Elizabeth Imogene Webber
Actor History
Rebecca Herbst (1 August 1997 to present)
Lifeline
Born November 3, 1982.
Occupation
Surgical Nurse at General Hospital
Former Waitress at Kelly's Diner
Former Artist
Former Face of Deception
Former part-time employee of Chloe Morgan
Resides At
Renting a house in Port Charles, NY
Formerly at 24 Royal Street, Port Charles, NY
Formerly in an apartment with Lucky Spencer
Formerly Audrey Hardy's house
Formerly an apartment with Ric Lansing
Formerly 55 Cherry Lane, Port Charles, New York (house with panic room)
Formerly 453 Maple Avenue, Port Charles, New York (Audrey's house)
Marital Status
Single/Divorced (Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr.) [Married: March 22nd, 2007; Divorced: November 27th, 2007]
Past Marriages
Richard Lansing (divorced)
Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. [Married: Oct 21st, 2005; Divorced: Jan 18th, 2007]
Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. [Married: March 22nd, 2007; Divorced: November 27th, 2007]
Relatives
Jeff Webber (father)
Sarah Webber (sister)
Steven Lars Webber (half-brother)
Steve Hardy (paternal grandfather; deceased)
Helene Webber (paternal grandmother; deceased)
Tom Hardy Sr. (uncle; via adoption)
Terri Webber (half-aunt)
Rick Webber (half-uncle)
Tom Hardy Jr. (cousin; via adoption)
Laura Webber (cousin; via adoption)
Mike Webber (cousin; via adoption)
Rick Webber Jr. (half-cousin)
Children
Unnamed Child (miscarriage; with Ric)
Cameron Webber (son; with Zander)
Unnamed Child (miscarriage; with Jax)
Jacob Martin Spencer (son; with Jason)
Flings & Affairs
Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. (dated)
Tom Yergin (he raped her)
Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. (engaged)
Zander Smith (lovers)
Jason Morgan (dated)
Ric Lansing (lovers)
Zander Smith (affair)
Jason Morgan (adulterous)
Jason Morgan (lovers)
Crimes Committed
Stole the invitation to Brenda and Sonny's wedding that was meant for Ruby. [September 19th, 1997]
Stole Sarah's lucky pen and planted it the teachers lounge and stole test answers and planted them in Sarah's backpack so it would look like her sister stole the answers. [October 1st, 1997]
Put a box of condoms in Nikolas' sweater for Sarah to find [October 29th, 1997]
Stole the Ice Princess from Helena Cassadine. [August 31st, 2001]
Adultery; slept with Zander Smith [November 4th, 2003]
Stole a police file to protect Jason Morgan and shredded it [Spring 2006]
Impersonated a police officer [Summer 2007]
Perjury – lied about Jake’s true paternity during Jason Morgan’s murder trial [Summer 2007]
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Raped [Feb 13th, 1998]
Accidentally cut her hand with a box cutter, and needed stitches [May 23rd, 2000]
Injured lung in a car accident [Feb 1st, 2002]
Accidentally shot when Zander and Jason were fighting over a gun [Aug 5th, 2002]
Miscarriage; pushed down stairs by Faith Rosco [May 23rd, 2003]
Suffered chest pains from poisoned lemonade [Jun 25th, 2003]
Suffered embolism from overuse of birth control pills [Jul 14th, 2003]
Suffered blindness after Courtney Matthews hit her with her car [Sep 5th,
2003]
Miscrriage after car accident caused by Carly [Sep 29th, 2005]
Braxton Hicks contractions from dehydration during Metro-Court hostage crisis [Jan 29th, 2007 – the day played out into February]
Trapped in an elevator following the Metro-Court explosion. Stayed overnight in hospital to monitor her pregnancy [Jan 29th, 2007]
Collapsed on the side of the road during a snow storm after her car skidded off the road [Winter 2007]
Coma following complications giving birth to her second son, Jake [May 4th, 2007]
Brief Character History
Daughter of Jeff Webber, 15 year old Elizabeth was a troubled teenager when came to live with her grandmother, Audrey Hardy and sister Sarah. Though naturally antagonistic towards her more amenable sister, Elizabeth had a specific axe to grind with Sarah -- she was the object of Lucky Spencer's affections, whom Elizabeth herself was enamored of. Despite the fact that Sarah was in-love with Nikolas Cassadine, Elizabeth made several attempts to discredit Sarah in both in school and in her personal life but to no avail. Elizabeth grew frustrated.
