Five Things That Happened On April 4 In Soap History

In 1997 on General Hospital, Detective Marcus Taggert (Réal Andrews, far r.) first revealed that he had a connection to Sonny Corinthos's (Maurice Benard, c., with Steve Burton as Jason Morgan) abusive stepfather, Deke Woods, which was the original source of his vendetta against Sonny. Taggert detailed how Deke had become a role model to him, and had confided in him about how Sonny and Sonny's mom, Adela, leaving him had left him shattered. Sonny angrily countered that Deke was nothing but a bully who used his advantage. "Just like you, Taggert," he seethed.

In 2007, Phyllis Summers, Sharon Newman and Drucilla Winters (Victoria Rowell) were at a cliff-side photo shoot for NVP Retreats when Phyllis angrily threatened to reveal to Jack Abbott that Sharon was having an affair with Brad Carlton. Drucilla lunged for Phyllis's cell phone in an effort to stop her, and the women tussled. Sharon and Drucilla wound up falling off the cliff! Sharon made it out of the ordeal alive, but sadly, Drucilla was presumed dead.

In 2008, Jesse Soffer and Jennifer Landon exited As The World Turns as Will and Gwen Munson. Soffer had joined the show in 2004; Landon had been cast in 2005. In the storyline, the duo decided to leave town with their adopted daughter, Hallie, and relocated to Southern Illinois, where Gwen and Will enrolled in college. Both performers returned to ATWT in July 2010, remaining with the show until its finale in September of that year.

In 2012, Days of Our Lives's Abe Carver rushed to action when his wife, Lexie Carver (Renee Jones), lost consciousness at home. When she came to, Abe insisted that they go to the hospital to get Lexie checked out, but she pooh-poohed the notion, reminding him that they couldn't leave their young son, Theo, at home alone. Later in the year, Lexie was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, which claimed her life.

In 2019 on Young and Restless, Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard) paid a visit to his incarcerated wife, Lily Winters Ashby (Christel Khalil), who was serving time for vehicular homicide after causing the demise of her sister-in-law, Hilary Curtis Winters. Lily told Cane that she had wanted to give him time with the divorce papers she had served him with. He pleaded with her to reconsider, insisting that they could make things work. Lily didn't agree. "I have run through every argument in my mind, and it all leads to the same place: divorce," she told him. "And it's what's best for everyone. It's what I need, and I know that it's what you need, too."