SOD

[Khan]

Are you serious?  *shrug*  Okay.

Well, like I said: Maggie's parents, Elmer and Dorothy Simmons, were killed in an auto accident that also left Maggie "crippled" for many years (until Mickey, as "Marty Hansen," showed up at her farm, fell in love with her and eventually got her the life-changing surgery that she needed).  Now, obviously, this happened "before my time" and I don't have access to the DAYS archives; so, this is all dependent on these events happening off-screen.  If the viewers at that time saw what happened, even if it was via flashbacks, then scrap the whole thing.  BUT...

Suppose Elmer, being a poor dirt farmer, with a wife and daughter to raise, fell into a midlife crisis.  And suppose that that left him emotionally vulnerable to the teenaged Maggie's best friend: a lusty, young woman, perhaps slightly older than Maggie, but whose father is the pastor of the local church that the Simmonses attend, and where Elmer himself serves as deacon.

Now, suppose that, on the day in question, Dorothy realizes her beloved husband is having an affair and heads off to confront him.  Maggie, torn between her loyalty to her father and that of her mother, jumps in the car with Dorothy, hoping to dissuade her.  (Of course, Maggie's tearful pleas fall on proverbial deaf ears.)

Dorothy catches Elmer with the young girl.  She heads back to the car.  Elmer leaves the young girl and joins his wife, begging for the chance to explain.  Maggie remains in the car, hoping in vain to play peacemaker between her folks.

As Dorothy continues driving, however, her and Elmer's argument becomes more and more heated.  Finally, at a pivotal moment, Elmer admits he never loved Dorothy; that he only married her because he thought she was pregnant (she wasn't; they had Maggie later)!  Dorothy becomes completely unglued at that moment, causing her to lose control of the car and crash, killing herself and Elmer, and injuring poor Maggie.

Unable to cope with the knowledge that her father had had an affair with one of her peers, as well as the truth about her parents' rocky marriage, Maggie has psychologically suppressed it all.  Unfortunately, when this new character (played by Martha Byrne) arrives in Salem, and gradually, through the necessary chain of events, she reveals she is the product of Elmer's affair, making her and Maggie half-sisters, Maggie is forced to relive everything. 

Maggie breaks down emotionally, and comes very close to falling off the wagon, but finds the strength to attend an AA meeting.  Julie also learns why Martha Byrne's character has shown up in Salem and why Maggie is dangerously close to going back toward the bottle.  Fearing for Maggie's physical and emotional health, Julie is ready to tear Martha Byrne's character a new one.  However, Maggie stops her, reassures her that she will be okay and makes the first, tentative steps toward accepting Martha Byrne's character into her family...

Of course, down the road, their newfound, sisterly bond will be put to the test when Martha Byrne's character becomes involved with Xander, just as he and Sarah are getting back together, and they are on the verge of getting married.

[Nixor]

Late to the party but I really hope #2 isn’t about Sydney McKayla. She’s one of the few brights spots on GH. And I think the show is done trying to get rid of Becky - after the last time they learned their lesson.