1982 (#26) - Victor's engagement to Victor, the gift of quotas and Lorie's escape

Without Nikki's distractions and attempts of seduction, driven away by her marriage to Kevin, Victor can finally focus on his relationship with Lorie, with whom he is slowly falling in love. The woman, after all, seems to be increasingly attracted to Victor and his life, to the point that in a short time her biography is completed. Victor is enthusiastic about Lorie's beautiful words about him, words that she has evidently used to attract the man to her in order to achieve her plan. And Victor, now in love, thus falls into the trap of the woman. When Victor gives a very precious ring professing his proposal of marriage, the woman accepts on the condition that the gift should be Prentiss Industries' shares. The man, convinced that the woman only wants proof of his sincerity and love, accepts and grants him a promise to sell her his entire controlling stake in the company. A very happy Lorie, thus, accepts Victor's proposal, making him not at all suspicious of her real intentions. And Victor proves he suspects absolutely nothing even when Lorie asks him to sign the agreement before the wedding so that he can prove to his future wife that she can trust him completely. Unaware that Lorie has already made a copy of the deed, Victor is then happily surprised to see Lorie burn the deal, which removes any doubt in Victor's mind about the woman's feelings. Lorie, in fact, for the first time ever shows repentance for her plan, having begun to know and truly love Victor; however, feelings for Lance are still strong and lasting and she is convinced that she will go through with her plan; a plan that culminates as planned on the fateful wedding day. Lorie's revenge on an unsuspecting Victor, who suspects absolutely nothing, surprises the man completely. While Victor waits impatiently at the altar for the woman's arrival, a letter arrives in which Lorie explains that she is sorry but cannot forget her past, which means too much to her, and therefore cannot marry Victor. Victor's surprise then turns to bewilderment and anger when he discovers that Lorie has stolen Prentiss from him having saved a copy of their contract. Showing the contract signed by Victor, Lorie meets Lucas to inform him that he has got Prentiss Industries back and wants to go looking for Lance to return with him, who is her one true love. Lucas is delighted with the news and wishes Lorie, about to leave for Paris, good luck. After that, Lorie takes off for her flight to Europe, full of hopes for a possible future with Lance.

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.

1982 (#12) - Brooks' custody assignment to Lucas and Lance's departure

After a few days away from Genoa City, where he had the opportunity to reflect and recharge his batteries, a motivated and willing Lance returns, unaware that Victor is the new president of Prentiss. In fact, Lance intends to concentrate everything on his work at Prentiss and to undermine Victor in order to become its new president. He then intends to claim rights on little Brooks and raise him, perhaps together with his birth mother Leslie, since he no longer wants to deal with Lorie. However, his disappointment with the woman turns into anger and dizziness when a distraught Lorie confesses to him that she has been tricked and ruthlessly cheated by that double-crosser who is Victor and that she has given him her share. Lance is furious one more time against the woman, now accused of having taken away his company. Lance seeks so much comfort in Leslie that, while feeling guilty towards Lorie, he decides that the time has come for her to finally live her life with her son and the father of her child. The family reunion, however, as has happened many times in the past, is once again hindered, this time by Lucas. Lucas, in fact, thanks to little Brooks has regained the joy of living and does not intend to give up on him, wanting to make an official request for the custody of the child, with or without Leslie. Lance, who currently holds joint custody with Lorie, thus intends to fight his brother for sole custody, since he is convinced of the inadequacy of Lorie to act as a mother to a child that is not hers. In the end, the judge, decisively evaluating Brooks' will, now a child and grown enough to be able to express himself clearly, grants Brooks' custody to Lucas, who is very happy that their relationship has become special for Brooks too. Sorry for the fact that Brooks considers as his only real father not him, but his brother Lucas, a demotivated Lance, without love, without his son or his company, decides to leave Genoa City forever to go to Paris. Before leaving, Lance swears to Victor that Prentiss Industries would one day return to him. Lucas, meanwhile, decides to devote himself to raising little Brooks, continuing to run Jona's.

