November 1978

All My Children

When Tara turns down his request to spend the night, Phil heads for Claudette’s. Overhearing Chuck tell Frank he loves Tara, Caroline blows sky-high. Claudette is upset when Kelly plans to moonlight at another nightclub. Erica agrees to sell Myrtle her house. Receiving a San Francisco job offer, Christina plans to talk Jeff into moving with her. Following a compassionate talk with Brooke, Devon decides to marry Wally but once again changes her mind when she realizes her grandfather is aware she’s pregnant. Even though Devon says she intends to give up her baby, Wally plans to stay in Pine Valley.

Billy Clyde uses Letty Jean to try and lure Donna back on the streets. With Mel Jacobi having reconciled with his wife, Phil must find another place to stay and considers Claudette's. Christina does not plan to tell Jeff about her San Francisco job offer until they are there. Jeff discovers he cannot get away from Pine Valley until after the first of the year. Phoebe agrees to attend Erica's dinner party if she invites Charles, Chuck and Tara. Mark and Ellen consider marrying and adopting Devon's child.

Learning from Benny that his grandmother is paying Billy Clyde to get Donna back on the streets, Chuck tells Phoebe to stay out of his life. Erica lets Ruth know she saw Chuck's car at Tara's. Everyone but Devon's grandfather thinks Mark and Ellen's plan to wed and adopt Wally and Devon's baby is perfect. When Phil accuses Erica of pushing Chuck and Tara together at a dinner, Tom thinks he may be right and accuses Erica of being devious. Donna begins to realize she has lost her memory. Edna offers to let Donna stay with her instead of on Locust Street. Brooke asks Dan to marry her. Myrtle suggests Kelly move in with her, but Eddie, for the $50.000 promised him by Phoebe, is trying to talk Kelly into marriage.

Suspecting Mark only agreed to raise her child so Ellen would marry him, Devon has second thoughts about letting them adopt her child. Ruth learns that Chuck and Tara are in love again. Erica almost lets it slip to Phoebe that Charlie’s true father is Phil – not Chuck. Discovering Billy Clyde paid Letty Jean to get Donna back on stroll, Estelle heads for Chuck’s with Donna. Benny asks Estelle to run away with him. Chuck admits to Charles that he and Tara love each other. Jeff arranges to take vacation in San Francisco with Chris, not realizing that’s where she wants him to move anyway. Erica hopes to get national magazine to do a story on her and Tom.


One Life to Live

Ed and Carla bicker over her intention to attend a medical seminar in the Virgin Islands with Jack Scott. Brad plans to have Adam Brewster hire him, and then take his assistant, Gretel Cummings's job. Samantha is horrified to see herself without bandages. Larry is named chief of staff. At cocktail party in honor of Larry's appointment, Karen runs into a customer from call girl days. Gwen is interested in Jim. In St. Thomas, Jack comes on to Carla.

In St. Thomas, Jack comes on to Carla who almost succumbs but rebuffs him. Admitting she is interested in Jim, Gwen asks Dorian what her chances are. Dorian assures her Anna is a fighter. Realizing he cares about Tina, Marco drops plans to make it look like she posed for porno pictures but still plans to get even with Viki. Edwina fears personality clash between herself and Joe will cost her job at Banner. Overhearing Adam mention a good stock to buy, Brad decides to sink the $10.000 he gave Jenny for sale of health club into the securities. So she can keep her distance from Jack, Carla wants to go to work for Larry. Samantha is upset because she has to wait for skin graft.

Tina receives a necklace from Marco as well as two anonymous notes telling her to get out of Llanview. Viki fears handwriting on notes is same as used by her other self Niki when she was suffering from multiple personalities. Tony sees Samantha but refrains from proposing marriage. Gwen, Richard's mother, feigning illness, puts on seductive nightgown and asks Jim to make house call. Katrina returns to Marco's stable when she discovers her boyfriend Dennis O'Riordan took Edwina to Larry's chief of staff party instead of her. Adam and Pat start their relationship anew.

