He toldSoap Centralthat daytime television is “one of the few sources of steady work that really exists.”

My last job was as a body on a slab for three scenes on ‘NCIS.’

I got killed before the credits rolled."

Michael E. Knight as Martin Grey

And hilarious, though he doesn’t mean to be.

He makes no apologies for being brilliant and always thinks he has the highest IQ in the room."

It turns out that Simon Neville was summoned to Genoa City for unorthodox reasons.

Mishael Morgan smiling

Gwen contacted Simon, asking him to use one of his experimental drugs to help Hilary.

He did so, and while monitoring her care, he fell asleep.

Hilary awoke from her coma, fleeing the boathouse.

Eileen Davidson smiling

He then handed Gwen some meds, instructing her to give them to Hilary.

Then, Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) wanted to sell the cure that Simon had used on Hilary.

She set him up with a laboratory, and Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) financed the project.

People accused him of purposely making Hilary worse, but Ashley believed he was innocent.

When Simon attempted to help Hilary again, she rejected it, and he left town dejected.

But not beforekissing Ashley goodbye.