traci's welcome home party. Unable to find her sister-in-law, Ash searches the house and spots Nikki collapsed on the bed. Jack's alarmed to see Ash there, but covers, saying Nikki has the flu. Later, Jack accuses his wife of being a drunk when she can't remember inviting his sister over.

LOOSE ENDS:

Noticing Ryan's lack of interest at work, Neil warns him to get his act together.... Jill hires Paul to check out Dina's sob story....Ryan urges Victoria to put their sexual encounter behind her, but she can't, and regrets not listening to her parents.

MULTITALENTED:

To celebrate her raise, Dru takes Neil out to dinner. When they bump into Danny and Cricket, Neil suggests they all cap off the evening with an impromtu ballet recital. He hopes to prove that Dru's focus belongs on Ballet, not modeling. The Romalottis agree that she's talented, but feel her love of dance can be transferred to the phtographer's camera.

FORGIVE ME NOT:

Ash begs Victor to bury the hatchet with Nikki, for the sake of the kids, but he refuses. Fearful that Victor will discover her drinking problem, Nikki also declines Ashley's attempt at a truce.

TIME'S RUNNING OUT:

As John and Dina move closer, Jill begs Paul to speed up the investigation. Jill becomes hopeful when Lynne informs her that Paul and Nathan have good news for her.

TRUE CONFESSIONS:

After Neil realizes Ryan's distraction has to do with Victoria, Ryan admits he had sex with the boss's daughter and lied about using a condom. Neil worries that Victor will tear Ryan limb from limb.

OLD HABITS DIE HARD:

Traci's old insecurites surface again when she and Brad return home. Hoping to put some distance between Brad and Ash, Traci encourages Brad to move out of Jabot and more time at Ra-Tech. Work for yourself, Traci taunts, don't be under Victor's thumb.

NO COMPASSION:

While Scott is taking pictures of his son, his thought go to Lauren and her loss. Sheila flips out when Scott decides to pay respects to his ex. During their visit, Lauren remains silent as Scott laments at not having fathered her child.

MOTHERLY ADVICE:

Although Ryan begs Victoria to keep their lovemaking from Nikki, she ignores his pleas and goes to the ranch. However, a drunken Nikki's unable to comfort her desperate daughter.

Victoria warns Victor about Nikki's problem, but he dismisses her concern. However, he is curious about Victoria's desire to chat with mom and not him. He's also suspicious to learn that Nikki has hired a nurse for Nicholas.

WEDDING BLLS:

When John announces his intentions to remarry Dina, Traci cannot forget that Dina abandoned their young family. Dina's recent attempt to win over her family has not had the desired effect on her youngest daughter. Jack and Ashley are willing to let by gones be by gones. John's happiness is their main concern.

A DREAM COME TRUE:

After Bill Wheating, a dress shop owner, views Dru's modeling photos, he hires her to do some advertisements for his business. Dru excitedly promises to prove herself to her supporters.

SHE'S NOT:

Ashley fears that Victoria's sexual experience may be the cause of more than heartache. But Victoria insists Ryan loves her and swore to her that he wore a condom. Cetrain Ryan's lying, Ash takes her to the doctor. Victoria and Ryan both breathe a sigh of relief when the pregnancy tests turn up negative. Victoria feels guilty for not trusting him.

Thats it for these recaps!, as always sorry if this took too long, still more to come!

[DRW50]

It didn't take very long at all. You did a great job.

Didn't they redo this story in 1996, only with Ashley in the Traci role?

[yr9190]

Thanks for saying that Carl! I have a great time writing these old recaps for the people on this board, however looking back at the page to see what you have written is correct plus being a very busy guy, make this really time consumming, but i usually always find away to complete these for you guys! and i love hearing people comment on these as well. i do think that they kind of redid this story in 1996. But i dont really know that much about it, but i have seen clips of Jill yelling at dina from 1996. I think that was when Jill was getting a divorce from john again and perhaps they made her return to give john another chance with her?

[DRW50]

Dina came back when they found out in a rewrite that John's longtime secretary (never seen before this story) had lied to John that Dina had been having an affair, which is what caused John to throw Dina out. John and Dina were going to remarry but Ashley pitched a fit so they didn't.

Thanks again for doing these. I know how long it can take.