Elizabeth was due to give
birth in three weeks, when during a routine checkup, the doctor discovered that the baby she was carrying had died. The doctor didn’t tell her though, feeling she would handle the news better if Alan were the one
to tell her.
The doctor told Alan that
Elizabeth would have to deliver the baby naturally. Any attempt to remove it
now could kill her. Alan informed the doctor that Elizabeth would not be told
and ordered him to find a pregnant woman willing to give her baby up for adoption. Then
he will deliver Elizabeth’s baby and replace it with the adopted newborn.
The doctor successfully located
a pregnant woman, due to give birth soon, who was willing to give her baby up for adoption.
And that woman was Jackie Marler. Months earlier, Jackie had caught her
husband Justin in bed with a reporter named Brandy Schlooe. Jackie stormed out
and when she returned, told Justin that she aborted their baby to get back at him. Justin
was furious and their marriage ended shortly after.
Jackie gave birth to a baby
boy and gave it up to be adopted by Alan. The infant was placed in Elizabeth’s
arms as if this was the baby she had just given birth to, and she was none the wiser.
Alan never knew the identity of the woman who gave birth to his and Elizabeth’s new son, who they named Phillip.
Jackie, however, knew exactly who adopted her son. She struck up a friendship with the Spauldings just to become part of Phillip’s
life. Although the temptation was often great to tell Phillip that she was his
mother, she never did. His happiness and well-being was all that was important
to her. And young Phillip was very happy in his life as a Spaulding, with two
parents who loved and doted on him.
