2 hours ago, kalbir said:

Lucas was another Bill Bell second son that wanted the first son's girl.

I love that trope, even though the thought of wanting any of my brother's lady friends makes me violently ill, lol.

2 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

Certainly they could have done something with Lucas to keep him on longer.

Maybe he could've worked at the Bayou, lol?

58 minutes ago, Broderick said:

Speaking of "no resolution", I don't believe a damn one of them took Brooks Prentiss with them when they all skedaddled out of town.

I thought Dennis Cole Lance took Brooks to Switzerland.

Just now, kalbir said:

I thought Dennis Cole Lance took Brooks to Switzerland.

I thought Brooks didn't have anything to do with Dennis Cole by the end. There was that ridiculous mess where Lance magnanimously admitted to Brooks that he was his father, and Brooks said, "Sorry, Uncle Lance. My dad's Lucas."

I thought Brooks got left with Leslie. But when she left on her concert tour, she sure didn't have Brooks.

4 minutes ago, Broderick said:

I thought Brooks didn't have anything to do with Dennis Cole by the end. There was that ridiculous mess where Lance magnanimously admitted to Brooks that he was his father, and Brooks said, "Sorry, Uncle Lance. My dad's Lucas."

I thought Brooks got left with Leslie. But when she left on her concert tour, she sure didn't have Brooks.

Well they do mention Brooks when they all return for the wedding in 1984. I forget if it’s implied that Leslie or Lorie had him then? I’d go with the latter? But I don’t really remember, haha.

6 minutes ago, YRfan23 said:

Well they do mention Brooks when they all return for the wedding in 1984. I forget if it’s implied that Leslie or Lorie had him then? I’d go with the latter? But I don’t really remember, haha.

Lorie asked Leslie about Brooks and Leslie mentioned Brooks was in school in Switzerland.

5 minutes ago, YRfan23 said:

I don’t really remember, haha.

I don't either 🤣

I was thinking Lance left town upset, because he'd lost Prentiss Industries, and then Brooks rejected him.

When Lauralee left, she made a BIG DRAMATIC exit out of her penthouse with one little suitcase and "Nadia's Theme" playing in the background, and no sign of Brooks anywhere (which made sense, because he'd moved in with "Aunt Leslie" at some point after the trial.)

They just stopped showing Lucas shortly after Lorie left.

Leslie stayed around several more months for that Robert Laurence/Claire Laurence storyline, and at the conclusion of it, she said, "Dad. Maestro has arranged a European concert tour for me. I'm leaving in five minutes. Bye!" Nadia's Theme started playing, and she & the Maestro hauled ass out the door with no mention of Brooks.

I sat there scratching my head after Leslie left, wondering who the hell had Brooks 😅

Soap Opera Digest 3/16/1982:

Hoping to spare Brooks from the media coverage of the trial, Lorie tells Leslie she wants to get her son out of Genoa City. Leslie suggests taking Brooks to the Maestro's chalet in Switzerland. Brooks will be able to move about freely there. Lorie agrees to let Leslie take Brooks to Switzerland on one condition: she must bring him back as soon as the trial is over. Leslie promises she will and assures Lorie she can trust her. After arranging a visit with the Maestro, Leslie whispers to herself, "I'm taking you back to where you were born, Brooks, and I hope we can stay a long, long time."

(I believe THAT is where the recollection of @kalbir comes from, regarding Brooks going to Switzerland. But I'm pretty sure he returned with Leslie a few months later and rejected Lance during that rainstorm at the Lake. I'll keep reading.)

Soap Opera Digest 4/13/1982

Because it would be a big help to her, Lorie asks Leslie to testify on her behalf. Leslie, who's happier in Switzerland than she's been in a long time, reluctantly agrees to fly back to Genoa City with Brooks.

[Leslie comes back and testifies that Lorie is basically a good person who wouldn't kill the horrible crone Vanessa. Victor takes over Prentiss Industries. Lance takes the stand at Lorie's trial and is forced to read a letter revealing that Lance is the biological father of Brooks. My recollection is that Vanessa typed this letter herself, but faked the letter to appear that it was from Lorie, and BROOKS ends up "cracking the case" by revealing that he once saw Grandma Vanessa typing on Lorie's typewriter while wearing gloves.]