Elizabeth's life changed forever on the night of the school Valentine's Day dance. Walking through the park on her way home, Elizabeth was attacked from behind by a stranger and violently raped. It was Lucky who became a pillar of support and helped her in her quest to find the identity of her rapist. Unfortunately, Liz wrongly suspected her English teacher, Mr. Murty of committing the rape and decided to confront him when she tracked him down to his home. Emotionally distraught, Liz accidentally ended up stabbing Lucky before learning that Mr. Murty couldn't have raped her. He was gay and had a lover. Liz finally discovered the identity of her rapist when she teamed up with Lucky, Nikolas, and Emily to discover who was blackmailing her friend, Emily Quartermaine with altered photos in which Emily appeared to be nude. As it turned out, a photographer named Tom was the person blackmailing Emily. When Liz and Emily realized this, Tom held them at gunpoint and locked then in the darkroom at his studio. In the process, Tom also admitted that he had been the person who had raped Liz in the park. Lucky and Nikolas rescued Emily and Liz and Tom was arrested. By this time Liz and Lucky realized that they were deeply in-love with each other and decided to go steady. Liz and Lucky set their sights on a future together and Liz was surprised when Lucky suggested she attend an art school in New York City. Liz was hesitant, until Lucky promised that he would go to New York with her. Lucky surprised Liz when he bought her a new dress and hinted at a big Valentine's Day surprise. When Valentine's Day arrived, Lucky took Liz to a romantic empty church and they vowed to love each other forever. Their love met an untimely end when a devastated Liz learned that Lucky had been killed in a fire. In time, Liz allowed Emily and Nikolas to comfort her, but wondered how she would continue to live without Lucky. One night, Liz went to Jake's looking for trouble and she found it in the form of a male patron who wouldn't take no for an answer. Jason Morgan came to Liz's rescue and she ended up confiding her troubles to him. Jason also found it easy to talk to Liz and both were comfortable with their easy rapport. Liz came to Jason's aid after he was shot by Moreno and took Jason to her studio. Jason refused to let Liz contact either the police or Sonny, but Liz took matters into her own hands and arranged for Bobbie to treat Jason's wound. Liz convinced Jason to stay at her studio with her and he eventually made a full recovery. In the process, Liz and Jason became very close friends. Liz almost fell victim to Sorel's violence after a bomb was placed in her studio but Jason was able to rescue her as Roy defused the bomb. Jason realized his friendship with Liz was placing her in danger. Soon thereafter, Liz was crushed when Jason left Port Charles.
Her life took another unexpected twist when Nik gave her the shocking news that Lucky was in fact alive. It would eventually be revealed that the fire had been staged and Helena and Faison took steps to ensure the DNA test showed Lucky had been inside. When an overjoyed Liz finally came face to face with Lucky he wasn't the same person he had been before the fire. Every time Liz reached out to Lucky, he would push her away but Liz still felt in her heart that Lucky still loved her. Liz, Lucky and Nikolas teamed up and came to Emily's rescue when she was blackmailed once again -- this time by Gia Campbell. During this time, Liz and Lucky were able to connect on several occasions but Lucky would always end up pushing Liz away in the end. In time, Lucky realized something was wrong with his mind, but still didn't know that Helena had brainwashed him. Shortly afterwards, Liz witnessed Helena using her trigger phrase on Lucky and realized he was under her spell. Lucky then started seeing Kevin Collins in an effort to erase the hold Helena had over him. With Lucky seemingly out from under Helena's spell, he and Liz were free to express their real feelings for one another. Around this time, Lucky talked Liz into becoming a model, for his mother's company, Deception Cosmetics. Liz battled Taggert's sister, Gia Campbell, for the position. Eventually Gia would become The Face of Deception in part because of part owner, Carly Corinthos's manipulations and in part because Liz was never quite comfortable in front of the camera.
When Jason Morgan returned to town, Liz couldn't seem to stay away from him much to Lucky's dismay. Eventually, Liz did refocus on Lucky but he was under Helena's control once more. This time, in the hopes of getting the Ice Princess, the means by which Helena controlled Lucky, Nikolas, Lucky and Liz tried to set up a trap. While Liz hid in a nearby closet, Lucky let himself be hypnotized by Helena thinking he could resist her compulsions. Unfortunately, Helena proved too powerful and she was able to successfully erase all of Lucky's memories of loving Liz. But she wasn't done with the brothers and Liz. To keep Liz from foiling her plans, Helena commanded Nikolas to kill Elizabeth. Liz went to Bobbie and asked for a drug that could simulate death. Bobbie gave her a drug and she used it to make it appear as though Nikolas had killed her. Helena then ordered Nikolas to dispose of the body. Liz was spirited out of town by Sonny so she would be safe. When the Spencer/Cassadine feud seemed to finally be over and it was safe for Elizabeth to return home, Liz quickly reunited with Lucky. They threw together an impromptu wedding, but Liz's dreams were dashed when she realized at the altar that Lucky never regained his feelings for her. Lucky again convinced Liz to try to start over.
Soon after Sarah's return, Liz was in a car accident that threatened her life. Gia was at fault, but Liz had no memory of it. Nikolas and Gia moved Liz into Wyndemere to recover, while trying to ensure Liz never remembered Gia's role in the accident. Meanwhile Lucky and Sarah continued to grow closer, and began having feelings for one another. Liz remembered the truth about the accident and was devastated that Nikolas and Gia conspired to keep Liz the truth from her in an effort to protect Gia. To make matters worse, Liz, who had suspected their growing attraction, uncovered the truth about Lucky and Sarah when an infatuated Maxie sent Liz to Lucky's room above Kelly's knowing he was in there making love to Sarah. Liz felt betrayed by everyone in her life and became reckless, fed up with wasting her life on the sidelines. Around this time, Zander Smith, who had secretly been harboring feelings for his boss's ex-wife, Carly Corinthos, started spiraling out of control because of Jason's return. Believing that not only were Jason and Carly in-love with each other but carrying on an affair behind Sonny's back, Zander went to Sonny with his suspicions. Sonny practically laughed in Zander's face. Worse, when Zander demanded Sonny choose between Jason and himself as his right hand man, Sonny didn't hesitate to pick Jason. He told Zander that Jason had always been his partner and right hand man. Livid, Zander left and went straight to Sonny's enemies to sell vital information on Sonny's organization; which would help bring him down. Sonny retaliated by instruction Jason to teach a spurned Zander a lesson that landed him in the hospital from a bad beating. Liz, who had found Zander, brought him back to her loft to recuperate and protect him from Jason.
A short while later, Liz was kidnapped by Sonny's enemies. They hoped to use her close relationship to Jason against him. Zander, however witnessed the abduction and recognized one of the men as having previously worked for Sorel. Jason and Zander worked to rescue Liz but Zander ended up getting kidnapped as well. They were locked in the same crypt together and during that time they grew closer. By the time Jason saved them, moments before the crypt exploded, Zander's feelings for Liz were more than friendship. Shortly after the rescue, Liz found herself at her studio during a power outage. Terrified, she fled and ended up trapped in the stairwell where Zander found her. They returned to her studio shortly afterwards and made love. Jason was hurt when he found them together. Liz realized that while she cared for Zander as a friend, their night together had been a mistake. By this time however, Sonny had put a hit on Zander. Liz, not wanting to see her friend die, turned to Jason for help. Going against Sonny's orders, Jason helped Zander who by now was also being hunted by others. Jason hid Zander and Liz in his penthouse. Liz and Jason once again tried to make their relationship work but because Zander was there, decided to wait until the Zander could safely leave before being intimate. Unfortunately their relationship ended abruptly when Liz found out that Jason had kept a secret from her. Sonny had staged his murder but was in fact alive. Liz was hurt that Jason didn't trust her with the truth and broke things off.
When enigmatic Ric Lansing moved into an apartment above Kelly's, he was immediately intrigued by waitress Liz. Sparks flew, but their relationship progressed slowly. Liz was still in-love with Jason who by now had moved on with his brother's ex-wife Courtney, Sonny's newfound half sister. Despite her growing feelings for Ric, Liz was shocked when Carly told her that Ric raped her. Liz accused Carly of lying, but Liz had to confront Ric, who revealed that he only let Carly think they'd slept together because he needed leverage over Carly and Sonny. Ric was Sonny's half-brother, by Sonny's mother Adela, and Ric always resented that Adela chose to raise Sonny and left Ric alone to be raised by his father Trevor. Liz didn't know what about Ric was true, and what was an angle Ric was working, but Ric assured Liz that his love for her was the one genuine thing he had in his life. Ric approached Faith Rosco about teaming up to take Sonny down from the inside out. Faith and Ric plotted to frame Jason Morgan for the murder of Faith's employee Fowler, by turning in a bloody tire iron with Jason's fingerprints on it. Faith and Ric celebrated by becoming lovers! But Ric's plans differed from Faith's. To achieve the maximum damage, Ric blackmailed Courtney into agreeing to marry him to keep the evidence against Jason out of the hands of the police. Fortunately, Courtney and Jason foiled Ric's plot. Ric felt that he was given a true chance at a happy life when Liz, having found the ring Ric bought for Courtney, told him that if he asked her to marry him, she'd say yes. Ric proposed, and they began planning their future together, while an obsessed Faith planned Liz's demise! Faith wanted Ric for herself, and she was willing to do whatever it took to get Liz out of his life. Faith set a snake loose in Liz's studio, and Liz was bitten! Liz recovered, and was shocked to learn she was pregnant! Ric and Liz were closer than ever, and with a baby on the way, they married immediately. Faith could see that the obstacle Liz was compounding, so Faith shoved Liz down a staircase, causing Liz to miscarry her child! Ric found out that Liz had been talking