March 1978

All My Children


by Jon-Michael Reed

Donna showed up on Maggie’s doorstep but begged her not to tell Chuck or Estelle.  At the end of his rope, David plotted Edna’s demise.  Ellen cooled it with Mark while fighting her growing attraction for Paul.  Phil pressured Ruth to press charges against Ray, who’s off the critical list, but she worried about Tad’s reaction.  Billy Clyde must stand trial for attempting to murder Ray.  Nick resolved to break his engagement to Erica.  Billy Clyde learned that Donna was at Maggie’s.  Phoebe offered him hush money if he wouldn’t tell Chuck.  Erica learned Nick was offered a restaurant chain job with outlets in Europe and had visions of a jet-set life.  Nick told Claudette and Phil he won’t marry Erica. Ellen admitted to Paul that she must break off with Mark, but then she was overwhelmed when Mark serenaded her.  Edna told Chris she’s having morning sickness.  Brooke discovered that Phoebe has been faking paralysis.  Ruth returned home.  Nick accepted the European job.  Erica refused to believe he didn’t plan to take her along and had nixed the wedding.  Billy Clyde failed to con Phoebe or Chuck out of money.  Donna allowed Maggie to tell Estelle of Donna’s whereabouts.  Edna isn’t pregnant and David has been slipping her some sort of pills on the sly.  Nancy made plans for her wedding but Carl’s plane crashed.  Ruth told Kate she’s going to prosecute Ray.  Tara learned little Phil’s friend stole money.  Carl married Nancy on his deathbed.  During his delirium, Caroline heard him confess that Nancy’s baby is Frank’s.  Donna and Chuck were reunited, and he suggested she have corrective surgery.  Brooke turned her sights from Danny to Tom.  Erica snagged Nick one last time, then he bid adieu.  Ellen vacillated between Mark and Paul, who is divorcing Ann.  Linc canceled Claudette’s redecorating plans but she told Nick she’d get him one way or another.  Phil found Tara in Chuck’s comforting arms.  Erica threw caution to the wind after Nick’s exit and moved in on Tom. Chuck arranged for Donna to consult with Dr. Clayder about an operation that may allow her to reproduce.  Ruth postponed action against Ray because he now claims that Tad’s mother is still alive.  Edna’s condition worsened after David slipped her more pills.  Brooke insisted that Danny tell Devon he’s back with Brooke.  Donna and Phil were jealous of the time Chuck and Tara innocently spent together.  Ellen invited Paul to dinner without Mark’s knowledge.



(by Nancy Reichardt)

Phoebe leads Chuck to believe the police think that Donna is dead. Donna turns up at Maggie’s apartment. Learning that Ray Gardner will recover from the knife wounds inflicted by Billy Clyde, Phil urges Ruth to prosecute for rape. Brooke tells Phoebe she is out to take Dan away from Devon. Livid because Mark lets Paul know he and Ellen have a thing going, Ellen refuses to see Mark. Having hinted to Linc he would kill Edna to gain full custody of Dottie, David considers poisoning her. The judge agrees to suspend Phoebe’s weekend sentence and she plans to use fake paralysis to re-snag Charles.

Accepting an out-of-town job, Nick tells Erica the wedding is off. Caroline is relieved when Nancy assures her she will marry Carl Blair and move to Chicago. David continues to plot Edna’s demise. Linc has second thoughts about letting Claudette redecorate his apartment. Mark fears Ellen is becoming too interested in Paul Martin. Dan helps plans Devon’s surprise birthday party, but dates Brooke. Billy Clyde discovers Donna at Maggie’s. Brooke learns Phoebe can walk.

Learning Donna is in Center City, Phoebe pays Billy Clyde not to tell Chuck. Edna is confusing ill effects from pills David is slipping her for morning sickness. Joe is furious when Ray Gardner calls to talk with Ruth. Brooke plots to spoil Devon’s surprise party. Erica refuses to accept the fact that Nick does not intend to marry her. Flying in from Chicago to marry Nancy, Carl’s plane crashed!

