Danielle Rayburn
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Danielle "Dani" Manning (born Danielle Rayburn) is a fictional character
from ABC
soap opera
One Life to Live
. Created by writer Ron Carlivati
, the role was originated in 2009 by actress Kelley Missal
. The character was conceived as part of her mother Téa Delgado
's absence on the series from 2002 through 2008. Rayburn was affected by SORAS, being aged nearly eight years after her supposed conception in 2002.
and Todd Manning
. Prior to landing the role, she had little television experience, one of her few roles being Saturday Night Live
, in a sketch alongside Dan Aykroyd
and Jimmy Fallon
. When reading the script for Danielle Rayburn, Missal said she thought, "Oh, my goodness. This girl is a mixture of two cuh-razy characters...There's so much drama all the time, but I love it!"
to aid him in the kidnapping of his children Starr
and Jack Manning
, during an estrangement with his ex-wife Blair Cramer
. Todd's other ex-wife, Téa Delgado, catches wind of the plot and seeks to alert Blair. Extenuating circumstances, however, leave Todd, Ross and Téa stranded on an island in the South Pacific
. During their cast away, Ross and Téa grow close while at odds with Todd. This, however, does not stop Todd and Téa from making love. When Téa later realizes that Todd is still in love with Blair, she gives him her blessing in seeking to escape the island in an attempt to reconcile with her. In the meantime, Téa opts to stay behind with Ross and waits to be rescued by the coastguard Todd promises to send if he makes it back home. They eventually are rescued. During their stay together, Téa and Ross embark on an impromptu relationship. Later, Téa discovers that she is pregnant, and assumes that the child is Ross's. The two later marry and move to Tahiti
, where Danielle is born and raised, although her mother silently questions her paternity.
Téa's lingering feelings for Todd causes she and Ross's marriage to fall apart. Eventually, Téa asks Ross for a divorce. Ross refuses her request, threatening to take Danielle away from her if she tries to leave him. To ensure that this does not happen, Téa enrolls a now-SORASed
Danielle at the Warwick School—an exclusive boarding school in London—while keeping the location a closely guarded secret from her estranged husband. In December 2008, Téa returns to Llanview to make amends with Todd. As the two grow close, she secretly has a DNA test performed, which proves that Todd is indeed the father of Danielle. Later, Téa admits to Blair that she gave birth to a child, and that it is Todd's.
, who is from Llanview, and is also staying at the school, as part of his parents plot to divert his attention away from having surgery for his leg. They both share sorrows over disliking their parents, and ironically, Matthew talks about his great lawyer, who happens to be Téa, while Danielle talks about how her mother is a "shark" in the courtroom. Unbeknown of their real identities, the two become quick friends, and Danielle agrees to help Matthew escape and fly to Seattle, Washington
to have his surgery. However, Ross has teamed up with his brother Elijah Clarke
to help locate Danielle, and shows up to the Warwick School to see Danielle, but they are already gone. Before Matthew can have his surgery, Téa and Elijah, and Matthew's parents, Bo Buchanan
and Nora Hanen
find them at the hospital. Téa and Elijah makes plans to leave Llanview in order to protect Danielle, and she is forced to say goodbye to Matthew, with whom she had grown even closer to. Todd is also on Téa's trail, and finds out she is at the hospital. When she hears Todd arguing with Matthew's sister Rachel Gannon
, Todd and Danielle have a hostile confrontation and reveals to him that she is Téa's daughter. Realizing that he is more than likely her father, Todd leaves hurriedly to find Téa at the hotel, where Ross has attacked her after telling him that Danielle is not his biological daughter. Todd arrives just in time to save Téa, who confirms to him that Danielle is his daughter.
Ross, hurt and angry, kidnaps Blair and Danielle. After being chased down and caught in a police standoff, Ross goes on a bridge and tries to get Danielle to come with him, and Todd shoots him. Thinking that Todd shot her father, Danielle steals one of Bo Buchanan's guns and tries to shoot Todd, but he calms her down. Téa then realized how traumatized Danielle is about Ross's death, and takes her home to Tahiti to mourn. During their time in Tahiti, Ross appears to Danielle and reveals that he is actually alive. He tells Danielle that Todd is her real father, and wants her to accept him as her father. Danielle only promises to if Téa says she won't turn Ross in. She and Téa return to Llanview, and Téa rushes over to tell Todd that they are back. However, Danielle searches on Todd on the internet, and finds out secrets from his past. Matthew, looking for his sister Rachel, finds Danielle and comforts her over her new-found information. To help ease her pain, Matthew takes her to meet her half-sister, Starr Manning
, to help her understand who Todd is. Despite her negative views toward Todd, she develops relationships, with Starr, brothers Jack Manning
and Sam Manning, and niece, Hope Manning-Thornhart. At first she develops an antagonistic relationship with Destiny Evans
, because Destiny had a crush on Matthew and didn't want him helping her to begin with. They later become best friends.
