One Life to Live minor characters

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The following are characters from the American soap opera One Life to Live who are notable for their actions or relationships, but who do not warrant their own articles and are not part of a notable minor family from the series.

Contents 1 Hunter Atwood 2 Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe 3 Liz Coleman Reynolds 4 Riley Colson 5 Grace Davidson 6 Renee Divine Buchanan 7 Kirk Harmon 8 Tate Harmon 9 Dr. Stephen Haver 10 Hugh Hughes 11 Britney Jennings 12 Henry Mackler 13 Eve McBain 14 Shannon McBain 15 Paige Miller 16 Alex Olanov 17 Noelle Ortiz 18 Ted Osbourne 19 Lee Ramsey 20 Claudia Reston 21 Tico Santi 22 Mark Solomon 23 Pamela Stuart Buchanan O'Neill 24 Moe Stubbs 25 Sonia Toledo 26 Carlotta Vega 27 References 28 See also

[edit] Hunter Atwood

Zach Roerig (June 11, 2007 - August 8, 2007)

In June 2007 it is revealed that a missing Todd Manning is being held hostage by a young man named Hunter Atwood in Chicago. Hunter's then-girlfriend Sarah Roberts, coincidentally Todd's niece, recognizes her uncle and makes an anonymous call to Llanview to let Todd's ex-wife Blair Cramer know where he is. In the meantime, Hunter brings Todd to the Llanview doorstep of the man who paid him: Miles Laurence.

As Sarah cooperates with the police, Blair, Rex Balsom and Cristian Vega to find Hunter and Todd, Hunter calls; he threatens Sarah for betraying him. Rex offers to broker a deal for Todd's return, assuring Hunter that wealthy Blair will pay well. Hunter rejects the offer, but soon goes to Blair himself. In exchange for the several thousand dollars she has on hand, he gives her the address where he left Todd. Blair recognizes it as the residence of her longtime nemesis Marty Saybrooke, who has recently married Miles.

Miles keeps an unconscious, wounded Todd in a storage room, but Miles soon dumps Todd outside to avoid being caught with him. Todd ultimately manages to get his hands on a cell phone and call Blair, but Hunter appears and knocks him unconscious. He calls Miles and offers to dispose of Todd for a fee, but Blair and Detective John McBain find Todd first.

Hunter finally locates Sarah; she walks into the empty Capricorn nightclub looking for Cristian, but is confronted by Hunter instead. He demands cash from her, and as Cristian arrives Hunter forces Sarah to call her father, Cord Roberts, for ask for money. Over the phone, Cord refuses to give his daughter anything. Cristian and Hunter fight over Hunter's knife; Hunter is stabbed, and dies.

[edit] Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe

Peter Bartlett (1991-present)

Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe is the longtime butler and confidante of billionaire Asa Buchanan.

In early 2003, Nigel is romantically linked to Roxy Balsom.

In October 2006, David Vickers finds out that Asa once had an affair with David's mother, Emma Bradley, but Asa denies it. Later, David's brother Dr. Spencer Truman claims to be Asa's son, but a DNA test proves otherwise. A conversation between Asa and Nigel hints that there is more to the story. On August 16, 2007, Asa dies in his sleep and is found by Nigel. At the funeral on August 17, 2007 Nigel tells a returned Max Holden that Asa has another son: David Vickers. Max advises Nigel to wait to tell the rest of the family; meanwhile, an eavesdropping Alex Olanov seeks out David. Nigel inherits Asa's yacht and private island, but in his video will Asa announces the existence of his other son; Nigel is tasked to inform this son of his parentage "when the time is right." Alex returns, married to an in-the-dark David, and blackmails Nigel with the facts of David's parentage. Not wanting the Buchanans to discover that con man David is one of them, Nigel gives his inheritance to Alex in exchange for her silence.

[edit] Liz Coleman Reynolds

Barbara Niven (September 3, 2002^[1]-March 7, 2003^[2])

Antonio Vega leaves Llanview after he is kicked off of the police force by Bo Buchanan for accidentally shooting Ben Davidson. Arriving in a nearby town, he meets a woman named Liz; he confides in her about his problems, and they part company. Soon after, they meet again when Antonio comes upon Liz, her car broken down. She tells him about the recent death of her husband, and she and Antonio sleep together. They once again go their separate ways the next day, and Antonio returns to Llanview; Liz appears there herself, and it is revealed that she is Liz Coleman Reynolds, the mother of Keri Reynolds — Antonio’s fiancée. Liz becomes pregnant, and tells Keri that the baby is her deceased husband's. With the pregnancy threatening Liz's health, Keri soon agrees to act as a surrogate mother. With the transfer a success, Antonio seeks a paternity test. He is indeed proven to be the father, and he and Liz decide to withhold the information from Keri.

Liz decides to stay in Llanview and renews her relationship with R.J. Gannon, who is revealed to be Keri's father. R.J. soon learns the truth about the baby Keri is carrying; he is on the verge of telling Keri when Antonio handcuffs R.J. to a booth in the Angel Square Diner. Antonio tells Keri that the baby is his, and Keri goes into premature labor. Keri gives birth to a baby girl in the hospital. Later tests prove that the surrogacy had actually failed and that Keri had already been pregnant with Antonio's child herself. Hating Antonio, R.J. helps Keri, Liz, and baby "Stephanie" sneak out of town. Their plane crashes, leaving no survivors, and Antonio is devastated at the loss of Keri and their daughter. Months later, Natalie Buchanan begins to suspect that R.J. is up to something, and soon discovers that Keri and Stephanie had never gotten on the plane and had been hiding out in Toronto. After returning to Llanview, Keri reveals that Liz had actually died in the plane crash.

