It was later revealed that Kiki’s father was the late Dr. Silas Clay (Michael Easton).
Ava was unlucky in love until she met the compassionate Dr. Griffin Munro (Matt Cohen).
According toSoaps in Depth, Griffin was good for Ava as he didn’t take advantage of her loneliness.
Ava and Griffin eventually broke up and he started seeing Kiki.
Distraught by the end of her relationship, Ava sought professional counseling.
Ryan became fixated on Ava and misconstrued her venting as a desire to see Kiki dead.
So, Ryan took it upon himself to kill Kiki (via Soaps in Depth).
Ava was destroyed upon learning about Kiki’s fate.
“You don’t get one script and have a week to prepare that script.
These things come in heavy doses,” she said.
Michael Fairman TVpraised West’s amazing acting in the heartbreaking storyline.
“Who wouldn’t want to do that?
A story like this is what soaps are made of, I think.
I love it,” she said.
But it would have been really hard if I couldn’t do that, if they said no."
She asked the body double if it was okay to touch her, and the actress agreed.
The experience was somewhat esoteric for West, who explained that it was almost like an out-of-body experience.