Vinnie and Joe fear Niki - Viki's dark personality - has reappeared. Upset when Tina tells him she can't keep the necklace, Marco silently vows to get even blaming Viki for the rejection. Pat turns down Adam's invitation to bed. Upset by menial assignment Joe gives her, Edwina asks Adam for a job. When Adam learns Brad invested and lost on stock tip he overheard in office, Adam considers firing him. Ed and Carla realize she is attracted to Jack. Melinda hopes renowned piano teacher Bruno Westheim will take her as a student and Dorian considers a scheme to make sure he will but Peter vetoes it.

Edge of Night

April's sentencing is postponed due to judge's illness. Logan is upset because he was able to convic April. Winter is sorry she didn't tell Logan about her porno days. Calvin and Steve are curious about the macrobiotic diet which Children of the Earth members seem to be on. Deborah gets angry when Steve refers to her as a worse crook than her father. Logan is named district attorney. Wade tells Logan that unless he allows his porno theater to stay open, he will publicize Winter's film.

April begins serving her prison term. Just as another body is fished from the river, Deborah joins Children of the Earth movement. Nicole begins to wonder if Margo is more interested in Miles than in her. Torn between his desire to protect Winter from her porno film past and his duty to his office, Logan ponders what to do about Wade.

Fearing Logan may lose his position as district attorney, Winter goes to bed with Wade. In prison, April dreams Draper is killed in car crash. At the same time, Draper considers holding a seance to conjure up Denise and learn what really happened night she died. Nicole is upset because Margo feigns interest in April in order to get closer to Miles. Soon after, Deborah returns to Children of Earth group, another member, a youth this time, is found drowned in Monticello.

Draper tells Logan he forgives him for prosecuting April. April's recurring nightmare that Draper will die in crash seems to come true when police drag a body identified as Draper from a wrecked car. Unaware that Logan has found a loophole to keep Wade's X-rated motion picture house open, Winter gives in to Wade's demands for sex in order to keep him from blackmailing Logan. Margo is doing a feature on Eliot Dorn and Children of the Earth movement.

November 1979

 All My Children

Cliff suffered a concussion and blurred vision after being dragged while holding Palmer's car door handle in an effort to clear matters with Nina. The cops didn’t buy Myrtle's confession of killing Eddie and Kelly was arrested and booked. Nancy told Russ she's not ready for marriage after Carl showed a preference for "uncle" Frank. Palmer warned Sybil to keep quiet about Janice. But Sybil had the guilts and urged Cliff to sue Palmer. Nina learned Palmer lied to her about Cliff's condition which requires surgery. Devon was unhappy living with Wally's domineering mother.

Little Carl broke his neck when he fell from a park swing. Nancy accused Frank of not watching the child because Frank was with Betsy. Donna was insanely jealous when Chuck returned from Washington with Tara and Charlie. Chuck explained that Phil disappeared while on assignment. Linc was skeptical of defending Kelly since he doubts her innocence. Sybil interfered with Brooke's attempt to reunite Cliff and Nina. Tom ordered Erica to spend more time at home than at her disco.

Linc and Joe saved Kelly from cold turkey convulsions in prison. Cliff turned down Sybil's seduction offer saying be only loves Nina. Russ performed a spinal fusion and bone graft operation on Carl. Erica went bananas because another disco is opening but even worse, Tom suspected she's on the pill again! Paul was convinced that Ann won't recover, but she remembered marrying Paul. Ruth was warned to stay cool for her baby's sake after a shouting match with Phoebe over Phil and Ruth's menopausal pregnancy. Devon got fed up with Wally's mother's interference.

Tom ordered Erica to pack her bags after he found proof that she's been on the pill and lying about it. Cliff promised Nina he'd prove that Janice's baby isn't his. He learned the child's birthdate doesn't match his romancing period with Janice. But Palmer forced Nina to promise she wouldn't speak to Cliff again. Nancy's bone graft operation for Carl was postponed. Kelly was indicted for Eddie's murder. Langley asked Phoebe for a quickie wedding after realizing that Myrtle is close to remembering his past. Donna vowed she wouldn't allow Tara to get close to Chuck.


