1993 (#25) - Malaria infection and Eve's death

Determined to reveal the truth to Victoria and Cole about the paternity of the latter, in order to prevent an incestuous marriage between the two half-brothers, Eve arrives in Genoa City and, as soon as she lands, immediately goes to Victor's ranch. Here, it is Cole who opens the door and is happily surprised to see Eve, who is supposed to have returned to the city to express her joy at the imminent marriage and to attend the wedding with Victoria. Cole then lets his mother into the house, who warns him that she has some very important information to tell him. However, as soon as she sits down in the living room, Eve quickly loses consciousness and falls to the floor, fainting. Brought to the hospital still in shock, the woman is taken care of by Dr. Bonnie Franklyn who, after being warned of the woman's cruise, immediately suspects a viral infection. In the end, as Bonnie feared, the diagnosis is merciless: Eve is suffering from malaria. Cole's optimism, believing the disease to be eradicated and easily treatable, turns out to be far from justified as the disease is in a very advanced state due to the infection that is now widespread. The woman hangs for days between life and death in a state of semi-coma. Several times Eve tries to talk to her son to tell him the truth about her paternity, but every attempt to make herself understood is useless, and when Victoria notices that the woman is trying to suggest something to him, Cole imagines that it is a wish for their next union. In the end, Eve suffers a stroke that proves fatal, and dies in the arms of a desperate Cole, who is consoled by Victoria and Nikki.

1993 (#22) - Victor and Nikki's reunion, Cole's letter, and Eve's secret

Victor's sudden return to the city is obviously destined to cause strong repercussions in the love lives of the people connected to him as well. Nikki, in particular, can't contain her joy at seeing Victor alive again, and this annoys Cole, who is disappointed by the fact that the woman seems to have a special bond with Victor. Feeling a little neglected, the man thus finds interest in Victoria's attention, who hopes at this point even more that Nikki will be able to reunite with her father, so as to let him have his way with Cole. Reinvigorated in her hopes of getting the man, Victoria becomes much more resourceful and thus seduces Cole, with whom she has her first sexual intercourse. The following day, Cole suggests to Nikki that she should go back to pursuing her dream of getting back with Victor, her true destiny, then admits that he is not interested in a relationship in which he serves as a consolation prize. Nikki ponders Cole's words for a long time and decides to give herself a new chance with Victor, who in the meantime shows himself to be completely and utterly in love with Hope, Nikki's new rival. Since their first meeting, there is bad blood between the two; Nikki accuses Hope of stealing Victor's heart by exploiting her condition and her blindness, while Hope reminds Nikki why Victor decided to leave Genoa City. Meanwhile, Cole and Victoria live intense and happy moments together and start planning their future together. Cole reproaches Victoria for wanting to keep Victor out of her life, deciding not to even inform him of their engagement, and urges her, to no avail, to open up more to him. However, it is precisely the arguments used with Victoria that convince the man to write a letter to his mother Eve to inform her of the recent developments in Genoa City. In the letter, Cole tells about his relationship with Victor's daughter and his intention to marry her as soon as possible. Reading the letter, while enjoying a relaxing cruise in the middle of the Ocean, Eve is shocked. In fact, she realizes that neither Cole nor Victoria have been informed that they are half-brothers, as they are both Victor's children. Determined to stop the two boys, therefore, Eve decides to abandon her cruise and return to the city as soon as possible. The woman does not imagine, however, that a simple and trivial mosquito bite will tragically ruin all her plans.