Todd and Téa's reunion is cut short when she leaves him due to Danielle not being able to accept him. Danielle and Matthew become closer, and they almost have sex, but Matthew cuts it short, as they are not ready and Danielle is using it to vent feelings about her father. Over time, Danielle and Todd begin to grow closer, as she continues to act out at school in order to get his attention. In a play at school based on the relationship of Starr and Cole Thornhart
(Brandon Buddy
), Danielle won the role of her sister Starr after singing Miley Cyrus
' "The Climb
" in her audition. After playing out a scene between Todd and Starr in the play, and noticing Todd in the background, she realizes how Starr loves him and decides to give him a chance. During the play, Matthew notices Danielle's close attraction to Nate Salinger
(Lenny Platt), who is portraying Cole.
Shortly after, Téa learns she has an inoperable brain tumor
, meaning she has limited time to live. Téa keeps this from Danielle and attempts to get her and Todd to bond, realizing he will be all she has after Téa dies.
When she is going through a hard time, Danielle, full of mixed emotions, kisses Nate, and Destiny sees them, and she convinces her to tell Matthew. On the night of his parents' wedding, Danielle tells Matthew the truth and they have a bad breakup in the church. Soon after, Danielle begins a relationship with Nate, and while they are swimming at Llantano River, they find a briefcase full of money. Nate ends up hostage, and Danielle turns to Todd for help for ransom money. In the aftermath of the hostage situation surrounding the money, Danielle and Todd find Téa in the hospital and find out about her tumor. The three plan out Téa's last days, and Téa and Todd remarried on August 3, 2010. Soon after the wedding, Téa learns she has weeks to live and has an option of hospice
. Téa decides to go there, and says goodbye to Dani and Todd. Passing her necklace on to Dani, the family have a tearful goodbye. Dr. Greg Evans
(Terrell Tilford
) tells the duo days later that Tea has died. Starr orchestrates a memorial service as Llanview pays respect to Téa.
In the midst of Todd and Danielle finally having a relationship, Ross returns to Llanview, with a will stating that Tea gave custody of Danielle to him. In reality, the will is a phony in a plot orchestrated by Elijah Clarke, and Téa wanted Blair, whom had become her caretaker and confidant when she first learned of her illness, to adopt Danielle. After a court battle, and Danielle telling the court that her mother would want her with Todd, custody of Danielle is given to Ross. Realizing she wants to be with her family in Llanview, Danielle with the help of Starr, Nate, and James, escapes. However, the plan is adverted and Dani, Starr and Hope are kidnapped by Elijah. Elijah had also kidnapped Téa in the process, without Starr and Danielle realizing. Starr escapes, but Eli holds Téa and Danielle in separate rooms in an abandoned warehouse. They would eventually find each other, but after the police try to intervene Blair giving herself up so that Elijah would leave the girls alone, Eli blows up the warehouse. Dani, who escaped, tells Todd that Téa is actually alive. Todd and John McBain
(Michael Easton
) find Téa and Blair in the warehouse. Upon their return to Llanview, they resume to becoming a family.
