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Monday, May 18, 2015

May 1979

All My Children

Tara is upset at the prospect of Phil taking an out-of-town government assignment. Phoebe is gladdened by the discovery that Charlie still considers her his grandmother. Myrtle helps Kelly plan how to overcome her pill addiction. Wally’s mother holds little hope his marriage to Devon will succeed. With Caroline in North Carolina, Frank dreams of one day being a full-time father to Carl. Mark’s latest attempt to reunite with Ellen is futile. Estelle agrees to stay with Donna and Chuck if she can help with the housework and the baby once it arrives. Russ tells a recuperating Nancy why he considers her more than a friend. Billy Clyde swears to Letty Jean that if he can’t have Estelle, nobody will.

Phil decides to accept the job as an undercover narcotics agent in Washington D.C.. Ruth is suffering early morning queasiness and dizzy spells. When Brooke answers Mark’s phone, Erica decides to break up what she figures is a budding romance by having Dan learn about it. Phoebe causes a deep rift in Benny and Estelle’s affair. Langley turns his attention from Edna to Phoebe when he sees bigger dollar signs. After Chuck collapses at the hospital, he and Donna plan a getaway vacation to Willow Lake. With Claudette still away, Eddie plans to remodel the Chateau.

Realizing Brooke and Mark are having an affair, Dan decides to leave Pine Valley, then changes his mind. Tom learns that Erica made sure Dan found Brooke and Mark together. Aware that Dottie doesn’t like him and that Phoebe has more money than Edna, Langley turns his attention to the Tyler mansion. Kelly, falling for Linc, fears he only cares for her because she reminds him of Kitty – an idea planted by Phoebe. When Tom turns down a cologne endorsement, Erica promises the company they can have both Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cudahy in the ad. To Myrtle’s disappointment, Kelly is going away for a couple of days with Eddie while the Chateau is being refurbished.

Phil, Tara and Charlie depart for Washington, D.C.. Medical exam shows Ruth is pregnant. Brooke tells a heartbroken Dan she wants to end relations with him because it’s Mark she loves. But Mark tells Brooke he considers her little more than a hooker whom he never wants to see again. Suffering from a strangulated hernia, Billy Clyde refuses surgery until Estelle agrees to return to him. Calling from Carolina, Caroline informs Frank she’s going to file for divorce.

When Dr. Clayton discovers that Donna’s unborn baby is dead, he informs Chuck who decides not to tell Donna since she must still deliver it or risk losing her life. At Father Tierney’s suggestion, Tom tries to persuade Erica to attend a marriage encounter clinic; she agrees providing he agrees to endorse cologne in a national advertising campaign. Ruth and Joe plan to wait a few months before announcing her pregnancy. Dan confronts Mark at a bar but is too drunk to fight effectively. In the hospital, Billy Clyde is having bad dreams of being left by his mother.

One Life to Live

Admitting he still loves her, Larry tells Karen he can’t take her back; they discuss divorce. Karen lands a job as a receptionist. Facing possibily of paralysis, Jack decides he wants Carla and Ed to reconcile. Stunned, Pat learns from Adam that he is an epileptic and they can no longer see each other. Samantha is having second thoughts about marrying Tony. Unable to stand pressure of his father being held for the murder of Marco, Greg prepared to leave Llanview.

At the altar, Samantha bolts from the church without saying “I do” to Tony. Taking refuge at Dick’s, Samantha discovers photos of Pat. Going off deep end by her discovery, Dick keeps her hostage. Adam and Pat are unable to reach a decision about their marriage. Carla and Ed discuss divorce. Edwina writes a newspaper column revealing Adam’s epilepsy. Faith Kipling moves to Llanview.

Ed turns down the offer to run for political office because of his impending divorce from Carla. Jack tries to walk. The discovery of Samantha’s blood-stained wedding dress makes everyone fear she is dead. Pat is beginning to realize that Dick is unbalanced. Karen is devastated when she’s fired from her job. Joe warns Tina to stay away from Mario but she considers he’s unfairly trying to pin Marco’s sins on Mario.

Following Dick, Pat discovers the warehouse where Samantha is being held prisoner by Dick, and is made a prisoner herself. Larry discovers that the woman Danny thinks is his mother is Faith Kipling. Adam and Dorian seek finalization of their business dealings.

Police capture Dick and take him into custody while Pat and Samantha are freed. An ailing Jenny is hospitalized and may miscarry. Tina is saddened when a stoned Greg returns to Llanview and comes on too strong. Greg refuses to take Mario's advice about getting off drugs; Mario warns him to keep away from Tina. Joe suggests that Tina not be allowed to see Mario but Viki disagrees. Jack admits to Jim he cannot help feeling sorry for himself. Larry is enchanted by Faith Kipling. Both Adam and Paul Kendall are interested in Pat.

