1987 (#4) - Rose's revelations, Aidan's happiness and Nina's regrets

The emergence of the truth and the fact that her son is not dead gave new energy and new vigor to Nina, who promises herself to find her son and bring him back to her. When Nina reveals her intentions to Christine, the latter advises her to be very careful as Rose, as she has seen, is a very dangerous woman. But nothing can stop the courage of a mother who wants to protect her baby. Nina thus manages to track down a surprised Rose, who soon finds herself with her hands raised when Nina pulls out a gun. The woman orders Rose to reveal to him who her son's adoptive family is: only in this case she will not kill her. Rose tries in vain to tell him that in any case she can't do anything since the adoption is completely regular, but Nina doesn't believe her and repeats her to pull out the names of the adoptive parents. Eventually, Rose relents and reveals Aidan's adoptive family, before being tied to bed and immobilized by Nina, who calls the police before leaving and warns her to come and get Rose to arrest her. Meanwhile, an excited Nina runs to Christine to reveal that she has discovered the identity of her son's adoptive parents; Christine, worried about the reaction that Nina will have, decides to accompany her, to be next to her. Arriving at the indicated address, Nina learns that her son's adoptive parents are spouses Fred and Helen Lansings; and finding them outside in the garden playing with her son, whom they call Aidan, who appears happy and carefree, Nina observes the scene with tears running down her face; then, suddenly, he makes the decision to leave Aidan where he is, believing that Rose was right after all, having been adopted by a family capable of giving him all the love and life she could never offer him. Christine comforts a desperate Nina, who will never forget her son and, over time, will regret not having acted in this situation and not having claimed to have her son back. Shortly after, in fact, the Lansings move and leave Genoa City for a destination that Nina will never know, effectively making him lose track of Aidan and increase his regrets.

1987 (#1) - Rose's threats to Christine and Paul and Danny's intervention

Despite trying in every way to move on, these are difficult times for Nina, who cannot stop suffering from the news of her baby's death. Christine, Karen, Molly and Danny are all gathered around her and cling to her grief trying, in vain, to comfort her. Christine, meanwhile, tells Karen all the facts that have happened recently and, in particular, she tells many details about Rose and her single mothers center and, together, they discover with great astonishment that Rose has a criminal record and is a very dangerous woman. When they ask questions about Rose's and her team's behavior, Karen and Christine become even more suspicious, finding strange that continuous psychological pressure Rose has adopted too often to make the girls give up the idea of having a baby. Finding then strange Rose's sudden change of attitude when she learned from Nina that she would not have an abortion, Christine is convinced that in reality Nina's baby may not be dead at all. Karen, Christine and Nina went to Rose to confront her harshly. Rose denies any accusations, but in the end she is forced to admit that she gave the baby away and that, after all, she did so in a completely legal way, having Nina previously signed the adoption documents. When Karen begins to ask more specific questions about her own business, Rose's partial answers suggest that her adoption process is not entirely legal. However, Rose insists that Aidan is now happy and has a family and love that Nina could never have given him. Then, frightened that her illegal trafficking might come out, Rose orders Vince to tie up the women. Dr Felix is about to sedate the girls just as Danny and Paul break in, who manage to save everyone despite Rose getting away and getting away with it.

1986 (#34) - Nina's desperation, the friendship with Christine and Danny's support

Desperate for the death of her baby, Nina finds herself going through a very difficult time. Neither she nor Christine, who finds herself spending a lot of time with her in the hospital before her discharge, imagine that the news given to her by Rose is in fact absolutely false, just as Molly and Karen do not imagine it either. Once discharged, Nina decides to end all relationships with her previous life, but it is Christine, once again, who prevents the girl from giving up on herself. Aware that the woman is struggling with a severe depression, Nina is in fact welcomed by Christine, who offers her friendship and all her efforts to make her forget the past. The two young girls start to get distracted and have fun, enrolling in a dance class and starting to frequent nightclubs. But despite all the fun and commitments, Nina is unable to forget her child: an emptiness that Christine will never be able to fill. However, Nina's sense of emptiness is felt by Danny, who, like Christine, started seeing the girl often. Between the two, unaware of Christine who doesn't notice anything, a certain feeling begins to arise. The two of them start to get closer, surprised by how quickly time passes during their encounters in which both of them completely open up to each other by telling and expressing their moods. The situation becomes embarrassing when Christine surprises them alone to console each other; the two, feeling guilty also for the fact that the situation was leading them to exchange a tender kiss, decide to stop seeing each other, for the good of all.

