1983 (#11) - Mary's abduction and the fatal shooting between Alex and Pete

Months and months passed without having any more contact from Paul, having his news only from the newspapers in which the boy appears more and more involved in crime, convince Carl to no longer consider Paul as a member of his family. Carl's position destroys Patty and Mary, who are still hoping that their son will return to them. Meanwhile, the long-awaited turn of events in Paul's investigation arrives: the man, in fact, finally manages to find the missing piece of evidence, namely Alex, the corrupt policeman former colleague of his father Carl. Paul thus understands all the reasons that led Carl to be framed and gets in touch with Andy and Alex himself, who is initially reluctant to cooperate. Tony, meanwhile, overhears a conversation between Alex and Paul and understands that Paul is nothing more than an undercover. Informed Pete of Paul's identity, the boss then decides to punish him psychologically, before he dies. So he decides to kidnap his mother Mary under the desperate eyes of Carl, who even goes so far as to hypothesize an exchange, Mary for Paul, if only he could track him down. The episode of Mary's kidnapping, meanwhile, finally manages to convince Alex on the right thing to do, and together with Andy and Paul sets out to find Pete to save Mary. Andy convinces Paul and Alex to report it to the police, but Pete manages to surprise them in time. A shooting ensues from the bloody epilogue, as Alex and Pete shoot and kill each other. When the police rush in, Tony has already escaped, but he finds Andy and Paul who manage to explain the whole thing and save Mary. The police believe the reconstruction of Paul, who can then embrace his family again, happy to know the whole truth. Carl is proud of his son and embraces him, asking for forgiveness for not having understood the project and not having trusted him; then Paul introduces Cindy to Carl, Mary and Patty, who also meet the parents of the girl, James Lake and Margareth Lake, and the Cindy's sister, Sammy.

1982 (#13) - The investigation into the mafia racket, Carl's suspension from the police

While Carl and Mary are busy with apprehension following the events involving their daughter Patty and the forthcoming possible marriage to Jack, no one suspects the imminent tragic events that await Genoa City and first and foremost the members of the Williams family. It all begins when Carl is supported in his work by Alex Morgan, a long time corrupt police officer with connections to the mafia. Carl soon begins to suspect Alex's shady behaviour and in great secrecy begins to write a report to be read, once complete, to their boss Frank Lewis. Carl, thus, begins to investigate his own teammate, who evidently knows very well the mafia boss Pete Walker, who is supposed to run a lucrative and dangerous drug and prostitution ring. Alex and Pete soon realize that Carl could be a problem for them and they decide to get rid of him by framing him with false accusations; and so, when Carl manages to contact Pam Warren, a waitress in Lucas' club who is suspected to be a prostitute, she drugs him with pills. Having regained consciousness after the stun, the man is accused of rape. Carl admits he doesn't remember anything, but he doesn't think it's possible he did something like that. Mary, initially angry at Carl for what she thought was a fling, begins to realize that there is something strange going on and swears to Carl to believe him. Robert Laurence, meanwhile, offers to defend the man for the symbolic sum of $50, knowing the financial difficulties the Williams family faces. He is deeply grateful to him, but he cannot avoid being suspended from police duty, which destroys the man. Carl's accusations against Pete, who denies ever having known or seen Pam or Carl, fall on deaf ears. The same Carl's boss, Frank Lewis, does not believe a single word of the accusations of Pam, but is forced to sign the suspension of the man's service, accomplice also the testimony of Alex, who swears to have witnessed the advances of Carl against Pam.