Lindsay Rappaport

Lindsay Rappaport
Catherine Hickland as Lindsay Rappaport
One Life to Live
Portrayed by	Catherine Hickland
Duration	1998–2008, 2009, 2012
First appearance	May 14, 1998
Last appearance	January 6, 2012
Created by	Pam Long
Profile
Gender	Female
Occupation	Artist and Owner of the Lindsay Rappaport Art Gallery
Residence	Statesville Prison
Relationships Parents Dennis Farrell (deceased) Sibling(s) Melanie Farrell MacIver Spouse(s) Sam Rappaport (divorced; pre-1998; deceased) Clint Buchanan (divorced; 1998-1999) Romances Sam's law partner Dr. Colin MacIver Bo Buchanan Troy MacIver Daniel Colson Rex Balsom R. J. Gannon Children Will Rappaport Jennifer Rappaport (deceased)

Lindsay Rappaport (née Farrell; previously Buchanan) is a fictional character from the American daytime drama One Life to Live, portrayed by Catherine Hickland from May 1998 to October 2008. Hickland briefly reprised the role in July 2009. Hickland returned to the role of Lindsay from January 4–6, 2012 for the show's final weeks.

Storylines

Since birth, one might say Lindsay Rappaport has been "always a bridesmaid, never a bride". Lindsay was born Lindsay Farrell to a stern and disapproving father, Dennis Farrell, who doted on her younger sister Melanie (affectionately known as "Lanie") while shunning Lindsay. Even after Lindsay fell for hotshot lawyer Sam Rappaport and raised two children with him, Lindsay found that Sam's passion was not for her but for the woman he had loved and lost, fellow legal eagle Nora Hanen. A series of desperate affairs followed for Lindsay, including one with brother-in-law Colin MacIver, and the loveless marriage of Sam and Lindsey finally ended as their two children reached adulthood.

But the story didn't end there; in fact, it was just beginning. In May 1998, Lindsay followed ex-husband Sam to Llanview, immediately sparking a rivalry with Nora Hanen. Much to everyone's surprise, Lindsay befriended and married Clint Buchanan suddenly that July; the marriage fell apart quickly as Clint was tired of Lindsay's manipulative ways. Lindsay's brokenhearted obsession with Sam and Nora intensified as she destroyed Nora's marriage to Bo Buchanan and took Bo for herself, starting a private war between the two women that would last many years. In the meantime, however, Lindsay's business partnership with Dorian Lord blossomed into a friendship, and Lindsay's uneasy partnership with Nora's former brother-in-law (and sometime criminal) R.J. Gannon got her in (and out of) her share of trouble.

Sam and Lindsay's son Will arrived in 1998 and befriended his stepsister Jessica Buchanan, who later became pregnant with his child while involved with Cristian Vega. When Dorian accidentally ran down Jessica with her car, Jessica survived but lost her unborn child (later named Megan).

Sam and Lindsay's rebellious daughter Jennifer appeared in 2001, becoming involved with Al Holden, being engaged to Cristian and marrying Rex Balsom and Joey Buchanan. She had a tempestuous relationship with her mother, but became close to Nora (and Nora's young son with Sam, Matthew).

Will left town in 2001, but would return briefly in 2003 and 2005 for two family tragedies. In 2003, an unstable and jilted Lindsay was manipulated by the evil Mitch Laurence, but instead of her intended target, former beau and ex-brother-in-law Troy MacIver, Lindsay shot and killed Sam. Lindsay was institutionalized and later discharged, vowing to live a life that set a good example for Jen. Jennifer had somewhat settled down and started dating Riley Colson in 2005, but was murdered by Riley's father (and Nora's husband) Daniel Colson in his effort to cover up a murder he had committed (and his homosexuality). Lindsay was devastated by the loss, and became close to Jen's friend Marcie Walsh in the wake of her death.

Lindsay's relationship with R.J. had eventually blossomed into romance, and she helped him in his custody battle with Antonio Vega over R.J.'s granddaughter Jamie (after the death of R.J.'s daughter, Keri Reynolds). Lindsay became very attached to Jamie, but her relationship with R.J. ended in early 2007. Single again, Lindsay re-dedicated herself to her relationship with Marcie and Michael McBain, and their young foster son, "Tommy", doting on him just as she did Jamie and Jen. At the same time, she busied herself with numerous children's charities and advocacy groups for single mothers, and continued to showcase Cristian's work in her art gallery. In summer 2007, Lindsay even helped design a "Real Americans" photo shoot, showcasing the victims of Llanview's mysterious racially-motivated arsonist (in actuality former pro ball player Tate Harmon) - a line-up that included former rivals Cristian and Nora herself.