1982 (#9) - Lance's anger and Victor's ascent to Prentiss majority

Released from prison, Lorie hopes to finally clear the situation with Lance and pick up where they left off, which leads Robert to understand how his flirt with Lorie would not continue. But Lorie's fantasies about her possible marriage to Lance, encouraged by the fact that it was Lance himself who found the proof queen to prove her innocence, are soon denied. Although Lance has reconsidered Lorie's guilt, in fact, the man shows that he is still completely furious with the woman for the lie kept hidden for years. Even after processing the news, Lance is still unable to forgive the woman and understand her excuses and justifications, which leaves Lorie heartbroken. An angry Lance then confronts Leslie, who admits that she knew everything from the beginning and that she kept the truth hidden, not wanting to interfere with Lance's happiness and his marriage to Lorie. These motivations were not accepted by Lance, despite Leslie makes it clear that this was a real sacrifice since she gave up, and still does, to the man she loves. Lance, not moved by Leslie's confession of love, decides to take some time to think about what to do and to start all over again. Meanwhile, the fate of Prentiss Industries is at the center of discussions. Victor, who already owns half of the company's shares after purchasing half of the entire shareholding from Leslie, is looking for the majority of the shares to acquire the entire company and control over it. As Lucas and Leslie renounced their shares, the remaining shares of Vanessa are inherited by Lance and Lorie, who are entitled as they had worked there while married. Both have thus received 25% of the shares. In this situation, it is easy for Victor to get close to Lorie and, taking advantage of their friendship and of a proxy for ordinary administration already obtained during the trial, to buy her shares. In fact, Lorie lets herself be fooled by Victor, who makes her believe that Lance is back with Leslie and promises to go back into the deal if Lorie wanted to.

1982 (#8) - Andy's divorce with Karen and Jill's doubts

Andy, after closing the brief flirtation with Nikki, started dating Jill. What we don't know is that the man is in fact still married, though separated for years, to Karen. Karen is one of the main reasons for disagreement between Jill and Andy, since the woman, despite now frequenting other men, including Lucas, seems not to want to break away from her husband, never agreeing to divorce him. Jill repeatedly incites Andy to convince Karen to insist on ending their marriage, but every Andy's attempt fails miserably, as he is unable to impose himself on the woman, who threatens to kill herself in case of divorce. When Andy tries a new attempt to dissuade the woman from maintaining their legal union, Karen attempts suicide and is only saved by the arrival of Lucas, who promises to make Andy pay for it. Meanwhile, John returns to Genoa City, deeply concerned about his company which, in Jack's hands, is seriously in danger of going bankrupt. John is in fact increasingly aware of his son's ineptitude, as he is as talented with women and entertainment as he is incapable of running the company. Determined to restore credibility, dignity and prestige to his company, John decides to return to closely follow the fate of Jabot Cosmetics and his son, who would like to turn into a great manager who can one day inherit his empire. Upon news of John's return, Jill contacted him immediately to see him; it is clear that the feeling of the first meeting never disappeared between the two. Jill is sorry for Jack's immaturity, but she is happy when John says he is forced to stay in town to watch over him. Andy, meanwhile, finally gets a divorce from Karen, but is disappointed to see that Jill canceled a date with him to have dinner with John. This, surprisingly, confesses to her that he's still in love with her. Jill's confusion then escalates when Andy announces that he is overjoyed to finally get a divorce and, pulling out the ring, proposes to her to get married. Jill, in disbelief, accepts the marriage proposal, then confessing to John that she has moved on with her life and that she has decided to marry Andy. As time goes by, however, Jill's doubts grow as she begins to deal with Andy's financial problems, a nice guy who doesn't have a home and a steady job. This situation contrasts with John's wealth and his prospects for life and stability. When Andy announces that he is happy to have found a job as a physical education teacher, Jill shows her reluctance to marry and encourages Andy to look for a more profitable job. When Andy then suggests Jill live with her mother Susan Richards to save money, Jill is now convinced that John would be able to give her everything she ever wanted in life, so Jill makes the decision to break off the relationship with a disconsolate Andy and return with a mature but rich man like John.