[edit] Riley Colson

Jay Wilkison (February 24, 2003 - June 8, 2005)

Riley Colson arrives in Llanview in February 2003 as the boyfriend and bandmate of Sarah Roberts. The son of District Attorney Daniel Colson, Riley and his father have a somewhat volatile relationship. Riley had been named for Viki Davidson's first husband, reporter Joe Riley, whom Riley's mother had admired. In the summer of 2004, Riley becomes involved with Jennifer Rappaport.

In 2005, Daniel marries Nora Buchanan and is soon revealed as Paul Cramer's murderer; Paul had been blackmailing Daniel with the secret of Daniel's homosexuality. Daniel first frames Jennifer for the crime, and then strangles her to death in 2005 when she learns the truth. Daniel is ultimately caught and brought to justice. After the fallout of Jennifer's death and Daniel's crimes, Riley returns to using drugs, and is arrested for dealing. He shares a sad goodbye with his stepmother Nora and leaves town to go to a rehabilitation center.

[edit] Grace Davidson

Susan Misner (March 12, 1999-November 17, 1999) ^[3]

Kelly Cramer's boarding school friend Grace Monroe comes to Llanview with her grandfather in 1999 and soon becomes romantically involved with Kevin Buchanan. Grace's grandfather, secretly a mobster, is searching for Dr. Ben Davidson to kill him because Grace's father had died while Ben was treating him.

Meanwhile, Rae Cummings returns to town in search of her missing husband Daniel Faulkner; her one lead is Daniel's former mistress — Grace. The young woman has no information to help Rae find Daniel. Hating Grace for the affair, Rae tries to convince Kevin to end the relationship. He is upset by Grace's past but forgives her, so Rae slowly and subtly tries to lead Kevin to believe that Grace is a horrible woman. Rae complicates their relationship, but Kevin and Grace grow closer and are eventually engaged.

Ben is shot but survives, and it is revealed that Grace is really the younger sister of Ben and his brother Sam Rappaport, kidnapped as a child by the mob and presumed dead (Grace's real name, which her brothers continue to call her, is "Maisy"). Reunited with her brothers, Grace changes her name to Grace Davidson.

At Kevin and Grace's engagement party, Kevin's grandfather Asa Buchanan — who hates Ben and Sam — confronts Grace with pictures he had uncovered of her sleeping with her father's mob friends. An upset Grace runs out into the storm and ends up in the Buchanans' summerhouse, which is under construction. Locked in, she falls through a hole in the floor into the cold water below. Rae arrives and unsuccessfully tried to save Grace; the two women make peace and Grace tells Rae that Daniel is in Pine Valley. Both woman are eventually pulled from the water, but despite her brother Ben's best efforts, Grace dies on 3 November 1999. ^[3]

Kevin is devastated over Grace's death and starts drinking heavily; he and Kelly console each other as she and Kevin's brother Joey become engaged in December 1999. Kevin and Kally begin developing feelings for each other, which complicate her relationship with Joey.

[edit] Renee Divine Buchanan

Phyllis Newman (1987)
Patricia Elliott (1987-present)

Renee Divine arrives in Llanview in 1987 as the former employer of Lee Halpern, secretly a former prostitute. Renee soon runs into Asa Buchanan, an old flame from her days as the madam of a brothel in Texas. They marry for the first time on 30 November 1988 ^[4] in a double wedding with Asa's grandson Cord Roberts, who remarries ex-wife Tina Lord. Asa and Renee divorce in 1992, but wed again on May 18, 1999.^[4] Around this time it is revealed that Renee had conceived a son by Asa when they had been involved in their youth, and had put the boy up for adoption. Max Holden poses as the missing heir, but Asa and Renee's real son turns out to be Ben Davidson, adopted brother of Sam Rappaport and love interest of Asa's former daughter-in-law Viki Carpenter. Asa and Renee divorce in 2001, but remarry for the last time on February 14, 2004.^[4] The marriage ends with Asa's offscreen death on August 16, 2007.

[edit] Kirk Harmon

Randolph Mantooth (May 21, 2007 - July 10, 2007)

Kirk Harmon, the father of ex-baseball superstar Tate Harmon, comes to Llanview to see his son; the two share a secret. Just when it seems that Kirk is the anti-semitic and racist arsonist who has been terrorizing the city, Kirk confronts Tate, who is the real killer. Kirk takes the blame for Tate's crimes to protect his son, but when he realizes that Tate will not stop his misguided crusade, Kirk decides to tell the truth to the police. Before he has the chance, Kirk is killed in prison by a member of Tate's white supremacist group "One Pure People."

[edit] Tate Harmon

Chris Beetem ( February 8 2007 - August 9, 2007)

Tate Harmon is a young professional baseball player, well-known and recently retired. An anti-drug lecturer, Tate comes to Llanview in February 2007 and speaks out against steroid use at Llanview High School. He is soon hired by entrepreneurs Adriana Cramer and Layla Williamson to be the model for their new men's underwear line. Tate's romantic interest in Adriana invites the ire of her boyfriend, Rex Balsom. On April 23, 2007, Tate is a guest on the daytime talk show The View and declares his love for Adriana in a "Tom Cruise-like" couch incident. After meeting Tate's ex-wife, who claims their marriage ended due to "fraud" on Tate's part, Rex outs Tate as gay on local television; the story is soon picked up nationwide.

Rex's assertion is soon proven untrue, but Tate hides another secret: he is a member of the white supremacist group "One Pure People." Using half-Latin Adriana as a cover, Tate has been participating in OPP's recent anti-semitic and racially-motivated arsons in Llanview. Tate's father Kirk Harmon comes to town and soon takes the blame for the crimes to protect his son, but when Kirk realizes that Tate will not stop his misguided crusade, Kirk decides to tell the truth to the police. Before he has the chance, Kirk is killed in prison by an OPP member, but Rex, Adriana and the police ultimately deduce that Tate is the culprit. In a macabre endgame, Tate traps Adriana, Layla and Vincent Jones on a rooftop, intending to kill them for their racial "impurity." Rex arrives, and Tate convinces Adriana to jump off the roof to spare the lives of her friends. Tipped off to Tate's whereabouts, Officer Talia Sahid shoots and arrests him before Adriana jumps or anyone else is harmed. Tate is convicted for his crimes and is sent to Statesville Prison on August 9, 2007; to his dismay, his cellmate is African American.