General Hospital

When Tracy shows him sign-out sheets proving that Monica and Rick left the hospital together, Alan confronts Monica. Monica admits only to spending an innocent night with Rick; when Alan refuses to believe her, Monica moves out. Rick resumes surgery schedule but continues to shut out Lesley. Diana is driven closer to insanity thanks to Heather’s machinations. Tracy promises Mitch he will win bid for Senate nomination. Howard disapproves of Gary’s friendship with Tracy and Susan. Both Laura and Scotty are disappointed by Lee’s refusal to talk Rick into letting them marry in September. Luke fears he’s in trouble with the mob. Bobbie is curious about her boyfriend Roy’s job. Deciding he wants no part of Monica, Alan turns to Susan.

Anne feels certain she will lose Jeremy to Jeff and Heather. Heather makes Diana think Maggie is purposely hiding things to frustrate her. Susan persuades Jeff to place an ad in the newspaper seeking information about Steven Lars. Angry because Heather never sent him the money, Cal warns her he wants $5.000 immediately or he’ll contact Jeff. When Scotty agrees, it would be best to wait till September to marry. Laura says she’ll never trust him again. Discovering Scotty talking to Bobbie, Laura throws her engagement ring at him and says they are through. Alan is trying to make Rick incompetent to Edward.

Scotty is in a tailspin because Laura returned his engagement ring and he lets his bar exam studies slide. When Heather makes it look like Maggie falsified the babysitting schedule, Diana fires her. Now babysitting for P.J., Heather plots to adopt Jeremy, send him off to boarding school, and use his estate money to pay off Cal Jamison. With help from Susan, Jeff writes to Canadian officials in an attempt to find Cal, but Heather plans to intercept the letter. Gary and Gina are fighting over his book. Bobbie gets Roy to steal Laura’s engagement ring from Scotty, so she can wear it in front of Laura before it is returned. Learning that Alan is making it look as though Rick is incompetent, Monica tells him to stop. Alan throws her out of the apartment.

Laura is shocked when she goes to Scotty's apartment and discovers a scantilyclad Bobbie wearing Laura's engagement ring around her neck. Unaware that Bobbie drugged him, Scotty cannot understand what is going on. Rick is taken off the Hardwick cardiac project. Edward is furious when he realizes Tracy is willing to sell all her Quartermaine stock to finance Mitch's campaign. Gina's decision to stay in Port Charles and work while Gary goes to New York for a meeting with publishers further strains their marriage. Just as Alan is making up his mind to believe in Monica and to patch up their marriage, Rick and Monica rediscover their love for each other and take to bed.

In need of a spleen-ectomy following a car crash, Laura is taken into surgery. When the operating surgeon is accidentally cut by scalpel, Rick, who had been observing, takes over and saves her life. Alan begs Monica to take him back. Watching Rick comforting Lesley in the hospital corridor, Monica senses her hopes of getting back with Rick are impossible. Heather's mother realizes the only reason she wants to adopt Jeremy is to use his inheritance to pay off Cal Jameson. At a pawn shop, Susan learns Heather pawned her mother's wedding ring for money. Jeff is wondering why no Canadian papers have run his ad in search of Steven Lars.

Edge of Night

Studying the tape, Mike spots something unusual and thinks he may be able to get Winter off the hook for murder. April is surprised when she walks into Margo’s and discovers Elliot and Sara snuggling. Sara asks Elliot if she can have some of the jewelry he took in the burglary he staged of Margo’s apartment. Draper tells Mike he thinks Winter is guilty.

When it is realized that the coat Winter is wearing in the damning video tape is not the one witnesses have established her as wearing the night Wade was murdered, Drape convinces the jury that the tape was faked. Tank, now the leading suspect in Wade’s murder, plans to kidnap the exonerated Winter. Mike is suffering from headaches and blurred vision. Without telling Draper, Margo plans to buy a house for him and April. Police think maid Sara may have robbed Margo’s apartment.

Tank, in a rooftop shootout with the police, falls to his death when Winter pries his fingers loose from the ledge of the building. Logan and Raven are about to get married. Nicole discovers that Winter sent the phony tape to the D.A. making it look as if she were being framed. Everyone by now is realizing that Winter did murder Wade. Draper is not pleased that April wants a house, and would be less pleased if he knew Margo would be providing the down payment.

April and Draper are talking about buying a home. Elliot is upset to learn that Margo gives him only $3.000 extra for restaurant but shells out $35.000 for down payment on April's dream house. Draper is suspicious over low cost of the house unaware that Margo is helping with the financing. When Nicole lets drop a remark about the tape of Wade's murder that freed Winter, Winter realizes she may be on to something and decides to get rid of her. Raven weds Logan Swift.

Winter slips Nicole sleeping pills trying to make it look as if she accidentally took an overdose, but the plot fails because the pills were merely placebos. Still wanting to get rid of Nicole, Winter starts writing threatening letters in an attempt to frighten her. Deborah is involved with juvenile delinquent Joey Dangler and his bartender brother. When Steve proposes to Deborah in front of April and Draper, she turns him down.

