A.C. Mallet
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A.C. Mallet is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama Guiding Light. He has been portrayed by Robert Bogue since April 13, 2005. He was previously played by Mark Derwin from July 5, 1990 until September 28, 1993.
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A.C. Mallet, a native of New York, showed up in Springfield in 1990 at the request of District Attorney, Leo Flynn, at the urging of his assistant, Lisa Dravecky. Lisa had charged Phillip Spaulding for the murder of Neill Everest but then Phillip faked his death in a car explosion in order to avoid prosecution. Though Lisa, with whom Mallet also had an affair, and Leo really thought that Phillip was dead and that they had lost their case, Mallet, doubted Phillip's death and convinced them to investigate. Mallet first met Mindy Lewis, one of Phillip's oldest friends, whom he saved from a pushy reporter in her apartment and became very close to her. Claiming to be a writer who wanted to write a book about Phillip, Mallet started asking lots of questions about Phillip's death and shadowed Phillip's widow, Beth Raines, who to his surprise, soon married Rick Bauer. However, as the weeks wore on certain people grew suspicious of Mallet and soon he was exposed as a cop. Though Phillip's friends tried to throw Mallet off track, Mallet caught up with Phillip in Cedars after he returned to town after the birth of his daughter, Lizzie. After Phillip was arrested, he convinced Mallet of his innocence, so Mallet helped him to arrest Gary Swanson as the true murderer after he and Roger Thorpe kidnapped and threatened Gary in order to get his confession. After Gary was arrested, Mallet decided to stick around Springfield a while and temporarily started a private detective agency with his new friend, Frank Cooper, who disapproved of Mallet at first. Their first case in early 1991 was to find Mindy's designs, which had been stolen by New York designer Matt Weiss. Arriving in New York, Mallet suddenly had flashbacks of his past and a priest in a church telling him to come clean with everything and to start a new life. Back home, Mallet had to deal with the arrest of his friend Lt. Eugene Levy. Mallet was sure that Levy had been set up because he had investigated lawyer Jeffrey Battles and Fletcher Reade told Frank how Battles had helped Roger to steal the Waterview Towers from Billy Lewis. So Mallet teamed up with Fletcher to bring Roger down and they arranged faked poker games in Hampton Speakes' Blue Moon with Battles, whereupon Battles confessed his schemes on tape. Meanwhile, Mallet's past started to haunt him. Three years ago, Mallet was working in New York as a cop under his real name Tony Camaletti. He investigated a mobster named Marco Vizzini and then fell in love with his daughter, Francesca "Cella." Since Tony had also sent Marco's son, Tommy, to prison for drug dealing, Marco wanted Tony's death but failed. But when he learned that Cella and Tony were planning on running away together, he put a hit out on Tony and arranged for Tony's car to explode. Unfortunately, Cella was inside the car and so a grieving Tony thought she was dead. His life still in danger, Tony left New York and adopted the name A.C. Mallet. In March, Theresa O'Malley came to town to have a surgery on her hip in Cedars. Her niece followed her and after Mallet met her later, he immediately recognized her as the deceased Cella! Cella and Mallet then often secretly met in a church and renewed their relationship although Cella was too afraid at first. During their meetings, Mallet learned that Marco had faked her death in the car accident and got his revenge on him by Mallet's deep grieving. Meanwhile, Marco also came to town for business reasons with Roger (he loaned money to Roger) but he still had no idea of Mallet and Cella’s meetings. He also had no idea that Mallet was leaving in Springfield as well and he wanted Cella to marry an Italian Doctor named Giancarlo Moreno. Meanwhile, Mallet was hired by Alexandra to find evidence that Roger had embezzled money from Spaulding Enterprises. Mallet then made plans to elope with Cella after catching Roger and earning enough money but Roger thwarted his plans. Roger accidentally found out about Mallet's true identity and after Mallet had Roger's henchman, John Davis, arrested, Roger squealed it Marco. So Marco found Mallet and had beaten him up by his henchmen. While Mindy and Frank found the injured Mallet and brought him to Cedars, Marco, in an attempt to separate the pair, used Mallet's younger sister, Julie, as leverage, so Cella had no choice but agreed to marry the man she didn't love after Marco promised her that Mallet and Julie will be unhurt. Though the still injured Mallet and Mindy traveled to New York to stop the wedding, they were too late; by the time they arrived, a scared Cella had gone through with the wedding and definitely said goodbye to a sad Mallet, whom she loved. To Mallet's delight, Julie now followed him and Mindy back to Springfield and she soon fell in love with a man. Mallet didn't mind her relationship until he finally learned that Julie's boyfriend was none other than Roger's newfound son, Hart Jessup. Since Mallet still hated Roger for the damage he had done to him, he tried to break the couple up and argued with Julie and Hart. Although Hart tried to convince Mallet that he wasn't a bad guy, a stubborn Mallet only saw Roger's bad son in Hart. But after a while, he finally gave his blessing with the persuasion of Harley Cooper.
