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Maria was elated with her beautiful baby. After some time, yet still
within the legal period, Kelsey decided that she wanted her child back and
gained a court order to do so. Maria was hysterical, having become
attached to a child she felt was rightfully hers, and decided to run away
with Sam. Edmund, knowing the legal implications of Maria's actions, took
Sam from her in the airport. Maria felt alone, heartbroken, betrayed and
angry. That very same night, her brother-in-law Dimitri (devastated over a
seeming betrayal by Erica) consoled Maria. The two's mutual grief led to
lovemaking.
Maria was
furious with Edmund for taking Sam away from her. Maria's sister Julia
locked Maria and Edmund in a wine cellar so that they could hash things
out. Eventually, they did (guilt on Maria's part as a great motivator),
and began to move forward with their lives. Kelsey soon realized that she
couldn't raise a baby, and decided to give Sam back to his two parents.
The Greys were thrilled to have Sam back. However, Maria soon found out
that she was pregnant. Edmund was overjoyed, while Maria was convinced she
was carrying Dimitri's baby.
Maria made it clear to Dimitri that he was to not be a part of his baby's
life. The child would be born under the pretense that it was Edmund's.
Dimitri was upset, but understood the position in which they had put
themselves. With the pressure mounting, Maria told Edmund that she slept
with Dimitri. Edmund realized that the baby was not his and left Wildwind
and Maria. Fearing that the baby would have a blood disease that Dimitri
carried, Maria ordered blood tests and learned from false test results
(they had been switched by Skye Chandler, determined to get Edmund for
herself) that Dimitri was indeed the father. After some time, Edmund
demanded that he would act as father to the child that should have been
his. Dimitri reluctantly agreed, and Edmund moved back into Wildwind and
reconciled with Maria.
Erica trapped a pregnant Maria in a cabin and forced her to confess to her
affair with Dimitri. Maria went into labor, and with a horrendous ice
storm, the two women found themselves trapped. Erica was forced to deliver
Maria's baby. Erica successfully saw Maria through her labor, but needed
to bring the premature baby to the hospital. Erica took the baby and
realized on the way to the hospital that she never told Maria the sex of
the baby. The doctors had previously informed Maria that she would be
having a boy, but the newborn was actually a girl. On the way to the
hospital, Erica's car hit an embankment and the baby was presumed to have
drowned in the lake.
For a while, Maria refused to give up hope that the baby was alive,
because he was never found. Edmund and Maria eventually accepted the death
of their child and grieved. Maria blamed Erica for killing her child, and
then herself for having committed adultery. After months of a complicated
ruse, Edmund, Maria and other denizens of Pine Valley pieced together that
Erica stole Maria's baby girl after getting into the car accident. Edmund
and Maria finally got their daughter back and named her Madeline.
During Erica's trial for kidnapping, Edmund, Maria, Brooke and baby Maddie
left for New York on a Tempo business trip. Edmund and Maria were looking
forward to a happy future with their children. On the way back, Maria and
Brooke switched seats on the plane. The plane took a nosedive and Maria
handed Maddie to Brooke, who was able to escape with the baby. Maria was
unable to escape the plane before it fell over the cliff. Maria's body was
never found and she was presumed dead.
Maria did not die in the plane crash. She was rescued by David Hayward,
who used an experimental drug on her. The drug saved Maria's life, but
gave her amnesia. David, not wanting to be exposed for using an untested
drug, told Maria that her name was Maureen Gorman and that she had killed
someone in Pine Valley. David sent her to Nevada "for her own protection"
and kept in contact with her through the years.
Maria met Zach Slater and the two fell in love. They only spent a few
months together before David, ever fearful that Maria would be discovered,
called and lied to Maria that the cops were closing in on her. Maria was
forced to leave Zach, expecting never to see him again.
Maria settled in Reno and got a job at a hospital. Back in Pine Valley,
Hayley and Mateo Santos's child needed a liver transplant and they learned
of a possible match at the same hospital where Maria worked. Brooke (who
was now engaged to Edmund) began suspecting that this possible match was
Maria and traveled to Nevada to see for herself. Brooke was shocked when
she visited the hospital looking for Maureen Gorman and came face to face
with Maria. Maria, not knowing Brooke, immediately called David and
explained that people from Pine Valley recognized her. David, not wanting
to be exposed for using an illegal drug, tried to get Maria out of town,
but she was determined to learn about her past. Maria traveled to Pine
Valley hoping to get answers. David tried desperately to get Maria to
leave Pine Valley. On the night of Brooke's wedding to Edmund, Brooke
revealed the truth that she had been hiding. Edmund was thrilled to learn
his wife was alive, except Maria didn't remember Edmund or her children.
Maria was floored with the news of her family, and felt horrible that as a
mother, she couldn't remember her own children. After months of trying to
live her old life, Maria declared she was Maureen Gorman and may never be
able to live as Maria again. During this time, she relied heavily on new
friend, Aidan Devane, who had no past with Maria and only saw her as
Maureen.