[edit] Dr. Stephen Haver

Matthew Ashford (December 10, 2003 - March 22, 2004)

Dr. Stephen Haver is a psychology professor at Llanview University who specializes in human sexuality and researches serial killers and sexual predators. He becomes a favorite instructor of Jessica Buchanan. However, a friend soon confides in Jessica that Haver had demanded sex from her in return for a passing grade. Student reporter Jessica investigates, and not only discovers that the accusations are true, but ultimately finds out that Haver is also the serial killer known as the "Music Box Killer" who has been terrorizing the university.

The "Music Box Killer" strangles his victims with a red leotard and leaves a music box by their bodies as a calling card. Ironically, the police consult with Haver on the murders he commits. As the authorities get closer, Haver kills Bo Buchanan's girlfriend Gabrielle Medina and nearly kills Sarah Roberts. He kidnaps Jessica but she is rescued before he can do anything to her. In the meantime, Rae Cummings also deduces Haver's secret; he holds her hostage, and she dies when he sets the room on fire. Later, in a standoff with police, Haver is shocked as Rae enters the room — she had escaped and been kept in police protection. Rae manages to distract Haver long enough for the police to subdue him.

It is also revealed that Haver had also been the "White Rose Killer," a serial killer who had been hunted by Detective John McBain years before while he was in the FBI. The killer had murdered McBain's fiancée Caitlin in her bed while she slept next to McBain in retaliation for the FBI agent's public threats to the killer in a press conference.

Haver is killed by a rogue cop. It is revealed that Haver brainwashed the cop to shoot him and then commit suicide, to frame John McBain for Haver's "murder."

[edit] Hugh Hughes

Josh Casaubon (July 18, 2005 - September 22, 2006)

Hugh Hughes comes to Llanview as the new Assistant District Attorney, working closely with both the district attorney's office and the police. Not long after his arrival, Hugh is out with one of the many leggy models he often has on his arm and runs into Marcie Walsh, who is being ridiculed by other writers after her novel The Killing Club had been played out by a serial killer. He gives up his evening to take the drunken Marcie home, where she throws up on his shoes. This begins an unusual friendship between the playboy Hugh and writer Marcie, much to the annoyance of her ex-boyfriend Dr. Michael McBain.

Hugh is soon thrown into the seat of district attorney as Nora Hanen is hospitalized. His first big case is the trial of Todd Manning for the murder of pregnant Margaret Cochran. Hugh is determined to see Todd pay for his crimes, in part because Hugh himself had been adopted and he cannot rationalize to himself why anyone would want to kill a child. His belief in Todd's guilt never wavers, and he feels that justice is truly served when Todd is convicted. When it is discovered that Todd had been innocent, Hugh immediately apologizes to him for having been the one to put him in prison, even though he had been only following the trail of the evidence.

Hugh then discovers that doctors Spencer Truman and Paige Miller are his biological parents; Paige had put him up for adoption without telling the evil Spencer that she was pregnant. At Spencer's bail hearing for Margaret Cochran's murder, it appears that Hugh wants Spencer to go free when he agrees to offer him a $1 million bail. However, he and Detective John McBain had planned it in the hopes that Truman would lead them to the gun that he used to kill John's father, Thomas McBain.

Hugh is killed on September 22, 2006 in a car accident, but in a case of mistaken identity he is thought to have survived and been bandaged for his burns. In reality, it is John McBain (who had also been in the accident) under the bandages while Hugh is buried in what everyone thought was John's grave.

[edit] Britney Jennings

Katrina Bowden (September 26, 2006 and October 4, 2006)
Portia Reiners (October 10, 2006-October 17, 2007)

In the fall of 2006, "popular girl" Britney Jennings targets Llanview High School freshman Starr Manning after an argument between their fathers Todd Manning and Blake Jennings, taking every opportunity to bully Starr and her friend Langston Wilde. Britney's attitude toward Starr worsens when Britney sets her sights on football player Cole, who himself is developing feelings for Starr after coming to her rescue at a party. Trying everything to thwart Starr and Cole's new relationship, Britney discovers that Cole had been pressured into taking steroids, and uses it to her advantage. Britney spikes Cole's drink, which pushes him into a fit of "roid rage" during which he attacks Starr. Britney, posing as Starr, calls the police. In the aftermath, it is revealed that Cole's parents are Marty Saybrooke and the deceased Patrick Thornhart, both enemies of Starr's father Todd. Todd had raped Marty years before, and Starr's mother Blair Cramer had been romantically involved with Patrick between her marriages to Todd.

Starr forgives Cole but her parents forbid her to date him. They secretly see each other, much to Britney's dismay, and Britney does all she can to split them up. Cole and Starr attend a school ski trip, each telling their parents that the other is not there. Todd, Blair and Marty arrive coincidentally and the lodge is snowed in; Britney orchestrates the reveal that Starr and Cole have spent the night together, nearly having sex. Starr and Cole run away together, but are soon caught and forced to break up.

Teacher Marcie McBain coerces several students to participate in the school musical, including Britney, Starr and Cole. Though at first trying to follow their parents' orders and stay apart, Starr and Cole are soon drawn back together. Meanwhile, Britney uses fellow school student Henry Mackler to do her homework for her, falsely leading him to believe that she would date him. Henry begins to see that Britney is deceiving him, and a worried Starr and Langston encourage him to cut himself loose from Britney. Henry has been secretly taking pills to stay awake to do both his and Britney's homework; aftnot not having slept for two weeks, a distraught Henry steals a car. Starr, Cole and Britney get inside and Henry drives off; acting strangely, Henry has chest pains and his vision blurs. Henry confronts Britney, but Cole manages to get Henry to drive back to school. However, when they arrive to find the police in the parking lot, Henry panics and drives the car into a tree. Starr, Cole and Britney are unharmed, but Henry — not wearing a seatbelt — is thrown from the car to his death. Starr and Langston place blame on Britney for pushing Henry to this extreme; Britney begins to see that she had wronged Henry, and feels responsible for his death.

