1989 (#25) - Derek's suicide and the marriage between Scott and Lauren

The happiness and tranquility at home of the reunited Grainger and Blair family, unfortunately, lasts only a short time. Jessica, Jim, Scott and Christine, not having a house where everyone can live, their respective apartments being inadequate, decide to move temporarily to the Genoa City Hotel, waiting for final accommodation. Just when Christine finally seems to have found the smile and the joy of living, thanks also to Danny's love, however, here is the threatening Derek again, who just to better keep Christine under observation is hired at the hotel where he lives. For days and days Derek studies the habits of the family and waits for Christine to be alone in the room; and using the second key used by the hotel staff, Derek manages to enter the room. Faced with a terrified Christine, Derek does not break down and orders the woman to withdraw her charges so that the trial against her will be dropped. While a frightened Christine begs Derek not to hurt her, Jim and Scott return to the room, finding Derek shocked to put a gun to Christine's head. While Jim tries to talk some sense into Derek, Scott takes the initiative, kicking the gun and dropping it on the floor, triggering a violent collusion with the man. Derek is in time to pick up the gun and shoot Scott, but in the end he gets the upper hand and points the gun at Derek, while Jim calls the police. Derek, however, not at all intent on ending up in the hands of the authorities, surprisingly throws himself from the hotel, killing himself. Fortunately, the blow suffered by Scott was light and the wound is only marginal. However, very upset by what happened, Scott, having realized that life is too short to postpone his dreams, instinctively asks Lauren, in a rush of love, to become his wife, wanting to plan a future with her from this moment on. The woman, who also finds the closeness of her mother Joanna, who returned to Genoa City specifically to meet Scott, is very happy to marry the man. A few days later, the two celebrate their union before God and the whole family, still upset by Derek's events but determined to put this period behind them. After moving into Lauren's luxurious home, Scott and the woman began to build their life together.