1989 (#29) - The worsening of the disease and the death of Jessica

Jessica is grateful to John for allowing her to rediscover love over the past year and sacrificing herself to let her return to Jim and reunite her family. With him and all his family reunited, and therefore Jim, Christine and Scott, Jessica lives moments of serenity and happiness, knowing that her life is coming to an end. Jessica's illness worsens rapidly, and when the doctors inform her that she only has a few weeks to live, she informs all her relatives and friends of the situation. John and Christine, strongly shaken by the news, try to console her by committing themselves to make her live as peacefully as possible these last few days; but perhaps the person most grieved is Jim, who hoped more than anyone else for a recovery of the woman. Unfortunately, however, Jessica's health conditions are now compromised, and when she realizes that she has come to the end, unable to find the strength even to speak, she decides to write a letter asking to let her die in a dignified way and thanking everyone for allowing her to live this last year as if it were a dream, despite the little time she was given. Jessica, after very long and endless days of suffering, dies peacefully in the pain of all those who loved her. Jim is grieved that he did not have more time to get to know the woman, even though he still thanks God for this short experience. At the woman's funeral, the union between Scott, Christine and Jim is stronger than ever, you agree that Jessica was able to perform a real miracle by bringing them together like never before. Of all of them, it is Christine, the youngest but also the closest to Jessica, who is suffering the most and living a very difficult period of pain and discomfort. But also thanks to Danny, who never fails to be close to her, the woman soon manages to metabolize the grief and take over her life.

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.

1989 (#22) - The divorce with John and the reunion between Jim and Jessica

Jim's arrival in Jessica's life has shocked John's world, shocked and disappointed that Jessica had not told him the truth. Jessica, however, tries to apologize to John and understand his willingness not to talk about his previous life, pointing out that Christine herself seems to have forgiven him. John, reassured several times also by Jim that he did not want to meddle in his marriage, finally accepts the situation, confirming his love for the woman. New complications, however, arrive when Christine, still affected by Derek's rape, asks her mother to reunite the family and marry Jim. Christine found in Jim the father figure she never had and was delighted to receive the man's offer to help her through this difficult moment. The understanding between father and daughter was further enhanced when Jim offered to host her in his apartment with Scott for as long as she wanted. Jessica understands her daughter's desire, but she certainly doesn't want to hurt John; not after the man has shown him all her feelings during her illness. However, noticing Jessica's desire to please her daughter, and the fact that Jim is willing to reunite with her despite his association with Nikki, John eventually agrees to dissolve his marriage so that the family can be reunited. Jessica is moved by John's noble gesture, and both Jim and Christine show great gratitude for the man's understanding. And so, finally, Jim and Jessica can unite under the same roof with their children Scott and Christine, so they can give them what they never had: a real family. Not long afterwards, Jim and Jessica declare their eternal love at the altar, thus leading to a wedding in front of two moved Scott and Christine, happy to finally see their dream of love crowned.

1989 (#11) - The past between Jim and Jessica, the revelation of Christine's fatherhood

Things between Christine and Scott, meanwhile, are going well. The couple has been well accepted in the family by both John and Jessica, both agreeing that a mature man like Scott is much better suited for a girl like Christine than a rock star like Danny; and their feelings for each other are so genuine and sincere that they think Christine is living in a fairy tale. And when Scott, surprisingly, asks her to become his bride, an enthusiastic Christine accepts happily, already dreaming of crowning her dream of love. However, no one imagines what would soon come to light. One night Christine, while waiting in Scott's hospital room for the end of her shift, starts flipping through Scott's family album, stumbling across a photo that looked very much like the description Jessica made about her father, fantasizing that one day she too would meet him. When Christine asks Scott, on her way home from work, who the man is, Scott answers proudly that it's her father Jim Grainger, and that she would soon meet him since he is planning to move to the city to be with his son. Upon his arrival in town, Scott introduces Christine to Jim, who doesn't hide his curiosity about the girl since she reminds him so much of a woman he had met in Genoa City years before; and when Christine claims to be Jessica's daughter, Jim appears dark in the face and completely shocked. The man expresses his desire to talk to his mother and, as soon as he meets her, everything is clear: Jim is Christine's father. Everyone is shocked to hear these revelations, but Jim explains to Jessica and all the others present that he is the man she had made love to many years before, adding that he was going to propose to her. When Jessica, enraged, denies blaming Jim for abandoning her, the man appears confused, since it was Jessica herself who drove him away, showing her letters she had sent him. Jessica denies ever having sent them to him, and when Jim shows her one, Jessica recognizes in shock, in that letter, the calligraphy of her mother Clara. Jessica thus realizes how her mother had interfered decisively and decisively in her life, probably denying her the love she had always wanted and waited for. In any case, Jim and Jessica are happy to be reunited, although Jim guarantees John that he does not want to interfere in his marriage at all. This whole thing, however, obviously has repercussions on the relationship between Scott and Christine; the two find themselves to be brother and sister, and to their great regret, they are forced to stop all their plans for life together. As it is easy to imagine, this devastates both of them, who will take a long time to overcome and accept it.