Now Mallet was all set to leave town when District Attorney Ross Marler convinced him to join the Springfield police department. Mallet accepted and reluctantly became instructor of new recruits, including Harley. He immediately started clashing with Harley and though hard on her at first, in time she impressed him and they secretly fell in love with each other. When the corrupt cop that Harley helped expose, Hutchins, again threatened her, she and Mallet were not only able to arrest him but also his criminal partners for which they were honored. Not long after, Harley was a part of an investigation of the murder of Jean Weatherill. Though in 1992, her friend Samantha Marler convinced her that Holly Lindsey's fiancé, Daniel St. John, was the murderer, both Mallet and Ross suspected Roger and Mallet became obsessed in getting Roger. Going against orders, Harley continued her investigation and was suspended from the force when Mallet found out. Still unable to give up, Harley went out on her own and followed Holly and Daniel when they went to the Bauer cabin to marry. Unfortunately, Harley was discovered by Daniel who kidnapped her and locked her in the basement of the cabin. By the time Mallet put everything together by finding the murder weapon, Daniel's name plate with Jean's blood on it, and got to the cabin. Harley was suffering from hypothermia from being locked in the unheated basement. Afraid she was going to die, Harley admitted to Mallet that she loved him and kissed him although Mallet thought she only had high fever and didn't know what she was doing. As a result, although his feelings for her were growing, Mallet kept quiet since he thought Harley wouldn't feel the same way. However, after Harley suddenly disappeared, Mallet learned from Dylan that she was at Cross Creek and followed her there, whereupon they made love for the first time. After Harley's appointment to the Springfield PD, she and Mallet went on vacation to Washington and met Jenna Bradshaw at their hotel. Mallet knew Jenna as an internationally wanted jewel thief but had never had enough evidence to arrest her. Jenna hid a brooch in Mallet's luggage and followed them back home. Since Mallet wanted to arrest her and Jenna had a crush on him, Mallet flirted with her and this lead to problems with a jealous Harley. Harley herself worked undercover to catch Jenna, taking a job as her assistant, but to prove her loyalty to her, she had to steal jewels and Mallet and Ross arranged this in cooperation with the jeweler. As a result, Harley impressed Jenna and, one day, when Jenna was about to sleep with a panicked Mallet, who was wired, Harley set the fire alarm to stop her. Jenna then copied the security codes of the Spaulding villa in Alexandra's office and told Harley that she wanted to break into the Spaulding villa during Nick and Mindy's wedding. Of course, Harley immediately informed Mallet and Ross but, unfortunately, Jenna accidentally found out from Nadine about Frank and Harley being siblings as well as from her partner Grady that Mallet was a cop. So she realized Mallet and Harley's schemes and, to steal the Spaulding jewels anyway, she lured Mallet to the Jessup farm by lying on phone that Julie needed his help. Harley also followed him there after a talk with Julie she and Mallet realized that Jenna had set them up and had gone along with her plans. Now Jenna hided the jewels into Mindy's wedding case and planned for an unsuspecting Mindy carry them out of town. And, to get rid of Harley, she hided the brooch from Washington into Harley's bag and informed the reporters about that. As a result, the brooch was found in Harley's bag and Harley was arrested by the security at a party. Unfortunately, the Blackout hit the Towers and Jenna was stuck in the elevator with young Michelle Bauer. Instead of escaping up the shaft immediately, she remained to calm Michelle's fears but was arrested by Mallet before Roger was able to free her, while Harley found the jewels in Michelle's clothes and cleared her name. Now free, Mallet and Harley considered moving in together but both of them were too stubborn to be the first one to bring up the subject. Then Chief Ryan ordered them to play a couple to trap an insurance swindler and, while in their hotel room, Mallet and Harley realized they still needed time for themselves. Not long after, the police got an anonymous call that there was a bomb in the Towers parking garage and after Mallet rushed there and saw the bomb under a car, he saw a woman of whom he thought was Eleni. But it was a French woman named Musette and although Mallet screamed at her to not open the door of her car, she did anyway and the bomb exploded with them being catapulted in the air. They were rushed to Cedars and although he had surgery, Mallet wasn't able to walk or hear as well. In addition, there was still a splinter a in his body that couldn't be removed immediately. After his release, Harley moved in with Mallet into the firehouse and Frank give Mallet an apparatus that was connected with the telephone so that he could see on the display what the others were saying on phone. Frustrated over his state of health, Mallet obsessively started to train, he feared that he would never be able to have sex again and, as a result, he distanced himself from Harley since he no longer felt as a real man. Even Dr. Eve Guthrie didn't succeed to go through him and although Harley gave him a hearing dog named Xyla as a present, Mallet still felt as a burden to everyone and made plans to leave Harley. But Harley caught him packing and convinced him to stay since he started to feel better anyway and they made love. At the same time, Mallet was shocked to learn from Harley that she and Nick discovered Alan-Michael as the true culprit since Musette had worked for him to come between Frank and Eleni and his henchmen had deported her. While Mallet then suddenly started to hear again, Nick found in Alan-Michael's office a money transaction from Alan-Michael's private account to a bank account in Lucerne, Switzerland. Thanks to some friends there, Nick was able to track Pierre who detonated the bomb to kill Musette and lured him to Springfield by sending a fax in Alan-Michael's name from Spaulding. Suddenly Harley disappeared and a worried Mallet and Nick learned through a listening device that Nick had set in the Spaulding house about Alan-Michael's meeting with Pierre at the airport because Pierre had kidnapped Harley and wanted money to escape. So Mallet and Nick rushed to the airport and, while Nick went to Alan-Michael, Mallet park the car beside the plane to prevent Pierre from escaping. When Pierre was about to shoot an escaping Harley, Alan-Michael jumped in front of her and was shot, whereupon he distracted Pierre so that Harley could escape and Mallet shot and killed Pierre. Since Alan-Michael had saved Harley and Pierre had confessed to Harley that detonating the bomb was only his idea, Mallet convinced Harley and Nick to declare Pierre as the only culprit and Alan-Michael was celebrated as the hero. Now Mallet wanted to have the planned surgery and learned that he also might be sterile as a result of his injuries. Shocked, Mallet wanted to keep his condition quiet from Harley and also urged Ed to do so. Although the surgery was successful, tests had to be run regarding his sterilization and since Harley noticed that Mallet would be hiding something from her and urged him to tell her the truth, a frustrated Mallet simply left her since he knew that she wanted to have children. Around Christmas, Mallet slowly started to walk again, he finally confessed Harley everything and, to his surprise, she stood by him anyway. As a result, Mallet proposed and he and Harley became engaged.