Marrying Nancy at his hospital bedside to give her unborn baby his name, Carl dies as result of the injuries he suffered in the plane crash. Learning Donna is in Center City, Chuck goes to her and she agrees to return with him to Pine Valley. Claudette is the new manager of the Chateau and Eddie does not liker her bossy methods. Learning Edna is not pregnant, David puts aside his plan to poison her – for the time being. Ruth decides to press rape charges against Ray Gardner. Phil catches Chuck and Tara in an innocent embrace. Caroline learns Nancy’s unborn child is Frank’s, not Carl’s.

Erica is humiliated when Nick leaves town after taking her to bed. Benny suggests to Donna that she and Chuck move out of Pine Valley. Phoebe talks Charles into being her physician. Getting a letter from Ray Gardner claiming to have information that can affect Tad’s future, Ruth visits him in jail. Phil fears Tara is wishing she were still married to Chuck. Benny has a thing for Estelle. Donna plans to have surgery to reverse tubal ligation.

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General Hospital

by Jon-Michael Reed

Monica lost her only friend when Gail learned she was one of Greg’s mistresses.  Laura cuddled up to Darren after learning Scotty and Bobbie were a twosome during her sojourn at Barbara Vining’s. Lamont ordered his employee Dan to keep tabs on Katy and Mark.  Rick left for New York business with Alan and Monica.  Lesley rebuffed David’s sexual advances and he sought revenge by getting Laura to model for him on the sly.  Jessie hid the fact that something’s medically wrong with her. Gary’s brother, Howard, arrived for next week’s wedding.  David schemed to use Cates’ money contacts to buy land that the hospital needs for expansion.  Lamont pumped more money into donations as a future lever against Mark.  Dan was on Katy and Mark’s tails.  Diana and Peter planned an adoption party. Jeff stopped Heather from leaving town and reaffirmed his love.  But Heather’s newly arrived cousin, Susan, set her eye on Jeff.  Mrs. Grant realized that P.J. is really Stephen Lars.  Gail resisted Lee’s demonstrations of affection by saying she’ll never love again after what she learned about Greg and Monica.  Gary and Gina were married, but Gary wants to move to San Francisco.  David framed Monica for leaking the land deal information by slipping files into her briefcase, which Alan discovered.  Bobbie suggested to Scotty that David is Laura’s secret love. Laura denied it, although she was going heavy with David on the sly.  Bobbie had two new meal tickets when Jessie offered to live together; Lamont gave her a watch for extra services.  Lamont threatened to ruin Mark’s career and expose his affair with Katy.  Rooney had kept a record of their meetings.  Monica and Alan realized she had been set up as a suspect in the land-purchase deal. Heather and Susan reconciled their childhood jealousies, but Susan is still interested in Jeff.  Rooney accused Mark of leaking stock information during Lamont’s illness.  Rick and Lesley made plans for a New York business trip.



(by Nancy Reichardt)

Barbara Vining, Laura’s adoptive mother, phones Lesley to come and get Laura. Realizing she opened old wounds for Barbara by returning, Laura apologizes and goes back to Port Charles. Bobbies makes Scotty believe Laura doesn’t love him anymore. Lesley tells Rick that David is like a member of the family. Shattered to learn Monica and her husband Greg had a long-standing affair, and unable to believe Monica when she says the relationship was forced on her, Gail spews out her hate for Monica. Against Lee’s advice, Gail decides to give royalties from Greg’s book to Maria. Mark tells Katie he loves her. Lamont suspects something is going on between them. Heather is unhappy about the arrival of her cousin, Susan Moore.

Fearing Lesley will tell Rick he made a pass at her, David figures to get even by getting Laura to pose for him. Laura is dating a young man called Darren. Lee notices Gail has built a wall between their relationship. Rick is in New York with Monica and Alan to get a cardiac grant. Heather gets a job in the hospital library. Heather’s mother becomes Lesley’s housekeeper. Lamont wants Katie at his hospital bedside around the clock. Gary’s brother, Howard arrives in Port Charles, and instantly charms Gina. Lamont plans to build a wing in Mark’s name. Jessie is having dizzy spells.