May 1980

Ryan's Hope

Jack bugged Joe's office for information on Tizo's drug dealing. Barry came on to Dee and invited her to Boston. Rae and Seneca disapproved of Kim dating Michael, since he works for Tizo. Barry lined up Otto Preminger, Van Johnson and Betsy Palmer for Dee's restaurant opening. Siobhan was suspicious of Joe’s every move. Joe and Tizo got violent about Joe’s desire to get out of the mob.

Dee threatened to sue after drunken Faith prescribed the wrong medication for an ailing Little John. Kim continued to use Michael to make Seneca jealous. Frank and Jill argued over Jill’s work priorities. Dee introduced Rae to everyone as Roger's lover at the successful opening of the Crystal Palace. Jack shot Tizo in an argument.

Jack was wounded before he broke Tizo's neck. Siobhan refused to run off with Joe, who split after swearing he wasn't involved in Mary's murder. Siobhan retaliated that his drug business was the cause. Barry convinced Dee not to sue Faith. Frank talked Faith out of resigning since little John is mending. Joe was reported murdered. Kim lied to Michael that Seneca had led her down the garden path.

Jill was swept away by the attentions of Barry's singing client, Ken George Jones. Frank convinced Faith to seek AA help. Kim entertained Michael while Rae was away. Dee was afraid the Ryans would learn about her business deal with Tizo but he had deeded the Crystal Palace in her name. Jack and Siobhan were placed in protective custody.

All My Children

Ellen warned Devon to drop her affair with Sean before Wally found out. Ann 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 Carol 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. Ann finally suspected that Paul was intimate with Ellen while Ann 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 con-man 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 consider adoption. Benny had forgiven Edna's first transgression with Hank, but he mooned over Estelle and called Chuck to doctor her.

One Life to Live

Tom stole Viki's purse and keys, searched her office, took a small photo of Tina and later was spotted by Tina as he lurked about Viki's house. Becky put off telling Richard that she was pregnant, fearing he'd nix her Nashville gig. Asa was upset to learn that Mimi has been seeing Will professionally and rushed to tell Will that his relationship with Sam is purely business. Bo tried to buy Bruce’s airline company to impress Pat. Mario warned Peter that Katrina would probably take Mary away from Jenny if she knew the truth. Dorian offered Melinda’s doctor a large ‘donation” to testify that Melinda is mentally incompetent.

Mario unsuccessfully tried to keep Peter from learning that Katrina had returned from her vacation. Tom stole Tina's diary and a letter from her mother after letting himself in Viki’s house. Tina noticed the missing items. Asa and Bo laid aside their feuding in an attempt to get to know each other better. Mario tried to get Pat to start seeing Bo again. Mick caught Tina and her boyfriend, Hal swimming at the health club late at night. Will sent to get Brad who was beat up before he was released from prison.
Brad was hospitalized with injuries suffered in the prison shower before he was released. Asa joined Samantha's vigil over Brad, who's on the mend. Jenny couldn't force herself to help Brad by admitting love. Tom returned Tina's diary, but not before she accused Becky of stealing it. Viki nixed further dates with her lawyer, Doug, then got a call from Tom saying he has news concerning Tina's past. Dorian didn't get custody of Melinda, who's not well enough to go through a divorce. Karen taunted Peter that he'd ruin many lives if he told Jenny the truth about Mary. Mick fumed at Samantha's dependence on Will and Brad.

Tom told Viki that he is Ted Clayton, Tina's father. Tina got Mick to her bed, but he wants no more to do with her. Pat visited Bo's Texas ranch. Karen and Ed grew closer after she was released from the hospital. Dorian learned about Ted, while Richard had Ed check out Ted's past. Johnny admitted he's hung up on Becky but won't go further since she's pregnant. Peter spotted Jenny praying for Brad, who survived another medical emergency. Tina turned her seductive attentions toward Johnny. Karen and Pat decided to put aside their past differences.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

April 1977

Ryan's Hope

Dee didn't tell anyone she'd lost the baby and tried to postpone the wedding after learning from Alicia that she can't have sexual relations too soon after the D&C. Seneca discovered that his blood type doesn't match Edmund's and that Frank may be the father. New public relations manager Tom Desmond announced cutbacks at the hospital. Pat told Dee they'd have to postpone the wedding because of the work schedule crisis. Jack's operation was a success. Seneca turned down Jill's and Frank's plan to live with Edmund in Washington; he also refused to rehire Roger. But Roger found Edmund's parentage report and planned to use it as blackmail. Dee confessed to Father McShane about her miscarriage but refused to tell Pat. Tom tried to cover up the bad publicity when a nurse gave Jack the wrong medicine. Jill hired Miriam George as Edmund's nursemaid. Faith decided to head off Pat at the altar, arrived too late, and Pat and Dee were married. Father MacShane failed to dissuade Jack from filing the annulment documents. Jill turned to Seneca after a fight with Frank.