By January 1993, Mallet had almost fully recovered and since he had to give Xyla back to his owner in Washington, he and Harley traveled there and decided to also visit the Vietnam Memorial to find Harley's father's name there. But to their surprise, Buzz's name wasn't there and an army official confessed the reason was that Harley's father never died in Vietnam! As a result, Harley started investigating and searching for Buzz. She soon even became obsessed by the search and since she also wasn't ready to marry Mallet immediately, Mallet continually argued with her. To Mallet's dismay, Harley also didn't want to tell Frank the truth and after Nadine's cousin Rex Mancini arrived, Mallet was immediately suspicious of him. At the same time, Mallet returned to work and after retrieving a cryptic note (made of letters from magazines) for Harley, stating that someone knew about Buzz's whereabouts, Mallet, instead giving Harley the note, confronted Nadine with the note and noticed that Nadine tried to stop Harley from investigating. Suddenly Harley disappeared with money that Mallet had saved for a vacation for them and Mallet learned by phone from an officer that Harley was in San Jose looking for Buzz. So Mallet told everything to Frank and they rushed to San Jose and found Harley meeting a nurse named Randy Hamby in a trailer. Although Randy claimed that Buzz had only been a patient of hers years ago, she was actually his girlfriend and Mallet realized her lies after finding a matchbox of the Springfield Inn. So Mallet had a police draftswoman draw Randy and after a bartender of the Inn recognized her being together with Rex, Mallet was shocked to realize that Rex and Buzz were one and the same! His suspicion grew after Levy was unable to find any records of a Rex Mancini and although Mallet tried to expose Rex by a big tattoo that he had noticed on Buzz on an old videotape, Rex had it removed "after an injury." To trap Buzz, Mallet then lured Randy to Springfield and when he went to the airport, he saw her with Rex and attempted to arrest Rex/ Buzz. Although Buzz was able to flee by dressing as a woman, Mallet recognized him and had him arrested. He brought him to the Inn, and urged Buzz to confess everything to Harley and asked Harley to arrive to the Inn. Unfortunately, at this moment, Buzz freed himself and knocked Mallet out, whereupon Harley found Mallet unconscious and he let the police search for Buzz, while still hiding the truth from Harley. Finally, Mallet found Buzz at Frank and Eleni's wedding and although he got him to confess the truth, Frank and Harley wanted nothing to do with Buzz. Now Mallet and Harley decided to marry at City Hall but everything went wrong and they realized that they wanted a wedding with their families by their sides. Meanwhile, David Grant was wanted for the murder of Vinnie Morrison and Mallet and Harley intervened in the case, a fact that didn't sit well with cop Joe Morrison who was Vinnie's uncle and wanted David to pay. In addition, David apparently had killed a gigolo named Miles Davenport six years ago and although Gilly now confessed to Mallet that she was the one who killed Davenport and that David simply had taken the blame for her, Mallet thought she was lying to protect David. But Harley correctly believed that David killed Vinnie in self-defense and Mallet was dismayed that she became obsessed to help him by even going against orders. Cop Macauley "Mac" West, who had handled the old Davenport case, was apparently the key to the solution and after Harley let Nick watch Mac's uncompleted case, Mallet had enough and took her off the case after many arguments. Meanwhile, Kat Speakes was also a fugitive by hiding with David and after she was caught, she didn't want to cooperate with the police, so Mallet had no choice but to imprison her. Around the same time, Harley got the old Davenport case on diskette (after Chief Ryan had deleted the file on the computer to stop Harley's investigation) and she and Mallet found two different confessions with two different dates. As a result, they realized that Mac had cheated and since Mallet suspected him as Davenport's murderer, he also decided to help David. After learning that Gilly was on her way to meet Mac, Mallet forced Kat to reveal David's whereabouts, a church in Clayton, and rushed there. Unfortunately, Joe heard their conversation and rushed there first to avenge Vinnie's death. But Mac overpowered Joe and Mallet caught David before he was able to flee again. Meanwhile, Nick found Norrie in Ohio and Mallet was shocked to learn that Norrie was not only the sister of Chief Ryan but also Davenport's real murderer because Davenport had raped Norrie and she had given birth to a handicapped daughter. Mac, who had been Norrie's boyfriend at that time, knew about that and although he had had destroyed evidence to protect Norrie as well as David, chief Ryan let David took the blame for everything in order to be elected as Police Chief again. Now Ryan was suspended from the PD and, still in shock because he had adored the chief, Mallet concentrated on Julie's wedding to Dylan. While he liked Dylan as his future-brother-in-law, he became jealous of a returned Josh Lewis because Josh considered reuniting with Harley. This lead to tension between Mallet and Harley again while Julie and Dylan's wedding ended up in disaster because Julie had cheated on Dylan with Hart. But Mallet comforted Julie anyway. Meanwhile, during David's hearing, Mallet caught Joe in the court hall threatening Kat because she attempted to convince Vinnie's friend Tommy to testify on David's behalf. So Mallet threatened Joe and, to everyone's delight, Tommy's testimony was enough for the judge to free David of all charges. Not long after, Buzz convinced Senator Frances Collier to help him to throw a surprise wedding for Mallet and Harley at the courthouse, whereupon Collier indeed married them. Mallet and Harley spent their honeymoon in the Florida Keys and although they planned on returning after a few months, they stayed in Florida after Mallet was offered a job there. In 1997, Harley returned to Springfield after discovering that Mallet had an affair with his partner. Months later Mallet would call Harley requesting a divorce.