 One Life to Live

Maggie was thrilled that Clint and Pat didn't hit it off. but worried that Dorian is determined to snatch Clint. Katrina had a baby girl and signed adoption papers, just as Jenny underwent a caesarian. Fran blamed Samantha that Mick's legs had to be rebroken and his Olympic career is caput. Carla and Jack quarreled about her career. Peter and Vince threw Brad out of Jenny's hospital room.

Karen convinced Mario to switch Jenny's dead baby for Katrina’s just as Katrina had a sudden streak of mother-love. Karen’s racked with guilt. Pat told Viki her suspicions that Clint has a gangster past. Everyone attended Becky's opening at the Blue Ridge Club. Dorian learned that Clint's pa is a syndicate owner of a football team. Clint didn't fall for Dorian's batting eyelashes. Jenny told Brad he won't have custody rights to their baby. Ivan promised the moon to one of Brad's pickups, Cindy, if she drops Brad and becomes Ivan's lady.

Brad copped a plea of assault instead of rape so he wouldn't have to face a trial and would only have to serve a month in prison. Katrina didn't recognize Jenny's baby as her own. Jenny named the child Mary, the name Kat had planned for her "dead" baby. Ivan told Faith he's divorcing her for desertion and for withholding marital "services" and she won't get a penny. Cindy put Brad on hold while Ivan's courting her. Faith feared she's falling hard for Larry. Jamie asked Viki's approval to date Tina since he's reformed. Ed mooned after running into Carla.

Football cheerleader Mimi King arrived. Chuck Wilson, Clint's father, Asa Buchanan’s right-hand man, cautioned C & W singer Johnny Drummond that Johnny owes Asa favors for his career success. Becky was reluctant to perform with Johnny at the Blue Ridge. Maggie got hysterical when Clint gave her the brush-off. Fran tried to keep Samantha away from Mick. Jenny turned down Brad's reconciliation attempts. Brad refused to settle for a prison term. Tina dated Jamie. Larry offered to attend the Lamaze sessions with Viki. Dorian taunted Ivan's obsessions with Cindy. Ed and Karen stopped Katrina from hitting the streets for money again.

General Hospital

 Mitch acquired the stolen Kirkorian Deposition and refused to tell Tracy what it contained unless she destroys their prenuptial agreement. Tracy's son Ned arrived for the wedding. Joe returned with no news from Steven Lars but with information about Mitch’s crooked political connections. Alan warned Edward that Mitch could ruin the Quartermaine name. Luke went to assasinate Mitch at election headquarters but fouled things up. Jeff dined with Diana, while Howard got chummy with Zelda. Jessie held a wedding shower for Bobbie. Laura began therapy with Mrs. Theadore.

Tracy ordered Mitch to get dressed for their wedding after finding him in bed with Susan. Laura prevented Luke from assassinating Mitch. Roy went in Luke's place but was killed by bodyguards. Luke and Bobbie told the mob lies. Luke didn’t go to the assignment. Lesley learned that she can bear children but it would endanger her own life. Tracy left the wedding guests waiting while she eloped with Mitch after threatening to tell the press that he had set Ted up for the kill. The hospital board resented Bobbie’s bad publicity. Pregnant Monica had pains. Jeremy got a set of braces.

Luke realized that he's tied to the syndicate for life and vowed to make the best of it, including winning Laura one way or another. Anne was jealous that Jeff and Diana are spending time together. Laura complained to Luke that she's not a real wife to Scotty. Bobbie admitted she was a hooker after Steve defended her mobster moll reputation to the board. Mitch and Tracy returned from their honeymoon.

Laura admitted to Lesley that she may be pregnant by the rapist. An anonymous caller asked how much it would be worth to Monica to keep the stolen Kakorian deposition under wraps. Monica collapsed, was hospitalized and may lose her baby. Mitch suspected that Susan saw his copy of the deposition and that she is the anonymous blackmailer. Tracy denied knowing about the deposition and claimed to want only what's best for Monica and Alan. But, she'd give her right arm to know the content. Bobbie suspected that Luke raped Laura and Mitch gave Susan keys to a love nest apartment.

