Edge of Night: April--Sept 1977

April 1977

Nicole went to the Clairmont nursing home under the care of Dr. Miles Cavanaugh. Draper proposed marriage to Raven. Danny was distressed when he assumed that Tracy had taken up with Chris Neely. Mike punched Beau after he made a suggestive remark about Nancy. Beau fired Danny, which enraged Tony Saxon. Later, Beau made a sexual play for Deborah, who rebuffed his advances. After Nancy threatened to kill him, an unseen assailant shot Beau, who was alone at the Ace of Clubs. The police raided the Ace of Clubs and discovered Beau's dead body. Draper's assistant Logan Swift was attracted to Raven. Mike remembered having gone to the Ace of Clubs to confront Beau. Johnny offered Danny his old job back at the New Moon, but Danny rebuffed him. Following the murder, Deborah had difficulty sleeping and showed no remorse over Beau's death. Saxon decided to rehire Danny and offered him Beau's vacated job. Nadine informed a shocked Ansel that Raven is contemplating marriage to Draper. A specialist was called for an electronic sounding examination of Nicole's fetus. Nicole learned that Miles is estranged from his wife Denise. Josephine panicked when Nancy arrived to visit Timmy, and Nancy admitted that she knows Timmy was never actually kidnaped. Saxon warned Josephine to keep her mouth shut about how Timmy's faked plea tapes had been recorded. As the police began the Richardson murder investigation, Mike became a suspect. Draper caught Ansel and Raven kissing and realized that his father has been the "other man" all along. Danny assumed management at the Ace of Clubs. Josephine offered to let Nancy adopt Timmy if Nancy keeps quiet about Josie's involvement with Saxon. Nicole discovered that April, a fellow patient, is Miles' sister. Saxon leaked a story to the press suggesting that the police are covering up the identity of Beau's killer. Nancy raced back to Monticello after learning that Mike has been implicated in Beau's murder. Distracted by thoughts of his father and Raven's relationship, Draper blew Saxon's prosecution by introducing inadmissible evidence in court. The judge threw out the case, and Ansel was paid handsomely for winning's Saxon's exoneration. Chris confessed to Tracy that she's more than just a patient to him. An embittered Deborah admitted to Danny that she's glad Beau is dead. The tests on Nicole's fetus showed a normal pregnancy, but Miles warned her that she could experience problems in the future. Call girl Inez Johnson gave a statement to the police professing that she saw Mike standing over Beau's body with a smoking gun in his hand the night of the murder. Mike and Nancy reconciled. Tracy and Johnny learned that Danny is the new owner of the Ace of Clubs. Nadine recognized the hostility between Raven
and Draper.



MAY 1977


Mike was arrested for Beau's murder, but Nancy confessed that she was with Beau that night, too. Danny was questioned about Harold Nevin's death. Nicole refused to consider an abortion until all of the tests are in. April bad mouthed Miles' wife Denise to Nicole. Nadine confronted Raven about her affair with Ansel. Ira Paulson decided to present Mike's prosecution to the grand jury rather than allow Draper to do it. Tracy learned that she and Inez Johnson have a mutual friend in "the business". Draper visited Nicole at the Clairmont, where he and April were smitten with each other. Laurie went into a deep depression after the grand jury indicted Mike for Beau's murder. Adam left Monticello to follow a hot lead in the Richardson murder. Timmy returned to the Karrs. Tracy was frantic when she learned that Inez's madam Mrs. Yost tried to arrange a meeting with Tracy. Saxon used Danny to convince Deborah that Steve is bad news. To force the truth out of Inez, Laurie threatened her with a gun, but Inez stuck to her story about seeing Mike kill Beau. Nicole and Draper helped Miles convince April to undergo heart surgery. Danny refused to help Tracy, who's having financial problems. Deborah and Steve were reunited.



