MARCH 1979

All My Children

Both Chuck and Donna nix Phoebe’s suggestion that he recuperate at the Tyler mansion. Mark’s mother, Maureen, lets slip Erica’s plans for disco to Tom. Erica calls off the business deal but is still determined to break up Mark and Ellen. Mark and Ellen have a gigantic row, and nearly call off their engagement. Kate suggests that Joe and Ruth have a baby. With an unhappy Charlie in attendance, Tara and Philip renew wedding vows.

Christina is furious over losing the new home because she went with Jeff to Phil and Tara's rerun of a marriage ceremony. Donna tells Billy Clyde that Estelle doesn't love him; he recalls his childhood and vows not to let Estelle mistreat him like his mother did. With Benny's money and against Linc's advice Estelle is off to Haiti to get a quick divorce. Mark is upset over Ellen's discussing their May-September romance with Paul — even though Paul gave no opinion. Named assistant manager of the Chateau, Eddie now is after Claudette's job. Phil decides he cannot force Charlie to love him. With the baby unable to tolerate formula, Devon must now breast-feed her. When Myrtle shows symptoms of heart trouble, Kelly blames herself. Convinced that Devon will never change her mind about giving the baby up for adoption, a desperate Wally kidnaps the baby and heads for St. Louis.

Devon is fearful the baby may die if Wally, who has taken her from the hospital, uses formula which she is allergic to. Wally names the baby Bonnie. Ellen realizes Brooke doesn’t really love Dan. Receiving his first visit from Charlie since he learned Phil was his real father, Chuck asks him to accept Phil but assures him he will always consider Charlie his first-born. Eddie threatens to tell Myrtle about Kelly’s dependence on amphetamines; fearful the news would upset Myrtle, Kelly vows to get off the pills. Christina leaves for her job as head of pediatrics in San Francisco – without Jeff.

Phil is promoted to sergeant. Charlie and Tara attend the ceremony. Arriving in Rome, Phoebe discovers Mona in Charles’ suite – they insist nothing is happening. Estelle obtains a quickie divorce, unaware that if she marries Benny, she could be considered a bigamist. Chuck nixes Donna’s idea to reaffirm their marriage vows as Phil and Tara did. Kelly realizes that she needs help to overcome her pill addiction. Frantic when he learns about Estelle’s divorce, Billy Clyde holds Donna at gunpoint. Before he can do any harm, he is disarmed and arrested by Phil.



One Life To Live

On the stand, Karen admits to her life as a hooker and points the finger at Talbot Huddleston as her first John and names Marco as her pimp. In the courtroom Pat learns it was Talbot who ran down Brian. A shattered Greg sees his father, Talbot, arrested for  the murder of Marco Dane. Larry is confused by the revelation of Karen's past and present. Paul insists that Gretel be more than a business acquaintance. Viki is set free and goes home to Joe, Kevin and Tina. Sadie warns Ed he will lose Carla if he doesn't stop being defensive where Jack Scott is concerned.

Larry decides it's best if he and Karen separate for a while; she moves into Ina Hopkins' boarding house. Will and Tony are upset by Samantha's anti-Karen attitude. When Karen tries to explain why she withheld information about Brian's death. Pat walks away. Jenny finds racetrack stubs in Brad's coat pocket; Brad tries to claim he has to gamble for Adam. When Adam refuses to give Paul an interview, Paul decides to go ahead with the article anyway. Gretel is torn between loyalty to Adam and her interest in Paul. Pat’s producer Dick Grant doesn't like Adam and tells Pat. Following an argument with Jack, Carla slams the door, accidentally breaking his thumb and ruining his surgical career. Dorian wants Dr. Ivan Kipling to join Llanview Hospital staff. While kissing Adam, Pat notices someone looking in the window. Pat's show producer Dick is falling in love with Pat. Becoming noticeably irrational, Melinda accuses Jenny of being Peter's lover. Talbot is arrested after his son Greg turns him into police.

Melinda sows suspicion in Brad's mind concerning an affair between Jenny and Peter. Peter learns Melinda never was a student of Bruno Westheim. Melinda, realizing she is ill, signs herself back into the sanitarium. Dorian asks Gwen to move out of the house. Dr. Mario offers his services to Llanview Clinic. Anna keeps giving Karen the cold shoulder. Dorian wants Larry to lose his position as hospital chief of staff. Greg's mother decides to go on the wagon. Edwina advises Dorian to cool her jealousy of Paul and Gretel's relationship. Ed and Carla separate.

