1981: Luke and Laura's wedding was marred by the appearance of mysterious Helena Cassadine (Elizabeth Taylor), who put a curse on Luke and his family for killing her husband. It seems disaster has followed Luke ever since.

1981: Shortly after her marriage to Scotty, Laura realized she had made a mistake. The man she did want to marry was her "rapist," Luke Spencer (Tony Geary). After two years of a tumultuous romance, Luke and Laura were finally wed. A few months later, though, Laura was presumed drowned at sea.