Ava is the daughter of mob boss Martino Vitali (Joe Penny).
Martino worked hard to eliminate people that tried to take him down.
As time went on, Ava’s reign of terror in Salem worsened.
She was infatuated with him and wanted to rekindle their affair, perSoaps in Depth.
Ava then sabotaged a plane in an effort to prevent him from returning to Salem.
What she didn’t expect was that it would still be able to take off.
Thinking Hope was his wife, Ava kidnapped her.
However, the group was captured by Ava’s henchmen, and she ordered their deaths.
Ava was suffering a break from reality and still wanted Steve back as her lover.
In reality, she was using him to get Steve back, perTVOvermind.
Afterward, Ava told Joey where his mother was being kept, and Steve thought the blackmail was over.
When the truth came out, Joey was shattered to believe that Ava was capable of such wicked behavior.
Ava landed in the hospital at one point, and Joey came into her room while drunk.
According toSoaps in Depth, Steve refused to let his son go to prison for Ava’s murder.
However, the guilt-ridden young man confessed to killing Ava, andJoey ended up behind bars.
Ava was finally dead.
Or so everyone thought.
Ava then hired Xander Kiriakis (Paul Telfer) to kidnap EJ.
’s mother, Susan Banks (Eileen Davidson), so she could extort money from EJ.
Disguised as a clown, EJ captured Susan and met up with Ava (viaSoaps).
Ava ordered Xander to kill Susan, but he refused, freeing the woman instead.
Susan ran to EJ, where Ava quickly grabbed her at gunpoint and got into her car.
Ava and Susan were both presumed dead, according toTV Season Spoilers.
However, Ava survived once again byjumping out of the carat the last minute.
However, her other son, Tripp Dalton, entered the church.
Her warning was too late, and the bomb exploded.
Luckily, no one was seriously hurt, and Ava was finally arrested.