Years went by and in 2005, Harley found herself in prison for the murder of Phillip Spaulding. There she came face to face with the prison's new warden--Mallet! Alone, Mallet tried to apologize for the pain he caused her. But, Harley wasn't interested and blasted him for cheating on her all those years ago. After unreasonably blaming him for the situation she was in, Harley began to break down as he wrapped her in his arms to try and comfort her. Later, Mallet offered her the cushy new detail of being assigned to his office. Resentful of his kindness towards her, Harley accused him of applying for the new warden job to be near him. However, he denied it, citing he had no ulterior motive for getting the job. He nonetheless wanted to make her life easier. Meanwhile Mallet would came to face with the infamous Gus Aitoro (who was forbidden from visiting Harley) when Gus burst into the warden's office demanding to be able to see Harley. Since the name of the former warden was still on the door, Gus had no idea just who Mallet was and Mallet didn't correct his assumption. Believing that Gus, Harley's lawyer and ex-fiancé, seriously bungled Harley's legal defense, Mallet had little respect for Gus and the two faced off and Mallet denied his request. Later that day, Mallet generously let Harley phone her family while he paid a visit to Company and watched through the window as Harley’s family talked to her over the phone. Suddenly, as Gus was approaching, Buzz spotted Mallet and coldly informed him that he wasn't welcomed there. At the same time, Frank arrived and was incensed to see his former best friend. Angry at Mallet's betrayal of Harley years earlier when he cheated on her, Frank was not happy to hear that Mallet was the warden at the prison. He also shared Gus's suspicion that Mallet got the warden job just to be close to Harley. Afterwards, Mallet returned to the prison and allowed Harley to go out on his office balcony for some fresh air (a one time deal) It was out on the balcony that Harley had her first real memory of the night Phillip was killed--she smelled jasmine that night! Although believing that Harley should make the best of her life now instead of hoping for an overturned conviction that might not ever happen, Mallet helped to obtain perfume samples for Harley to see if she did indeed smell perfume. Unfortunately, that lead to a dead end and Harley got more bad news when Buzz informed her that Gus was missing. Fearful that he was in grave danger, Harley tried to seduce Mallet in an effort to have him let her out for the day so she could look for Gus. Unfortunately for Harley, he quickly saw through her attempt. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to both of them, Alan had paid a guard in the prison designed to make Harley's life hell and Harley was put in danger when Mallet fired a guard that was on Alan’s payroll. The other guards sought payback and targeted Harley. Just when things were about to get ugly, Mallet came to her rescue. Harley though suffered a blow to the head and Mallet took her back to his office to have her checked out and the two grew closer. Meanwhile, Mallet received orders to transfer Harley to the harshest correctional facility, nicknamed Hell House. While Mallet decided to manipulate the system to keep Harley in Springfield. He then asked Harley to trust him since he had to keep her isolated from everyone. Later, while holed up in Mallet’s office, the two battled over their breakup and Mallet revealed that he wrote Harley countless letters, apologizing and trying to make up for the pain he caused her. Stunned, Harley figured out that Frank must have intercepted the letters but couldn't find it in herself to be angry since she knew he was just trying to protect her. Harley was touched but unable to state whether or not she would have returned to him if she had read the letters. Soon after this exchange, Mallet was called away to a meeting about the transfer, at the same time, Gus, who was investigating other possible murder suspects, got a lead to Olivia Spencer's whereabouts. Now alone, the stage was set for Harley's transfer! Luckily, Mallet and Gus figured out the set-up and Mallet arrived at the prison in the nick of time and got Harley off the bus. Later, holed up in his office, Harley asked Mallet why he wrecked his career for her, but the look in his eyes confirmed for Harley that he did it for love. Later, Harley and Mallet become shocked when Frank walked in, acting as a hostage negotiator. Though he tried, he failed to get them to reconsider their actions and come forward. Later, Mallet admitted to Harley that this was his way of atoning for all the pain he caused her. He then forced Harley to confront her own feelings for him. Although there was still some kind of bond between them, she confessed that she loved Gus. Finally with the SWAT team ready to close in, a desperate Harley figured her only choice was to turn herself in but, in an attempt to change her mind, Mallet passionately kissed her. She quickly pulled back, reminding him that she was in love with Gus. Fearing the worst, Harley made emotional phone calls to her kids and to Gus. The SWAT team then threw a tear gas grenade into the office, prompting Mallet to ask Harley to run away with him. Although doubtful, Harley accepted the offer. When they reached the yard, Harley saw her cellmate Lena (whom she had previously learned was a spy for Alan) on the transfer bus and learned she was taking Harley’s place. Harley refused to let Lena suffer for her, even though Lena betrayed her. Harley then thanked Mallet for all he was willing to sacrifice and let him know they were now even, right before knocking him out cold. She then got aboard the bus and tried to get Lena to leave when suddenly, the door closed. Harley and Lena were on their way to Hell House! Just when things looked hopeless, the bus suddenly flipped over and caught on fire leaving her and Lena trapped. Just when it seemed as if they were doomed, Gus (who had spotted the transfer bus on the road) appeared and pulled Harley to safety. the pair then struggled to free Lena but it was too late and the woman died in Harley's arms. Gus and Harley then had the perfect opportunity to escape, but before they could, Mallet found them and stood in their way. Mallet and Gus each made a case for why he was the one to best protect Harley in the wake of her prison escape. But Harley’s heart belonged to Gus and Mallet was forced to let her go, sacrificing himself to the authorities to give them time to escape. After spending weeks in jail, Mallet got salvation from a surprising source--Alan. Through his connections, Alan arranged to have all charges against Mallet dropped; all he wanted in return was for Mallet to find Harley and run off with her alone. To Alan's chagrin, Mallet refused to do his bidding despite Alan's threats to put him back in jail. After learning from Alan that Harley and Gus were in New York City, Mallet hightailed it to NYC in an effort to warn Harley that Alan was on her trail. Later, Mallet placed to call to warn Harley. But, Mallet’s warnings seemingly came too late. Harley and Gus heard noises and realized that the police were closing in on them. After deciding to split up, Harley heard a gunshot and rushed back to Gus. She found him lying in a pool of blood, shot by none other than Mallet. Though she was