1982 (#5) - Robert's defence, Leslie's testimony and Lorie's release

After the revelation of the letter revealing the truth about Brooks' paternity, Lorie's position in the process becomes much more critical. Lorie, at the suggestion of Stuart, decides to hire a new lawyer. Robert Laurence, Stuart's friend and acquaintance, is a young but successful lawyer who gladly accepts the difficult case of Vanessa Prentiss' death. Robert asks Leslie's cooperation to testify in Lorie's defense, but it doesn't help because they lack proofs. As promised, Leslie testifies in favour of her sister, telling everything about their difficult and often critical relationship; despite this, Leslie knows Lorie and is convinced that she is totally innocent, as she had to deal with a manipulator like Vanessa. The great work of Robert and the defense are reopening the trial. But Lorie's happiness is now compromised by the fact that Lance hasn't visited her since the day the truth about Brooks came out. However, Lorie's desperation is alleviated by Robert's behaviour, both during the trial sessions, with always very convincing arguments, and in private with the woman, where he assures her that he would not defend her if he did not believe her and did not trust her 100%. Robert's assurance triggers the passion between the two of them, who kiss furtively in prison without anyone seeing them. Lorie, meanwhile, begs Leslie to take little Brooks away from the trial and the woman reassures her sister that they are going to Switzerland for a short time. Before leaving, Lorie thanks her sister again, as she asks Lucas to look after Jona's, which was left empty after the boy told the woman he wanted to leave the city; giving Lucas a purpose, Leslie hopes the man can overcome his difficult time of depression after his mother's death. The trial, meanwhile, continues relentlessly and sees Lorie's position worsen when she finds herself forced to explain the money she received from Vanessa herself. At this point Lorie, also accused of threats and blackmail against the woman, seems to have no hope of being absolved. But as often happens, fate turns everything upside down in a short time. And, paradoxically, it is the man who is most disappointed by Lorie who exonerates her. The long-awaited and fateful evidence able to prove the defense's thesis, in fact, materializes thanks to Lance, who in fact finds in his mother's house some painkillers that specifically suggest that Vanessa had been affected by the disease and that she was now in a terminal phase, something confirmed by her doctor during a sworn testimony. Returning immediately from Switzerland for the verdict, Leslie goes to trial for a final hearing shortly before the judge withdraws for trial. It's little Brooks, in fact, Robert's last desperate card to play; after the agreement of the court to question the child, he reveals that he saw Lorie's typewriter used with Vanessa's gloves. It was at this point clear that Vanessa had planned the whole thing and to the great joy of Leslie, Lucas, Robert, Stuart and Lorie herself, the woman is declared innocent and released from prison.

1982 (#1) - Lorie's trial, Lance's proposal and the letter revealing the true paternity

Since the opening of the investigation, police suspicions for Vanessa's death have been directed towards Lorie, who is formally charged of killing her. The woman tries to declares herself innocent in vain, but is immediately taken to prison pending trial. A distraught Lance can't believe that Lorie would actually kill Vanessa. And when Lorie explains to Lance all the details of that great plan Vanessa conspired to keep them apart, Lance shows trusts her and reconfirms his confidence in the woman. And to prove it, he surprisingly shows her the ring he plans to give her once this whole thing is over, since he wants to marry her again and go back together to be husband and wife for the rest of their lives. Despite the hopes of the two lovers and their faith in the victory of justice, things seem to be going very differently, as the investigation seems to be going somewhere else and heading towards the murder charge against Lorie. As the trial begins, the prosecution does not believe a single word of Lorie and the jury itself seems perplexed by the woman's senseless story. Things for Lorie, then, get as she has ever thought when the prosecutor surprisingly pulls out Vanessa's diary, where there is a letter in which the whole truth about the paternity of little Brooks is told. Lucas and Leslie are shocked to learn that the prosecution is in possession of the document and Lorie, desperate, is forced to admit under oath that the letter tells the truth: Lance is Brooks' father. At the words, the man can't believe what Lorie has just confessed. The courtroom suddenly explodes into commotion, and suddenly all of Lance's beliefs collapse. Completely in shock, once he realises that Brooks is his son, Lance feels like a fool not to have understood it before. Lance also begins to doubt Lorie's innocence, in fact he suspect a motive for the murder, assuming that Lorie may have committed the crime fearing that Vanessa would reveal the truth.

