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All My Children: March--August 1980

March 1980


Paul and Ellen cancelled wedding plans when they learned that Anne will be released from the sanitarium. Chuck told Charlie that Phil's plane went down and Donna fears the end of her marriage since Tara and Charlie will once again need Chuck. Devon went to a New York play with Sean, letting Ellen think she's with a theater group. Sybil refused Palmer's request that she seduce Cliff. Anne told Paul that she knows he wasn't responsible for Beth's death and he agreed, reluctantly, to continue their marriage. Linc planned a party for the suspects in Eddie's death.

Daisy got chummy with Nina and Edna by using an assumed name: Monique Jonville. Ellen promised not to tell Wally that Devon snuck out with Sean. Linc winnowed down Eddie's murder suspects at a dinner with Phoebe, Langley, Claudette and Brooke. Benny dreamed of Estelle while Edna met secretly with Hank. There was a closed-casket funeral for Phil after his body was identified. Cliff confronted Palmer about Palmer's attempt to bribe Sybil but couldn't prove that Palmer tried to arrange a Honolulu job for Cliff. Mark's hopes were high for a rematch with him and Ellen after Anne moved home with Paul. Nancy started proceedings for Russ to adopt Carl.

Linc fingered Claudette as Eddie's killer after the dinner party. She died in a car crash trying to escape. Before dying she explained the truth: Eddie, being blackmailed by Claudette for skimming the Chateau books, decides to kill her and blame it on Kelly but when Eddie dropped his gun, Claudette went for it and shot him. Sean went ape over Sybil, and Devon tried to hide her jealousy. Frank told Paul he wants to fight for Carl's custody. Brooke confessed to Tom that Eddie had raped her and she had an abortion. Donna warned Edna to cool it with Hank or Edna would ruin her marriage. Paul had visions of Ellen while sleeping with Ann. Ellen leaned on Mark to get over her feelings for Paul. Nina assured Palmer that she and Cliff still want him to be a part of their lives. Carl told Frank about Russ's adoption plan.

Ellen realized that Devon slept with Sean, while telling Wally she was rehearsing. Wally was amazed by Devon’s acting talent – especially her love scene with Sean. Monique (Daisy) became chummy with Nina, who invited her to meet Cliff. Kelly was set free after Claudette's deathbed confession. Kelly and Linc talked about marriage. Phoebe forced Langley to agree to a wedding after learning that Charles and Mona plan a June marriage, as soon as Phoebe and Charles’ divorce is final. Hank offered to take Edna to his boudoir. Palmer, who hasn't met Monique, thinks she has evil plans for befriending Nina. To keep Palmer off the scent, Daisy pretended she's living in Europe where his checks are sent.


April 1980


Frank collapsed from head trouble after kidnapping Carl. Nina developed vision problems. Devon denied to Ellen that she's carrying on with Sean, then was almost caught in the sack with him by Tom. Edna told Kelly about Hank and considered a Caribbean love trip with him. Anne remembered and accepted her baby's death, while Ellen got nervous thinking Anne would remember spotting Ellen and Paul kissing. Daisy decided she'll attend Nina's wedding no matter what, while Myra suspected that Daisy's back in town. Chuck set Donna on another jealousy trip over Tara. Edna lied to Benny about a bracelet which she received from Hank.

Edna lied to Benny about visiting a sick aunt, while planning a rendezvous with Hank in Baton Rouge. Joe was alarmed that Ruth is over-protective of Joey and won't return to work. Nancy postponed Russ’ adoption of Carl when Frank was partially blinded by a stroke. Frank apologized to Nancy for kidnapping Carl. Sean grew weary of Devon's attentions, but they were caught cuddling by Tom. Donna convinced Chuck to bid on a new house. Monique (Daisy) entertained Nina and Cliff and helped him plan their wedding.