Nate later goes to jail when he was found guilty of Eddie Ford's murder. Dani can't stand that her boyfriend is gone. A few weeks later they say that Nate wasn't the murderer of Eddie Ford. Dani throws him a welcome back party. Dani finds out about her uncle Tomas Delgado. She wonders why her mother never told her about him. On Valentines Day, Dani and Nate plan to sleep together for the first time. Todd walks in and realizes what was happening and almost attacks Nate. Todd forbids Dani from seeing Nate again. The two run away from home with the help of James. Starr finds out and she and James go get them. Todd finds all four of them. Dani and Destiny talk about Matthew being the real murderer. Nate over heard the conversation and went ballistic. He later knocks Matthew out which causes him a brain damage. Destiny and Dani don't know about this and try to find out what happen and fast. Deanna Forbes, a person from James' past comes to town. She is the only one that knows Nate's secret and plans to keep it that way. One day a man named Rick over hears Deanna and Nate's conversation. Days later he tells them to do a porno or Nate goes to jail. Dani knows nothing about this. Dani meets her cousin Baz Moreau which is Tomas's son. Dani often tells Baz that it takes time to get along with a father she never knew. After Nate's graduation, she thinks something is going on between Nate and Deanna. Nate and Deanna decide to do what Rick says and make a porno because Nate doesn't want to go to jail and Deanna wants info on her mom. Dani missed most of Sam's Birthday party to talk to Nate. She then finds Rick in the Minuteman Motel, where on other side are Nate and Deanna ready to shoot the film. Dani then leaves and finds out Sam was kidnapped but was found thanks to her. The next day Nate tells her Rick was a Lawyer and was giving Deanna Information about her mother and Deanna left to go to California. Dani tells him she was sorry for not trusting him. Rick comes by and talks a lot about porno's in his conversation with the two. Later that night Dani and the other Mannings go to "Vickers Man", and She invites Nate. Dani later goes to Nate and tell him that the weird lawyer (Rick) was here. Nate tenses up with him lurking in the shadows. When the premier finally starts "Vicker Man" doesn't come; "Hold the Diploma", the porno with Nate and Deanna, airs instead. Everyone in the room finds out about it and is disgusted. Dani is shell-shocked about this. Nate tells her the reason why he did the porno in the first place. On August 12, Dani said that she and Nate broke up and that she doesn't know if they will ever get back together.
She is now aware of the fact that the father she's known since she came to town might be an imposter. On October 14, 2011, Nate stated that her birthday was in a couple of days and that she would be 18. On October 17, 2011, Dani agrees to go on a date with Nate, making clear that she wants to take things slow.
On October 20 at midnight, Tea wishes Dani a happy 18th birthday.
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from ABC
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soap opera
Soap opera
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One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. Created by writer Ron Carlivati
Ron Carlivati
Ron Carlivati is an American soap opera writer born on November 25, 1968 .-Career:It was announced in the February 27 edition of Soap Opera Digest that Carlivati was promoted to Co-Head Writer of the ABC Daytime serial One Life to Live alongside Dena Higley. On June 4, 2007, Frank Valentini...
, the role was originated in 2009 by actress Kelley Missal
Kelley Missal
Kelley Rose Missal is an American actress.- Career :Missal currently portrays Danielle Manning on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She auditioned for the role in 2009 and was immediately cast after her screen test. Missal and the role were met with critical acclaim...
. The character was conceived as part of her mother Téa Delgado
Téa Delgado
Téa Delgado is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was portrayed by Florencia Lozano from January 27, 1997 to March 2, 2000 and briefly in 2002; Lozano returned to the role once again on December 5, 2008.A stern but passionate personality, the character has...
's absence on the series from 2002 through 2008. Rayburn was affected by SORAS, being aged nearly eight years after her supposed conception in 2002.
Background
In 2009, Missal was cast in the role of the daughter of Téa DelgadoTéa Delgado
Téa Delgado is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was portrayed by Florencia Lozano from January 27, 1997 to March 2, 2000 and briefly in 2002; Lozano returned to the role once again on December 5, 2008.A stern but passionate personality, the character has...
and Todd Manning
Todd Manning
Thomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Created by writer Michael Malone, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. In 2003, Howarth departed from the series and the role was recast with actor Trevor St. John as Todd, initially written...
. Prior to landing the role, she had little television experience, one of her few roles being Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
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, in a sketch alongside Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.-Early...
and Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
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. When reading the script for Danielle Rayburn, Missal said she thought, "Oh, my goodness. This girl is a mixture of two cuh-razy characters...There's so much drama all the time, but I love it!"
Backstory
In 2002, Todd Manning hires con man Ross RayburnRoss Rayburn
Ross Rayburn is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by Shawn Christian in 2002. Michael Lowry portrayed the role from August 28, 2009 to December 14, 2009, from January 8 to 13, 2010 and on April 29, 2010...
to aid him in the kidnapping of his children Starr
Starr Manning
Starr Irene Manning is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Portrayed by Kristen Alderson since 1998, Starr is the oldest child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer, and was originally known for her mischievous behavior, exacerbated by her parents' volatile...
and Jack Manning
Jack Manning (One Life to Live)
John "Jack" Cramer Manning is a fictional character on the American soap opera, One Life to Live. He is the first-born son and second child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer.-Casting:...
