La Valle dei Pini - Trama anno 1995
Kendall discovered Dimitri and Corvina's deep dark secret that Anton was their son -- and she married the young man. Kendall's scheme ultimately failed. Humiliated, she was forced to agree to a divorce. Anton warmly accepted Dimitri as his father.
Later, Kendall got her hooks into Del Henry before leaving town to return to Florida. Before departing Pine Valley, Kendall apologized to Erica, and the two sworn enemies came to a mutual understanding.
After failing in her scheme to marry Trevor, Janet Green plotted revenge on her Pine Valley enemies. She "gas-lighted" Dixie by making her believe that her dead brother Will had returned from the dead. To make Trevor pay, Janet sued Trevor for custody of their daughter, Amanda.Defeated, Janet seemingly lost any hope of ever gaining custody of Amanda.
Erica and Dimitri married for a second time in a glorious candle-lit ceremony on the Wildwind grounds on New Year's Eve. Then, Miss Kane became the star of her own TV talk show, "The Cutting Edge." Sadly, her reign as a TV queen came to an abrupt end when, during a modeling session, she took a terrible fall from a platform and hurt her back. To combat the pain, Erica began to over medicate herself with prescription painkillers.
Having recurring problems from her rape by Louie Grecco, Julia could not bear her soul to Noah. She maintained a chilly distance from the handsome hospital orderly. Noah misconstrued her coolness as racial prejudice and avoided Julia. Police officer Taylor Cannon didn't avoid Noah -- she made it abundantly clear that she wanted him.
A homeless girl, Laura Kirk, came into the spotlight when, during the annual Woman of The Year ceremony, she publicly charged Brooke with doing nothing to help the cause of the homeless. Brooke was deeply touched by Laura's fervor and promised to work even harder for the cause. Brooke took a leave of absence from Tempo Magazine and relocated to a shelter to oversee its improvement.
Hayley agreed to marry Alec McIntyre, but she left Alec standing at the altar. In tears, Hayley fled to the beach in her wedding gown where she met the handsome Mateo Santos, who spent the night talking her through her problems. The untimely return of her alcoholic mother, Arlene, unnerved Hayley who was trying to come to grips with her traumatic upbringing. Alec pledged to give Hayley all the time she needed, promising to wait until she was prepared to marry him. Alec was not the kind soul he appeared to be. He began to usurp Hayley's power at Enchantment, with the ultimate wish to steal the company from her.
Opal was stunned to discover that Palmer had a sexy and sizzling encounter with Janet Green in the back room of the Chicken Shack. When she found out about this one night stand, Opal threw her husband out of Cortlandt Manor, and began courting Dixie and Del's father, Seabone Hunkle.
When Erica's addiction to painkillers worsened, she found a savior in Dr. Jonathan Kinder. Dr. Kinder had a murky past, and an unorthodox method of treatment. He proceeded to prescribe more addictive drugs for Erica. Under the influence of the drugs, Erica allowed herself to be seduced by Jonathan. Afterwards, she was distressed by what she had done. Still drowsy, Erica raced for her car. Kinder, trying to stop her, jumped in the passenger seat as Erica recklessly sped off. Erica's wild ride came to an abrupt end when she crashed into a car driven by Dr. Maria Santos Grey and her passenger, Kelsey Jefferson. Soon, Dimitri demanded a divorce.
Taylor Cannon deviously set out to get Noah Keefer all for herself by faking a pregnancy. Taylor's mom, Vivienne threatened to inform Noah, unless Taylor told him first. Instead of telling the whole truth, Noah came to believe that Taylor had "miscarried." Still, Taylor vowed not to let Noah get away.
The return of rapist Louie Grecco brought renewed trouble to Julia Santos. Louie, who had raped Julia the year before, was still obsessed with her. He stalked Julia, and Noah vowed to make him pay. Julia worried that Noah would kill Louie. After Noah attacked the rapist on the set of "The Cutting Edge," Louie pressed charges and Noah was jailed. For her safety, Julia moved into Wildwind, but Louie kidnapped her and held her captive.
Finally released from jail, Noah tracked down Louie and proceeded to beat him to a pulp. Taylor secretly watched. In a struggle, Louie fell backwards, hitting his head. He died from the injuries. Taylor secretly took Louie's gun -- the weapon Noah needed to prove his innocence. On his wedding day, Noah was arrested for murder!
Hayley's friends and family didn't trust her fiancé Alec -- and their reasons were just. Alec was secretly plotting to embezzle from Hayley's company, Enchantment. He also began a secret affair with Hayley's mother, Arlene -- but Hayley caught them in bed! Alec's crimes were uncovered and he was sent to jail. Hayley, devastated by Alec's betrayal, divorced him and turned to Mateo for comfort. They made love, but feeling unworthy of his love, she backed away from pursuing a relationship with him. Blaming herself for everything that happened, Hayley buried herself in her work.
After obtaining a divorce from Jackson, Laurel agreed to marry Trevor Dillon. On their wedding day, Janet prepared to pounce! But before she could do anything evil, Janet was struck by lightning. Her body was never found, and she was presumed dead.
But Janet was secretly living at a campsite in the woods with a runaway girl, Laura Kirk, and handsome Pierce Riley. Pierce became a recluse after being traumatized by his experiences as a mercenary in El Salvador. Janet loved having a family --- Pierce and Laura.
Eventually, Trevor discovered the terrible truth. Janet was alive! Trevor planned on killing Janet for all the horrible things she had done to his family. He kidnapped her and held Janet prisoner in an abandoned storage locker, refusing to believe her claims that she had changed. Trevor's old mercenary buddy, Pierce, stopped him from killing Janet. Pierce and Brooke English became friends, which made Janet feel threatened.
Anita Santos befriended pregnant, runaway teen Kelsey Jefferson. As it turned out, Kelsey was actually Joe Martin's granddaughter and she was pregnant with Bobby Warner's baby! Joe soon discovered that Kelsey was in Pine Valley, and pregnant, and she moved in with the Martins. Anita came up with an idea. Her older sister, Maria, and her husband, Edmund, desperately wanted to have a baby, but couldn't. They could adopt Kelsey's baby.
Tad, now working at the local TV station, was in line to become the station manager. Much to his surprise, he was passed over for the top job by his newly returned ex-girlfriend, Liza Colby. Tad and Liza began working closely, and their old sexual chemistry instantly returned. Tad informed Liza that he was happily married to Dixie, but that didn't stop him from sharing a steamy kiss with her.
Schoolteacher Michael Delaney had a secret that only his sister, Laurel knew -- he was gay. When the truth came out, Laurel's husband, Trevor opposed Michael's lifestyle, and so did the school board who fired him when he told his class about his sexual preference. The students rallied to his defense, and Michael eventually won a lawsuit against the board and was reinstated. The loss of her precious baby sent Gloria over the edge. Hell bent on revenge, she poisoned Adam. When she scheme failed, she suffered a near-complete mental breakdown.