Boy, was that prophetic.

“GH” was saved from death and remains on the air to this day.

One night after the disco closed, a fellow employee, Luke Spencer, asked Laura to dance.

General Hospital’s Luke and Laura posing

This manipulation of the storyline served to effectively whitewash for years what was actually a date rape.

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The reckoning also leads to a gripping confrontation between Luke and his son.

General Hospital’s Laura gazing at Luke

“I was terrified, basically.”

We didn’t feel guilty or felt like we had to."

“What the audience perceives and what they expect is very different from what it was 20 years ago.

Tony Geary and Genie Francis smiling

They are more conscious date rape is unacceptable.”

In retrospect, Genie Francis was less forgiving.

“It’s awful.

Tony Geary and Genie Francis smiling

They shouldn’t have done it.”

Laura is now the mayor of Port Charlesand happily married to Dr. Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom).