January 1978

All My Children

by Jon-Michael Reed

Erica tried to make Nick feel guilty when she took off. Chuck arranged for an unknowing Donna to have one last test to see if she really can’t become pregnant. Brooke set out to break up Danny and Devon. Ellen’s doubts about Mark resurfaced when Claudette taunted her about her own mother’s affair with a younger man. Carl urged Caroline to marry him and return to Chicago. Claudette grew closer to Linc.  Ray pulled another bummer on Ruth by demanding another $5,000.  Chuck learned that Donna’s pregnancy symptoms are psychosomatic.  Edna used a minor injury to prove that David had beaten her; he threatened to use her affair with Ray in a divorce suit.  Benny taunted Brooke about losing Danny to Devon.  Billy Clyde spilled the beans to Donna. Carolyn received a bill for a pregnancy test addressed to Mrs. Grant, but learned it was for Nancy.  Nick rushed to New York when he learned Erica was hospitalized with pneumonia.  Claudette scored points with Linc.  Donna was traumatized when Chuck told her she isn’t pregnant.  Carl returned to Chicago after Nancy turned down marriage.  Paul was convinced Ray skipped town.  Estelle helped out a lonely citizen, Maggie Flanagan, but Billy Clyde assumed she was cheating on him. Ray looted Harlan’s house, then planned to loot the Martins’ during a medical  dinner-dance.  Brooke and Ellen were at each other’s throats after Brooke called Ellen a cradle robber.  Devon defended Ellen.  Donna began therapy with Dr. Polk and admitted that her own father had tried to molest her.  Brooke played up to Tom after he hired her as Erica’s temporary replacement, then set another trap for Danny.  Nancy told Carolyn that the baby Nancy is carrying is Carl’s.  Chris was furious that David gave in to Edna’s demands.  Erica’s condition worsened.  Joe struggled with Ray after Ray mugged Ruth, knocked her unconscious, raped her, then beat a hasty retreat.  Benny persuaded Phoebe to leave the hospital even though she insisted she’d be wheelchair-bound.  After Nick’s proposal, Erica resolved to get well.  Ellen said she wouldn’t have a hasty wedding with Mark.  Chris went to the medical dance with Jeff, where Edna embarrassed David by acting like a floozy.  A search warrant was issued for Ray, but rape was kept out of the report.


by Nancy Reichardt

Nick frets when he finds a note from Erica which implies she’s contemplating suicide, although she’s actually on a vacation designed to make him pop the question. Wanting to find out if Donna can have children, Chuck persuades her to take a test which she thinks is being given only to verify her existing pregnancy. Billy Clyde beats Estelle after she visits an elderly lady who befriended her in church. Claudette makes a play for Linc. Phoebe continues to feign paralysis. Trying to keep Devon away from Dan, Brooke warns her Dan will expect her to go to bed with him. Jeff reveals to Christina that Ray spent several nights at Edna’s cabin. Flattered when Jeff says he loves her, Christina tells him she’ll always consider him a good friend.

Ray continues to up his adoption price to Ruth and Joe. David plans to use the fact that Ray spent several nights at Edna’s to win divorce from her. After Nancy tells Carl she’s expecting Frank’s child, he asks her to marry him. Tests having revealed Donna’s tubal ligation, Dr. Clayder tells Chuck she’s having a hysterical pregnancy. Phil fumes to hear Tara blaming Chuck’s woes on the fact that she divorced him. Chuck dreams of remarrying Tara. Mona and Nick continue to worry over Erica’s whereabouts. Dan tells Brooke he’s through with her.

Trying to renew a modeling career in New York, Erica contracts viral pneumonia. Flying to her hospital bedside, Nick admits he loves her. Nancy turns down Carl’s marriage proposal. Hoping to win Charles back, Phoebe claims if they went on a religious pilgrimage, she would be able to walk; he calls the idea nonsense. When David pushes her, Edna tells everyone he is a wife-beater. After Ray threatens Tad, Ruth withdraws all offers of money and says she will see him in court. Learning she cannot have children and is not pregnant, Donna considers running away. Nancy’s positive pregnancy test is accidentally sent to Caroline.

Nick proposes marriage to a critically ill Erica. Although everyone thinks he has taken a powder, Ray Gardner is still in Pine Valley and plans to take the Martins for a financial ride. Nancy tells Caroline she is expecting Carl’s child. Christina is growing tired of David’s demands and jealousy. With Erica ill in New York, Tom hires Brooke to be the Goalpost’s hostess. Linc is finding Claudette’s company very comforting. Benny tells Charles he will help Phoebe stay on the wagon. Not wanting to lose Dan to Devon, Brooke is out to get him. During session with Dr. Polk, Donna recalls her father had wanted to molest her. Poor Ruth ends up being raped by Ray.


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General Hospital  


by Jon-Michael Reed

Monica taunted Rick when their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing during a storm. Lesley rejoiced when Rick returned safe and sound, but was taunted by Monica.  Alan chewed out Monica for going against his orders to cancel the helicopter test run.  Lana pretended to be friendly with Heather, but privately plotted to get her out of the way regarding Jeff.  Mark decided the only alternative for Lamont is surgery. Scotty’s roommate, Darren Blythe, was attracted to Laura.  New student nurse Barbara Spencer was interested in Scotty’s inheritance. David privately mourned when Lesley left to sort out her jealousy of Rick and Monica.  

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Lesley and Rick reconciled.  Monica apologized for causing friction, then set her sights on Alan. Mark returned and decided to operate on Lamont despite Steve’s arguments.  Laura hinted to Barbara that she has a clear field to Scotty but had better stay away from David.  Lana terrorized Heather by anonymously breaking into her apartment.  Lee learned that Gail is having trouble with her husband’s estate because of her former mother-in-law. Lesley caught Laura in a lie about spending the night with Scotty in Lee’s suite.  David dealt with a shyster to supply information on Lamont’s condition so they can manipulate Corbin Corp.’s stock.  Katie fantasized making love with Mark.  Barbara teased Darren.  Peter had Lana tailed so she wouldn’t harm Heather.  Monica corralled Alan.  Jeff learned the truth about Lana when he tried to locate Lana’s aunt. Jeff and Peter stopped Lana-Lisa from forcing Heather to jump out a window at knifepoint.  Lana was recommitted.  Gina realized Gary is not her type and told him they can’t get married.  Mark tried to cool his love for Katie by taking up with Dorrie. Rick fumed that he has been left out in the cold because of Lesley’s concern with Laura’s problems.


by Nancy Reichardt

When the helicopter makes emergency landing, Rick and Monica are forced to spend the night together in an isolated ranger outpost. Concern for Rick’s safety drives Lesley and David together. Laura informs Lesley her sex life is no one’s business but her own. Heather talks Diana into letting her babysit Peter Jr. on New Year’s Eve. Lana, making a prank call to Heather, is upset when Jeff picks up the phone. Gina asks Gary to wait for an answer on his marriage proposal. Mark feels lonesome when Katie goes to Boston.

Lesley moves out of the house. Rick asks David to find a place of his own and persuades Lesley to return. Gina agrees to marry Gary. Heather feels guilty because she knows Steven Lars is alive while Jeff does not. Lana pretends she is going to visit an aunt but Jeff discovers her suitcase is empty and also realizes there is no aunt. Monica learns Alan wants to leave town. Katie admits to her sister she loves both Mark and Lamont. Rick is angry when he finds out Monica was supposed to cancel the helicopter trip they took.

While Mark is out of town conferring about surgery for Lamont, Lamont suffers a stroke. Diana plans to return to work and have Heather watch P.J.. Laura is apprehensive because a new student nurse has eye for Scotty. Heather moves into the apartment Jeff found for her. Lana tells Peter her parents were killed by lightning. Rick informs Lesley that David took blame for getting co-ed pregnant and was expelled from college.

While in bed with Alan, Monica fantasizes that she is with Rick. With Lee out of town, Scotty and Laura spend a night at his apartment. Lesley learns of the tryst when Laura leaves her wallet behind despite being covered by young nurse in training, Bobbie Spencer. Gail travels with Lee to St. Louis, where her in-laws are contesting her late husband’s will. David decides to make easy money by informing stockholders about Lamont’s health. Unaware of Lamont’s declining condition, Mark agreed to perform surgery. Lana learns about Mrs. Hadley and pretends to be Heather’s friend. In Canton, Jeff finds no trace that Lana or her family ever lived there.


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Edge of Night 

by Jon-Michael Reed

Miles and Denise argued when she accused him of having one of her father’s friends donate money to Roper’s clinic instead of Claremont.  Miles resigned from Claremont.  April was hospitalized. Logan dated his secretary Maggie to spite Raven.  Mike assigned Draper to handle the case of a younger forger, Sarah Peterson.  Mike worried that Saxon would use Kevin to Saxon’s advantage on the crime commission. Tony and Geraldine were married.  Adam’s case was closed and Harper was indicted.  April agreed to the surgery and Draper’s marriage proposal.  Logan realized Raven doesn’t care for anyone except Draper.  The redhead murderer is loose.  Deborah went undercover to catch the butcher behind Calvin and Steve’s backs.  April learned from Charlie Redmond, an ex-janitor at Clairmont, that Denise deliberately allowed one of Miles’ patients to die several years ago.  Denise fumed that Miles is working at Roper’s clinic.  Kevin suspected the redhead murders are a cover-up for organized crime.  Steve thought Vinnie, a demented cop, was the “redhead murderer.”  Deborah was saved.  Denise vowed that Nicole would never get Miles.  Raven was jealous that Logan was dating other women.  April’s surgery was scheduled.  April’s surgery was scheduled for sooner than expected.  Logan warned Draper that Raven is chummy with April to keep tabs on Draper.  Nancy was offered a job on a local news show.



by Nancy Reichardt


Draper and April announce their engagement. Owen Crimmins decides to give money to Dan Roper’s clininc instead of the Claremont. Angry when Denise’s father suggests that Miles be a full-time fund raiser, Miles quits post as chief of staff at Claremont. Logan suggests all is not proper with the crime commission and holds reservations about Kevin’s position in it. Mike gives his new law partner Draper a criminal case.

Hospitalized, April tells Draper he doesn’t have to marry her out of pity. Denise informs Miles she will not release any joint funds for him to start a new practice. Four beautiful red-haired girls have been strangled in Monticello. Geraldine assures Raven that she and Kevin can live with her after Geraldine  marries Tony. Geraldine and Tony plan a simple ceremony.

Deborah agrees to serve as an undercover agent in order to track the killer of red-haired girls. Geraldine and Tony wed. Discovering Raven really wants Draper, Logan tells her to get lost. A former employee of the Claremont Clinic is an orderly at the hospital where April is confined. He reveals that the night Catherine Damon (a patient in Claremont) died, Denise lied about the call system being out of order.

April undergoes heart surgery. Opening a policeman’s locker by mistake, Steve discovers pictures of red-haired girls and wonders if the cop might be the killer. Leaving town for a while, Miles writes Denise assuring her their marriage will continue but reaffirms his intention to work at Dan Roper’s clinic.


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