In the hopes of curing his brother’s psychosis, Kevin put Ryan into Ferncliff.
Ryan, as Kevin, quickly divorced Laura.
Despite her criminal past,thiswas Ava’s reason for seeking counseling.
Ryan saw Ava’s dark side and felt they were kindred spirits, and she became his new obsession.
However, Ryan took this opportunity to once again feed into his own dark desires.
Ryan took advantage of the situation, diverting attention from himself.
He even killed a documentary filmmaker who had stumbled upon his secret.
Ava, still unaware that Ryan was impersonating Kevin,fell in love with her daughter’s killer.
Then he took Ava to Niagara Falls so they could be wed. Ava began to get worried that “Kevin” had some kind of mental breakdown.
Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and Laura Collins traced Ryan to his cabin and found it empty.
Jason then followed Ryan to a footbridge between the US and Canada.
There, he spotted Ryan dragging Ava, who struggled because she realized something wasn’t right.
Jason shot Ryan in the shoulder, so the killer grabbed Ava and leaped off the bridge with her.
Laura caught up to them, explaining to a devastated Ava that Ryan had taken Kevin’s place.
Ava was horrified when Laura told her it had been that way for months.
Ryan was presumed dead but eventually returned to continue his evil work.