, during an estrangement with his ex-wife Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer
Blair Cramer is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live...
. Todd's other ex-wife, Téa Delgado, catches wind of the plot and seeks to alert Blair. Extenuating circumstances, however, leave Todd, Ross and Téa stranded on an island in the South Pacific
Oceania
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. During their cast away, Ross and Téa grow close while at odds with Todd. This, however, does not stop Todd and Téa from making love. When Téa later realizes that Todd is still in love with Blair, she gives him her blessing in seeking to escape the island in an attempt to reconcile with her. In the meantime, Téa opts to stay behind with Ross and waits to be rescued by the coastguard Todd promises to send if he makes it back home. They eventually are rescued. During their stay together, Téa and Ross embark on an impromptu relationship. Later, Téa discovers that she is pregnant, and assumes that the child is Ross's. The two later marry and move to Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
, where Danielle is born and raised, although her mother silently questions her paternity.
Téa's lingering feelings for Todd causes she and Ross's marriage to fall apart. Eventually, Téa asks Ross for a divorce. Ross refuses her request, threatening to take Danielle away from her if she tries to leave him. To ensure that this does not happen, Téa enrolls a now-SORASed
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
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Danielle at the Warwick School—an exclusive boarding school in London—while keeping the location a closely guarded secret from her estranged husband. In December 2008, Téa returns to Llanview to make amends with Todd. As the two grow close, she secretly has a DNA test performed, which proves that Todd is indeed the father of Danielle. Later, Téa admits to Blair that she gave birth to a child, and that it is Todd's.
2009-present
At the Warwick School, Danielle meets Matthew BuchananMatthew Buchanan
Matthew Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting:The role was portrayed by child actors Steven and Nicholas Towler from 1999 to June 2000 and Ian Chandler Sheaffer from July 2000 to May 2001...
, who is from Llanview, and is also staying at the school, as part of his parents plot to divert his attention away from having surgery for his leg. They both share sorrows over disliking their parents, and ironically, Matthew talks about his great lawyer, who happens to be Téa, while Danielle talks about how her mother is a "shark" in the courtroom. Unbeknown of their real identities, the two become quick friends, and Danielle agrees to help Matthew escape and fly to Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
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to have his surgery. However, Ross has teamed up with his brother Elijah Clarke
Elijah Clarke
Elijah Clarke , born in Anson County, North Carolina, was a soldier and officer with the Continentals and considered a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Afterward he was elected to the Georgia legislature. In 1794 he organized the Trans-Oconee Republic, several settlements in counties of...
to help locate Danielle, and shows up to the Warwick School to see Danielle, but they are already gone. Before Matthew can have his surgery, Téa and Elijah, and Matthew's parents, Bo Buchanan
Bo Buchanan
Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting and awards:The role was originated in 1979 by Robert S. Woods, who briefly left the series in 1986 but returned in 1988, and currently portrays the role...
and Nora Hanen
Nora Hanen
Nora Hanen Buchanan is a fictional character on the long-running American soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by Hillary B. Smith in September 1992.-Casting:...
find them at the hospital. Téa and Elijah makes plans to leave Llanview in order to protect Danielle, and she is forced to say goodbye to Matthew, with whom she had grown even closer to. Todd is also on Téa's trail, and finds out she is at the hospital. When she hears Todd arguing with Matthew's sister Rachel Gannon
Rachel Gannon
Rachel Gannon is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The daughter of attorneys Nora Hanen and Hank Gannon, the role was originated and most notably portrayed by actress Ellen Bethea.-Casting:...
, Todd and Danielle have a hostile confrontation and reveals to him that she is Téa's daughter. Realizing that he is more than likely her father, Todd leaves hurriedly to find Téa at the hotel, where Ross has attacked her after telling him that Danielle is not his biological daughter. Todd arrives just in time to save Téa, who confirms to him that Danielle is his daughter.
