▁the ▁role ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁N ine ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁role ▁was ▁rec ast ▁with ▁Elizabeth ▁Storm ▁first ▁air ing ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁depart ing ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁▁ ▁Int rodu ced ▁as ▁the ▁fost er ▁daughter ▁of ▁Mic key ▁and ▁Mag gie ▁H orton ▁( John ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁Su z anne ▁Rog ers ). ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Jan ice ' s ▁bi ological ▁mother ▁Jo anna ▁( Cor in ne ▁Mich a els ) ▁returned ▁to ▁S alem ▁and ▁secret ly ▁began ▁seeing ▁Jan ice ▁without ▁Mic key ▁and ▁Mag gie ' s ▁knowledge . ▁Jo anna ▁kid n apped ▁Jan ice ▁during ▁an ▁un pl anned ▁trip ▁to ▁Disney land . ▁When ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁later ▁found , ▁Jo anna ▁stayed ▁in ▁S alem ▁to ▁stay ▁closer ▁to ▁her ▁daughter , ▁driving ▁Mag gie ▁to ▁drink , ▁thus ▁beginning ▁Mag gie ' s ▁long ▁struggle ▁with ▁alco hol ism . ▁Due ▁to ▁Mag gie ' s ▁struggle , ▁Jo anna ▁was ▁later ▁granted ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Jan ice ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁later ▁depart ▁S alem . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Jan ice ▁returned ▁to ▁town ▁when ▁Mag gie ▁was ▁recover ing ▁through ▁a ▁rec urrent ▁of ▁My as then ia ▁Gra vis . ▁Jan ice ▁stayed ▁in ▁town ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁S alem