1993 (#28) - Lauren's resignation, Scott's hospitalization, and meeting Sheila

After Brad destroyed the negatives of Sheila's photos, things seem to have finally settled down. Sheila has not shown up in Genoa City anymore and is likely continuing her marriage in Los Angeles to Eric. Lauren, on the other hand, has pulled herself out of the whole thing, wanting nothing more than to forget about Sheila. Lauren has thus kept it a secret from Scott that Sheila is not dead, and as far as she's concerned, she's probably convinced herself that she died in that now famous fire. In all these months that have passed, however, Lauren has not been able to find the right serenity with Scott, and has come to the conclusion that the only possible solution is a divorce. Even Scott, who realizes that between the two of them love ended with the first divorce, finally seems resigned to this decision. Scott himself, meanwhile, is admitted to the hospital, where Dr. Hank Steele announces that he is unfortunately suffering from a strong leukemia and that he does not have many days left to live. As soon as she learns of Scott's hospitalization, a desperate Sheila rushes to Genoa City to visit him. The man is shocked to see the woman again and between the two, in a very romantic meeting, it seems that love never ended. Sheila, after Scott's confession about his broken marriage to Lauren, invites him to abandon everything and leave with her, informing him that since she is not dead her marriage should actually still be legally valid. Scott, however, confesses to the woman about his state of health, urging her to continue the life she has created for herself in Los Angeles, wishing her all the luck in the world and saying goodbye through tears.

1986 (#20) - Jill's hospitalization in intensive care unit and the clues against Jack

Shortly after Sven puts the gun back, Jack willing to quickly forget this bad day comes out of his room and heads off. He notices, however, just outside the hotel, that some vagabonds are bothering Gina and so he asks the hotel concierge, Leonard, for help. With Leonard's gun, Jack runs after Gina's attackers and makes them leave before returning the gun to the owner. Michael, meanwhile, returns to his room and finds Jill lying on the floor in the shower in a pool of blood. He immediately alerts the ambulance, which takes Jill to the hospital, where she arrives in critical condition and is taken under observation in intensive care by Dr. Hank Steele. As Jill struggles between life and death, Michael informs the police of what happened and Carl, along with his assistant Salena Wylie, takes control of the investigation. After an argument with Michael about who might want to hurt Jill, suspicions all fall on Jack, who learns from Carl that the weapon used is a 38 caliber, the very one he used to drive away Gina's attackers. Scared that his fingerprints are on Leonard's gun, Jack runs to the hotel and takes the gun away, getting rid of it and throwing it into a lake. Carl soon realizes Leonard's gun is missing and immediately sets out to find Jack, who is no longer being tracked down. Jack, in fact, afraid that he might be accused of attempted murder, is trying to escape from Genoa City by boarding a one-way flight to Tahiti. Intercepted by Salena, this stops him in time and takes him back to the police station where he's interrogated. on charges of attempted murder despite these attempts to explain his reasons. Jack's position, however, becomes increasingly problematic when, a few days later, a cop named Ken Cosny finds the incriminating weapon with the man's prints on it.

1986 (#4) - Lauren's captivity, Shawn's aggression, and Andy's injury

The start of the forced move into Shawn's house, for Lauren, was only the first episode of what would soon turn into a nightmare. As time went by, Shawn became more and more possessive and violent towards Lauren, turning his house into a real prison for the woman, who was soon prevented from going out and even meeting her parents, who were increasingly worried about her daughter's strange behaviour. All this, for the fear that the woman might meet up with Paul. Shawn's aggressiveness soon begins to scare the hell out of poor Lauren, who realizes that the man is suffering from a real psychosis and is therefore dealing with a crazy person. Meanwhile, Paul's belief that Shawn is hiding something vanishes more and more, partly because Shawn himself is doing everything he can to make Paul believe that the decision to abandon him was made voluntarily by the woman. Meanwhile, she realizes with great desperation that she is pregnant with Paul, an event that could put both her life and her husband's at risk. Lauren tries every way to get in touch with Paul, but Shawn prevents her from doing so; and convinced that the time has come to eliminate the man, Shawn calls Turk and warns him to take action. Meanwhile, Andy introduces Farren to his old friend Paul, not suspecting that Turk is secretly ready to collude. A first shot from Turk misses the target, but just enough to scare Farren and alert both Andy and Paul, who responds to the fire. A second bullet from Turk aimed at Paul does not end in vain this time, but it mistakenly hits Andy, who, wounded, falls to the ground in a pool of blood. Farren and Paul, thus, run to the hospital, where Andy is admitted to intensive care halfway between life and death under the care of Dr. Hank Steele.