1993 (#9) - Eve's return and Victoria's fantasies about novelist Cole

Many years after their last meeting, the beautiful Eve shows up at Victor's ranch. Eve is happy to meet the only man she has ever truly loved, and moreover, the father of her child. Unlike what the woman herself imagined, Victor, still upset about what happened to Nikki, is happy to see Eve again. Victor assures the woman that he has long since put aside his past crimes, and has now forgiven her. However, Victor is satisfied when he learns from Eve that she never told her son the truth about her paternity; in fact, she has no intention of taking over Cole's life now. Saddened and distraught by Victor's words, Eve decides to leave town again. In tears, before leaving the ranch, she leaves some photos of Cole between the pages of the book Victor is reading. It is during an evening at home, then, that a lonely Victor comes across Cole's photos; regretting never having been part of his son's life, Victor calls Eve informing her that he wants to make up for the many years he has neglected Cole and wants to meet him. Eve decides to return to Genoa City to introduce Cole to Victor; however, she doesn't inform him that he's her father, but rather a simple friend who would be happy to host him for a while, in the meantime they wait for them to find accommodation in the city and, above all, a job. Soon, however, Eve, visibly unwilling to see Victor again, leaves the city, disappearing as she has done so many times before with Cole. Cole, tired of continuously chasing his mother, decides to stay in the city, asking Victor for hospitality. From the very first meeting with the man, however, Cole, a young novice novelist, immediately takes a dislike to the man, but accepts his offer to work at the ranch in exchange for a quiet place to write. Cole's presence at the ranch obviously does not go unnoticed by Victoria who, still hurt by her separation from Ryan, appears intrigued by the young man's arrival. Soon, despite the fact that there is a considerable age difference of over ten years between Cole and the young girl, the two begin to get to know each other and develop a mutual interest. Cole is taken by the beauty of the girl and her elegance and genuineness, while Victoria is literally fascinated by the intellectual and intelligent air of the man, with whom she soon falls madly in love. Victoria, who seems to have already forgotten Ryan, begins to seduce the man, who, however, while flirting with her, warns her not to start a relationship with a minor. Victoria is disappointed but more and more determined to break through to Cole's heart, to the point that, when the divorce papers arrive with Ryan, she signs them without a second thought and without the slightest sign of repentance or indecision.

1985 (#3) - Rick's capture, meeting with Eve and escaping from the psychiatric facility

After a few months on the run, Rick Daros' escape ends. The news reaches two enthusiastic Victor and Nikki, who are informed by the state police that they have arrested the dangerous criminal as he was preparing to leave the state. The couple are so happy to finally be able to turn the page and close that sad chapter of their lives for good, hoping to never have to deal with the man again. In the meantime, he still manages to avoid jail by obtaining a mental illness medical certification; and the man is thus taken to a psychiatric institution, the same one where Eve Howard is hospitalized. As soon as they met, Eve and Rick immediately recognized each other; the two, in fact, were romantically involved in the past just before Eve met Victor and was hired as a secretary. And now that they have found each other again, both of them, without the need to exchange a single word, understand that they must run away from the institute together. Eve and Rick thus began to plan an escape from the center; an escape that was soon put into practice and completed. Once free, Eve and Rick can finally begin this new chapter of their lives together, and both agree that they must leave the United States. A few days later, Rick and Eve meet as lovers in Genoa City, where they reach Victor's ranch. Not finding anyone, since Nikki and Victor are on vacation, Eve sneaks into the house and manages to steal a few thousand dollars that allows the two to escape to Europe with the firm intention of starting a new life, together with little Cole.