Ross, hurt and angry, kidnaps Blair and Danielle. After being chased down and caught in a police standoff, Ross goes on a bridge and tries to get Danielle to come with him, and Todd shoots him. Thinking that Todd shot her father, Danielle steals one of Bo Buchanan's guns and tries to shoot Todd, but he calms her down. Téa then realized how traumatized Danielle is about Ross's death, and takes her home to Tahiti to mourn. During their time in Tahiti, Ross appears to Danielle and reveals that he is actually alive. He tells Danielle that Todd is her real father, and wants her to accept him as her father. Danielle only promises to if Téa says she won't turn Ross in. She and Téa return to Llanview, and Téa rushes over to tell Todd that they are back. However, Danielle searches on Todd on the internet, and finds out secrets from his past. Matthew, looking for his sister Rachel, finds Danielle and comforts her over her new-found information. To help ease her pain, Matthew takes her to meet her half-sister, Starr Manning
Starr Manning
Starr Irene Manning is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Portrayed by Kristen Alderson since 1998, Starr is the oldest child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer, and was originally known for her mischievous behavior, exacerbated by her parents' volatile...
, to help her understand who Todd is. Despite her negative views toward Todd, she develops relationships, with Starr, brothers Jack Manning
Jack Manning (One Life to Live)
John "Jack" Cramer Manning is a fictional character on the American soap opera, One Life to Live. He is the first-born son and second child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer.-Casting:...
and Sam Manning, and niece, Hope Manning-Thornhart. At first she develops an antagonistic relationship with Destiny Evans
Destiny Evans
Destiny Loretta Evans is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The role was portrayed by Shenell Edmonds. Edmonds was put on contract in May 2010 with her first contract episodes airing the week of June 9....
, because Destiny had a crush on Matthew and didn't want him helping her to begin with. They later become best friends.
Todd and Téa's reunion is cut short when she leaves him due to Danielle not being able to accept him. Danielle and Matthew become closer, and they almost have sex, but Matthew cuts it short, as they are not ready and Danielle is using it to vent feelings about her father. Over time, Danielle and Todd begin to grow closer, as she continues to act out at school in order to get his attention. In a play at school based on the relationship of Starr and Cole Thornhart
Cole Thornhart
Cole Patrick Thornhart is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. He was played by Brandon Buddy from October 10, 2006 to November 10, 2010. He is also the nephew of Ian Thornhart, Patrick's identical twin brother from the now-defunct series Port Charles...
(Brandon Buddy
Brandon Buddy
Brandon Buddy is an American actor who is known for playing Cole Thornhart on ABC's daytime soap opera One Life to Live from October 10, 2006 until November 11, 2010.-Personal life:...
), Danielle won the role of her sister Starr after singing Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
' "The Climb
The Climb (song)
"The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by...
" in her audition. After playing out a scene between Todd and Starr in the play, and noticing Todd in the background, she realizes how Starr loves him and decides to give him a chance. During the play, Matthew notices Danielle's close attraction to Nate Salinger
Nate Salinger
Nathaniel "Nate" Q. Salinger is a fictional character from the ABC original soap opera One Life to Live. The role is currently portrayed by Lenny Platt since April 12, 2010, and was on recurring status. He was put on contract in late October 2010....
(Lenny Platt), who is portraying Cole.
Shortly after, Téa learns she has an inoperable brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
, meaning she has limited time to live. Téa keeps this from Danielle and attempts to get her and Todd to bond, realizing he will be all she has after Téa dies.
When she is going through a hard time, Danielle, full of mixed emotions, kisses Nate, and Destiny sees them, and she convinces her to tell Matthew. On the night of his parents' wedding, Danielle tells Matthew the truth and they have a bad breakup in the church. Soon after, Danielle begins a relationship with Nate, and while they are swimming at Llantano River, they find a briefcase full of money. Nate ends up hostage, and Danielle turns to Todd for help for ransom money. In the aftermath of the hostage situation surrounding the money, Danielle and Todd find Téa in the hospital and find out about her tumor. The three plan out Téa's last days, and Téa and Todd remarried on August 3, 2010. Soon after the wedding, Téa learns she has weeks to live and has an option of hospice
Hospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
. Téa decides to go there, and says goodbye to Dani and Todd. Passing her necklace on to Dani, the family have a tearful goodbye. Dr. Greg Evans
Greg Evans (One Life to Live)
Gregory "Greg" Evans is a fictional character from the ABC original soap opera One Life to Live. The role was played by Terrell Tilford from June 23, 2009 to November 17, 2010. -Storylines:...
(Terrell Tilford
Terrell Tilford
Terrell Tilford is an African American film, stage, and television actor, best known for roles as David Grant on The Guiding Light and Greg Evans on the One Life to Live and as Ramon Rush in the Lifetime drama series The Protector .-Beginnings:A classically-trained actor, Tilford received...
