Five Things That Happened On February 11 In Soap History

In 1983, Susan Moore (Gail Ramsey) — Alan Quartermaine’s (Stuart Damon, top far r.) former mistress and the mother of his son, Jason (and Jason’s twin, Drew, per a later rewrite) was shot dead in her home on General Hospital. Her body was discovered by (from l.) Monica (Leslie Charleson), Edward (David Lewis), Jackie (Demi Moore) and Alan. The mystery that ensued as to who pulled the trigger was one of the show’s all-time most gripping whodunits, with a suspect list comprised of Scott Baldwin, Alan, Monica, Crane Tolliver (an accomplice of Susan’s and Lila’s first husband), Lila, Heather Webber (Susan’s cousin) and Heather’s mother, Alice Grant. The culprit turned out to be Crane Tolliver.

In 2005 on Young and Restless, Neil was visited by his loved ones, including Drucilla and Malcolm, as he prepared to undergo surgery to save his life. He had been hospitalized because after Neil and Malcolm rescued Devon from a lion cage, Lily lost control of her vehicle and accidentally struck Neil. Olivia had made it clear to Drucilla that Neil might not survive, but fortunately, he pulled through the operation and made a full recovery.

In 2010 on Days of Our Lives, Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) hatched a desperate scheme to kill Melanie (Molly Burnett) on the day of her wedding to Philip Kiriakis. (Vivian’s goal? To eke revenge on Melanie’s mother, Carly Manning.) To achieve her diabolical end, Vivian poisoned the comb Molly was wearing in her hair as part of her bridal look, and placed it on Molly’s head. As a helpless Carly (whose kidnapping Vivian had arranged) was forced to watch via a webcam, Melanie grew woozy as the poison began to work its way into her system.

In 2013, Genie Francis returned to GH as Laura Webber for the first time since 2008. Then-Head Writer Ron Carlivati explained how the superstar’s comeback came about in an interview with Soap Opera Digest, explaining, “Frank [Valentini, executive producer] and I were interested right away, as soon as we heard that she would no longer be on Young and Restless [as Genevieve] and could potentially be available,” he reports, noting that when he had first been tapped to write the show, “I thought, ‘It’d be so great to write for the character of Laura,’ even when she wasn’t really available to us. So this is very exciting for me, personally.”

In 2019, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott, far r.) was arrested for JT Hellstorm’s “murder” on Young and Restless. When Rey (Jordi Vilasuso, far l.) and Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell) arrived to escort Victor to the courthouse, Nikki declared, “You’re arresting the wrong person…. My husband did not kill JT. I did.” Michael intervened, ordering Nikki not to say another word.

In 1983, Susan Moore (Gail Ramsey) — Alan Quartermaine’s (Stuart Damon, top far r.) former mistress and the mother of his son, Jason (and Jason’s twin, Drew, per a later rewrite) was shot dead in her home on General Hospital. Her body was discovered by (from l.) Monica (Leslie Charleson), Edward (David Lewis), Jackie (Demi Moore) and Alan. The mystery that ensued as to who pulled the trigger was one of the show’s all-time most gripping whodunits, with a suspect list comprised of Scott Baldwin, Alan, Monica, Crane Tolliver (an accomplice of Susan’s and Lila’s first husband), Lila, Heather Webber (Susan’s cousin) and Heather’s mother, Alice Grant. The culprit turned out to be Crane Tolliver.

In 2005 on Young and Restless, Neil was visited by his loved ones, including Drucilla and Malcolm, as he prepared to undergo surgery to save his life. He had been hospitalized because after Neil and Malcolm rescued Devon from a lion cage, Lily lost control of her vehicle and accidentally struck Neil. Olivia had made it clear to Drucilla that Neil might not survive, but fortunately, he pulled through the operation and made a full recovery.

In 2010 on Days of Our Lives, Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) hatched a desperate scheme to kill Melanie (Molly Burnett) on the day of her wedding to Philip Kiriakis. (Vivian’s goal? To eke revenge on Melanie’s mother, Carly Manning.) To achieve her diabolical end, Vivian poisoned the comb Molly was wearing in her hair as part of her bridal look, and placed it on Molly’s head. As a helpless Carly (whose kidnapping Vivian had arranged) was forced to watch via a webcam, Melanie grew woozy as the poison began to work its way into her system.

In 2013, Genie Francis returned to GH as Laura Webber for the first time since 2008. Then-Head Writer Ron Carlivati explained how the superstar’s comeback came about in an interview with Soap Opera Digest, explaining, “Frank [Valentini, executive producer] and I were interested right away, as soon as we heard that she would no longer be on Young and Restless [as Genevieve] and could potentially be available,” he reports, noting that when he had first been tapped to write the show, “I thought, ‘It’d be so great to write for the character of Laura,’ even when she wasn’t really available to us. So this is very exciting for me, personally.”

In 2019, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott, far r.) was arrested for JT Hellstorm’s “murder” on Young and Restless. When Rey (Jordi Vilasuso, far l.) and Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell) arrived to escort Victor to the courthouse, Nikki declared, “You’re arresting the wrong person…. My husband did not kill JT. I did.” Michael intervened, ordering Nikki not to say another word.