Cassie Layne Winslow's Bio
The Story of Cassie
Cassie came to Springfield in 1997 as part of Alan and Annie's scheme to get revenge on the Lewis family. She had been married to Rob Lane, a drug user, and lost her daughter Tammy to a foster home as a result. Desperate to get her child back, she began working as a stripper in order to make some money. Alan's job offer was hard to resist - all she had to do was gain employment at Lewis Oil, gather information about the company's finances and report back to Alan, who was planning a takeover. The second half of the assignment was to seduce Billy and Josh - thereby "pitting brother against brother". The only problem was that she had grown fond of the Lewis clan and felt guilty betraying them.
One night, Hart caught her stealing from the company safe and demanded that she tell him what was really going on. She told him everything and he offered to help her find her daughter. Posing as an engaged couple, Hart and Cassie traveled to Chicago to talk to the social worker assigned to Tammy. Hart's jealous fiance, Dinah Marler ruined their act by storming in on them and telling the social worker that Cassie was lying. Back in Springfield, convinced that it was the only way to get Tammy back, Cassie continued to work for Alan. She was about to follow through with the plan to seduce Josh when a shocking secret was revealed....Cassie was Reva's long lost sister. Wanting to make amends and forge a relationship with her new family, Cassie confessed everything to Josh and Reva. The Lewis' forgave her and offered their support. Josh helped Cassie get custody of Tammy and they stayed in Springfield.
Meanwhile, she and Hart had fallen in love. Hart ended his relationship with Dinah, but she was determined not to let him go without a fight. In an attempt to break them up, Dinah paid Cassie's ex-husband, Rob, to come to Springfield and rock the boat a bit. Things grew more tense between Hart and Cassie when she refused to come clean about Reva's clone. They almost broke up for good when Dinah convinced Hart that Cassie was having an affair with Josh. Eventually, however, the two came back together and agreed to give their relationship another chance. Not long after, Dinah announced that she was pregnant with Hart's child. Cassie wasn't convinced that Dinah was really carrying Hart's baby. After some investigating, she learned Rob had slept with Dinah. She was convinced that he was the baby's father and confronted Hart with her story, but he was confused and reluctant to believe her.
Making matters worse, weird occurrences began to stir concern in Hart and Cassie. One such occurrence involved a newspaper placed on the Lewis' front porch. When she opened it, Cassie was faced with her own obituary! In a constant state of fear, Hart and Cassie became uneasy when the heard someone on their porch. Wanting to catch the culprit, Hart slammed the door open and hit the person on the other side. When he stepped out, Hart found Dinah laying unconscious on the ground. As a result of the accident, Dinah suffered a miscarriage. Hart felt so guilty that he stayed with her in the hospital until she was well. Realizing that he wouldn't leave her while she was ill, Dinah did everything underhanded to make her self sick. Hart eventually married Dinah out of guilt and made Cassie, who was at this time pregnant with Harts child, truly upset. Instead of telling him the truth, Cassie told Hart that Sean was the father of her baby and that she was leaving town with him. She left with Tammy and went to Chicago.
After being gone a while, Hart found out that Cassie was carrying his baby and fled to find her. Cassie gave birth in the car during a winter storm with Dinah and Hart standing by. Eventually, she and Hart were reunited and rejoiced in their new family that now included their son, Roger Joshua "RJ" Jessup. Hart finally put his foot down and told Dinah that although he would always have a bond with her because of their daughter, he was in love with Cassie and she could no longer be a part of his life. Devastated, Dinah asked Hart to come with her one last time to Laura's grave. He agreed, but never showed up. Dinah called the farm looking for him and ended up talking to her mother, Vanessa, who was their for RJ's party. Cassie overheard the conversation and learned that Laura was in fact Rob's child! Dinah arrived at the farm and was met by an angry Cassie who insisted that Hart know the truth. Not willing to take the chance of Hart finding out she had lied about the baby, a desperate Dinah pulled a gun on Cassie. As she fired the gun, Hart came in and jumped in front of Cassie. When it was all over, Hart lay on the ground with a gunshot wound to his back. After a long struggle in the hospital, Hart died with Cassie by his side. She was left alone to raise her two children and run the farm that Hart had left to her. The only problem now was that she had no money.
Cassie struggled along for a while. She even set her own problems aside to help Reva who was in San Cristobel dealing with her own past with Prince Richard Winslow. When Reva was suffering from amnesia and had been presumed dead by her family and friends in Springfield, she was actually living as a woman named Katherine in San Cristobel. She became involved with and married the country's young prince and gave birth to a son, Jonathan. When Richard's jealous brother, Edmund, plotted to kill Jonathan so as to maintain his rank as heir to the throne, Reva sent Jonathan away and let Richard believe that he was dead. Now, all these years later, Reva had remembered everything and confessed all to Richard. Thinking that Reva was being held against her will in San Cristobel, Cassie went along with Josh and a group of their friends to rescue her. When they got there, they realized that Reva was there because she wanted to be...she wanted to settle things with Richard before returning home. She made the decision to let Jon stay with the family that had raised and, again, didn't consult Richard. Once again, he was left dealing with the loss of his son. This time, Cassie was there to pick up the pieces. While comforting him, Cassie and Richard became close friends...although Cassie was beginning to want more.