1989 (#7) - Danny's jealousy and the engagement between Scott and Christine

At Abbott's house, meanwhile, a devout John is constantly assisting his wife Jessica, whose health is slowly but surely deteriorating due to AIDS. In the family, however, everyone admires the great love of the two, proud to have such close parents. In particular, Christine is admired by John, who welcomes her into his home as a daughter; and so does Jessica with Ashley, Jack and Traci, not disdaining them, despite her precarious condition, to give continuous and valuable advice. Meanwhile, constantly following the course of Jessica's illness is always Dr. Scott Grainger, now a family member in the Blair home. Between Scott and Christine, who has always admired the man for his gentle manners, his competence and his humanity, a great understanding soon developed, proving to have two very similar characters. This is obviously noticed by an annoyed Danny, who does not appreciate Scott's company and asks Christine to stay away from him. This jealousy, however, only makes Christine nervous, who accuses Danny of being insensitive to his mother's illness and moreover of neglecting both her and Jessica because of the always frequent tours. The relationship between Danny and Christine, therefore, proves, against all expectations, that it is not going well; and Christine is very close to Scott's strong but at the same time affectionate figure. When Danny, returning from a concert, finds Christine and Scott exchanging a kiss, the man goes into a rage. The ensuing discussion marks the end of his story with Christine, who some time later became engaged to Scott.

1988 (#30) - The revelations about Aids to Christine, the marriage of Jessica and John

Jessica's life, since her arrival in Genoa City, has been completely upset in a positive way by the reconciliation with her daughter and the unexpected and pleasant relationship she had with John. Surrounded by affection and friendship with Katherine, Jessica could not have wished for anything better. Unfortunately, however, it is the nightmare of illness that hangs over her happiness. The woman's fears materialize when Dr. Scott Grainger is forced to tell Jessica that her condition is not improving at all, in fact it is getting worse faster than expected. The woman, determined not to give John and Christine any displeasure, decides to leave her loved ones and her affections, without telling them the real reason for her intention to leave, despite Katherine's persistent attempts to change her mind. Intent on going to Kansas City to die alone, but happy to have received love in this brief interlude in Genoa City, Jessica leaves a note of farewell at Katherine's house and goes to the airport, where she is struck by a crisis and faints. Taken to the hospital, where she is joined by Katherine, Jessica is convinced by the woman and Scott to reveal the truth about her condition to Christine. The girl, devastated and with tears in her eyes, informs John of her mother's condition and the man, not losing heart, amazes Jessica with a new proposal. So, as soon as Jessica's condition allows her to leave the hospital, John and Jessica celebrate their marriage in an intimate atmosphere under the moved eyes of Katherine, Christine and John's children, Ashley, Traci and Jack, who witness the two newlyweds' promises of unconditional love.

1988 (#24) - The departure of Joanna and the feelings between John and Jessica

The relationship between John and Joanna, which has been going on for a few months now, begins to encounter the first obstacles when Joanna refuses to live with the man, who cannot understand his partner's doubts. John seeks advice from Lauren, but doesn't get much from Joanna's daughter, who reveals to the man that she never understood the decisions of her mother, who apparently often runs away from problems. Joanna, on the other hand, doesn't deny herself this time either, surprisingly telling a bewildered John that she wants to leave Genoa City; news that certainly doesn't surprise Lauren, who, on the other hand, is not at all sorry not to have to deal with her mother with whom she has always had a non- idyllic relationship. Joanna's departure also allows Lauren to concentrate even more on her work, having to run the entire Fenmore company on her own, which allows her to distract herself from the unfortunate sentimental events. As time goes by, the relationship between Jessica and Christine gets better and better, and Katherine is overjoyed that a connection has finally been established between them after so many years; a connection that is strengthened when Christine is struck by an influence, which gives Jessica the opportunity to show Christine that she is still capable of giving her the attention she deserves. Although Katherine believes that Christine should know the truth about her mother's condition, Jessica begs the woman not to reveal anything to her, not wanting Christine's forgiveness to be dictated by her compassion for her condition. In the meantime, since John regularly visits the home of his old friend Katherine, Jessica and John have the opportunity to meet several times and a friendship is born between them that soon turns into a feeling of sincere love. After a few months, John decides to declare his love for Jessica and proposes to her to get married; the woman, after a long fight with her conscience because of her health condition, finally decides on Katherine's advice to accept the proposal, also to give Christine finally that father figure she never had.