Maria helped save Aidan's life when he showed up at her doorstep at the
Pine Cone Motel with a gunshot wound. She hid Aidan at Wildwind and helped
him recover. Once Edmund found out, he became agitated and asked for
David's help in drugging Maria to get her memory back. David's drug didn't
work, and instead, Edmund's actions pushed Maria away for good. Maria, who
had developed feelings for Aidan, went on the run with him while he was
escaping an old foe.
On the lam in the Bahamas, Maria and Aidan consummated their relationship.
Maria was kidnapped and strapped to a bomb by the people who were after
Aidan, but Aidan rescued her. In the end, Aidan killed his enemy and saved
Maria. Maria, with Aidan, returned to Pine Valley and signed her divorce
papers with Edmund. Maria's mother, Isabella, was furious with Maria for
leaving her children and running off with Aidan. Although Maria still
could not remember her children, she befriended Sam and Maddie and became
attached to them.
Determined to move on with her new life, Maria began taking pre-med
classes so she could once again become a doctor. Maria also began to
remember little pieces of her old life. These memory flashes compromised
her relationship to Aidan, who feared that Maureen would one day remember
her past and leave him. Maria tried to convince Aidan that her love for
him would never just disappear, but he knew better.
When Maddie witnessed a shooting, Maria and Aidan had to protect her from
the killer. While hiding out on a yacht, Maria's maternal instincts kicked
in and she did everything in her power to save her daughter. When Maddie
was thrown off the yacht and almost drowned, Maria dove in and pulled her
to safety. The traumatic event triggered Maria's memory and she recalled
all of her past. After dealing with the killer, Aidan realized that Maria
had regained her memory and he let her go.
Maria went to Edmund and explained everything to him. Edmund was overjoyed
that the love of his life was back, and the two consummated their
relationship. Edmund and Maria had a small ceremony where they remarried.
Maria took her re-certification exam to regain her status as a neurologist
and passed.
When Carlos Reyes was admitted to the hospital following an attack by the
Calatravas (the Argentinean gang who were trying to kill Carlos and his
brother Pablo), Maria was his consulting doctor. She and Edmund became
close friends with Carlos and Pablo. When Carlos died, Maria blamed
herself for his death, fearing that the recent renewal of her medical
license led to her making a mistake. She was prepared to resign. Soon the
truth was revealed: A corrupt nurse employed by the Calatravas had killed
Carlos.
Edmund was shot and left paralyzed after helping Pablo deal with the
Calatravas. Edmund wanted to undergo risky surgery that could restore the
use of his legs, but possibly kill him. Fearful of losing her husband,
Maria was adamantly against surgery. Edmund went through with the
procedure and Maria did her best to support him. The surgery was not
successful, and it appeared Edmund would be paralyzed for life.
Edmund's struggle to deal with his new condition caused strains for the
Greys, as he became cold and distant. Complicating matters was the arrival
of Zach Slater in Pine Valley. Maria found herself drawn to Zach, her
attraction to him very much alive. Zach made it clear to Maria that he
wanted to resume their relationship, but Maria vowed to be true to her
husband. After Edmund overheard her talking with Zach, Maria came clean
that they were involved while she was an amnesiac. Maria swore that her
contact with Zach was going to end.
As the distance between Edmund and Maria grew, Maria found herself drawn
into Zach's world when she learned that he was really Alexander Cambias
Junior, the presumed dead brother of Pine Valley rapist Michael Cambias.
Zach had come to town to get the real story behind Michael's death,
refusing to believe that the caring boy he once knew had become a monster.
Sensing Zach's pain, Maria promised to help Zach come to terms with the
truth about Michael, but kept this from Edmund. Zach asked Maria to keep
his identity a secret, which Maria agreed to, yet another secret from
Edmund.
Erica told Edmund that she had witnessed Maria and Zach in a close moment.
Furious with Maria for her continued association with Zach, and with
months of distance between them, Edmund initiated divorce proceedings.
Maria told Edmund she loved him and would fight the divorce. The tension
between them grew when Maria learned that Edmund had begun to get some
feelings back in his legs, which he kept from her. Despite some real and
unresolved feelings for Zach, Maria was determined to repair her marriage
to Edmund. Edmund told Maria he loved her and that he stopped the divorce.
Unbeknownst to Maria, Edmund had recovered from his paralysis and was
determined to destroy Zach, and then divorce Maria. Soon after, Edmund was
murdered. Ethan Ramsey, Zach's estranged son, told the police he witnessed
Zach commit the crime. Zach told Maria that Edmund had been lying to her
and could walk. Devastated over Edmund's death, Maria refused to believe
Zach and blamed him for Edmund's murder. Zach was arrested and shocked
Maria and Ethan when he confessed to the crime. Maria held firm to her
belief that Edmund loved her and Zach was guilty. Brooke revealed to Maria
that Edmund had planned on divorcing her shortly before he died. Maria
refused to believe Brooke, and received another blow when Zach was
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