All My Children

Tara's pregnant. Christina realized she's having spells during which she reverts to childhood rebellion against her father. Charles urged her to keep her private practice rather than go into research. Anne insisted she return from her vacation with Paul to be with Beth. Donna rejected Phoebe's bribe to leave town. Frank had an attack while arguing with Nancy about their divorce; he was taken to the hospital, and she went to his side despite Carl's objections. Charles suspected someone from pediatrics had removed drugs and placed a doll where the medicine should have been. Chris' ghost accused her. While on police duty, Clay was fatally shot and Phil was critically injured. Mona feared that Mark's mother was Mona's late husband's secretary, who had an illegitimate child, which would mean that Mark and Erica are half brother and sister. Phoebe confronted Brooke and Danny about their love weekend. Brooke snapped out the information that her birth control pills were for her complexion. Jeff advised Tara to consider an abortion rather than go through a pregnancy under stress. David Thornton returned and joined the surgeons who operated on Phil. Benny taunted Brooke after Danny assumed she's having an affair with Benny. Kitty and Linc recommended psychiatric help because they realized Ann is losing her mind. Harlan Tucker consulted Kate about his daughter's return to Pine Valley. Christina's ghost accused her of "letting that boy die."

One Life to Live

Jenny and Brad's romantic evening was interrupted by a drunken Lana. Naomi was shocked by Samantha's views on love and children without marriage. Karen's honeymoon was constantly interrupted by Marco. Marco tried to put the make on Samantha, while taunting Karen with the idea that they could "play house." Matt complained to Pat that he's getting nowhere with Dorian.

General Hospital

Mary Ellen was thrown for a loop when Mark successfully operated on Terri, who briefly regained consciousness. Lesley agreed to marry Rick, who asked Monica to be his resident. Jeff was shocked to learn Heather plans to give their child up for adoption. Gina was pestered with calls from her old boyfriend, Gary, but insisted she'd never forgive him. Gail admitted she finds Lee attractive. Diana's mother was admitted to the hospital for tests. Mary Ellen sneaked into Terri's room and learned she doesn't remember the accident. Terminally ill Dr. Namath pulled his own respirator out. Tommy decided to fake an illness to reunite Tom and Audrey. Lesley and Rick decided to keep their engagement a secret. After a fight with Monica, Lesley fell down a flight of stairs and lost the baby. Terri developed vision and object identification problems. Pat Lambert returned and began stirring up trouble for the Taylors. Lesley learned she has uterine damage and told Rick she cannot get married now. Audrey was furious when Steve suggested Tommy is faking his illness.

Edge of Night

Draper's assistant, Logan Swift, was attracted to Raven, but Draper caught on to her and Ansel's liaison. After finding Beau murdered, Mike was a prime suspect. Saxon offered Danny Beau's job. Deborah was not at all upset to learn of Beau's death. A specialist was called in for an "electronic sounding" examination of Nicole's fetus. She learned that Miles doesn't live with his wife. Josephine panicked when Nancy came to visit Timmy. Saxon warned Josephine to keep her mouth shut about how the boy's fake "plea" tapes had been made. Draper's case foundered, and he accused Raven of trying to steal her own mother's husband. Josie offered to let Nancy adopt Timmy if Nancy doesn't reveal that Josie was involved with the tape plot. Nicole discovered that a fellow patient, April, is Miles' sister. Saxon leaked a story to the press that the police are covering up Beau's killer, then paid Ansel $1 million for winning the court case. Call girl Inez Johnson testified she had seen Mike with a smoking gun in his hand the night Beau was murdered. Mike and Nancy reconciled. Tracy and Johnny learned that Danny is the new owner of the Ace of Clubs.

April 1978

All My Children

David freezes while performing an appendectomy after Chris tells him they are through because he slept with Edna. David continues to slowly poison Edna. When Chuck refuses Donna’s request that they move out of town, she forbids him to see Tara. Little Philip wants to be called Charlie. Ray informs Ruth that Tad’s mother is still alive. Edna had her net out for Tom, and so does Brooke. Caroline and Donna want to have children in order to hold their husband. Myrtle Lum calls Linc and says she has seen “Kitty”. Ann’s doctor tells Paul to give up hope for her recovery.

Sentenced to 25 years for raping Ruth, as well as assault, battery and theft, Ray Gardner threatens to get back at the Martins someday. Undergoing surgery to reverse her tubal ligation, Donna fears it will fail. Charles informs Phoebe that Ann will have to be institutionalizes permanently. Ellen confronts Dan about his seeing Brooke while claiming to be true to Devon. Frank is ecstatic when Caroline says she wants to have a baby right away. Phil is furious because Little Phil wants to be called Charlie. Estelle tells Phoebe to leave Donna alone, or she will reveal Phoebe can walk.

