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Y&R History
Year in Review 1999 by
Christopher Lawrence Menard
Jack & Brad’s Hostile Takeover Of Newman
Victor won
his divorce from Diane by agreeing to award her a seat
on the board of Newman Enterprises. To celebrate his
freedom, Victor surprised Nikki with a romantic getaway
to a tropical isle. During his absence, Jack and Brad
moved to seize control of the company, using Diane as
leverage. Nick sent a message to Victor suggesting he
return home immediately, but - thanks to Jack and Brad's
trickery - the Newman jet was unavailable. Victor
arranged a commercial flight for Nikki, while he boarded
a small plane. But before the plane could reach the
nearest airport, it crashed in the New Mexico Mountains.
The pilot died and Victor was found unconscious by a
stranger named Chet. He helped Victor recover from his
wounds. But when Chet learned his patient's identity, he
held him hostage. Chet explained that he was angry with
Victor for the devastation he wrought by taking over his
dad's small company years before.
Back in
Genoa City, Jack and Brad won enough board votes to be
named the new CEOs of Newman Enterprises. Meanwhile,
Chet's girlfriend, Ramona tried to help Victor win his
freedom. When Chet discovered Ramona's betrayal, he held
them both hostage. Eventually, Victor and Ramona were
able to free themselves. But before they could
completely escape from the remote mountain, Chet found
them. In a fight, Chet fell to his death.
Victor
returned to Genoa City and struggled to reclaim his
company. When Nikki learned about Ramona, she wondered
if Victor's absence was because of an affair. Jack
agreed to step down as CEO, provided Victor return Jabot
to the Abbott’s. Victor agreed to sell the company back,
but retained a promissory note on the company. With
Jabot back in the hands of the Abbott’s, Jack returned
to Genoa City. Mamie also returned, eager to resume the
duties she’d left long ago and begin taking care of John
and his family again.
Once
Victor had his company back, Nikki announced she wanted
another baby. Victor thought Nikki was merely feeling
insecure about their marriage and refused. Besides,
Victor pointed out, he had a vasectomy. But Nikki
countered it could be reversed. Unknown to Victor, Diane
- with Brad's help - obtained a sample of Victor's
little swimmers from a sperm bank. Fed up with the role
other women played in Victor's life, Nikki slept with
Brad while on a Christmas getaway.
The Custody Battle For Little Cassie
Fearful of
Alice's interest in her daughter, Sharon filed for legal
custody. Meanwhile, Michael Baldwin agreed to represent
Alice in the courtroom, and soon won an important
victory when the judge agreed that Alice could have
unsupervised visits with her adopted daughter. To create
a picture of domestic bliss, Nick moved back home, but
slept on the couch. While Al – Alice’s boyfriend - was
on the stand testifying for Alice, Christine exposed him
as a child molester. Distraught, Alice severed ties with
Al. Later, Al contacted Nick, claiming to have info
about Millie's whereabouts and tried to extort money.
But when Al accepted the money, he was arrested.
Soon
after, Michael learned from Grace about her one-night
stand with Nick. Later, when Nick was on the stand,
Michael questioned him about the indiscretion. Nick's
passionate plea on Sharon's behalf helped them to
reconcile. During the trial's final stages, Chris and
Paul succeeded in finding Millie, who recommended that
Sharon be granted custody. But before the judge made his
decision, Alice did an about-face and said that Cassie
would be better off with her natural mother. With the
trial over, Sharon helped Millie and Alice heal the rift
in their relationship, and focused on her life with her
husband, her infant son and the little girl she’d once
given away.
On another
front, Nick and Sharon were disheartened to learn that
Crimson Lights would be closing. The coffeehouse held
special meaning for the couple because it was where they
first met, and the setting for Nick's wedding proposal
years before. They stopped the closing by assuming
ownership and management of the establishment; a
decision that angered Victor, who didn't want Nick
distracted from his increasingly important work at
Newman Enterprises.
Marriage Woes For Both Williams Men
Though
Christine and Paul had often talked about starting a
family, she found herself drained from Cassie’s court
trial, and utterly unable to conceive. When she accepted
an invitation from Victor to attend an out-of-town,
three-month corporate symposium, Paul was devastated.
Regardless, he stuck things out, but when Christine
returned she was less than thrilled with her life and
began to realize something was definitely missing.
Meanwhile,
thanks to Chris and Paul, Mary was reunited with her
missing-husband, Carl. Though Carl still suffered from
amnesia, Mary broke up with Charlie. She focused on her
former husband, doing all she could to first jog his
memory, then to cope with the fact that it might never
return. Though they tried to build a new romance and
life together, Mary was unable to accept his unending
memory loss, and Carl was unable to forget the
relationship he’d begun in Norfolk with Ruth.
Reluctantly, he bid his former wife and son farewell,
and returned to the life he’d built in the years since
he’d left GC.