When she returned to Springfield, Cassie was faced with the fact that she was broke and in danger of losing the farm. Desperate to make money and not wanting to go to her friends and family for help, she decided to go back to stripping. In the meantime, Reva and Richard explored their feelings for one another and came to the conclusion that she belonged with Josh. This left Richard with the task of finding a new wife to produce an heir. Not wanting to risk the pain of falling in love again, he offered Cassie a deal. He would marry her and solve her money problems and she would give him an heir. Cassie agreed to the marriage without admitting her true feeling for the Prince. When Reva found out about her sister's wedding plans, she became jealous and enraged. She claimed that she was just worried about Cassie, but everyone saw threw her...she was still hung up on Richard. Fed up with his wife's behavior, Josh left Reva. Reva went to Richard and said she wanted to give their relationship another chance. Cassie assumed her dreams of marrying Richard and making him fall in love with her were shattered, but she was wrong. What Cassie didn't realize was that Richard was actually beginning to have real feelings for his fiance. He sent Reva away and refused to call off the wedding. Cassie moved into the Palace in San Cristobel and began to plan her wedding. Things were looking up until Cassie contracted the measles and was told she may not be able to get pregnant. Although she offered to back out of their deal, Richard told Cassie that he still wanted to marry her. She had become important to the country and her family had become his.
When a construction accident in San Cristobel caused problems for the monarchy, Cassie was determined to get to the bottom of the scandal and find out who was responsible. She persuaded Richard to go with her to Galveston, Texas where the crew was now staying. They posed as a married couple, Dwayne and Stella, and got jobs at a local bar. While forced to live together in very small quarters, the tension grew almost unbearable as the two continued to fight their feelings. Eventually, the mystery was solved and the couple returned to San Cristobel to continue planning their wedding. At the urging of his friend, Noah, Richard decided it was time to tell Cassie how he really felt. He offered to court her and she gladly accepted. The two spent a short time casually dating until Richard finally spit out the words "I love you". An ecstatic Cassie told him she loved him too. The couple joked at how stupid they had been and how many times the misunderstood each others intentions. Although their first instinct was to hop into bed, Cassie told Richard she wanted her wedding to be old fashioned, right down to the tradition of not making love until their wedding night. Richard agreed...anything Cassie wanted was fine with him. The couple enjoyed their new romance and things looked like they were going to be fine...except for one problem.
Cassie's friend's Danny and Michelle Santos were currently on the run from the police. Michelle had been falsely convicted of a murder she didn't commit. The couple ended up in San Cristobel and phoned Cassie for help. Wanting to return the favor after they helped her find Reva over the summer, Cassie agreed to hide them in the palace. Cassie needed to make sure Richard didn't find out or else her new life could be compromised for good! Fearing that hiding the fugitives would compromise Richard's position in San Cristobel, Cassie tried to keep it a secret. However soon Richard learned the truth. Though he was ready to turn the two in to the police, Cassie persuaded him to help the pair and he gave them two weeks to clear themselves.
Just when Cassie's life seemed perfect, the inevitable happened: Edmund found pictures of Cassie's stripping days and displayed them for the public to see. Determined that Richard would not suffer because of her, she offered to leave San Cristobel so he could find a more suitable wife. Cassie's love for Richard was too great however for her to just give up, so she decided to tell the people of San Cristobel her story and let them decide if she should be princess. To her surprise, the people supported her.
Soon after, however, Cassie received another shock: she was still married to Rob Layne. Apparently, Rob never signed the divorce papers. When he learned that Cassie was marrying a prince, he decided to cash in and offered to divorce her& for a price. Cassie tried to bribe Rob into signing the papers, but he only got more greedy and demanded more money. Just when Cassie thought she convinced him to sign the papers, he gave her another demand: he wanted to spend the day with his daughter. Against her better judgment, Cassie went along with it, only to have Tammy kidnapped. Desperate, Cassie and Richard turned to her sister for help, and they came up with a plan. Reva met with Rob and pretended to be on his side. When Rob realized that Reva was setting him up, he got in an argument with Reva and Marah (who was in on the plan) which resulted in Reva being knocked unconscious (which she of course wasn't). Afraid that he'd be arrested for knocking Reva out, Rob signed the divorce papers and granted custody of Tammy to Richard, then hurried out of town before the (imaginary) ambulance arrived. Finally free, Cassie and Richard married in a fairy tale wedding.