1983 (#19) - The exhumation of the coffin, the marriage to Eve and Max's death

After the ceremony, Eve and Max immediately made sure that no one would suspect them. Max, aware that a possible autopsy could lead the police to incriminate them, incites Eve to oppose the burial of Victor, despite the opposition of Julia and everyone. In the end, Eve and Max secretly dig up the coffin and take it to the ranch, placing the coffin in Victor's bedroom, which in the meantime begins to appear fleetingly to Eve in order to intimidate her. Eve thus begins to believe she is hallucinating and, despite Max trying to calm her down, she begins to become agitated, convinced that Victor's spirit wants revenge. Eve's anxieties reach their top when Julia confides to the woman the suspicion that Victor has been killed and, at the same time, what Eve thinks is the ghost of Victor in a threatening tone. Max tries to reason with the woman about the need to get rid of the coffin by burning it, and Eve asks to be allowed to cremate the body, which is opposed by everyone. In the meantime, noticing that Eve is showing increasing signs of mental instability, Max thinks well of proposing to the woman to marry, which would allow him, in case of a declared mentally incapacity, to inherit half of Cole's estate instead of the woman. Max, in this way, secretly arranged a wedding with Eve right in Victor's room, next to his coffin. The priest, frightened by the strange request of the two, hastily celebrates their union before leaving without too many formalities. During the ceremony, moreover, an amused Victor appears again before Eve's eyes, smiling at her, which triggers the woman's terror, who hastens to marry the man without thinking about it. Having acquired enough evidence of what was their plan, Victor decides to put an end to the mise-en-scène by revealing himself in front of them in the ranch barn. At this point not only Eve, but also Max begins to panic, unable to believe his eyes. The result is a furious fight that mainly involves Eve and Julia, while a shocked Max, petrified and frightened by Victor, stumbles back and falls to the ground, being forked by an agricultural tool. Max dies instantly and the police, called by Julia and promptly intervened, arrest Eve, who is then locked up in a psychiatric centre.

1983 (#15) - The fake marriage proposal to Eve, the deceit surrounding Victor's death

Eve's plan, meanwhile, seems to be working and bringing more and more Victor to certain death. The only one who suspects that there is something strange in this matter, knowing that she remembers the words of that mysterious phone call whose voice sounds a lot like Max's, is Julia. Noticing Eve going to the ranch on time despite Victor's alleged absence, the woman discovers that Victor never actually left. Julia is astonished to see the man reduced to that condition and despairs. During one of her visits, however, Julia begins to be seriously suspicious when she finds Victor's dog dead near the bowl with his own leftovers of food, which Julia herself had given him the day before. Victor and Julia thus begin to be suspicious of Eve and soon, thanks also to the help of Douglas, they manage to understand the woman's crazy plan, proved also by the analysis of the food, which confirms the thesis of poisoning. Once back on their feet thanks to an antidote, and determined to teach Eve a lesson and take revenge for her attempt to kill him, Victor, together with Julia and Douglas, then develops a plan to trap the woman. The following day, Victor, now ill, tells Eve that he is almost dying and that he wants to confess his love for her. So he proposes to her to get married, in order to fulfill his dream, not forgetting to make it clear that, as his legitimate wife, she would inherit his entire estate. Eve cannot believe Victor's words and, delighted to be able to take not only half but the entire estate, warns Max to stop the poisoning until the wedding. Julia, meanwhile, pretends to be Eve's friend and helps her prepare for the wedding. However, on the day of the wedding, on arrival at Victor's house, a distraught Eve finds the paramedics on a stretcher carrying a man covered, claiming that Victor died that night. Eve cannot believe how this could have happened and takes it out on Max, who defends herself by confirming that she has stopped poisoning him. Victor, meanwhile, makes sure that the coffin is closed promptly so that no one knows it's empty. On the day of his funeral, from a hidden spot the man then enjoys his funeral watching all the grieving people, anxious to make Eve and Max pay for it.