1988 (#20) - Jessica's return and reconciliation with Christine

The reason Christine decided to leave Phillip Jr. behind sinks into her past; having been abandoned by her parents, she doesn't want little Chance to suffer her own sad childhood and so she asks Nina and Phillip Jr to raise their son with love. After many years of separation from her daughter, Jessica Blair, Christine's mother, returns to the city. For Christine, still hurt by the painful separation with Phillip Jr, this is probably the last thing she would have wanted. Christine, in fact, never had a good relationship with her mother, who after all never took care of her daughter, who grew up with her cousin Joe and their grandmother, Clara Herbert, until her death. Christine blames Jessica for abandoning her and never taking care of her; Jessica asks her daughter for forgiveness and hopes that they will reconcile so that she can make up for all her mistakes. Katherine, a long-time friend of Jessica's, offers a place to stay to Jessica, who gladly accepts the hospitality of the woman to whom she confesses to be seriously ill and who probably has only a few months left to live with AIDS, which is why she intends to have the affection of her daughter by her side, knowing that she cannot leave without having received her forgiveness. In one of the countless discussions between Christine and Jessica, the latter reveals to her daughter that her father died in Vietnam before she was born, but Christine, after her mother's countless lies, appears skeptical in believing this story; helped by Paul in comparing Jessica's version with her birth certificate, Christine understands that Jessica's story does not stand up and in the end Jessica admits that the girl was conceived in a night of passion with a boy whose name she does not even know. Christine is not surprised by this, and resigns herself to not even knowing who her father is, finally trying to empathize with her mother, who became pregnant when she was young with no prospects for the future and no one to lean on to raise her. Jessica is very happy when Christine agrees to try to forgive her, even though she knows that no one will give her back the years she lived without the support of a mother.

1984 (#2) - John's choice in favor of Ashley and the youth campaign with Christine

After months of long therapies, finally Jack manages to recover completely and to walk perfectly again; this is the prelude, of new family struggles for the control of Jabot Cosmetics. As soon as John recovered from his heart attack, in fact, Jack complains to his father about the chairmanship of the company, now led by Ashley. To complicate things, moreover, there is also Dina's offer to buy the company, which is soon, however, modified in a request to join the board of directors to be able to follow the events and the fate of the family business. The decision, as it should be, is, up to John, to whom Ashley herself gives her mandate back. After a few days of reflection, John finally decides to confirm the presidency to Ashley for her commitment and the excellent results achieved. The decision leaves Jack disappointed, but John shuts up by saying that he can't trust a hothead like him who has been the architect of a failed marriage and the worst leader that the company ever had, being one of his deeds the opening of negotiations with Mergeron without warning anyone. In the end, Jack agrees to work in the company under the guidance of Ashley, whose relationship with Eric, and a possible prospect of marriage, also allow Dina's requests to be partly fulfilled. For the moment, Diana is left out of the company, also to satisfy Jill's requests, who, continuously accused by Dina of having subdued her ex-husband's mind, has repeatedly pressed John to make clear who the current Mrs. Abbott is. It is increasingly evident that between Dina and Jill there is now a real feud underway for the conquest of John's heart, which, however, has never stopped expressing to Jill his total commitment. Ashley's first decision, as the new president of Jabot, is to launch a new campaign of youthful perfumes, which involves the collaboration of Joe for a photo shoot where the top model appears Christine Blair, his young and beautiful niece, called by all, affectionately, Cricket. Christine is in fact the daughter of Joe's sister, Jessica, and from the very first moment she positively impresses Ashley and John himself, who fully approves of Ashley's choice to focus on a younger audience.