Britney seems to turn over a new leaf, dropping her vendetta against Starr. But after Cole leaves her at the prom to be with Starr, Britney reverts to her old ways. With Todd missing, Blair decides to allow Starr and Cole, obviously devoted to each other, to date. Soon Britney learns that Cole is lying to Starr about her father's whereabouts; Cole's new stepfather Miles Laurence is holding Todd captive, but Cole is keeping quiet to keep Miles from telling the authorities that Marty had supposedly murdered Spencer Truman. The secrets come out and strain Starr and Cole's relationship, but they are soon reunited, Todd is found, Marty is exonerated and Miles is arrested.

Britney incites an argument in class between Starr and teacher Marcie, which results in Marcie's temporary suspension from her job. Britney soon announces during the week of October 15, 2007 that her parents are sending her to a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts. Before she leaves, Britney overhears that Langston's parents had died over a year before and Langston has been living on her own; Britney calls Social Services, who take custody of Langston — despite Dorian Lord's protests — and put her in a group home pending assignment to a foster home.

[edit] Henry Mackler

Jonathan Groff (April 11, 2007 - May 7, 2007)

Henry Mackler is a bookish student whom the popular and manipulative Britney Jennings uses to do her schoolwork by encouraging his romantic feelings toward her. When Henry discovers the truth and confronts her about it, she gives him the cold shoulder, and so he deletes the paper he had been working on for her. The following week, a distraught Henry speeds away from school in a car with Britney, Cole Thornhart and Starr Manning. Cole discovers drugs and realizes that Henry is under the influence, and Henry refuses to stop the car and let the others free. Soon, Henry has chest pains, and drives the car into a tree; though the others are merely bruised, Henry is not wearing his seatbelt and is thrown through the windshield. He suffers a drug-related heart attack and dies.

Henry was to be the instigator in an altercation at the high school. Writers abandoned the storyline in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre. ^[5]

[edit] Eve McBain

Lisa Banes (January 30, 2004-March 15, 2004)
Lisby Larson (September 28, 2006-October 12, 2006)

Eve McBain arrives in Llanview, Pennsylvania after she is invited to a dinner party by her son Michael’s friend Marcie Walsh. After the dinner party, Eve decides to stay in town for a little while to catch up with her sons, John and Michael. Eve begins to go on a series of dates with Bo Buchanan; weeks later, Eve is abducted by the Music Box Killer, and is forced to tell Natalie Buchanan that her dead husband Cristian Vega is alive. Natalie forgives Eve for lying after she discovers that Eve had been forced forced to tell Natalie about Cristian by the killer. Eve returns to Atlantic City.

In 2006, John tells Eve that he is going to ask Natalie to marry him; Eve comes back to town to give John her engagement ring to give to Natalie. Upon her return, she is devastated to learn that John died in a pile-up on his way to Atlantic City. After John’s funeral, Eve gives Natalie the engagement ring as a way to remember John. Eve returns home. John is later found to be alive.

[edit] Shannon McBain

Danneel Harris (March 2, 2004 - December 2, 2004)

Shannon McBain, the cousin of brothers John and Michael McBain, is transferred to Llanview University after doing poorly at her previous school. After the semester ends for summer she has still received failing grades, but University President Victoria Lord Davidson gives Shannon and other failing students a last chance to pass. Students Marcie Walsh, Jennifer Rappaport, Riley Colson and others are tasked to rebuild the recently burned-down community center. The ragtag team of students become known as "the Love Crew", so named for the philanthropist who was funding the community center's renovation (and re-naming it after himself). Meanwhile, Shannon began to make eyes at River Carpenter, who is dating Adriana Cramer.

Shannon, unhappy about being "forced" into the project and not wanting to mingle with the others, is initially blamed for continued vandalism which occurs at the construction site. She is exonerated, the culprits are found and the community center is completed. The group become great friends. But Adriana catches River in bed with Shannon, and breaks up with him. After River leaves town to study at The Juilliard School, Shannon begins dating Rex Balsom. Shannon and Rex stumble upon Asa Buchanan, trapped in a hole in the woods. Shannon and Rex agree to help him — for a price. Asa agrees, and they save him. Rex and Shannon's affair goes sour when Shannon becomes annoyed with Rex's continuing dedication to his ex, Jen. On Christmas Eve 2004, Rex tells Shannon's family that she has left town. In 2005, John explains that though no longer in Llanview, Shannon is under police protection along with the remaining "Love Crew" survivors during the "Killing Club" murder investigation.

[edit] Paige Miller

Kimberlin Brown (October 12, 2004 - June 30, 2005) ^[6]
Cady Huffman (August 19, 2005 - January 23, 2006)
Alexandra Neil (February 6, 2006 - July 27, 2007)

Dr. Paige Miller arrives at Llanview Hospital and is soon revealed to be the ex-wife of Dr. Spencer Truman, and begins dating Bo Buchanan. Paige is cold to Spencer, and he enjoys reminding her that he knows something about her that she would not want anyone else to know. This secret also somehow concerns Spencer's brother David Vickers, who teams up with Paige to determine Spencer's real reason for coming to Llanview. They believe he is up to something, and hope to finally turn the tables on him and reverse the power he has over them. In April 2006, the secret comes out: as a youth, David had shot police detective Thomas McBain, father of Detective John McBain. At the hospital, Paige had operated on Thomas despite the fact that she was intoxicated, and McBain had died. Spencer had covered up both crimes.