Chris accepted Jeff’s engagement ring but decides not to wear it for the time being. Tad is relieved his father Ray Gardner was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping Ruth. Angry because he feels rejected by Little Phil and suspecting a fling between Tara and Chuck, Phil plans to move into Claudette’s spare bedroom but changes his mind and goes back to Tara. Dan and Ellen urge Devon to attend Yale weekend with her high school boy friend from St. Louis. Phoebe is crushed by the news that Ann will not recover from her emotional collapse.

David, stepping up dosages to poison Edna, accidentally takes a lethal potion himself. Chris is implicated in David’s death. Tara’s upset when an intimate evening with Philip is ruined by an emergency police call. Donna is discharged from the hospital. Nancy confides to Donna that she can’t let Frank know she’s expecting his baby. Myrtle realizes Kitty is dead and tells an enraged Kelly, Kitty’s look-a-like, that she’s not her mother.

One Life to Live

While forcing her into prostitution, Marco reveals to Karen that he still is attracted to her. Dorian is agitated by the overbearing Dr. Jack Scott. Peter wants to start a serious relationship with Melinda but fears she may be having an emotional relapse. Pat returns to work at The Banner. Vinnie is dressing as a lady on a police force vice squad. Aldo tries to get the ring Lana gave Cathy.

Still haunted by Brian’s death, Pat considers going to a medium to contact his spirit. Paul feels Pat will return his love one day. Unaware Vinnie is dressing as a woman for police assignment, Wanda thinks he is losing his mind. Dorian is aghast when Jack Scott refuses to let her throw a cocktail party for him but allows Edwina to do it. Wanting Karen to be a full-time prostitute, Marco makes her tell Larry she’s getting a full-time job. Aldo mugs Cathy in an attempt to get Lana’s ring but only nets her watch and purse.

Upset over his inability to get the ring Lana gave Cathy, and because he thinks Jenny does not trust him. Brad flies into a rage and beats Jenny. Becky warns Peter to start believing Melinda and stop seeing Dorian. When Vinnie is taken off police decoy unit where he had to dress like a woman, Wanda learns about the assignment.

Learning that Brad terrorized Cathy to get Lana’s ring back, Will considers telling the police but changes his mind. Luke Jackson, Becky’s husband comes to Llanview to make her pay. Thinking the death of radical underground enemy Arnie Rivers means they’re safe, Paul and Pat stay in town but Arnie’s girlfriend vows revenge. Pat consults a psychic to contact Brian. Devastated when Melinda refuses to go on vacation with her, Dorian plans to have her recommitted.

General Hospital

David takes Laura to bed. P.J. is seriously ill with pneumonia. Lamont agrees to give Katie a divorce. Bobbie moves in with Jessie. Wanting to make trouble for Mark, Lamont deposits large amounts of cash in Mark’s bank account. Katie moves out of the hospital suite. Lamont’s lawyer realizes Katie is involved with stock manipulation.

Lee refuses to be Lamont’s divorce lawyer. David is saving Laura’s passionate poetry to show it to Lesley. P.J.’s condition improves. Susan plans to reside in Port Charles and is interested in Lee. Bobbie warns Scotty to cool his negative feelings about David. Lesley is plagued by nightmares of the time David tried to attack her. Jeff insists Heather see Peter professionally.

After Monica realizes she and Gail cannot be friends, she agrees to marry Alan. Lee is upset when Gail calls him Greg – her husband’s name – during an embrace. Susan gets a hostess job at the Floating Rib Restaurant near the hospital. Concerned about P.J., Diana moves out of Peter’s bedroom and in with the baby. Although Heather wants to halt sessions with Peter, Jeff insists she continue. David is pumping Laura for information about the Hauser expansion.

Lamont tells Mark this isn’t the first time Katie wanted to leave him for another man. When Lamont threatens to ruin Mark’s career, Katie heads for Boston. Laura’s cool to Rick’s suggestion that he adopt her. Fearing that Gail is lost to him, Lee, a former AA member, returns to drinking and disappears. When Diana is unable to meet Peter’s needs, he seeks solace with Susan at the Floating Rib Restaurant.

Edge of Night

Logan recovers from stab wounds inflicted by Chip. After calling fellow members of the crime commission dishonest, Kevin is fired and Raven is fuming. Draper and April wed. Raven tells Geraldine she is pregnant. Timmy fears he is losing his mind like his mother did when he sees a ghost.

After Geraldine tells Raven that Kevin is sterile, Raven seeks an abortion in New York. Denise hatches her plan to keep Miles no matter what. Continuing to snoop about the Karr home for evidence about Nicole, Denise frightens Timmy, who thinks he has seen his mother. Geraldine is wary over Tony’s negative feelings about the police. Nancy becomes a crime reporter at the newspaper.