In August 2007, Lindsay was shocked to discover that she had won Llanview's famed "Woman Of The Year" award for her good works. Ironically, it was at the first "WOTY" awards ceremony almost a decade prior that Lindsay had drunkenly revealed Sam and Nora's one night stand (which she had personally orchestrated) and destroyed Bo and Nora's marriage; a ceremony where Nora had been the honoree. Nora soldiered through to give a kind speech on Lindsay's behalf at the Palace ballroom, but when it was Lindsay's turn on the podium to accept her award, she became extremely emotional while talking about Jen and her love for her and Marcie. She explained that Marcie was like a second daughter to her. Lindsay tearfully told the packed audience that she would do anything to keep mothers and their children together, and in fact already had, and so could not accept the award. Marcie struggled to calm Lindsay, who became hysterical. Just then, John McBain arrived. Michael and Marcie thought he was there to arrest Marcie for the murder of Spencer Truman, but everyone was shocked when Lindsay stepped down from the podium and said he was there to arrest her for the crime.

It was revealed that Lindsay murdered Spencer. During Lindsay's arraignment, she gave an emotional account of the circumstances and events that led her to kill Spencer. Lindsay then collapsed into a catatonic state. The judge ordered that she be remanded to St. Anne's psychiatric hospital for evaluation. Lindsay awakened from catatonia thanks to a hard slap from Dorian, and began to make progress. After learning of visits from several friends, such as Bo Buchanan and R.J. Gannon, D.A. Nora Hanen arranged to have criminal proceedings reconvened, convinced that Lindsay has been feigning mental illness to avoid prosecution. On January 3, 2008, Lindsay was deemed "fit to stand trial," but also "determined to have been insane" at the time of the murder. With both Bo and R.J. offering to be her legal guardian, Lindsay is returned to St. Anne's sanitarium. Several weeks later, the judge rules that Bo is now Lindsay's legal guardian, and a delighted Bo and Lindsay head "home" together arm in arm.

Lindsay confides in R.J. that she had indeed faked a breakdown to avoid prosecution for Spencer's murder. R.J. writes Lindsay a letter thanking her for confiding in him; the letter gets mixed up with Nora's papers and on July 7, 2008, in the middle of Lindsay and Bo's wedding, Nora forces Lindsay to reveal her secret. The wedding is stopped, and the next day Nora has Lindsay arrested. At the hearing on July 11, 2008, after her lawyer failed to get the charges dropped as double jeopardy, Lindsay pleads guilty and asks Rex to "take care of Bo" for her. After some soul-searching, Bo visits Lindsay in jail on August 27, 2008.

On October 1, 2008, Lindsay appears with her daughter Jen in a game show dream of Rex's as he fights for his life.

Bo visits Lindsay again on July 30 and 31, 2009.

During the Statesville prison break of 2012, Lindsay shows up at Bo's garret to warn him about Troy McaIver's plans to take Nora back by force. Using her history with Troy to her advantage, Lindsay goes to the cabin where Troy and Nora are and fabricates a story involving her having killed Bo in an effort to help Troy remove the primary obstacle in his path of getting Nora back. Bo had instructed Lindsay to distract Troy and they were able to disarm him and secure him (thought not before he got a shot off at Bo). Nora thanks Lindsay for saving their lives and the two put their past issues to rest. Bo and Nora promise Lindsay to do everything they can to get her paroled. Bo tells Lindsay to take Troy's car down the mountain and send up police officers and an ambulance. As Lindsay leaves, she has a smirk on her face and the audience is left wondering where Lindsay went. Cat Hickland stated she purposefully played that moment ambiguously to leave story options open for the ill-fated online version of the show (though it was later stated that the Statesville escapees had been rounded up).

Crimes and misdemeanors

Over the years, Lindsay has twisted and broken the law to achieve her goals, which have been alternately selfish and to protect her family. Besides Sam's killing, she helped Colin MacIver kidnap and drug Nora to erase her memory, and later faked a breakdown to avoid prosecution. In Lindsay's opening salvo against Nora in 1998, she altered Bo Buchanan's fertility test results to make him appear sterile, driving his wife, Nora, to go to Sam to make a child and save a suicidal Bo's life. Later, Lindsay tampered with DNA test results determining Matthew's paternity (between Bo and Sam) and even changed her daughter Jen's pregnancy test results to make Jen believe she was pregnant. Unhappy with Jen's relationship with Cristian Vega, Lindsay paid a woman to say she'd slept with Cristian, and set up a secret webcam in Cristian's loft in the hopes of framing him as an Internet porn star. As part of his devious "sting operation" to prove Lindsay was guilty of Nora's abduction and drugging in 2000, Troy MacIver seduced Lindsay and broke her heart - in response, Lindsay imprisoned him in an abandoned funhouse and chained him to an old carnival wheel, leaving him there to die if not for the heroic efforts of little Starr Manning. One of the few times Lindsay stood trial was for Jessica Buchanan's hit-and-run, for which she was later found innocent.

Lindsay did once save Nora's life from a fire, and over the years has softened and become less manipulative. Lindsay's many failures and the loss of her daughter changed her outlook on life.

External links

• Lindsay Rappaort bio - ABC.com
• Lindsay Rapport profile - SoapCentral.com