1981 (#23) - Vanessa's illness and manipulations with Lance and Lorie

Once the marriage with Leslie was over, Lucas decided to get closer to Lorie, the only woman he has ever loved. It is Vanessa in particular who pushes Lucas into Lorie's arms, so as to avoid a reunion between her and Lance; Lucas declares his love to Lorie and, surprisingly proposes her to become his wife. Lorie, who has meanwhile engaged in an affair with Jean-Paul Vauban, asks the man for time to put his life back in order and reflect on her future. Lorie, in fact, still loves Lance and tries in every way to get in touch with him. When Lance informs her of his return to Paris, therefore, Lorie is over the moon, even though she has no idea that the man will return with his new girlfriend, Simone. The shocking thing is that Simone is Jean-Paul's sister, happy that his sister has also arrived in Genoa City. A sad Lorie, so is compelled for a short time to go out with Jean-Paul and his beloved Lance, in the company of Simone. It is clear, however, that even Lance still has feelings for Lorie, who soon decided to end her relationship with Jean-Paul, also giving up the film in her book. Meanwhile, Vanessa discovers that she is seriously ill. The doctors unfortunately tell her that she is in a terminal phase, with only approximately two months left to live. The woman, however, does not lose heart and decides not to reveal her state of health to anyone by burning her medical records; she then decides to concentrate, in the little time she has left, on achieving her only goal in life, which is to get Lorie away from Lance and, at the same time, to join him and Leslie.First of all, then, Vanessa sets herself the goal of driving Simone away from Lance; she achieves this goal by being friends with Simone and encouraging her to do the only thing that Lance could never have accepted, which is a marriage proposal. In fact, Lance, who has just recently, and painfully, end the marriage with Lorie, the last thing he wants is to commit again to a woman. And so, when Simone talks about a marriage proposal, Lance immediately appears doubtful; this is enough to convince Simone to return to Paris with his brother, who is also disappointed by the break-up with Lorie. Vanessa, at this point, focuses on her second objective, which is to get Lance into Leslie's arms; to do this Vanessa decides that she absolutely must make sure that Lance discovers that he is Brooks' father. Complicating Vanessa's plans, however, is indirectly Lorie. This one, after ending the story with Jean-Paul, understands she doesn't want anymore to lie to herself and decides to be honest with Lucas, telling him she doesn't love him and therefore can't accept his proposal. A heartbroken Lucas reluctantly accepts Lorie's rejection; however, though still caring for the woman's sake, he urges Lance to give his ex-wife a new chance, since it is clear that the two love each other. After that, Lucas decides to leave Genoa City forever to start a new life.

1981 (#19) - Lorie's flirt with Jean-Paul and the divorce between Lucas and Leslie

Arrived in the French capital, Leslie amazes everyone with her performance, and is a great success. However, all the attention is focused on Lorie, who shows her incredible beauty to the evening by capturing the attention of the director Jean-Paul Vauban, who convinces himself that he wants to pursue his project for a film on the book of the "In the shadow of my sister". Jean-Paul and Lorie flirt and live a romantic holiday in the Parisian city; Lorie's intention to make Lance jealous, therefore, succeeds perfectly, since the man decides not to return to Genoa City, willing to forget all his bitterness. Moreover, Lance's decision also depends on the discovery of Leslie's role in the sale of Lucas' shares to Victor; disappointed by the woman, throughout her stay in Paris Lance behaved coldly with her, communicating his decision not to return to the United States at the end of the trip. The decision disappoints Leslie, who feels guilty for not having sold him the Prentiss shares; while not insisting that Lance return with her, she understands that she has feelings for the man and therefore cannot continue her marriage with Lucas, which proved once again to be a farce: back in Genoa City, then, Lucas and Leslie decide to divorce by mutual agreement.

1981 (#14) - Stuart's heart problems and Leslie's tour in Paris

After the divorce with Lorie and the failure to acquire shares in his family business, Lance is going through one of the darkest periods of his life. Leslie, feeling little bit guilty for having favoured the sale of Lucas' shares to Victor, gets very close to Lance, something that both Lucas, married to Leslie, and Lorie, still in love with Lance, are jealous of. Lucas, however, appreciates the ever-growing closeness of Lorie, with whom he is secretly in love, the girl is interested in him because she is determined to break off his marriage with Leslie, always trying to prevent the custody of Brooks assigned to Leslie, which his sister would strongly like to avoid. Leslie, meanwhile, is practicing more and more on the piano, and Master Fautsch is happy to see that Leslie seems to have regained her lost talent, so he decides to offer her a tour in Paris, which Leslie enthusiastically accepts. Lance, happy for the woman, agrees to accompany her in the scheduled concerts, since Lucas cannot be absent from Genoa City; this naturally makes Lorie jealous, who decides to come to Paris too in order to check on bot of them them and to meet a famous director interested in making a film based on her book. Before leaving, it occurs an event that upsets the Brooks family so muchrisks blowing up the trip: Stuart, in fact, discovers he has heart problems following a heart attack. Leslie doesn't want to leave, but her father encourages her to pursue her lifelong passion and decides with Liz to follow her to Paris to attend her performance. Katherine also decides to participate in the trip, interested in meeting some famous plastic surgeons.