to Sonny just before her fall down the stairs, and Ric decided that Sonny was responsible for the loss of their child. Ric bought a house to share with his new bride, but didn't bother telling Liz that it came with a secret panic room! Carly and Sonny blissfully organized Jason and Courtney's wedding, completely unaware that Ric was lurking about. On the night Jason and Courtney were to be wed, Ric kidnapped Carly and brought her to his panic room, where he revealed that he would be taking her and Sonny's child once it's born and giving it to Liz to raise! Carly was horrified at Ric's plan, while Sonny and Jason scrambled to figure out who had taken Carly and what they wanted in exchange for her safe return. Young Michael had been traumatized by seeing his mother kidnapped, and Sonny and Jason were eventually able to get him to admit to seeing Ric take Carly that fateful night. Carly was disgusted to watch Ric on the monitor in the panic room, continue to hide his guilt in her kidnapping, and even watched him go as far as to secretly slip Elizabeth birth control pills to prevent her from getting pregnant again, while Ric waited for Carly to give birth! Carly thought she was saved when Lorenzo Alcazar found her, but Lorenzo decided to keep Carly's whereabouts to himself to use as a bargaining chip in his own plans for Sonny's territory. Carly was desperate when Jason was searching Ric's house for clues, so she smashed a chair into the monitors hoping to short out the house's electricity. All Carly accomplished was electrocuting herself! Ric brought Carly to a clinic and decided to let her go. Unfortunately, Lorenzo Alcazar had other plans and took her right back to the panic room when the doctor announced both mother and child were Once again, Carly thought she was saved when Elizabeth found the secret button to the panic room door! Elizabeth was floored to discover Ric's shocking secret, and suffered an embolism from the birth control pills before she could notify anyone! Ric returned home in time to lock Carly up once again, and bring Elizabeth to the hospital. She soon remembered seeing Carly and told the police about what Ric had done but they then Lorenzo had moved Carly. Ric tried desperately to prove his love to Liz, but she refused to believe that he ever spoke anything other than lies.
Courtney suffered a miscarriage, her grief fueling her jealousy, and when Jason and Liz supported each other while Emily's cancer took its toll on her, Courtney saw red. Courtney developed a dependency on painkillers, and ended up running Liz down with her car. Liz was rendered blind from the hit-and-run, and Ric was arrested after Faith damaged Ric's headlight to frame him. Liz slowly regained her eyesight, and Ric wanted her to see him in a new light. But Liz still saw Ric for who he was; a twisted, emotionally scarred, and vengeful man. Ric began his walk on the long hard road to redemption by proving he was past his hatred for Sonny. Port Charles was shocked beyond words when Scott Baldwin made Ric his Assistant District Attorney!
Determined to move on, Liz sought physical comfort from Zander who himself was reeling from his breakup with his wife Emily. Ric and Liz did eventually work their way back to each other, but their reunion was marred by the news that Liz was pregnant with Zander's child after their one night together. Ric and Elizabeth married again and Ric intended to raise the child as his own, but they decided to tell Zander beforehand to hopefully dissuade any problems that Zander might bring in the future. Zander agreed to let them raise the child. He was later believed to have died in the Port Charles Hotel fire but had in fact survived. He kidnapped Emily and tried to get her to run away with him but to no avail. Despondent, Zander agreed to turn himself in to the police who had by then surrounded the cabin he had taken Emily to. When he came out he pretended to reach for a gun and ended up being shot to death by the police.
Liz and Ric's marriage unfortunately soon fell apart when Liz realized that Ric still harbored an obsession to see Sonny punished and sent to jail. Realizing that they could never really be happy, Liz divorced Ric and left town to have her baby. She returned with baby Cameron and surprised Audrey with the news that she had enrolled in school to follow her grandmother's footsteps and become a nurse.
She also reconnected with Lucky Spencer. They soon fell in love but all was not bliss. Lucky was gravely injured trying to save Emily from Helena's homicidal intents. He lingered in a coma for some time but eventually woke up and made a full recovery. Liz and Lucky decided to move in together but couldn't afford much. Lucky was starting out on the police force and had mounting hospital bills. Liz, meanwhile, was a student nurse supporting a young child. They found a one bedroom and tried to make the best of it but they struggled. Finally, Liz came up with a solution to their financial woes. She had learned that Jax and Courtney were looking for a surrogate to carry their child. Lucky was initially reluctant. He didn't like the idea of Liz carrying another man's child but eventually he agreed. They moved forward with their plans but hit a snag when Courtney learned that her eggs were not viable. Liz agreed to donate her own egg for the in vitro-fertilization procedure. Lucky was even more uncomfortable with the idea but supported Liz's decision anyway.