Soon after, in an attempt to get Cassie out of Richard's life, Edmund arranged it to look as if Cassie's life was in danger so he could convince Richard to hire a bodyguard for her. Hiring a bodyguard named Rourke, Edmund arranged an intimate situation between them to let it look like Cassie was unfaithful. Later, after overhearing Cassie tell Richard she was pregnant, he bribed a doctor to say that Cassie was not pregnant and Richard sterile. Months later, after reading a "love letter" from Rourke to Cassie, Richard learned that Cassie was indeed pregnant and coldly asked who the father was. Appalled by his accusation and confused when he showed her the letters, Cassie tried to convince Richard that they are being set up, but he found himself doubting her. Later, when Richard questioned Edmund, he denied his involvement in their problems but a wary Richard ordered Dax to investigate. Soon, Richard discovered that he'd been lied to and that he wasn't sterile after all. Although he tried to apologize for his jealousy, Cassie was hurt by his mistrust and remained distant. However, in a short amount of time, Richard's charms won her over and she forgave him. In 2001, Richard realized that Edmund was behind the scheme and denounced him. Meanwhile, Cassie and Richard were involved in a mystery regarding a strange engraving on Richard's christening cup. Doing some investigating they discovered a deep family secret: Richard was not the legitimate heir to the throne, Edmund was! It seemed that Richard's mother was not Princess Charlotte but an unnamed woman, so Richard sent Cassie away to protect her from Edmund. Although Cassie and Richard tried to appeal to the public to denounce Edmund, despite their efforts, he took the throne. Believing that Edmund wasn't fit to rule, Richard decided to stage a coup. Realizing what Richard was planning, Edmund wanted them off the island to keep his power and one day, he placed her under house arrest when she tried to take Richard's christening cup out of the palace. Although Cassie was able to escape with Reva's help, Edmunds roadblock caused Cassie to swerve off the road. Although an unconscious Cassie and Reva were saved from the burning car by Edmund, in the process, Cassie ended up losing her baby while Reva temporarily went blind. Meanwhile, realizing he was in danger of being ousted, Edmund declared martial law on the island. Trying to escape, Richard and Cassie got separated, Richard escaped but Edmund kidnapped Cassie. A desperate Richard was searching for Cassie and when he tried to usurp Edmund, he faked his own death during a fight with him. Soon Cassie escaped when Edmund allowed her to attend Richard's funeral and Richard reappeared alive. He then staged a coup with help of his right hand, Col. Dax, Edmund was forced to vacate the throne and San Cristobel. After their victory, Cassie convinced Richard to run as President of San Cristobel while Cassie started a commission to investigate corruption in San Cristobel's government. Her investigation led her to Reva's nemesis, and Richard's former fiancee, Olivia Spencer who was overseeing the Harbor Project. Altough initially, she was able to find nothing wrong with the project, more digging revealed that an official named Vreeland was being paid off. Trying to find proof, Cassie and Reva tried to pump information from an informant called Scarface but only suceeded in getting threatened. Later, she and Reva were contacted by Scarface who agreed to talk for a price. Against Reva's advice, Cassie and Reva went to see Scarface who agreed to give Cassie a tape of a conversation between Olivia and Vreeland for a lot of money and an evening with Cassie. Disguised as a beggar, Reva suddenly sprang into action and grabbed the tape, threw it at Cassie and told her to run. The skirmish that ended with Reva knocking Scarface over the head with a bottle, the girls escaped. Unfortunately, the girls were caught in an earthquake which distorted the tape. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Cassie and Richard, Col. Dax learned that the true heir to San Cristobel, William Winslow hadn't died at all; had been sold at birth to a fisherman's family, he set a plan in motion to restore the monarchy. Dax manipulated the situation so that Cassie and Richard (who wanted to expand their family and learned that Cassie may not be able to have anymore children) would adopt a child who he knew to be the son of William, now named Alonzo Baptiste. Dax hoped that Alonzo would seek custody of the boy and discover his true identity. Alonzo proved to be an honorable man, however, and decided that Will should remain with Richard and Cassie. Touched by his selflessness, Cassie convinced him to stay in San Cristobel and stay near his son. Though he refused at first, Dax's manipulations forced him to stay on the island and Cassie offered him a job. As Cassie and Alonzo's friendship continued to grow, Will became deathly ill and Alonzo saved him by donating a part of his liver. Then Alonzo's ex-wife and Will's mother, Camille, arrived and both Alonzo and Cassie were shocked to learn the truth about Alonzo's origins. Though Alonzo had every intention of letting Richard continue to rule, in February 2002, he was forced to accept the crown when Camille threatened to take Will away from Cassie and Richard if he didn't take the throne and marry her. Hoping to secure Will and Cassie's happiness, Alonzo had no choice but to take the throne. As soon as Alonzo was crowned prince, he immediately deported Camille and Dax. Richard accepted his offer of being an ambassador-at-large, and he and Cassie left San Cristobel for Springfield.
