1985 (#23) - Alan's arrival from Scotland and Victor's intrigues with Julia

Resigned in not being able to be with Julia, Douglas is nevertheless determined to support her and not leave her alone during this delicate period of her life. Julia, on the other hand, is grateful for the presence of the man, and thanks him several times: fortunately, their friendship has remained intact despite everything and despite the fact that it is not easy for the man to be close to his best friend's ex-wife. Douglas, meanwhile, receives a phone call from Scotland from his son Alan Austin, who informs him that he will soon come to Genoa City for work reasons. As soon as he arrives in the city, Douglas is convinced that he might be the right man for Julia and so he introduces him to the woman, although Victor repeatedly advises against it. Julia is favourably impressed by Alan's gentle and charming manner and the two of them soon begin to see each other. A bit surprisingly, however, Victor is not very happy about it, and he doesn't like the man at all, who is considered to be exclusively a manipulative, fake and with second aims. It is Douglas who tries to dampen his friend Victor, explaining to him the genuineness and goodness of his son, who he thinks is perfect for Julia. Victor, however, by being somewhat jealous, tries to prevent the two of them from seeing each other in any way. That there is bad blood between Alan and Victor is also noticed by Julia, who is annoyed and asks Victor to think about his life and his wife Nikki, who is not enthusiastic about her husband's meddling in his ex-wife's life. Victor defends himself by claiming to be only protective of a dear friend like Julia, despite the fact that she repeatedly makes it clear that she does not appreciate him.