desperate to save him, Mallet managed to pull her away, leaving Gus in the care of a NYPD cop. Mallet then took Harley to a seedy New York hotel room where she angrily blamed him for shooting Gus deliberately. Mallet tried to explain but Harley didn't him the chance until he finally blurted out that Gus was alive! At the same time, a very much alive Gus overpowered the cop watching him and made his getaway as Mallet revealed to Harley the plan he and Gus came up with to distract the police and give Harley a chance to escape. Although Gus ended up being caught by the police, Mallet got a lucky break when at the hospital where Dr. Wallace (the man who knew who killed Phillip) died, he was given a note that was found in his possession. That note, addressed to Gus, claimed that Alan was Phillip's killer! Days later, obvious as to what Mallet and Harley found, Gus ran into an increasingly paranoid Alan at Company. Incredulous, Harley set a trap for Alan by anonymously asking him to meet her at Company. Knowing he'd been found out, Alan brought a gun to the meeting and waited. The first person he saw was Gus and, assuming that Gus knew the truth, Alan had a gun and appeared on the brink of silencing Gus the same way he silenced Phillip. But, Harley arrived and explained that she was the one who uncovered the truth. Alan stonewalled but Harley tricked him into confessing. Outraged and completely over the edge, Alan raised his gun, determined to keep the truth of what happened to Phillip a secret. Luckily, at this moment, Mallet arrived with gun in hand and stopped Alan. Trapped, Alan tried to recant his confession, but was shocked when Lizzie, Alex, Beth, Rick, Bill and Olivia, who were all summoned by Harley, appeared and revealed that they heard Alan’s admission. Though Alan tried to weasel out of it, Alex stepped forward and revealed that she had physical evidence that Alan shot Phillip. With Alexandra's testimony, Harley was cleared of all charges and Alan was sent to jail. Later, Alan shocked Gus and Harley by blurting out that Phillip was alive Alan faked his death! Although Gus didn't believe Alan's claim that a mentally disturbed Phillip was living out his life in an abandoned warehouse, Harley wasn't so sure. Against Gus's wishes, Harley spoke with Alan and agreed to get him released from jail if he showed her where Phillip was. As for Mallet, he accepted Frank's offer to rejoin the Springfield PD. As for Alan, when he took Harley, Mallet and Frank to the warehouse, Phillip was nowhere to be found. Believing that Alan was either crazy or just manipulating Harley, Gus tried to convince her to focus on their wedding and not investigate Alan's claim. However, stubborn as ever, Harley wouldn't listen and enlisted Mallet's help in helping her prove Phillip was alive. Doing some investigating, Mallet learned that Alan did have a medical staff on his payroll, but that wasn't proof that Phillip was alive. Thinking there was just one option, Harley tried to get Lizzie's permission to exhume Phillip's body but the teen refused. Not taking no for an answer, Harley went off to the cemetery to do it herself and was surprised to see Mallet there ready to help her. Unfortunately, Mallet was attacked at the cemetery by a mysterious person. Right after, Gus arrived to stop the exhumation. Although Mallet initially thought Gus was his attacker, it became apparent that it was someone else. Harley then promised Gus to drop the investigation, but then Mallet got a strong lead. He traced a rental car (that his attacker took off in) to a town in Florida, the town they used to live in. Unable to let go, Harley made up an excuse to Gus and left to investigate with Mallet. That however led to a dead end and some awkward moments when Harley discovered that Mallet had kept their apartment for all these years, as well as when Gus tracked them down and gave Harley the choice to go back with him and plan their wedding or stay, Unwilling to let it go, Harley stayed behind, but quickly reconsidered and returned to Springfield to marry Gus. Knowing she couldn't marry him until her mind was at ease, Gus presented Harley with the ultimate wedding present: an exhumation order for Phillip’s casket to be done the morning of their wedding. That same morning, Mallet encountered Phillip in a parking garage. Mallet chased after Phillip only to lose him. Mallet then went to Harley's wedding to warn her that Phillip was alive. After watching Harley and Gus exchange vows, Mallet realized how content they were and decided to keep Phillip's existence a secret. Afterwards, Mallet was confused when Harley told him that Rick exhumed the grave and found Phillip's body. Since he knew this to be false, Mallet confronted him alone and when Rick convinced him that Phillip was no longer a threat, Mallet agreed to keep quiet for Harley’s sake.
Meanwhile, Mallet's return to the Springfield PD included a return to training new recruits--including Frank's daughter, Marina. At this time, Marina had suspicions about the accident in which Michelle Bauer lost her baby and began investigating. Although she got nowhere when she asked Mallet to look into the 911 calls made the night of Michelle’s accident, Mallet encouraged her to keep following her gut instinct. Meanwhile, a few weeks later, Gus asked Frank for his job back and Frank agreed on the condition that he partner with Mallet. Though Gus and Mallet were both adamantly opposed, they eventually came around. Things got rocky however when Blake published a thinly disguised book based on Harley and Mallet's relationship. Mallet tried to smooth things over with Gus about the book. Though he feigned indifference, Gus's curiosity got the best of him and he read the book. He then got so agitated that he deliberately headed off on a police call without Mallet. When Gus ended up in trouble after chasing after the drug dealer, Mallet rescue him, however Gus didn’t see that way. The two ended up more irritated with each other than the guy firing shots at them. After the criminal was detained, Gus and Mallet had it out. At the same time, Marina's investigation of Michelle's accident (which she thought involved Edmund Winslow) had reached a dead end. However, Mallet wasn't so sure. Believing there was something suspicious about Edmund; Mallet followed him to an abandoned farmhouse. By the time he got there, Edmund was gone but the farmhouse was on fire! Moving in closer, Mallet realized someone was in the barn and ended up rescuing Dinah Marler. (whom he'd flirted with on a few occasions prior) Suspecting that Edmund started the fire, Mallet had him arrested. Edmund did his best to convince Mallet that Dinah was the one who was crazy and out to hurt Cassie. He even showed some manufactured videos of Dinah dressing up like Cassie but Mallet remained skeptical. Just as Mallet was about to take him in, he got a disturbing call that Dinah had taken off with Edmund's baby. It turned at she had--she was returning the baby to her rightful father. (Edmund had stolen the baby) Afterwards, Edmund escaped from jail. Soon after, Mallet was put in charge of keeping an eye on Dinah. When he caught Dinah trying to steal his gun, Dinah admitted to him that she’d like to kill Edmund and make him pay. When Dinah was almost caught by her probation officer with the gun, Mallet covered for her but let her know that she had to let him