1986 (#31) - Nina's afterthoughts, Aidan's birth and the adoption of Helen and Fred

Rose continues to be completely friendly with Nina, but in the meantime she tries to make her understand how much trouble raising a child alone can be when you are just a young mother. Nina and Molly thus begin to consider giving their child up for adoption, after all, finding themselves alone and being completely unprepared to become mothers. To these doubts are then added the psychological pressures orchestrated by Rose, such as that of introducing the two girls to Stephanie Worth, a young mother with two children who confesses to them that her life has become hell; and Dr. Felix Burke himself frightens the girls by explaining to them all the responsibilities that one has in raising a child. A few days later, on a pretext, Rosa gets Nina to sign a document that turns out to be the adoption application documents; Rose, on the phone, informs Fred and Helen that the girl has accepted the application, making the two Lansings literally mad with joy. Just when Nina begins to have her first contractions, Nina is surprised to see Christine at Rose's; Christine shows the wig and the fake belly she used to enter, posing as a future mother, after which she announces to Nina that she will no longer allow her to run away and find herself alone. However, just as Nina and Christine are talking, the water breaks and Rose orders Vince and Felix to take Nina to the hospital. On their way to the emergency room, meanwhile, Nina confides to a shocked Rose that she has decided she wants to keep her baby and won't give it up. However, after the birth, Rose arranges for Felix, who also lost his doctor's license years ago, to change Nina's medical records, recklessly abandoned by nurse Janet Hillcock by registering her son as dead. Rose thus announces to Nina and Christine that the child died immediately after giving birth. And so, just as Christine consoles a desperate Nina, Rose hands the baby over to Fred and Helen Lansings, who, full of joy, decide to name their baby Aidan.

1986 (#28) - Rose's single mothers' home and the illegal adoption trade

Forced to hide from justice and mafia organizations,Rose de Ville returns to Genoa City after a few years. The volcanic, cruel and bargaining woman, who has always sided with crime to make easy money, this time decides to open a house for teenage mothers that, apparently, should give comfort to young pregnant teenagers but, in reality, hides an organization well infiltrated in the black market of illegal adoptions. Helping her are the trusty Vince Holliday, who actually acts as a bodyguard, and Dr. Felix Burke, who assists the girls during pregnancy and childbirth. Nina's arrival makes Rose happy, and she is immediately ready to take advantage of the girl's state of mind to organize an easy adoption; however, she is reluctant to accept Molly into the house, making the girl understand that there is no room for her. Actually, Rose and Felix, noting that Molly's pregnancy is not yet in an advanced stage, consider it costly to keep the girl for all this time; but when Nina intimates Rose to find a place for Molly otherwise she too would have left, also saying that she is willing to share a room with her, Rose is forced to accept Molly's arrival. As the months go by, the time of Nina's baby's birth approaches. Meanwhile, Rose meets a married couple, Fred and Helen Lansings, who are desperate to adopt a baby and are unable to have children; Rose, thinking of Nina's baby's next birth, announces to them that, in exchange for a sum of money, they can legally obtain their baby.

1986 (#25) - Karen's social work shelter and the meeting between Molly and Nina

Determined to help Molly and do the best for the little one, Christine and Danny turn to Karen Olsen, a social worker who runs a shelter for teenagers who are alone and on the run from their families. Karen is delighted to welcome a rock star of Danny's caliber to her shelter, and hopes this will bring visibility and publicity to her core so she can help many more girls. Among the many girls housed in the center, it is Loretta Smith who particularly impresses Danny; Always influenced by Danny's music, Loretta is a very problematic girl who lives in a state of despondency due to the uncertainty of having to deal with an unwanted pregnancy. Danny is very fond of the girl and establishes a very strong connection with her, to the point of understanding that he has to work more on this very important issue; in the same way, Loretta is thanks to Danny that she is able to accept herself and her condition, starting to experience pregnancy with great joy and happiness.Molly, however, categorically refuses to tell Christine or Karen the identity of her parents and, in the meantime, sends a letter to Beverly reassuring her about dropping out of college and informing her that she has found a job in Genoa City. Molly, meanwhile, meets her roommate Nina Webster, a teenager who, like her, is expecting a baby conceived in the bathroom of a nightclub with a vanished guy named Jimmy Malloy. Molly and Nina immediately make friends and both agree to leave the shelter as soon as possible. Nina, meanwhile, learns of the existence of a house for teenage mothers in the city and contacts the owner, who is none other than Rose DeVille. Rose offers Nina her help and, above all, a free place to stay. Nina informs Molly that she has decided to leave the refuge to live with "Aunt Rose" and soon the girl urges Molly to join her. Molly thus, increasingly nervous and pressed by Karen to reveal her parents' names, decides to flee the help centre to reach Nina from Rose. When Karen realizes she can no longer find Molly, she informs Christine and Danny that Molly has disappeared into thin air again.

