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Dr. Silas Clay and Nina Reeves are fictional characters and a fictional couple on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.

In September of 2020, their daughter Nelle Benson died from a traumatic fall off a cliff while trying to escape Carly Spencer in the woods.

In April 2022, it was revealed that they have another daughter Willow Tait, who is Nelle's twin sister. Willow was stolen at birth by her grandmother Madeline Reeves with the help of Nina's former nurse Lorraine "Harmony" Miller. Harmony kept Willow and raised her with her husband Douglas Miller. On January 13, 2023, Nina finally learned the truth from Carly, who confessed to Nina that she had twins and Willow is her daughter too.

Background & Casting[]

Nina is the daughter of the late, Mr. Reeves and his widow, the late socialite, Madeline Reeves.

Silas and Nina met and fell in love while attending Columbia University in the late 1980s. After completing their undergraduate studies, they were married.

In 2015, after being married for 24 years and 23 of which Nina spent in a coma, they got divorced.[1]

In 2015, Silas was murdered by Madeline Reeves, Nina's mother, in order to acquire Nina's money.

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SiNa daughter Nelle and grandson Wiley.

Nina admitted that Silas was her first time and up until January 2016, when she slept with Franco, he was the only man she had ever been with.

On August 20, 2018, it was revealed that Nina's baby with Silas wasn't miscarried and that she gave birth to a girl and that Nina's mother Madeline put her up for adoption.

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Mother and daughter share a hug.

On October 1, 2018, a DNA test confirms that a woman named Sasha Gilmore is Silas and Nina's daughter. On November 2, 2018, it is revealed that Valentin hired her to pretend to be Nina's daughter.

On April 1, 2019, another DNA test was run twice that confirms Sasha Gilmore is not in fact their daughter.

On April 9, 2020, it was revealed that Nelle Benson is their daughter and they have a grandson named Wiley Corinthos.

Nelle is the only child Nina will ever have, due to being diagnosed with early on-set menopause and aged factor after she awoke from her coma.

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Willow Tait with her fraternal twin sister Nelle Benson.

In January of 2021, Nina found her daughter's half of the heart necklace, learned Nelle was her daughter, and the truth came out. She also learned that Wiley is her grandson and that Carly and Jax were planning to keep the truth about Nelle and Wiley from her. Now that Nelle is deceased, Wiley is the only family member she had left in her life.

On April 8, 2022, it was revealed by that Willow Tait is Silas and Nina's daughter and Nelle's twin sister, who was stolen at birth by her biological grandmother Madeline Reeves and Harmony Miller. On January 13, 2023, Nina finally learned the truth from Carly, who confessed to Nina at the Chapel that she had twins and Willow is her daughter too.

Silas was portrayed by actor Michael Easton from May 2013 to August 2015.

The role of Nina was originated by veteran soap actress, Michelle Stafford on May 1, 2014. On June 17, 2019, actress Cynthia Watros took over the role as Nina.

Storylines[]

Silas and Nina met when they were 18 years old at Columbia University. Both fresh out of high school, they attended the same college. Silas first saw Nina jogging across campus and when their eyes connected she smiled at him. Silas was enchanted with her from that moment. They began spending lots of time together and eventually fell in love. However, Nina's mother, Madeline Reeves did not approve of their relationship because Nina came from a wealthy family while Silas was from a poor family.

Therefore Madeline believed that Silas was only after Nina's money, but that was not the case. Silas genuinely loved Nina and did not care about her money. Despite Madeline's disapproval Silas and Nina stayed together. After graduating from college, Silas and Nina married and she paid his way through medical school to help him achieve his dream of becoming a doctor.

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Wedding photo

Two or three years into Silas' practice as a doctor, Silas and Nina began experiencing some problems in their relationship. Silas was unfaithful and had an affair with Ava Jerome, which resulted in the birth of their daughter, Kiki Jerome. Silas was unaware of the fact that while he was cheating with Ava, Nina also found out she was pregnant and his affair was causing her to become depressed. When Madeline learned of the pregnancy she was very unhappy and set out to kill the baby. In order to do so, she had Nina overdose on anti-depressants but her plan backfired when Nina fell into a coma.

