Cord married Kate�but guess who arrived to the ceremony?

Maria learned from Gabrielle that baby Al was not Cord and Tina�s child. Armed with this news, Maria threatened to expose Tina�s lies if she didn�t grant Cord a divorce. Tina had no choice but to end her marriage to the man she loved. At the same time, Maria became unhinged�wanting Clint all for herself. This meant she would have to murder Viki, and frame Tina for the crime!

Wearing a blond wig, Maria tried to run down Viki in her car. Fortunately, she was saved by her gardener, Gilbert �who bore more than a striking resemblance to her guardian angel, Virgil. Next, Maria applied a deadly poison to a pair of earrings that Tina planned to give Viki for her birthday. Tina happened upon Maria�s murderous plans and confronted her. During their scuffle, the poison (designed to kill on contact) accidentally spilled on Maria, who watched in horror as Maria fell to the floor dead!

Cord anxiously prepared for his second wedding to Kate, which was postponed because of Maria�s death. Tina was arrested and charged with murder. During her trial, the truth about Gabrielle and Max being the true parents of baby Al came out. Tina was found guilty and sent to prison. Cord eventually came to believe in Tina�s innocence, and worked to help prove it. When new evidence surfaced, Tina was cleared of the murder charges, and Tina and Cord made love. Despite their romp, Cord resolved to move forward with his plans to remarry Kate. She, however, saw that Cord remained conflicted by his feelings for Tina and allowed him out of their relationship.

Back at home, Max tried to forget Tina by having a sexy affair with a suave and sexy older businesswoman, Lee Halpern. Lee came to Llanview to open a branch of her shady consulting firm, Dyna-Women. Unbeknownst to anyone, Lee was actually Tom Dennison�s believed-to-be-dead ex-wife, Carol. Mari Lynn had a bitter reconciliation with the mother she had never known. Fortunately, the teenager found solace in the arms of her compassionate boyfriend, Wade Coleman.