Simon Frasier and Katie Peretti

Simon Frasier and Katie Peretti Frasier were a popular couple on the American soap opera "As the World Turns". Simon was played by Paul Leyden and Katie is played by Terri Colombino. The couple is often referred to as the portmanteau "SKatie" (for Simon and Katie).

Storyline

Simon Frasier and Katie Peretti met one night at a bar. On Halloween, Katie and Simon found comfort with each other during a drunken one-night stand. When Simon was in danger of being deported, Katie convinced him to marry her. In time, Katie and Simon's marriage of convenience blossomed into love. Though certain that Simon's feelings for her were growing, Katie was continually frustrated at his inability to express his feelings. Finally, she decided that the only way to get him to love her was to be rich and so remembering that Simon's lost diamond was still out there, she talked her friend Henry Coleman into going with her to recover it. However, history repeated itself and Katie and Henry ended up stranded on the same island that Simon and Lily Snyder were stranded on a year earlier. Though successful in retrieving the diamond, she realized that Simon was a lost cause and attempted to throw it back into the ocean. Luckily, Simon located Katie and brought her home. Though she was now convinced more than ever that Simon loved her, he still wouldn't admit it, and so Katie decided to use jealousy to snare him. Believing that Simon would declare his love, Katie started flirting with a man named Bruno. Though she was only using him to get to Simon, soon Bruno started making threats and calling Katie "his." Scared for her life, Katie ran away and again was rescued by Simon, who by this time realized that his stubbornness almost cost him the woman he loved. Simon declared his love for Katie and gave her the wedding of her dreams.

Not long after her wedding, Katie was approached by a woman named Dahlia Ventura who said she wanted help Katie make her very own workout video. Intrigued at the prospect of being a national celebrity, Katie accepted despite Simon's reservations. It was at this time that a dark secret from Simon's past was revealed. After receiving a huge check from the estate of Monique Farrar, Simon became secretive and tried to give the check to charity without Katie knowing. Katie found out and was surprised when Simon told her that he couldn't use the money because it was tainted. Knowing that he'd have to come clean, Simon told Katie the sordid story of Monique. Apparently Simon married the wealthy Monique years ago just so he could bilk her out of some money. Monique learned about his past and drunkenly confronted him, kicking him out of the house. The next morning Monique, an excellent sailor, went out on her boat and drowned. Having already known about Simon's torrid past, Katie forgave him and told him that he wasn't at fault for her death. However, soon Katie learned from a reporter that Simon kept something else from her: he was the prime suspect in Monique's murder until the prosecutors realized they had no evidence. At the same time, Dahlia had been planting doubts in Katie's mind about Simon's honesty. Not long after an argument with Simon, Dahlia (who was actually Monique's sister) disappeared and foul play was suspected with Simon as the prime suspect. In the course of the next several weeks events starting occurring that painted Simon as a murderer. A few attempts on Katie's life, the death of Dahlia's lawyer and even Simon himself conspired to poison Katie's mind against her husband. However soon Katie realized that Simon could have killed her at any opportunity and her trust was restored. Then suddenly Dahlia showed! Blaming Simon for her sister's death, Dahlia vowed to kill Simon but he startled her by grabbing the gun and when Katie walked in she inadvertently shot Simon! Claiming that Simon was trying to rape her, Dahlia told Katie that she and Simon conspired to murder her for her money. , by now Katie's trust in Simon was restored and she refused to believe Dahlia's lies and wrestled with her to get the gun. Luckily Katie was able to get the gun and Dahlia was arrested. Later the Frasiers learned something unsettling: Dahlia murdered her sister!

After a harrowing adventure in Avanya involving Simon's look-a-like, Donovan, Katie returned to Oakdale only to learn that Margo was deathly ill from Hepatitis C. Though Simon was against it because of the risk, Katie underwent an operation to donate a part of her liver. Luckily the operation was a success and Margo was saved.

Katie's world came crashing down with the arrival of Bartleby Spears, who claimed to be an old friend of Simon's. Immediately upon Bartleby's arrival, Simon started acting distant and pushing Katie away. Though they 'd been planning on starting a family, Simon told Katie he never wanted children and was suffocating in Oakdale. Disturbed, Katie was determined to find out why Simon was acting strangely. Finding him with another woman, Katie confronted Simon who told her that he wanted to leave Oakdale to start running cons again. Katie refused to believe him and was convinced that something else was going on. Figuring out that Bartleby must be threatening Simon, Katie had him arrested. Though she thought that news would make things better, it only made Simon storm out never to return again. Heartsick, Katie couldn't eat and ended up in the hospital suffering from dehydration.