David is arrested, and Paige's license to practice medicine is revoked. Later in 2006, however, it is revealed that Spencer actually shot McBain, made sure the detective died in surgery and framed Paige to keep a hold over her. It is also revealed that Paige had a son by Spencer and put him up for adoption, never telling Spencer. Llanview attorney Hugh Hughes is discovered to be that son, but is killed in a car wreck on September 22, 2006. By December 2006, an exonerated Paige has her medical license reinstated. Though she is slowly able to deal with her grief over Hugh, Paige continues to struggle emotionally and ultimately decides to leave town to work with the humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders in the Middle East. She says a final goodbye to a disappointed Bo on July 27, 2007.

[edit] Alex Olanov

Tonja Walker-Davidson (1990-1997,^[7] November 15-December 27, 2001 April 15-May 8, 2002 August 16-August 17, 2007 November 1-November 26, 2007)

In 1990, Federal agent Alex Olanov comes to Llanview help Bo Buchanan find his missing wife Sarah Gordon, presumably kidnapped by mobster Carlo Hesser. Sarah is later presumed dead in a plane crash, and Alex develops feelings for Bo. When he falls in love with Cassie Callison, Alex becomes obsessed with him. Losing touch with reality, Alex tries to kill Cassie, but is ultimately arrested and institutionalized. She later escapes, and reappears at Bo and Cassie's wedding with a very-much-alive Sarah in tow.

Alex soon returns in 1992 as the wife of Carlo Hesser; when he is murdered, she assumes control of his crime syndicate. Alex eventually pursues millionaire Asa Buchanan, who at first resists but ultimately marries her in a November 1994 ^[7] Egyptian-themed wedding in Central Park. Alex becomes the mayor of Llanview and Carlo turns up alive in 1995; they engage in an affair as Alex divorces him and remarries Asa on 29 March 1996. ^[7] They soon divorce; as a "pregnant" Alex prepares to remarry Carlo, Asa reveals that she is faking her condition and Carlo calls it off.

Carlo is murdered in 1997 and arrested for the crime; she makes a deal with The Sun publisher Todd Manning trading her exclusive story for his paying her legal fees. Lawyer Téa Delgado manages to have the charges dropped, and Alex leaves town with Carlo's twin Mortimer Bern — or perhaps Carlo in disguise. Asa brings Alex back to town in 2001 under the pretense of intending to remarry her, but he marries Gabrielle Medina instead. Alex returns in 2002 for the reading of Asa's will; fleeing to Asa's private island with his ashes, she discovers a very-much-alive Asa. Alex attempts to blackmail Asa into remarrying her, but he turns the tables on Alex and tricks her into instead marrying a janitor (using Asa'a longtime alias, "Jeb Stuart").

Alex returns to Llanview again in August 2007, this time for Asa's real funeral. She overhears Asa's butler Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe tell Max Holden that David Vickers is secretly Asa's biological son, and takes off to find David. Smelling money, Alex discovers David working at a rehabilitation clinic in November 2007; acting the part of a wealthy widow with a sex addiction, Alex preys upon old acquaintance David's greed to convince him to marry her on November 8, 2007, never mentioning his true parentage. Both David and Alex are playing each other, falsely believing that the other has come into money. Alex and David tie the knot, and decide to briefly go back to Llanview; they run into David's ex-wife Dorian Lord at the airport and follow her to the Buchanan ranch in Texas, where Asa's will has been read. Once there, Alex blackmails Nigel with the truth about David; he has her tied up and gagged in the barn. Alex is crushed to discover that David has been left no money, but Nigel gives Alex his own inheritance from Asa — Asa's yacht, and the deed to his private resort, St. Blaze's Island — in exchange for her silence. Placated, Alex dumps David unceremoniously and skips town. On her way out of the ranch, Alex backs over Dorian with her car.

[edit] Noelle Ortiz

January LaVoy (October 22, 2007-January 17, 2008 May 7, 2008-May 12, 2008)

The kindhearted Noelle Ortiz is first seen working as a waitress at the Bonjour Café in Paris, Texas. Noelle, a lovelorn divorcee, has become very good friends with coworker Viki Davidson, with whom she shares tales of woe from life with her ex-husband. Noelle is a constant thorn in the side of grumpy Bonjour proprietor Moe Stubbs, who bickers with her endlessly. The two prepare to compete against each other in the "Dallas Pie Bake-Off", causing them to argue even more than usual, but after a series of accidents ends in a food fight at the diner, a visiting judge disqualifies both Moe and Noelle. Noelle is heartbroken, but soon discovers that Moe has selflessly gone to the judges and gotten her name re-submitted into the bake-off, while not doing the same for himself. Noelle wins the blue ribbon at the Bake-Off, and her platonic relationship with Moe softens. When Marcie McBain, who had been posing as new waitress "Sally Ann," is arrested along with Noelle's fellow waitress Gigi, Noelle takes care of Gigi's young son Shane. Viki's daughters, Natalie and Jessica, arrive at the Bonjour Café and are introduced to Moe and Noelle. Shortly after returning from the Paris Police Department, Viki shares a sad goodbye with Noelle, Moe, Shane and the newly released Gigi as she returns to Llanview with their blessing.

[edit] Ted Osbourne

Mike Jerome (August 11, 2006-November 2, 2006)

Ted Osbourne is introduced as an employee of Vincent Jones; after Vincent becomes Cristian Vega's boxing manager, Vincent decides he wants Cristian to look bad. Vincent has Ted douse Cristian's opponent's glove with dope to make it look like Cristian throws the fight. Cristian soon loses his boxing career; he hits Ted repeatedly to get the truth. Cristian confronts Vincent, and turns him in. As Vincent's arraignment is about to begin, Ted appears in the courtroom to confess. Days later, one of Vincent's warehouses is burned down, and Ted dies in the fire. It is revealed months later that Tate Harmon had set the fire as part of his racially-motivated series of arsons in Llanview.