1981 (#11) - The sale of shares, the pact with Vanessa and Lance and Lorie's divorce

The end of the separation between Lucas and Leslie, and thus the official renewal of their marriage, soon proved to be more problematic than expected. Leslie is almost exclusively interested in getting a pass for Brooks' custody, while Lucas doesn't hide the fact that he still has feelings for the only woman he's ever loved, Lorie. This one, meanwhile, is very concerned about the revival of the marriage between Leslie and Lucas, convinced that this is an important point in Leslie's favour for the custody of Brooks. In the meantime, it's the turbulent corporate affairs of Prentiss Industries that are complicating matters. Lucas, now more and more convinced of her inadequacy to run the family business, is convinced by Leslie to sell her shares, thus effectively leaving the company. On this point, however, Vanessa vetoes, determined not to let Lance back in as long as he remains married to Lorie. Lance's failure to acquire Lucas' shares would disappoint the man very much; Lorie knows this well, forced to suffer the ever-increasing tensions caused by Lance's nervousness, who senses Vanessa's willingness not to give them to him. In the end, Lorie, ready to do anything to make her husband happy, decides to make a drastic decision by asking Vanessa to allow Lance's return to society. The woman is inflexible, however, and the only condition is that she and Lance divorce. Lorie, tired of seeing Lance so suffering, finally accepts, asking a surprised Lance for a divorce without stating the reasons. Lance tries to oppose, but it's all in vain, since Lorie does everything she can to make her ex-husband hate her, even seducing his brother Lucas, in an attempt to end Leslie's marriage, so that the Leslie would be in trouble claiming for Brook's custody. But it is precisely this gesture that triggers Leslie's wrath, which once again changes the cards on the table: determined not to give Lance her husband Lucas' shares, so as to indirectly hit her sister Lorie, Leslie contacts Victor, who shows great interest in getting the share of Prentiss Industries. Lorie repeatedly begs her sister not to sell her shares to Victor and not to unfairly hurt Lance, also assuring her to give up her claims on Brooks in exchange for selling Lucas' shares to Lance. But it is all in vain; and so, surprising both Vanessa and Lance, it is Victor who takes over the company, provoking the rage of Lorie, who finds herself having put aside her own marriage for nothing: a sacrifice as painful as it is useless. Lance, completely dazed by the loss of everything he had, that is, his marriage to Lorie and his company, gets deeply depressed and seems to have no way out and lets himself go to alcohol and gambling, and starts accumulating a lot of debts.

1981 (#6) - The breakup of Casey and Lucas, bond with Leslie and rivalry with Jonas

With the possibility given by the judge to spend time with Brooks, Leslie tries to reestablish a relationship with the child without much success, since he does not seem to recognize her. But when Leslie plays a lullaby on the piano that she used to play for Brooks, it is clear that there is a very strong bond between them. Lance meanwhile reveals in a very delicate way to an astonished Leslie the reason why she had decided to leave the city before her memory loss: she had feelings for him. Feeling remorse and a sense of humiliation and shame, Leslie apologizes to Lorie for trying to meddle in her marriage, admitting that she cannot remember whether or not she had a clandestine relationship with the man. Lorie reassures her and reveals that she has never done anything she should regret: she then admits that things between her and Lance are not as good as they used to be and that this whole situation is creating stress and tension between the two of them. Leslie regrets it, but warns Lorie that she doesn't want to give up on Brooks. Meanwhile, one night, while she was sleeping with Brooks, Leslie falls down banging her head from on the bedside table; the trauma brings back memories of the night of passion with Lance when she conceived Brooks, and it is Master Fautsch who reveals that Lance is the real father of Brooks, fact that Lance ignores. Leslie, completely distraught from an emotional point of view, is informed that she is still formally married to Lucas and decides to make a very important decision for her, that is to give her marriage a new chance. Leslie thus informs Jonas that she wants to try to give her marriage to Lucas a new chance. Lucas has meanwhile ended her relationship with Casey.Lucas is happy with Leslie's decision not to end their relationship definitively, since she intends to honor her promise to God to the end; however, she soon finds herself in competition with Jonas, who has no intention of giving up his engagement to Leslie. Vanessa encourages Jonas not to give up and to fight for Leslie, rejecting the idea of a reconciliation between her and Lucas, since Leslie, in her thoughts, is destined to return with Lance, the couple she would have loved to see together. The rivalry between Jonas and Lucas for Leslie's love intensifies more and more, but in the end it is Leslie who interrupts the discussions by choosing to confirm her marriage to Lucas, since only by showing herself a caring wife could convince the court to give her the custody of Brooks.