While Cassie now renovated her farm, she learned that per her inheritance from Hart, she also owned one half of the old Beacon Hotel. Unfortunately, her partner was none other than Olivia Spencer, Richards former fiancée. Meanwhile Richard could not bear to let Cassie know he had almost no money, due to the fact that all his money was tied up in the dire financial straits of San Cristobel. When thanks to Alan, the banks turned him down for a loan, Richard confided his plight to Reva, but swore her to secrecy. With her help, he got a job working at a used car lot. Then on one stormy night, Cassie got into a traffic jam due to a car accident. When she went to see what had happened, she was shocked to see that one of the victims was Richard! While he languished in a coma for weeks, Cassie learned that not only had he been having financial problems but Reva knew all about it. Angry at Reva, Cassie turned away from her but soon forgave her. Then Cassie would receive the shock of her life when Richard suddenly died. He last appeared in a dream to Cassie, where he made love to her and comforted her. He left behind a rose, and the image of a proud, regal lion, walking into the setting sun. While a devastated Cassie let an ill Rick Bauer get Richard's heart, she was shocked to learn that Reva turned off Richard's life support at his request. At this time Cassie also had to deal with severe money problems, due to the Beacon Hotels renovations, and Richard's medical expenses due to lack of insurance. After selling her engagement ring and paying off part of the debt, Cassie refused to accept money from friends or Josh and Reva, and instead borrowed from the mob, against Danny's advice. The opening of the Beacon brought in cash, but unexpected expenses sapped that away. She was unable to pay the loan back and began receiving death threats. At one point, to raise money, she began stripping in front of Danny, but he stopped her in time to preserve her dignity. Meanwhile, Reva's crime was made public due to Edmund, leading to an arrest and sentencing; at the same time Tammy tried to steal back Cassie's engagement ring. Although Cassie didn't agree with what Reva had done, she had never wanted to see her go to jail. Yet, when she was forced to testify against Reva. Reva, feeling she had done enough to hurt Cassie, accepted a plea and was sentenced to two years in prison. Cassie, guilt-ridden at what her anxiety and anger had caused, suddenly remembered Richard having a living will, but could not find the document because Edmund secretly had burned it. With Danny's help, she forged a living will and got Reva released and promised a new trial. Soon after, the governor granted Reva a pardon, and the sisters were finally fully reunited. However, Cassie's life continued to be in danger, with bloodthirsty Carmen breathing down her neck so Danny stepped in, embezzling money from Carmen's accounts and paying off Cassie's various debts. Unfortunately for him, Carmen began to piece together his crime so Danny wanted to get rid of his mother by working with the FBI and planned to lead Carmen into a trap. But Carmen freaked out before the feds or Danny expected, and shot him in the stomach, watching in horror as Danny fell off a cliff. Miraculously, Danny survived; Cassie found him on the beach, critically wounded. She whisked him to the wine cellar of the Beacon, nursing him back to health before moving him again to Reva's poolhouse, after getting Reva's permission and swearing her and Dr. Ed Bauer (whom she called) to secrecy. Cassie was literally Danny's lifeline for most of this time, looking out for him, cleaning his wounds, feeding and caring for him, and even pretending to be Michelle in his more feverish moments. But as close as she had become to Danny, she had seen Michelle's torment and could not put her through the same agonizing pain of a widow which Cassie herself had experienced twice. She planned to tell Michelle the truth the day of Danny's fake memorial service, but officer Gus Airtoro intercepted a disgusted Cassie and temporary locked her up for obstructing justice. When Michelle found out the truth from Ed, she was outraged and confronted Cassie, lambasting her for her lies. While Carmen was now arrested, Cassie continued to work with Olivia and saved Olivia's shares in the Beacon from Alan. At this time, Cassie had experienced emotions while hiding Danny that she had previously buried with Richard when he died. Michelle and Danny were more strained than ever due to his huge lie, and Danny, a perpetual lost soul, felt a kinship with Cassie. He checked into the Beacon, depending on Cassie's advice and support. However, in 2003, it became apparent that he was still in love with Michelle and Cassie was forced to set aside her feelings.