Phoebe caused a drunken ruckus at Linc and Kelly's wedding. Tom found proof of Sean and Devon's liaison and ordered Sean to break it off or Sean would be kicked out on the street. Dottie blew Edna's cover about a sick aunt in front of Benny. Edna nixed a Caribbean love trip with Hank, but he implied he had marital intentions. Charles convinced Nancy to make amends with Frank while Frank's recovering. Frank wants another chance with her. Tom and Brooke realize they're getting close romantically. Chuck flared out at Donna for confiding to Palmer about their problems concerning Tara. Sean dated Sybil. Palmer became suspicious about Monique's background, even though he hasn't met her yet.

Myra learned that Monique is Daisy, but will keep mum until after Nina's wedding. Ellen tried to avoid Paul (who professed undying love), but Anne insisted she and Ellen resume their schoolgirl friendship. Devon's Pa survived a heart attack. Wally invited Sean to surprise anniversary party for Wally and Devon. Sean invited Sybil despite Tom’s objections. Kelly went into a funk about not living down her past when she was ridiculed while on her honeymoon cruise with Linc. Edna gave in to her desires and went to Bermuda with Hank. Frank worried that Carl is growing closer to Russ. Langley realized he has to marry Phoebe in order to get her money. Chuck agreed with Tara to spend time with Charlie.

Phoebe failed to halt Charles and Mona’s wedding. Erica couldn’t make it because she’s in Hollywood waiting for a word on a fat, juicy movie role. Hank lavished gifts on Edna to soften her guilt over betraying Benny. Devon got drunk at her and Wally’s anniversary party and mooned over Sean, who was there flaunting Sybil. Linc and Kelly returned from their honeymoon. Linc threw Phoebe out when she ranted about his marriage to a drug addict. Phoebe’s outrage at Charles’ marriage stemmed from his payoff of Erica’s loan, which Langley finagled. Ellen told Paul they can’t see each other and she dated Mark. Anne told Paul she’d be patient waiting for him to become a husband in every sense of the word.



May 1980



Ellen warned Devon to drop her affair with Sean before Wally found out. Anne was hurt that Ellen wouldn't be her friend. Palmer became concerned when Nina had vision problems. Phoebe blabbed to Benny that she'd seen Edna kissing Hank. Her movie career down the tubes, Erica returned to Pine Valley to find Brooke in Tom's embrace. Anne offered to stay in the background while Paul campaigns for public office. Kelly was refused a job at The Chateau. Russ boasted to Nancy that he is succeeding in taking Carl’s affections away from Frank.

Daisy accepted an invitation to attend Brooke’s engagement party for Nina after learning Palmer would be out of town. Erica tried to convince Tom to hire her as his restaurant hostess. Langley agreed to sign Phoebe's premarital agreement after learning he'd get a sizable inheritance should she die. Benny walked out on Edna who insisted she loved him. Betsy took Frank home from the hospital and arranged for Nancy to bring Caroline to visit Frank. Sean made a date with Sybil while Devon reluctantly left on a belated honeymoon with Wally. Tom assured Brooke he wouldn't reconcile with Erica.

Devon had pregnancy symptoms and told Sean he's the father. Estelle hit the skids in Center City and has a viral infection. Edna failed to woo Benny back. Anne finally suspected that Paul was intimate with Ellen while Anne was institutionalized. Monique told Nina she can't meet Palmer since he'd once kicked her and her former husband out because of a business mess. Tom told Erica she could have her old job but he's continuing with divorce action. Donna and Chuck moved into their new home. Tom blew up at Sean for using Devon to get a job at Harlan's bank. Daisy cried when Cliff thanked her for filling a void in Nina's life.

Edna called Hank to her side after Benny rushed to hold Estelle's hand in the hospital. Charlie was jealous that Tad is goo-goo eyed over Suzanne. Erica tried every trick in the book to win back Tom. Myrtle remembered that Langley is a conman who once tried to steal her purse in her carnival days. Nancy was upset that Betsy visits Frank in Carl's presence. Monique (Daisy) skipped out on Nina's party when she was almost spotted by Phoebe. Chuck and Donna considered adoption. Benny had forgiven Edna's first transgression with Hank, but he mooned over an ailing Estelle and called Chuck to doctor her.


