1980 (#23) - The traditional and religious spirit of Carl and the loss of Mary's baby

Fundamental to disrupting the New World Communion sect was Steven's intervention, which allowed the police to intervene. Steven in fact often collaborates with his father Carl, an accomplished detective of the Genoa City police. In arresting the leaders of the sect, and in identifying the participants in the sect, Carl is shocked to learn that Paul is also involved. The Williams family, in fact, is a very traditionalist family and tied to religious principles, and neither Carl nor his wife Mary, Paul and Steven's mother, would easily forgive their son for this. The Williams family, in addition to Steven and Paul, also consists of two other members: Todd, the first of the children and praised by their parents for taking the path of priesthood that took him away from Genoa City, and the youngest teenager Patty, who is still in high school. Steven promises Paul not to reveal anything about his participation in the sect, but he does not hide his regret and disappointment towards his brother. In the meantime, still in the Williams family, everyone is surprised and happy about Mary's new pregnancy, who, as a frequent visitor to the Congregation of the Sacred Heart, has taken this pregnancy, which occurred at a mature age, as a clear gift from the Lord. During one of the numerous and abundant family dinners, Mary being an excellent cook, Paul vents on Steven and Carl, claiming his independence; Steven's fury at his brother's irresponsibility soon becomes a fight that causes Mary's fall. Taken to the hospital, the woman suffers a miscarriage, which upsets Carl and the whole family. Feeling guilty about what happened, Paul spends whole days in the hospital next to his mother, donating blood several times to his mother, who is in mortal danger due to internal bleeding. Luckily Mary finally makes it through, even though there is great pain in her heart for the loss of the child.