[edit] Lee Ramsey

Hunt Block (October 16, 2007-June 12, 2008)

Former FBI Agent And Current Police Commissioner Lee Ramsey is assigned to track down Marcie McBain, who has taken her adoptive son Tommy on the run after custody is awarded to his biological father, Todd Manning. Ramsey and Llanview Police Detective/former FBI Agent John McBain share some bad blood; Ramsey had carried an unrequited torch for John's late fiancee Caitlin Fitzgerald, and blames John for her murder years before at the hands of "White Rose Killer" Stephen Haver, whom both men were tracking. As Marcie is married to John's brother Michael, John initiates his own pursuit of her; he and Ramsey and continually run into one another on their separate searches, including in Georgia and Louisiana. After Marty Saybrooke and her son Cole Thornhart go missing, John quits his search for Marcie to return to Llanview to find them. John discovers that Ramsey has been searching for the terrorist who had murdered Marty's husband, Patrick Thornhart, and entices Ramsey to break off his hunt for Marcie in order to make a big "collar" of Patrick's killer. The two of them are forced to work together to track down Marty and Cole. John discovers a microchip in the back of one of Patrick's books of poetry, and later uses it in Ireland to bargain with terrorist Simon Ryerson, in return for Marty and Cole's safety. The transaction is botched by Ramsey's reckless actions, and Marty is apparently killed in a massive explosion. Upon returning to Llanview, Cole blames the unrepentant Ramsey (who had refused to negotiate with terrorists) for the death of his mother and holds him at gunpoint on the city docks. Before John can talk him down, Cole fires at Ramsey, hitting Miles Laurence instead. Ramsey is unable to make a charge against Cole stick when both John and Miles cover for Cole, and John claims the gun went off during a struggle between Ramsey and McBain. Ramsey is promptly suspended by the Bureau for his conduct during the affair in Ireland.

Now a free agent, Ramsey returns to Texas again, offering his services to Todd as a bounty hunter. They confront waitress Gigi Morasco, who they soon discover is hiding Marcie McBain from the authorities. Ramsey takes Gigi and her young son Shane hostage, over Todd's objections, and demands that Gigi call Marcie to meet with her. Marcie arrives, but Gigi warns her that it is a trap before Ramsey can apprehend her. Ramsey and Todd pursue Marcie out of Gigi's apartment building, and in the parking lot, Ramsey attempts to gun down Marcie (who is holding Tommy) as she enters her car. Todd angrily struggles with Ramsey to try and get him to stand down, but the gun goes off and hits Michael McBain instead. As Marcie drives away with Tommy, Todd chastises Ramsey for his outrageous conduct, and holds him at gunpoint, refusing to cover for Ramsey over Michael's shooting. Gigi is thrown in jail after Marcie is apprehended; Ramsey visits Gigi and threatens to harm her and Shane if she tells anyone about Ramsey and Todd holding her hostage. He is later arrested on suspicion of attempting to kill Gigi and Shane, but on February 15, 2008 is inexplicably named the new Commissioner of Llanview Police Department after the mayor fires Bo Buchanan. It soon becomes clear that Mayor Lowell is in league with Ramsey due to "under the table" favors.

Loyal LPD officers Antonio Vega and Talia Sahid are determined to get Bo his job back, and work with John to oust Ramsey and expose him as a crooked cop. To this end, Antonio and Talia stage a break-up, and Antonio tricks Ramsey into believing that he has switched allegiances and is open to Ramsey's corrupting influence. With Antonio as an accomplice, Ramsey orchestrates the theft of the crown jewels of Mendorra, set to be displayed in Llanview at Lindsay Rappaport's Fine Arts Gallery. During the heist, Ramsey has Talia framed for criminal collusion and summarily dismisses her from the force. On June 11, 2008, it is revealed that Ramsey has been secretly caring for an injured and confused Marty Saybrooke in the penthouse he had purchased from Todd, and that he had the jewels stolen in order to sell them on the black market and pay for Marty's private medical care.^[8] It becomes clear that the crooked Ramsey has compassion for Marty, and harbors regret for his part in her near-fatal accident. He tells Marty that he hopes to heal her physical and mental traumas and release her to her family and friends, and then be reinstated by the FBI himself. As it happens, Ramsey's buyer for the jewels is none other than Todd's long-lost sister Tina Lord — now the Crown Princess of Mendorra. Tina arrives at Ramsey's penthouse with a briefcase full of Euros, and the two make an exchange. But when Tina briefly moves in another room, thugs sent by United States Ambassador to Mendorra Jonas Chamberlain burst into the penthouse and shoot Ramsey to death. Ramsey's last act as he lay wounded was to crawl towards the penthouse stairs, in an attempt to protect Marty.^[9]

[edit] Claudia Reston

Kerry Butler (January 18, 2006 - January 3, 2007)

Claudia Reston is the ex-girlfriend and later friend to Nash Brennan. Nash's pregnant girlfriend Tess (the alternate personality of Jessica Buchanan) visits Claudia in a mental institution, where Claudia has been since her break-up with Nash. Claudia, a rich heiress and a recovering alcoholic, explains that Nash made her believe he loved her, but was really scamming her for her father's money. Nash explains that his grifter days are behind him and that he sincerely regrets taking advantage of Claudia. Seemingly rehabilitated, Claudia soon appears in Llanview, taking a job as a singer at Antonio Vega's club "Capricorn." Soon her powerful father George arrives on the scene, blaming Nash for Claudia's troubles. After Mr. Reston threatens Nash and Tess' lives, Nash turns to the manipulative Claudia for help. Claudia hopes to regain Nash's love by aiding him in a scheme against her father, but their plan ends in tragedy when George Reston ends up dead by Claudia's hand during a scuffle with Nash. Nash, however, helps her cover up the fatal accident.

Claudia continues to try and woo Nash while befriending Antonio, but her hopes are in vain. When she falls off the wagon on New Year's Eve 2006, Nash and Antonio urge her to go to rehab. Claudia then heads back to New York City to detox and start anew.