About this time, Edmund, who was newly appointed ambassador of San Cristobel, approached Cassie with the idea to dedicate a library in Richard's honor. Though repulsed by the idea of having anything to do with Edmund, at Tammy's request Cassie put her feelings aside and worked with Edmund on the dedication to the library. Though Edmund claimed to have changed and definitely seemed less arrogant, Cassie was still suspicious of his motives, and refused his offers of friendship. Despite their rocky history, Cassie started to find herself drawn to this more open, repentant Edmund. That is until a man arrived at the Beacon who was the spitting image of Richard! However, this man, new District Attorney Jeffrey O'Neill, was the polar opposite of Richard and constantly annoyed Cassie with his blunt manner. Hearing from a medium that Richard told her, "Things are not how they seem to be.", Cassie took this as a sign that Edmund had changed completely and opened herself up to him, despite Tammy and Reva's disapproval. However, Jeffrey continued to annoy her, so much that she finally threw him out of the Beacon! However, the next day her attitude changed when Jeffrey saved her life after she went over the edge of the Beacon in an attempt to stop Mitch Hendon from jumping. That same summer Jeffrey further endeared himself by being gentle with R.J. who kept mistaking him for Richard. It was then that Cassie finally realizing that underneath the gruff exterior there was a decent man. At the same time she was softening toward Richard, her relationship with Edmund was flourishing as well. Seeing that Edmund was regretful about his actions of the past, especially the accident that caused Cassie the life of her unborn child, Cassie reassured him that he was forgiven and was later shocked when Edmund purchased the Jessup farm for her. Though afraid that Edmund was rushing things romantically, he assured her that he expected nothing and it was simply a gift from him to her. Meanwhile, Cassie unexpectedly found herself befriending her former rival, Olivia, when Olivia wound up pregnant with Phillip Spaulding's child. Feeling compassion for Olivia, Cassie supported her during her pregnancy, especially when Olivia almost lost the child when she took a tumble down the Beacon staircase (a tumble caused by Phillip's teenaged daughter). Cassie's support of Olivia even compelled her to coerce her own friends to attend a friendless Olivia's baby shower. However, that night, a horrified Olivia found a doll's head in her baby's crib, and, realizing Lizzie was a dangerous threat, she fled town. Later, that year, Olivia returned with news that her baby had died. Knowing what it was like to lose a baby, Cassie felt for Olivia and tried to counsel her, despite Olivia's obvious reluctance to talk. The cause of Olivia's reluctance became obvious in 2004, when, curious about Olivia's odd behavior, Cassie followed Olivia to a home out of town and was startled to hear a baby crying. It was then that Olivia introduced Cassie to her child, who obviously had not died, Emma. Shocked, Cassie initially agreed to keep quiet about Emma's existence when Olivia claimed she was doing it to protect her baby from danger, namely Lizzie. However when Cassie visited Phillip, who'd been hospitalized following a mental breakdown, she had a change of heart and insisted to Olivia that Phillip had a right to know his daughter was alive. She then gave Olivia an ultimatum--she tell Phillip or Cassie would. Backed into a corner, Olivia complied. In the midst of all this, Cassie's relationship with Edmund was starting to show signs of strain. At Edmund's insistence, Cassie finally confronted him about the night she lost her child and told him her secret fantasy that the child wasn't dead. Later, Cassie was shocked to learn that Edmund was investigating that very possibility behind her back. Angry that he was keeping secrets from her, Cassie demanded that he stop the investigation since she had come to terms with the death of her child and also because she suspected his motive was simply to ease his conscience.. Weeks later, Edmund would unnerve Cassie again, by showing her a picture of Jeffrey with Reva's friend, Christopher Langham, both obviously agents for the government. Upset, but not altogether surprised that Jeffrey wasn't who he claimed to be, she was equally upset that Edmund had been so insecure that he had Jeffrey investigated in the first place. Weeks later, Cassie would be shocked when Edmund told her that Tammy had kissed him in a not-so-innocent way. Though shocked, Cassie tried to dismiss the kiss as simply Tammy's youthful exuberance. However, that day, she found herself in possession of Tammy's diary. Worried about Tammy, Cassie reluctantly decided to read the diary. Unfortunately, Tammy's deep infatuation with Edmund was clearly spelled out in the diary and Casie became very concerned. Unfortunately, when Cassie confronted Tammy, a furious Tammy lashed out. She lashed out at Cassie for betraying her privacy by reading the diary and accused Edmund retrieving her diary (that she threw in the trash) and giving it to Cassie. (which he didn't; Lizzie Spaulding did) She then proceeded to lock herself in her room and refused all of Cassie's pleas to talk to her. She then, with some encouragement from Lizzie, decided to get back at Cassie by "running away" with Joey. Her plan worked, when Cassie realized that Tammy had skipped school with Joey, she was frantic. After spending a few hours at the Bauer cabin, Tammy and Joey finally went back to her family--but not Cassie, rather Josh and Reva. After spending weeks with the Lewises, Tammy finally calmed down and moved back into the Beacon, and apologized to Cassie and Edmund for the things she'd said. Unfortunately, just as the trouble with Tammy was ending, more trouble was starting. At about this time, Cassie found herself being suspicious of Edmund when he started becoming more and more concerned about the mob problem and Cassie's friendship with Danny (who had returned to the mob). At the same time, Jeffrey confessed to Cassie that he had been conducting an investigation for years about drug trafficking in San Cristobel, with Edmund being a suspect in that investigation. Noticing that she was becoming concerned, Jeffrey tried to tell her that there was no definite proof that Edmund was involved. As days went by, Cassie noticed that Edmund was conducting more and more secretive business on his cell phone and she spotted him receiving a package from Brad Green, another suspect in the drug trafficking investigation. Though tempted to get a peek as to what was in the package, Cassie decided against it. However, she was deeply rattled when see Edmund in a clandestine meeting with Alan Spaulding and later saw Edmund give the package to mobster Vinnie Salerno! Armed with this circumstantial evidence, Cassie was certain that Edmund was guilty and seeing him with another package from Brad Green, she confronted him the night of the San Cristobel festival. Hurt and angry, Edmund showed her just what was in the package--cigars he intended to give to the Spanish ambassador. He then "confessed" that the other package contained cigars as a bribe for Salerno to stay away from the festival. Deeply hurt by her accusation, Edmund rebuffed Cassie's attempts at an apology. Cassie, further mortified learned that Edmund's clandestine meeting with Alan was about a charity donation, tried throughout the evening to apologize for her mistake, implying that in regards to his recent secretive behavior, it was an honest. To Cassie's chagrin, Edmund was too hurt by the fact that she automatically thought the worst of him and accused her of never loving him as much as she claimed. In short order, though he forgave her and they tried to rebuild their relationship.
