Bianca's Story

From Soap Opera Central

Bianca was born out of wedlock February 1988 to Erica Kane and Travis Montgomery, eventually they married. Later that year, Bianca was kidnapped by Steven Andrews, a man Travis had hired to stage the phony kidnapping as a way to prevent Adam Chandler from taking over his company. When Erica learned of Travis' trickery, she quickly left the relationship and fell into the arms of Jackson, Travis' brother.

Bianca fell deathly ill with Rye's Syndrome in early 1990. For possibly the first time in her life, Erica was forced to think of someone other than herself. Erica pleaded with God to save her daughter's life. Her wish was granted and Bianca fully recovered from her ailment. Erica married Travis for Bianca's sake, but she continued to have a behind-the-scenes affair with Jack.

In 1991, Bianca caught her mother and Uncle Jack kissing. The young girl set fire to her "Uncle Jack" doll, but the fire quickly spread throughout the house. No one was injured in the fire, but Travis learned of Erica and Jack's affair. Travis sued for custody of Bianca --- and won. Travis plucked his daughter from Pine Valley and moved to Seattle.

On a subsequent visit to Pine Valley, Bianca was nearly molested by Richard Fields, the same man who raped her mother, but her half-sister, Kendall Hart rescued her.

In 1994, Bianca had her first bout with dealing with death. Her maternal grandmother, Mona Kane, passed away in her sleep. During the time she spent in Pine Valley, she was kidnapped by the evil Dr. Jonathan Kinder, the man who had gotten Erica hooked on pain killers after she tumbled from a scaffold. Kinder held the girl for a $2 million ransom. With the help of Janet Green, Erica rescued her little girl from the hands of Dr. Kinder, but not before Bianca accidentally pushed him down a flight of stairs causing his "death." Erica and Janet buried Jonathan in Erica's backyard. What no one knew was that Jonathan really wasn't dead.

In 1997, Bianca ran away from Seattle to be by her mother's side, who recently was jailed for the kidnapping of little Madeline Grey. A few days into her stay, she fainted and was rushed to Pine Valley Hospital. There, she was diagnosed as suffering from anorexia nervosa. Erica was given an early parole --- with a little help from Edmund Grey, who spoke on her behalf at the parole hearing. By early 1998, Bianca's condition became quite serious. Hospitalized with a feeding tube, the doctor tending to Bianca recommended drastic measures. At a therapy session, Bianca was given the opportunity to open up to her parents and loved ones. Shortly thereafter, Bianca was sent to a rehabilitation center in New England.

In the Summer of 2000, now 16-year-old Bianca returned to Pine Valley. Some mothers earlier, Bianca had been released from rehab and returned home to Seattle. Bianca's behavior, however, became quite erratic. Barbara complained that the girl had become "sullen" and was lacking in her studies. Erica arranged for her daughter to spend time with her in Pine Valley. The reunion was not as expected. Erica and Bianca clashed at almost every turn. Erica insisted on throwing her daughter a "coming out" party, of sorts, but Bianca wanted nothing to do with the party. Bianca bowed to her mother's demands and agreed to attend the party. At the party, which was plagued with a hidden tabloid reporter and other troubles, Bianca learned that her father, Travis, had suffered a stroke and died. Bianca's attention to her studies drifted when she decided that she was going to drop out of school and find a full-time job. Jack and Erica demanded that Bianca go to school, but Bianca's new friend, Rain, helped Bianca find her "bad girl" side. Erica later determined that Rain was a bad influence on her daughter and paid her off to leave town and never return.

On Christmas Eve 2000, Bianca shared with her mother the very secret that was causing her so much pain. As Erica prepared for a press conference to announce that she and her daughter would be the featured models in an ad campaign for Enchantment, Bianca remained at her mother's house. Erica returned to find the reason for her daughter's delay. Bianca revealed to her mother that she's gay. Erica turned, unwilling to listen to what her daughter was saying. She asked Bianca to continue getting dressed because the media was waiting for them. Bianca tried to get her mother to listen to her, but nothing she said seemed to get through to her mother. Erica left the house and did not return home until the next morning. Erica and Bianca took several months to restore their relationship. Things did not become "normal" overnight.
Erica strongly disapproved of her daughter Bianca's friendship with tomboy Mary Frances "Frankie" Stone. This stemmed from the belief that Erica had that Frankie was nothing but a conartist out to steal Bianca's money and break her heart. Bianca and Frankie countinued their friendship and soon Bianca started to love Frankie. Erica vowed to kill Frankie after Bianca walked in on Frankie and a boy (Adam Chandler, Jr.) in bed together. Sure enough, Frankie turned up dead several hours later. Thinking that Bianca killed Frankie, Erica decided to take the fall for Frankie's death. The trial quickly degraded into a three-ring circus, with Erica ditching counsel in order to represent herself. Erica was ultimately found not guilty, but her relationships with Bianca and lawyer-and-lover Chris Stamp were severely strained.
Bianca got the shock of her life when Frankie's twin sister, Maggie, showed up in town looking for answers about Frankie's death. Things took an even weirder turn with her estranged half-sister, Kendall, also in town -- and unbenownest to Bianca -- tried to turn her against Erica.
After awhile it was revealed that Frankie and Maggie's aunt, Vanessa Courtlandt was the drug lord proteus and had had Frankie killed. Maggie was kidnapped by Vanessa and held up in a cabin and then she almost froze to death, her cousins David and Leo rescued her just in time.
After a few misunderstandings about how Bianca felt about Maggie, who is not gay they became friends and are now close.