Police indicate Denise is involved in Charlie Richmond’s death. Hoping to keep Miles, Denise – with her father’s help – claims she has a terminal illness. Raven and Geraldine prepare to head for a New York abortion clinic. Raney warns Chip to stay out of Tony Saxon’s business.

Miles plans to leave Monticello to be at the side of his “dying” wife Denise. Denise, fearing that nurse Carol Barclay knows too much, plots to get her fired by making it look as though Carol neglected a patient. Deciding against an abortion, Raven goes to Europe.

April 1979

All My Children

Wally and a healthy baby Bonnie return home; Devon decides to keep and rear her baby. With their father remarried, Dan’s sister, Betsy, comes to Pine Valley. With Billy Clyde in jail, Estelle feels guilty for having been the cause of his terrorizing everyone. Claudette’s mother, Margo, in a car accident in Costa Rica, is forcing Claudette to leave the Chateau in Eddie’s care. Learning an important critic is in the audience, Kelly takes uppers one more time. Joe is upset by Jeff’s decision to remain in San Francisco, but realizes it’s the only way he can save his marriage to Christina.

Having broken off her engagement to Mark, Ellen asks Paul for a shoulder to lean on, and he obliges. With a lot of shoving from Brooke, Mark finds himself in bed with her. Feeling she may have caused Ellen’s break with Mark, Devon reconsiders her decision to raise Bonnie alone. Letty Jean is Kelly’s latest pill connection. At the altar with Benny, Estelle is warned by Linc that Billy Clyde is going to charger her with bigamy if she weds. Nancy is mugged while out on a social service assignment. A distinguished-looking con, Langley Wallingford, artist arrives in town posing as a professor.

After making love with Brooke, a hung-over Mark throws her out of his apartment, but she plans to keep trying. Linc interrupts Estelle and Benny’s wedding, insisting she is running risk of bigamy action. Devastated, Estelle tells Benny she never wants to see him again and goes to stay with Donna and Chuck. Nancy faces risky surgery for the skull fracture she suffered in the mugging and she asks Frank to raise Carl if she should die. Feeling responsible for her mother’s break-up with Mark, Devon tells Wally she wants to marry him.

Tara, Philip and Charlie enjoy vacation until a mysterious government official offers Phil a highly confidential assignment. Edna is learning to forget Benny with the help of Langley Wallingford, who is only interested in her money. Ellen is aghast at Devon’s decision to wed Wally. Despite attempts by Wally’s parents to stop the wedding, Devon and Wally are married. With Nancy out of danger, Caroline writes a good-bye note to Frank and tells him baby Carl is his son. Charles warns Phoebe he will have her arrested for theft unless she returns prints and negatives of his trip to Rome. When she does, Mona comes back to work. Kelly’s dependency on amphetamines comes to light for everyone.

One Life to Live

Still angry at Karen, Annie realizes Larry is not blameless and softens a bit. Mario works at becoming Karen's friend. Desperate for money to repay his gambling debt, Brad sells the key to the hospital medicine cabinet to his creditor. When Edwina suggests she and Karen write a book, "From Housewife to Hooker," Karen has Mario throw her out. Finding a photo of Adam, Dick tacks it on the wall and uses it for target practice. Overhearing Dorian plotting to get Larry out as chief of staff, a shaken Paul tells her he is through with her. Unable to comprehend Pauls's motives, Dorian feels he is trying to get back with Pat. Gretel admits to Adam she has fallen for Paul. Samantha and Tony are making wedding plans. Jack tells Adam he wants to marry Carla but she can't make up her mind between him and her husband Ed. Dick calls Karen pretending to be the dead Brian Kendall. With Richard suffering from mononucleosis, Gwen goes off to Europe to nurse him.

His business nearly destroyed, Adam is preparing takeover of an Alaskan oil company. Jack is shot when he surprises men using the key supplied by Brad to steal drugs from a hospital cabinet. Ed asks Carla for a divorce; upset by Jack's injury, Carla admits she loves him. Brad swears never to gamble again. Karen testifies in Talbot's murder trial. Depressed, Greg warns Tina not to be friends with Mario. Edwina writes a scandal story about Karen's life as a hooker and housewife. Peter's dream of a life with Jenny is shattered when she announces she is pregnant by her husband Brad.

Upset by Ivan's brash manner and ill treatment of his interns, Jack refuses to let Ivan perform surgery on him. Dorian's attempt to oust Larry as chief of staff is aborted when the Colonel votes against restructuring of the hospital. Jenny is not certain she's happy about being pregnant. Tina feels Greg is pushing her away. Ivan's fragile wife Faith comes to Llanview and befriends Danny. Dick substitutes aspirin for Adam's medication. Discovering that the date she is to wed Tony is the same as the one he married Cathy on, Samantha postpones the wedding. Surgery leaves Jack paralyzed — it may be temporary or permanent. Ivan nixes Faith's desire to have children.

