July 1978

All My Children

Tom asks Erica to marry him. Linc dreams that Kitty is pleading with him to take care of Kelly. After Phil informs Donna that Chuck and Tara still love each other, though they won’t admit it, Donna vows to fight for her husband. On his way to Estelle’s, Benny is involved in a motorcycle accident. Christina continues to resent living with the Martins. Joe and Ruth become Tad’e legal parents. Phoebe insists on meeting Kelly. Having slept with Wally, Devon wants to bring their relationship to an end but he offers her a ring. Paul considers staying away from Ellen because of Mark’s resentment. Unaware of Benny’s accident, Estelle, thinking she’s been stood up, decides to marry Billy Clyde.

Estelle weds Billy Clyde. Feeling betrayed by Phoebe because she didn’t tell Estelle he was in the hospital, Benny looks for another job. Needing an annulment so she can marry Tom in a Catholic church, Erica asks Jeff to state he was psychologically unfit at the time of their marriage. He refuses. Wally decides to follow Devon to Pine Valley and gets a job there. Charles discovers Phoebe can walk. Wanting to become manager of the Chateau, Eddie tells Claudette he will help her with book work she has to do to keep her position – he does the work but doesn’t mail it. Phoebe meets Kelly, plans to dash any relationship Linc hopes to have with her by getting information on Kelly’s past life from Edna. Edna is to go to a charm school in order to become a more socially acceptable person.

Chuck and Phil’s friendship dissolves when both insist on appearing in court with Charlie. Phil is ejected from the courtroom; Charlie is put on probation. Charles lets Phoebe know he’s aware she can walk. Ruth is suffering periodic dizzy spells. Kate is displeased with Christina's decision to retain her maiden name as a physician. Myrtle and Kelly clash because Kelly says she likes Phoebe. Returning to Pine Valley with Wally, Devon makes it clear she’d rather be friends than lovers. Joe advises Erica she can get an annulment from Jeff on grounds that she was psychologically unfit to be a wife. Learning Nick will be visiting Pine Valley in September, Erica decides she will be Mrs. Tom Cudahy by then. Mark and Erica are upset by Ellen’s refusal to be in Erica’s wedding party.

Just as she’s telling Tom about Erica’s difficulty getting an annulment from Jeff, Brooke chokes on a piece of carrot; Tom saves her life, then confronts Erica with the lie. Christina continues being anxious about buying a home. Aware that Paul has withdrawn from friendship with her because of Mark’s jealousy, Ellen makes Paul promise to renew their relationship. Mark and Ellen get engaged. Estelle gives Billy Clyde the $20,000 Maggie bequeathed her so he could start a limousine service between Pine Valley and Center City. Benny agrees to go back to work as Phoebe's chauffeur on a temporary basis. Phil and Tara's attempts at reconciliation are futile.

One Life to Live

Viki discovers Karen works as Marco’s call girl. Dorian asks Talbot Huddleston to romance Melinda. Luke has a friend threaten Richard in the hospital while he is recovering from neurosurgery. When Joe starts asking questions about his son’s death, Luke gets uncomfortable. Carla quits her post as Dorian’s secretary and goes to work for Jack Scott. Jenny decides to hold up annulment proceedings until Brad is released from prison. Pat and Tony say goodbye. Samantha tells Tony she loves him and will be there for him. Learning that Becky intends to leave town, Richard gets out of his hospital bed to stop her at the bus station.

Melinda writes a letter to Dr. Overton confessing she is marrying Peter only to keep Dorian from having him; she also says she would like to kill her. Tony tells Samantha he’s not interested in a serious relationship with her. Learning about Karen’s activites, Viki warns Marco to leave Karen alone, and threatens to ruin him in Llanview if he doesn’t. Jim returns to work at the hospital part time. Pat decides to use her maiden name of Ashley and prepares to take over as hostess of a talk show. Her boss, Roger, is more than slightly interested in her.

Edwina replaces Pat as women’s editor. Admitting to Pat he no longer loves Jenny, Will thinks he may have forced Jenny to marry Brad. Will refuses Brad’s request to intervene with Jenny while he is in jail. Deciding not to tell Larry about Karen, Marco determines to get even with both of them. Karen agrees to see Will for psychiatric treatment; prior to the first session she refuses a gift of a fur coat from Huddleston and says she never wants to see him again.