1983 (#12) - Eve and Max's plan, Victor's poisoning and the trip to Tahiti

Eve's chance to put her crazy plan into action is imminent. When Victor allows his trusted butler and personal chef, Charles, to take a long vacation after years of service, Eve kindly offers to replace Charles in the kitchen to prepare Victor's meals. Eve, exploiting her old friendship with the mad chemist Max Siebalt, decides to poison Victor and thus receive the inheritance. Max, whom Eve introduces to a curious Julia as a wealthy count she's dating, thus prepares a lethal cure for Victor, which Eve immediately begins to mix in small doses, so that it can't be traced in the man's meals, who in the meantime, with the firm intention of forgetting Nikki, begins to date Julia again. As the days go by, Victor is so slowly and methodically poisoned to the point he begins to lose weight until, weakened, he falls to the ground stunned. Julia, worried, immediately calls the doctor, who, not perceiving anything about the real causes of the sickness, attributes the episode to tiredness, thus advising him to rest and to think only of relaxation. Victor then plans to go on holiday to Tahiti with Julia, happy for the man's thoughts. However, Eve and Max have other plans in mind. Having failed one of their attempts to kill Victor in a fake horseback riding accident, after having drugged this one too, the couple decide to hide Victor, now increasingly powerless, in his ranch and continue poisoning him to death. Julia appears perplexed when Eve informs her that Victor has decided to leave alone for Tahiti, not wanting to have Julia in his way; motivation which leaves the woman disappointed. But Julia, soon, begins to be skeptical about Victor's alleged departure, and begins to be suspicious when she is unable in any way, even because of a tropical storm on the island, to get in touch with Victor. In reality, the idea of telling Julia that he only went to Tahiti is Victor's idea, partly because he doesn't want the woman to see him in those conditions, partly because he is now subjugated by the control of Eve, who takes advantage of the man's confused state. When Victor asks Eve to call a doctor, the same Max shows up in front of the man who, pretending to be a doctor, prescribes a cure with the promise that will certainly make him feel better. In reality, what Max prescribes to Victor is an additional bacterial poison capable of causing him to become addicted. Soon, in fact, Victor finds himself too weak to eat and begins to be fed by IV, in which of course there is a strong dose of poison.

1983 (#8) - The threats to Victor, Julia's warning and Eve's return.

When Victor's ex-wife, Julia, hears on the phone, through a telephone line disturbance evidently caused by cable contact, a man saying the words "Victor must die", she immediately hurries to call the man back to warn him. The man, surprised to hear Julia, laughs about it and proposes instead to talk about it in person, taking advantage of it to invite her to dinner. Julia decides to return from Paris. Victor confirms that he believes that what Julia has heard is nonsense and does not care about it, not wanting to give it any importance; Julia, however, shows herself rather worried, admitting that she is happy to have had the opportunity to see Victor again. Between the two, it is clear, there is still the harmony of the past. Victor then realizes with amazement that he has forgotten how beautiful the woman was, remaining fascinated by her femininity. Victor himself, then, notices how Julia has acquired a new inner strength and maturity, evidently the result of the independence acquired after her separation with Victor. In the meantime, he updates his ex-wife on the latest developments, informing her that he had once again hired Eve as his personal secretary under pressure from Douglas. Julia notices his doubts about the decision, but Victor, who was in fact almost forced by the woman's insistence, always looking for money under the pretext of Cole's paternity, reassures the woman that he warned Eve not to meddle in his personal affairs again if she did not want to lose her job immediately, since Victor intends to maintain an exclusively working and professional relationship with her. In reality, obviously, the motivations that pushed Eve to return to Genoa City are quite different, and linked as always to the relationship between her son Cole and Victor. In fact, remembering to have heard Douglas say that Victor had always had a particular predilection for his son Cole to the point of having left half of his estate to the child in his will, Eve decided to return to Victor and this time to get her inheritance back as soon as possible.

1981 (#22) - Derek's plan and the agreement between Eve and Victor

After losing control of Chancellor Industries to Victor, it is only logical that Derek began to feel a great resentment towards the man; resentment also increased by the flirt between Victor and Judy, with whom Derek hoped to have a future. When Derek accidentally meets Eve, who can't forgive Victor for not recognizing her son, it's normal for the two to work together to bring Victor down and take revenge on him. After Eve informs him of the situation regarding Julia's pregnancy, therefore, Derek decides to take action to destroy the man who ruined his life. Derek thus, thanks to the knowledge of a doctor in the hospital, manages to get his hands on the report of Victor's vasectomy, which confirms the fact that Julia's baby was conceived after the operation. Eve and Derek decide to send a copy of the report to Julia, who realizes that the baby she is carrying is clearly Michael's. Julia thus informs Michael, sharing sweet moments with him. What Julia cannot imagine is that Victor also understands the truth about the fatherhood of Julia's baby, which turns his jealousy into certainty about Julia's betrayals. Victor then decides to record Julia's hidden conversations with her lover Michael in order to obtain evidence about the relationship between the two. Victor then decides to take action. First, he decides to get rid of Eve, accepting the woman's last financial request for $50,000, but only on the condition that she had agreed to hide her fatherhood: Eve would claim to have been widowed and to have received a large inheritance from Cole's rich uncle, who was supposed to study at one of the best schools in Switzerland. Eve, now resigned to not seeing Victor's paternity of Cole recognized, decided to leave Genoa City forever.