Almost immediately after, Cassie was shocked to discover that she was the victim of identity theft. Apparently, someone in a woman in Europe was masquerading as Princess Cassandra Winslow, using Cassie's own credit card and then paying them off. Although Jeffrey was set to leave town, he decided to stay when Reva (against Cassie's wishes) told him about Cassie's problem. While Jeffrey was investigating the case, Cassie did some investigating of her own, intrigued at this woman who was living a glamorous life using Cassie's name. After admitting to Edmund that a small part of her missed her life of royalty, he surprised her with tickets to a charity auction in Venice, a place that her imposter would go. Thrilled at getting the chance to spot her imposter, Cassie went, only to learn that the imposter was there, but they missed her. Later, Cassie and Edmund search "Princess Cassies" hotel room and realize that the other Cassie is not only dangerous, but also a little crazy. Later, back in Springfield, Cassie started receiving crank calls. Realizing that her imposter was more dangerous than she'd originally thought, Cassie went to Jeffrey for help. Again he told her he was looking into the situation and urged her to have more security. Things started getting scarier when Cassie and R.J. were almost killed when a planter almost fell on them (they were rescued by Jeffrey) and Cassie realized that the stalker was in contact with R.J. Afraid, Cassie continued to lean on Jeffrey for help and he convinced her to move back into the Beacon so he could protect her. As Cassie's reliance on Jeffrey grew, so did Edmund's jealousy. Though concerned about herself and her family, Cassie was equally concerned about Edmund since she was afraid of what he might do if he found the imposter. Edmund's jealousy toward Jeffrey didn't go unnoticed by Cassie or Jeffrey either and Cassie tried to reassure him by pretending to fire Jeffrey. However, Edmund remained insecure and twice flew into a rage accusing her of having an affair with Jeffrey! Cassie was quickly able to ease Edmund's fear and assured him that she did not love Jeffrey. Not long after, Cassie was surprised to learn that Jeffrey had a suspect in custody in her stalking. Learning that he was on his way to Washington, DC to interrogate the stalker, Cassie decided to accompany him, despite his protests. Knowing how jealous Edmund would be, Cassie lied to him and told him that she was going to a hotelier's convention. After confronting her stalker, Cassie returned to Springfield and was shocked when Edmund suggested that they invite O'Neill to dinner. The night of the dinner, there was a fierce storm that caused the power to go out. While Jeffrey and Edmund went to the barn to get a generator, Cassie became concerned when she couldn't find RJ. Believing he snuck outside, Cassie looked at and was horrified to see the barn ablaze! Entering the burning barn, Cassie spotted RJ trapped at the top level and too scared to come down. Though Cassie tried to retrieve him, she was trapped under falling debris. At that point, a figure entered the barn--it was Dinah! After rescuing RJ and getting Jeffrey and Edmund to save Cassie, Dinah was finally sent to jail for Hart's murder. It didn't take long for Cassie to figure out that Dinah had been her mysterious stalker. In prison, Dinah tried to convince both Cassie and Blake that she was truly remorseful about Hart's death. Although Blake remained convinced that Dinah should stay behind bars, Cassie, who was continually being warned by Jeffrey about how emotionally grueling a trial would be, began to wonder if putting her family through the torture of a trial was worth it. At this time, Edmund proposed marriage. Although initially afraid to take the risk, Cassie soon accepted. Meanwhile, Cassie decided to spare her family the pain, and made a statement stating that Hart's shooting was an accident. Thanks to that statement, Dinah was a free woman. Unfortunately, Cassie's fear consumed her, and believing that Dinah was a threat, she decided to get rid of her herself. As Dinah was being released, she hopped into what she thought was Ross's car, only to find Cassie at the wheel! Although Cassie assured a tense Dinah that this was just so they can talk, in private, and work out how they were going to co-exist in this town, her true intention became clear when they drove to Laurel Falls where Cassie pulled out a gun and announced her intention to do away with Dinah to ensure her familys safety. Although Dinah scoffed at the idea of the "upstanding" Cassie resorting to murder, she started to believe that Cassie was freaked out enough to do it. Meanwhile, Edmund and Jeffrey figured out that both Cassie and Dinah were gone and assumed that Dinah must have kidnapped Cassie. As Dinah fought for her life by overpowering Cassie, Cassie got the upper hand and seemed about to shoot. Just then, Jeffrey and Edmund arrive, shocked to discover that Cassie isnt the one in danger. Thanks to some words from Edmund and some reverse psychology from Jeffrey (who told Cassie to shoot Dinah); Cassie decided to spare Dinah's life. Not long after, Cassie learned horrifying news from Reva: Sandy Foster was not her real son. Not only that, but the real Jonathan knowingly seduced Tammy, his own cousin with the intention of hurting her. After delivering this devastating news to Tammy, Cassie was concerned when she disappeared. Although Tammy soon returned, she lashed out at Edmund blaming him for what happened to her--since it was because of him that Jonathan was sent away. Although Cassie hoped to diffuse the situation by asking Edmund to move out, soon after Tammy disappeared again. Soon after, Cassie was horrified when she got a call from her old strip club in Chicago stating that Tammy was looking for a job there. Although that turned out to be false, Cassie still could not find Tammy. Not only that, but her relationship with Edmund became tense when she looked for Jeffrey's help in finding her daughter. After the pair returned to town, a stressed out Cassie, unable to handle Edmund's jealousy, fainted. The cause of the fainting spell shocked both of them---Cassie, who thought she couldn't have children, had suffered a miscarriage! With the revelation that she could have a child, Cassie and Edmund decided to try for a baby.
In 2005 several things would conspire to throw Cassie's relationship with Edmund into disarray. Problems began when at her bachelorette party, Cassie came up with a plan to prove to Reva how twisted her son was. Faking being drunk, Cassie lured Jonathan to her apartment after arranging for Reva to meet her in her room. The plan was for Reva to catch Jonathan taking advantage of an inebriated Cassie. Unfortunately, Dinah unexpectedly intercepted the message and Reva never arrived in the room. Jonathan caught on to what Cassie's plan was and drugged her. The next morning, the day of her wedding, Cassie was horrified to wake up and find herself naked in bed with Jonathan! Sickened by what may have happened, Cassie got no answers from Jonathan. In distress, Cassie almost stood Edmund up at the altar but after a talk with Jeffrey decided to marry the man she loved. Soon after, Cassie confessed the details of what happened to a horrified Reva. However, when a disbelieving Reva asked Jonathan for his version, he stated that he was just messing with Cassie--nothing had happened. Although Reva was quick to accept his story, Cassie didn't believe it and was angered that Reva so readily believed Jonathan. Although a tape showed that nothing happened, Cassie accused Jonathan of doctoring the tape. Things got worse when a mysterious person fueled Edmund's jealousy by sending Cassie flowers. While Jonathan was more than willing to let Cassie think he did it (Dinah had), he taunted her about whether or not she got pregnant the night they spent together. Furious with him and feeling helpless, Cassie was tempted to mix his prescription drugs with the beer he'd been drinking. It was then that Reva and Josh returned from their romantic night together and when Reva saw the vial of prescription pills in Cassies hand, she went ballistic. Soon after Cassie was horrified when she started getting pregnancy symptoms since it could be with her nephew's child! Although she secretly scheduled a pregnancy test, Edmund learned about it, fueling his belief that she was hiding something from him. Cassie took the test and was relieved to learn she was not pregnant. Her ordeal over, Cassie and Edmund went to a specialist to begin in-vitro fertilization. Although she had tried to keep her experience with Jonathan a secret from Edmund, for fear of his reaction, Jonathan informed Dinah who had no qualms about telling Edmund. As expected, Edmund angrily confronted Jonathan and attacked him. Luckily, Dinah informed Cassie of what Edmund knew and Cassie stopped Edmund before he was able to do too much harm. Unfortunately, Cassie's relationship with Reva became furthered damaged when Reva learned that Edmund had attacked Jonathan. Although Reva tried to get Cassie to see that Edmund was still violent, Cassie defended him against Jonathan whom she saw as evil. Later, after she deposited her eggs at the fertility clinic in preparation for the procedure, Cassie intercepted a fax from the DA's office charging Edmund with arson! The fax, spitefully sent by Jonathan, stated how Edmund had struck Jeffrey the night of the fire, accidentally causing a lamp to fall and cause the blaze that almost killed RJ the previous fall. Cassie then confronted Edmund, giving him every opportunity to confess to his role in the barn fire, but he didnt. Finally, Cassie told him what she knew. Despite Edmunds moving plea, Cassie left him. She began to have doubts until she heard Edmund throwing a violent tantrum inside, confirming her fears that he had gone back to the man he once was. Disgusted by what Edmund had done but still in love with him, Cassie confided her confusion to Jeffrey. In the course of the next few weeks, Cassie's friendship with Jeffrey grew until they finally shared a kiss. Soon Cassie