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Bob Comes Home to Kim

There is cause for rejoicing in the uptight town of Oakdale as Bob moves back in with Kim. She regards her husband’s return as a trial reconciliation, but Bob is ready to be part of a big, happy, busy, tea-serving family once again. Their closest friends are ladling on their approval like thick chili: Lisa buys Kim a sexy nightgown. Lingerie not withstanding, Kim, like her alcoholic son before her, wants to take this recovery period one day at a time.

The Torrid and the Tepid

Kim and Bob’s first night together is a giant disaster. Is it the nightgown? Is it the nearness of Kim? Bob’s hormones go into cardiac arrest and he cannot rise to the occasion. Bob looks out the window. Bob talks to his therapist, who has a simple explanation for his sexual failure: Susan. The town pariah has made an indelible impression on his mind and his manhood.

Emma Tattles

Tom Hughes comes to the Snyder farm in his official capacity as DA. He wants to question Caleb about his role in the death of Henry Lange. Snyder’s not there to answer any questions; he’s run off to Seattle in hope of seeing his wayward Wife, Julie. Caleb’s mother shocks the family when she tells Tom the truth. That’s called jumping bail, says Tom, and is grounds for arrest. Jessica Griffin has to be persuaded long and hard to resume legal representation of Caleb because she thinks he’s just another of those reckless Snyders, who do what they want regardless of who they hurt.

Holden flies to Seattle to try and persuade Caleb to come home, but it doesn’t work. The Seattle police arrest him and ship him home. The Snyder women, like many people, have had it with Caleb protecting Angel’s incest secret. Ellie tries to get it through her brother’s thick skull that he’s sending himself to prison if he doesn’t tell everything to the police. Emma is ready to tell the police herself, but Ellie has a conference with Tom Hughes. Once he knows what’s been going on, he questions Barclay.

Oh, Those Langes

America’s favorite dysfunction family, the Langes, manifests new enabling behavior as the brothers Stephen and Jay seek to preserve their image of their late father. They dismiss Barclay’s testimony about Henry and Angel’s relationship as the ravings of a drunken wimp. They know Henry has always been concerned about Angel’s instability and are now considering committing her. After that, maybe they’ll arrange for that antediluvian mental fixer-upper, a lobotomy. Stephen and Jay interrupt Tom Hughes before he can learn from Barclay that he knew all along that Henry sexually abused Angel.

As for Angel, she’s still in the convent in North Carolina. When Holden calls the convent, Sister Dominick, whose brother, Virgil Cartwright, has been arrested for his harassment of Lily and Angel, tells him Angel is there. Holden and Iva convince her to return to Oakdale and testify on behalf of Caleb.

The Evidence Against Tonio

Gavin Kruger makes a pit stop in Oakdale and asks Barbara if anyone could have had access to James Stenbeck’s Swiss bank account. That would be James’s lawyer, Brandon Kendall, says Babs. Kruger arranges with Duncan to break into Kendall’s basement to find evidence of Stenbeck’s dealings with Tonio and Richard Tyrell. Gavin finds a demolitions expert to blow open the vault. The men find the proof they were looking for. Kruger confronts Tyrell, and the panicked businessman commits suicide, over the phone, after telling Tonio that Duncan can nail them.

The Truth, At Last

Caleb tells Jessica that Angel aborted Henry’s baby. The savvy attorney tells Angel that unless she’s willing to testify that her father impregnated her, the jury will never believe that Henry shot himself and Caleb will go to jail. Barclay’s drying out in the hospital.

Eavesdrop Patrol

Connor Jamison is hoping that no one besides Kirk learns that she never received that scholarship from Gavin Kruger, as she claimed on her resume. She also pays a visit to Darryl and Carolyn Crawford, to make sure they’ll remain silent about her secret.

Tonio Shoots Back

Tonio panics and decides to fly to Montega. Sabrina, who’s accepted an engagement ring from Reyes, insists on going with him. With news circulating that Duncan is closing in on Tonio, Kim and Bob are concerned about Sabrina. She leaves a note for her parents. When Bob sees it, he runs over to the penthouse. Sabrina’s on Tonio’s jet. When Bob sees Tonio’s suitcase, he threatens to call the police. Tonio pulls a gun on him. Bob won’t hang up. Tonio shoots him and heads for the airport. Margo, Kim and John find Bob unconscious and bleeding on the penthouse floor, while Tonio flies Sabrina to Montega. Kim finds Susan praying in the hospital chapel while Bob undergoes surgery.

Next week

  • Duncan is in hot pursuit of Tonio in the jungles of Montega
  • Is Sabrina’s life in danger?
  • As Caleb’s trial heats up, Angel tells Holden and Lily about theletter that Henry wrote just before he died.
  • Will Bob die? Kim and Susan rally at his bedside.
  • Barbara faces Darryl and tries to convince him never to share his suspicious about Jennifer’s birth.

This is from the SOD of 4-2-91.

A critical thumbs up to this storyline:

As the World Turns shocked its audience with the scandalous disclosure of Angel's sexual abuse by her devoted father, prominent businessman Henry Lange. This sudden turn of events caught even the most perceptive viewers off guard. At first Angel was portrayed as a manipulative wife clinging to her loveless marriage with husband Holden Snyder. She put on the happy facade of a loving bride for rival Lily's benefit, while threatening Holden that she would drag Lily's name through the mud if he tried to divorce her.

But as the web of lies began to untangle, Angel's character was convincingly transformed from a pathetic daddy's girl who was used to getting her way into a possibly dangerous, jealous wife and finally into a powerless victim living a never-ending nightmare. Alice Haining's performance as angel was so convincing that you couldn't help but pit her, then hate her and eventually ache for her. James Rebhorn brought new meaning to the word creepy in his chilling portrayal of Henry Lange. His sick smile and doting-father routine sent shivers up viewers�?spines. Yet the show delved into Henry’s background, tracing Angel’s abuse back to Henry’s sexual exploitation by his own mother as an explanation for his warped behavior. John Ottavino has also been compelling as Angel’s alcoholic, weak-willed brother Barclay, tormented by his sister’s ongoing abuse and his inability to put an end to it.

Just when we thought we’d had our last surprising twist, another explosive secret was revealed. For the past two years, we’d thought that Angel’s past pregnancy and botched abortion, which left her infertile, was a result of her affair with Caleb. But in reality it was Henry, not Caleb, who fathered Angel’s baby, and Henry knew it all along, but let Caleb take the blame to save his own hide. During a recent ugly confrontation between the two men, Henry shot himself, leaving Caleb holding the smoking gun. As he slowly crumbled to the ground, a faint smile crossed his face. This was a brilliant climax to a memorable storyline. Not only would Henry never have to face up to what he had done, but he would be seen as a victim instead of the sick monster that he truly was. His final victory was ruining Caleb’s life by framing him for his apparent murder.