ing ▁gave ▁her ▁un born ▁baby ▁up ▁for ▁ad option ▁and ▁chose ▁Mar cie ▁and ▁Michael ▁as ▁the ▁adopt ive ▁parents . ▁Michael ▁sus pected ▁that ▁Tod d ▁would ▁attempt ▁to ▁th wart ▁the ▁ad option ▁and ▁fe ared ▁that ▁Mar cie ▁could ▁not ▁surv ive ▁losing ▁another ▁child . ▁Michael ▁and ▁Mar cie ▁separated , ▁but ▁St arr ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁have ▁Mar cie ▁to ▁adopt ▁her ▁baby , ▁married ▁or ▁not . ▁When ▁St arr ▁gave ▁birth ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Tod d ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁kid nap ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁raise ▁it ▁in ▁secret ▁but ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute . ▁Meanwhile , ▁after ▁losing ▁her ▁own ▁baby ▁in ▁child b irth ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁St arr ' s ▁cousin ▁Jess ica ▁B ren nan ▁— ▁during ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁her ▁rec urr ing ▁dis soci ative ▁identity ▁dis order ▁— ▁switched ▁St arr ' s ▁living ▁daughter ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁dece ased ▁baby ▁girl , ▁causing ▁everyone ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁St arr ' s ▁child , ▁Hope , ▁had ▁died . ▁Seven ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁the ▁baby ▁switch ▁came ▁out ▁and ▁Hope ▁was ▁returned ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ; ▁Michael ▁and ▁Mar cie ▁finally ▁assumed ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁After ▁over he aring ▁St arr ▁talking ▁about ▁her ▁reg rets , ▁Mar cie ▁returned ▁Hope ▁to ▁St arr . ▁Michael ▁tells ▁Mar cie ▁about ▁an ▁exc iting ▁job