June 1980


Myrtle confronted Langley with her revelation after he and Phoebe said their marriage vows. Langley pleaded with Myrtle to keep silent about his past. Paul felt left out when Ellen wouldn't share her problems with him like she does with Mark. Sean bedded Devon after Mark told Sean to break off with her. Nina experienced more vision trouble. Frank told Nancy, who is confused about her feelings for him, that he's planning to leave town. Edna decided to run off with Hank after finding Benny praying that Estelle's life be spared. Anne told Charles that she suspects Paul cares a lot about Ellen. Paul and Anne made love for the first time since her return. Estelle began to make a little improvement.

Palmer dallied making an appointment for Nina's' eye operation. Palmer urged Nina to break off her wedding plans with Cliff because of her possible blindness. Linc kept mum apout Langley's past but warned that he'd blow the whistle if Langley ever did anything to hurt Phoebe. Tara got a volunteer job at the hospital, putting her close to Chuck. Nancy admitted to Russ that she's confused about her feelings for Frank. Erica lied to Mona that Tom drooled over her, when he'd actually told her to scram.

Erica plied Tom with booze and got him in the sack. Nina broke off with Cliff but didn't reveal her eye problem. Donna consulted a black market baby-selling agent. Estelle learned Billy Clyde's been jailed. Russ laid into Frank for busting up Russ and Nancy. Palmer made a London appointment with a doctor for Nina, but if he hesitates she may go blind. Sean threatened to tell Brooke about Tom and Erica bedding down unless Tom lays off about Sean and Devon. Ruth went bezerk when Tara brought a sick girl into the same room as Joey. Ann questioned why Paul isn't more "active" with her. Sean told Devon he's just using Sybil as a "front".

Palmer spotted Sybil with Cliff after Cliff fell into her arms with grief over Nina. Tom fired Erica for blabbing to Brooke about sleeping with Tom. Linc advised Chuck and Donna to beware of babyseller Scott Garrett. Sybil swore she'd never give up Cliff again. Russ asked Nancy to join him in Boston. Nina insisted on another medical option before going to London. Sean abandoned Devon in a motel room and postponed telling her he's tired of her. Brooke told Tom there's no hope for them if he can't resist Erica.

Erica socked it to Tom by joining the Chateau staff. Russ left town without Nancy. Leora and Kurt Sanders arrived on the scene when she was hospitalized. Ruth was so obsessed with Joey's welfare that she moved into the child's room. Phoebe threw a fit when Linc announced he's moving to another town because of Kelly's career. Billy Clyde called Estelle from jail. Kate "chucked" when Tad and Suzanne shared their first kiss. Palmer told Nina that Cliff’s a gigolo and has been sleeping with Sybil. Donna decided to give Black market baby-seller Garrett money without telling Chuck.


July 1980


Nina underwent treatment at a Baltimore clinic to correct her eye problem. Joe was suspicious when Leora and Kurt told different stories of how she was injured at home. Billy Clyde returned but Benny threatened him about taking Estelle away. Tom rehired Erica. Linc, again, warned Langley that he has the goods on Langley’s past if anything happened to Phoebe. Garrett demanded more loot from Donna on the baby deal. Devon got desperate that Sean isn’t paying attention to her. Paul hired Brooke to write his campaign releases. Nina couldn’t believe that Cliff has been shacking up with Sybil.

Palmer loaned Donna money for her baby-buying scheme. Anne overheard Paul and Ellen admit their love. Paul insisted he won’t leave Anne, who pushed him into the spare bedroom. Devon was hysterical when Sean called it quits. Brooke forced Cliff and Nina to patch up their misunderstandings while Palmer was frantic that his deception in delaying Nina’s treatment will be uncovered. Myrtle blackmailed Langley to convince Phoebe not to interfere with Kelly and Linc’s moving decision. Tom began falling for Erica’s seductions.

