Pat was the only one who knew that Tony was Brian�s father.

Llanview was stunned when Dorian�rather than Viki�was named executor of Victor�s estate in his will. Tony, meanwhile, received nothing! Dorian swiftly moved to take over the Lord family empire. Now a free and available widow, Dorian then set her sights on a new conquest: Viki�s husband, Joe! When Dorian �accidentally� told Joe the secret of his genetic condition, and that Viki had known about it all along, all hell broke loose. After a brief period of separation, Viki and Joe eventually reconciled, and nervously looked forward to the birth of their baby. Tony managed to convince his increasingly unbalanced wife Cathy to seek help with Llanview Hospital�s new Chief of Psychiatry, Dr. Will Vernon.

In September, Viki gave birth to a baby boy, Kevin Lord Riley. Though born premature, Joe and Viki were overjoyed to learn the wonderful news: their son did not have the heart defect that afflicted Megan. Their happiness was short lived, however, when Cathy kidnapped Kevin and then fled to Arizona�where she put the baby up for adoption. Eventually, Cathy was apprehended, but the baby was nowhere to be found! Cathy, more delusional than ever, had no memory of ever marrying Tony. Worse, she had no memory of ever having seen a baby!

Pat�s support made Tony realize how much she still meant to him. They gave in to their feelings and made love.

After months of mourning Tim, Jenny met a young man who made her smile again. He was newcomer Brad Vernon, the son of Will and Naomi Vernon. Once dreaming of being a tennis pro, Brad had suffered a severe knee injury that kept him from ever realizing his lofty goals. Brad began romancing Jenny, while two-timing her with Lana McClain�a local Llanview waitress. At first, Brad�s only reason for pursuing Lana was to get her into the sack, since the virginal Jenny clung to her chastity. A na�ve Lana genuinely cared for Brad, but the flame-haired waitress was being conned into thinking he felt the same way.