Max's gambling addiction led him straight to Blair.

As Max's gambling addiction grew, so did Blair's longing to sleep with him. Blair secretly tried to sabotage Cord and Luna's plans to help Max get over his gambling habit. One night, after catching Max in a serious lie, Luna packed his bags and asked him to leave. Max took Blair to Atlantic City for a weekend of wild gambling and wild sex.

Upon Luna tracking Max down in Atlantic City, the two of them engaged in a nasty verbal confrontation. In amongst their arguing, Al ran out into the road, with Luna chasing after him. Rounding the corner was Blair. Though she frantically hit the brakes, it was too late; Luna was hit and now paralyzed. Realizing he loved Luna and was addicted to gambling, Max told Blair that whatever they had was over, and desperately sought to make amends with his now disabled wife.

Cord tenderly helped Blair through the troubled times. Soon enough, they were making love!

Todd, injured from his botched attack on Nora Gannon at the beach house, found his way to the Tabernacle of Joy. Once there, he managed to con sweet Rebbecca Lewis into helping him. Todd regained his strength, then set out to make Marty pay! Todd leapt from the shadows and attacked Marty, but her boyfriend, Suede Pruitt, heard her urgent screams. He raced to her rescue and a ferocious fight ensued. In the struggle, Todd pushed Suede, who stumbled back and hit his head on a metal wrench on the floor. Suede was dead!