) tells the duo days later that Tea has died. Starr orchestrates a memorial service as Llanview pays respect to Téa.
In the midst of Todd and Danielle finally having a relationship, Ross returns to Llanview, with a will stating that Tea gave custody of Danielle to him. In reality, the will is a phony in a plot orchestrated by Elijah Clarke, and Téa wanted Blair, whom had become her caretaker and confidant when she first learned of her illness, to adopt Danielle. After a court battle, and Danielle telling the court that her mother would want her with Todd, custody of Danielle is given to Ross. Realizing she wants to be with her family in Llanview, Danielle with the help of Starr, Nate, and James, escapes. However, the plan is adverted and Dani, Starr and Hope are kidnapped by Elijah. Elijah had also kidnapped Téa in the process, without Starr and Danielle realizing. Starr escapes, but Eli holds Téa and Danielle in separate rooms in an abandoned warehouse. They would eventually find each other, but after the police try to intervene Blair giving herself up so that Elijah would leave the girls alone, Eli blows up the warehouse. Dani, who escaped, tells Todd that Téa is actually alive. Todd and John McBain
John McBain (One Life to Live)
John McBain is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Michael Easton since October 1, 2003.-Natalie and Evangeline:...
(Michael Easton
Michael Easton
Michael Easton is an American television actor, poet, author and photographer.-Career:Easton has made appearances on television shows such as Ally McBeal and The Practice. He had a recurring role on the science fiction television series Mutant X...
) find Téa and Blair in the warehouse. Upon their return to Llanview, they resume to becoming a family.
Nate later goes to jail when he was found guilty of Eddie Ford's murder. Dani can't stand that her boyfriend is gone. A few weeks later they say that Nate wasn't the murderer of Eddie Ford. Dani throws him a welcome back party. Dani finds out about her uncle Tomas Delgado. She wonders why her mother never told her about him. On Valentines Day, Dani and Nate plan to sleep together for the first time. Todd walks in and realizes what was happening and almost attacks Nate. Todd forbids Dani from seeing Nate again. The two run away from home with the help of James. Starr finds out and she and James go get them. Todd finds all four of them. Dani and Destiny talk about Matthew being the real murderer. Nate over heard the conversation and went ballistic. He later knocks Matthew out which causes him a brain damage. Destiny and Dani don't know about this and try to find out what happen and fast. Deanna Forbes, a person from James' past comes to town. She is the only one that knows Nate's secret and plans to keep it that way. One day a man named Rick over hears Deanna and Nate's conversation. Days later he tells them to do a porno or Nate goes to jail. Dani knows nothing about this. Dani meets her cousin Baz Moreau which is Tomas's son. Dani often tells Baz that it takes time to get along with a father she never knew. After Nate's graduation, she thinks something is going on between Nate and Deanna. Nate and Deanna decide to do what Rick says and make a porno because Nate doesn't want to go to jail and Deanna wants info on her mom. Dani missed most of Sam's Birthday party to talk to Nate. She then finds Rick in the Minuteman Motel, where on other side are Nate and Deanna ready to shoot the film. Dani then leaves and finds out Sam was kidnapped but was found thanks to her. The next day Nate tells her Rick was a Lawyer and was giving Deanna Information about her mother and Deanna left to go to California. Dani tells him she was sorry for not trusting him. Rick comes by and talks a lot about porno's in his conversation with the two. Later that night Dani and the other Mannings go to "Vickers Man", and She invites Nate. Dani later goes to Nate and tell him that the weird lawyer (Rick) was here. Nate tenses up with him lurking in the shadows. When the premier finally starts "Vicker Man" doesn't come; "Hold the Diploma", the porno with Nate and Deanna, airs instead. Everyone in the room finds out about it and is disgusted. Dani is shell-shocked about this. Nate tells her the reason why he did the porno in the first place. On August 12, Dani said that she and Nate broke up and that she doesn't know if they will ever get back together.
She is now aware of the fact that the father she's known since she came to town might be an imposter. On October 14, 2011, Nate stated that her birthday was in a couple of days and that she would be 18. On October 17, 2011, Dani agrees to go on a date with Nate, making clear that she wants to take things slow.
On October 20 at midnight, Tea wishes Dani a happy 18th birthday.