Though Carla wasn�t in love with Dr. Jim Craig, she couldn�t bring herself to turn down his proposal.

In October 1968, the beautiful and mysterious Carla Benari arrived in Llanview. An out of work actress who was down on her luck, Carla took a job at Llanview hospital as a receptionist. Dr. Jim Craig, the newly arrived Chief of Staff, took more than a professional interest in Carla. Jim quickly fell in love with his pretty employee, and after several attempts to woo her, the two were dating. Carla later responded with a yes when Jim tenderly asked her to marry him. Deep in her heart, however, Carla knew that she did not love Jim, and this troubled her. Was she willing to settle for a man she didn�t love?

Jim, meanwhile, discovered that Carla seemed to suffer from the early stages of cirrhosis. Carla�s case was assigned to Dr. Price Trainor, an idealistic black intern, who immediately butted heads with his new patient. Carla realized that there was an exciting chemistry in the air every time she was near Dr. Trainor. Price knew exactly what it was�love. This proud black man, though, felt guilty and ashamed to have fallen in love with a white woman, he�d soon find out though that