take care of Edmund. Dinah nodded, though she clearly hadn’t listened. Dinah though had a habit of disappearing. When Mallet discovered her in the woods holding a gun on Edmund, he was able to convince her to lower her weapon. When Edmund demanded Dinah’s arrest, Mallet covered for Dinah by lying that the gun was fake and that no charges could be filed. As the weeks went by, Mallet became more and more intrigued (and exasperated) with this ex-con who was trying ot turn her life around. In order to help her, he convinced Harley to get her a job at Spaulding Enterprises. Despite his growing feelings for Dinah, Mallet had trouble letting go of his feelings for Harley--a fact that did not go unnoticed by a jealous Gus. Wanting to get rid of a perceived rival, Gus tried to set up a double date between him, Harley, Mallet and Dinah. However, Harley wasn't too thrilled with that idea and confessed to Mallet (with Gus overhearing) that she just didn’t like the idea of him seeing another woman. In the on-going weeks, Mallet's unresolved feelings for Harley became a concern for several people. Finally, to convince Gus and a suspicious Frank that he had no feelings for his ex, Mallet planted a hot kiss on Dinah and publicly insisted they were dating. Dinah played along, and then let Mallet have it. Harley, however, urged Dinah to give Mallet a shot, assuring her that he was a wonderful guy. Dinah challenged her boss, wanting to know if Harley wasn’t married to Gus, would she marry Mallet all over again? Harley said that she would, just as Mallet and Gus overheard. Meanwhile, Christmas was rolling around and Dinah was upset that her whole family would be gone for the holiday. Although Mallet tried to convince her that there was nothing wrong with spending Christmas alone, neither one really believed it. A few days later, Mallet surprised Dinah by arranging for her mother to come home for Christmas. A little later, Mallet was hurt when Harley returned a Christmas ornament that he'd given her when they were married. At the same time, Gus was terrified at the prospect of Alan being released from the mental hospital--since he was convinced he'd go after Harley. At Gus’s urging, Mallet went to Alan and asked if Alan’s offer for Mallet to break up Harley and Gus still stood. But before they had a chance to come to terms, Gus barged in, having learned that Alan was having Harley’s every move tracked, and threatened his father. The next day, Dinah's mother played Cupid and set up Dinah and Mallet to run into each other while Christmas shopping. The pair bantered back and forth about a host of nonsense topics - hot cocoa, cookies, silk pajamas - but when it looked like the conversation might go deeper, both pulled back and pretend it was all a joke. Later, Dinah was settling down for a solitary evening of catching up on paperwork while Mallet, six-pack in tow, prepares for his own bachelor Christmas Eve - unknowingly right across the hall from Dinah. When Mallet accidentally sprayed Dinah with beer, and both discovered they each ordered the hotel’s last turkey dinner. Dinah grudgingly agreed to share and the two ended up having a lovely evening together. Then they were interrupted when Gus called in a panic about Alan’s plans for being set free. Then Dinah assumed that Mallet would rather be at the Cooper party with Harley then having dinner with her, and all but threw him out of her room. However, he returned later, swept her into a kiss, and the bickering duo made love for the first time. The next morning, the pair woke up together, both ecstatic from the night before. But neither is willing to admit that their encounter meant anything serious, and so they ended up parting on a testy note. Later, Gus ended up at Mallet’s and demanded that he help him keep Alan from getting out of the hospital - by any means necessary. Mallet appeared to talk some sense into Gus who left. Then Dinah returned eager to pick up where they left off. But when he assumed she was just there to retrieve her lost bra, Dinah pretended that he was right and the two, once again, ended up alone. Then came Alan's release hearing, and Mallet put Gus in jail since he feared Gus might do something drastic to keep Alan from being let out of the mental hospital. That same day, Dinah was devastated to learn that her father had moved out of town without saying goodbye and left a babbling message on Mallet’s machine. Regretting it, she tried to break into his room to erase the tape, but he caught her and admitted that he already heard it. Then, New Year's Eve, they ended up making love again. Hours later, on New Years Day 2006, Mallet got the call that Alan had been released and Gus had escaped! With both men missing, Gus and Alan were both missing men missing, Harley worried that Gus might be doing something drastic, informed Mallet that she would be helping the police look for Gus. She also asked Mallet look the other way if Gus had done anything criminal. Mallet agreed but made it clear he would do it for Harley--not for Gus. The next morning Harley admitted to Mallet that she might still harboring some residual feelings for Mallet. When Mallet asked if Gus weren’t in her life, the two of them might have gotten back together; Harley couldn’t deny it but reminded him that Gus was in her life. Apparently satisfied, Mallet told Harley that they had a lead on Gus--on New Year's Eve he had apparently rented a limo. At the same time, Harley got a call from the medical examiner asking her to identify a body that could be Gus's, but to her relief, it wasn't. Meanwhile, using the limo's GPS device, they were able to track the limo which had crashed but abandoned. Due to a violent snowstorm the search had be postponed. Reeling from the realization that gus could be dead, Harley broke down and Mallet comforted her. At that moment, Dinah walked in. Although she played it cool, she made it clear to Harley that Mallet was her man now. When the local police officer announced he was calling his men off the case since there was no proof of any foul play, Harley went ballistic. After Mallet smoothed things over, he yelled at Harley about acting like a professional if she wanted to get anywhere. Later the pair thought they found Gus when they tracked his cell phone but, unfortunately, the cell phone (and Gus's wallet) was in the possession of a drifter who'd stolen them from a "lifeless" man. Afraid that Gus was dead, Harley fell apart and Mallet convinced her to lie down and rest while he stepped out for some food. Harley agreed, but once he’d gone, she climbed out the window to continue her search. Out in the snow, Harley first injured her leg, and then hallucinated seeing Gus, who urged her not to give up hope. Luckily, Mallet found a barely conscious Harley and tried to drag her home, but she screamed that he didn’t understand what it was like to love someone as much as Harley loves Gus. Fed up, Mallet screamed that he did know it - because it was how Mallet felt about Harley! Unable to deal with it, Harley told Mallet to keep his feelings to himself. Their mutual denial was interrupted by an FBI agent who had come, with Frank, to take over the case - and take Mallet and Harley off it. Harley at first resisted, then went home, where she stubbornly insisted that Gus would be found safe and sound. Later, Mallet asked Frank for a leave of absence so he could pursue