All My Children CAST - Hannah Nichols

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Monday, January 14 2008: Ryan Acts Crazier and Crazier

Aidan rushes to the rocks to catch Zach who has gone over the edge with Hannah. Zach holds desperately to Hannah's hand as Greenlee and Kendall urge both men - and Hannah - to hold on. Hannah says she can't do it. Kendall calls out that she loves Zach and he replies that he loves her, too. Aidan is having trouble keeping his grip on Zach strong so Greenlee and Kendall grab his shoulders and begin pulling, too. Zach tells Hannah that he won't let her go this time. She looks down and says she believes him. Zach cries out in pain when they pull on his shoulder again. Hannah says, "Goodbye," and then lets go of Zach's hand! Once back on solid ground Zach wants to run down to find her but Kendall demands that he stay with her. Derek arrives and calls for a water search and rescue team to begin searching for Hannah below the falls. Derek begins asking questions; Aidan takes the lead, saying Hannah slipped by accident and that Zach was trying to save her. Zach can't stop worrying about Hannah, even with Greenlee and Kendall by his side, telling him there was nothing more he could do. Aidan and Derek come back to Zach; Derek calls in more search teams and walks off. Zach apologizes to Kendall for going off on his own. He tells her everything that Hannah said, shocking Kendall. He sits heavily on a rock and asks Kendall how he lost Hannah again. Kendall tells him it wasn't his fault this time because Hannah made the decision to let go. She holds him. Greenlee separates herself from the group and becomes lost in memories of Leo. After a little while Kendall takes Aidan aside to tell him that Greenlee can never know what happened between them or they'll never be able to completely move on. Derek calls off the search until morning. Aidan goes to Greenlee and holds her. Kendall calls Erica to fill her in. Derek promises to keep Zach in the loop; he and Kendall leave.

Friday, January 11 2008: Hannah Falls From The Falls!

On the rocks Hannah angrily tells Zach she deserves to have the life that Kendall has had! She pulls a gun on him. Zach starts talking, trying to keep Hannah off-balance. He tells her he knows how she was working with Adam and says that is just one more reason they can never be together. "Kendall is the only woman I love," he says. Hannah asks Zach to look past her appearance and his hatred to see the teenager he once loved. Zach says he can't see that girl anywhere. Hannah talks about Alexander taking advantage of her when she was still a desperate, teenage mother. "He thought it was funny that I jumped when he touched me," she says brokenly. Zach is stunned to learn that Alexander raped Hannah over and over. Aidan arrives, and hears the explanation, too. Zach asks why Hannah stayed with Alexander so long and she explains that she was certain that Zach would return for her. "But you never did," she cries, "you never did." She tells Zach that she pulled her life together for a while but that she can't keep up the pretense any longer. Hannah begins listing all of the women that Zach has rescued - Maria, Erica, Julia, Dixie and Greenlee - and wonders why he couldn't come to her rescue all those years ago. With pity in his eyes, Zach says he can still make things right by rescuing her now. Hannah holds the gun on him and begins to cry. He takes a step closer to her and she tells him to back off. Aidan keeps his gun trained on Hannah, just in case. Zach keeps talking, promising to protect her now since he couldn't protect her in the past. Hannah finally lowers the gun and lets Zach hold her close while she cries. Zach says they can make things work for her but as they turn around she sees Aidan and begins backing away. Hannah slips over the edge of the rocks! Greenlee and Kendall come running up at that moment.