Rachel stood by Kevin during his custody battle with Lee Ann.

The Buchanan�s were astonished by the return of the not-so-late Cord Roberts, who had been held in a Middle Eastern prison camp for the past thirteen months. Suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, the now bitter and edgy Cord channeled his energies into breaking up Tina and her new lover, Cain Rogan.

Kevin, now involved in an interracial relationship with Rachel Gannon, decided to allow Lee Ann to have partial custody of Duke�but only if she dumped Jason Webb. To ease his heartache over Lee Ann complying with Kevin�s stipulation, Jason resumed his May/December affair with a very willing Dorian.

Max tried to get Luna Moody into his bed. She, though, wouldn't sleep with him because of a premonition telling her that if they consummated their relationship, Max would die! To Max�s relief, her psychic abilities eventually told her that they could make love on Valentine�s Day at a lodge on Lake Serene.

Max and Luna�s romance hit a temporary roadblock when they discovered that their spa, Serenity Springs, sat on top of a huge oil reserve. Always looking to make a quick and easy fortune, Max wanted to drill immediately. But Luna objected, feeling that it would destroy the �serenity,� not to mention the ecological balance of the land.