Liz conceived and all were happy until Courtney started feeling left out by the process. She turned to Nikolas Cassadine whose own marriage was under strain. As Courtney and Jax grew further apart Jax began paying more and more attention to Liz. Lucky resented Jax throwing his money around and showering Liz and Cam with gifts. Liz reassured Lucky that she had no interest whatsoever in Jax. She loved Lucky. Things went from bad to worse when Courtney and Nikolas began having real feelings for each other. Eventually Jax and Emily realized that they were having an affair of the heart. Hurt, they both ended their marriages. Liz balked at the idea of handing her child over to a broken home. She had strong beliefs about a child being raised in a home with two parents. Lucky supported Liz's decision to keep the baby. Jax, naturally, objected. He wanted to be a part of their child's life and fought Liz. Desperate to convince Liz to stick to their original agreement Jax pretended to forgive Courtney and reconciled with her. His plan was to stay married to her long enough for Liz to give birth and hand over their baby and then divorce Courtney.
Courtney soon caught onto Jax's scheme and left him for good. Liz and Jax continue to argue over custody but eventually they decided to focus on what was best for their baby. They agreed to share custody and mended fences. One night, while Jax was driving Liz home from work, they ended up in a car accident. Jax had swerved to avoid hitting Carly who had run out into the road and frozen when she saw the approaching headlights. Liz was knocked out for a few minutes. When she came to, she didn't remember seeing Carly. Jax got Liz to the hospital right away and she was checked out and given a clean bill of health. Later that evening, Liz collapsed in the kitchen. She was rushed back to the hospital where she suffered a miscarriage. Later, Liz tried to return the money that Jax paid her but Jax refused to accept it. He felt Liz more than deserved the money after everything she had been through.
Liz was devastated over the loss of her child. Lucky was a source of strength for her and they fell deeper in-love. When they decided to get married, Emily and Nikolas stepped in. They insisted on throwing them a lavish wedding. Lucky and Liz were married in a beautiful ceremony at Wyndemere on October 21st, 2005. Their marriage would be a happy one for a short time but Lucky would not live up to his name. He was injured in the line of duty several times and hospitalized. Lucky and Liz soon found themselves drowning in debt once again. After suffering a debilitating spinal injury, Lucky began depending on his morphine more than he should. Within a short time he became addicted to the drug. He hid his dependency but those close to him began to suspect something was wrong with him. Lucky became short and abrasive with those around him, especially Liz whom he began suspecting of having an affair with Dr. Patrick Drake. She wasn't. Patrick had found Liz a part-time job as a private nurse so that she could earn more money to pay down their debt. Patrick was also helping Liz study to become a surgical nurse so that she could make more money as a specialized nurse.
The more Lucky's addiction grew, the more his jealousy grew. He resented Liz sneaking behind his back working jobs. It made him feel as if she didn't have any confidence in him as a man. Liz tried to convince him otherwise but the harder she tried the more damage she did. By the time Lucky left the hospital, he had gone from morphine to hydrocodone. Maxie Jones, the girlfriend of his recently murdered partner, Jesse Bodine, recognized Lucky's addiction. She'd always had a crush on Lucky and found a way to get closer to him. She began stealing drugs for him, pretending to understand that he needed it for his pain but wasn't addicted. Soon Maxie had Lucky where she wanted him. Lucky was dependant on her to supply him with drugs and she began withholding them for sex.
Liz was blind to what was going on and was unknowingly doing more harm than good. In an effort to salvage Lucky's pride and protect him from harm, Liz asked Jason to help Lucky make a good bust. She was convinced that all Lucky needed was an opportunity to feel successful again. Jason agreed but things didn't go as planned. Lucky was high on drugs and nearly got himself killed during the stakeout. Jason saved his life and shot the suspect who was rushed to General Hospital. Lucky had no idea that Jason was there. He was so high that he believed he had shot the suspect himself.
Patrick removed the bullet and realized that it did not come from Lucky's gun. He went to Liz with the information and she begged him not to tell anyone. Patrick agreed but urged Liz to talk to Lucky. He was concerned that Lucky had a drug problem. Liz was in complete denial. She readily believed Lucky's claims that he only took the pills when he felt pain and that he had complete control over his use.
Things became even more strained though. Finally came the day that Lucky received a commendation for his big arrest. After the ceremony, Lucky went to meet Maxie to score some pills. Liz was at Kelly's throwing a party for Lucky that he never showed up for. At least not that Liz knew. At the end of the party, Carly saw Lucky and Maxie go up to her room. She decided to tell Liz, feeling that she'd want to know. Liz didn't believe Carly. She insisted on going upstairs herself.