1980 (#30) - Lance and Lorie gets the custody of Brooks

Some time after the shocking reunion between Lance and Priscilla, Jonas decides to get in touch with Lucas and arrange a meeting with Priscilla, or Leslie depending on what she wants to be called. Lucas thus has time and way to explain to Jonas and Priscilla all the events of their marriage and the birth of their son Brooks; Lucas carefully avoids telling Leslie about Brooks's fatherhood and is disappointed anyway when Leslie remembers nothing of the past. In a subsequent meeting with Lorie and Brooks, Leslie sadly admits that she has lost her memory. Upon learning the situation that Lucas is currently involved with Casey and that Lorie and Lance have welcomed the child into their marriage, Priscilla realizes that everyone has moved on with their lives anyway and that perhaps it is best for everyone that things continue as they are now. So Lorie and Lance manage to get full custody of Brooks from Leslie, since Leslie, or Priscilla, realizes that she cannot be a mother to a child she can't even remember giving birth. Jonas and Priscilla thus strengthen their union, just as Lance and Lorie formalize their family by legally welcoming little Brooks into the house; they all accept the events that fate has reserved for them.

1980 (#25) - Jonas' help in digging into Priscilla's past and the meeting with Lance

Returning from Santo Domingo, a radiant Lucas informs Stuart, Lorie and Lance that he has recognized a girl named Priscilla as their Leslie; he then says he is sure of the woman's identity, but she doesn't remember anything, or pretends to. Lucas and Lorie try to get in touch with the woman, and Lucas remembers Jonas's name, realizing that he is the owner of the club of the same name. Meanwhile, Priscilla intends to put the meeting with the mysterious man on the jet, who is in fact Lucas, behind her. The episode has however puzzled Jonas, who understands that the girl is hiding something. In the end, Priscilla admits she doesn't remember anything from her previous life and says she doesn't want to think about the past, but only about her present with Jonas, with whom she is increasingly in love. In fact, Piscilla has found joy and happiness in running Jona's with the man and has found great satisfaction in singing there in front of him; through music and the relationship with him, Priscilla has learned not to take life too seriously and therefore decides not to have any interest in knowing her past. However, when Priscilla's doctor informs her at a visit that it is clear that she recently had a baby, the woman changes her perspective from her past, and Jonas promises to help her in every way to remember her previous life, although this could potentially threaten their union and could mean losing her. Meanwhile, Lance goes to Jonas and is shocked to find the woman. Lance is carefully careful not to confess his identity, and when Priscilla shows that she neither recognizes nor remembers who he is, the man leaves convinced that their lives are now meant to be divided.

1980 (#22) - The clashes in Santo Domingo and Lucas' meeting with Jonas and Priscilla

