Thank you for all this additional information. Although it does not solve the riddle, it is very helpful. At times I have wondered if somehow this all is just a false memory. But I was never a particular fan of Mark Lenard. I mostly remember him from Star Trek. So why would I have a false memory connecting Lenard to AW, when at the time I didn't even know he had previously been on the show as Ernest Gregory??
About 15-years ago, I started reading the 1971 synopsis on AWHP hoping to read far enough to find Lenard's visit. But that quickly became too time consuming, and I gave up. And it is possible (maybe even likely) that the appearance I'm remembering would not even be mentioned in the synopses, because Lenard's return (as I remember it) was little more than a two or three day cameo appearance. As I mentioned earlier, he had no impact on any plots, and interacted with only three or four characters. If my memory is correct (and that is questionable LOL), he was just an old friend passing through Bay City for a day or two, and he wanted to say hello to some old friends. That type of thing could have easily been left out of any synopsis, since it was of little consequence.
If a researcher reading through the old scripts ever discovers "an old friend visiting John and Pat for a couple of days" in the scripts, it will probably be entirely accidental. But perhaps that researcher will post something online about it. This is difficult to research intentionally because I do not remember the character's name (although I speculate Lenard may have returned as Ernest Gregory) and I don't even know what year it was (although it was between 1971 and April 1975). That makes it a needle in a haystack...
Thanks again for your interest and input.
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