[edit] Tico Santi

Javier Morga (July 7, 2004 - December 8, 2004)

In 2004, Antonio Vega stumbles upon an imprisoned Augustico "Tico" Santi while investigating deceased crime lord Manuel Santi, and brings him to Llanview. The son of Manuel, Tico had been held prisoner by his father's enemies in their effort to get their hands on the mobster's fortune.

It is soon revealed that Manuel was actually Manuel Espinoza, the brother of Antonio's mother, Carlotta Vega; the family connection had been hidden to protect the Vegas from Manuel's enemies. It also comes to light that Carlotta's 15-year-old goddaughter Adriana Colón is actually the secret daughter of Manuel and Dorian Cramer Lord.

Tico forges relationships with new cousin Antonio and sister Adriana, and soon shows romantic interest in Antonio's ex-girlfriend, Jessica Buchanan. Raised in high society and tutored at the finest schools, Tico claims to have grown up far away from his father's life of crime, and that he and his foster sister Sonia want only to rehabilitate the Santi name, but mystery and secrets surround him. Tico and Sonia are secretly hiding Tico's mother, Isabella Santi, in their home at Lion's Heart Manor. Isabella was presumed dead in a car bomb decades ago along with Tico's older brother, Manuel II, and is now posing as Tico's former nanny "Angelina". Antonio's brother Cristian had disappeared and been presumed dead in 2003; an apparent Cristian lookalike with no memory of his past appears in Llanview in 2004, secretly programmed to kill Antonio. Soon it becomes clear that Tico is actually the vicious druglord "El Tiburon", and killed his father himself. He is also the mastermind behind Cristian's disappearance and brainwashing, and his goal is to eliminate Manuel's eldest son and heir — Antonio.

Carlotta admits that Antonio is indeed Manuel's son with Isabella/Angelina, "Manuel II." Jessica marries Tico, despite misgivings. The attempt to murder Antonio fails as the trauma of trying to kill his own brother brings Cristian's memories flooding back. The plot is revealed, and a hospitalized Tico is murdered on December 7, 2004. The killer turns out to be Cristian, who is sent to prison and keeps his true identity hidden from his family. Later that year his sentence is overturned; he is released from jail and reveals himself to his family.

[edit] Mark Solomon

William M. Cavenaugh (July 2, 2004-June 3, 2005)

Mark Solomon is a failing student at Llanview University, who is assigned to help re-build the recently burned down community center with other failing students. Mark and Marcie Walsh become good friends, and Mark comes out to her. Mark tells the rest of the group that he is gay, and begins dating a boy named Justin. Months later, Daniel Colson marries Nora Hanen, though it appears that he is having an affair. With the murder of Paul Cramer still unsolved, the motive is revealed; Paul had discovered that Daniel is romantically involved with Mark, and had begun to blackmail Daniel. This had prompted Daniel to kill Paul. Daniel begins planting evidence to frame Jennifer Rappaport for the crime, but Jen catches him. Daniel suffocates Jen. Bo Buchanan and Rex Balsom discover Daniel's crimes and the homosexual affair. While Daniel is in custody awaiting trial, a devastated Mark breaks things off with him.

[edit] Pamela Stuart Buchanan O'Neill

(Christine Jones (1986-1987, 1988, October 2001, January 18-January 21, 2008 April 9-April 10, 2008 June 3, 2008)

Pamela Stuart^{[10][11] [12]} is one of Asa Buchanan's many ex-wives. In 1986, Tina Lord discovers that Asa has been leading a double life for years; on the tropical island of Malakeva, he is known as Jeb Stuart, and has been "married" to a woman named Pamela for a decade. Stirring up trouble, Tina tells the former Pamela Oliver that her "husband" is not a sea captain, as she believes, but actually a millionaire with a family in Llanview. Noting that Asa and Pamela's marriage is not legal, Tina convinces Pamela to pretend she is dying to manipulate Asa into marrying her for real. He does on January 20, 1986, and Pamela springs from her "deathbed" and confronts her husband. Arriving in Llanview to live as "Mrs. Asa Buchanan," Pamela is at first a thorn in his side. As Asa realizes he wants her to be his wife in every sense of the word, she demands a divorce — and half of his fortune. ^{[13] [14]} Their marriage ends in 1987; Pamela marries lawyer Pete O'Neill, and they leave town that year to return to Malakeva.

Asa fakes his death in 2001, framing his wife Gabrielle Medina and her lover Max Holden for murder; Pamela and all of Asa's other living ex-wives appear for the funeral.^[10] Ex-wife Alex Olanov finds Asa in hiding on his private island, St. Blaze's, and he is ultimately dragged back to Llanview. ^[14]

Pamela returns to Llanview on January 18, 2008 ^{[10] [11] [15]} at the invitation of Asa's son Bo, and attends the Buchanan Enterprises board meeting to weigh in on the possibility that Jared Banks is the illegitimate son of Asa, who had died on August 16, 2007. ^[16] Bo had determined that Asa had been with Pamela around the time of Jared's conception; Pamela confirms that Asa had never even met Jared's mother Valerie Banks, let alone conceived a child with her. To the shock of everyone assembled, Pamela reveals that Valerie had in fact been her sister; Pamela then drops the bombshell that she is actually Jared's biological mother. Afraid of losing Asa's love by bringing a child into the relationship, Pamela had asked Valerie to secretly adopt Asa's son. Pamela declares him the Buchanan heir; after the board meeting lets out, however, Pamela returns to meet with Jared alone. It is revealed that Pamela has lied to the Buchanans and is merely going along with Jared's scheme; Pamela is not really Jared's mother, but has known Jared and his family since he was a child, and had told the young boy many stories about her life with Asa. Through Pamela's stories of the great Asa Buchanan, Jared's fascination with Asa and the Buchanan clan had been born. Jared had not been aware that Pamela was going to appear at the meeting or lie for him, but Pamela explains that it was the least she could do "after everything my brother" — a violent abuser named Harlan Oliver who dated Jared's mother after Charlie left the Banks household — "did to you and your family."^[17] Pamela, who still remembers Jared with fondness, warmly wishes him good luck with the company, and tells him that — whether he realizes it or not — what he is doing is not about the money or the power, but about the Buchanans, and their good name.

