Decker Moss
Actor History
Michael Watson (1989 to 1991)
Occupation
Former Bartender
Co-Owner of the club Body Heat
Resides At
Unknown
Marital Status
Single/Engaged (Dawn Winthrop; at the time of his death)
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Charlene Simpson (mother)
Colton Shore (half-brother)
Lucy Coe (cousin)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Felicia Cummings Jones
Dawn Winthrop (engaged; Deceased)
Crimes Committed
Hit Felicia with his motorcycle and, as she was suffering
from amnesia, told her that she was his girlfriend Phoebe (1989)
Brief Character History
Decker Moss was a tough-talking con artist who
rode into Port Charles in 1989 to become a bartender. Decker also had ties to
Port Charles as his half-brother Colton Shore had resided in town for a few
years and his cousin Lucy Coe lived there also. One night, however, Decker
accidentally hit Felicia Jones with his motorcycle! Felicia then suffered
from amnesia and Decker told the beautiful woman that she was his girlfriend
and named her Phoebe. Decker didn't know that the woman he was conning was in
fact the current fiancée of his half-brother Colton Shore! Felicia eventually
learned the truth and left Port Charles.
Decker was still acting as bartender when he met the young, beautiful Dawn
Winthrop, a student nurse at General Hospital. Decker was drawn to Dawn but
she was engaged to be married to the wealthy Ned Ashton. Ned's mother Tracy
Quartermaine hated Dawn and vowed to break the couple up. Decker joined
forces with Tracy in order to get Dawn for himself. Things got easier for
Decker and Tracy when the trashy money-hungry Wendy Masters came to town.
Wendy Masters was an ex-employee of the Green Meadows Health Spa who worked
there at the same time that Ned Ashton was a tennis instructor there under
the name of Ward. Wendy also knew that 'Ward' had an affair with Monica
Quartermaine unknowing that she was his aunt! Wendy planned to blackmail Ned
and leave town but before the secret was revealed, Wendy was found dead on a
pier merry-go-round! As an investigation was done into Wendy Masters'
murder, the secret was revealed and Dawn discovered her mother's and her
fiancé's affair! Dawn was hurt and left town with Decker but the police were
after them! Evidence at the scene pointed at Decker as Wendy's killer! Decker
however was innocent and eventually cleared when an old carnival worker named
Drago confessed.
In 1991, Decker and Dawn returned to Port Charles so that Dawn could make
amends with her mother and continue her nursing at General Hospital. Decker
proposed to Dawn, then left for a few months to solve a gambling problem. He
returned and they were very happy. Unbeknownst to him, his new business
partner, Edge, planned to break up Decker and Dawn to obtain Dawn's wealth.
Decker and he bought Colton's health club, Body Heat, turning it into a video
bootlegging operation. Decker told Dawn it was an advertising agency.
Old enemies of Edge's set the club ablaze with Decker, Edge, and Dawn tied up
inside. Dawn was devastated when she learned Decker lied to her. Edge managed
to free himself, bludgeon Dawn and Decker with a pipe, and put the pipe in
Decker's hand. Dawn died. Decker was arrested for her death. Decker pleaded
his case saying that he truly loved Dawn and would never do anything to harm
her. He was then cleared of the murder when Frisco Jones found a videotape
showing Edge Jerome killing Dawn. Decker left town shortly there after and
never returned.