Melinda tells Jenny Dorian wants to have her recommitted. At first, Peter agrees to wait for intimacy with Melinda until after marriage; but after they elope, he is puzzled by her strange behavior. Dr. Overton confronts Dorian with a letter sent by Melinda and tells her Melinda thinks Dorian wrote the letter. Tina's boyfriend comes to Llanview for her mother's funeral, and she asks him to take her away with him. Larry and Dorian both want the chief-of-hospital-staff post. Samantha tells Will that she wants to move into an apartment of her own. Tony assures Will that he has only honorable intentions toward Samantha. Jenny decides to file for annulment from Brad.


General Hospital 

Indicted for first-degree murder, Lesley continues to tell Laura she must never admit that her relationship with David was more than friendship. Although police realize the statuette wasn’t the murder weapon, they feel it holds the key to David’s murder and intend to find out who purchased it. Laura recalls she forged Lesley's name on the sales slip when she bought the statuette for David but doesn’t tell Lesley. Gina gets a medical grant that will take her out of town for a while. Heather’s mother receives a letter from a New York lawyer saying Heather’s former landlady has a package for her. Spotting the letter, Susan intends to learn about the package. Howard asks Lee to help him on Lesley’s case, but the first day on the job, Lee gets drunk and misses an appointment. Scotty is cooling toward Bobbie.

Police discover the sales slip for the statuette was signed by Lesley. Howard walks in on Lesley while she is destroying the evidence implicating Laura in David’s murder. Heather’s mother finds a love letter that passed between David and Laura. Alan’s sister Tracy warns Monica that Alan bristles whenever Rick’s name is mentioned. A frantic Scotty continues to search for a missing Lee. When he sees Heather teasing Jeff in the hall, Steve fears having Heather as a wife is going to ruin Jeff’s medical career. Tracy has her eye on Rick.

Laura begins to remember what happened the night David Hamilton was killed. Rick is wondering why Laura didn’t hear the phone ring for almost two hours the night of the death. Lee phones Scotty, who traces the call to a sleazy motel. Diana warns Susan not to turn her therapy sessions with Peter into anything else. Newlyweds Mark and Katie arrive home, but Mark is off to Mexico to perform a delicate operation. Laura tells Lesley she feels Lesley welcomed David’s advances. Steve is concerned Heather will take Jeff away from medical studies. Diana is suffering blurred vision.

Heather fears Diana will have dizzy spells while taking care of P.J.. A mysterious Mr. Jameson calls Jeff claiming to have information about Steven Lars. Although she knows she’s not in good health, Diana plans to return to nursing in order to be near Peter. Laura begins to remember what happened the night that David was killed, and visualizes pushing him and his striking his head on the mantle. Bobbie is jealous when Laura tries to see Scotty. Lee, on the wagon, agrees to help out as Lesley's counsel but admits it's becoming harder and harder not to take a drink.

Edge of Night

Denise’s attempts to poison Miles fail when her father steps in. But realizing what his daughter is up to, Dr. Norwood suffers a stroke. Denise is displeased by the hospital’s decision to send her father home to recover the effects of stroke. Deborah and Steve rediscover their love. Raven is unhappy because her pregnancy is ruining her figure. Geraldine suggests Raven go on campaign trail with Kevin.

A trunk containing Chip’s personal effects is sent to Winter. Logan discovers newspaper clippings that lead him to believe Chip was responsible for stabbing him and various other crimes. After an ESP vision of Denise trying to do Miles in, April rushes to the scene. Despite a car accident on the way, she arrives in time to stop Denise from giving Miles a deadly injection. In the ensuing scuffle, April accidentally jabs Denise with the needle, causing her death.

Police question April about Denise’s death. It is believed that Denise was murdered. Mike intends to study braille. Tony supposes Mike must now be his personal enemy because of blindness. Winter and Logan get engaged.

Grand jury calls Denise’s death murder. Although the jury says it was done by persons unknown, April feels they suspect her. Tony’s conflict of interest between political career and his business holdings is revealed. Geraldine suggests Tony divest himself of portfolio to make sure he isn’t prosecuted. Logan flares up because Raven says she wishes she — not April — had miscarried. Kevin is putting his marriage to one side for the senatorial campaign. Once again dating Deborah, Steve tells her he will no longer work on any investigation concerning her father because he realizes that this is what drove them apart.