1982 (#24) - Allison's grudge and Earl's history with Katherine

Allison's hatred for Nikki is mainly due to the fact that she has a deep friendship with Katherine, which was further strengthened by Jerry's death. In fact, Allison has always hated Katherine for the fact that her husband Earl, Katherine's former high school friend, had a love affair with her in the past before their marriage. The hostility between the two women suddenly reemerges when Earl, upon seeing Katherine again, realizes that he still has a strong feeling for her. In front of her husband's confessions, Allison is literally shocked and promises to do everything possible to get in the way of both Nikki and Katherine. Meanwhile, she starts dating Earl more and more often, feeling lonely after Jerry's death. Earl starts cheating on Allison, but she is determined to do anything to save her marriage. Katherine, meanwhile, tries to convince Earl to ask his wife for a divorce, but he, while confirming that he no longer loves her, seems doubtful when confronted with such a precipitous choice. Katherine, however, does not give up and contacts her friend Douglas so he can interfere in Earl and Allison's marriage by courting the woman, and also to seek contact in court for a divorce decision in court. However, just when Douglas confirms to Katherine that he has found a judge willing to be corrupted in order to facilitate the divorce proceedings, Earl confides to Katherine that he has reconsidered and that he no longer wants a divorce.