Hope Williams (Brady)

Hope's mom, Addie Horton Williams, was killed by a speeding car as she pushed Hope's carriage out of its lethal path. Hope was raised by her dad, Doug, a local cabaret owner and performer, and her half-sister, Julie, who became her step-mom when Julie married Doug. As a teenager, Hope attended boarding school. When she came back to Salem in 1984, she was a young adult with a stubborn streak surpassed only by her need for adventure. She met her match in Bo Brady. The two fell in love but it has always been a bumpy road. On her 18th birthday, when her dad found her about to make love to Bo, Doug had a heart attack. Later that year, to protect Bo from harm, she was forced to marry corrupt D.A. Larry Welch but the union wasn't consummated. While caught up in the crime adventure surrounding the powerfully prisms, Bo and Hope made love for the first time in the Oak Alley plantation house after sharing their own personal "wedding of the hearts."
The following year, the duo joined ISA cohorts to chase down The Dragon who was knocking off monarchy. As a reward for capturing the bloke, Bo and Hope were given a grand wedding fit for a king and queen. Even their friends and family were flown to England.

In 1987, after many crime-fighting adventures and the birth of their son Shawn-Douglas, Bo and Hope decided to go on a private adventure. They bought a boat and the threesome sailed away.

Later, Hope was presumed dead in a fiery explosion in 1990, but she returned to Salem (with amnesia) in 1994 as 'Gina.' At the time, Bo was engaged to Billie. But when Bo accepted the fact that this woman who called herself Gina was really his beloved Hope, Billie gracefully left town to let them re-establish their relationship. Hope was later presumed dead in an avalanche. When Bo saved her life, they embarked on a new life together.

Working together at the police department proved a source of tension between Bo and Hope. When Hope was suspended from the force, she spent time modeling for Titan, and she was paired with the sexy Franco Kelly. Billie's subsequent return to Salem caused even more conflict for the couple. Eventually, Hope began dating Franco. And Bo and Billie increasingly found themselves thrown together as they worked together to bring down a drug ring.

Bo and Billie were forced to marry in Rome in order to make their undercover ruse convincing. After Billie was injected with heroin by a vengeful drug dealer, Bo nursed her through a torturous withdrawal. Billie later discovered she was pregnant with Bo's child.

Back in Salem, Bo was compelled to help Hope search for information about the years when she was held captive by Stefano. Their quest took them to New Orleans, where a jealous Billie followed them. One night in the bayou, Billie gave birth to a stillborn child she named Georgia. Unable to come to terms with her loss, Billie didn't tell anyone her child had died. After an argument with Hope in Salem, an upset Billie lost control of her car. She lied that her baby died in the ensuing accident, and she blamed Hope. This created a rift between Bo and Hope, who both felt responsible for Bo's neglect of the pregnant Billie. When the truth about Billie's miscarriage in the bayou later came to light, Bo and Hope reconciled.

However, their bliss was short-lived when Hope's past came to haunt her in the form of Stefano.