▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁Marie ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Alex ▁is ▁threatened ▁by ▁his ▁je alous ▁ex - w ife ▁Mary ▁Anderson . ▁Mary ▁dece it fully ▁convin ces ▁Marie ▁that ▁Alex ▁is ▁having ▁an ▁affair , ▁so ▁Marie ▁leaves ▁Alex . ▁They ▁later ▁recon cile ▁and ▁plan ▁to ▁el ope . ▁ ▁As ▁ ▁Marie ▁wa its ▁for ▁him , ▁Alex ▁is ▁shot . ▁He ▁is ▁par al yz ed ▁from ▁the ▁wa ist ▁down ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁remember ▁who ▁shot ▁him . ▁Marie ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁him ▁but ▁post pon es ▁their ▁wed ding . ▁ ▁More ▁problems ▁come ▁for ▁Marie ▁and ▁Alex ▁as ▁Jess ica ▁develop s ▁multiple ▁personal ities ▁( J ess ica , ▁Angel , ▁and ▁Angel ique ). ▁When ▁Jess ica ' s ▁cousin ▁Hope ▁disco vers ▁the ▁condition , ▁she ▁inform s ▁Marie , ▁who ▁prompt ly ▁f lies ▁to ▁LA ▁to ▁stop ▁Jess ica ▁from ▁marry ing ▁J ake ▁Kos it che k , ▁who ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁local ▁serial ▁k iller , ▁the ▁S alem ▁Str ang ler . ▁Jess ica ▁has ▁a ▁mental ▁break down , ▁and ▁Marie ▁helps ▁her ▁recover . ▁Alex ▁and ▁Marie ▁part ▁ways ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁never ▁getting ▁married ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁planned . ▁ ▁Marie ▁then ▁starts ▁d ating ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Dr . ▁Neil ▁Curt is ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁rejected ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁L iz ▁Ch and ler . ▁He ▁and ▁Marie ▁marry ▁a ▁few ▁months