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Y&R History
Year in Review 1998 by
Christopher Lawrence Menard
Truths And Lies Destroy Nick And Sharon
At Tony's
urging, Grace revealed to Sharon that Cassie was the
daughter she gave up for adoption years ago in Madison.
Meanwhile, Cassie's adoptive mother resurfaced and
demanded that Millie tell her who had taken the little
girl. All the Newman’s were surprised when Sharon
revealed the truth about Cassie. After serious
soul-searching, Nick told Sharon he would accept Cassie,
and their marriage was back on track.
Grace
became engaged to Tony but continued to be interested in
Nick. Later, Sharon suspected Grace's attraction to her
husband. Meanwhile, Megan ended her romance with Alec
and became intrigued by Tony. Nick was disappointed when
Sharon couldn't join him on a business trip. Drunk and
despondent, Nick made love to Grace. The next day, Nick
regretted his actions. To his surprise, Sharon managed
to make the trip. Unfortunately, Sharon overheard Nick
and Grace discussing their night of lovemaking.
Shattered, she rushed out and was struck by a car. She
survived her wounds and later told Tony about Nick and
Grace’s affair. Shortly after, Sharon confronted Nick
with the truth and refused to accept his apology.
Meanwhile, in an effort to save his marriage, Nick
demanded to Jack that Grace be fired. Instead, Jack
transferred Grace and made her Brad's assistant. Chris
advised Sharon not to leave the ranch, or risk giving up
her claim to property in the event of a divorce. So,
Nick moved out. Meanwhile, Nick grew closer to Megan and
opened up about the history of his relationship with
Grace.
Alice
called every Collins in the phone book, trying to locate
Sharon. Later, Alice discovered that Sharon left school
because she was pregnant, and that her best friend was
Grace Turner. She phoned Grace, claiming to be someone
who was updating the school directory and asked for
information about Sharon. Suspicious, Grace tried to
tell Nick, but he wasn't interested in hearing anything
that she had to say. Later, Alice paid a surprise visit
to Grace. When Alice questioned Grace about Sharon's
whereabouts, Grace played dumb. Shortly after, Grace
sought legal advice from Michael and learned that the
courts could back up Alice's claim that she had a legal
right to Cassie. Grace became more nervous after Michael
said that the friends who brought Cassie to Genoa City
could face criminal charges for kidnapping.
Complications For Victoria, Ashley & Cole
Victoria
was promoted to the presidency of Brash and Sassy. In a
misguided effort to keep Ashley and Cole apart, Victoria
got Cole drunk and then made love to him. Nevertheless,
Cole told Victoria he still wanted a divorce.
Reluctantly, she agreed to his request. Meanwhile, after
Dru accepted a modeling contract out of town and left
with Lily, Victoria and Neil began dating. After a dizzy
spell, Victoria learned she was pregnant with Cole's
baby. She broke the news to Neil as she and Cole were
officially divorced. Eventually, Victoria admitted to
Cole he was the father of her unborn baby. Despite this
truth, he married Ashley.
In the
fall, Dru returned to Genoa City and was surprised to
discover that Neil was involved with Victoria. She
shocked him by announcing that she wanted a divorce.
Soon after, their divorce was finalized. Victoria was
rushed to the hospital with an appendicitis attack and
was forced to give birth prematurely to a baby daughter.
She named her Eve and suggested to Cole that they
baptize their daughter. With sadness, Cole was forced to
tell Victoria that the child hadn’t survived.
Devastated, they agreed to see each other through the
grief, and grew closer as the days went by. Meanwhile,
Victoria accepted Nikki's invitation to recuperate at
the ranch. Later, Ashley received a mysterious call and
temporarily left for Europe, and on New Year's Eve, Cole
surprised her in Paris.
The End Of The Romallotti Custody Trial
Sasha's
manuscript was introduced as evidence in Danny and
Phyllis's custody battle for Daniel. Ultimately, the
judge awarded custody of the child to Danny, which
devastated Phyllis, who was declared an unfit mother by
the courts. Later, Danny admitted to Chris that he still
loved her, which infuriated Paul, while Phyllis moved in
with Michael.
When Danny
was mugged and seriously injured, Michael donated a
kidney, hoping to impress Christine. When Chris learned
the truth, she reluctantly helped Michael regain his
license to practice law. After Danny's recovery, Chris
announced that she was still in love with Paul and they
reconciled. Devastated, Danny left town with Daniel on
an extended concert tour, and Phyllis was left with
nothing.
The Truth About Carl Williams’ New Life
As she
finally put the drama with Danny behind her, Christine
wanted desperately to do something unforgettable for her
husband, Paul. She began looking into his past and
realized that his greatest sadness stemmed from his
father’s abrupt disappearance years before. While out of
town on business, Chris was shocked to see a man
identical to the missing Carl Williams. She investigated
him, learned he was living a life as Jim, and that he
was dating a wonderful woman named Ruth.
She
struggled over whether to tell Mary and Paul the truth.