learned of Jeffreys feelings for her and although she still loved Edmund, she had to admit that her feelings for Jeffrey were growing. Soon after Cassie is sickened to learn that Edmund arranged for an unexpected person to carry their embryo--Dinah! Edmund tried to explain that Dinah was doing it so they could be a family and signed a contract to give the child up, but Cassie was still in shock that he'd allow her hated rival to carry her baby. Although it was obvious that Edmund expected their impending parenthood to bring them closer together, Cassie wasn't ready to forgive Edmund. Cassie's fears proved to be founded when Edmund tried to manipulate Cassie by sending Dinah to the hospital under the guise of something being wrong with the baby. The situation became even more precarious when Dinah's parents tried to force Dinah to go to Europe for the duration of her pregnancy. Not about to let that happen, since Dinah was carrying her baby, Cassie instituted a restraining order against them. Later, Edmund told Cassie that if he was the cause of all their problems with Ross, maybe he should leave until after the baby is born. To his dismay, Cassie decided to take him up on his offer. Just as Edmund was leaving, Cassie received a note from San Cristobel, notifying her that Alonzo wanted Will to return to San Cristobel and begin his royal training. Desperate, Cassie called Edmund for help. Edmund then offered his support and promised Cassie that he wouldn't let her lose her son. Later when the situation looked bleak, Edmund tried to convince Cassie for all of them to flee Springfield and disappear so Alonzo couldn't find Will. However, Cassie was unwilling to run from her problems and instead went to discuss the situation with Alonzo. After being temporarily kidnapped and imprisoned in San Cristobel, Cassie was released and finally spoke with Alonzo who convinced her that it was best for Will to remain on the island. Later, Jeffrey told Cassie that he was going to bow out and give Cassie and Edmund the chance to be happy. AFter sharing a close moment with Edmund, Cassie confessed that she needed him back in her life full time but only if he promised that nothing else that would ever cause her to lose faith in him again. Mere days later, Cassie's world would be ripped apart when Dinah appeared to be a victim of a kidnapping. That night, Cassie found a beat-up and disheveled Dinah at the barn. Shaken, Dinah claimed that Edmund had her kidnapped because she knew a secret--that he'd instigated Alonzo's wanting custody of Will. Not really believing Dinah, Cassie waited in secret for Edmund to come to Dinah. When Cassie finally entered to barn, she was horrified to see Edmund with a shovel in his hand seemingly ready to strike Dinah! Although Edmund tried to explain that it was all a set-up by Dinah, Cassie didn't believe him and wrote Edmund out her life for good. She then ran to Jeffrey's where they shared a passionate kiss. Although Cassie insisted it was over between her and Edmund, Jeffrey wasn't sure he wanted to be her rebound. However, his desire for her won out and the pair finally made love. Days later, Jeffrey was unsettled when Cassie referred to him as "Richard" and to prove herself to him, Cassie allowed herself to be blindfolded and the two shared a romantic moment. Although Cassie had some trepidation about going out in public, they overcame their fears and were both relieved when Tammy gave her blessing about their relationship. Not long after, Cassie got an ultimatum from Edmund--break up with Jeffrey or be removed from the baby's life. Though Cassie tried avoiding Jeffrey, soon they decided that Edmund couldn't bully them since they could easily have Dinah against Edmund for kidnapping. Weeks later, though, Dinah recanted her story and confessed that she'd never been kidnapped. Though they lost their leverage, the couple refused to let Edmund dictate to them. Weeks later, Edmund seemed to have a sudden turnaround and gave Cassie ownership of the farm.
Cassie's Family History
Occupation
FormerPartners with Danny and Tony Santos in the Towers Club
Co-owner of the Beacon Hotel
Former First Lady of San Cristobel
Former Princess of San Cristobel
Former Secretary at Lewis Oil
Former Stripper
Resides:
Springfield IL USA at the Jessup Farm
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse:
Edmund Winslow
Past Marriages:
Prince Richard George Anthony Winslow IV
Rob Layne
Relatives:
Sarah Shayne (Mother; Deceased)
Reva Shayne (Half-Sister)
Roxie Shayne (Half-Sister)
Rusty Shayne (Half-Brother)
Dylan Lewis (Nephew)
Marah Lewis (Niece)
Shayne Lewis (Nephew)
Joshua Lewis (Brother-in-law)
Jonathan Winslow (Nephew/stepson)
Susan "Daisy" Lemay (Grandniece)
Prince Edmund Winslow (Brother-in-Law)
Children:
Tammy Layne (with Rob)
Roger Joshua Jessup "RJ" (with Hart)
William Richard Winslow "Will" (adopted with Richard)
Unnamed miscarried child (with Edmund; Deceased)
Unnamed miscarried child (with Richard; Deceased)
Former Fiance':
Hart Jessup (deceased)
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