Liz was shattered when she saw Lucky and Maxie in bed together through a crack in the door. She went home and called her grandmother. She asked her to keep Cam and then waited for Lucky to come home. When he did, she gave him enough rope to hang himself. She told him what she had seen and demanded that Lucky stop taking the pills and stop seeing Maxie if he wanted to save their marriage. Lucky agreed but he did not mean hit. He continued using and seeing Maxie who by now was convinced that she was in-love with Lucky. Determined to break up his marriage, Maxie decided to set up Liz to walk in on her and Lucky together. She left a message for Liz at work one night, pretending to be a neighbor concerned about strange noises coming from her apartment. Liz raced home and walked in to find Lucky and Maxie all over each other and Lucky using pills. Disgusted and fed up, Liz told Lucky that their marriage was over and walked out. She tried going back to work but Epiphany realized that something was very wrong with Liz and told her to go home. She felt that Liz wouldn't be of any good to the patients in her condition. Heartbroken over Lucky's betrayal, Liz left the hospital and started walking. Before she realized it she found herself standing at Jason's penthouse door. Jason opened the door and the words started tumbling out. She told him about Lucky's addiction and finding him in bed with Maxie not just at Kelly's but also in her own home. Jason had his own sorrows. He'd just come back from Alexis's house where he went to reconcile with Sam. When he got there, he found Sam and Ric having sex on the living room floor.
As they talked, Liz and Jason began revisiting the past and their feelings. Jason reached out to Liz and they ended up giving into the attraction that they'd always fought. They made love several times that night. The next morning, Liz thanked Jason for being there for her but told him that she couldn't be with him again. She had her son Cameron to think about and didn't want him exposed to Jason's life. Jason understood and respected Liz's decision. She went home to pack her things and found a note from Lucky. He had decided to go to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Liz went to see for herself. Sure enough, Lucky was at a meeting. Liz realized that Lucky deserved another chance. She told Jason that she intended to stay with Lucky but felt it was best that he not learn of their night of passion. She wanted Lucky to focus on his recovery. Jason understood and wished Liz well.
Sadly, Lucky's recovery would be short lived. Learning that his baby sister, Lulu, was pregnant and intent on having an abortion sent him back to Maxie who was waiting for him with pills. Things went from bad to worse when Liz found some pills on the living room floor. Realizing that Cam could have found them and taken them, Liz knew she could no longer stay with Lucky. She told Nikolas that she was leaving Lucky. Nikolas raced over to Maxie's apartment at Kelly's to pull Lucky out of her bed and let him know what was going on. Lucky went home to stop Liz from leaving and they ended up in a terrible fight. One thing led to another and Liz was knocked to the floor when Lucky tried to keep her from physically leaving. Nikolas walked in just at that moment and came to Liz's aid.
Liz moved in with Audrey and filed for divorce. It was around this time that Liz learned from Lulu that she had gotten pregnant from defective Enduro condoms manufactured by ELQ. Worried, Liz managed to sneak into Jason's apartment to see what brand of condoms he used. Sure enough, they were Enduro condoms. Liz took a pregnancy test and learned that she was pregnant. She realized that Jason could be the father. Before she could decide what to do, Liz ended up being nearly shot when Lucky stole drugs from the police lock up and tried to frame Jason. Furious with Lucky's recklessness, she let it slip that she was pregnant. Lucky immediately assumed the child was his. He vowed to get clean for the baby and checked himself into rehab. Jason quickly realized that he could be the father of the baby too and asked Liz. She admitted that there was a possibility. Jason offered to marry Liz regardless if the baby was his or not. Liz pointed out that he was in-love with Sam still and would not be happy tied to her and the children. She also knew that Jason wanted to reconcile with Sam. They decided to put off making any plans until they knew for certain whom the father of the baby was. Jason agreed to do a paternity test. Before the test was done, Jason and Sam reconciled and he told her about the baby. Sam was devastated. She was certain that Jason would turn out to be the father and did not deal with the possibility well. She was angry and confronted Liz on the docks one evening accusing her of using her pregnancy to get what she always wanted, Jason. Jason walked up and stop Sam from continuing on with her tirade.
Before the paternity tests came back, Sonny and Carly would learn of the pregnancy as well. Carly didn't take the news any better than Sam. She was convinced that Liz would trick Jason into marriage. When the results finally came back, Liz wasn't surprised by the results. She had suspected who the father was all along. Sonny happened to be present when she read them and misread her reaction. He assumed Lucky was the father and told Carly. Carly raced over to Jason's to give him the happy news. What she failed to see was that Jason was disappointed. He hid it well. By the time Liz came over, Jason told her that Carly had already been by to tell him the results. Liz was surprised that he thought Lucky was the father. Jason pretended to be happy about the news. Before Liz could tell him the truth, Sam walked in and Jason told her that he was not the father. Sam was overjoyed. Liz decided to let everyone believe that Lucky was the father and left.