A shaken Lance asks Lucas if it's true about Brooks, and Lucas confesses it is. He reveals the boy was conceived by Leslie and Lance. Lucas says they kept the truth from Lance to protect him. Leslie has known the truth from the beginning. Filled with rage toward Lucas for turning over the letter to Mr. Gordon, Lance punches him.

Lance begs Leslie for a truthful answer. "Brooks is my son, isn't he? Tell me if it's true. Did I father your child?" Leslie tearfully admits that Brooks is Lance's son. When Lance asks why she kept it from him, Leslie says she did it because he was married to Lorie and had found happiness with her. She's only ever wanted him to be happy. "Brooks has given life to the way I feel about you, Lance, the way I've always felt about you."

SOD 5/11/1982

Brooks is called to the stand. When questioned by Robert Laurence, Brooks testifies about the day Vanessa watched him while Lorie was out of the apartment. Brooks reveals that Vanessa was wearing gloves while typing at Lorie's typewriter using Lorie's blue stationery.

SOD 5/25/1982

When Leslie receives word that Lorie's been cleared of the charges against her, she is happy for her sister, but hates the thought of losing Brooks again. Although it pains Leslie deeply, she gives Brooks back to Lorie.

[Now, at this point, Brooks starts banging on the piano and moping around Lorie's penthouse, whining that he misses "Aunt Leslie" and wishes he could live with "Aunt Leslie" fulltime. Lorie makes a big tearful Nadia's Theme decision that Brooks actually belongs with Leslie, and she allows Leslie to come get him and take him home. Presumably, Leslie was living with Stuart & Liz Brooks at the time.]

SOD July 6, 1982

Since they're planning to be married, Leslie and Lance decide to tell Brooks that Lance is his real father. "I'm your father," Lance reveals to Brooks, "and my brother Lucas -- he's your uncle." Confused, Brooks can't accept this revelation and asks to be alone. When Leslie and Lance later go up to Brooks' room, they find their son is gone.

Brooks wends his way to the lake house and when the maid tells him Lucas has gone out, Brooks makes up his mind to find him. As a storm is raging, he climbs into a rowboat and screams out for Lucas. Some time later, Lucas finds Brooks lying near the shoreline. Relieved his boy is still alive, Luke embraces Brooks tightly. He was so terrified Brooks had drowned in the storm.

Back at the lake house, Brooks sobs to Lucas that he had to find him ... he had to be with him. "Please don't be mad at me," Brooks begs. "I love you, Daddy. I love you so much. You won't let anyone take me away, will you? I don't want any other daddy but YOU!" Lucas's heart is breaking in two. Why did he ever allow Lance to tell Brooks the truth? How could he have been so willing to give up his son? [I remember this scene vividly. This was a real tear-jerker if you were a Lucas fan like me. It had "Bless the Beasts and the Children" and the whole she-bang. This is why I don't think Brooks would've ever gone ANYWHERE with Lance.]

Deeply upset that Brooks can't accept him as his father, Lance tells Leslie he can't marry her. If they were to wed, Brooks would think Leslie was abandoning him. "I won't, I can't inject myself into Brooks' life. It's obvious there's only one father Brooks wants or needs -- and that's Lucas. I just hope someday Brooks will understand and can forgive me." Leslie assures Lance that will happen, and they kiss lovingly.

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by Broderick

Next, Lorie takes a trip and interviews some people who've been screwed over by Victor Newman. (She's trying to wrest Prentiss Industries away from Victor and return it to Lance.) When she returns to Genoa City, Lorie's surprised to learn that Robert Laurence has leased the lake house from Lance. Robert tells Lorie that Lance had become so distraught over losing Brooks and Prentiss Industries, Dennis Cole has decided to leave town indefinitely.

[And THIS is where I lose Brooks. I'm pretty sure he didn't leave town with Lance. He hated Lance's guts at this point. I always assumed Brooks was living at the Brooks house with Stuart Brooks and Leslie. But the story really shifts here to the Abbotts, the Golden Touch bar, Lorie and Lucas trying to get the Prentiss Industries stock away from Victor, Nikki and Kevin's trials and tribulations with the Bayou, and Robert Laurence's catatonic wife Claire. There's scarcely any mention of Brooks. But then a few months later, we SEE Lorie leave, and she doesn't have Brooks with her, which makes sense because he'd chosen Leslie over her. Then we SEE Leslie leave a few months later, and she doesn't have him with her either. Maybe we were supposed to assume he'd chosen LUCAS over all three of the other drips? I know I would've.]

NVM

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by yrfan1983