1994 (#22) - The works at Villa Abbott and Jill's betrayals with Jed

The various marital turmoil experienced by various couples during this period does not fail to affect even the already discussed and criticized marriage between Jill and John. When the woman expresses her desire to have a second child to increase her family and give Billy a little brother, she tries to convince a skeptical John to conceive again. After several failed attempts, however, John is forced to admit that he is impotent because of the vasectomy. Jill, unaware until now of the surgery her husband underwent, goes on a rampage. This is the first crack in a marriage that has many obstacles and poisonous trails in front of it. The situation precipitates when, at the Abbott's house, work begins on the safety of some buildings used as outbuildings; work entrusted again to Jed. The man, despite his growing interest in Nikki, who is evidently still in love with Victor but at the same time wants to get on with her life, does not go unnoticed by Jill, who obviously suffers from sexual dissatisfaction because of the separation with John. Soon Jill, as always determined to get what she wants, finds her sexual fulfillment with Jed, who obviously cannot resist her. Finally feeling like a woman who is alive and desirable, Jill begins an intense passionate and clandestine relationship with Jed; a relationship that is consummated in the home of an unsuspecting John, who is convinced that his wife's fantasies of a new pregnancy have disappeared or at least been put aside. It is, as always, the careful and watchful housekeeper Mamie, who has never shown any appreciation towards Jill, unworthy according to her to be next to a man like John, who discovers Jill's betrayals, surprising her in bed. It is not long, therefore, before Mamie informs John of what has happened. The news of this relationship obviously shakes many people. On the one hand, Nikki, disgusted by Jed's behavior, chases the man away from the ranch intimating that she doesn't want to see him anymore; on the other hand, John openly declares that he wants to end his marriage, with a belligerent Jill, however, ready to make her case because of John's vasectomy of which she had been unaware. This is just the beginning of a tough legal battle that will see the couple as protagonists.

1994 (#18) - The flirtation between Jed and Nikki and the Victor and Hope's marriage

This is a very delicate moment for Nikki. Victoria no longer speaks to Nikki since she accuses her of cheating on her with her own husband, and it is Victor, as always, who worries about the woman and makes sure she gets over this unhappy moment. The man, in fact, tries to reconcile Victoria and Nikki, urging them both to clarify and find that unique bond that is proper of the mutual love of a mother and a daughter. Moreover, worried that Nikki might go back into the alcoholic business because of her loneliness, Victor tries to make a virtue out of necessity by contacting Jed for a renovation of the ranch where Nikki is staying. Victor, in fact, asking Jed to work at the ranch, urges him to give his ex-wife some company, trying to keep her away from alcohol. Victor's interest in Nikki's psychological condition certainly doesn't go unnoticed by Hope, who also realizes the special bond that has always bound Victor and Nikki. At the first signs of jealousy, Victor reassures his partner by proposing to her to get married, a gesture that Hope accepts with great joy. While the preparations for Victor and Hope's wedding begin, Nikki finds herself having to reckon with her heart, which, as always, brings her back to Victor. The many kind gestures of the man, in fact, raise as always new hopes in the woman for a possible reconciliation. Fortunately for Victor, however, Jed's presence at the ranch turns out to be more valuable than he might have suspected, as a friendship develops between the man and Nikki that soon evolves into a flirtation. As Hope and Victor's wedding approaches, the situation is very much in flux. On the one hand, there's Hope who is annoyed by Victor's protective attitude towards Nikki; on the other hand, there's Victor who assures his wife, though he doesn't like at all that a sincere feeling could arise between Nikki and Jed. And of course, there is Nikki who, on one side, finds comfort and shelter in Jed's arms, on the other side she finds herself once again emotionally involved with Victor, convinced that Hope is not the right woman for him. Victor's mediating and often contradictory attitude changes radically, however, when Nikki, supported by Douglas himself, very interested in advising his brotherly friend, openly says that Hope, also because of her health condition, will never be able to fully satisfy a man like Victor. The man, at this point, openly comes to the defense of his future wife, whose initial doubts about whether Victor is actually willing to commit to her are dissolved by Victor's heated arguments that he will not accept criticism and doubts about his future wife. Proud to hear Victor speak in such terms, Hope then shows herself convinced of the step she is about to take and, in a moving discussion with Cliff, who has arrived in Genoa City to try to convince her to return with him, dampens the criticism of Victor brought forward by the man, who finally accepts Hope's decision and wishes her a happy marriage. Finally, the long-awaited wedding day between Hope and Victor arrives. Under the eyes of the whole city, he marries Hope in an unforgettable ceremony full of emotions.

1994 (#16) - Flo's reticence about Nina's paternity and vain hopes about Jed

Having overcome the pain of the miscarriage thanks to the unconditional love of Ryan, with whom she lives a happy and peaceful married life, Nina soon realizes that she feels a great void in her life due to the lack of a father figure. The woman, therefore, returns to insistently ask her mother for information about her father, more determined than ever to search for the man. Flo, however, besides being as reluctant as ever to talk about him, admits once again that she has no idea who the man with whom she conceived her daughter might be, since she was a prostitute at the time. However, under Nina's constant pressure, she admits that she has well-founded suspicions about a man, whose name she does not remember, who had an obvious scar on his neck. This detail immediately comes back to Nina's mind when she comes across a building contractor named Jed Sanders, who, in addition to being of an age compatible with Flo's description, has an obvious scar on his neck. A hopeful Nina, thus, confesses to Ryan her hopes that her search is finally over and that Jed may be her father. Without informing either her mother or the man of her convictions, Nina organizes a family lunch to which she also invites Jed. Nina asks her mother, who is convinced that her daughter is tired of being alone and wants to find him a man to live with, if Jed is her father; however, Nina's hopes are dashed when Flo admits that she has never met Jed before and that he is definitely not her father, having a scar on the wrong side of his neck. It is Ryan, thus, who consoles Nina, trying to distract her from her frantic search for a father she will probably never meet.