JANUARY 9 - 13, 1978
Sven kidnapped Rachel before she could learn that Mac isn't the father of Regine's baby. Greg
closed in on Claude, who threatened to implicate Olive in Evan's death. Gwen feared that Elena
has won Russ. Vince Frame, Willis's brother, arrived.
JANUARY 16 - 20, 1978
Sven held Rachel captive in the pumphouse on the Cory estate. Cliff promised to stand by Regine
after learning that he fathered her baby. Vince and Willis argued after Vince told Alice unpleasant
things about Willis's past. John remained in a catatonic state.
JANUARY 23 - 27, 1978
Olive antagonized John during a visit, and he spoke Pat's name. Vince was attracted to Angie. Liz's
daughter Susan Shearer arrived from Boston and admitted that she's separated from husband Dan.
Sven forced Rachel to make a ransom tape.
JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 3, 1978
Mac recognized sounds on the ransom tape and realized that Sven is holding Rachel in the
pumphouse. Mac attempted a rescue, but during a struggle with Sven, Rachel received a serious
head injury. Sven was arrested and half of Bay City agreed to testify against him. Rachel awoke
and discovered that she's blind.
FEBRUARY 6 - 10, 1978
Olive implicated Claude in Evan's murder then went off the deep end. Regine admitted to Rachel
that Cliff, not Mac, fathered Regine's baby. Rachel and Mac reconciled before Rachel was taken
into surgery for optic nerve damage. Russ proposed marriage to Gwen. Vince dated Angie, which
made Willis jealous. Susan got a job at the hospital and was assigned to John's case.
FEBRUARY 13 - 17, 1978
Helga left for Sweden. Gwen accepted Russ's marriage proposal. Dennis and Jamie decided to
become roommates. John finds it difficult to accept the truth about Olive. Vince helped Angie
make Willis jealous.
FEBRUARY 20 - 24, 1978
Rachel's surgery was a success, and she regained her eyesight. Iris fumed when Dennis moved out.
Liz plotted to break up Gwen and Russ. Mac and Rachel offered to hold Cliff and Regine's
wedding at the Cory estate. Rachel was discharged from the hospital and went home with Mac.
FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 3, 1978
Cliff and Regine got married and moved to Sweden. Rachel and Mac agreed to start a family.
Susan treated Olive. Gwen's interfering mother Leueen arrived. Elena hired Dennis. John
recovered from his catatonia.
MARCH 6 - 10, 1978
Leueen and Liz united to break up Gwen and Russ. Alice wanted Greg to expedite her divorce
from Ray. Iris was unhappy with Dennis's apartment. Liz gossiped about Ada and Charlie.
MARCH 13 - 17, 1978
John was released from the mental hospital and acquitted of Evan's death. Joan told Greg she's in
love with John. Greg asked Pat if she plans to reconcile with John, but Pat was evasive. Ray finally
agreed to divorce Alice, while Molly consented to a divorce from Michael. Dennis met Eileen
Simpson, a newcomer to Bay City. Burt urged Willis to admit his love for Angie.
MARCH 20 - 24, 1978
Rachel learned she's pregnant. Joan told John she loves him, but he only has eyes for Pat.
Meanwhile, Marianne developed a crush on Greg, who has fallen in love with Pat. Olive
threatened to reveal Marianne's past abortion. Louise warned Dennis that Iris is planning to keep
him away from Eileen. Iris found out and fired Louise. Vince professed his love for Angie, who
pined for Willis.
MARCH 27 - 31, 1978
Rachel and Mac hired Louise. Iris and Brian argued violently about Iris's continued scheming. Iris
went on a rampage then disappeared. Alice signed her divorce papers. Angie forced Willis to
choose between her and Alice. John hired Eileen to work with Michael. Greg confessed his love
for Pat, who worried about Greg's relationship with Marianne.
APRIL 3 - 7, 1978
Rose and Joey Perrini, Angie's mother and brother, appeared and urged Angie to pursue Willis.
Liz told Willis that Alice dated Dr. Cal Zimmerman. Leueen sought info about Russ's marriage to
Sharlene. Cal got friendly with Susan. Iris's disappearance caused much concern.