Ed moves into Ina Hopkins' boarding house. Karen is devastated by loneliness. Begged by Melinda, Peter signs commitment papers, but Dorian thinks Peter wanted Melinda out of the way so he could be with Jenny. Larry remains chief of staff. Ivan waits for his wife Faith to come to Llanview. Dick is obsessed with feelings for Pat and has a wall full of snapshots of her; when she drops her scarf he keeps it, claiming he never found it. Brad is in a $2800 gambling debt.


General Hospital

With the quarantine lifted, Monica gets hysterical when a nurse dies from lassa fever. Following Monica, Rick and Monica confess their passion for each other. Tired of waiting for Rick to come home, Lesley realizes he is with Monica and takes off. Laura fears Lesley's leaving will hurt her chance of getting off probation. Heather, unaware that Jeff has learned that Steve is his father, is only afraid that Cat Jamison will contact Jeff. Colleen (Lesley's old cellmate) hopes for a regular position at General Hospital. Dan asks Jessie for an answer to his marital question.

With Colleen's counseling, Lesley decides to make marriage to Rick work, and returns home. Figuring a rift between Lesley and Rick might hurt Laura's chances of getting off probation, Bobbie has Luke make an anonymous phone call to the judge, spilling the Webbers’ marital problems. With Steve on the road to recovery, Audrey feels he should know that Jeff is aware he is his father. Thinking Jeff no longer loves her, Heather decides not to tell him that becoming pregnant would endanger her life; Jeff decides not to tell her that Steve is his father. Cal is skulking around Diana and Peter's home. Lee is upset when Scotty and Laura decide they want to marry as soon as possible.

Feeling betrayed, Steve is unable to forgive Audrey for telling Jeff he was his father. Jeff heads for Hawaii to visit his sister Terri. Absent from the hospital without permission, Jeff faces suspension. With Peter out of town, Dr. Kincaid substitutes for him in counselling Laura. Bobbie is quite taken with the attractive Dr. Kincaid. Laura lets it be known she is going to stop her therapy sessions as soon as she and Scotty wed. While Scotty wants to hold off until they get Lee's approval, Laura wants to get married right away. Howard and Dorrie become lovers. Gary accuses Howard of being in love with Gina and every other woman Gary is involved with. Rick and Lesley are in separate bedrooms. Colleen gets a job in the free clinic with Lesley. Lesley tells Monica she'll work with her in the hospital but has no intention of accepting any of Alan's social invitations.

With a little behind-the-scenes push by Tracy, Laura's love letters to David are printed in the paper. Laura gets a call from a man who says he'll turn the letters over to her — a set-up engineered by Bobbie to get her to break probation. After a call from Luke, Mr. Higgins, Laura's probation officer, discovers Laura at a bar with a drink on the table in front of her. Although she insists it's a frame-up, Mr. Higgins says he must tell the judge and Laura fears she may wind up in reform school. Police think Diana's constant fears about a lurking stranger are a figment of her imagination. Heather decides to make Diana think she's losing her mind. Jeff returns from Hawaii. Jeremy is staying at Audrey and Steve's. Jeff says he needs Heather but she feels he's pulling away from her.


The Edge Of Night

Winter is the No. 1 suspect in Wade's murder. Mike and Nancy are thrilled at Miles and Nicole's wedding. Logan wants to see baby Jamie grow up but doesn't think he can bear close ties with Raven. Margo feels rejected by April.

Logan and Raven reconcile. Steve thinks Winter has the answer to Wade's murder. A drunken Elliot goes to Margo for money, then passes out; Margo lets him stay. Draper warns April against forming a relationship with Margo, even though she is her mother. Nancy is onto Diana's sweetness act, but Mike looks on her as a daughter — not the relationship Diana has in mind. April continues to visit Margo. Margo tells Elliot he can have a loan if he stays in town. Winter is arrested for murder, and her former lover Logan is the prosecuting attorney.

Winter admits to police she went to Wade's apartment the night he was killed to retrieve tapes of her porno flick "Lacy Lady." Elliot agrees to be Margo's paid escort. Feeling Mike doesn't deserve the sight he gained by receiving her father's eyes in transplant, Diana goes shopping for chemicals. Draper insists that April stop seeing Margo and refuse any invitations she extends.

Feeling too close to the case, Logan decides he cannot prosecute Winter and gives the assignment to aggressive assistant D.A., Cliff Nelson. Mike and Nancy decide Diana must move out but hope she will seek professional help. Out of the Karr house, Diana seeks revenge. Steve and Deborah save Mike from losing sight when Diana tries to blind him with liquid bleach. Margo is implicated in Wade's murder. Raven is displeased because Winter is no longer the only suspect.