1980 (#17) - Vincent and Rose's arrest, the failed attack on Greg and Liz's injury

When Greg reads the letter, the man can't believe his wife's words and immediately runs to look for her. He is only informed after a few hours of her car accident and the resultant hospitalization. Here the doctors inform Greg, in great apprehension, that Nikki is in serious danger but that in any case after a long convalescence she will be able to get back in shape. Greg thus informs Nikki, in one of his rare moments of lucidity, that he has forgiven her and confirms all his love for her. He then decides to get in touch with the police to investigate Vincent and Rose and finally do justice. It didn't take long for the police to believe Greg and to discover the real activity of Vincent and Rose, who soon end up back in jail. Tony Baker is thus released, his charge being reduced from murder to simple theft, and Walter's memory is somehow overshadowed by his red-light passions. Justice seems done and a beaming Greg informs Nikki, who is slowly recovering, that he has made things right. However, Vincent and Rose, before returning to prison, wanted to ensure their personal revenge by hiring a killer to kill Greg. A few weeks later, so while walking with his mother Liz, Greg is attacked by a hooded armed ranger who starts shooting. In the attack, Greg is saved, but Liz is hit in the femur and falls to the ground in pain. Taken urgently to the hospital, the woman is luckily declared immediately out of danger for the joy of all, who can't wait to put this sad chapter behind them.

1980 (#14) - Rose and Vince's threats, Nikki's escape and car accident

Rose and Vince curse Nikki for the mess she got them into, now having a dead man on their shoulders to hide. When they read the newspapers, in fact, the two realize that the corpse has already been found by the police, despite having for the moment put their hands on the an innocent, Tony Baker. Nikki tries to explain the whole dynamic and that Walter died exclusively of a heart attack, but Rose doesn't want to hear the girl speak anymore and decides to fire her on the spot. Back home, frightened and bitter, Nikki is shocked to learn that her husband Greg has just been assigned to defend Tony Baker, accused of the murder of Walter Addison. So Nikki cannot believe that her unsuspecting husband has been called to defend the very man accused of murder for the death for which she is responsible, Walter's death. She decides not to make any more references to her old job and to let things go their own way, but it is not long before Rose herself contacts Nikki, having discovered that Tony's lawyer is her husband. So Rose and Vince threaten to kill her in case she can't convince him to send Tony to jail. This is a request that Nikki promises to fulfill, even though she has absolutely no idea how to do it, because Greg won't let her interfere with his work in any way. Scared and desperate, Nikki then decides to do the only thing possible: run away. Before doing so, she writes a passionate letter to Greg in which she tells him all the facts that have happened, from her involvement in Walter's death to the true nature of the prostitution ring that hides Rose and Vincent's fashion agency, before asking Greg's forgiveness and once again professing his love. Once in the car, however, a Nikki, blinded by despair, goes off the road, getting involved in a dramatic accident, where she manages to save herself.

1980 (#12) - Nikki's rejection, Walter's deadly heart attack and investigations on Tony