The excited days in Genoa City spent with Leslie's research unfortunately lead to no results. In addition to the despair over Leslie's disappearance, there is soon the drama underway in Santo Domingo, where there is absolutely no comforting news. In fact, Sebastian Crown, head of the division of Prentiss Industries in the region, informs Lucas and Vanessa about the civil revolution taking place in the country after the military dictatorship took power. Finding the company in great danger, Lucas, who has previous military experience, decides to leave for the island together with a group of army volunteers to fight to protect the local population and his company. Lucas thus provides the funding and the jet to travel to the island. The call to arms is answered by Jonas, who also has a military background; and Priscilla, eager to follow her beloved to the end of the world, despite Jonas' recommendations, decides to leave and sneaks onto the jet. The fighting in Santo Domingo lasted for over a week, in which everyone in Genoa City was in great apprehension. In the end, the attempted coup was thwarted and the danger hanging over the population and the division of Prentiss Industries was stopped. Back on the jet, Lucas doesn't believe his eyes when he recognizes in Priscilla's face his Leslie; Lucas starts talking to the woman who, despite her different look, is evidently his current wife. But when Priscilla is annoyed by Lucas' insistent questions, it is Jonas who intervenes and tells Lucas to stay away from his woman. Lucas, however, returns to Genoa City convinced that he has found the woman.

1980 (#13) - Lucas' relationship with Casey and the sale of The Allegro to Jonas

Once the official divorce with Leslie was done, Lucas suddenly finds himself alone and aimless in his life. He unintentionally runs a successful company aware that he is neither capable nor willing to do so, and he feels the need for someone who is capable of loving him. Driven by the same feelings, and still bitter about the end of her relationship with Snapper, Casey casually meets Lucas at The Allegro. Both eager to put their recent emotional history behind them, Lucas and Casey find themselves two people who are going through the same phase of their lives and are looking for their true love. Struck by each other's kind and romantic souls, both soon realize that they are meant for each other and begin a relationship. It doesn't take long for them to find themselves in love and happy. Happy that their relationship has the strength to fill all the gaps within them that they seek in their lives, the two manage to understand the meaning of pure love that goes beyond mere physical attraction. In the meantime, Leslie continues her process of renewing her life by deciding to sell her old The Allegro; for this assignment she turns to Brock, who is soon contacted by a young and charming man, Jonas Kay, who shows an interest in buying the place. The deal is soon concluded and a few days later, on the ashes of The Allegro, the new Jona's is inaugurated.

1980 (#4) - The flirt in Paris with Monique and the return of Lance with Lorie

The news of Lance's missed departure for Santo Domingo certainly doesn't make Vanessa happy, who from the bottom of her heart hoped to be able to finally separate Lance from Lorie; believing therefore that not even the fact of having Leslie finally free in Genoa City could affect the marriage of her first son to the hated Lorie, Vanessa decides to take the initiative convincing Lucas to reconfirm the assignment of the place in Paris for Lance. This time Lance agrees to leave and, in her heart, it pleases Lorie as well, convinced that having Lance away is a necessary sacrifice to avoid that her marriage could be put in crisis and wreck because of a possible rapprochement with Leslie, now that she is single. However, Lorie does not suspect that Lance, in Paris, may have feelings for a new woman. Disappointed that Lorie let him go to Europe without too much resistance, Lance takes out his frustration on a young Monique Houllier, a young dancer and employee of the French division, who soon makes him lose his head. Between Monique and Lance, arises an unstoppable passion for dancing and the staging of a musical that was a great success. Far from the intrigues in America, Lance thus lives a romantic and intense love story, which however soon proves incapable of facing reality. When time arrives for Lance to return to Genoa City, in fact, the desire not to leave Monique leads him to convince the woman to come with him. However, Lance initially hides the woman's role in his life from everyone; only Vanessa suspects that the woman may represent the turning point in his possible break-up with Lorie. On the other hand Lorie soon makes Lance change his mind when he realizes that Lorie's love is much stronger than an adventure and realizes that bringing Monique to Genoa City was a big mistake. Feeling neglected and abandoned, Monique herself soon decides to leave for Paris.

