1978 (#1) - Derek's arrival and Jill's dream of the beauty salon

A few years passed in Genoa City, but for Jill, it seems like it never happened. Losing the Chancellor inheritance, in fact, the girl is looking again for a job to support herself and her family, and without a man to raise her son Phillip Jr. Jill returns to look for a job again, and once again she is supported by her older brother Snapper, who is always demonstrating an overprotecting attitude. When Jill manages to get herself hired by a barber, in fact, it's Snapper himself who forces her to quit after hearing some customer's comments and advances harassing Jill. The long-awaited turning point for Jill, however, is around the corner, and it comes with the arrival in town of Derek Thurston, a young and charming hairdresser who has the dream of opening a beauty salon and in the meantime opens a small barber shop. It is Brock who asked Derek to hire Jill, aware of the difficult economic circumstances of the Foster family. Since their first meeting, Derek and Jill feel attracted to each other and they share a passion for cosmetics, thing that brings them closer and closer.