Carpenter. Cassie and Andrew soon divorce, and Cassie marries Kevin. Later in 1998, Kevin and Cassie hire a nurse named Barbara Graham. She is supposedly hired to care for Cassie's father, David Renaldi, who is sick with ALS. Barbara soon falls in love with Kevin after a tryst when the two were together in the basement cellar of the Buchanan lodge. The tryst causes Kevin great guilt, but he does not reveal the incident to wife Cassie. Cassie finds out about it, and she is livid. Barbara, jealous of Kevin and Cassie's marriage, tries to kill Cassie by shooting her but accidentally shoots and kills Kevin's cousin, Drew. Cassie is incidentally shot, resulting in temporary paralysis and insanity, as mental problems are common in her family. Cassie retaliates by holding Barbara hostage, but Kevin finds Cassie before any further injury is sustained. Cassie is shipped off to Switzerland, and their marriage is annulled. In 1999, a woman named Grace Monroe arrives in town, eventually falling in love with Kevin. But when Rae Cummings arrives in Llanview, it is revealed to the town that Grace had carried on an affair with Rae's then-husband, causing Rae to attempt to ruin Grace's life in revenge. Rae is unsuccessful in convincing Kevin to stop seeing Grace. Kevin and Grace grow closer as journalists and companions covering a court case involving Lindsay Rappaport, eventually becoming engaged to marry. In October 1999, Kevin is distraught when Grace drowns at her adoptive grandfather, Asa Buchanan's summer house. Having trouble coping, Kevin begins drinking heavily. His brother Joey and Joey's girlfriend Kelly Cramer move in with Kevin to help him cope. On New Year's Eve 1999, Kevin and Kelly drink so heavily that they nearly end up having sex. They both agree to keep the romantic incident a secret from Joey. When Kevin learns of mother Viki's diagnosis with breast cancer, he rebuffs Kelly's continued advances. Now married to Kelly, Kevin falls in love with her cousin, Blair Cramer. Kevin tells Blair that he is growing distant with Kelly because she had an affair in Texas. As the months go on, Kevin gets closer with Blair, eventually asking Kelly for a divorce. Kelly is desperate to hold on to the marriage, hoping a pregnancy will keep them together. When the pregnancy occurs, Kevin breaks things off with Blaire and returns to Kelly, despite a one night stand with