Bo lost his beloved Sarah to a hit and run driver.

In Carlo�s wake, Alex was fiercely determined to maintain control of his underworld empire. When she found out that Carlo�s rival, Moose Mulligan, wanted a piece of the action, a desperate Alex brought mild-mannered Egyptologist Mortimer Bern to town. Mortimer was the spitting image of Carlo�his identical twin brother. In an attempt to transform Mortimer into Carlo, Alex arranged for him to take voice lessons, dance lessons, even sex lessons�but nothing worked! Only when Mortimer met and became smitten with Carlo�s former flame, Renee Buchanan, did he complete the conversion from Milquetoast to mobster.

After having slept with Kevin, LeeAnn was now pregnant with his child. Upon finding out that she was having his baby, Kevin �did the right thing,� proposing to her. Much to the chagrin of his parents, Kevin and LeeAnn eloped. As the struggled to settle into married life, LeeAnn found herself growing closer to the rebellious Jason Webb. When Kevin caught them kissing, he bewilderedly left town to clear his head. Returning to town several weeks later, Kevin demanded a divorce. Upon LeeAnn giving birth to their son Demerest �Duke� Buchanan, Kevin decided to fight her for custody. LeeAnn was devastated when the court ruled in Kevin�s father and proceeded to skip town, with Jason and the baby in tow. As Kevin followed in hot pursuit. Eventually, they were apprehended.

Hank�s newly arrived daughter, Rachel, comforted Kevin throughout the ordeal. By the time baby Duke was safely returned, Kevin and Rachel bonded and their relationship became intimate�much to the consternation of a disapproving Hank.