APRIL 10 - 14, 1978
Burt received an out-of-town job, but Clarice refused to go with him. Eileen dated Michael, while
Brian showed an interest in Olive. Willis broke up with Alice and insisted that he really loves
Angie. Rose vowed to keep Willis and Angie apart. Marianne told Michael that Pat wants Greg for
herself. Elena decided to purchase Iris's house from Brian.
APRIL 17 - 21, 1978
Willis proposed to a noncommital Angie. Louise discovered Brian and Olive together in Iris's
house. Pat begged John and Greg not to believe Marianne's paranoia about Pat's attraction to
Greg. Susan moved in with Alice when Aunt Liz proved too obnoxious. Dennis and Michael
quarreled over Eileen.
APRIL 24 - 28, 1978
Burt left Bay City without Clarice. Vince saved Joey from an accidental electrocution. Vince
intercepted Willis, who came to the hospital in hopes of seeing Angie. Olive proposed that she and
Brian live together. Brian refused, but agreed to a secret affair. Angie expressed gratitude to Vince
for saving Joey.
MAY 1 - 5, 1978
Rachel maneuvered Ada and Charlie together. Greg dated Marianne to make Pat jealous. Willis
was furious that Angie accepted a dinner invitation from Vince. Brian confessed to Mac that he's
seeing Olive in order to help John's divorce petition. John offered to reconcile with Pat, who
refused. After an argument, Gwen ran to Willis, while Russ sought comfort from Elena.
MAY 8 - 12, 1978
Iris cavorted with a gigolo in St. Tropez. Liz tracked down Iris to say that Brian sold her house to
Elena, who plans to move in artists Dino and Sharon Amati. Angie broke off her relationship with
Willis. Liz was concerned about Willis's interest in Gwen. Eileen told Dennis that their relationship
is strictly platonic.
MAY 15 - 19, 1978
Angie and Vince got together after Angie admitted that she and Willis are finished. Iris nixed
returning to Bay City and continued to play in St. Tropez. Gwen grew weary of Leueen's constant
meddling. Dennis was attracted to Elena. Russ and Gwen were unable to reconcile their
differences.
MAY 22 - 26, 1978
Angie and Vince decided to elope. Russ was furious over Gwen's reliance on Willis. Iris wore out
her welcome on the French Riviera. Greg plotted to make sure that he gets Pat. Russ received
word about a job in Dallas.
MAY 29 - JUNE 2, 1978
Gwen ended the relationship with Russ, who decided to accept the position in Dallas. Willis
learned about Angie's elopement. Greg stalled Michael's divorce from Molly. Leueen left Bay City.
Olive suspected that Brian is deceiving her. Sharon and Dino moved into Elena's house. Dino was
attracted to Rachel.
JUNE 5 - 9, 1978
Iris returned and flipped to find Olive and Brian together. Gwen and Willis discovered deeper
feelings for each other. Dennis and Jamie went to Wyoming for summer vacation. Rose suspected
that Angie still has feelings for Willis. Eileen's pushy mother Nora arrived.
JUNE 12 - 16, 1978
John admitted to Pat that he realizes they'll never reconcile. Iris found Dennis's address on a
postcard in Elena's desk. Angie got upset when she spotted Willis and Gwen having a romantic
dinner. Greg told Nora that Michael lied to Eileen about being divorced then hid Michael's divorce
papers. Nora forced Eileen to quit her job.
JUNE 19 - 23, 1978
John found Michael's divorce papers. Greg lied that Eileen misplaced Michael's divorce papers.
Later, Greg came on to Pat and denied being involved with Marianne, whom he romanced on the
sly. Iris left to find Dennis. Alice advised Dan to reconcile with Susan. Marianne asked Greg to
marry her.
JUNE 26 - 30, 1978
Dennis agreed to return to Bay City after Iris promised to stop interfering in his life. Iris and Brian
reunited. Brian told Olive that he'd used her in order to expedite John's divorce. Iris hired Vivien
Gorrow, a new maid. Pat learned about Greg and Marianne's engagement. Eileen promised to stay
away from Michael and got her job back. Joey was smitten with Eileen.
JULY 3 - 7, 1978
Olive vowed revenge against Brian and Iris. Sally developed a crush on Joey. Pat told John that
Greg had pursued her and is using Marianne, but John wouldn't listen. Liz urged Susan to get back
together with Dan.