JUNE 1977


Tracy moved in with Johnny and Laurie after being evicted from her place. Nicole was depressed that Adam is spending all of his time working to prove Mike's innocence. Steve felt guilty about spying on Saxon while dating Deborah. Laurie continued to sulk and ignore John Victor. Miffed that Miles has no interest in her, Nurse Carol Barclay wrote to Miles' wife Denise, intimating that Miles is becoming involved romantically with Nicole. Mrs. Yost offered to take a penniless Tracy back into her prostitution ring. While playing up to Kevin, Raven was jealous of Draper's interest in April. Tracy moved in with Mrs. Yost but was assured she won't have to prostitute herself. Bill was conned into publicly stating that Mike's arrest was a mistake. As their relationship became closer, Deborah grew paranoid when she thought about sleeping with Steve. Denise arrived in Mayfield and accused Miles of carrying on with Nicole. Adam returned to Monticello and phoned Bill with news that he has information about Beau's murder, but before he could reveal the killer's identity, an unseen gunman shot him in the chest! Chief Bill Marceau and Mike discovered Adam's body and suspected he was killed because he uncovered Beau's killer. Miles broke the news of Adam's death to Nicole, who ran away from the Clairmont. Luke tried to convince Kevin not to print a story that would be damaging to Bill's police career. Denise brooded over Miles, who worried about Nicole's safety. Draper considered resigning as assistant district attorney rather than having to prosecute Mike. Deborah worried that Steve knows what really happened to her the night of Beau's murder. Raven attempted to seduce Kevin. Nicole stayed with the Karrs and befriended Timmy, who admitted that he was angry that Adam died.


JULY 1977

Steve learned that both Saxon and Deborah had a motive for killing Beau, since Beau raped Deborah the night he was murdered. Mike asked Draper to be his defense attorney, after Draper resigned from the district attorney's office. April insisted on following Nicole to the Karr's house to convince Nicole to return to the Clairmont. Laurie spaced out and left John Victor alone. April persuaded Draper to handle Mike's defense. Raven turned her attention to Mike's prosecutor Logan Swift. Steve and his new police partner Calvin Stoner were ordered to work on Adam's murder instead of Beau's. Steve reconciled with Deborah. Geraldine was attracted to Tony Saxon. Bill was suspended from the chief of police position. Johnny learned that Tracy is living with her former madam Mrs. Yost. During another bout of dementia, Laurie told Tracy she can have John Victor to raise as her own son. Nicole decided to go back to the Clairmont. Steve found a book of matches in Adam's belongings with the word "Packy" written on the cover. Danny learned that Tracy is staying with Mrs. Yost. Denise needled Miles about Nicole's return and told Carol she has plans for Nicole. Deborah helped Steve learn that Packy is the nickname of a man named Eddie Packard. Danny was convinced that Tracy has returned to the prostitution ring and started divorce proceedings. Draper helped April find an apartment in Monticello near his.



AUGUST 1977


Bill told Danny that Tracy isn't a prostitute but has been working undercover to nail Inez. Tracy's cover was blown when Mrs. Yost overheard a conversation between Tracy and Laurie. Packard turned out to be a false lead, but Deborah found the real Packy. April had a relapse in her heart condition. Raven reassured Kevin that she loves him, but she secretly dated Logan. Draper learned about April's heart condition but insisted he wants to marry her anyway. Denise accused Miles of using April's illness to stay apart from their bed. Danny and Tracy were reunited. Deborah continued to pump Packy for information. Mrs. Yost tried to warn Saxon after learning that Tracy is working undercover. Laurie refused to see a psychiatrist about her periods of dementia. Denise predicted for Nicole that her unborn baby will be a boy. Inez admitted that it was Saxon who forced her to go to the police and make a statement about seeing Mike kill Beau. Packy's friend Raney Cooper lured Deborah after suspecting that she isn't who she pretends to be. Kevin asked Raven to marry him. Johnny considered divorcing Laurie. After Danny realized that Tracy was working undercover to bust the prostitution ring, he and Tracy reconciled. Inez agreed to take a lie-detector test, and Logan publicized the results which proved that Inez was being truthful when she said she saw Mike kill Beau. To spite Miles and Nicole, Denise returned as a nurse at the Clairmont. Laurie had another mental spell and left baby John Victor on Tracy and Danny's doorstep. Saxon insisted his money to Inez was a coax, not a bribe.



SEPTEMBER 1977


Upset that Laurie dumped the baby on Danny's doorstep, Johnny took John Victor and left Monticello in disgust. Deborah was nearly raped by Raney, but Packy interrupted him. Denise informed Carol that she's going to be Nicole's nurse. Kevin was upset that Raven hasn't answered his marriage proposal. Raven continued to see Logan on the sly. April agreed to have the pacemaker operation. Raven finally accepted Kevin's marriage proposal but continued to lead Logan on. Deborah learned that Raney and Packy are involved with a vicious crimelord known as Colonel Tom Blood. Denise and Carol came to blows over who would be Nicole's nurse, and Denise won. As Mike's trial began, Timmy revealed that his uncle Raymond Harper resembles Mike. Colonel Blood was revealed to be Ray Harper. April learned that she must make a decision about her open heart surgery. Saxon confessed to Steve about knowing of Beau's scheme to kidnap Timmy and contact Ray, but he denied having anything to do with it. Deborah accused Steve of trying to nail her father.