Tina used Cord's inheritance from Asa to buy Devil's Claw Island.

Donning a Niki Smith-like red wig and a flashy dress, Allison had Viki drugged, then ventured into Llanfair and absconded with Jessica. Clint, Viki, and the authorities frantically combed Llanview for the missing baby. When the evidence pointed to Niki Smith as the culprit, everyone (namely Clint) began to look at Viki with an accusing stare. Upon Maria�s convincing, Allison anonymously returned Jessica to Llanfair four weeks later. While joyously relieved that their daughter was returned, the ordeal had wrecked so much havoc on Clint and Viki�s marriage that they were now headed back to divorce court.

Cord was unnerved to hear that Clint Buchanan, not Al Roberts as he had always believed, was his biological father. He was further dismayed to learn that the million dollars he believed had been left to him by Al actually came from Asa. Tina pretended to go along with Cord�s wish to return the money. However, while Cord was giving Asa a check for the money, Tina was buying the tiny Caribbean Island of Devil�s Claw, sinking every cent in their joint bank account into the real estate deal.

When Cord learned of Tina�s lies and manipulations, he broke up with her. Cord journeyed back to Devil�s Claw with archeologist Kate Sanders in search of treasure that was rumored to be hidden on the island.