the case on his own. Frank questioned Mallet’s motives, but Mallet insisted everything was legit. As time went by, things were looking especially bleak although Harley refused to believe that Gus would not return. Unfortunately, her faith was shattered when police discovered Gus's coat and wedding ring in the frozen river where the limo had crashed. Although there were no bodies, the consensus seemed to be that both Alan and Gus had drowned. Distraught, Harley went to a bar and got drunk and almost got seduced by a man she thought was Gus until Mallet stopped her. Not wanting her kids to see her drunk, Mallet took her to a motel and got her sobered up. Devastated, Harley raged against Gus for breaking his promise to always be there for her. Mallet comforted her and, before either one of them could fully think it through, they made love. The next morning, Harley immediately regretted what had happened and insisted to Mallet that they pretend it never happened. After Mallet couldn't be so cavalier about it and asked Harley if there was a chance for them now that Gus was gone. If so, he'd end things with Dinah; if not, he'd totally commit to Dinah and banish all thoughts of reuniting with Harley. Harley informed Mallet that while she did love him, Gus was her soul mate and couldn't be replaced so he might as well give up hope. In the meantime, on Valentine's Day, Harley decided that in honor of Gus, she should return to the force and requested Mallet as her partner. Although neither Frank nor Mallet thought this was a very good idea, Dinah, who Harley named as CEO of Spaulding, convinced both men it was a good plan since Mallet needed a partner anyway. Harley then asked Frank to pile on the caseload as heavy as he liked, as long as he also let her handle Gus’s case. The FBI gave up on finding her husband, but now that Harley had her badge back, she intended to do just that. Afterwards, she and Mallet became slightly suspicious when they found Beth at the crash scene but dismiss it. Weeks later, Harley read a note from Gus (really Alan-Michael) that urged her to get on with her life and find love again. Crushed, Harley attempted to kiss Mallet, but he stopped her. Meanwhile, one day Harley came across a very agitated Beth at Company. Not only had Beth ordered a drink early in the morning but she badmouthing Alan as if he'd deserved to be dead. Harley’s suspicions grew even stronger when a key to a cottage fell out of Beth's purse. That same day, Beth seemed poised to confess something to Mallet but backed down. Harley quickly theorized there was a connection between Beth and Gus, Mallet agreed and the two tailed Beth to an old cottage where they found Alan! Alan informed the pair although he survived the crash and has been convalescing at the cabin, Gus fell through the ice after the crash and perished. Although Harley didn't believe it at first, she was forced to accept it. Devastated again, Harley and Mallet, alone at the cabin since Beth took Alan home, kissed but this time Harley broke it off. It was then that they found a "G" carved in the cottage floor. Alan explained that he'd carved it as a memorial to his son, but Harley wasn't sure she believed it. Later, in Springfield, Harley tried to convince Beth to tell her what really happened to Gus, but Beth refused. At that moment, Alan entered the room and Harley was able to swipe his cell phone after overhearing him answer a call and quickly told the caller he'd call back. On a hunch, Harley had Marina trace the number which took her to a mental hospital. She quickly called Mallet for backup but then went in without him. Meanwhile, Mallet acquired Dinah's wrath after he quickly left their dinner party (where they announced they were moving in together) to chase after Harley. Harley ended up handling the situation without Mallet and Mallet returned home to a furious Dinah who locked him out and accused him of wanting to be with Harley. Realizing that he'd lost Harley by not fighting for her when they were married he decided to fight for Dinah. Dinah and Mallet argued about his past transgression and Mallet finally admitted to sleeping with Harley. He then went on to assure her that he wanted her though and loved her. An angry Dinah didn't believe him though and walked out the door. With Mallet following, Dinah rushed out to confront Harley and both got the shock of their lives when they saw Harley with Gus! Gus and Alan hadn't died in the crash after all. Although Mallet was afraid Dinah would spill the beans about his confession, after Harley raved about what a great friend Dinah had been to her, Dinah kept her mouth shut and professed her love to Mallet.
Soon after, Mallet gave Dinah some horrible news-- Ross's private plane lost contact shortly after take-off and crashed. In the meantime, Gus returned to the force. When Mallet asked if Gus would have wanted Harley to move on after his death, Gus confirmed that he would...as long as it wasn’t with Mallet. Meanwhile, Harley told Dinah, in light of Ross’s death, she should take some time off; Harley already hired a replacement. Far from grateful, Dinah felt as if Harley had betrayed her again and ranted to Mallet. However, Mallet agreed with Harley. Dinah tried to insist that her job was all she had left to hold on to. It seemed Mallet was able to calm her down. In the meantime, evidence suggested that Ross’s plane going down may not have been an accident. At the same time, Gus was struggling to wean himself off his pain medication. These situations intersected when Mallet and Gus went to interview the mechanic who worked on Ross’s plane. Because of the pills, a strung out Gus couldn’t think straight and Mallet ended up being shot in the shoulder. While Dinah blamed Gus, Mallet stated it was his fault. Meanwhile, Alan-Michael became the prime suspect in Ross’s death when police learned that Ross met with Alan-Michael several times over the last month. Despite Mallet's concerns, Dinah refused to stay out of the investigation and was determined to nail Alan-Michael. At the same time, Gus confessed to Mallet that he was out of it when during the interview and apologized. Mallet told Gus he could make it up to him by watching after Dinah. Not long after, mallet was led to believe that Blake and Dinah were at a spa together when actually they were investigating Ross's death. Blake later informed Mallet that Dinah disappeared. Realizing his gun was missing, Mallet figured out that Dinah had gone to the resort in San Gabriel where Alan-Michael was staying so he and Gus and Harley went out searching for her. At the resort, Mallet found a shell shocked Dinah and thinking she’d killed Alan-Michael tried to get her to turn herself in. At that point, Dinah informed him that she didn’t kill Alan-Michael because she was afraid of losing him. Dinah also confessed that she and Alan-Michael had plotted together to get Harley out of Spaulding. At that point, a local cop arrived to arrest her for holding Alan-Michael at gunpoint, but Mallet hid her. He then told Dinah she needed to apologize to Harley. But before she had a chance there came a startling revelation—Phillip was alive and in hiding! Apparently, Ross found out Phillip was alive and was trying to find him; Phillip had the plane sabotaged in order to keep it from lifting off to give him time to escape. The plane was never meant to take off. Afterwards, the