Zander and Emily

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Zander and Emily were a popular teen couple on the American television soap opera General Hospital.

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Zander arrived in Port Charles, the fictional setting of the series, and shortly thereafter kidnapped Emily Bowen-Quartermaine at gunpoint after she and her friends had set him up for killing an undercover cop. While on the run, Emily began to see a different side of Zander. They parted at the Canadian border but Zander eventually returned to Port Charles, where he was arrested for the murder. Emily fought to help him prove his innocence and convinced Alexis Davis, who became like a mother to him, to represent him. Eventually Sorel, a known mob boss, was put on trial for the killing and found guilty, due to Zander's testimony.

Emily and Zander fell in love. He brought her pixie stix and climbed the wall of her home, climing through her bedroom window to visit her. They made plans for a future together but those plans were halted when Emily was injured in a bus accident and sent away for rehabilitation. Zander drifted for a while but became a good friend to Elizabeth Webber, Carly Corinthos and Gia Campbell. His world was shattered by the return of his father, Cameron Lewis, who blamed Zander for his brother's suicide during a hunting trip. Zander grew up as the unwanted second son, unable to compete with his older brother. Desperate for his father's love and approval but unable to find a way to reach out, Zander remained estranged. Cameron died in a fire originally caused by Edward, though history was later changed to implicate Zander.

When Emily returned, he lost her to Nikolas Cassadine after seeing her commit adultery with him on the floor of the cabin he'd bought for them. He threw his life away at that point and had a one-night stand with Elizabeth Webber, which resulted in the birth of a son, Cameron Webber, named for Zander’s father. Elizabeth returned to her former husband, Ric Lansing, during the pregnancy and asked Zander to sign away his parental rights so that Ric could adopt Cameron. Zander consented to this but insisted on payment for his agreement. Zander didn't live long enough to see the boy, however, as he was set up by Courtney Matthews and Jason Morgan to take the fall for the killing of another cop, this time perpetrated by Courtney Matthews. He was also being blackmailed by Ric Lansing, who wanted custody of Zander's unborn child. Lansing told Zander that he would see to it that Zander went down for the murder of the cop. In the end, a SWAT team who thought Zander had taken Emily hostage gunned him down when he pretended to reach for a gun. He died in Emily’s arms.