Rick tells Lesley he feels sorry for Monica because she is lost without Gail’s support. After her mother realizes P.J. is Steven Lars, Heather leaves Port Charles but Jeff finds her. Mark tells Katie they have to wait before letting Lamont know they love each other. Bobbie hopes an ailing Jessie will invite her to move into her home.

Gina and Gary wed. Heather’s mother feels she should stop seeing Jeff. Given two weeks notice by her landlady, Bobbie plans on moving in with Jessie. Katie warns Mark that Lamont is being extravagant to make them feel guilty about their love for each other. Rick feels sorry for Monica since her estrangement from Gail. Laura is falling for David.

Katie’s upset when Mark reveals to Lamont that he and Katie are in love. Lamont warns Katie that if she seeks divorce, Mark will be exposed as a seducer of patients’ wives. Bobbie helps Mr. Rooney spy on  Katie and Mark, and Lamont gives her an expensive watch. Laura is displeased when Lesley and Rick will allow her to attend an out-of-state basketball game with Darren only if they come along. Scotty still desires Laura. David is trying to turn Laura’s modeling session into a bedroom session. Rick’s puzzled by the information leaked about land needed for the cardiac site. Alan thinks Monica has blabbed to David about the land deal. The Taylors are receiving P.J.’s final adoption papers.


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Edge of Night


by Jon-Michael Reed

Winter denied being Miles’ mistress.  He convinced Nicole that he loved her, then asked Denise for a divorce.  Kevin brooded about his impotency.  April was released.  Nicole accepted a date with Ben. Deborah was accepted by the police academy despite Tony’s objections.  It was revealed that Chip and Winter know each other.  She has a police record a mile long and is apparently a hooker.  Denise insisted she’d never give Miles a divorce.  April threatened to spill the beans about Charlie and Kathryn if Denise harmed Nicole.  Denise remembered giving Charlie the overdose, then slipped a pill into Nicole’s wine.  Miles admitted he felt responsible for Winter because his father caused her father’s death, which led to her mother’s suicide and Winter’s downfall.  Nancy and Mike began Timmy’s adoption proceedings after Serena died in the sanitarium.  Nancy became a crime reporter. Chip knifed Logan outside Winter’s apartment to scare him away from investigating Saxon’s connections with the crime commission.  Logan recovered.  Denise’s poison plan for Nicole was foiled.  Miles agreed to a three-month separation from Denise, then said he would file for divorce. Draper gave April an engagement ring.



(by Nancy Reichardt)

April realizes she could break up Miles and Denise’s marriage by informing him there was nothing wrong with the wiring at the Claremont Clinic the night Catherine Damon died. Unable to tell him, April then is shocked by the news that electrician Charlie died from drug overdose. Deborah wants to become policewoman despite father Tony’s objections. Mrs. Jackson assures Logan that Tony Saxon was responsible for her husband’s death.

Wishing to have a lasting relationship with Nicole, Miles asks Denise for divorce. Denise leads Nicole to believe that Winter  is the woman from Miles’s past. Kevin broods about his sterility. Logan and Raven continue their affair. Nicole does her first television broadcast.

Denise fixes a deadly cocktail and Nicole drinks it. Nicole learns that Winter is a woman whose father died as result of the medical incompetence of Miles’s father, and that Miles has supported her through they years. Deborah is becoming more involved with Raney.

Deborah joins the police academy. Thinking Raney was responsible for Morris Jackson’s death, Steve sets out to prove it. Chip talks his old girlfriend Winter into working for Tony and Raney.

Chip stalks Logan in Winter’s hallway. Denise has Miles and Nicole tailed. Kevin fears he is being pressured to do less than ethical jobs on the crime commission. Kevin broods over his sterility which puts damper on his marriage to Raven. April is released from the hospital.


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