police came looking for Dinah again, and Gus hid her. They talked about having their dads murdered and Gus was finally able to help her let go of her anger and sob. Later, Mallet and Dinah convinced the cop to drop the charges against her. Soon after, Mallet admitted to Harley that he’d known Phillip was alive since the day she married Gus but kept quiet because she seemed so happy. He later confessed the truth to Dinah. Dinah screamed that he might as well have killed her father himself. Later, the pair found a letter Ross wrote to Mallet in which he asked Mallet to take care of his little girl – she’s a treasure. Again, Mallet asked for her forgiveness and a moved Dinah told Mallet she had nothing to forgive him for. Weeks later, Dinah finally confessed to Harley that she plotted against her. Harley forgave Dinah since she had more important things to worry about. Namely Gus who had returned to popping pills after he accidentally overheard Dinah and Mallet mention Mallet’s affair with Harley. After leaving Harley, a strung-out Gus, punched Mallet at the police station and Mallet angrily told him he didn’t deserve Harley. Not long after, Gus was suspended from the force Things got worse for Gus was he wallowed in his misery with the pills and continually brought up Harley and Mallet’s affair. Then one day, Mallet came home to find Gus kissing and grabbing Dinah. Mallet angrily pulled Gus off her and threw Gus out, calling him pitiful. However, Dinah stuck up for Gus insisting that he was just upset. Later, Mallet finds a mysterious postcard for Dinah with “Memorial Day” written in red on it. The following day, he found a threatening note amongst Dinah's dry cleaning. He immediately called Dinah who was out driving. Suddenly, Dinah realized that her brakes didn't work. Mallet urged Dinah to try and broadside a wall to slow down. The plan worked and later Mallet discovered her brakes were cut. Someone was after Dinah, and she thought that person was Alan-Michael. Meanwhile, Dinah's jealousy returned when she met Mallet's new (female) partner, Brooke. Despite herself, her jealousy showed and Mallet accused her of not trusting him. A few days later, while on a ride-along with Mallet, Dinah helped talk a woman down who wanted to kill a groom at his wedding because he rejected her. Drawing on her own experience, Dinah stated that she did the same thing but it didn't make her feel any better. And besides she ended up meeting a great guy later on. The situation defused, Mallet asked Dinah to marry him. In the meantime, Harley had left town with the kids until Gus got his act together. After being gone for a few days, Harley called Mallet to ask him to look after Gus. Mallet though didn't think that was a good idea since he wasn't exactly Gus's favorite person now. As he was in the bedroom on the phone, a strung out Gus arrived to find out where Harley was, but he got no answer from Dinah. When he learned that Mallet had been talking to Harley on the phone and Dinah never told him, Gus railed at her. After he brought up the affair again, a disgusted Mallet declared him a lost cause and threw him out. Suddenly a though occurred to Mallet--what if Gus sent the threatening note, not for Dinah; for him. Dinah thought that was a ridiculous idea and after telling Mallet to get a grip proceeded to find Gus since she was worried about him. Meanwhile, Mallet received a visit from Regina, his former partner in Florida that he'd had the affair with. She alerted him to several threats she'd received. Upon comparing her notes with Dinah's, Mallet realized he was the target of the threats after all. Regina then gave Mallet her room key in case something should happen to her. A few weeks later, the stalker was caught--it was a criminal the pair put away in Florida. The danger over, Mallet informed her that he didn't need to be her body guard anyway. Regina responded by coming on to room. When Mallet reminded her he was engaged, she reminded him that the last time they got together he was married. Mallet stated that was a terrible mistake. He messed things up with Harley because he didn't think he was good enough for her; now he has an amazing woman and he wouldn't mess it up. Meanwhile, being a cop, Mallet knew that "amazing woman" had jealously followed him and let Dinah knew he was aware of her presence by having a drink sent over to her. Later, Mallet told Dinah who the woman was and why he was with her. Several days later, Mallet overheard Gus (who'd been clean for over five days) ask Frank for his job back. When Frank hedged that he still needed to find a partner for Mallet, Gus thought he had the perfect person—him. However, Mallet overheard and wasn’t too keen on that idea since it wasn’t too long ago that he’d gotten shot because of Gus. In the meantime, Dinah was frantically trying to plan their wedding, stressing out about details that Mallet didn't really care about. The same time that Mallet was asking Frank to be his best man, Gus was asking Frank again for his job back. By this time, it was apparent that Gus was clean and Gus, but Frank still needed to know if he worked well with Gus. To prove he could work with Mallet, Gus volunteered to be best man at his wedding also. Mallet agreed not only to let Gus be in his party, but to partner with him again. In the meantime, things got complicated when Mallet came across a website called "Springfield Burns" which included a picture of Gus kissing Dinah! Realizing that someone was out to hurt her, Dinah, Mallet and Harley accused Alan-Michael with Mallet punching him. Alan-Michael neither confirmed nor denied that he was the culprit since what was the point--they already thought he was guilty. Though Alan-Michael was the most likely suspect, Mallet didn’t really think he was the culprit. That same day, Harley stepped down as CEO and gave Alan-Michael what he always wanted, the CEO position. However, she did have a condition--Dinah was to remain at the company. Surprisingly, Dinah was fine with the decision. Meanwhile, Mallet was determined to find out who put that picture of Dinah and Gus on the internet. When the site went down, Dinah figured it was Alan-Michael and since he had what he wanted he didn't need the site. Unfortunately for Dinah, that wasn't the end of the site. At their engagement party, Harley informed Mallet that she decided to return to police work. A little later, Mallet went on the laptop to show Gus and Harley their wedding video site and what should come up but Springfield Burns? This time, instead of a picture, the site included surveillance reports written by Mallet on Dinah! Mallet confessed that the FBI forced him to keep surveillance on Dinah since she held a gun on Edmund--otherwise she would go back to jail. Betrayed, Dinah rushed out. Mallet followed and tried to explain that he was doing his job but Dinah felt as if their whole relationship was a lie. When Mallet stated that Dinah was simply angry because she was stressed about the wedding, she shoved him into the water and then moved out of their apartment.
[edit] Relatives
- Julie Camaletti (Sister)
[edit] Relatives
Marital Status :: Lovers -- Dinah Marler
- Harley Davidson Cooper (divorced)
[edit] Flings and affairs
- Cella Vizzini (Lovers)
- Lisa Dravecky (Lovers)
- Mindy Lewis (Dated)
- Regina Morrison (Affair)
- Harley Aitoro (Ex-Wife)
- Dinah Marler(Broken Engagement)