1984 (#18) - Victor and Nikki's shimmering, glittering and sumptuous marriage

Nikki's happiness over her impending marriage to Victor was soon put at risk by news of Victor's health. While Douglas is helping the man prepare for the wedding, Victor has the opportunity to study his medical records personally, and what he sees, of course, upsets him. Victor immediately contacts Dr. Steele, who confirms his risk of impotence and, above all, the fact that he has already informed Nikki of the news. The woman apologizes for not saying anything to Victor; however, she insists to the man that he doesn't care if they can't have children, since the only thing that matters to her is to live with him and Victoria for the rest of her life. But Victor, full as ever of pride, decides to annul her marriage, believing that Nikki deserves much more than a sterile man. Full of anger and self-pity, Victor withdraws into himself by refusing to see a desperate Nikki, begging the man to reconsider. Determined to leave Genoa City, leaving every memory of Nikki in the city, Victor orders Douglas to take him to the airport. Douglas, however, intent on proving to the man that it would certainly not be a mere chance of sterility that would ruin his life, decides to leave photographic magazines in the back seat of the car with Nikki in sensual poses. In a few moments, realizing that he had not lost his manhood at all, Victor immediately ordered Douglas to go back, because he was going to marry Nikki that very day, being sure that he would have no problem with his sexual performance. Seeing Victor return, Nikki's tears of despair soon turn into tears of joy: the two of them embrace each other and Victor once again asks Nikki, his "rough diamond", for her hand, as he has always jokingly defined her, as he intends to become her husband from now on. The marriage between Victor and Nikki was the biggest, most spectacular and sumptuous marriage Genoa City has ever seen. In fact, Victor decided not to save anything for his organization, spending a lot of money in the organization of the ceremony and in Nikki's wedding dress, designed by the best designers and embellished with silk and glittering pearls. A real elite of guests were also invited, from the Arab sheikhs oil magnates to the most powerful European and Asian businessmen. But family and close friends, including those from previous years, as in the case of Derek, who returned for the wedding accompanying his ex-wife Katherine, were considered the most important wedding guests. The moment of the fateful event of two moved and excited Victor and Nikki, presided over by Reverend Jerry Frazier, is certainly the event of the year in town!

1984 (#16) - Nikki's prayers and the risk of Victor's impotence

After Rick's murder attempt, Nikki suddenly sees everything clearer. First of all, she regrets getting involved in a relationship with a man who was nothing more than a complete stranger, regretting how she could have trusted him; secondly, Nikki is incredulous and happy to have received the news that she had hoped to receive so much in the past and that, inside her, she had always known: Victor is Victoria's father. And Victor's intervention in the first person, who came to save her and risked his life, opened his eyes to what she really wants: to be with the father of his little girl. So it's time for Nikki to pray for Victor's life, who was hospitalized after Rick's injury. After performing surgery on Victor himself, Dr. Hank Steele assures the woman that Victor would survive; however, the nerve damage suffered by Victor could render him impotent. In spite of this, however, Nikki is nevertheless overjoyed and full of gratitude to God for the fact that Victor's life has been spared. And when Victor finally opens his eyes, while the woman holds his hand, it is clear that the two of them want nothing more than to be together for the rest of their lives. Soon, Victor heals and is released from the hospital; Nikki immediately moves in with Victor and the two start living together as a married couple. When Victor proposes to Nikki to get married, the woman accepts without hesitation, stating that she wants to get married immediately, having already waited too long, taking Victor himself by surprise, still unaware that he would most likely never have the chance to have children again.