GH July to Nov 78

GH July 1978

Indicted for first-degree murder, Lesley continues to tell Laura she must never admit that her relationship with David Hamilton 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 Les’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 Hamilton 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.

August 1978

Lesley discovers Laura purchased the statuette found in David's apartment but charged it to Lesley's account. Bobbie is angry at Scotty for trying to help Laura. Out to dinner, Jessie sees Lee having a drink. Jeff warns Heather to stay out of Peter and Diana's problems. Heather is beginning to resent the time Jeff spends studying with Steve for medical board. Although Howard is unattached, Tracy is interested in Gary, not Howard. A homesick Teri writes Jeff from Hawaii; Steve fears Teri's return because she is the only other person who knows he is really Jeff’s father. On the witness stand, Jeff admits David once had tried to seduce Lesley before he was murdered.

Searching David's apartment, police find bits of Laura's love letter in his chandelier; police match it up with characters on Lesley's typewriter. Laura begins to feel she must tell police it was her push that caused David's death. Gina returns from Denver, plans to set up research unit in Port Charles. Bobbie is displeased by Scotty's decision to room with young doctor Bryan Phillips, because of Bryan's alcoholic past.

On the witness stand, Lesley claims she was David’s lover. Rick realizes Lesley is protecting Laura and plans to stop her. After nightmares about prison, Laura resists hypnosis Peter wants to use to help her remember what happened the night David was killed. Lesley is convicted of manslaughter and is remanded without bail until sentencing. Alan is leery of Monica and Rick’s close relationship. Tracy is egging Alan’s jealousy on.

Fearing Rick knows she accidentally killed David, Laura runs away. Scotty believes she may be in New York trying to get lost in the East Village. Diana undergoes examination which uncovers a neurological disorder. Jeff feels he must tell Peter that Diana is ill. Bobbie flares up over Scotty's concern for Laura, although she's seeing Chris on the sly. Tracy is fanning Alan's jealousy of Rick. Katie prepares to join Mark in Mexico. Gary is not totally pleased that Gina may have to spend time out of town working on her research project. 

 September 1978

In New York looking for Laura, Bryan and Scotty infiltrate an unsavory East Village group and fear that Laura may have turned to prostitution. Rick is also in New York looking for Laura so he can clear Lesley of murder charges. Lesley feels her marriage to Rick is over because she lied to him about killing David when it was Laura who pushed him. Collapsing at home, Diana regains consciousness only to discover she is blind. Heather takes a leave from hospital in order to take care of P.J.. Steve fears Jeff will flunk his medical boards because of the pressure of his marriage and Les’s trial.

In New York, Scotty and Bryan get Laura away from an East Village pimp, and help police catch men who run a prostitution ring comprised of teenage runaways. Although Rick really thinks Laura cannot remember what happened the night David was killed, she thinks he's only trying to trick her into confessing. Diana decides to undergo risky exploratory surgery which may answer the question as to why she is blind. Fearful of dying, Diana tells Peter she wants to write a will that would make Jeff and Heather the legal guardians of P.J. if anything happens to her and Peter. Gary wants out of pediatrics so he can make money.

Admitting to Lesley she remembers everything, Laura fears what police will do. Hearing the true story of David's death, the judge agrees to find Lesley innocent and promises to go easy on Laura. Diana undergoes neurosurgery, and two benign tumors are found and removed. Doctors say it will be days before they know if she can see. Cal Jamison arrives in town and Jeff goes to see him. With Gina away, Tracy shows interest in Gary. Alan admits to Monica he is unable to curb his jealousy of Rick.

Jeff thinks Jamison has evidence proving Steven Lars didn't die; also thinks that Mrs. Hadley lied to Heather. Telling everything that happened the night David died, Laura awaits sentencing. With D.A. Richardson out of town, assistant D.A. feels Laura's trial will be important to his career. Believing the trial will be bad publicity for the hospital, Monica fears Rick may not be named as head of the cardiac unit, and implores Alan to talk to his boss Larry Forsythe. Alan agrees to go when he realizes she will go herself if he doesn't. Scotty tells Bobbie that if she can't understand his caring for Laura, they should end their relationship.