Nina moved in with Monique after learning that Palmer lied about her eye ailment. Chuck ranted about Donna giving money to Garrett for a baby, and Estelle cautioned that Donna may be a victim of a scam. Phoebe blew a fuse when Anne moved out on Paul and moved in with Charles and Mona. Leora's stepdaughter Carrie arrived, but Kurt doesn't want her around since he thinks Carrie's a tramp like her mother was. Tom admitted to Brooke that he's making another go of it with Erica. Sean told Devon he loved another woman, and she figured it was Sybil.

Palmer learned that Daisy has been posing as Monique. He was stymied in his attempt to shoot her and later shot himself since he's lost Nina. Cliff must perform the surgery to save Palmer. Carrie told Leora that Kurt was responsible for the death of Carrie's mother, but wouldn't explain. Kurt broke down after he stopped himself from beating Carrie with a belt. Ruth reluctantly agreed that Tad could steady-date Suzanne. Estelle can't get a quickie divorce unless Billy Clyde is jailed for two years and Grover didn't want to testify against Billy. Meanwhile, Billy Clyde baffled prison guards by asking for shoe-polish. Anne decided to move back with Paul and declined to seek a divorce at this time, since it could ruin Paul’s political chances.


August 1980



Billy Clyde escaped from the slammer after knocking his lawyer unconscious and disguising himself. Nancy wouldn't date Frank, so he took Betsy to Joe's birthday bash. Cliff performed successful surgery on Palmer, but suspected Palmer of planning a "non-fatal" suicide for Nina's benefit. Suzanne's father, Dave, forced her to break off with Tad because Tad's real father was homicidal. Benny received his divorce from Edna, but Estelle lived in fear of Billy Clyde. Carrie stole school test answers from Mark. Devon was cold in her love-making with Wally, although Ellen urged her to give it a try for Bonnie's sake. Phoebe blew up because Langley refused a teaching job which Myrtle had engineered, knowing that Langley is no more a qualified professor than the mam on the moon.

Kurt beat Leora to a pulp for cooking lobster instead of rump roast for his boss who's allergic to shellfish. Billy Clyde drugged and abducted Estelle. Ann campaigned for Paul. Monique and Palmer agreed to reconcile for Nina's benefit. Donna turned to Palmer for a final baby-buying payment. Frank told Nancy it's none of her business that he dated Betsy. Carrie failed to get stolen test answers, to her boyfriend Jerry, who she’s seeing on the sly without Kurt’s knowledge.

Palmer comforted Donna after Chuck walked out on her and her baby buying scheme. Monique dated Sean, believe it or not. Billy Clyde put Estelle in an air-tight casket (but was nice enough to drill holes in it), kept her hidden in a mausoleum, and ordered Benny to raise ransom money. Erica lied to Tom about seeing a decorator when she was actually making plans for a modeling career with Brandon Kingsley. Leora suffered a broken arm from Kurt's beating. Kurt arranged for Carrie to date his boss' son, Thurston Turner, even though Carrie's unwilling. Anne told Phoebe that she wants to stick by Paul's unloving side until he's elected.

Palmer developed a fever on the eve of Nina and Cliff’s wedding. Devon turned green when she spotted Sean and Monique modeling again but had lied to Tom. Billy Clyde threatened Langley, when he forbade Phoebe to pay Billy's ransom for Estelle. Donna moved into Palmer's mansion after Chuck retrieved and returned Palmer's loan for her baby-buying plan. Nancy refused to allow Frank to take Carl on a picnic with Betsy. Kurt hoped that Carrie's date with Thurston would insure a job promotion Donna worried that, Chuck ran to Tara, who insisted to Donna that she doesn't love Chuck.

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