To cover up her misdeed, Madeline accused Silas of trying to kill Nina so he could be with Ava. She blamed Nina's state on him, all the while never telling him about his child with Nina. She banned Silas from visiting Nina and moved her to a private facility. Silas tried repeatedly to see his wife, but due to the money and power of the Reeves family, he was denied access to her for over 20 years.

For the past 23 years, Silas was a suspect in Nina's attempted murder. Detective Nathan West, who was raised as Nina's brother, took on the case and pursued Silas believing he was guilty. Eventually the truth of Madeline's misdeeds came out and Silas is cleared. But Madeline had one last trick up her sleeve. When Silas demanded to see Nina, she lied and told him that Nina died. She forged a fake death certificate to show to Silas and upon seeing this, he mourned the loss of his wife. However, Madeline later admitted to Nathan that Nina is still alive and soon after Nina wakes up from her coma in a private facility. The first word out of Nina's mouth is "Silas." Silas and Nina reunited on June 4, 2014 at the Port Charles Park. She explained that she had woken up awhile ago and Madeline lied to him about her death. After the reunion, Silas took her home with him. Silas and Nina reminisced a little and Nina recalled that they went on their first date in 1989.

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Reunion kiss

Nina settled into her new home and shared a reunion with her brother, Nathan. Nathan filled her in on all the changes in his life and told her that their mother was responsible for her coma. Nina was very upset at this news and Nathan helped her cope. Silas returned and apologized for not telling her himself, but Nina maintained that none of this was his fault. They shared a reunion kiss, but Silas stopped the kiss and admitted to Nina that he is in a relationship with someone else. After Nina learns of Silas's new relationship with Sam Morgan, she tries to leave and move in with her brother to give him space, but Silas insists that Nina stay with him at his place, so he can take care of her. He also reassures Nina that even though he has moved on, her coming back into his life is a good thing.

For the following months, Silas and Nina grapple and adjust to being in each others lives again after 20 years. Nina continues to be torn between the love and hate that she feels for Silas. She decides to plot revenge on the people who she feels has wronged her and brings her nurse, Rosalie Martinez into her plans for revenge. Meanwhile, Silas has no idea of Nina's ulterior motives. Nina targets Silas, her mother, Sam, Ava Jerome, and Kiki Jerome. With her mom already in prison, Nina sets her sights on breaking up Sam and Silas. Nina is successful in driving a rift between Sam and Silas, and Sam breaks up with Silas because she sees that he still has feelings for Nina.

Meanwhile, Nina confides in Rosalie about her complex feelings for Silas. Silas' nephew, Rafe Kovich, Jr. finds out about Nina's revenge scheme, but Nina finds out he ran Patrick Drake's family off the road, killing his son, and he's now wanted by the police. Nina pays him $500 to leave town and keep quiet. Rafe ends up getting into an accident and is taken to the hospital. He ends up brain-dead and is taken off life support by Silas. Nina stays by Silas' side to support him through this tragedy. Nina is haunted and wracked with guilt over Rafe's accident. She almost admits all to Silas, but changes her mind at the last minute.

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Silas and Nina talk at the hospital.

Nina goes back to focusing on her revenge and with Sam out of the way, the next person on her list is Silas. What she wants most from Silas is for him to give her a baby. Nina feels that after she makes Silas pay, they can reconnect over their child. She also saw it as a second chance for them after their miscarriage years earlier. Nina drugs Silas soon after in an attempt to get herself pregnant. Silas and Nina are entangled in a kiss, when Sam walks in and interrupts her, though she doesn't want Silas back. Nina starts going to art therapy sessions with Franco and the two of them start talking about their relationship problems. Nina is profoundly impacted when she learns from Franco that Ava is pregnant again. Nina's longing for a baby of her own grows stronger. Her desire for revenge against Ava also increases.

Eventually Franco learns that Nina can walk, but he agrees to keep her secret because they both have dirt on each other. Silas catches Nina talking to Franco about a secret, but she covers by admitting to Silas that she's been skipping her physical therapy. She and Silas share a heart-to-heart as she explains how she's been struggling emotionally ever since waking up. Silas promises to be there for her and apologizes for not being more cognizant to her emotional struggles. In exchange, Nina promises that she won't skip any more physical therapy meetings.