She kept her secret until the Metro-Court hostage crisis. When the police stormed the building with smoke bombs and the gunmen detonated explosives, Jason was on hand to sweep Liz up in his arms and whisk her to safety. They ended up in an elevator where they were trapped for a period of time. Liz decided to tell Jason the truth, that the baby she was carrying was his. Jason was thrilled. He'd never been able to look at Liz's advancing pregnancy without feeling pangs of regret that he wasn't the child's father. He insisted on telling Sam the truth after they were rescued. Liz realized she had no choice but to tell Lucky who by this time had gone through his rehab program and was reinstated to the police force. Unfortunately she couldn't find the words. His partner, Cruz, had stopped by to visit Liz in the hospital and told her that Lucky had been suicidal after he thought Liz had been killed in the explosion. Then Lucky came in and told Liz that he was finally letting her go. She couldn't find the words to tell him the truth about the baby. Later, Luke stopped by and talked to Liz about the power of forgiveness and how it can restore lost love. Liz checked out of the hospital and went to find Lucky. She told him that she finally saw the boy that she fell in-love with all those years before and if he were still interested, she would be honored to re-marry him. Lucky was thrilled. He had asked Liz to marry him again a couple of times before but she'd always turned him down. Meanwhile, Jason was having an equally difficult time telling Sam the truth about the baby that Liz carried. Sam told Jason that just before the hostage situation she had learned that she was unable to conceive. Jason realized that she would not be able to handle hearing the news about Liz's baby. He and Liz decided to let Lucky raise the baby as his. They both felt it would be safer for the baby and cause less hurt to the ones that they loved.
What they failed to realize is that the emotional bonds growing between them was not going to go away. Liz went ahead and married Lucky while Jason tried to make it work with Sam. Things were not going well. Sam was more determined than ever to find a way to have a child despite being told that even if she could conceive, her uterus was so badly damaged from a shooting the year before that she would not be able to carry a baby full term. Fearing she would loose Jason without a family, Sam began looking into other ways to have a child including hiring a surrogate. It was around this time that Liz gave birth to her son.
It was a complicated delivery. She had gone into labor at home, alone and was bleeding heavily. Jason just happened to stop by and found Liz. He rushed her to the hospital where Liz underwent an emergency surgery. Things were touch and go with both mother and child but eventually they were stabilized. Liz's health would remain fragile. Shortly after waking up and holding her son, Liz slipped into a coma. She underwent more surgery but didn't immediately wake up. Earlier, Liz had told Jason that if anything happened to her, she wanted him to step forward and claim their son. She felt their child should grow up with at least one of his biological parents. Jason was prepared to do just that when Liz finally woke up.
As Liz recuperated, she finally decided on a name for her son. She named him Jacob Martin. She chose the name Jacob because it was a strong name and Martin to honor her maternal grandfather. What she failed to tell anyone but Jason was that the other reason she chose the names was because Jake would have the same initials as his biological father. Jason was touched. What neither realized was that Sam had overheard one of their conversations and learned that Jake was Jason's son. Sam was deeply hurt and angry. She realized that it was only a matter of time before she lost Jason to Liz.
Sam's pain and fury grew as each day passed. By the time Jason was arrested for Lorenzo's murder, her relationship with Jason was very strained. Her resentment of Liz consumed her until one day, Sam found herself standing behind some bushes watching a bereaved mother who had taped a segment earlier that day on Sam's show, snatch Jake out of his stroller. Before long, Lainey suspected that Liz might have harmed Jake as a result of postpartum depression. Jason was one of the few people who absolutely refused to believe Liz was capable of harming her son. He berated Lucky for not having more faith in his wife and the woman he professed to love.
By this time, Amelia Joffee, Sam's producer, had clued Jason in about what was going on with Sam. She told him that Sam had targeted, married and stolen every last penny from five different men under various aliases. Jason wasn't bothered by Sam's past but he was bothered to learn that Sam knew that Jake was his son. When he was released on bail, Jason worked with Amelia to find Jake. She had made several calls to Maureen to follow up on some legal matters regarding the segment they taped about her story and heard a baby crying in the background. Since Maureen's baby had died tragically in a fire months earlier, Amelia thought it was strange and suspected the worst. She and Jason raced to Maureen's home and found Jake. Jason was stunned to learn from Maureen that Sam had witnessed the kidnapping. Jason returned his son to Liz and had a short reunion until Lucky came home. Jealous that Jason was once again Liz's hero, Lucky called the police and had them come to pick up Jason to take him back into custody. In the course of recovering Jake, Jason had crossed county lines and jumped bail.