In need of money to save his company, Adam asks Dorian to be his partner. She wants to say yes and make it more than a business partnership. Jenny is upset over her negative feelings about being pregnant. When Tina volunteers at the free clinic, Joe is upset because it will bring her into relationship with Mario. Karen's attempt to make up with Larry fails. On the eve of their wedding, Tony and Samantha decide to consummate their love, but just as he is drifting off to sleep he calls out Pat's name. Adam suffers an attack; he takes medication but gets no relief.

General Hospital

Jeff tells Heather he is Steve's son; instead of feeling sympathy for his confusion, she is elated. Steve puts Jeff on report for leaving the hospital without permission. Lee is to become Jeremy's legal guardian. Gail and Lee plan to marry. Alan warns Tracy to quit pushing Mitch's political career down everyone's throat, else he'll run for office himself. The judge decides not to send Laura to reform school. Gina informs Jeff that Heather can never risk having a baby.

Rick is stunned when Jeff tells him Steve Hardy — not Lars Weber — is Jeff's father. Overhearing Luke and Bobbie, Jessie realized the trick they played on Laura. Dan persuades Jessie to give Bobbie one more chance. Anne wants to adopt Jeremy. Tracy warns Monica she's going to try to catch her with Rick and then tell Alan. Heather realizes Susan told Jeff about taking birth control pills and vows to get even. During an argument with Tracy about her inheritance, her father suffers an angina attack. Rick vetoes Scotty and Laura's June wedding plans.

Jeff and Steve try to work at being loving father and son. Rick, still stunned by revelation of Jeffs paternity, admits to Monica he wants to find solace in her arms. Discovering his father had an angina attack while Tracy and Mitch were talking to him, Alan plans to get to the bottom of it. Tracy gets her father to lie about the subject of converstation when he had the attack. Audrey returns from her sister Lucille's; Steve forgives her for telling Jeff the truth. Still trying to drive Diana mad, Heather has Larry Joe call Diana and ask about P.J., mixes up the medication to make it look as if Diana has made a mistake, and warns Diana that Maggie is an unfit nursemaid for P.J.

Tracy overhears Scotty and Laura discuss the night Rick and Monica spent together; she urges Mitch to check the time each left the hospital after the quarantine was lifted. Mitch takes Susan to bed. Heather wants to adopt Jeremy so she can gain control of his custody trust fund. Bobbie is still hoping to get Laura in trouble but her brother Luke warns her to lay off. Rick is unable to accept the fact of Jeff’s illegitimacy. Gary keeps making snide remarks about Howard's feelings for Gina.

Edge of Night

Elliot prepares to wed Margo but continues his fling with Sara, the maid. Winter's trial begins. Logan decides to take active part in Winter's prosecution. Deborah warns Steve she's still fearful of becoming too close to him. With Nicole away, Margo has been handling the news anchor spot.

Having married Elliot, Margo prepares to buy him a restaurant. Returning from their honeymoon, Miles and Nicole offer Winter their support. Draper and April are still squabbling over her establishing a relationship with Margo. Tank bursts into Winter's apartment and attacks a visiting Logan. In court, Logan admits Wade blackmailed him into bending the law so Wade could operate an X-rated movie house.

Thinking Margo killed Wade, Elliot stages a robbery in his apartment, lifts Margo's gun and sends it anonymously to Draper. A witness claims Raven, not Winter, was the girl visiting Wade's apartment the night he was killed. Logan takes the stand and explains that Raven went to visit Wade on Logan's behalf; his testimony makes it certain she couldn't have killed him. Sara, Margo’s maid, warns Elliot he'll never be anything more than Margo's puppet. Mr. Antoine is hired to help Elliot run his nightclub.

Another tape turns up in Winter's trial which shows her in a room with a dead body. Returning to work, Nicole gets the feeling Margo secretly wishes she were still anchoring the news spot. Elliot is angered by Sara's refusal to go along with his version of the penthouse break-in. Tests reveal the gun Draper received in the mail was not the one used to kill Wade.

April 1980

Ryan's Hope

Dee was funny in the head after Albert (who was tranquilized) dropped her into a fireman's net. Thugs kidnapped Siobhan and ordered Joe to move to Florida. Seneca fell for Kim's pregnancy story and agreed to marry her. She let him think she was considering an abortion, but Rae figured out that Kim had suckered Seneca. Michael doesn't want Siobhan to be harmed. Jack blamed Joe for Siobhan's kidnapping.

Siobhan fell from a window ledge and aborted while escaping from her captors. Rae told Roger that Kim faked pregnancy reports to snare Seneca. Adam hypnotized Dee, who hallucinated about a past life in colonial times. Tizo urged Joe to settle the score with Loen, Wally and Morty for attempting to knock off Siobhan. Joe couldn't face leaving Siobhan, as Johnny insisted. Jack planned to meet with Phil, who had information on Mary's death. But Phil's girlfriend tipped off Tizo's henchmen. Rae arranged to let Seneca learn of Kim's ploys.