JULY 10 - 14, 1978
Iris found Eileen in Dennis's apartment and called her a tramp. Dan and Susan tried but failed to
reconcile. Olive had nightmares about Brian. Rachel grew uneasy about Jamie's strange letters
from Wyoming. Greg told Pat he'll dump Marianne if Pat sleeps with him.
JULY 17 - 21, 1978
Willis and Gwen became engaged. Iris and Dennis made up. Dan showed an interest in Olive.
Blaine Ewing arrived at the Cory mansion and dropped hints about knowing Jamie.
JULY 24 - 28, 1978
Burt urged Clarice to join him in Japan, but she refused. Dan suggested that Olive be hospitalized
for observation. Blaine and brother Larry Ewing plotted to snare Jamie. Greg wouldn't commit to a
wedding date. Angie postponed a belated honeymoon with Vince when she learned about Willis
and Gwen's engagement.
JULY 31 - AUGUST 4, 1978
Willis and Gwen were married. Angie left before the ceremony ended. Liz was upset as Dan got
closer to Olive. Greg showed violent tendencies, which frightened Pat. Ada and Rachel went to
Wyoming, where Rachel and Jamie argued about Blaine. Mac left on a European business trip.
AUGUST 7 - 11, 1978
Rachel went into labor during an argument with Blaine. Nobody could locate Mac. Dan suggested
that Susan's jealous of his friendship with Olive. Clarice moved in with Charlie. Pat begged John to
dissolve his partnership with Greg, but it was to no avail.
AUGUST 14 - 18, 1978
Mac returned to Bay City in time for the birth of his daughter. In honor of Mac's mother, Rachel
named the baby Amanda. Mac confessed to a horrified Iris that she's not his biological daughter.
Iris flipped and left town. Larry and Blaine moved to Bay City. Clarice hired Blaine as a mother's
helper. Marianne caught Greg flirting with another woman.
AUGUST 21 - 25, 1978
Larry found employment. Olive made Susan feel inadequate as a woman. Angie decided to take
night classes at the university. Greg convinced Pat that he truly loves Marianne. Friends warned
Marianne that Greg's a womanizer.
AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 1, 1978
Vince and Willis made amends. Sally ran away when Joey ignored her attentions. Mac warned
Rachel that interfering in Jamie's life will only make his relationship to Blaine stronger. Iris and
Brian vacationed on the French Riviera. Iris barricaded herself in the hotel room and refused to
speak. Fearing marriage to Marianne, Greg skipped out of Bay City.
SEPTEMBER 4 - 8, 1978
Marianne continued her wedding plans despite Greg's absence. Rachel asked Louise and Dennis to
visit Iris, who's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Joey pined for Eileen. Dennis moved out
when Jamie moved Blaine in. Alice and Willis threatened to expose Olive's past to Dan. Joey
found Sally and brought her home.
SEPTEMBER 11 - 15, 1978
John fired Greg, who returned to Bay City and Marianne. Larry was interested in Clarice. Olive
left town because of Alice and Willis' threats, but she vowed to return. Alice sent Sally off to a
boarding school in Boston. Pat had nightmares about Greg. Iris improved under Louise and
Brian's care.
SEPTEMBER 18 - 22, 1978
Brian resigned from Cory Publishing to search for Iris's natural parents. John turned down Mac's
job offer, so Mac considered hiring Greg, who told Marianne that they can't marry until he finds
work. Pat threatened to quit Cory if Mac hires Greg. Sharon and Dino left Bay City.
SEPTEMBER 25 - 29, 1978
Angie's preoccupation with Willis forced Vince into the guest bedroom. Brian pursued a lead on
Iris's mother. Iris learned that wealthy Boston socialite Cornelia Exeter might be her biological
mother. Pat suddenly convinced Mac to hire Greg, which aroused John's suspicion.
OCTOBER 2 - 6, 1978
An ecstatic Iris told Dennis that Cornelia is his grandmother. Cornelia learned that Mac has no
knowledge of a locket that Cornelia placed on her baby before giving it up for adoption. Clarice
almost gave in to Larry's sexual advances. Rachel used Buzz Winslow in a plan to break up Jamie
and Blaine. Vince decided to call it quits with Angie. Pat pretended to be attracted to Greg.
OCTOBER 9 - 13, 1978
Rachel hired Buzz as the Cory stableboy. Blaine denied being Buzz's former girlfriend and Jamie
fell for it. Pat told Dan about her plan to expose Greg. Michael passed his bar exams then
celebrated with Marianne's friend Kate. Dennis moved into Elena's guesthouse. Angie was upset
that Vince frolicked with newcomer Mimi Haines. Brian broke the news to Iris that Cornelia isn't
her mother.