1981 (#16) - Victor's vasectomy, Julia and Michael's passion, Eve's requests

During his work at Jabot, Michael is struck by Julia's beauty and doesn't hide the fact that he would like to date her if she wasn't married. Julia, while admitting that she enjoys Michael's kindness and charm, confirms that she is happily married to Victor. In fact, the marriage between the two finally seems to be going well and Julia begins to fantasize about a future baby. The subject, which has always been a taboo with Victor who absolutely has no intention of becoming a father, is, as always, put aside by the man, who is strongly disagrees with the idea of having a child in their life. To make sure that he doesn't end up with his wife expecting a baby at any moment, Victor undergoes a vasectomy that guarantees him the impossibility of having children. Victor, of course, does not inform his wife about the vasectomy, so that she will believe that the non-pregnancy is exclusively due to bad luck. In any case, Julia does not hide her bitterness for her husband's harshness and his opinions that are often too far from hers, despite the fact that she is convinced that inside him there is still the sweet man of then. The cooling off period in Victor and Julia's relationship, meanwhile, allows Michael to get closer and closer. Things fall apart for Julia when Eve, with her son Cole, returns to town surprised. Realizing that she doesn't just want money to hide, but rather to fight to get Victor and reunite her family, not resigning herself to the fact that the father of her child will remain exclusively her one-night stand, Eve is disappointed when she learns that Victor is out of town on business. Despite everything, Eve does not miss the opportunity to visit Victor's house with an excuse and meet his wife Julia. She soon becomes suspicious and begins to understand that Eve is Victor's mistress; on the other hand, the woman does not do much to hide it. Unable to react and realizing that she has once again been mocked by her husband, a desperate Julia finds comfort in Michael's arms. Overwhelmed by grief, Julia lets herself go and the two spend a night of passion. Only in the morning does Julia realize that she has betrayed Victor for the first time and, feeling strongly guilty, she returns home before Victor returns. In the meantime, he runs into Eve, and denies the recognition of Cole as his son. Eve, after a failed seduction attempt, argues furiously with the man and the woman refuses further sums of money, promising that she will fight to see what is due to her.

1980 (#29) - Victor's night of love with Eve and Cole's Conception

As the months went by, Victor's financial situation improved day by day. Katherine's company, in fact, from the moment of his arrival, also with the help of the disappearance of the woman, an event that inevitably increased advertising, has achieved extraordinary results, all to the delight of George, who is happy to no longer have Derek around. In fact, Katherine's widower has in fact been excluded from the shares of his deceased wife and this prevents him from seeing Judy with precedent frequency, with whom he soon interrupted what could have been the beginning of a love story. By now, it is only Victor who dominates the company, and it is no coincidence that he constantly receives Judy's attention. As is often the case, however, Victor's fortunes at work receive a negative counterpart in family life. In fact, while Victor is unaware of the strange friendship between Julia and Brock, an old acquaintance of Victor's, Eve Howard, arrives in Genoa City. The girl, once his secretary, was Victor's mistress. The feelings between the two have never disappeared and to testify it is the night of love that they spend as soon as Victor manages to find an excuse for Julia. What Victor does not expect, however, is what he sees the next morning at Eve's house, the woman with a child in her arms. Eve thus informs Victor that Cole is her son, having been conceived six years earlier during a business trip to Acapulco. Victor thus realizes that the woman could put his marriage with Julia in great danger, being then engaged to Julia and close to marriage. However, Victor refuses to recognize his son and to tell the truth to Julia, and even gives a certain amount of money to the woman to get out of town and keep quiet.