Jack spotted the initials EBB (Tizo's wife's initials) on a hairbrush set gift to Siobhan from Tizo and remembered that Mary mentioned the initials before she died. Rae and Roger arranged for Jill to overhear Kim admit that Kim is tricking Seneca into marriage. Dee rebuffed Roger, but said farewell to Albert who was transferred to an upstate zoo. Tizo worried that Jack has a sketch of his henchman Larry, Mary's murderer. Siobhan took Joe back. Phil told Jack he didn't know the man in the green hat.

Jill stepped Kim and Seneca's wedding cold with the news of Kim's fake pregnancy. A Ryan cousin, Barry, a fight manager, arrived from Chicago. Dee resolved she's finished with men, until Barry walked into the bar. Siobhan's abductors were crushed into auto scrap metal in their car. Joe announced the gang war has ended. Jack and Frank investigated EBB Industries. Seneca admitted he loves Kim despite her lies.

Bob resisted Faith’s drunken overtures. Jill suggested Faith solve her liquor habit. Dee prepared for the Crystal Palace grand opening with Barry, who caught her “eager-beaver eye”. The man in the green hat was found dead in a dump. Jack learned that Joe’s fishing boats are used for Tizo’s drug operation. Seneca kicked Kim out of his bed. She decided to make Seneca jealous by following Rae’s advice about finding a younger man.

All My Children

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. Ann 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. Charlie is changing their wedding, which he doesn't intend to attend, but Phoebe ruled out a business investment. 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 off it 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 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 have to marry Phoebe in order to get her money. Chuck agreed with Tara to spend time with Charles.

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. 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.

One Life to Live

Ivan and Faith joined forces to finish off Karen by injecting a drug into her. Jack left for Texas after a fight with Carla, and his plane was reported missing. Everyone thought Karen was delirious when she insisted Ivan and Faith are trying to kill her. Mario and Katrina checked about Claudette Rio, another name Karen mentioned. Jenny received an anonymous letter that Brad won't be as well off as Karen. Brad wrote to Will that if Brad dies in prison, it won't be a suicide, since cellmates are on his back.
Mario saved Karen from Ivan's drug. Ivan escaped with Faith after knocking Vinnie unconscious. Richard learned from Bo that Edwina's natural father is Ivan but nixed publishing the news. Bo fed Johnny information about Edwina and Richard's past affair in order to make it look like they still have a thing going and that Johnny therefore has a chance to win Becky's heart. Bo's maneuverings were intended to impress Asa, who sent Samantha champagne while courting Viki. Chip Warren returned, stirring up Buchanan plots. Mimi wondered how Pat and Bo's relationship would fare if Paul returned, since Mimi's. jealous of Pat. Mario encouraged Edwina to trace her parentage. Using Edwina's story as blackmail, Asa agreed to drop the libel suit once Richard consented to Becky's resumed career.

Chip skipped after getting blackmail money from Asa concerning a "bloodied” woman who was somehow involved with Bo. Carla cracked up her car and was hospitalised after Jack was reported. An inmate named Dan wanted information from Brad about Tina. Jenny was getting closer to Peter when little Mary developed a grave ailment. Karen could wiggle her toes but nothing else. Richard consented to Becky's returning to work with Johnny. Clint foiled Asa's plans to match Bo with Viki. Richard shared his knowledge about Edwina's paternity with Mario, who insisted that Edwina not find out since she couldn't handle it emotionally. Tina inferred that Becky and Johnny have a thing going. Asa sent Mimi packing back to Texas, since Asa's interested in Samantha.

Mario and Karen (who regained minimal mobility) panicked when Peter learned Mary's blood type matched Katrina's, not Jenny's. Katrina donated the blood that saved Mary's life, but she was tempted to go back to the street life. Mimi returned, refusing to stay in Texas. She used Chuck and Asa’s money to continue therapy with Will. Brad learned Mary was ill and made a business deal with Chuck. Asa cautioned Herb about having Ed as a running mate because of racist blacklash. Herb told Pat and Gretel he wouldn’t allow Asa to buy him, but he'll conduct survey polls regarding Ed. Peter put the switched baby incident together.

Karen confessed her baby-switching act to Peter, who kept mum for fear Jenny would be devastated. Bo was jealous when Herb introduced Pat to airline owner Bruce Moreland. Asa and Samantha went into partnership for a chain of health clubs. Mimi told Will that Asa has his eye on another woman, and Will suspsected it was Sam. Mario dragged Katrina out of a pick-up place and gave her money for an out-of-town trip. Edwina was suspicious that Mario and Karen have a secret they are not sharing with her. Brad’s prison inmate, who goes by the name of Tom Clarkson, was released and began investigating Viki. Becky and Johnny got a Nashville gig offer.

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