a few months after Goetz died in December 1972. Religious matters gave way to cementing the bonds of family. In the 1970s, Bert Bauer's two sons fought over the lovely Leslie. Although Leslie loved Ed, her marriage to him didn't work, due to his alcoholism, and she became involved with his brother Mike. When things seemed to have finally resolved and she was happy with Mike, Leslie was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in June 1976, leaving behind her and Ed's young son Freddie (known in later years as "Rick"). Mike and Leslie had overall an idyllic marriage (with the only two problems, besides Leslie's being put on trial falsely for Stanley's murder, being that Leslie would find out that Roy Mill's and not Dr. Steve Jackson was her biological father, and Mike being somewhat unsatisfied with Leslie wanting to better herself education wise). However, the lives of Ed, and Barbara and Stanley's children, Ken and Holly, took some rather interesting twists and turns. In December 1969, Ed had returned to Springfield after having learned of his father's presumed death in a plane crash, and Janet soon followed. Unfortunately, Janet was to learn that Ed was still in love with Leslie. Then Janet's father, Grove Mason also showed up in Springfield. When Grove discovered that Ed had been unfaithful to Leslie with his daughter, Grove confronted Ed at Cedars hospital and collapsed and died from a heart attack. Leslie would then grant Ed a divorce and married, first Stanley and later, Mike. Ed would be pursued by several women, but Janet cooled things off, still upset about her father's death. For a while, Ken Norris started a relationship with his former stepmother, Kit Vestid, but later would be attracted to the now available Janet Mason. It was a shock when Ken, who was Mike Bauer's law partner, ended up marrying Janet, because Ken was known to be somewhat mentally unstable. Janet seemed to love the man despite this knowledge. Meanwhile, Holly ended up in Cedars after nearly being run into by a car, and Ed became her physician. After having a series of uneventful relationships, the now 30-year-old Ed was wowed by Holly and, in late 1973, agreed to go to Las Vegas with her. Holly, not realizing that Ed was an alcoholic, got him drunk and then married him. When Holly and Ed returned to Springfield everyone was