1979 (#19) - The tensions with Lance and the separation between Leslie and Lucas

Back from Australia, a furious Lucas informs everyone that he has reconsidered the plan to send Lance to Paris and is convinced of the necessity of sending his brother to Santo Domingo, where there are major political and social tensions. Leslie is surprised by the sudden change in Lucas' decision, who defends his choice by justifying it with the need to maintain control in that strategic area for the company. Lance and Lorie, disappointed by Luca's sudden change and convinced that Lucas wants to take revenge in some way for their happiness compared to his marriage problems with Leslie, accuse him of being controlled by their mother Vanessa. The mother, however, assures everyone that the decision is entirely on the initiative of Lucas, obviously enraged by the alleged betrayal of his wife Leslie. By the other hand, Leslie can't understand her husband, not having betrayed Lance and not knowing about his presence in Australia. This episode, however, drives the couple away, despite the fact that in the end Lucas, at the very moment of Lance's departure for Santo Domingo, revokes his decision after Lorie's desperate request to reconsider. As a matter of fact Lance's doesn't leave, this fact however doesn't help the marriage between Lucas and Leslie, as the woman considers their marriage over. Despite the desire to give Brooks a father, in fact, Leslie realizes that she does not love Lucas, and that he feels the same way towards her; and convinced that a fake marriage cannot go on, she informs Lucas that she wants a separation. At the announcement, a still furious Lucas, convinced that Leslie is still in a clandestine relationship with Lance or that she wants to be with him anyway, reacts coldly to the news and accepts without resistance to initiate divorce proceedings.

1979 (#15) - Lucas' guilt, the trips to Australia and suspicions about Lance

Lucas, feeling guilty towards Lance for in some way robbing him of the presidency, nevertheless offers him an important job position in the european division of Prentiss Industries; a destination that would also allow Lucas not to have the man in his way and, therefore, close to Leslie. Lance, however, firmly rejects the offer and indeed decides, in agreement with Lorie, to resign from the company to set up a new company for himself, convinced that with his skills and contacts he will certainly succeed. Lorie is furious with Lucas for having favoured the expulsion of her husband and informs the man that she no longer feels his friend; in a heated discussion, Lucas then admits for the first time that he has feelings for the woman, despite being totally committed to Leslie and her baby. Lorie then convinces Lance to move to a penthouse far away from Vanessa's manipulations. Vanessa, seeing Lucas mortified by Lance's departure from the company, tries to reassure him that things are going exactly as they should, but Lucas is not convinced. Soon he realized he wasn't cut out to be the head of a big company, Lucas decides to take a break and pay a surprise visit to Leslie in Australia, where she's busy for a series of concerts. Taking advantage of the situation to split the couple between Lorie and Lance, Vanessa convinces Lance that Leslie would appreciate a visit to Australia, and Lance decides to leave. Leslie is actually excited to see Lance, and the two go out to dinner where they say they're ready to make their respective marriages work. Lance, moreover, at Leslie's own suggestion, agrees to reconsider Lucas' offer to move to Europe. However, fate lead Lucas to witness from distance, the conversation between the two, assuming the worst. Shocked to see Lance and Leslie together, Lucas immediately returns to Genoa City unnoticed, convinced that there is a secret history between Leslie and Lance.

1979 (#10) - Vanessa's decisions on Prentiss Industries and Lucas' presidency

The joy of Brooks' arrival certainly doesn't lessen tensions in the Prentiss house. As always, it is the manipulator Vanessa who is the director, who decides to play the card of her company in order to favour the divorce between Lorie and Lance. In fact, Lance has always aspired to be the president of Prentiss Industries and everyone recognizes that he is a great businessman and that he has an exceptional ability in the field. For this reason, everyone knows that it will be Lance the successor to Vanessa, as president of Prentiss Industries; and Lucas knows it too, who accepts this fact as a natural consequence of events, since after all he has been away from his family for years and has not contributed at all to the growth of the company; above all, he has never been interested in working a white-collar job. However, the arrival of a sudden marriage and a baby to take care of, as we know, change the situation; and when Vanessa decides to seize the opportunity to name Lucas as president of Prentiss Industries, he clearly shows his astonishment but does not seem disappointed. This decision leaves Lance shocked and disheartened, he cannot believe that their mother has decided to choose the youngest son who, by the way, has never been involved in the family business. And when Lorie comes out against Vanessa, accusing her trying to make her son suffer only to indirectly hurt her, Vanessa replies that the needs of a child, which they do not have yet, must prevail. Perhaps a legitimate motivation, if it were not Vanessa's: both women, in fact, know that Vanessa's intentions are only to create a gap in the marriage between Lorie and Lance, and to make the man realize that his marriage to the woman could damage him. In any case, very soon Lucas, even though he knows he doesn't deserve the job position, is persuaded by Vanessa and especially by Leslie that the opportunity offered to him doesn't happen every day and that it wouldn't be fair to refuse such an important position; after all, only by providing financial security to Brooks and Leslie he could hope to finally form a real family with them.