October 1978

Heather plans to stop Jeff from traveling to New York to look for Steven Lars' death certificate. Monica badgers Alan into trying to help Rick get appointment as head of cardiac unit which has been endangered by Lesley and Laura's involvement in David's murder. Remanded to the custody of Rick and Lesley, Laura feels she is in prison. Discovering Lesley is frigid, Rick says they don't have to rush things. Diana comes to accept possibility she may still be blind when her bandages are removed, decides not to let Heather take care of P.J. anymore and hires a nurse instead.

Heather is despondent when Diana has P .J. return home. Howard is worried that Gary is too interested in Tracy. Gina Dante returns from Dallas research project sooner than expected, and Gary voices fear that he will be known as Dr. Dante when she becomes famous. Dorrie and Howard are growing fond of each other. Susan stops seeing Peter for therapy and turns her attention to assistant D.A. Mitchell Williams. Although she tells Rick she thinks things will improve between them, Lesley feels their marriage has been ruined by her lies. In New York, Jeff and Steve find Steven Lars' death certificate but Steve is not convinced of its authenticity.

Diana regains her sight. Heather silently vows she will not be separated from her child P.J.. Tracy wants to break up Alan and Monica's marriage so she won't have to worry about any future children getting a share of the inheritance. Monica, warns Tracy she's better stop interfering. Lee tells Gail it's time he moved out of her place and back into his club. Scotty confesses he is torn by feelings for both Bobbie and Laura. Lesley talks Rick into attending New York cardiac meeting.

Wanting to keep Laura's name in the papers, Bobbie tells a reporter she can get him an exclusive interview with Laura. He comes to hospital, harasses Laura, snaps photo of Monica and Laura together. Although Mitchell Williams is having an affair with Susan, Tracy wants him for herself. Thinking it will further his career, Mitchell agrees to atttend Tracy's party. A pregnant Heather learns that Cal Jamison was involved in Steven Lars' adoption and wants more money. Gary cautions Howard about discussing their poverty-stricken childhood. Laura threatens Bobbie that unless she stops seeing Scotty, all her devious tricks will be exposed.

Rick is named head of cardiac unit. Prodded by Rick, Lesley returns to hospital to work in clinic while awaiting reinstatement of her medical license. Tracy hopes to have Alan's old flame Grace come to Port Charles. A classmate of Laura's, trying to apologize to her for making innuendoes about her past, only creates more trouble. Alan assures Monica he's no longer jealous of Rick. Diana prepares to leave the hospital. Laura is depending greatly on Scotty, while Bobbie tries to save her own relationship with him.

November 1 -- 18, 1978

Rick and Lesley are devastated when they forget their first anniversary. Revealing to Bobbie he loves Laura, Scotty promises to try and help Bobbie regain emotional balance. Jessie thinks Bobbie knows Cal Jamison. Jessie is not sure she would be good marriage material when Dan Rooney says he intends to be her husband one day. Jeff refuses to talk to Cal Jamison over the telephone. Returning to the hospital staff, Lesley is hurt when patients ask to see another doctor. Steve doubts board will ever grant her full reinstatment. Gail fears Lee will go back to drinking. Mitch's ego is bruised by the realization that it's Tracy's friendship and not his ability that impresses a senator. Alan reveals to Monica that his onetime fiancee Grace agreed to marry to him only to make her first husband jealous.

Jeff learns Steven Lars' death certificate is a fake. Mrs. Grant tells Heather to let Jeff think Mrs. Hadley lied about Steven Lars being dead and sold him. When Monica is unable to get pregnant, Alan seeks medical consultation to see if he is the cause. Bobbie is scheming to have Laura removed from the custody of her parents and placed in a reform school. Audrey's widowed niece, Annie Logan, comes to Port Charles.