1979 (#16) - Nikki's attempted rape and Nick's death

Casey, worried about her father's situation and her relationship with Nikki, and realizing that Nick hasn't changed at all, decides she can no longer remain silent for long, and feels she warns Nikki and reveals how the man had abused her in the past. But Nikki refuses to believe her sister's words, convinced that Casey, jealous of the good relationship between her and Nick, is trying to make her father the scapegoat for her inability to relate to men. That is, until Nikki comes face-to-face with the terrible truth. Nick, back home drunk, tries to rape a distraught Nikki who asks for help in vain. The woman tries to get away from the attentions of her father and, in the heat of the moment, hits him on the head with a sharp object. Casey and Brock, very concerned, rushed immediately to the hospital and they are informed of the whole situation by Nikki. A now dying Nick, so, asks forgiveness to both daughters declaring that he never intended to hurt them, and before dying, tells them that he loves them. Then, in front of the cops, Casey and Nikki confess their truth. Luckily, the officers believe their testimony, informing the girls that Nick had a long history of rapes, which will prevent Nikki from being charged with murder and that she will be exonerated in self-defense. Nick's funeral ends one of the saddest events in Genoa City that everyone wants to put behind them as quickly as possible.