Liz and Lucky grew farther apart. Liz resented Lucky's reaction and felt that he should have been grateful not vindictive because he wasn't the hero. Liz's frequent visits with Jason in jail didn't help matters. As Jason's trial neared, Liz was called as a witness. She was worried about testifying since she was present during a call Sonny made ordering Jason to kill Lorenzo. Jason told her not to worry about him but to tell the truth. When Liz finally took the stand, Ric was ready. He forced her to reveal that she had slept with Jason the summer her son was conceived. When he pushed her to reveal the paternity of her son, Liz lied on the stand, insisting the father was Lucky. Lucky was present and completely shattered by the news that Liz and Jason has slept together.
It was the beginning of the end for Lucky and Liz's marriage. She could no longer lie to herself about her feelings for Jason but she was determined to stay in her marriage. Guilt over hurting Lucky and fear of Jake being exposed to the dangers of Jason's life had her staying in the marriage. Lucky sensed that Liz's heart wasn't in it and his resentment toward her grew. Sam, meanwhile, was determined to make Liz pay for stealing Jason's heart and getting away with her paternity lie. She began cozying up to Lucky, showering him with praise and attention. Lucky soaked it up like a sponge and before long he was fighting his attraction to Sam. Sam was overjoyed. Her plans to destroy Liz's marriage were going well. Lucky, grew frustrated with Liz who refused to be intimate knowing that he was just trying to use her to scratch and itch he had for Sam. Things finally came to a head and Lucky turned to Sam. They had sex and the next morning he returned home. Liz knew where Lucky had spent the night. Nikolas had stopped by earlier to tell her that he had tried to reason with both Lucky and Sam but to no avail. Lucky realized that Liz's lack of tears and hurt indicated she no longer loved him. They finally talked it out and decided to divorce. Liz took responsibility for the marriage falling apart. She admitted that she married Lucky when she knew that she was not in-love with him.
The truth was, Liz was in-love with Jason and had been for some time. Jason too admitted that he was in-love with Liz. Despite their feelings though, they realized that they faced the same obstacles. Being together meant exposing both Cam and Jake to the dangers of Jason's life. Liz found a place of her own and decided to raise her sons as a single mother. The divorce between Lucky and Liz wasn't without problems. Alexis foolishly advised Lucky to go for sole custody of the kids. Diane, Liz's attorney, argued that Lucky was a recovering drug addict. She convinced the judge to give Liz custody of the children and suspend his visitation with the children until a settlement could be reached through a mediator. Eventually, Liz agreed to giving Lucky unlimited visitation as long as she retained primary custody.
Sam was not satisfied. She was frustrated that Liz always managed to get her way. When Nik and Emily hosted a Black and White Ball, Sam had several ugly confrontations with Liz, one that turned physical. She was determined that Lucky should learn the truth about Jake. While a homicidal maniac terrorized the guests on Spoon Island who were stranded there in a violent storm and no power, Sam forced the issue. She was screaming at Liz, insisting she tell Lucky the truth. By this time, Liz had learned that not only had Sam witnessed Jake's kidnapping and did nothing but that she had later hired two goons to terrorize her and the kids in the park one day. As the two women argued, Jason walked in and decided to tell Lucky the truth about Jake.
Lucky was furious. He lashed out at Liz, calling her names and ranting at her. Sam stood back and enjoyed the show. Her satisfaction would be short-lived though when she realized that rather than destroy Liz's world she'd just made Jason's bond with Liz stronger. Lucky stormed out and Sam followed him. She tried to talk to him but Lucky just couldn't deal with learning that Jake was not his son.
As the night of the party drew to a close, Liz learned that her best friend, Emily had been murdered. She and Jason went to help Nik who refused to allow anyone to move Emily's body. At Emily's funeral Liz gave her best friend a touching eulogy and then went home to an empty house. Or so she thought. Jason was there, waiting for her in the dark. They didn't say anything. They just held each other and then went upstairs to her bedroom and made love. Jason and Liz talked about their deep love but both realized that they face many obstacles starting with Lucky. Lucky insisted on remaining Jake's father, claiming that if Liz really cared for her children, she would agree to keep the secret in order to keep them safe. He also insisted that Liz stay away from Jason.
Liz admitted that she was in-love with Jason but agreed that Lucky was still the safer choice. She was willing to go along with Lucky's terms but doesn't have much confidence that they will be successful in keeping the lie. Too many people know the truth about Jake's paternity.
