Todd's heroic rescue of Marty, CJ and Jessica granted him a pardon.

One night, the inevitable happened. Andrew grabbed Marty and kissed her passionately. Horrified, they pulled apart. Over the next few weeks, they shared a few more clandestine kisses. When Marty realized that Andrew didn't feel the same way she felt about him, they called a halt to the sizzling situation, but it was too late. Blair witnessed their scandalous meeting and threatened to relate the dirty details to her cousin Cassie.

In the wake of new evidence, Dorian stood trial for the murder of Victor Lord. In short order, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Dorian was sentenced to death. Dorian's future looked bleak, until an eleventh hour witness stepped forward bearing evidence he claimed could exonerate her. The young man, David Vickers, went to Viki claiming to be Victor Lord's son by Irene Clayton. To support his sensational claim, he handed her Irene's diary, in which she admitted killing Victor herself! When the diary was authenticated, D.A. Gannon had no choice but to drop the case. Dorian was free!

Dorian was the only one who knew that David was a fraud. The diary, verified by the experts, was little more than a brilliant forgery. In exchange for saving her hide, David demanded a $50,000 payoff from Dorian. Together, they had pulled off the scam of the century!