Although the situation at home with Greg is very tense, he finally wishes a very excited Nikki good work for the first shoot. Rose and Vincent thus provide Nikki with the address of the place where the service is to be carried out, and the girl's enthusiasm grows out of all proportion when she realizes she has to work in a luxurious villa, owned by the wealthy Walter Addison. All Nikki's joy, however, turns into a burning disappointment when she realizes that she is there not for a fashion service, but for a paid sex service. Nikki, disgusted by the fact that she has been tricked by Rose and Vincent, is bitterly disappointed by her stupidity and regrets not having listened to Greg at the time. Taken to a sleazy suburban hotel, Nikki then leaves when she finds herself in front of the rich and powerful Walter, who pretends to have sex with her. Nikki, strongly disappointed, refuses until she infuriates the man, who then tries to abuse her. Nikki opposes and tries to struggle unnecessarily, before the old man is suddenly struck by a heart attack and falls to the ground, Nikki soon realizes that the man is dead and finds herself in total panic. Frightened and not knowing what to do, Nikki naively decides to call Vincent and Rose who rush over and decide to make the corpse disappear by throwing it into the alleys of the city's slums. Here, the corpse is found by a gangster, Tony Baker, who doesn't believe his eyes at the sight of the rich man's wallet. The theft, however, costs Tony dearly, who is soon tracked down by the police and arrested for murder, despite the man claiming his innocence.

1980 (#7) - Greg's concerns about Nikki's job at Rose's fashion agency

Despite all expectations, Greg and Nikki's strange marriage seems to be going smoothly. Archived Nikki's betrayal with Paul, of which Greg is and will always remain completely unaware, there is indeed a genuine feeling within this couple that is not based solely on physical attraction, which leads many to question Nikki's ability to maintain a relationship as stable as marriage. However, Nikki soon realizes that she wants a goal to pursue in her life and sets out in search of a job. Greg, on the other hand, has always encouraged Nikki to do something for herself, so he is more than happy to support his wife's decision when she informs her husband that she wants to pursue a modeling career. Nikki decides to reply to an advertisement from a fashion agency run by Rose De Ville and Vince Holliday. As soon as they get out of prison, in fact, the two immediately decide to get back into business and, presenting themselves as two respectable and honest scouts, they hire an unaware Nikki, unaware that the fashion agency is actually a cover for a prostitution and drug ring. In the meantime, Greg warns Nikki not to sign any contract proposed to her without giving him the chance to read it first; frightened by the world that often hides the evil, in fact, Greg, as a good lawyer, knows well the many pitfalls that a contract can hide, made of quibbles and often unclear clauses. However, naive Nikki, anxious to start her new modeling career, ignores Greg's warning and signs the contract without being too careful to read it. It is only when she returns home that Nikki realizes that the contract includes a $1,800 deduction from the agency; and at Nikki's claims of explanation, Rose reassures her that she is certain that the girl will be able to earn a lot more money, showing herself convinced that she will be able to set aside much more money for her than she owes the agency. New discussions in Greg's house take place when the man does not appreciate Nikki's first job, a lingerie fashion show service. Greg, then, takes out his frustration by admitting that he doesn't want his wife to do that job and that he envies the couple formed by Chris and Snapper, about to become parents. Nikki laughs at the mere mention of children, claiming that Greg only wants to try to repress his budding career. Clearly, then, the first differences between the two begin to emerge.

1979 (#12) - The prostitution ring, Chris's kidnapping and Rose's arrest

While Stuart is busy straightening out his tangled love life, the eldest of his daughters, Chris has overcame the crisis with Snapper months ago, happily dedicating herself between love life, family and work. During this period, it is precisely her job that keeps Chris busy, as a matter of fact she's writing an investigative report on a very dangerous and increasingly prostitution ring. Snapper expresses his concerns about the potential danger of such assignment, but Chris, who has always been very sensitive to this issue, has rejected his concerns and reassured the man that she was being very careful. In the meantime, Chris begins the investigation from two young teenagers involved in a prostitution ring run by a woman named Rose De Ville, who already has many precedents. When Chris goes directly to her to gather information, Rose denies knowing the two girls in question and immediately warns her henchman, Vince Hollyday, to follow Chris and watch her movements, since she asked too many questions. When, following the disappearance of one of the two girls, Sharon Kelly, Chris returns to Rose again, she orders Vince to take care of her. After putting her to sleep with chloroform, Vince then takes her to the basement where Sharon was also hidden. Rose's plan is to sell Chris and Sharon, now too dangerous, to another trafficker in South America. Snapper and Brock, fearing for Chris' safety and not finding her anywhere, immediately warn the police, that immediately suspect Rose. When questioned, she claims she does not know the woman; however, Rose herself immediately realizes that she has betrayed herself when, on repeating that she has never seen the woman before, she pronounces her first name: Chris. With the help of the police, therefore, Snapper and Brock save the two women, and Rose and Vince are immediately arrested. For at least some time, both will no longer be able to hurt anyone.