Still distraught over Simon's desertion, Katie decided she needed a change and got a job as a nurse's aid at Memorial. In addition to her new job, she also formed a new friendship with Mike Kasnoff. Being with Mike helped ease her loneliness and gave her a sense of purpose since she helped him deal with his frustration over whether or not Carly Tenney was carrying his child. Knowing how much the child meant to him, Katie was on hand to give him support when he learned a very pregnant Carly was in Montana and she dropped everything to go with him. Knowing that Carly would want her husband at the birth, Katie distracted Mike and witnessed the remarriage of Carly and Jack. She also comforted a devastated Mike when he learned the child was not his. Soon after, Katie finally learned the truth about Simon's disappearance--he was on the run after killing Bartleby in self defense! Despite pleas from Henry to not look for Simon since her life would be in danger, Katie decided to set out for Australia. Though she initially accepted Mike's offer to go with her, she changed her mind after realizing that he was developing romantic feelings toward her and tried to sneak out of Oakdale without him. However, due to a delay at the airport, she was unsuccessful and despite her objections, Mike went with her.

Upon arriving at the Frasier ranch, the pair was captured by Mordecai, Bartleby's brother, and held hostage. Mordecai, then told them his plan--he was using them as bait to lure Simon out of hiding so he could get revenge for Simon killing his brother. Though they tried to escape, with Katie even trying to send a message to Margo, all their attempts were fruitless and finally Mordecai took Katie away to be rescued by Simon. Tied to a chair that had a bomb tied to it, Katie suddenly heard Simon's voice and tried to warn him that it was a trap. Then came Katie's rescuer--but this time, it wasn't Simon; it was Mike! Having freed himself from the basement where they had been held captive, Mike succeeded in untying Katie, but ended up engaging the bomb's timer. Though Katie insisted that they look for Simon, Mike knew they only had a few minutes left and dragged Katie out of the building seconds before the bomb went off!

Realizing that she'd lost Simon forever, Katie blamed Mike and told him she'd never forgive him for denying her the chance to see her husband again. Soon after, Katie was told that the remains of a man were found in the rubble; the DNA was a match for Simon. In addition, his bracelet was also found. Filled with anger and guilt for her role in his death, a depressed Katie instead continued to blame Mike for saving her life and told him she'd never forgive him. Still suffering, Katie suddenly became ill and was taken to Memorial where she was diagnosed with a disorder caused by insects native to Australia. Luckily the condition was treatable with medication and Katie was able to go back to Margo's (since Margo didn't want her to be alone after her ordeal in Australia). However, Katie was still furious at Mike and rebuffed his attempts at friendship, even telling him she wished he was dead. Then one night, Katie left Margo's house after arguing with Mike who had confessed his love for her. Under medication, she hit something but didn't remember anything. Then she learned that Mike was in critical condition from being struck by a car and Katie suddenly remembered, she was the hit and run driver! Deeply concerned that she may have almost killed one of her best friends, a guilty Katie resolved to tell Mike the truth about the accident. Her anger toward him completely gone, Katie confessed the truth to Mike who surprisingly forgave her and told the police nothing. Realizing that she'd been hurtful and unfair to Mike, and finally realizing that she did have feelings for him, Katie opened herself to a relationship with him.

Then after accepting Mike's marriage proposal, who else but Simon would return to Oakdale alive! Pleading his undying love for Katie, Simon tried to get her to leave with him, but by now Katie was engaged. Telling Katie that he couldn't live without her, Simon warned her that his life was still in danger (a claim substantiated when some goons shot at him and Katie) and he wanted them to go on the run together. Though Katie was confused as to whether to stay in Oakdale or go on the run with Simon, Simon pressured her into giving him an immediate answer since time was of the essence. Having made her decision, Katie went to Mike to tell him she loved him and then set out to leave with Simon. Hiding out at the docks, before setting out to leave everything behind, Simon confessed that he set up the gunfire incident in order to prove that the danger was real. Even though Simon's feelings for Katie hadn't changed, it was clear that Katie wasn't the same person Simon left behind, yet she was determined to stick by her husband. Even though Katie agreed to leave town with Simon she was still confused and conflicted about leaving her life in Oakdale for life on the run with Simon but after a spending the night in the train car talking with Simon and making love to her husband she was convinced that she had made the right choice even after Simon's contact that was suppose to get them out of the country got killed. Katie thought she had convinced Mike to help get them out of the country but instead he plotted behind her back and convinced Simon to leave Katie behind in Oakdale for her own protection. Once Katie realized she'd been duped she followed Simon to the dock where they shared a tearful goodbye through the locked fence before he disappeared into the fog.

