▁the ▁right ▁reasons , ▁but ▁often ▁goes ▁about ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁wrong ▁way . ▁Hall ▁thought ▁Ned ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁bad ▁boy ▁at ▁times , ▁a ▁trait ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁playing . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁introduced ▁during ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Death ▁T rap ▁story line , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁bo iler ▁room ▁at ▁L ass it ers ▁Hotel ▁expl odes ▁killing ▁his ▁half - bro ther ▁and ▁grand father . ▁His ▁early ▁story lines ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁stra ined ▁relationship ▁he ▁had ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁Brad ▁Will is ▁( K ip ▁G amb lin ) ▁and ▁his ▁att raction ▁to ▁Brad ' s ▁partner ▁La uren ▁Turner ▁( K ate ▁K end all ), ▁which ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁kiss ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁His ▁story lines ▁during ▁his ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁st ints ▁included ▁an ▁on - off ▁relationship ▁with ▁El ly ▁Con way ▁( J odi ▁An asta ), ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁his ▁married ▁former ▁lo ver ▁Reg an ▁Davis ▁( S abe ena ▁Man alis ), ▁and ▁his ▁arrest ▁for ▁ar son . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Hall ▁had ▁repr ised ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁returning ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June . ▁Hall ▁later ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁regular ▁cast ▁member . ▁ ▁Story lines ▁Ned ▁is ▁invited ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁by ▁his ▁grand father ▁Doug ▁( T er ence ▁Don ovan ), ▁who ▁hopes ▁to ▁reun ite ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁est r anged