behind, Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman), became a nurse and returned to Port Charles in December 1977. After becoming infatuated with Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner), she sought help from Luke in an effort to help break up Scott's engagement to Laura Webber (Genie Francis), who also returned to town and began working at the Campus Disco. The Disco operated as a front for a money-laundering racket operated by Frank Smith (George Gaynes), a local mobster. Luke soon fell in love with Laura and refused to help Bobbie further when one of her schemes resulted in Laura being injured in a car accident. Laura and Scott were eventually married, with Luke pining for her in secret. In an effort to earn money to buy Scott a law library, Laura began working at the Campus Disco alongside Luke and became drawn to his unconventional way of living and sense of adventure. Meanwhile, Luke was being pressured by Frank Smith to kill Mitch Williams (Christopher Pennock), a corrupt politician who was running for Senate with a platform to crack down on organized crime. Realizing that he was likely a dead man, regardless of the outcome, Luke confessed his feelings to Laura the night before the hit, and overcome by anguish, raped her on the floor of the Campus Disco. In an effort to save Luke, his friend Roy DiLucca (Asher Brauner), attempted to pull off the hit but was caught and seemingly killed. In 1980, Frank pressured Luke into marrying his daughter, Jennifer (Lisa Marie). On Luke and Jennifer's wedding day, Scott discovered a letter written by Laura to Luke revealing that he had raped her. As Luke and Jennifer were about to exchange vows on a yacht, Scott boarded and proceeded to start a fight with Luke, resulting in Luke falling overboard and all in attendance presuming he had drowned. Later, while pacing the docks, Laura was stunned when Luke reached out from the water and grabbed her leg. The two then worked together to steal a black book containing evidence of Frank's criminal activities, and armed with a clue about a "Left-Handed Boy", went on the run. While on the run with Luke, Laura began to fall in love with him but was reluctant to break her vows to Scott. Frank then sent a hit man, Hutch Hutchins (Rick Moses), after the duo but after catching up with them, he kept his identity