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Silas and Nina get intimate.

Nina and Rosalie talk about her plans to get pregnant and then she goes home. When she gets home, she shares her desires to have a baby with Silas. Silas is taken aback, but they discuss it. Nina and Silas start to reminisce about their romantic past and then she stands up from her wheelchair to give Silas a striptease. This leads to a moment of passion and Silas picks her up and takes her to the bedroom where they make love for the first time in 23 years. The next morning, Silas and Nina lie in bed together and talk about their feelings. They reminisce about the past and how happy they are to be reconnected now before making love again. Silas then heads out to work and Nina also goes to the hospital to meet with her cousin, Dr. Britt Westbourne and discuss becoming pregnant.

Silas was murdered by Madeline Reeves, Nina's mother, in order to acquire Nina's money.

Nina admitted that Silas was her first time and up until January 2016, when she slept with Franco, he was the only man she had ever been with.

On April 9, 2020, it was revealed through the flashbacks that Nelle Benson is their biological daughter and they have a grandson named Wiley Corinthos.

On January 29, 2021, Nina finally found her daughter's half of the heart necklace. Avery had given it to Lucy Coe to put on Sasha for luck during her interview with Jackie Templeton for GMA3. Nina and Sasha had come to an understanding and forgiveness, slowly rebuilding a friendly relationship with each other. The press had learned about Sasha's drug use as a model for Deception Cosmetics, so the team decided to have Sasha sit down for a live interview with Chase's famous journalist mother Jackie, to give their own narrative and tell the truth. Realizing Sasha was wearing the necklace, Carly attempted to stop the interview. Unfortunately, Nina had been watching from her office and came down to the restaurant to demand an explanation from Sasha. After the interview ended, Sasha was shocked, having no idea she wore the necklace, leading to Avery telling Nina it was hers and she had found it at the family cabin. Sasha gives her the necklace, and Nina is able to perfectly match them together. Michael is able to fill in the blanks for Nina, telling her that Avery found it at the family cabin, that Nelle had been there before with a kidnapped Wiley, and when Valentin mentioned Phyllis had taken her child to Florida, Michael noted that Nelle was from Florida. Nina demanded answers. Jax point blank admitted Nelle could be her child. Carly attempted to control her story by saying she figure it out last night and told Jax, but he cut her off, saying it was done lying and wanted to tell Nina the truth.

On February 1, Nina learned that Nelle was her daughter, and that Jax had known for months. Then after searching Nelle's belongings, Nina discovers a photo of young Nelle (from the April 2020 flashback) wearing the half-heart shaped necklace in her box of memories, she knew instantly that Nelle didn't stole the necklace, because she was wearing it the entire time.

On February 5, Nina laid into Jax for his lies, his lack of trust in her, and his constant need for validation from Carly. Also he and Carly had left out the knowledge that Wiley is her grandson and When Nelle lost custody of him lead her to kidnap Wiley and eventually her death. He pleaded with her, but she broke up with him and kicked him out of her office.

On April 8, 2022, it was revealed by Neil Byrne's brother Brendon that Willow Tait is Silas and Nina's daughter and Nelle's twin sister, who was stolen at birth by her biological grandmother Madeline Reeves and Harmony Miller.

This secret is the reason Harmony murdered Neil, because he knew the truth about Willow. When Brendon discovered the truth, he began blackmailing Harmony about the truth of Willow's parentage.

On January 13, 2023, after Carly came down to the hospital chapel to talk to Nina alone, Carly finally confessed to Nina that she actually had twins and Willow is her daughter too. Nina didn't believe her at first, but Carly told her that Harmony Miller confessed the truth to her the night she died so she ran a DNA test after stealing a glass she used and some DNA from Willow and the test said there was a 99.9% match, confirming that they're mother and daughter.

Photo gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. โ†‘ On May 18, 2015, Franco called Silas her ex-husband and Nina didn't disagree and then she married Ric.
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