Asa and Brad ran into danger during their sailing adventure.

Asa worked hard to win back Bo�s love, but Bo still wanted nothing to do with him. Asa had stumbled upon an incredible secret: Bo really was his son after all! The shocking revelation came in the form of a letter from Delilah�s Aunt Twyla had written to Bo. The letter provided indisputable proof that Yancey Ralston was sterile and, therefore, couldn�t have sired Bo. The news thrilled Asa, but he realized that Bo and Delilah believed they were kin, and therefore had been fighting their mutual attraction. To keep Delilah under his thumb (and in his bed), Asa kept his mouth shut, and quickly eloped with Delilah.

Asa and Brad were taking his new sailing vessel for a trial run in Florida. As they ventured out on the high seas, disaster struck; a gasoline leak caused the craft to explode. Asa and Brad were thrown into the raging waters. Unable to find a lost Asa, and certain that he was dead, Brad delivered the solemn news to his friends and loved ones of his perish. In his will, Asa divided the bulk of his fortune between Bo and his new wife Delilah. In the will, Bo was perplexed by Asa�s reference �to my dear son.� Brad provided the stunning to answer to Bo�s question when he revealed the secret. Bo, shocked to learn he was a Buchanan after all, was deeply enraged that Asa kept the truth from him.

Of course, Asa wasn�t dead at all. Certain there was a conspiracy to assassinate him�and suspicious that Bo and Delilah would two-time him in the wake of his death�Asa instructed Brad to sneak him back to Llanview, and to keep quiet about his actually being alive. While Asa and Brad implemented their plan, as expected, Bo and Delilah made love; promising themselves they would marry after a respectable period of time.