1983 (#21) - Kevin and Nikki's divorce and the temporary custody to Allison

Victor's reappearance after his presumed death did not lead to a reunion with Nikki, as she most likely would have hoped. Having overcome this parenthesis of confusion in Nikki's heart, she is once again determined to maintain her relationship with Kevin, especially for the sake of little Victoria on whom she intends to concentrate all her energy. So she decides to stop definitively her work at the Bayou and even to break up with Rick, who, however, is more and more insistent and starts to seriously regret tearing up Katherine's letter. But the problems for Nikki are certainly not over, and a new dramatic development is waiting to unfold. It all begins when the fugitive Tony Di Salvo returns to Genoa City, who after a period in which he disappeared in order to calm the waters, decides to return to the business as usual, with the firm intention, now, to become the boss, after Pete's death. Tony's move to immediately return to make money with the criminals is to exploit the video in his possession created with the hidden recordings obtained by Leroy from Nikki's services at the Bayou. Tony thus puts the porn film Hot Hips, in which Nikki's face is clearly visible, on the market; a film that immediately receives a resounding sales success. Allison, meanwhile, is increasingly bitter and disappointed that not even her attempt with Rick destroyed her son Kevin's marriage to Nikki. But just when she appears resigned, Allison receives a shocking news from her manicurist, Ruby Collins, confessing to this the success of the red light movie in which Nikki is the main character. Upon hearing the news, an incredulous Allison runs to buy the film and, on seeing it, is pleased to have in her hands the weapon that will decree the divorce between Kevin and Nikki. Allison threatens Nikki with telling Kevin the truth, forcing her to sign a document of temporary custody of Victoria by Allison. Nikki initially refuses to declare herself unfit to be Victoria's mother, but when Allison calls Ruby to ask her to spread the word, Nikki is forced to sign. Even so, the news of Nikki's porn film doesn't take long to reach Kevin. Kevin is incredulous and angry with his wife, calling this the straw that broke the camel's back in their marriage. Nikki can't believe that the woman in the video is her, defending herself that she did nothing of the sort and was simply discredited by Allison, but she is forced to admit that she is her when the evidence shows her face while dancing at the Bayou. Rick, meanwhile, defends Nikki and clashes with Kevin, angry at yet another disappointment of his wife, with whom he has a fight. After many of Kevin's divorce requests, all rejected by Nikki, in the end it is Rick who convinces Nikki herself that it is impossible to continue a loveless marriage with Kevin. So they fly to Haiti to speed up the divorce process.When she returns to Genoa City, however, Nikki discovers with dismay that Allison has arranged for Victoria's temporary custody, convincing Earl, Kevin and who she believes to be her granddaughter to leave for San Francisco.