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So now there's been at least a partial reveal regarding Ronnie Bard...




And as some have suspected, there was a sinister side to Ronnie. Monica leaving her the mansion was as incredible to me as it was to Tracy. I
can see why Martin Grey would cook up the scheme to forge a will to
disinherit Tracy, given his extreme hatred of Tracy. Of course, that's
mainly based upon Tracy outmaneuvering him more than once, and blaming
her for his falling while Drew was trying to coerce a public apology
from Tracy. Even though Tracy certainly is not responsible for Martin's clumsiness. Also for arranging for Martin's ex-wives to seek back
alimony from Martin. How Martin even knew that Monica had a long-lost
sister and how to find her will probably never be explained.

But Ronnie's motivation to become a criminal at Martin's urging seems
very weak. Until now she was leading a simple ordinary life but suddenly
she is willing to commit several felonies? Lulu's background check of
Ronnie found nothing damaging. She appeared genuinely uninterested in
all the trappings of owning the mansion, and the forged will did not
leave her any other part of Monica's estate. So the only way to cash in
on her bogus inheritance would seem to be to sell the mansion, which
sale was not even in the picture until Martin threatened her with
exposure. (Which would be a pretty risky move because that would also implicate Martin.) And Ronnie was clearly struggling with guilt over
selling to Drew, who she knows to be toxic.
Maybe there is more to be revealed, but as of now Ronnie the criminal henchwoman looks very farfetched.
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SteveR <SteveR3333@aol.com> wrote:

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So now there's been at least a partial reveal regarding Ronnie Bard...

And as some have suspected, there was a sinister side to Ronnie. Monica leaving her the mansion was as incredible to me as it was to Tracy. I
can see why Martin Grey would cook up the scheme to forge a will to disinherit Tracy, given his extreme hatred of Tracy. Of course, that's mainly based upon Tracy outmaneuvering him more than once, and blaming
her for his falling while Drew was trying to coerce a public apology
from Tracy. Even though Tracy certainly is not responsible for Martin's clumsiness. Also for arranging for Martin's ex-wives to seek back
alimony from Martin. How Martin even knew that Monica had a long-lost
sister and how to find her will probably never be explained.

But Ronnie's motivation to become a criminal at Martin's urging seems
very weak. Until now she was leading a simple ordinary life but suddenly
she is willing to commit several felonies? Lulu's background check of
Ronnie found nothing damaging. She appeared genuinely uninterested in
all the trappings of owning the mansion, and the forged will did not
leave her any other part of Monica's estate. So the only way to cash in
on her bogus inheritance would seem to be to sell the mansion, which
sale was not even in the picture until Martin threatened her with
exposure. (Which would be a pretty risky move because that would also implicate Martin.) And Ronnie was clearly struggling with guilt over
selling to Drew, who she knows to be toxic.
Maybe there is more to be revealed, but as of now Ronnie the criminal henchwoman looks very farfetched.

I have wondered if the correspondence Ronnie presented was legitimate? She seemed to know a good deal about the family at the time of her arrival.
Did Martin cue her, or did Monica really write detailed letters? Why hadnrCOt they met in that last year. Certainly, Ronnie was at liberty to travel,
even if Monica was too ill to undertake the journey.

Martin said Monica left her an item. So, she was in the will,
legitimately.
I wonder at what point Martin told Ronnie he had added her. Did he tell
her after he penned her inheritance in? Or has she willingly gone along
with the fraud since the start?

Can we assume Monica never read the will before she signed it? Or did
Martin use some other deception to keep Monica unaware?

Another curious thing. Why was Alexis the one who delivered the will at the formal reading? Alexis and Martin were never business associates, were
they? I imagined it was just because the actor who plays Martin might not
have been available the day they filmed the scene, and they just made do
with Alexis.

We have always known Martin is evil, since the days he represented
Valentin. He took bribe money from Val in order to conduct some illicit business on his behalf. But for the last few years, they had been
portraying him as the nice guy vs. CyrusrCO evil persona. Maybe it was Martin who was running CyrusrCO criminal syndicate all along?

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On 10/30/2025 3:14 PM, marika wrote:

SteveR <SteveR3333@aol.com> wrote:

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So now there's been at least a partial reveal regarding Ronnie Bard...