OCTOBER 16 - 20, 1978
A devastated Iris learned that her natural mother is Sylvie Kosloff. Later, Iris read Dennis the riot
act for moving into Elena's guesthouse. Olive returned to an unforgiving Dan. Susan decided to
give Dan a divorce and wished him happiness with Alice. Blaine manipulated Jamie into eloping.
Vince kissed Mimi.
OCTOBER 23 - 27, 1978
Rachel disinherited Jamie after learning about his marriage to Blaine. Buzz warned Blaine that
their relationship isn't over. Marianne caught Greg kissing Pat, but he talked his way out of it.
Susan told Alice to get Dan before Olive does. Clarice visited Burt in Japan. Iris is ashamed of
Sylvie.
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 3, 1978
Iris played matchmaker for Elena and John, but Elena admitted having feelings for Dennis. After
losing his virginity to Elena, Dennis reconciled with Jamie. Joey got closer to Eileen, who realized
it's over with Dennis. Mac convinced Rachel to forgive Jamie, but she still intends to break up his
marriage to Blaine. Leueen caused friction between Willis and Gwen. Marianne and Greg agreed
upon a November wedding.
NOVEMBER 6 - 10, 1978
At Rachel's urging, Charlie fired Blaine. Vince asked Charlie to hire Mimi. Rachel was furious that
Mac offered Larry a job. Sylvie managed to get closer to Iris. Susan moved in with Pat. Greg
admitted to an enraged Marianne that he loves Pat. Leueen drove a wedge between Willis and
Gwen.
NOVEMBER 13 - 17, 1978
Clarice returned without Burt. Gwen decided to leave Willis. Iris convinced Sylvie to help her
break up Dennis and Elena. Rose and Mimi fought over Vince. Marianne told John that Greg and
Pat have been lovers all along. Greg pressured Pat to take their relationship to the next stage.
NOVEMBER 20 - 24, 1978
Greg went off the deep end when Pat confessed that she'd led him on to keep him away from
Marianne. Greg begged unsuccessfully for a reconciliation with Marianne. Olive lied to Alice that
Olive is pregnant with Dan's baby. Buzz blackmailed Blaine into bed. Mac and Iris had an uneasy
reconciliation.
NOVEMBER 27 - DECEMBER 1, 1978
A psychotic Greg tried to rape Pat, who stabbed him to death during a flashback to the time she
killed Tom Baxter. Marianne turned Pat in to the cops, insisting that Pat killed Greg in a jealous
rage. Michael wants to defend Pat. Buzz lied to Rachel that Blaine is remaining a faithful wife to
Jamie. Angie worked to keep Gwen and Willis apart. Susan told Olive that pregnancy lies won't
work with Dan.
DECEMBER 4 - 8, 1978
Brian warned Michael not to defend Pat because of conflict of interest. Marianne vowed to testify
against Pat. Janice Frame returned and went to work for Willis. Olive threatened Dan with a
paternity suit. Ada and Charlie were unhappy that Clarice accepted a date with Larry.
DECEMBER 11 - 15, 1978
Against Brian's advice, Michael accepted Pat's case. Pat wants to plead guilty for Marianne's sake.
Brian advised Dan not to divorce Susan until Olive's paternity suit is settled. Jamie and Dennis
were suspicious of Iris's attention to Blaine. Angie got closer to Willis during his split with Gwen.
DECEMBER 18 - 22, 1978
Brian exposed Olive's pregnancy lies, but she retaliated by threatening to testify against Pat. Larry
and Charlie came to blows over Larry's interest in Clarice. Michael was attracted to assistant
district attorney Karen Campbell. Gwen grew jealous upon learning that Willis hired Angie as his
personal assistant. Mimi told Vince that he can go back to Angie if he wants to.
DECEMBER 25 - 29, 1978
Mac rehired Scott Bradley, who returned to Bay City. Mac defended Blaine to Ada and Rachel
then agreed to Iris's request that he hire Larry. Vince and Alice fought about her interest in Willis.
Iris conned Sylvie into taking Blaine on a shopping spree. Olive decided she'd have to kill Alice to
get Dan. Gwen left Bay City.