No Strength Left: Olivia & Malcolm Split
Despite
herself, Olivia was unable to accept Callie’s continued
presence in Malcolm’s life. And, for his part, Malcolm
was unable to pretend he didn’t still harbour feelings
for his first love. Olivia agreed to a divorce, which
prompted Malcolm to wonder if she was merely using
Callie as an excuse because she still – deep down – had
feelings for Neil. Olivia denied the accusations and
insisted that Malcolm – not her – had been responsible
for their predicament. Malcolm and Callie began spending
time together as the days went by and – in time – he
proposed to her and she accepted. However, she neglected
to tell him that she was already married to her former
music manager, Trey… a man not likely to give her up
without a fight.
The Complicated Lives Of The Dennisons
Tricia
discarded her birth control pills and got pregnant early
on in her marriage to Ryan. The news was upsetting to
Ryan, who was temporarily unemployed when Jack and Brad
ran Newman Enterprises. Shortly after his job was
restored by Victor, Ryan accepted the pregnancy and
looked forward to being a dad. But Tricia miscarried and
slipped into a deep depression.
Meanwhile,
Tony returned to Genoa City and began a relationship
with Megan. While they were on a trip, transporting a
car for Tony's boss, they were arrested and charged with
vehicle theft. Eventually, the charges were dropped, but
Tricia, who disapproved of Tony, used the incident as
proof that her daughter was involved with a man who
would only bring her pain. With this in mind, she sought
out Grace, enlisting her help in undermining the budding
relationship. Grace did her best to romance both Tony
and Michael. But when Tony remained uninterested in her,
and focused more and more on Megan, and Michael simply
didn’t care whether she was around or not… Grace finally
left Genoa City. Despite this, Tricia remained intent on
breaking up her sister’s happy romance. Her fierce
desire to cause trouble worried Ryan, who was convinced
the miscarriage had greatly impacted his wife in ways
she wasn’t even fully aware of. Sharon, who had grown to
view Tony as a dear friend, also worried about Tricia’s
need to cause him pain. Countless times she warned Nick
and Ryan and anyone who would listen, that Tricia was
not to be trusted.
On New
Year’s Eve, Tricia was a mess of nerves and nearly made
a fool of herself several times at a public dinner. When
Tony found her huddled in the hallway of the restaurant,
he asked her to finally stop trying to destroy the
happiness he’d brought her sister. In response, Tricia
pulled him into a passionate kiss. Though she hoped
Megan would walk in on them, Tony pulled away before
that could happen. He warned Tricia to seek professional
help to figure out why she had become so unglued.
Ashley Tours Europe & Ends Her Marriage
In Spain,
Ashley reconnected with her stepbrother, Rafael, an art
forger. She later returned to Genoa City and Cole.
Meanwhile, a snoopy Victoria arranged for Rafael to
spend time in Genoa City, with the intention of breaking
up Ashley and Cole's marriage. Restless for his life in
Spain, Rafael left town, leaving Victoria to deal with
her warped plans on her own. In the end, no effort was
required by her to break up the marriage.
Cole felt
neglected by Ashley because of her all-consuming
interest in Jabot and, when Ashley finally realized how
troubled her marriage truly was, she suggested to Cole
that they have a baby. Realizing she was attempting to
hold onto him by providing a distraction for them both,
Cole nixed the idea. Instead, he accepted a teaching
position at Oxford and made plans to divorce Ashley. In
this way, Cole left Genoa City, Ashley Abbott and
Victoria Newman far behind.
Housemates Whether They Want To Or Not
Per a
judge's ruling, Katherine and Jill were awarded joint
custody of the Chancellor Estate, and forced to live
together. Kay was so rankled by Jill's constant games
that she disappeared. Eventually, she re-surfaced at a
homeless shelter, where she became acquainted with a
teenage runaway, MacKenzie. Before long, Kay made the
startling discovery that the girl was her granddaughter.
She returned home, and brought Mac with her. With Paul's
help, Kay tried to locate her estranged-son, Brock, who
was doing missionary work in India. When Brock returned
home, Katherine introduced him to his daughter.
Meanwhile,
Jill was thrilled when Billy returned for a visit. But
Billy resented his mother because she spent little time
with him as a boy. When John returned to Genoa City,
after a long business trip away, he tried to improve
relations between mother and son. Unknown to Jill and
John, Billy was developing a reliance on alcohol. When
Billy's best friend, Raul, expressed interest in Mac,
Billy suddenly saw her appeal.
Nina’s New Life As A Novelist Brings Joy
Nina
briefly dated Brett, a successful man who seemed a prime
candidate to share a new life with. However, when he
suggested living together as a next step, rather than
marriage, Nina realized the relationship was going
nowhere and ended it. Instead, she focused her attention
and efforts on writing her first novel; the story of the
child she’d lost years before when Rose DeVille – a
black market baby broker – convinced her to give it up
for adoption. Once she’d completed the story, she
developed a friendship with Tomas Del Serro, a
successful novelist with a world-renowned reputation. He
agreed to read her work, and the two began a slow,
timid, loving relationship.
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