And as some have suspected, there was a sinister side to Ronnie. Monica
leaving her the mansion was as incredible to me as it was to Tracy. I
can see why Martin Grey would cook up the scheme to forge a will to
disinherit Tracy, given his extreme hatred of Tracy. Of course, that's
mainly based upon Tracy outmaneuvering him more than once, and blaming
her for his falling while Drew was trying to coerce a public apology
from Tracy. Even though Tracy certainly is not responsible for Martin's
clumsiness. Also for arranging for Martin's ex-wives to seek back
alimony from Martin. How Martin even knew that Monica had a long-lost
sister and how to find her will probably never be explained.

But Ronnie's motivation to become a criminal at Martin's urging seems
very weak. Until now she was leading a simple ordinary life but suddenly
she is willing to commit several felonies? Lulu's background check of
Ronnie found nothing damaging. She appeared genuinely uninterested in
all the trappings of owning the mansion, and the forged will did not
leave her any other part of Monica's estate. So the only way to cash in
on her bogus inheritance would seem to be to sell the mansion, which
sale was not even in the picture until Martin threatened her with
exposure. (Which would be a pretty risky move because that would also
implicate Martin.) And Ronnie was clearly struggling with guilt over
selling to Drew, who she knows to be toxic.
Maybe there is more to be revealed, but as of now Ronnie the criminal
henchwoman looks very farfetched.

I have wondered if the correspondence Ronnie presented was legitimate? She seemed to know a good deal about the family at the time of her arrival.
Did Martin cue her, or did Monica really write detailed letters? Why hadnrCOt they met in that last year. Certainly, Ronnie was at liberty to travel,
even if Monica was too ill to undertake the journey.

There never was confirmation of whether the supposed letters were
legitimate. When Ronnie arrived, Brook Lyn was sent upstairs to search
for those letters, and we did see Brook Lyn coming back into the room
with what appeared to be a stack of letters. But there was some
interruption (I forget what) and Brook Lyn never said exactly what she
had found. Maybe that scene was edited out.>

Martin said Monica left her an item. So, she was in the will,
legitimately.
I wonder at what point Martin told Ronnie he had added her. Did he tell
her after he penned her inheritance in? Or has she willingly gone along
with the fraud since the start?

If Martin forged the fake will and then brought Ronnie into the scam
later that would be taking a huge risk. She could very likely have
refused and called the police. >

Can we assume Monica never read the will before she signed it? Or did
Martin use some other deception to keep Monica unaware?

Another curious thing. Why was Alexis the one who delivered the will at the formal reading? Alexis and Martin were never business associates, were
they? I imagined it was just because the actor who plays Martin might not have been available the day they filmed the scene, and they just made do
with Alexis.

Maybe that was to keep Martin out of view so as to avoid even more
suspicion. if Martin had been the lawyer at the reading, given his
history, it would have been like a fire alarm going off. >

We have always known Martin is evil, since the days he represented
Valentin. He took bribe money from Val in order to conduct some illicit business on his behalf. But for the last few years, they had been
portraying him as the nice guy vs. CyrusrCO evil persona. Maybe it was Martin who was running CyrusrCO criminal syndicate all along?

Martin has generally been played as completely self-interested, petty,
and willing to do many questionable things for the right price. This
scheme brings him to a whole new level of evil. He's hurting many more
people than Tracy, including all those children who will be evicted from
their home if the scam succeeds.
Maybe he was involved in Cyrus's business, though we've never seen any evidence of that.

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SteveR <SteveR3333@aol.com> wrote:

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If Martin forged the fake will and then brought Ronnie into the scam
later that would be taking a huge risk. She could very likely have
refused and called the police. >

Can we assume Monica never read the will before she signed it? Or did
Martin use some other deception to keep Monica unaware?

Another thing that occurred to me.

The scene where we learn Martin forged the will suggests he somehow surreptitiously inserted a brief clause conveying all that remained to
Ronnie. Seems a tiny sleight of hand, at first.

But we all assume that the majority of the estate probably went to Michael. Regardless, Martin would have to move quite a bit around to accomplish the deception. The will said Michael got the horses and some other property.
If he was the intended recipient of the remainder, then Martin had to have
done a much more complicated rewrite.

I know what we all saw at the end of the Thursday October 30th episode.

Given the extent to which Martin had to have rewritten the will, we can
assume Monica never saw the revision he prepared.

Martin is either going to jail or absconding. But, just who is it that is going to find rCLthe boxrCY in all that clutter?
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