Not long after, Mike was shocked when his old girlfriend, Pilar Domingo, arrived on his doorstep, apparently the victim of a mugging. Concerned, Mike got Pilar to a hospital and upon her release, he asked her to stay with him since she'd confessed that she'd been beaten by her abusive lover who was threatening her life. Very concerned, Mike offered to protect Pilar and let her stay at his place. while Mike truly believed that Pilar was in danger, Katie was very suspicious and was certain that Pilar was out to hurt Mike. While Katie tried to convince Mike that Pilar was lying and out to hurt him, Pilar succeeded in playing the innocent and put-upon victim. However, unbeknownst to everyone, Katie was right--Pilar's abusive past was a ruse to get Mike. Conspiring with a man named Russ Terrier, Pilar tried to set it up to look as if he were stalking her. However, Katie was certain that Russ and Pilar were working together, and with help from a somewhat reluctant Henry, she proceeded to follow Pilar in an attempt to prove she was lying. , Pilar was always one step ahead and all Katie succeeded in doing was to get Mike, and Margo, concerned about her mental state. Desperate to prove that Pilar was dangerous, Katie had her room bugged. , Pilar found out about it and conned Katie into believing she was out to kill Mike and then, during a confrontation with Katie, she was able to stage it so Mike would think Katie was attacking her. Her credibility gone, Katie was sent to a mental hospital, where she was drugged in an attempt to cure her of her "delusions". Luckily for Katie, Henry (who'd committed himself to the hospital in an effort to look after Katie) was able to alert Simon to Katie's plight, and after spending weeks in the hospital, she was finally rescued. It was then that Simon informed Katie that the danger was over; he'd turned informant and the men after him in Australia were all safely put away. He then asked Katie, again, to go away with him. However this time, instead of being on the run, they could settle down in Australia as a family. Again, willing to leave her family to be with Simon, Katie made plans to leave. However, her departure was cut short when a truly demented Pilar decided murder Katie. Kidnapping her to the boathouse near Mike's home, Pilar threatened to kill Katie and taunted her about her feelings for Simon, acting as if she knew him. Pilar made a fatal error by giving Mike (who'd called her cellphone) a clue as to their whereabouts. For Mike's arrival was all the distraction Katie needed to wrap Pilar in a fisherman's net as a means to get away. for Pilar, Katie's efforts caused her to fall on her own knife. The ordeal over, Katie was confused by Simon's sudden turnaround that they didn't have to go to Australia right away. Wondering at the coincidence that Simon had a change of heart right after Pilar died, Katie asked him if there was indeed a connection. Although he tried to deny it, when Katie found a note to Simon from Pilar (written just before she kidnapped Katie), Simon was forced to confess that he met Pilar in Spain and hired to keep Mike away from Katie. Shocked to the core, Katie left Oakdale to clear her head.

Months later, she returned, having divorced Simon. Katie was looking to reunite with lost love Mike, but he was married to Jennifer Munson. Mike and Katie eventually found their way back to each other and got married. Because Mike was wrongly accused of killing someone, the two had to postpone their honeymoon.

Weeks later, Katie and Mike finally went on their honeymoon--a cruise. There, an unsuspecting Katie enjoyed a massage and was shocked to see the masseuse was none other than Simon! Katie accused Simon of following her but he explained that his presence was just a coincidence. Katie wasn't quite sure if she believed that and warned Simon to stay away from her and Mike. , Simon didn't listen and approached Mike and Katie at dinner, earning a punch from Mike in the process. Later, upon learning that Simon was on board with a wealthy young woman, Mike and Katie theorized that Simon was after her diamonds. That same night, alone in a bar with Katie, Simon tried to soften Katie up by apologizing and telling her that he never got over her. Believing Simon was his own selfish self; Katie remained cold and told him she was in love with Mike.

Meanwile, Simon's lover, Vienna, informed Mike that Simon didn't need her diamonds--he was already a wealthy man. Later, while the waters were rocky, Simon and Katie met up again on the deck. Simon's flirtations rankled Katie and she insisted that he leave her alone. Then she tumbled overboard! Simon rushed to save her and they both drifted to shore on a life preserver. The next day, the pair found themselves alone on a deserted island, just like the old days. It didn't take long, though for Simon to learn that the island wasn't so deserted--there was a golf resort on the other side. However, Simon was hoping to rekindle old feelings and kept this a secret.

, about a day later, Mike rescued the paired and exposed Simon's deception. Mike and Katie returned to Oakdale, and with nothing better to do, Simon followed. Though Katie was certain he was there to either break up her marriage or con some woman out of her money, Simon denied it. He also surprised her by stating that he struck oil in Australia and was now a very wealthy man. Katie was then disturbed to learn that Simon was setting up roots in Oakdale and bought a building. Not only that, he hired Carly (who became close to Katie over the Maya Gold mystery) to decorate it. Katie was certain that Simon's motive was to ruin her marriage and she insisted that Carly refuse to work for Simon. Carly refused to give up a good job because of Katie's paranoia.

While working with Carly, Simon started to develop feelings for her. They consummated their relationship on Halloween, a night that was special to him and Katie. When Katie learned about the tryst she was upset and determined to put Simon in her past for good. She went home and began looking through her mementos from her life with Simon when Simon showed up. He wanted closure from their relationship, but tensions escaladed when Katie accused him of being unable to leave her alone. Their argument led to passion and the two had sex. Afterwards, a guilt-ridden Katie threw Simon out who discovered that Carly wanted to be with him. When Mike discovered his wife's infidelity, he left a brokenhearted Katie. Eventually, Carly and Simon, ran away together after being involved in a jewel heist (which Katie exposed in her book Oakdale Confidential: Secrets Revealed), leaving Katie alone and bitter.

See also

*Supercouple

External links

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