Arthur's stepson, Harrison, came to town claiming Arthur had poisoned his mother, prompting Jill to suspect Arthur was only after Kay's money. Arthur got wind of the accusations and left town reigniting the long standing bickering between Jill and Kay.

Phyllis's world was rocked when her son Daniel returned to Genoa City, but wanted nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, Phyllis gave romance a "go" with Damon. His mysterious past rose to the surface as it turned out he once had a son who was murdered and the killer was up for parole. Unable to stay out of it, Phyllis confronted the murderer. When he followed her to Damon's apartment a battle ensued resulting in Damon killing him.

After deciding to all work in the same office, Paul and Chris defended Damon and Michael defended Phyllis. This put both parties in a compromising position when Paul and Chris had to hide jail transcripts that would free Phyllis but incriminate Damon. Phyllis went to great lengths, including disguising herself as a man, and eventually she cleared their names.

Michael and Kevin's worlds were rocked when their mother, Gloria, left Detroit and came to town and decided to live with them. Kevin was crushed when he found out his declared love of his life, Lauren, was actually heavily involved with his step-brother, Michael.

In an effort to repair Kevin's reputation, Daniel and Kevin hired a punk kid to lace Lily's drink with the roofies at the grand opening at the recreation. center. The plan worked seamlessly at first, but the punk kid tried to rape Lily in the elevator, sending Lily to the hospital. Kevin looked like the hero, but definitely was not guilt free. The punk kid later came back to taunt Daniel and Kevin but Phyllis and Damon scared him off for good.

As Kevin served jail time, he was so badly beaten that he was sent to the hospital where he pretended to be insane to avoid more jail time.

Gloria learned to set her sights on getting rich and romanced one of Genoa City's most wealthy men: John Abbott. John fell right into her trap, but her feelings soon turned real. To the utter surprise of Ashley, Jack, Michael, and Kevin, John and Gloria return from a cruise holiday married as husband and wife.

Capping off Michael's year, he refused to acknowledge the holidays. With some clever maneuvering on Chris's part, Victor demanded Michael come to the ranch. After Michael watched Cassie and Noah hang stockings and wrap presents, Chris and Paul showed up with Kevin. Realizing Chris set everything up, Michael became emotional and caught up in the Christmas spirit.

Dru convinced Neil to take in Devon as their foster son, making her case to Lorena, the social worker. Rocking their world even more, Malcolm shocked everyone with his return, having been presumed dead in Africa for over two years. Olivia came to terms with his return. Neil struggled to mend their differences while Dru struggled to keep past secrets buried - the possibility that Malcolm could indeed be Lily's paternal father.