April 1978

All My Children

David freezes while performing an appendectomy after Chris tells him they are through because he slept with Edna. David continues to slowly poison Edna. When Chuck refuses Donna’s request that they move out of town, she forbids him to see Tara. Little Philip wants to be called Charlie. Ray informs Ruth that Tad’s mother is still alive. Edna had her net out for Tom, and so does Brooke. Caroline and Donna want to have children in order to hold their husband. Myrtle Lum calls Linc and says she has seen “Kitty”. Ann’s doctor tells Paul to give up hope for her recovery.

Sentenced to 25 years for raping Ruth, as well as assault, battery and theft, Ray Gardner threatens to get back at the Martins someday. Undergoing surgery to reverse her tubal ligation, Donna fears it will fail. Charles informs Phoebe that Ann will have to be institutionalizes permanently. Ellen confronts Dan about his seeing Brooke while claiming to be true to Devon. Frank is ecstatic when Caroline says she wants to have a baby right away. Phil is furious because Little Phil wants to be called Charlie. Estelle tells Phoebe to leave Donna alone, or she will reveal Phoebe can walk.

Chris accepted Jeff’s engagement ring but decides not to wear it for the time being. Tad is relieved his father Ray Gardner was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping Ruth. Angry because he feels rejected by Little Phil and suspecting a fling between Tara and Chuck, Phil plans to move into Claudette’s spare bedroom but changes his mind and goes back to Tara. Dan and Ellen urge Devon to attend Yale weekend with her high school boy friend from St. Louis. Phoebe is crushed by the news that Ann will not recover from her emotional collapse.

David, stepping up dosages to poison Edna, accidentally takes a lethal potion himself. Chris is implicated in David’s death. Tara’s upset when an intimate evening with Philip is ruined by an emergency police call. Donna is discharged from the hospital. Nancy confides to Donna that she can’t let Frank know she’s expecting his baby. Myrtle realizes Kitty is dead and tells an enraged Kelly, Kitty’s look-a-like, that she’s not her mother.


One Life to Live

While forcing her into prostitution, Marco reveals to Karen that he still is attracted to her. Dorian is agitated by the overbearing Dr. Jack Scott. Peter wants to start a serious relationship with Melinda but fears she may be having an emotional relapse. Pat returns to work at The Banner. Vinnie is dressing as a lady on a police force vice squad. Aldo tries to get the ring Lana gave Cathy.

Still haunted by Brian’s death, Pat considers going to a medium to contact his spirit. Paul feels Pat will return his love one day. Unaware Vinnie is dressing as a woman for police assignment, Wanda thinks he is losing his mind. Dorian is aghast when Jack Scott refuses to let her throw a cocktail party for him but allows Edwina to do it. Wanting Karen to be a full-time prostitute, Marco makes her tell Larry she’s getting a full-time job. Aldo mugs Cathy in an attempt to get Lana’s ring but only nets her watch and purse.

Upset over his inability to get the ring Lana gave Cathy, and because he thinks Jenny does not trust him. Brad flies into a rage and beats Jenny. Becky warns Peter to start believing Melinda and stop seeing Dorian. When Vinnie is taken off police decoy unit where he had to dress like a woman, Wanda learns about the assignment.

Learning that Brad terrorized Cathy to get Lana’s ring back, Will considers telling the police but changes his mind. Luke Jackson, Becky’s husband comes to Llanview to make her pay. Thinking the death of radical underground enemy Arnie Rivers means they’re safe, Paul and Pat stay in town but Arnie’s girlfriend vows revenge. Pat consults a psychic to contact Brian. Devastated when Melinda refuses to go on vacation with her, Dorian plans to have her recommitted.


General Hospital

David takes Laura to bed. P.J. is seriously ill with pneumonia. Lamont agrees to give Katie a divorce. Bobbie moves in with Jessie. Wanting to make trouble for Mark, Lamont deposits large amounts of cash in Mark’s bank account. Katie moves out of the hospital suite. Lamont’s lawyer realizes Katie is involved with stock manipulation.

Lee refuses to be Lamont’s divorce lawyer. David is saving Laura’s passionate poetry to show it to Lesley. P.J.’s condition improves. Susan plans to reside in Port Charles and is interested in Lee. Bobbie warns Scotty to cool his negative feelings about David. Lesley is plagued by nightmares of the time David tried to attack her. Jeff insists Heather see Peter professionally.

After Monica realizes she and Gail cannot be friends, she agrees to marry Alan. Lee is upset when Gail calls him Greg – her husband’s name – during an embrace. Susan gets a hostess job at the Floating Rib Restaurant near the hospital. Concerned about P.J., Diana moves out of Peter’s bedroom and in with the baby. Although Heather wants to halt sessions with Peter, Jeff insists she continue. David is pumping Laura for information about the Hauser expansion.

Lamont tells Mark this isn’t the first time Katie wanted to leave him for another man. When Lamont threatens to ruin Mark’s career, Katie heads for Boston. Laura’s cool to Rick’s suggestion that he adopt her. Fearing that Gail is lost to him, Lee, a former AA member, returns to drinking and disappears. When Diana is unable to meet Peter’s needs, he seeks solace with Susan at the Floating Rib Restaurant.


Edge of Night

Logan recovers from stab wounds inflicted by Chip. After calling fellow members of the crime commission dishonest, Kevin is fired and Raven is fuming. Draper and April wed. Raven tells Geraldine she is pregnant. Timmy fears he is losing his mind like his mother did when he sees a ghost.

After Geraldine tells Raven that Kevin is sterile, Raven seeks an abortion in New York. Denise hatches her plan to keep Miles no matter what. Continuing to snoop about the Karr home for evidence about Nicole, Denise frightens Timmy, who thinks he has seen his mother. Geraldine is wary over Tony’s negative feelings about the police. Nancy becomes a crime reporter at the newspaper.

Police indicate Denise is involved in Charlie Richmond’s death. Hoping to keep Miles, Denise – with her father’s help – claims she has a terminal illness. Raven and Geraldine prepare to head for a New York abortion clinic. Raney warns Chip to stay out of Tony Saxon’s business.

Miles plans to leave Monticello to be at the side of his “dying” wife Denise. Denise, fearing that nurse Carol Barclay knows too much, plots to get her fired by making it look as though Carol neglected a patient. Deciding against an abortion, Raven goes to Europe.