Pamela is summoned back to Llanview by Natalie Buchanan on 9 April 2008;^[18] Jared has admitted his true identity to Natalie, who wants to know why Pamela had lied to the Buchanans. Pamela relates Jared's troubled childhood, including the death of Jared's younger brother, and explains that she had only wanted to help him.^[19]

Pamela appears once more on 3 June 2008, making a surprise appearance at the Buchanan Enterprises shareholders' meeting. Reluctant and saddened, she confirms Dorian Lord's reveal that Jared is not really Asa's son, telling Jared "Sorry, kid" as she hurries out. ^[20][21]

[edit] Moe Stubbs

John Rue (October 22, 2007-January 17, 2008 May 7, 2008-May 12, 2008)

Maurice “Moe” Stubbs is the owner and chef of the Bon Jour Café in Paris, Texas. Moe constantly annoys his waitresses Viki Davidson, Gigi Morasco and particularly the lovelorn Noelle Ortiz with his demands. A short order cook frustrated by his clientele's lack of appreciation for his gourmet cooking skills, Moe is bossy, impatient, and can be rude at times, but beneath his gruff exterior he has a warm and caring heart. When Viki's calming influence comes into his life, Moe begins to soften towards Noelle despite their longtime feud over the "Dallas Pie Bake-Off", in which both hope to win the blue ribbon for "best pie". After a judges' tasting debacle at the Bon Jour which turns into a food fight, both Moe and Noelle are inadvertently disqualified, and Noelle is crushed. Struck by Noelle's sadness, Moe selflessly goes to the select committee and has Noelle re-entered in the contest, but does not submit himself. Noelle wins the blue ribbon, and the two longtime platonic friends begin to grow closer, a fact which does not go unnoticed by Viki. When the Marcie McBain hostage crisis "outs" Viki to her friends in Paris, Moe takes the revelation in stride and assures Viki that they are still good friends, and when Viki's daughters, Jessica and Natalie, arrive in Paris, Moe happily serves them his duck entree — which, unlike the regular lunch crowd, the girls fully appreciate. Not long afterwards, the taciturn Moe shares an emotional goodbye with Viki as she and her family return to Llanview.

[edit] Sonia Toledo

Lisa Lo Cicero (June 24, 2004 - December 20, 2004)

Investigating deceased crime lord Manuel Santi, Antonio Vega goes undercover at the male strip club the Hook-Up. He soon discovers that owner Sonia Toledo is an undercover FBI agent with adoptive relations to the Santi clan, assigned to apprehend "El Tiburon," the mysterious druglord who has resurrected the Santi criminal empire. Antonio and his girlfriend Jessica Buchanan rescue Manuel's son Tico Santi from his father's enemies; the revelation that Sonia is Tico's adoptive sister is followed by the discovery that Antonio's own mother, Carlotta Vega, is Manuel Santi's sister.

Antonio's obsession with the Santi case pushes Jessica to break off their engagement; she is soon in the arms of Tico, and Antonio falls into an affair with Sonia. Antonio's next shocking discovery is that he is in fact Manuel's firstborn son with Isabella Santi (aka Angelina Paredis); Carlotta confirms that she adopted Antonio to protect him from Manuel's enemies, but a furious Antonio turns his back on her. Sonia, who had been raised alongside Tico, refuses to believe Antonio's claims that Tico is El Tiburon, but eventually the evidence becomes too damning for her to ignore. Soon Tico is revealed to be the mastermind behind Cristian Vega's kidnapping and brainwashing, and orders Antonio to kill Governor Harrison Brooks in return for Cristian's safety. Antonio shoots Tico instead, and his half-brother slips into a coma. Cristian turns off Tico's life support, and a grieving Sonia leaves Llanview after Tico's death.

[edit] Carlotta Vega

Patricia Mauceri (1995-present)

Kind widow Carlotta Espinoza Vega is introduced in 1995 as the longtime maid and loyal confidante of Dorian Cramer Lord. Carlotta's teenage son Cristian soon becomes romantically involved with heiress Jessica Buchanan. At first, both Carlotta and Jessica's parents disapprove of the match. Carlotta's elder son Antonio, a former gang member in Llanview's Angel Square, is released from prison the same year after serving a seven-year sentence for murder. Carlotta eventually quits Dorian's employ to run her own diner. Antonio later proves that his crime had been self-defense; he becomes a lawyer and then a police officer, eventually leaving town in 1998, but returning in 2000. Carlotta herself is romantically linked at times to both Clint Buchanan and Hank Gannon.

Carlotta suffers through the disappearance and presumed death of Cristian in 2003; Antonio is also accused of killing Keri Reynolds, the mother of his child, but is later exonerated. Also in 2003, Carlotta's 15-year-old goddaughter Adriana Colón arrives in Llanview; by 2004 it is revealed that Adriana is actually the secret daughter of Carlotta's brother, crime lord Manuel Santi, and Dorian Lord.

A Cristian lookalike with no memory of his past appears in Llanview in 2004, secretly programmed by Manuel's son Tico Santi to kill Antonio — who is secretly Manuel's eldest son and heir. Carlotta is forced to admit that Antonio is actually Manuel's son with Isabella/Angelina; the attempt to murder Antonio fails as the trauma of trying to kill his own brother brings Cristian's memories flooding back. After killing Tico and being sent to prison in 2005, Cristian keeps his true identity hidden from his family. Later in 2005, Cristian's sentence is overturned; he is released from jail and reveals himself to his overjoyed mother.

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[edit] See also

• List of One Life to Live characters