Shortly after, Paul, who suspected that Chris was having
an affair with Danny, followed her to Norfolk, where he
came face-to-face with his dad. He was stunned that Carl
didn't recognize him. Meanwhile, Mary had begun dating
Charlie, a man from her church group, who surprised her
with a marriage proposal that she promptly accepted.
Tragedy Leads To A Newman Reunion
Diane was
livid when she learned Nikki was – without question -
responsible for Victor's vasectomy. Meanwhile, Veronica
stopped taking her mood medication. On a stormy night,
Veronica’s psychosis overwhelmed her and she revealed
herself to Joshua, without the Sarah makeup. He realized
his wife hadn’t died, and immediately tried to reason
with her. But, feeling betrayed by the man who had moved
on with his life and married Nikki, Veronica attacked
him. They fought, and she shot him dead. She then waited
for Nikki to return home and – when she did – Veronica
also shot her.
With Nikki
near death, Victor agreed to remarry her, and begged
Diane to temporarily divorce him so he could grant Nikki
her dying wish. Believing there was no real threat to
her marriage, Diane agreed. But when Nikki suddenly
recovered, Victor decided to stay married to her, which
broke Diane's heart. Meanwhile, Veronica ditched her
disguise as Sarah and became involved with an
unsuspecting Miguel. Miguel proposed to Veronica and she
accepted.
Meanwhile,
Cole began investigating the details of Joshua’s past
with Veronica, hoping to use their story as the basis
for a new novel. It was through looking at pictures of
the woman that Cole and Victor realized that Veronica,
Miguel’s new girlfriend, was actually Joshua’s ex-wife,
and the same woman who had posed as Sarah and shot Nikki
and Josh. Armed with the truth, they rushed to find
Nikki, who was facing off against Veronica at the Newman
Ranch. In the stables, Veronica tried to shoot Nikki
again, but Victor intervened, and, in the scuffle,
impaled Veronica on a pitchfork.
While
Victor was distracted with Nikki’s drama, Diane hired
Michael as her lawyer and promptly filed a hefty lawsuit
against Victor. At Michael's urging, Diane appeared on
The Leanna Love Show and discussed her relationship with
Victor. On another front, Jack persuaded Brad to return
to Genoa City in an effort to overthrow Newman
Enterprises. Shortly after, Victor promoted Brad to a
top-level position, working alongside Jack. Victor
requested that Brad keep an eye on Jack. Later, Jack and
Phyllis began a secret affair. Unknown to Jack, Phyllis
worked as a spy for Victor. When Victor became
preoccupied with his divorce from Diane, he stepped down
from Newman Enterprises and temporarily turned the
company over to Jack and Brad.
Philip’s Refusal To Accept A New Mommy
After
Tricia and Ryan made love for the first time in Aspen,
their relationship heated up. When they got engaged,
young Philip was furious, and insisted he would never
accept Tricia as his stepmother, especially since her
romance with his father had brought such pain to Nina’s
life. But when Ryan and Tricia married, Nina wished them
all the best and had a heart to heart with her young
son. She urged him to accept his father’s new bride,
promised she was okay with how things had played out,
and began a new exercise routine to finally address her
issues with weight and somehow find a new life for
herself. Philip, reluctantly, agreed to give Tricia an
honest try.
Jill vs. Kay For The Chancellor Estate
Tricia
wasn’t the only Dennison finding love in Genoa City.
Jill and Keith’s romance heated up as the year
progressed, and he eventually proposed to her. However,
she turned him down, realizing the last thing she wanted
was another man in her life so soon after John. Instead,
Jill moved in with Katherine and began snooping around
the Chancellor Estate. In the attic she came across
documents that proved that she was the rightful owner of
the home, which Philip Sr. had left her in his will.
She
confronted Katherine and the two had a brutal catfight
in the attic, before Katherine threw her out. With John
Silva as her lawyer, Jill filed a lawsuit against Kay
for ownership of the mansion. She tracked down Beatrice,
a former housekeeper, and bribed her to lie in court,
insisting Philip had never loved Kay and had wanted Jill
to have everything he left behind. When a fire broke out
in the estate during the trial process, Jill convinced a
judge to temporarily evict Kay so she could not destroy
the home. Realizing she needed to up the ante, Kay hired
Michael Baldwin to represent her and was able to prove
that Jill had given Beatrice money to lie on the stand.
The judge immediately realized things were going to be
more complicated then he’d initially believed.
Malcolm’s Past Threatens Olivia’s Happiness
When
Callie, an old college girlfriend of Malcolm’s surfaced
in Genoa City, Olivia felt immediately threatened. She
worried that her husband might still have feelings for
the woman who was once so important to him that he’d
planned to spend his life with her. Malcolm did all he
could to assure Olivia that his life was – by choice –
with her now, and that Callie meant nothing. And though
Olivia should have been reassured, her insecurities
intensified when Callie decided to stay in town and took
a job singing at Gina’s restaurant.
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