1982 (#6) - The transplant surgery and Snapper's farewell to Chuckie and Sally

Chuckie's condition, meanwhile, is becoming increasingly critical and the child needs a kidney transplant as soon as possible. At the same time, Snapper, increasingly nervous and worried, returns home to Chris less and less after work, preferring to stay at the hospital next to Sally and little Chuckie. This time Chris is much more sympathetic than in the past, having actually realized the gravity of the situation personally; however, she is determined to somehow put a stop to Sally's attempt to win over Snapper. Knowing that Sally is currently engaged to the brother of Cinthia Harris, Stan Harris, with whom she lives in Michigan, Chris plans to contact and convince him to come to Genoa City to be with his woman and Chuckie. In fact, the man had already packed and about to leave to reunite with his woman, and Chris appears satisfied that his Snapper no longer runs the risk of being involved in a possible relationship with Sally. She, meanwhile, in despair of losing her son, tries to persuade Snapper to reveal his paternity to Chuckie; Snapper, however, despite the fact that he has now built a good relationship with the child, prefers to wait, despite the fact that he is aware that there could be no more time if the operation goes wrong. In Snapper's decision to wait to reveal the truth, Greg's advice was decisive, knowing that such a decision would destroy Chris and further fuel his fears of a reunion between Sally and Snapper. In fact, Greg advised his brother not to lose sight of his priority: Chris and Jennifer, because they are special people that no one would let slip away, not hiding an interest in Chris herself. This allusion annoys Snapper, forced to collect the countless hit by Stuart who admits that he would have preferred Chris to marry Greg. When the situation for Chuckie becomes critical, Snapper decides to donate one of his kidneys to his son, a gesture that receives the admiration of all. To everyone's great joy, fortunately, the transplant goes well and Chuckie recovers. Snapper convinces Sally that it is better not to tell Chuckie the truth about who is his real father and to continue to let him believe that it's Stan, who is happy to be able to raise Chuckie to whom he is now very close. Sally and Stan make the decision to leave Genoa City and return to Michigan to continue their lives. The time comes for a moving farewell between a grieving Snapper, aware that he will never see his son Chuckie again.